The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)13 Dec 2019

203: The Best of The Year in Retro Gaming: 2019 - The Retro Hour EP203

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You'll never play your favourite retro game on Switch: https://bit.ly/34hMOMb Cyberdecks: https://bit.ly/38ynMvG
Retro Mania Wrestling: https://bit.ly/2YKphT2
Atari VCS in production: https://bit.ly/2PhtMBc
Steve Jobs floppy sells for 7.5k: https://bit.ly/2PBUTG6
Ghosts 'n' Demons: https://bit.ly/2RHXvoC

Retro Picks:

Ravi: The BackOfficeShow - https://backofficeshow.com
Dan: https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/
Joe: Laird's Lair - https://bit.ly/2LR8qIG

Best of Episodes:

Rare: The Inside Story - https://bit.ly/34lLNCV
How Xbox Took on The Playstation with Microsoft's Robbie Bach - https://bit.ly/2EdbkU3
PLATO: The Greatest Computer Network You’ve Never Heard of - https://bit.ly/2YQ3tp2
Tectoy: How Sega Consoles Still Rule In Brazil - https://bit.ly/2EfatlC
Imagine Software and Codemasters with Bruce Everiss - https://bit.ly/2srkxVZ
Bally Midway: Rampage, Xenophobe, Arch Rivals with Brian Colin - https://bit.ly/36uzQfl
Mastertronic: The Inside Story - https://bit.ly/2qQC61u
Charlie Brooker: Bandersnatch, Black Mirror, GamesWipe - https://bit.ly/35gRmnn
Shaun Southern: Lotus Turbo Challenge, Supercars, Kikstart - https://bit.ly/38yIoDM
Retro Man Cave Dwellers - https://bit.ly/35ddqiy

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