441: The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers - The Retro Hour EP441

We reminisce about seaside Arcade memories, the Commodore 64 and Amiga games with the author of the Visual Compendium books, Sam Dyer! Bitmap Books website: http://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Sega party at top of the Shard: http://bit.ly/1sJuLvN Doom 2016 on the Doom 1 engine: http://www.moddb.com/mods/doom-emulation Mastertronic Archives book is coming: http://kck.st/1V1sxOF Game easter egg found after 33 years: http://bit.ly/1XZreqE Story of Atari movie Kickstarter: http://kck.st/1S0drap Early retro net photos with iPhone: http://tcrn.ch/1OgDYWi Sonic 2 why video games are released on Tuesdays in the US: http://read.bi/23giVG9 Control Drone with power glove: http://bit.ly/1Y4RXQQ Play retro games easily on modern PC/Mac: http://gamesnostalgia.com/en/ Geekout Scotland: http://www.geekoutshow.com/ Team17 co-founder Debbie Bestwick made MBE: http://bbc.in/1Yj0GPx

17 Jun 20161h 5min

How did the theme music to Lotus 2 on the Amiga come in a dream, and why is Top Gear on the SNES the biggest thing in Brazil? We chat to Barry Leitch this week! Barry's website: http://www.barryleitch.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Real life Pong table: http://bit.ly/1ZDTlsC Nuclear weapons still use floppy disks: http://bit.ly/1VjJdG7 Old computers are art: http://bit.ly/1VoDZc0 Man makes own new VHS releases: http://bit.ly/1U4ThDU Super Mario Maker proposal: http://bit.ly/1U4ThDU Xenon 2 : Megablast coming to the Atari Jaguar: http://bit.ly/1WIbqrs Walker Amiga CD32 download: http://bit.ly/1OgkVvm Redbull 20 things Amiga: http://win.gs/1ImNhjX Ready Player One avatar competition: http://win.gs/1ImNhjX Slow Scan TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5JbddEC2aE

10 Jun 201656min

We get the inside story on Dizzy with the legendary Oliver Twins! How did they avoid using the Spectrum keyboard, and have they found a new Dizzy game?! To vote for us in the World's Best Podcast awards, click here: http://newmediaeurope.com/2016/nmeu-awards-2016-stage-2/ Oliver Twins website: http://www.olivertwins.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show Notes: Monkey Island creator asks Disney to sell IP: http://bit.ly/1RT5yDG Neo Geo game nobody knew about found: http://bit.ly/22CG5X2 Are car boot sales worth it? http://bit.ly/1srJiw0 Allister Brimble : A retrospective by Paul Bridger: https://youtu.be/7DICOB9QGV4 Secret German WW2 code machine found on eBay: http://bbc.in/1Ujpq4N Sega introducing the world's first hologram game 'Time Traveller' in 1991: https://youtu.be/9958AbBMG9w

3 Jun 20161h 12min

We talk demo party memories, diskmags, BBS, Protracker and the early 90's Amiga scene with long-time scener H0ffman! H0ffman's Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/h0ffman Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show Notes: Vote for us in The Podcast Awards PLEASE: t.co/l0Tdy2RAf4 Turn Atari Cart in wallet: http://bit.ly/1XCyeaQ Worms 21st birthday - Worms WMD: http://bit.ly/1qOZ7vn Missle Command the movie?!: http://bit.ly/1qOY2DU Games that are too much for the hardware: http://bit.ly/25mJ9bp Vinyl makes more money then Youtube: http://bit.ly/1Z5M8RT Sega investigating Shenmue 1 & 2 HD remakes: http://bit.ly/1ORWpeE Sega Steam store massive sales break record: http://bit.ly/1U0TpOM Smart phone holder snes controller: http://bit.ly/1TNmjpn Archive of 'Duke of Edinburgh hack' reavled: http://bbc.in/1RxeYof A closer look at the NUON Console: https://imgur.com/gallery/MuEI2#ztkp9Am

27 Mai 20161h 11min

We get the inside story on the rise and fall of Commodore and Amiga in the UK from former Managing Director, David Pleasance! FriendUP Website: http://friendos.com Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show Notes: Vote for us in The Podcast Awards PLEASE: https://t.co/l0Tdy2RAf4 A new HUGE replica of the 6502: http://monster6502.com/ Bedrooms To Billions: The Amiga Years is out now: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/amiga Atari's secret VR experiments in the 80s: http://bit.ly/1qz50wH Sega Training video from 1996:h ttp://bit.ly/1ToWPuQ Someone has taken over the Coleco Chameleon FB Page: http://imgur.com/a/wJ6gq Chipmachine mod player: http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=67259 Alt VideoGame lounge: https://www.facebook.com/altgaminglounge/

20 Mai 20161h 15min

We get the inside story on GoldenEye 64, Timesplitters and more with David Doak, formerly of Free Radical and Rare! Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show Notes: Shadow of the Beast PS4 to include Amiga original: http://bit.ly/23qbWce Unfinished Mega Drive Akira game footage: http://bit.ly/1TbrHih Walkmans selling for hundreds: http://bit.ly/1rKvDQr A level editor for Turrican II: http://bit.ly/1TCj2oK All devices that can run Doom: http://bit.ly/1YqtR1g Man finds ultra rare Nintendo game for $2: http://bit.ly/1skMYQD Real life version of GoldenEye 64: http://bit.ly/26QQf9E More info on HD-VHS: http://bit.ly/1ZNWuWm SILVER5 core released for Amiga Vampire 2: http://bit.ly/1TaXoO0

13 Mai 20161h 7min

We get the inside story on Sega's glory days, and their downfall from former CEO Tom Kalinske! Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Retro arcade VR: http://bit.ly/1UFm1lp Sega 3D Classics released: http://bit.ly/1UFm1lp Rare VHS-HD tape is found: http://dailym.ai/270EOfF Noland Bushnall back in the games industry: http://on.mash.to/270EQo0 Shinobi movie is coming: http://bit.ly/24yoGTX Xbox 360 RROD cost Microsoft $1bn: http://til.ink/24fFTl5 Someone stole Jeri Elsworth's C64 guitar: http://bit.ly/1TsBkbA Another Spectrum clone: http://bit.ly/1O3EjeB Guy runs Windows 95 on an Apple Watch: http://bit.ly/1T52GLb

6 Mai 20161h 2min

We're joined by legendary C64 musician Ben Daglish, of Last Ninja fame! Plus this week's big retro stories. Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Ben's website: http://www.ben-daglish.net/ Show notes: Sega finally support modded games http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/21/sega-modded-games-steam-workshop/ Man builds his own amiga 2000 graphics card http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/04/someone-made-their-own-graphics-card-for-their-amiga-2000/ Microsoft ends Xbox 360 production after a decade http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/20/after-more-than-a-decade-microsoft-stops-making-xbox-360-5830404/ Very rare Mega Drive cart found http://imgur.com/9a5p5Zl Sony drops BIG Crash Bandicoot PS4 clue http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gaming/509914/Crash-Bandicoot-Sony-PS4-PSone-PlayStation amazon making games 'members only' https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/25/games-films-members-only-amazon-prime Atari Try to sue over 'haunted house' http://boingboing.net/2016/04/22/zombie-company-atari-wants-exc.html Pirate radio comes back after 30 years http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/entertainment/edinburgh-s-radio-telstar-returns-to-airwaves-after-30-years-1-4086016 raspberry pi 8megapixel camera! http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/25/raspberry-pi-sony-camera-sensor/ NES HDMI kit http://www.game-tech.us/mods/original-nes/

29 Apr 20161h 5min