410: Atari 2600+: The Inside Story With Creator Ben Jones - The Retro Hour EP410

410: Atari 2600+: The Inside Story With Creator Ben Jones - The Retro Hour EP410

We chat with Ben Jones, the mastermind behind the new Atari 2600+, about his journey from childhood Atari enthusiast to Commercial Director of Retro at Plaion. We delve into the design and audience of the Atari 2600+, the challenges of incorporating modern tech into a classic, and Ben's personal connection to Atari's legacy.

Atari 2600+: https://atari.com/products/atari-2600-plus
Dan's Video: https://youtu.be/-22KiX2REeI

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
43:08 - Ben Jones Interview

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Show notes:

23 Years Later, PS1 Alien Resurrection's Naughty Piracy Cheat Code Is Revealed: http://tinyurl.com/2pfn6bkm
Long Lost N64 Footage Reveals Mario 64 Multiplayer & Playable Luigi: http://tinyurl.com/2ftnnhdx
Teensy Rom for the C64: http://tinyurl.com/3pjeuv3u
SNES Ticking Time Bomb: http://tinyurl.com/4pu2v3xy
Game Boys Used In Vehicle Diagnostics: http://tinyurl.com/3zztn8j9

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284: Heart of Neon: The World of Jeff Minter - The Retro Hour EP284

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283: Triumph of the Nerds with Robert Cringley - The Retro Hour EP283

I, Cringley: https://www.cringely.com/ Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games:  https://bit.ly/3hkGax6 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:  English Man Dan, Raul, Charlotte Woolley, Richard Yetzes, Adrian Nelson 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:    Nintendo reject new F zero game: https://bit.ly/3xqlzhR Dr. Roland for the Amstrad CPC: https://bit.ly/3ACremK New Doom clone 'Fashion Police': https://bit.ly/3dVeoq3 Newgrounds founder to be awarded GDC: https://bit.ly/3hnw5AR Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Video Game Trader, Calgary - https://www.videogametrader.ca/

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282: Soviet Strike, Transformers & FMV Games with Flint Dille - The Retro Hour EP282

282: Soviet Strike, Transformers & FMV Games with Flint Dille - The Retro Hour EP282

Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games:  https://bit.ly/3hkGax6 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: Mark Gidley, Bill Kavanagh, Aulden, Gary Antcliffe, Al Newman 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:    Lost Atari Jaguar CD game released: https://bit.ly/3Af0MiS Space Jam retro-style beat-'em-up: https://bit.ly/3jvIiFc KFC arcade: https://bit.ly/3xl7Atm Rare Atari game found at Goodwill: https://bit.ly/3qDu1I3 Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX: https://bit.ly/3h5mazC Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Game Over Videogames, Bellvue Washington - https://www.facebook.com/GameOverWA/

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281: Donkey Kong, Bart VS Space Mutants & Keystone Capers with Garry Kitchen - The Retro Hour EP281

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Audacity games: https://adgm.us/ Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection:  https://bit.ly/3gQrLK9 WIN a month's subscription boz of BeerZ on Facebook, and get 10% off your first order by using our code RETRO. Competition: https://bit.ly/3gNayBk  BeerZ website: https://beerz.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: Dave Wilkinson, Scott Byrne-Fraser, Ryan Brooks, Jim Weil, Ollie Jaye 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:    Mystery vintage mag service: https://bit.ly/2TYzYTm Super Mario widescreen: https://bit.ly/3d48IJN FPS Documentry: https://www.creatorvc.com/fpsdoc Final fantasy animated series: https://bit.ly/3vQGR6K Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Revival Games, Plymouth. https://bit.ly/3wQLJKo

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280: The Demo Scene: Past and Future with Haujobb - The Retro Hour EP280

280: The Demo Scene: Past and Future with Haujobb - The Retro Hour EP280

http://www.haujobb.org/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Metal Slug: The Ultimate History:  https://bit.ly/3q37GDc 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: Jørgen Jacobsen, Norgamer, Rob Snyder, Full Install, Shawn Allen 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:    Zelda 35th anniversary Game & Watch: https://bit.ly/3gIhw9f  Simpsons Arcade1Up cabinet: https://bit.ly/3xsLrch  Woodgrain PS5: https://bit.ly/3xvA3MQ  Castlevania: Rondo Of Blood TurboGrafx-16: https://bit.ly/2SKLb9T  Mario Kart long lost editor: https://bit.ly/3zKjj6G   Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Forgotten Worlds, Ayrshire: https://bit.ly/2UgiUZm    The Haujobb Amiga Framework: - https://github.com/leifo/haujobb-amiga Art-of-Coding:- http://demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net/ Connect with Tobias and Leif on Twitter:  - https://twitter.com/Dedux - https://twitter.com/onlinedasein

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279: Retro Memories with Digital Foundry's John Linneman - The Retro Hour EP279

279: Retro Memories with Digital Foundry's John Linneman - The Retro Hour EP279

Digital Foundry on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalFoundry/featured Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Game Boy: The Box Art Collection:  https://bit.ly/3fY9g5X Claim your FREE case of 10 craft beers from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retro 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: Simen Skogsrud, Old School Gamer Magazine, Jani Ruotsalainen, Liam Carew,  Shane Toner 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:    Dreamcast SD card cache: https://bit.ly/3w5f43l Deleted Nintendo floppy recovered: https://bit.ly/3z45jnM Taito announces mini arcade cabinet: https://bit.ly/2TcFtxl Handheld C64: https://bit.ly/2TaakdW Golden Eye remade in Farcry 5: https://bit.ly/2SgCXGg Twitch-based Pac-Mac game: https://bit.ly/3v3mIdc

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278: Evercade: Making Modern Retro Consoles - The Retro Hour EP278

278: Evercade: Making Modern Retro Consoles - The Retro Hour EP278

Evercade: https://evercade.co.uk/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Commodore 64: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3yXgjn1 Claim your FREE case of 8 craft beers from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://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: Simon Wood, DankLord, Simon Barnes, Charlie Needham, Fabrice Deville 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 Virtua Fighter: https://bit.ly/3chRLLA Daymare 1994: https://bit.ly/3cgzn5P Ambernic: https://bit.ly/3galJm3 Super Mario Movie Restored: https://bit.ly/3pkHkMS Pico Computer: https://bit.ly/3w0DUkZ Retro Gaming Shop of the week: eStarland, Northern Virginia - https://estarland.com

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