Postal & Spy VS Spy with Vince Desi - The Retro Hour EP85

We talk the early BBS hacking scene, the failure of 3DO and lots more with the co-founder of Interplay, Rebecca Heineman! Rebecca's website: http://burgerbecky.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Shaggy listens to Amiga tunes: http://bit.ly/298iGHf Last episode of Video Game Nation: http://bit.ly/28MP55O Ecco Dolphin unreleased Dreamcast beta found: http://bit.ly/29hx3wi Atari movie kickstarter: http://kck.st/1S0drap Sony refund for PS3 Linux court case: http://bit.ly/28KT9Dn

1 Juli 20161h 15min

We speak to gaming pioneer Richard Bartle who co-invtended the first M.U.D game in the 70s, which lead to the rise of MMOs! How did it all start, and why would he close down World of Warcraft? Richard Bartle's website: http://mud.co.uk/richard/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Smartboy: http://bit.ly/28TXHgp Polite googling: http://bit.ly/1rre6fa Eagle box: http://bit.ly/28W2y0k New Amiga case look: http://bit.ly/1Sby7fA NERG 2016: http://bit.ly/28QudMo Sonic dominos: http://bit.ly/28W91GE Football Fever compliation for Amiga CD32: http://bit.ly/28W91GE Pietro brothers Spectrum Mario clone demo: http://bit.ly/292azxY NAS had a Rob the Robot: http://bit.ly/28RDWjn

24 Juni 20161h 5min

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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 20161h 7min