The Retro Hour - Episode 22 (Dizzy & Codemasters with The Oliver Twins)

We go inside Microsoft back in the late 90s to hear the story of the original Xbox, Direct X, Microsoft's failed attempt to buy Nintendo and lots more with Kevin Bachus. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retro Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Bernd, The Amiga Show, Rob Hull 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 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 Upcoming events: Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022 Show notes: EmuVR: https://www.emuvr.net/ NES OS: https://notin.tokyo/nesos/ Device brings back harddrive clicking: https://bit.ly/3EoUIc8 Zelda texture bug: https://bit.ly/3ElFyod SNK VS Capcom for C64: https://bit.ly/3CCcW8S Half Life 2 VR mod: https://bit.ly/3ebHNzQ

7 Okt 20221h 45min

We chat to Youtuber ctrl-alt-rees about classic Atari machines like the ST, Falcon and Jaguar, and learn some lesser-known stories about unreleased systems like the Atari Sparrow and Panther. ctrl-alt-rees: https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees/ https://ctrl-alt-rees.com Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Richard Baker, RetroPassion Ltd 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 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 Upcoming events: Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022 Show notes: Blockbuster video game championship is back: https://bit.ly/3RthGlb Maniac Mansion comeback?: https://bit.ly/3BVnAGj Sega Saturn controller port hack: https://bit.ly/3LWVNcX C64 OS: https://c64os.com/ C64 OS video: https://youtu.be/MVeW2ZlV2WU Fan uses Super Mario Maker 2 to make a full "classic" Mario: https://bit.ly/3rjdIRI

30 Sep 20221h 39min

We get the inside story of Incentive Software and the classic 3D Contruction Kit which allowed users to create 3D worlds on platforms like the ZX Spectrum, C64 and Amiga with special guest Paul Gregory. Paul's website: https://www.indigobeetle.co.uk/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ BetterHelp - You deserve to be happy. Try the world's largest on-line therapy service and get 10% off your first month by using our link at http://www.betterhelp.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 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 Upcoming events: Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022 Show notes: Golden Eye 007 comes to Xbox and Switch: https://bit.ly/3UBacjc Intel's retiring the Pentium: https://bit.ly/3UvWvBS Operation Wolf is back: https://bit.ly/3xKzAZR Atari 50 updates: https://bit.ly/3xLJBWI Phantom Fury: https://bit.ly/3SrnhcN

23 Sep 20221h 32min

Point & Click adventure games are going through a major revival at the moment, and we chat to Dave Gilbert from indie studio Wadjet Eye Games.  Inspired by classics from Sierra and Infocom, they specialise in the adventure genre, with some stunning pixel art and stories.  Wadjet Eye Games: http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Dave Moyle, Paul Wilcock 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 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 Upcoming events: Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022 Show notes: Guy completes every N64 game: https://bit.ly/3QJS7Mt  Portable Amstrad CPC464: https://bit.ly/3dmb8Hh  Wolfenstein 3D on Sega Master System: https://bit.ly/3DstMaW  Gargoyles remaster: https://bit.ly/3qFKpbG  Intellivision Amico non-exclusives: https://bit.ly/3ROOs1n  Civitas 2230 kickstarter: https://bit.ly/3S9MlVs

16 Sep 20221h 29min

We chat to the fascinating Michael Case who started his career working on adult games for the Atari 2600, and then brought some of the biggest PlayStation titles to the PC. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Luke Challis 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 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 Upcoming events: Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022 Show notes: Rare's lost Game Boy competitor is found: https://bit.ly/3eBEMsm Microprose retro style flight sim: https://bit.ly/3D7RnxC MS-DOS games recreated in AI: https://bit.ly/3d1zaaq Evercade EXP announced: https://bit.ly/3DcN5oG Japan's war on Floppy Disks: https://bit.ly/3RxGw4v Old skool gamer mag Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/3Qzx13k

8 Sep 20221h 28min

We're joined by a legend this week, NewTek founder and the 'father of desktop video', Tim Jenison, to hear the story of how the Commodore Amiga changed the movie and TV industry. Tim's Vermeer: https://www.sonyclassics.com/timsvermeer/  Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Damien Smith 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 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 Upcoming events: Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022 Show notes:  Resident Evil cancelled after one season: https://bit.ly/3B8ngVx Pac Man World Re-Pac: https://bit.ly/3Q9VIDk Wireless controller mod for GameCube: https://bit.ly/3B4eZBR Janet Jackson crashes your hard drive: https://bit.ly/3KFfhlH Game publisher Sunsoft is back: https://bit.ly/3KCYHmJ

2 Sep 20221h 29min

We catch up with Rare legends Kev Bayliss and Paul Machacek at Retromessa in Norway to hear some incredible stories from inside Rare in the 90s. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ BetterHelp - You deserve to be happy. Try the world's largest on-line therapy service and get 10% off your first month by using our link at www.betterhelp.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 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 Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022 Show notes:  Artist Oliver Frey passes away: https://bit.ly/3QPLSri https://youtu.be/wq6JcPIhjyE Star Fx mod with multiplayer: https://bit.ly/3QPJO2L Yars Recharged: https://bit.ly/3R9lf09 Mega Drive 2 UK release & full titles: https://bit.ly/3csE1AZ

26 Aug 20221h 17min

We chat to author Richard Moss about how the golden age of shareware subverted, shook up, and reshaped the video game industry, and kept independent game development alive.  Shareware Heroes: https://sharewareheroes.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Jake Evans, Albert Dunberg 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 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 Join us in Norway at Retro Messa on 20-21 August: https://retromessa.no/  Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022 Show notes:  80's video shop in Alfreton: https://80svideo.co.uk/store https://youtu.be/4PWpyv2jIuw New Alone in the Dark game: https://bit.ly/3STlrmd Live-action Pacman game in development: https://bit.ly/3T2bdA2 Doom playable on tractor: https://bit.ly/3K0jvUN New 8-bit console you build yourself - Game Tank: https://bit.ly/3K0qFIL New Dreamcast Shmup: https://bit.ly/3wA6sEf

18 Aug 20221h 29min