The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

We talk to the man behind International Karate, IK+, Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker - the legendary Archer Maclean! Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Roy Gillotti, Karl Kuras, Paul Edwards, Norman Davie Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events: PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Play cartridges on SNES mini: https://bit.ly/2MzEC52 The Matrix banana phone is back: https://bit.ly/2OXzx47 Classic Sega games on Switch: https://bit.ly/2NdUeZ2 The Settlers 25th anniversary: https://bit.ly/2w9tgLP Hacking Fax machines: https://bit.ly/2w8jrNR

23 Aug 20181h

Knightmare was a groundbreaking kid's TV show combining RPG and adventure game with incredible graphics. Hear our live panel from PLAY Expo London with Hugo Myatt (Treguard), David Rowe, Paul Flannery Knightmare Live: https://www.knightmarelive.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mathew Martin, S Syrja, Simon Rose, Alan Purdom, West Darley Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events: PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Tanglewood gets full release: https://bit.ly/2Peqg8L Nintendo takes down Emuparadise: https://bbc.in/2Mv4QFD In defence of ROMS: https://bit.ly/2PbxRoG Tesla adds Atari to car: https://bit.ly/2nMyxnD Knightmare Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/user/DynamiteHeaddy/playlists

16 Aug 20181h 7min

We talk to Diablo creator David Brevik to get the inside story on Blizzard, Warcraft and his return to retro gaming! Graybeard Games: https://www.graybeardgames.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Robinson Technologies, Simon Pilgrim, Raymond Montalban, Ian Poynter Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: More Vega+ problems: https://bit.ly/2OYXUzl Nintendo takedown emulator: https://bit.ly/2vSqt8F Amstrad PCW8512 still printing festival tickets: https://bit.ly/2MduBu8 General Magic the movie: https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com/

10 Aug 20181h 14min

Alternative Software has been making and releasing budget games for 33 years, we talk to founder Roger Hulley about classics like Skool Daze, Pheenix and much more! Alternative Software website: http://www.alternativesoft.co.uk/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mark Heslop, Darren Coles, Patrick McGinty, Ben Litchfield Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Nintendo video with Craig Charles: https://bit.ly/2veo7Sb Andy Warhol museum choice of display: https://bit.ly/2LUNiml Halo Tv Series: https://bit.ly/2IK5ZU4 Ada Lovelace book auctioned: https://bit.ly/2vc5sWY Video game addiction is real: https://wapo.st/2ObvJfh

3 Aug 20181h 2min

We reminisce about the Mortal Kombat series, WWF WrestleMania, Hexen II and much more with Jake Simpson - formerly of Midway and Raven Software. Jake's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJakeSimpson Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Edwards, Marvin Droogsma, Roger McNally, Steve Clifford Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Ravi on RetroManCave: https://youtu.be/OfNn4SL1_gE New Atari Jaguar pro controllers: https://bit.ly/2uYybP9 The Micro Gotek is here: https://bit.ly/2mN8MTG Return of the Tentacle - Prologue: https://bit.ly/2Le3cst Super Battletoads: https://bit.ly/2ueMX3E

27 Jul 20181h 16min

We talk to Sega historian Ken Horowitz, the owner of Sega-16.com and author of two Sega history books for some great nostalgic chat. http://sega-16.com Thanks to our amazing donators this week: John Hall, Roy Gillotti, Garry Heather, Karl Kuras PLAY Expo London competition: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-london-knightmare-live-tickets/ Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Virtual Boy is back: https://bit.ly/2zQ8RPY Atari hires Xbox designer Rob Wyatt: https://bit.ly/2uOFeZM Vapourwave music released on floppy disk: https://rol.st/2NqBbLH

20 Jul 20181h 14min

Chris Abbott brings C64 music to live audiences and beyond! We chat about his work on Back In Time, Ninja Musicology and Project Hubbard! Plus, the new Amiga 1500+ with Stephen Jones. C64Audio.com: https://c64audio.com Checkmate A1500 Plus FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/checkmate1500plus/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Victoria Lamburn, Scott Goodwin, Matthew Green, William Forrest Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Switch piracy tool contains anti-piracy brick tool: https://bit.ly/2LcoVwE New ToeJam & Earl game: https://bit.ly/2ur6iOt Stephen Jones Retro Man Cave video: https://youtu.be/a7-YWZZCRww Tempest 4000: https://bit.ly/2LgWBJO Music used: Retro Hour intro theme Hubbard '80 - Lightforce by Marcel and Rob Rydeen (Daley Thompson's Decathlon Loader) https://soundcloud.com/chrisabbott

13 Jul 20181h 3min

We chat to legendary "phone phreaker" John Draper AKA Captain Crunch about hacking, the Homebrew Computer Club and how he helped Woz and Steve Jobs start Apple. Beyond The Little Blue Box: http://beyondthelittlebluebox.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Terry, Pawel Michalak, Greg Gerke, Eric Dawahare Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: BBC computer literacy archives: https://bit.ly/2z7YE0V National Video Game Arcade moves to Sheffiled: https://bbc.in/2lYyCUq The Netflix of retro gaming: https://bit.ly/2tXBqFS Need to change definition of 'Hacker': https://bit.ly/2tKXjHG

6 Jul 20181h 8min