382: Back To The BBS with Al's Geek Lab - The Retro Hour EP382

382: Back To The BBS with Al's Geek Lab - The Retro Hour EP382

We delve into the fascinating world of Bulletin Board Systems with Al's Geek Lab, the creator of the awesome YouTube series 'Back to the BBS'. We explore how BBSs laid the groundwork for today's Internet, the artistic flair of ANSI art, and the enduring allure of BBS games and mods and why the scene is thriving again today.

Back To The BBS Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/2ur5mwcs

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Show notes:

Monkey Island Sea of Thieves crossover: https://youtu.be/DOWILvQGVz4
Capcom Town: https://captown.capcom.com/en
Iron Meat new contra type game: https://tinyurl.com/36d4c523
Croc HD is being worked on: https://retrododo.com/croc-hd/

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328: The Voice of Duke Nukem: Jon St John - The Retro Hour EP328

328: The Voice of Duke Nukem: Jon St John - The Retro Hour EP328

A true legend on the show this week as we chat to one of the best known voices in gaming, Jon St John - the voice of Duke Nukem! John St John website: http://www.jonstjohn.audio/ Please visit our am...

27 Touko 20221h 37min

327: Beneath a Steel Sky & Revolution Software with Tony Warriner - The Retro Hour EP327

327: Beneath a Steel Sky & Revolution Software with Tony Warriner - The Retro Hour EP327

We're joined by Revolution Software co-founder Tony Warriner to hear the inside story on classics like Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword and lots more! Tony Warriner website: https://tonywarriner.io/...

20 Touko 20221h 35min

326: Reinventing The Amiga Games Scene with Earok - The Retro Hour EP326

326: Reinventing The Amiga Games Scene with Earok - The Retro Hour EP326

We chat to the man behind the incredible Scorpion Engine that is helping to reinvigorate the Amiga games scene, and his work improving some dodgy Amiga games from back in the day - Earok! Scorpion En...

13 Touko 20221h 24min

325: Sierra Adventures and Tsunami Media FMV Games with Ken Allen - The Retro Hour EP325

325: Sierra Adventures and Tsunami Media FMV Games with Ken Allen - The Retro Hour EP325

We chat to Sierra legend Ken Allen about his time working on classics like the Quest games, moving into the FMV CD-ROM era at Tsunami media and developing the abandoned Psygnosis catalogue for the Pla...

5 Touko 20221h 37min

324: Making New Apple II RPGs: Nox Archaist - The Retro Hour EP324

324: Making New Apple II RPGs: Nox Archaist - The Retro Hour EP324

Nox Archaist is a modern RPG for the classic Apple II, modeled after the iconic games of the 1980s and endorsed by industry legends like Steve Wozniak and Lord British.  We get the inside story from t...

28 Huhti 20221h 32min

323: Developing Doom with iD Software legend Dave Taylor - The Retro Hour EP323

323: Developing Doom with iD Software legend Dave Taylor - The Retro Hour EP323

We catch up with the legendary Dave Taylor who worked at iD software during the golden age of Doom and Quake. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www...

21 Huhti 20221h 28min

322: Manic Miner to Command & Conquer with Steve Wetherill - The Retro Hour EP322

322: Manic Miner to Command & Conquer with Steve Wetherill - The Retro Hour EP322

We chat with industry veteran Steve Wetherill who worked on classics like Manic Miner for the Amstrad, Myth (System 3) and the legendary Command & Conquer series.  Please visit our amazing sponsors a...

15 Huhti 20221h 37min

321: The Angry Video Game Nerd - The Retro Hour EP321

321: The Angry Video Game Nerd - The Retro Hour EP321

We chat to the awesome James Rolfe aka The Angry Video Game Nerd about his memories of gaming and his love for terrible retro games. Cinemassacre: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0M0rxSz3IF0CsSour1...

7 Huhti 20221h 30min

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