The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)14 Tammi 2022

309: The Music of Ocean Software - The Retro Hour EP309

We get some amazing stories from Peter Clarke who was an in-house musician at Ocean Software in the 80s, working on classics like Bubble Bobble and Head Over Heels alongside Martin Galway. He's about to release a new SID remix album featuring other C64 legends.

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Hidden SNES emulator SNESticle: https://bit.ly/3rbaAqF
WebRcade: https://chromeunboxed.com/play-your-retro-games-web-chromebook-webrcade Hoffman releases Knightmare: https://bit.ly/3njsM0c
TigerBoy Advance: https://bit.ly/33r9VZU
Racing Lagoon playable: https://bit.ly/3rdWAwn
Racing Lagoon download: https://bit.ly/33y0B6k

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550: Warren Spector: The Stories Behind Deus Ex and Ultima – The Retro Hour EP550

This week, we’re joined by legendary game designer Warren Spector to explore the stories behind Ultima, Deus Ex and Epic Mickey. From the Dungeons & Dragons session that changed his life to John Romer...

25 Syys 1h 58min

549: Yuzo Koshiro: From ActRaiser to Smash Bros.– The Retro Hour EP549

Recorded live at Retromessa in Norway, we sit down with legendary video game composer Yuzo Koshiro for part one of our conversation, exploring his Nintendo years. From his earliest piano lessons to th...

18 Syys 1h 19min

548: Before Photoshop: How SEGA’s Sonic Artwork Was Made – The Retro Hour EP548

How do you turn a handful of pixels into one of gaming’s most recognisable characters? Recorded live at RetroMessa 2026, Dan and Joe meet illustrator Duncan Gutteridge, whose hand-painted artwork help...

11 Syys 1h 46min

547: British Gaming Legends: Stories From an Iconic Era – The Retro Hour EP547

It's Ravi's final episode of the podcast, we give him a good send off! Plus, we bring you our Best of British panel from RetroMessa, featuring Mike Dailly (DMA Design), Glen O'Connell (Psygnosis), Du...

4 Syys 1h 53min

546: The Making of The Suffering: Horror, Morality and Games That Remember – The Retro Hour EP546

Veteran game designer Richard Rouse III joins us to revisit his journey from Bungie’s early Macintosh games to Centipede 3D and The Suffering. He reveals how the horror classic found its prison settin...

28 Elo 1h 40min

545: Region Locked: The Untold Story of Australian Video Games – The Retro Hour EP545

Australia gave the world pioneering adventures, cult classics and global hits,but much of its gaming history has been left out of the story. This week, we're joined by Region Locked creative lead Mich...

21 Elo 1h 45min

544: Amiga Just Revealed Its Future Plans - The Retro Hour EP544

This week, we’re coming to you from Amiga Kickstart in Derby, where we recorded a fascinating panel looking at what comes next for one of computing’s most iconic names. With the long-running legal bat...

13 Elo 1h 45min

543: Beats of Rage: From Fan Game to OpenBOR - The Retro Hour EP543

This week, we’re joined by Roel van Mastbergen of Senile Team to discover how a homemade MS-DOS tribute to Streets of Rage exploded to around a million players, crashed two servers and evolved into Op...

7 Elo 1h 34min