386: Bringing Konami Games To The West - The Retro Hour EP386

We catch up with Peter Leigh aka Nostalgia Nerd for a chat about the history of personal tech, from the N-Gage to the Newton, the Atari Lynx to the Laser pen. Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmi...

27 Okt 20221h 30min

Our guest this week was named one of the "25 Game Gods" by PC Gamer, we chat to Bruce Shelley, who helped design Sid Meier’s Civilization and Railroad Tycoon. Please visit our amazing sponsors and he...

21 Okt 20221h 34min

We explore the world of vintage computer collecting, restoration and upgrading with Shelby from the wonderful Youtube channel, Tech Tangents. Tech Tangents on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/AkBKukU...

13 Okt 20221h 40min

We go inside Microsoft back in the late 90s to hear the story of the original Xbox, Direct X, Microsoft's failed attempt to buy Nintendo and lots more with Kevin Bachus. Please visit our amazing spon...

7 Okt 20221h 45min

We chat to Youtuber ctrl-alt-rees about classic Atari machines like the ST, Falcon and Jaguar, and learn some lesser-known stories about unreleased systems like the Atari Sparrow and Panther. ctrl-al...

30 Sep 20221h 39min

We get the inside story of Incentive Software and the classic 3D Contruction Kit which allowed users to create 3D worlds on platforms like the ZX Spectrum, C64 and Amiga with special guest Paul Gregor...

23 Sep 20221h 32min

Point & Click adventure games are going through a major revival at the moment, and we chat to Dave Gilbert from indie studio Wadjet Eye Games.  Inspired by classics from Sierra and Infocom, they speci...

16 Sep 20221h 29min

We chat to the fascinating Michael Case who started his career working on adult games for the Atari 2600, and then brought some of the biggest PlayStation titles to the PC. Please visit our amazing s...

8 Sep 20221h 28min