195: Arcade Perfect: The Best and Worst Home Arcade Ports - The Retro Hour EP195

This week we have a rare interview with Stainless Games CEO Patrick Buckland, the highs and lows of the Carmageddon series, Crystal Quest and Apple gaming. Stainless Games: http://www.stainlessgames.com/ Win Play Expo Blackpool tickets: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-blackpool-tickets/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Christer Hollsten, Tim Daelemen, Laurence Fortt, Joe Locker Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ All Your Bass festival tickets: https://www.thenva.com/aybsched Show notes: Apple to release Apple Lisa operating system as open source: http://bit.ly/2FZ6Wb2 Retro Bit Handheld + official sega accessories: http://engt.co/2DNaqg8 1942 remade in AMOS: http://amiten.es/?p=130 Pheonix remake for Windows: https://lerrrtaste.itch.io/phoenix-revive Retro Games show their staying power: http://bit.ly/2DsGEQ2 Goldeneye 007 mod turns Bond into Mario: http://bit.ly/2Dw6eDG

19 Jan 20181h 12min

Plenty of Sega and Amstrad memories with Daniel Ibbertson AKA Slopes Game Room. New Gameboys, battery advice and text adventure talk. Win Play Expo Blackpool tickets: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-blackpool-tickets/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Chad Goulding, John Barrick, William Darren Fox, Jonas Tolijander Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ All Your Bass festival tickets: https://www.thenva.com/aybsched Show notes: Gameboy ULTRA edition Hyperkin: http://bit.ly/2qQWTkT Nintendo Switch beats PS2 year 1 sales: http://bit.ly/2EDkQ14 Bad Apple demo: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bad-apple using new Ni-MH AA batteries: http://bit.ly/2mnZhtx Adventuretron: http://bit.ly/2ASZ4UF

12 Jan 20181h 3min

We talk Atari ST VS Amiga gaming, Vampire games and coding for classic systems with Dimitris Giannakis aka Modern Vintage Gamer! Modern Vintage Gamer on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFaPUcJU1vwk193mnW_w1w Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Andreas Sauer, Henrik Pdersen, Simon Wolf, Peter Elsey Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Atari Box Pre orders delay: http://cnet.co/2CY6nNs Vinyl too popluar: http://bit.ly/2nOjMUx Guy counts every mario coin ever: http://bit.ly/2F2kNgc Zaaap c64 2019 annual: http://www.indieretronews.com/2017/12/zzaps-back-zzap-64-annual-2019-announced.html

5 Jan 20181h 8min

It's our second annual Christmas super quiz! Paul Drury from Retro Gamer magazine and Oliver Wilmot from the National Video Game Arcade return to try to keep their title as reigning quiz champions. How will their fare against Ravi and Joe from The Retro Hour Podcast in a battle of video game and computer knowledge?! Merry Christmas to all our loyal listeners, see you in 2018. Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Chad Goulding, John Barrick, William Darren Fox, Thomas Heimann

22 Dec 201744min

We look back on some of our favourite moments of the first 100 episodes of the Retro Hour podcast. Featuring LGR, Tom Kalinske, Al Lowe and more! All Your Bass competition: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-all-your-bass-weekend-tickets/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Jakob Eskstrom, Adrian Herridge, Mathew Cooper, Neil Corbett Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: A Hundred Crowns - The Highs: https://youtu.be/UoVPhCBQrWQ Tower 57: http://tower57game.com/ Best retro games at Christmas?: http://bit.ly/2BrJgwm Gameshell: http://kck.st/2z0JlXo EMU VR: http://bit.ly/2CgRwvR LGR: http://www.theretrohour.com/clint-from-lazy-game-reviews-joins-us-the-retro-hour-ep33/ Eugene Jarvis: http://www.theretrohour.com/defender-the-story-of-an-arcade-legend-with-eugene-jarvis-the-retro-hour-ep75/ Tom Kalinske: http://www.theretrohour.com/the-retro-hour-podcast-ep-18-segas-former-ceo-tom-kalinske/ Mev Dinc: http://www.theretrohour.com/last-ninja-2-street-racer-and-konix-multisystem-with-mev-dinc-the-retro-hour-ep38/ Al Lowe: http://www.theretrohour.com/the-retro-hour-episode-15-leisure-suit-larry-with-al-lowe/ Stewart Cheifet: http://www.theretrohour.com/computer-chronicles-host-stewart-cheifet-the-retro-hour-ep46/ Gallahad/Fairlight: http://www.theretrohour.com/the-retro-hour-episode-11-piracy-on-the-amiga-with-galahadfairlight/ Howard Scott Warshaw Pt 1: http://www.theretrohour.com/atari-legend-howard-scott-warshaw-the-retro-hour-ep77/ Howard Scott Warshaw Pt 2: http://www.theretrohour.com/e-t-on-atari-2600-the-story-of-the-worst-video-game-ever-the-retro-hour-ep78/

15 Dec 20171h 15min

We're joined by the father of the video games industry, Nolan Bushnell is our special guest for episode 100! Nolan's website: http://nolanbushnell.com/ All Your Bass competition: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-all-your-bass-weekend-tickets/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Daniel Waddington, Ashley Narayanen, Hakan Blomqvist, Gunnar Rivenes Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Sonic 3D Blast Director's Cut: http://bit.ly/2AoH7SA Baby Monkey Alba: http://bit.ly/2yOK3W2 Crappy game endings: http://bit.ly/2kDDBfU Megadrive VR headset: https://youtu.be/3UN_pN9ZU8Y

8 Dec 20171h 10min

We get the story of the UK's first National Video Game Arcade with plenty of Jeff Minter and Matthew Smith love. The National Video Game Arcade: https://www.thenva.com/ All Your Bass: https://www.thenva.com/allyourbass Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Edvin Helland, Charles Astwood, Pete Elsey, Michael Keith The Commodore Story Competition: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-the-commodore-story-movie-premiere-tickets/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: RetroBlox online retro console: http://bit.ly/2zFja4M Shenmue 1 & 2 coming for PS4 and Xbone: http://bit.ly/2Ai5ZtI The best controllers for retro gaming: http://bit.ly/2AiwsYk New computer museum: http://kck.st/2iBFmtn

1 Dec 20171h 14min

We talk golden joysticks and classic gaming TV with Alex Verrey AKA Big Boy Barry! Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealBigBoyBarry Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Kim Jorgensen, Toby Bridson, Elysian Pickups, Michael Dailly Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Raspberry Pi style switch: http://bit.ly/2zlHDfs New FMV game coming to PS4: http://bit.ly/2A2fxtj Why am I playing more retro games now?: http://bit.ly/2jjjiAf Steve Jobs demos iTunes podcasting: https://youtu.be/7gkHS9bffT8

24 Nov 20171h 11min