The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)24 Dec 2021

307: The Best of 2021 in Retro Gaming - The Retro Hour EP307

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Show notes:

Sinclair - The Inside Story with Nigel Searle - The Retro Hour EP256: https://bit.ly/3J9e2KB
Namco: Inside Stories with Scott Rogers - The Retro Hour EP287: https://bit.ly/3ejd1RJ
Atari & Computing Pioneer Chris Crawford - The Retro Hour EP270: https://bit.ly/3H7j2gJ
Dominik Diamond & 8-Bit Show & Tell - The Retro Hour EP269: https://bit.ly/3qohfx3
Soviet Strike, Transformers & FMV Games with Flint Dille - The Retro Hour EP282: https://bit.ly/3yXg384
Brenda Romero: Wizardry & Sir-tech - The Retro Hour EP262: https://bit.ly/32wp2Ra
Triumph of the Nerds with Robert Cringley - The Retro Hour EP283: https://bit.ly/3yUHtv6
The Gaming Historian - The Retro Hour EP258: https://bit.ly/33K6mxY
Motocross Madness with designer Robb Rinard - The Retro Hour EP299: https://bit.ly/3EqReCu
Clint from LGR, Kim Justice & Dimitris from MVG - The Retro Hour EP300: https://bit.ly/30U2edM
Dreamcast: Where It Went Wrong with Sega's Mark Subotnick: https://bit.ly/32tTNX2
DJ Aphrodite: Making Chart Hits on The Amiga - The Retro Hour EP259: https://bit.ly/3qjWGSB

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