345: 3D Construction Kit & Incentive Software - The Retro Hour EP345

We get the inside story on the rise and fall of Commodore and Amiga in the UK from former Managing Director, David Pleasance! FriendUP Website: http://friendos.com Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show Notes: Vote for us in The Podcast Awards PLEASE: https://t.co/l0Tdy2RAf4 A new HUGE replica of the 6502: http://monster6502.com/ Bedrooms To Billions: The Amiga Years is out now: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/amiga Atari's secret VR experiments in the 80s: http://bit.ly/1qz50wH Sega Training video from 1996:h ttp://bit.ly/1ToWPuQ Someone has taken over the Coleco Chameleon FB Page: http://imgur.com/a/wJ6gq Chipmachine mod player: http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=67259 Alt VideoGame lounge: https://www.facebook.com/altgaminglounge/

20 Mai 20161h 15min

We get the inside story on GoldenEye 64, Timesplitters and more with David Doak, formerly of Free Radical and Rare! Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show Notes: Shadow of the Beast PS4 to include Amiga original: http://bit.ly/23qbWce Unfinished Mega Drive Akira game footage: http://bit.ly/1TbrHih Walkmans selling for hundreds: http://bit.ly/1rKvDQr A level editor for Turrican II: http://bit.ly/1TCj2oK All devices that can run Doom: http://bit.ly/1YqtR1g Man finds ultra rare Nintendo game for $2: http://bit.ly/1skMYQD Real life version of GoldenEye 64: http://bit.ly/26QQf9E More info on HD-VHS: http://bit.ly/1ZNWuWm SILVER5 core released for Amiga Vampire 2: http://bit.ly/1TaXoO0

13 Mai 20161h 7min

We get the inside story on Sega's glory days, and their downfall from former CEO Tom Kalinske! Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Retro arcade VR: http://bit.ly/1UFm1lp Sega 3D Classics released: http://bit.ly/1UFm1lp Rare VHS-HD tape is found: http://dailym.ai/270EOfF Noland Bushnall back in the games industry: http://on.mash.to/270EQo0 Shinobi movie is coming: http://bit.ly/24yoGTX Xbox 360 RROD cost Microsoft $1bn: http://til.ink/24fFTl5 Someone stole Jeri Elsworth's C64 guitar: http://bit.ly/1TsBkbA Another Spectrum clone: http://bit.ly/1O3EjeB Guy runs Windows 95 on an Apple Watch: http://bit.ly/1T52GLb

6 Mai 20161h 2min

We're joined by legendary C64 musician Ben Daglish, of Last Ninja fame! Plus this week's big retro stories. Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Ben's website: http://www.ben-daglish.net/ Show notes: Sega finally support modded games http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/21/sega-modded-games-steam-workshop/ Man builds his own amiga 2000 graphics card http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/04/someone-made-their-own-graphics-card-for-their-amiga-2000/ Microsoft ends Xbox 360 production after a decade http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/20/after-more-than-a-decade-microsoft-stops-making-xbox-360-5830404/ Very rare Mega Drive cart found http://imgur.com/9a5p5Zl Sony drops BIG Crash Bandicoot PS4 clue http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gaming/509914/Crash-Bandicoot-Sony-PS4-PSone-PlayStation amazon making games 'members only' https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/25/games-films-members-only-amazon-prime Atari Try to sue over 'haunted house' http://boingboing.net/2016/04/22/zombie-company-atari-wants-exc.html Pirate radio comes back after 30 years http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/entertainment/edinburgh-s-radio-telstar-returns-to-airwaves-after-30-years-1-4086016 raspberry pi 8megapixel camera! http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/25/raspberry-pi-sony-camera-sensor/ NES HDMI kit http://www.game-tech.us/mods/original-nes/

29 Apr 20161h 5min