The Retro Hour - Episode 23 (Lotus 2 and Top Gear with Barry Leitch)

There's a retro beat 'em up revival happening right now, and we chat to the team behind Bitmap Bureau's epic new game Final Vendetta which is a love letter to classics like Final Fight and Streets of Rage. Bitmap Bureau: https://bitmapbureau.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Joe Douglas, Ricki Sickenger, Aidan Holmes We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic 2 broken on re-release: https://bit.ly/3Njq9Wd  Atari Mania: https://bit.ly/3OFJxO3  Unreleased Quake Game Boy Advance port found: https://youtu.be/R43k-p9XdIk  RIP Internet Explorer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61810403  Flashback 2 is coming: https://bit.ly/3ycCVl4

23 Jun 20221h 34min

We get the inside story on the classic Road Rash series, from the original games, the amazing 3DO and PS1 versions and the struggles of Road Rash 3D, with the awesome Randy Breen. Bright Star Studios: https://brightstar.studio/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £1 with this special Retro Hour offer – just visit https://magazinesdirect.com/retrohour - That’s saving up to 95%! Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Ben Litchfield, Tom Gambill, A B, Jason H We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  Sega Mega Drive Mini 2: https://bit.ly/3O2LbJK Resident Evil 4 remake: https://bit.ly/3u2Vdmv NASA releases Roman Telescope retro game: https://cnet.co/3MTvcfH Duke Nukem the movie: https://bit.ly/39uYAeF Elden Ring Game Boy demake: https://bit.ly/3xZ6SVq

16 Jun 20221h 29min

We get the inside scoop on classics like The Simpsons Road Rage and Hit & Run, and the incredible story of making the Ghostbusters video game with John Melchior. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Grow your business today with a 14 day FREE trial of Shopify, use our link at https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  Atari Marble Madness 2 leaks: https://bit.ly/3NPW69g Midcentury modern style arcade: https://bit.ly/3wZ0JH6 SimCopter 64 build found: https://bit.ly/3GLBtc1 SimCopter 64 footage: https://imgur.com/a/0BYSC79 Portable CRT console you can build : https://bit.ly/3teBjEu

9 Jun 20221h 37min

We chat to video games veteran Steve Goodwin about his amazing career starting from the ZX81, and creating classics like Grand Prix Manager and Die Hard: Vendetta. 20 GOTO 10 book: https://unbound.com/books/20goto10/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Throwaway, Paul D We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  Nightmare of decay: https://bit.ly/3PXpyfq Turn GBA into a home console: https://bit.ly/3MehALU Jet Set Willy scrolling edition: https://bit.ly/3tec0lT New Footage from lost Kirby game: https://bit.ly/3tbIUDP Doom Mod combines Halo and Doom: https://bit.ly/3NS2zjW  Halo Doom Evolved download link: https://bit.ly/3wX0egI

2 Jun 20221h 30min

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 amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  Simon the Socerer Origins: https://bit.ly/3z77E3E Loading NES games from cassette tape: https://youtu.be/YUI0YBR5q8k New optical drive emulator for 3DO: https://bit.ly/3NypNvt Klonoa collection coming to Switch: https://bit.ly/3LLXDMg Lotus 1-2-3 gets new Linux port: https://bit.ly/3MSeGgM

27 Mai 20221h 37min

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/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retro Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Tony Davis, Shane and Scott and Asbestos Lung Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  RIP iPod: https://bit.ly/3MyZULJ  Apple music event 2001: https://youtu.be/kN0SVBCJqLs  EA ditching FIFA brand: https://bit.ly/3yObdvt  Portal for the N64: https://bit.ly/384S8ui  Wolfenstein 3D 30th anniversary edition: https://bit.ly/3PuwSyR

20 Mai 20221h 35min

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 Engine: https://github.com/earok/scorpion-editor-demos Unofficial CD32 ports: http://unofficial-cd32-ports.blogspot.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £1 with this special Retro Hour offer – just visit https://magazinesdirect.com/retrohour - That’s saving up to 95%! Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Jeff Bell, Sebastian Kiernan, Duane Risley and Gettingworse Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  RIP David Ward https://bit.ly/3MctWF7 New Mega Drive horror game Sacred Line II: https://bit.ly/3FEx6z3 Duke Nukem Forever E3 2001 leaked: https://bit.ly/3sw98Ao RAD2X HDMI retro console cable: https://bit.ly/3sBezy7 Museum rigs up multi-screen N64 GoldenEye to prevent “screencheating”: https://bit.ly/3L4hc1S

13 Mai 20221h 24min

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 Playstation 2. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: William Becker Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  Ghostbusters Mega Drive Winston added: https://bit.ly/3FiPmOe Internet Time Machine: https://youtu.be/0OB1g8CUdbA Lego Atari 2600: https://bit.ly/3Pckfse Reggie had to fight for Wii Sports pack-in: https://bit.ly/3sjInPF Gex game prototype found:https://bit.ly/3KOI85u

5 Mai 20221h 37min