378: Midway Magic and Strategic Simulations: Brian Lowe's Game-Changing Career - The Retro Hour EP378

We talk to Rare legend David Wise about composing Donkey Kong Country, Battletoads and other classic game soundtracks. David Wise website: http://www.davidwise.co.uk/ Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Thanks to our amazing donators this week: John McDowall, Tom Laermans, Daniel Waddington, Matthew Martin Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: AI' beats Qbert: http://bit.ly/2oJ7Hgj New retro magazine: http://paleotronic.com/ Overused abused games: http://bit.ly/2tXeRnk Mario is a plumber again: http://bit.ly/2FGrpVg The untold story of the women who created the Internet: http://bit.ly/2DwDM0u

16 Maalis 201859min

The ZX Spectrum Next is a 21st century Spectrum reborn: a new machine, fully compatible with the original computer, and packed with improvements. We talk to Jim Bagley, Mike Dailly and The Oliver Twins to find out about it. Interview section starts at 24:00 ZX Spectrum Next website: https://www.specnext.com/ Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stephen Quinn, Raf Hofmans, David Holt, Patrick McGinty, Stuart Cousins Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Digitiser the show: http://bit.ly/2HhUUJu Stunt Car Racer comes to Atari 8-bit: http://bit.ly/2Ie3evc Thimbleweed Park Ransome Unbeeped: http://bit.ly/2IcmKbu Commodore Plus/4 Pet's Rescue: http://bit.ly/2Daq7Mn Apple bringing back the classic rainbow logo?: http://bit.ly/2C9kMsC

9 Maalis 20181h 10min

We reminisce on the golden age of First Person Shooters with David L Craddock, the author of new book Rocket Jump. Rocket Jump website: https://unbound.com/books/rocket-jump/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stephen Marshall, Garry Heather, Glenn Larsson, Anthony Ogden Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Maplin goes bust: http://bit.ly/2oC1Udi The SidBox https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheSidBox/ Commodore PET De-Lux: http://bit.ly/2ozpMyo DUSK quake continued: http://bit.ly/2F70Hkq HyperKin console: http://bit.ly/2FaZE33

2 Maalis 20181h 14min

We talk to legendary pixel artist Henk Nieborg (Lionheart, Flink) and the team from Bitmap Bureau about making new Sega Mega Drive games in 2018! Bitmap Bureau website: https://bitmapbureau.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Michael Stouffs, Helge Blystad, Eamon Murphy, Gary Audley Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Going for Golden Eye: https://www.woodhousepictures.co.uk/ Hong Kong 97 disk found and interview: https://youtu.be/WhAVS5GGx0k http://bit.ly/2BNYhsk Elon Musk's forgotten video game career: http://bit.ly/2Gc7CZF Doncaster video games market: http://thevideogamemarket.co.uk/ Play about Gary Kildall: https://twitter.com/cheifet/status/964896920958255104

23 Helmi 20181h 1min

We're joined by Ashens, Kim Justice, Nostalgia Nerd and Slope's Game Room for our huge retro gaming Youtubers panel at PLAY Expo Blackpool! Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Vince, Graeme Stephenson, Greg Gerke, Lee Langley Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: New gaming show on Channel 4: http://bit.ly/2EvgRb8 PocketSprite: http://bit.ly/2oajFiW Retro Bit multi carts: http://retro-bit.com/cartridges.html New Amiga CD32 gamepad: http://bit.ly/2EJviHT

16 Helmi 20181h 18min

We go back to the earliest days of MUDs, university networks, and the Internet with Michael Lawrie. Plus, how one of the world's most legendary hackers spied on him for a year. Geek Margate tickets: http://www.geek-play.com/info.html Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Gary Hucker, Charles Astwood, Mathew Willetts, Andrew Holland Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: C64 mini to be stocked in ARGOS & complete games list http://www.argos.co.uk/product/7606548 https://youtu.be/h8CRXR0d5NY Amiga Future celebrates 20 years: http://www.amigafuture.de PONG turned into a TV game show: http://bit.ly/2DQFYoE Konami still releasing TurboGrafx-16 games on Wii U: http://bit.ly/2EbZuYF

9 Helmi 20181h 7min

This is a repost due to some audio issues with the interview section in a previous upload. David Wise, Rob Hubbard and Graeme Norgate join us at All Your Bass music festival for the ultimate video game music panel! PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Matthew Martin, Aidan Oloan, Bart Pellens, Jonathan Kaye Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Remotely Interested AVGN special: http://bit.ly/2E9LqlC Switch emulator inbound: http://bit.ly/2s0YuF0 Nintendo Switch hack: http://bit.ly/2EbFk4o Resident Evil 2 remake info: http://bit.ly/2FBYa1m Commodore Story pre order: http://bit.ly/2GI2ZYy Golden Eye Mockumentry: http://bit.ly/2ExPnyc N64 pad wireless: http://bit.ly/2FFPmI1

3 Helmi 20181h 11min

We gets the highs and lows of DMA Design with Steve Hammond. The story behind Lemmings, Hired Guns and the scrapped sequel, the strained relationship with Psygnosis and the origins of Grand Theft Auto. Steve's website: http://stevehammond.org/ PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Darren Coles, Stuart Smith, Rupert Fuller, Paul Szopiak Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Kitroniks Game Zip 64: http://bit.ly/2nbyF06 New Theme Hospital by Sega: https://www.twopointhospital.com/ NES Maker: http://bit.ly/2nehzxN Spectrum laptop: http://bit.ly/2DNvh5a Raspeberry pi arcade: http://bit.ly/2DzT8lu

26 Tammi 20181h 14min