399: From Commodore 64 to BAFTA Nominee: The Sonic Boom of Ross Tregenza - The Retro Hour EP399

We get some amazing stories from Peter Clarke who was an in-house musician at Ocean Software in the 80s, working on classics like Bubble Bobble and Head Over Heels alongside Martin Galway. He's about to release a new SID remix album featuring other C64 legends. Encore64: https://encore64.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ 1 Shot Energy – The candy company of gaming. Each chewy candy piece has 75mg of caffeine + over 600mg of additional energy, focus, eye health and antioxidant supplements.  Use our code "RETRO" to get 15% off your order and help support the podcast: https://1shotenergy.com/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mike Ward, Stefano Zambon, Richard Halling, Matthew Martin, Tyler Catlin Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    Hidden SNES emulator SNESticle: https://bit.ly/3rbaAqF  WebRcade: https://chromeunboxed.com/play-your-retro-games-web-chromebook-webrcade Hoffman releases Knightmare: https://bit.ly/3njsM0c  TigerBoy Advance: https://bit.ly/33r9VZU  Racing Lagoon playable: https://bit.ly/3rdWAwn Racing Lagoon download: https://bit.ly/33y0B6k

14 Jan 20221h 37min

Action Retro: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoL8olX-259lS1N6QPyP4IQ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Richard Lacey, Txabi Alastruey, shinywolf, mattbeef Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    Commodore 64 games coming to Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/3HDQImw New Mortal Kombat Arcade hack surpasses SEGA CD version: https://bit.ly/3eVMmLd Is Gex making a comeback?: https://bit.ly/3F3hoLZ Game Boy PageBoy add-on: https://bit.ly/3t4XBcE N64’s GoldenEye 007 coming to Xbox?: https://bit.ly/33bQXpO Early Internet chat room 'The Palace': https://bit.ly/3JNFX2N

7 Jan 20221h 28min

Have a very Merry Christmas and we'll see you in 2022. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Monster Joysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/theretrohour We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Nathan Tabor, Tim Robinson, Laura Linneman, Hugo's Desk Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    Sinclair - The Inside Story with Nigel Searle - The Retro Hour EP256: https://bit.ly/3J9e2KB Namco: Inside Stories with Scott Rogers - The Retro Hour EP287: https://bit.ly/3ejd1RJ Atari & Computing Pioneer Chris Crawford - The Retro Hour EP270: https://bit.ly/3H7j2gJ Dominik Diamond & 8-Bit Show & Tell - The Retro Hour EP269: https://bit.ly/3qohfx3 Soviet Strike, Transformers & FMV Games with Flint Dille - The Retro Hour EP282: https://bit.ly/3yXg384 Brenda Romero: Wizardry & Sir-tech - The Retro Hour EP262: https://bit.ly/32wp2Ra Triumph of the Nerds with Robert Cringley - The Retro Hour EP283: https://bit.ly/3yUHtv6 The Gaming Historian - The Retro Hour EP258: https://bit.ly/33K6mxY  Motocross Madness with designer Robb Rinard - The Retro Hour EP299: https://bit.ly/3EqReCu Clint from LGR, Kim Justice & Dimitris from MVG - The Retro Hour EP300: https://bit.ly/30U2edM Dreamcast: Where It Went Wrong with Sega's Mark Subotnick: https://bit.ly/32tTNX2 DJ Aphrodite: Making Chart Hits on The Amiga - The Retro Hour EP259: https://bit.ly/3qjWGSB

24 Des 20211h 53min

Merry Christmas to all our amazing listeners, we'll see you in 2022! Don't forget, it's our Patron's Christmas Party this Sunday night at 8pm: https://www.patreon.com/posts/join-us-for-our-59763539 Neil RMC:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w Mark Fixes Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/c/markfixesstuff Paul Drury's Podcast: https://www.teddabneyexperience.com/ Olly's Retro Quizes: https://www.patreon.com/brendle Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £3! https://magazinesdirect.com/retrotrial Get 10 FREE craft beers thanks to Beer 52: https://www.beer52.com/Retro We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Nathan Tabor, Tim Robinson, Laura Linneman, Hugo's Desk Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

17 Des 20211h 23min

https://www.youtube.com/c/JanBeta/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £3! https://magazinesdirect.com/retrotrial Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retro We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Nathan Tabor, Tim Robinson, Laura Linneman, Hugo's Desk Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    New Grand Theft Auto Trilogy patch fixes 100+ bugs: https://bit.ly/3y6iX9U San Andres recreated with Far Cry 5 Dunia engine by fan: https://bit.ly/3Gv5StA Mega Man live-action movie: https://bit.ly/3EGI31z Virtual BBC Micro: https://virtual.bbcmic.ro/ Portable Sega Saturn: https://bit.ly/3m91xVB                                                                Atari buys Mobygames: https://bit.ly/3yaHcUE Amiga Turbo Santa xmas game: https://bit.ly/3dxppgy

10 Des 20211h 38min

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Get 10 FREE craft beers thanks to Beer 52: https://www.beer52.com/Retro Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £3! https://magazinesdirect.com/retrotrial We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Lee Gregor, Sarah Transylvania, Philip Goodson, Graham Sinclair, Julian Sheppard Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:      Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo: https://bit.ly/31j0qLu Game Boy Advance 'hacked' to run PlayStation games: https://engt.co/3DhevWX Lost game gets Switch release: https://bit.ly/2ZJQtWI Raspberry Pi palmtop: https://bit.ly/3deDoId Paprium coming to current gen systems and Dreamcast: https://bit.ly/3xJk6E4

3 Des 20211h 38min

The Secret History of Mac Gaming: https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Get 10 FREE craft beers thanks to Beer 52: https://www.beer52.com/Retro Retro Gamer Magazine - Get 6 months of Retro Gamer, with a retro controller absolutely free at: https://www.magazinesdirect.com/retropod We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: TommyRetroNerding, David Harling, Kevin Fisher, Phillip Powell Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    New GamesMaster lands: https://youtu.be/xQEDt5Goe_8  Atari release unreleased games: https://bit.ly/3oXNC57  Resident Evil edition Dreamcast listed for $18k: https://bit.ly/3l5QLij  Atmosphere VHS game is back: https://bit.ly/3FKFXxT  Dune screenplay written on MS-DOS: https://bit.ly/2Zqgmec

26 Nov 20211h 37min

Franck Sauer: http://francksauer.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Retro Gamer Magazine - Get 6 months of Retro Gamer, with a retro controller absolutely free at: https://www.magazinesdirect.com/retropod Monster Joysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/theretrohour We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Nicolò Pittoni, Christopher Tuckwell, Filipe Gomes, Antti Liha-vainen, Action Retro  Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    GTA trilogy receives terrible scores: https://bit.ly/3oHY7JT  Duke Smoochem 3D: https://youtu.be/h10pd7vDytg  Play as The Hoff on retro arcade beat 'em up: https://bit.ly/3qRedTZ  Unrealsed Dune GBA game is coming: https://bit.ly/3x0wVK6

19 Nov 20211h 20min