The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Game Boy: The Box Art Collection https://bit.ly/32b2YIC Get £5 off the £29.99 RRP for Acorn A World in Pixels - so £24.99, with free P&P to the UK using our discount code: RETROHOUR - https://bit.ly/2NtxIkt 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: Other Retro Matt, John Træholt, Rob Fairfield, Joe HD, Wilberon McBain 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:    PS3 & Vita stores remain open: https://bit.ly/2QQ14e8 PS3 games go up in value: https://bit.ly/3gt53rC PS Vita Metacritic: https://bit.ly/3enp4Nv New Leisure Suit Larry game: https://bit.ly/3emGkTd Breath of The Wild demake: https://bit.ly/3vawCtO Super Mario 64 Plus for PC: https://bit.ly/2QMu6Lm Fans build Sonic 3D game in Dreams: https://bit.ly/3n8Hyp6 Zig & Zag - Them Girls Them Girls: https://youtu.be/7bv_36P_f-w

22 Apr 20211h 36min

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Game Boy: The Box Art Collection https://bit.ly/32b2YIC 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: Jonathan Quilter, Peter Cimone, Rob Huibers, Sam Rhymes, Pierre Kressmann 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:    Sealed Pokemon Blue found: https://bit.ly/3dhVppV  Metroid Prime 2D: https://bit.ly/3dfkLom  Turn iPhone into MS-DOS PC: https://bit.ly/3abi84K  Earthbound 3D: https://bit.ly/3tl0O4W  Lotus Turbo Challenge Atari ST ppgrade: https://bit.ly/2RBqPiD

15 Apr 20211h 27min

Chris' website: http://www.erasmatazz.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Atari 2600/7800: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3cCjtU7 Join 2+ million people who have swapped their wallet for Curve and get £5 to spend with our exclusive code: https://www.curve.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: Jonathan Quilter, Fabrice Deville, RetroHamer, Edward Fitzpatrick, Zach Hugethanks 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:    Castlevania prototype for Dreamcast found: https://bit.ly/39Yafj4 Microprose Coccer hits Steam: https://bit.ly/3mvXPnK Time Splitters 2 4k Remaster found in Homefront: https://bit.ly/39Tgnck Super Mario Bros cart sells for $660,000: https://bit.ly/3t3kRVw New £50 Alan Turing note contains lots of easter eggs: https://bit.ly/3mu192P The Turing Challenge: https://bit.ly/320rlsc

8 Apr 20211h 43min

GamesMaster: The Oral History Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/39qhGiQ 8-Bit Show And Tell: https://www.youtube.com/c/8BitShowAndTell/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Atari 2600/7800: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3cCjtU7 Join 2+ million people who have swapped their wallet for Curve and get £5 to spend with our exclusive code: https://www.curve.com/retro Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience is a new, completely unique award-winning event where live actors, virtual reality and sensational 5D effects place you INSIDE the action: https://thewaroftheworldsimmersive.com/ (simply enter code Retro at checkout for an exclusive discount). 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: Fred, Brian Seckold, Lee Mintram, Richard Yetzes, Jade Barefoot 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:    Someone Just Opened A Brand-New Nintendo 64DD Dev Kit: https://bit.ly/2QU3EQf Dominik Diamond book:  https://bit.ly/39qhGiQ New Sony Patent Hints At PS1 Backwards Compatibility: https://bit.ly/2OefeEU PiePacker: https://piepacker.com/ Beautiful Doom 7: https://bit.ly/31AHAwa

1 Apr 20211h 35min

Robin's website: https://www.jubbernaut.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books The SNES Pixel Book: https://bit.ly/3w6KO8L Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience is a new, completely unique award-winning event where live actors, virtual reality and sensational 5D effects place you INSIDE the action: https://thewaroftheworldsimmersive.com/ (simply enter code Retro at checkout for an exclusive discount). 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: Charlie Pearce, Morgan Evans, ctrl.alt.rees, John Taylor, Hisham Khalifa 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:    Massive PlayStation leak: https://bit.ly/3cptLXH Sony to Close PS3, PS Vita, PSP digital stores: https://bit.ly/2NPb3Pu Pizza Hut box lets you play Pac-Man in AR: https://bit.ly/31iei5e Neo Geo rare game found in field: https://bit.ly/3tUcmw8 Fuze Coding Competition: https://theretrohour.com

26 Mar 20211h 28min

Bill Harbison website: https://harbonaut.wixsite.com/portfolio Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books SNES/Super Famicom: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/30SjgWa Get started shaving with Harry's today by claiming your Trial Set for £3.95: https://www.harrys.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: Jake Worrell, Instant Gratification Monkey, Gavin Creech, Asen Ivanov, Wanderley Ceschim 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:    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge: https://bit.ly/3lrVrOp Cassette tape inventor dies: https://bit.ly/38XaZES New PS1 hack: https://bit.ly/3eV1bz0 The worst way to watch Tenet: https://bit.ly/2NxZrjS Sega Saturn Flashcart: https://bit.ly/3eNSYwq

19 Mar 20211h 28min

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books SEGA® Master System: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3uSqNSn 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: Robert Lang, Chris Anderton, Jarno Mielikainen,  Patrick Bregger, James Alston 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/ Show notes:    RCM charity album: https://blankcanvascharity.uk/ Citadel fixed and upgraded: https://bit.ly/2OeaU8G Ex-Activision veterans develop Atari 2600 titles: https://bit.ly/3ciZR5T Pubjumper Mario: https://bit.ly/3rAOTiN RetroArch cart adapter: https://bit.ly/38L4VPN Modern TV for retro games: https://bit.ly/3t5Mrkw

12 Mar 20211h 17min

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books SEGA® Master System: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3uSqNSn 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: Mattias Sundling, Jeremy Rayner, Garry Nutting, Darren Coles, Olly Dean 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/ Show notes:    Unused DS feature: https://bit.ly/3e7Ljsy Sonic Mania lego: https://bit.ly/386DPlQ 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 released: https://bit.ly/3bWfsrW Take-Two takes down reverse-engineered GTA: https://bit.ly/309hAXT                                     Pacman in the sky: https://bit.ly/3rdRjDJ

5 Mar 20211h 27min