400: The SCUMM Engine: From Maniac Mansion to Monkey Island - The Retro Hour EP400

We get the inside story on the Lotus series, Kikstart, Kid Chaos and Rally Championship and more with Andrew Morris! Magnetic Fields Retro: http://shaunsouthern.com/ Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Toby Philpott, Michael Vreede, Mathew Martin, Sikkema Accountancy and Risk Maskagement BV Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRu PLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ Show notes: The 'Atari Box' is now the VCS: https://bit.ly/2GwVc2y Flashback anniversary edition on the Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2E6GbPB Goodbye Toys R Us: https://hrld.us/2E6v9cY Simon the Sorcerer 25th anniversary edition: http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=MojoTouch

30 Maalis 20181h 17min

We catch up with C64 legend Jeroen Tel of Maniacs of Noise about his classic game, demo and cracktro soundtracks. Maniacs of Noise: https://mon.home.xs4all.nl/ Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Aidan OLoan, Bart Pellens, Mathew Willetts, Andrew Holland Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: PLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PlayStation Concert: https://bit.ly/2pzLOAr CEX Manual Controversy: https://youtu.be/t4XYAFBhCsw Skynet can now play Galaga: https://bit.ly/2G4pciS Universal Translator for old computers: https://bit.ly/2udKA3p

23 Maalis 20181h 3min

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