286: Bullfrog & Syndicate with Sean Cooper - The Retro Hour EP286

We're joined by the wonderful Ed Rotberg who was a core member of Atari's coin-op team from 1979 onwards, and worked on classics like Battlezone, S.T.U.N. Runner and Blasteroids. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at http://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £3! https://www.magazinesdirect.com/retrohour 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 https://www.betterhelp.com/retro Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Mikey McCorry 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/  Show notes:  Was Robin Williams the world's first podcaster?: https://bit.ly/3cDtuTg Arcade Paradise simulator: https://bit.ly/3JbGNXn Lego Atari 2600: https://bit.ly/3zHcwfK All SNES manuals have been uploaded by a fan: https://bit.ly/3SkuP1U Blood re-release for PC through Limited Run: https://bit.ly/3S6RLl5

28 Juli 20221h 23min

We chat to Core Design legend Peter Connelly who worked on classics like Tomb Raider 3, The Last Revelation and The Angel of Darkness to get a fascinating inside look. 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: Edwin van den Oosterkamp, Michael Nicholson 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/  Show notes:  Original Xbox Live returns: https://bit.ly/3PQNHUd Pokedex cart: https://bit.ly/3PCjAQa Saturn Quake ported to PC: https://bit.ly/3PQNKiR Limewire is back: https://bit.ly/3PsuqIR Sega USB cyber stick: https://bit.ly/3PqDxtC

22 Juli 20221h 29min

We chat to Rare legend Paul Machacek to hear the fascinating story of the company's portable games, including Battletoads, the Double Dragon crossover and the cancelled Super Battletoads game. https://www.rare.co.uk/ 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: Pete Barfield, Rob Claridge, Paul Dobek 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 Show notes:  Windows 98 on Xbox Series X: https://bit.ly/3nYvAzs Next-gen Dreamcast VMU 'VM2' coming soon:  https://bit.ly/3RtHKhn Evercade THEC64 Collection: https://bit.ly/3ccmFYP 3DO M2 on MAME: https://bit.ly/3Rtzpu9 Portable TV and SNES: https://bit.ly/3uK3TP0

14 Juli 20221h 29min

We catch up with documentary makers Ant & Nic Caulfield to chat about their latest project, dedicated to the history of the Amiga 500.  What made it so special? Did piracy help or harm the machine and lots of our memories in this very nostalgic episode. The Gaming Chronicles - The Amiga 500 on Kickstarter FINAL HOURS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamingchronicles/the-gaming-chronicles-episode-1-the-amiga-500 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Grow your business today with a 14 day FREE trial of Shopify, use our link at https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour 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 Show notes:  Atari 50th anniversary collection: https://bit.ly/3PgDuA5 Our chat with Nolan Bushnell: https://bit.ly/3RgjzTF  The Simpsons Hit and Run fan remake is open world: https://bit.ly/3ypyoL5 Ron Gilbert stops giving Monkey Island updates after fan backlash: https://bit.ly/3alza3M Metal Slug for Mega Drive and Atari ST: https://bit.ly/3ysF1fq Game Cube Pico Mod Chip: https://youtu.be/qwL4ZSa0xMo

8 Juli 20221h 43min

We chat about the rarest retro Apple prototypes, a look back at classic Macs, NeXT cubes, BeOS and more with Krazy Ken from the amazing Youtube channel, The Computer Clan The Computer Clan: https://www.youtube.com/c/ComputerClan Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ 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 Show notes:  RIP Bernie Stolar: https://bit.ly/3acYtVk Windows 98 gets a new update... in Mars!: https://bit.ly/3QWaDTn Mega Drive Mini 2 gets Mega CD add on: https://bit.ly/3a8u4ro Mega Drive Mini 2 11 more games announced: https://bit.ly/3bDbpEs Resident Evil 2 running on Sega Saturn: https://youtu.be/4FexI3TLIlQ Floppy Drive Orchestra gets upgrade: https://bit.ly/3nsVhYH Windows 95 on Mega Drive: https://youtu.be/g2hr8CgU3uM

1 Juli 20221h 32min

There's a retro beat 'em up revival happening right now, and we chat to the team behind Bitmap Bureau's epic new game Final Vendetta which is a love letter to classics like Final Fight and Streets of Rage. Bitmap Bureau: https://bitmapbureau.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Joe Douglas, Ricki Sickenger, Aidan Holmes 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 Show notes:  Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic 2 broken on re-release: https://bit.ly/3Njq9Wd  Atari Mania: https://bit.ly/3OFJxO3  Unreleased Quake Game Boy Advance port found: https://youtu.be/R43k-p9XdIk  RIP Internet Explorer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61810403  Flashback 2 is coming: https://bit.ly/3ycCVl4

23 Juni 20221h 34min

We get the inside story on the classic Road Rash series, from the original games, the amazing 3DO and PS1 versions and the struggles of Road Rash 3D, with the awesome Randy Breen. Bright Star Studios: https://brightstar.studio/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £1 with this special Retro Hour offer – just visit https://magazinesdirect.com/retrohour - That’s saving up to 95%! Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Ben Litchfield, Tom Gambill, A B, Jason H 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 Show notes:  Sega Mega Drive Mini 2: https://bit.ly/3O2LbJK Resident Evil 4 remake: https://bit.ly/3u2Vdmv NASA releases Roman Telescope retro game: https://cnet.co/3MTvcfH Duke Nukem the movie: https://bit.ly/39uYAeF Elden Ring Game Boy demake: https://bit.ly/3xZ6SVq

16 Juni 20221h 29min

We get the inside scoop on classics like The Simpsons Road Rage and Hit & Run, and the incredible story of making the Ghostbusters video game with John Melchior. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Grow your business today with a 14 day FREE trial of Shopify, use our link at https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour 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 Show notes:  Atari Marble Madness 2 leaks: https://bit.ly/3NPW69g Midcentury modern style arcade: https://bit.ly/3wZ0JH6 SimCopter 64 build found: https://bit.ly/3GLBtc1 SimCopter 64 footage: https://imgur.com/a/0BYSC79 Portable CRT console you can build : https://bit.ly/3teBjEu

9 Juni 20221h 37min