540: Netflix DIDN’T Kill Blockbuster — Here’s What Really Happened - The Retro Hour EP540
This week, we’re joined by former Blockbuster franchisee Alan Payne, author of Built to Fail, for the inside story of the video & game rental giant’s spectacular collapse. Alan reveals why Netflix and...
17 Jul 1h 41min
539: OctaMED, Amigas and Dark 80s Music - The Retro Hour EP539
Synth musician, performer and self-described “bleakwave” artist Paulee Alex Bow joins us. We explore dark ’80s music and an love for the Commodore Amiga. Paulee reveals how OctaMED became the heart of...
10 Jul 1h 49min
538: Commodore 64: The Birth of a Cultural Icon - The Retro Hour EP538
This week, we’re joined by legendary documentary makers Ant and Nic Caulfield, the team behind From Bedrooms to Billions, The Amiga Years and The Rubber-Keyed Wonder, as they return to celebrate one o...
3 Jul 1h 54min
537: The Man Who Made Lemmings Work On Atari ST: DMA Design's Brian Watson - The Retro Hour EP537
This week we’re joined by Brian Watson, formerly of DMA Design who worked on the Atari ST version of Lemmings 1 and 2, and porting it to the Atari Lynx. He later worked for Iguana Entertainment, Accl...
26 Jun 1h 31min
536: The 7th Guest: The Inside Story with Trilobyte's Rob Landeros - The Retro Hour EP536
Rob Landeros joins us to share the incredible story behind Trilobyte and The 7th Guest, from discovering the Amiga and working at Cinemaware and Virgin, to teaming up with Graeme Devine and helping ig...
18 Jun 1h 50min
535: The Game That Took 37 Years to Finish: Ocean Software's Colin Porch - The Retro Hour EP535
This week we’re joined by veteran programmer Colin Porch, whose career took him through some of the biggest names in British gaming history, including Imagine, Software Projects and Ocean Software. Co...
11 Jun 1h 49min
534: How Games Like Wipeout and Tony Hawk Changed the Music Industry - The Retro Hour EP534
This week we’re joined by video game music expert Matt Ombler, head of music and gaming partnerships at Laced, to explore the incredible world of game soundtracks, from Sonic on the Mega Drive and Ton...
5 Jun 1h 40min
533: cyber.cafe: The 90s TV Show That Exposed the Internet's Wild Side - The Retro Hour EP533
This week, we’re joined by Wingham Rowan, creator and host of the pioneering ’90s ITV show cyber.cafe. Long before YouTube, Twitch, Tinder and social media, cyber.cafe explored the strange, funny and ...
29 Mai 1h 46min
