394: Commodore 64: I Adore My 64 - The Retro Hour EP394

We're launching a book! Plus. we get the inside story on Harmonix Music Systems, the company who brought us the legendary party games Guitar Hero and Rock Band.  How the company founders remortgaged ...

11 Nov 20221h 28min

In the first of our epic 2 part interview, we go deep inside the world of Infocom with Mike Dornbrook.  Infocom were one of the earliest video games companies, starting on university mainframes, their...

4 Nov 20221h 26min

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