303: The Secret History of Mac Gaming - The Retro Hour EP303

We chat to legendary "phone phreaker" John Draper AKA Captain Crunch about hacking, the Homebrew Computer Club and how he helped Woz and Steve Jobs start Apple. Beyond The Little Blue Box: http://beyondthelittlebluebox.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Terry, Pawel Michalak, Greg Gerke, Eric Dawahare Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: BBC computer literacy archives: https://bit.ly/2z7YE0V National Video Game Arcade moves to Sheffiled: https://bbc.in/2lYyCUq The Netflix of retro gaming: https://bit.ly/2tXBqFS Need to change definition of 'Hacker': https://bit.ly/2tKXjHG

6 Jul 20181h 8min

Covering obscure video game facts, Easter eggs, secrets, glitches and history for gaming's biggest names, we catch up with the crew behind Did You Know Gaming? Did You Know Gaming?: http://didyouknowgaming.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: John Cook, Colin Purves, Ron Van Scherpe, Christopher Baker Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Silicon graphics demos on a handheld?: https://bit.ly/2tJojHo Sonic the Hedgehog trainers: https://bit.ly/2KhmZXj New 8bitdo retro/next gen controllers: https://bit.ly/2tQ7bzB New Amiga game Worthy: https://bit.ly/2lLoKx7

29 Jun 20181h 10min

We talk to ex Gameboy developer Quang Nguyen about his Space Harrier inspired indie game Moa Moa Castle, and tips on console collecting. Asobi Tech: http://asobitech.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Pete Black, Karl Kuras, Eric Nelson, John Martorana Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Retro Computer Museum's 10th birthday event: https://bit.ly/2K7vDHd Sega Master System high-fidelity audio: https://youtu.be/ZX4A2EYAYfU Rare collection of Japanese games leaked: https://bit.ly/2HImoaR New Battletoads for Xbox One: https://bit.ly/2MddULG SNES games on the NES: https://bit.ly/2MbWFdE Over 66% console owners still prefer physical copies: https://ubm.io/2KdZ0HH

22 Jun 20181h

Ever wanted to become a successful retro gaming Youtuber? We get some top tips from Kim Justice and Slope's Game Room (recorded live at PLAY Expo, Glasgow) Kim Justice: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ZWVL1Elyt2cdiQYjxS_1w Slope's Game Room: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC455p7ts9lh8IWi5zuf_8tQ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Justin Wilson, Garry Heather, Richard Shannon, Kevin Anthony Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Commodore 256: https://bit.ly/2LR7n9i New cassette recorder for your 8-bit: https://bit.ly/2tbzOaq ChinnyVision's video: https://youtu.be/8eL2yQUafGM Love Hulten Pong machine: https://read.bi/2ye0DAi Unreal Tournamnet for the 2600: https://bit.ly/2MvkAGb Sega toaster: https://bit.ly/2tcuhQG

15 Jun 20181h 7min

We talk to Peter Liepa to get the backstory on the classic Boulder Dash! Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Dan Thrue, Neil Ginns, Hubert Stancyk, Roy Gillotti Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: New Intellivision console: https://bit.ly/2L8JbyZ Tanzer new Megadrive game kickstarter: https://kck.st/2Jq4c7L New British retro gaming mag: https://bit.ly/2x38ZKC CEO computer restorer in South Africa: https://bit.ly/2JoapVS

8 Jun 201858min

We chat to BAFTA award winner Mark "TDK" Knight about his time at Mindscape, Bullfrog and Electronic Arts, and some old-skool Demo Scene chat. Mark Knight website: http://www.flitkillsmoths.co.uk/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Charles Astwood, Greg Gerke, Mike King, Matthew Cox Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: 8bit Mix launch Saturday 2nd at 7pm, 8bitmix.com Ps1 Mini?: https://bit.ly/2He2gNE PS1 jewel cases Easter Egg: https://amzn.to/2kE84Y6 Woz is a world champ at Tetris: https://bit.ly/2kHREOo Caveman Ninja (Joe & Mac) remake: https://bit.ly/2Ltlfr6 Let's get Chipface level 2: https://www.facebook.com/events/138998100251176/

1 Jun 20181h 9min

Pitfall creator David Crane gives us the inside story on Activision - the world's first third-party games developer. David Crane: http://www.dcrane.com/Home.html Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Robert Smith, Aaron Ostrander, Andrew Craig, Kristian Svanes Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Mini N64 coming soon?: https://bit.ly/2IJmosC V-Kits Raspberry Pi retro arcade gaming kit: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ What's happening with Paprium?: https://bit.ly/2KOvJzS New Xbox Duke controller is here: https://bit.ly/2xa6whv

25 Mai 20181h 5min

We talk to Jerry Buckner about the classic video game song Pac-Man Fever, working with Disney on Wreck-It Ralph and the early arcade scene. Jerry's website: http://www.bucknergarcia.com/ WIN weekend passes for PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-glasgow-weekend-passes/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Karl Perry, Kim Jorgensen, Vincent Pfiel, Patrick McGinty Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Horizon Chase: https://bit.ly/2ItW2Pe Microsoft lauch disability controllers: https://bit.ly/2rLGGv8 Sega Mega Drive Collection - Slope's Game Room video: https://youtu.be/RHb0SAVH6r4 Wonder Switch competitor, the new Ouya?: https://bit.ly/2KAzmtm

18 Mai 201859min