350: Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks - The Retro Hour EP350

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 Feb 20181h 7min

This is a repost due to some audio issues with the interview section in a previous upload. David Wise, Rob Hubbard and Graeme Norgate join us at All Your Bass music festival for the ultimate video game music panel! PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Matthew Martin, Aidan Oloan, Bart Pellens, Jonathan Kaye Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Remotely Interested AVGN special: http://bit.ly/2E9LqlC Switch emulator inbound: http://bit.ly/2s0YuF0 Nintendo Switch hack: http://bit.ly/2EbFk4o Resident Evil 2 remake info: http://bit.ly/2FBYa1m Commodore Story pre order: http://bit.ly/2GI2ZYy Golden Eye Mockumentry: http://bit.ly/2ExPnyc N64 pad wireless: http://bit.ly/2FFPmI1

3 Feb 20181h 11min

We gets the highs and lows of DMA Design with Steve Hammond. The story behind Lemmings, Hired Guns and the scrapped sequel, the strained relationship with Psygnosis and the origins of Grand Theft Auto. Steve's website: http://stevehammond.org/ PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Darren Coles, Stuart Smith, Rupert Fuller, Paul Szopiak Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Kitroniks Game Zip 64: http://bit.ly/2nbyF06 New Theme Hospital by Sega: https://www.twopointhospital.com/ NES Maker: http://bit.ly/2nehzxN Spectrum laptop: http://bit.ly/2DNvh5a Raspeberry pi arcade: http://bit.ly/2DzT8lu

26 Jan 20181h 14min

This week we have a rare interview with Stainless Games CEO Patrick Buckland, the highs and lows of the Carmageddon series, Crystal Quest and Apple gaming. Stainless Games: http://www.stainlessgames.com/ Win Play Expo Blackpool tickets: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-blackpool-tickets/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Christer Hollsten, Tim Daelemen, Laurence Fortt, Joe Locker Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ All Your Bass festival tickets: https://www.thenva.com/aybsched Show notes: Apple to release Apple Lisa operating system as open source: http://bit.ly/2FZ6Wb2 Retro Bit Handheld + official sega accessories: http://engt.co/2DNaqg8 1942 remade in AMOS: http://amiten.es/?p=130 Pheonix remake for Windows: https://lerrrtaste.itch.io/phoenix-revive Retro Games show their staying power: http://bit.ly/2DsGEQ2 Goldeneye 007 mod turns Bond into Mario: http://bit.ly/2Dw6eDG

19 Jan 20181h 12min

Plenty of Sega and Amstrad memories with Daniel Ibbertson AKA Slopes Game Room. New Gameboys, battery advice and text adventure talk. Win Play Expo Blackpool tickets: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-blackpool-tickets/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Chad Goulding, John Barrick, William Darren Fox, Jonas Tolijander Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ All Your Bass festival tickets: https://www.thenva.com/aybsched Show notes: Gameboy ULTRA edition Hyperkin: http://bit.ly/2qQWTkT Nintendo Switch beats PS2 year 1 sales: http://bit.ly/2EDkQ14 Bad Apple demo: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bad-apple using new Ni-MH AA batteries: http://bit.ly/2mnZhtx Adventuretron: http://bit.ly/2ASZ4UF

12 Jan 20181h 3min

We talk Atari ST VS Amiga gaming, Vampire games and coding for classic systems with Dimitris Giannakis aka Modern Vintage Gamer! Modern Vintage Gamer on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFaPUcJU1vwk193mnW_w1w Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Andreas Sauer, Henrik Pdersen, Simon Wolf, Peter Elsey Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Atari Box Pre orders delay: http://cnet.co/2CY6nNs Vinyl too popluar: http://bit.ly/2nOjMUx Guy counts every mario coin ever: http://bit.ly/2F2kNgc Zaaap c64 2019 annual: http://www.indieretronews.com/2017/12/zzaps-back-zzap-64-annual-2019-announced.html

5 Jan 20181h 8min

It's our second annual Christmas super quiz! Paul Drury from Retro Gamer magazine and Oliver Wilmot from the National Video Game Arcade return to try to keep their title as reigning quiz champions. How will their fare against Ravi and Joe from The Retro Hour Podcast in a battle of video game and computer knowledge?! Merry Christmas to all our loyal listeners, see you in 2018. Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Chad Goulding, John Barrick, William Darren Fox, Thomas Heimann

22 Des 201744min

We look back on some of our favourite moments of the first 100 episodes of the Retro Hour podcast. Featuring LGR, Tom Kalinske, Al Lowe and more! All Your Bass competition: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-all-your-bass-weekend-tickets/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Jakob Eskstrom, Adrian Herridge, Mathew Cooper, Neil Corbett Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: A Hundred Crowns - The Highs: https://youtu.be/UoVPhCBQrWQ Tower 57: http://tower57game.com/ Best retro games at Christmas?: http://bit.ly/2BrJgwm Gameshell: http://kck.st/2z0JlXo EMU VR: http://bit.ly/2CgRwvR LGR: http://www.theretrohour.com/clint-from-lazy-game-reviews-joins-us-the-retro-hour-ep33/ Eugene Jarvis: http://www.theretrohour.com/defender-the-story-of-an-arcade-legend-with-eugene-jarvis-the-retro-hour-ep75/ Tom Kalinske: http://www.theretrohour.com/the-retro-hour-podcast-ep-18-segas-former-ceo-tom-kalinske/ Mev Dinc: http://www.theretrohour.com/last-ninja-2-street-racer-and-konix-multisystem-with-mev-dinc-the-retro-hour-ep38/ Al Lowe: http://www.theretrohour.com/the-retro-hour-episode-15-leisure-suit-larry-with-al-lowe/ Stewart Cheifet: http://www.theretrohour.com/computer-chronicles-host-stewart-cheifet-the-retro-hour-ep46/ Gallahad/Fairlight: http://www.theretrohour.com/the-retro-hour-episode-11-piracy-on-the-amiga-with-galahadfairlight/ Howard Scott Warshaw Pt 1: http://www.theretrohour.com/atari-legend-howard-scott-warshaw-the-retro-hour-ep77/ Howard Scott Warshaw Pt 2: http://www.theretrohour.com/e-t-on-atari-2600-the-story-of-the-worst-video-game-ever-the-retro-hour-ep78/

15 Des 20171h 15min