384: Swordquest and Atari's Pac-Man with Tod Frye - The Retro Hour EP384

We're joined by the amazing Aleks Krotoski to get the inside story on Bits and Thumb Bandits! Aleks' Website: http://alekskrotoski.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Eric Nelson, Tobias Seiler, Colin Walker, Melissa Faye Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: New Console RetroBlox: http://bit.ly/2lsh1pU Anti-piracy wheels online now: http://www.oldgames.sk/docs/codewheel/ Total recall spectrum found: http://bit.ly/2kABTcW RPI Foundation helping teachers: http://bit.ly/2kAHH5T Open source Amiga accelerator: https://youtu.be/_b66O2F3-yg

10 Feb 20171h 2min

We chat British computer and arcade memories from the 80s and 90s with one of our favourite Youtubers, Nostalgia Nerd. Nostalgia Nerd's website: http://www.nostalgianerd.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Jason Ingram, Mark Johnson, Johnathon Harrington, Tayler Catlin Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Pacman's daddy is dead: http://bit.ly/2k93JuX 8 bit Civilisation for c64: http://bit.ly/2jFwCBT The first ever live webcam: http://bit.ly/2kwNvhA 700+ games hack for miniNES: http://bit.ly/2k3s6ZX Sega NVA Patreon: http://bit.ly/2jtscfA Sega soundtracks on Spotify: http://bit.ly/2kx4jVT

3 Feb 20171h 1min

Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Quake: the inside story of the biggest video games ever with John Romero! Plus, our report from Amiga Ireland, an amazing new Amiga show. John Romero's website: http://rome.ro/ Thanks to our amazing donators: David McLachlan, Andrew M Marsh, Stephen Leary, Daniel Willars Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: AtomProjekt Wolfenstein 3D mod: http://bit.ly/2jYi8Kg Dooom on Macbook Pro Touchbar: http://bit.ly/2gabBfS OpenEMU for MacOS: http://openemu.org/ Atari classic gaming on your wrist?: http://bit.ly/2kAntKL

27 Jan 20171h

We chat to the man behind X-COM, Laser Squad and Chaos, the amazing Julian Gollop! Plus, is the Nintendo Switch interesting for retro gamers, and computers injuring people! Phoenix Point website: http://www.phoenixpoint.info/ Thanks to our amazing donators: pierecipecentral.com - Titus Mieth, Christopher Ruppersburg, Keith Gunn, Christopher McGonagle Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Nintendo Switch won't face supply shortages: http://bit.ly/2jgUriq Portal for Apple II: http://bit.ly/2iTs8Cz Super Retro Boy: http://bit.ly/2jI15OJ Roller Coaster Tycoon classic for mobile: http://bit.ly/2jxvmNH Hidden Figures movie: http://cnn.it/2iTsedp Computer related injuries: http://bit.ly/2iTu4Lb

20 Jan 20171h

This week, we're joined by Fergus McNeill as we talk developing Carmageddon, making the Lawnmower Man game and working with Terry Pratchett! Fergus' website: http://www.fergusmcneill.co.uk/ Win a copy of The Oliver Twins' book: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-signed-copy-of-the-oliver-twins-book/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Paul Edwards, Wei-Ju Wu, Edvin Helland, Michael Keith Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Nintendo Switch teaser is inspired by NES ad: http://bit.ly/2iWLBDW What did the Apple and Atari designers get for Christmas a kids?: http://tek.io/2jf7EI0 Sven Harvey's Amiga Mart Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1464847440425914&fref=ts Yugoslavian computer magazine cover girls: http://bit.ly/2iL8Zq2

13 Jan 20171h 3min

We get the story on classics like Superfrog, Body Blows, Super Stardust, Worms and many more with Team 17's Martyn Brown! Plus, our review of the long awaited Viva Amiga movie. Win a copy of The Oliver Twins' book: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-signed-copy-of-the-oliver-twins-book/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Scott Marsden, Colin Reid, Sebastian Kiernan Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Viva Amiga is out today: https://amigafilm.com/ The first ever NES ad found: http://bit.ly/2iZ1tp0 90 year old youtube lets play star: http://bit.ly/2i12yyh New Atari Lynx game: http://bit.ly/2jjJ0XN 3d print your own Commodore PET: http://bit.ly/2jcmjAw

6 Jan 20171h 1min

It's Retro Gamer Magazine VS The Retro Hour Podcast in our Christmas super quiz! We're joined by Paul Drury from Retro Gamer Magazine, Olly Wilmot from the National Video Game Arcade who go up against Ravi and Joe in a battle of video game and computer knowledge, who will win?! Merry Christmas to all our loyal listeners, see you in 2017. Thanks for our lovely donators: Duane Leinninger, Gideon Tebbutt, Michelle Winder, Peter Edwards Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

23 Des 201639min

We chat to the amazing Mel Croucher, the man behind the first video games company in the UK, hijacking commercial radio to broadcast software late at night, and the incredible Deus Ex Machina. Mel's website: http://melcroucher.net/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Kristian Svanes, Magnus Esbjorner, Peter Lyngbak Pedersen, SJ Engledow Trading Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Console shock podcast: https://youtu.be/PrBUKLrFIK0 Retro games come to Facebook: http://tcrn.ch/2gfWXU9 Streets of Rage & Altered Beast movie: http://bit.ly/2hPfPej Retro Sigma: http://bit.ly/2hPlvVD Super Mario Bros CPC: http://bit.ly/2gSJ8wv Rob Hubbard honory degree: http://ubm.io/2fMuuT8 Slack Client for C64: http://bit.ly/2gTkGto

16 Des 20161h 2min