397: Obsidian & Rocket Science Games with Matthew Fassberg - The Retro Hour EP397

Retro Man Cave: https://bit.ly/2txfAs4 The Derek Findas Archive: https://bit.ly/2Iv4TAR Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Frank Eivind Runholt, Edward Sanguinetti, Sebastian Kiernan, Simon Buckner    Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss 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/ Events we'll be at: PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/ Amiga 34 - Germany  Show notes: New Dreamcast controllers: https://bit.ly/2GEcSd2 Lunark: https://kck.st/2E1kToB      Seeking Apollo Smile: https://bit.ly/2VgR6iR New Dr Mario game coming to mobile: https://bit.ly/2T6Y5NM Man finds old Apple computer still working: https://cnn.it/2GUZIaF

22 Feb 20191h 3min

ToeJam & Earl: Back In The Groove: https://www.tjebackinthegroove.com/ Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Dennis Beverloo, Ryan Scoular, Stephen Quinn, Cameron Armstrong   Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss 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/ Events we'll be at: PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/ Amiga 34 - Germany  Show notes: Komoda & Amiga Plus magazine: http://ka-plus.pl/en/news/ 16bit pocket MD: https://bit.ly/2GLbYdQ Album created with just motherboard sounds: https://bit.ly/2DGyUYv Raspberry Pi launches store in Cambridge: https://bit.ly/2Szwgy0 Legend of Zelda DOOM mod: https://bit.ly/2FSxo9l

15 Feb 20191h 12min

Frank Klepacki's website: http://www.frankklepacki.com Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stephen and Gillian Murphy, Loukas Pour-Hashemi, Michael Stouffs, Jarno Mielikainen    Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss Join our  Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our  website: http://theretrohour.com Our  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events we'll be at: PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/ Show notes: Show notes: Retro Arch PS2 port: https://bit.ly/2BpDhqS Techno DJ releases new album on the Mega Drive: https://bit.ly/2GpqDv9                                                                                GameStop fails to secure buyer: https://bit.ly/2TECKrQ What will retro gaming be like in 20 years?: https://bit.ly/2Bp8GJM

8 Feb 20191h 13min

Freefall 3050 A.D.: http://freefall3050.com/ Win a copy of Freefall 3050 A.D: https://theretrohour.com/2019/02/01/freefall-3050-ad/ Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Frank Rundholt, Edward Sanguinetti, Sebastian Kiernan, Gary Audley Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events we'll be at: PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/ Show notes: Atari gaming scene hotting up for 2019: https://atariage.com/store/ Stream original Gameboy to TV: https://bit.ly/2G1CzUr Japan still making Minidisc players: https://bit.ly/2S0QdO1

1 Feb 20191h 9min

We get the definitive history of Firebird Software and Telecomsoft with former employee Richard Hewison.  The Bird Sanctuary: http://birdsanctuary.co.uk/

25 Jan 20191h 14min

We find out about life manning the phones as an early 90's Sega Game Counsellor with Tim Gadler. Tim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timgadler Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Frank Rundholt, Edward Sanguinetti, Sebastian Kiernan, Gary Audley Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events we'll be at: Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097 PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/ Show notes: Nintendo fans are not happy with NES offerings on Switch: https://bit.ly/2Ml4jny Sonic Adventure remake?: https://bit.ly/2HiuFHV Hyperkin HDTV NES Zapper: https://bit.ly/2RD7n4l Japan outlaws console modding: https://bit.ly/2Ca4r4m Evan Amos book: https://amzn.to/2QVO29k

18 Jan 20191h 8min

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Dennis Beverloo, Ryan Scoular, stephen quinn, Cameron Armstrong Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events we'll be at: Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097 PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/ Show notes: Lost NES SimCity turns up: https://bit.ly/2D2nteN Early Arpanet Pioneer dies: https://bit.ly/2RCvteA Gamecube pads on Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2AF1mJI Golf in Doom - Hellshots Golf: https://bit.ly/2QAzXOc A visit to id software in 1993: https://youtu.be/Q65xJfVkiaI

11 Jan 20191h 12min

Xbox Revisited: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Xbox-Revisited-Public-Civic-Renewal Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Laurence Bennion, Falko, Nigel Wilkinson, Andrew P Jones Oliver Wilmot's video games quiz: https://www.facebook.com/anotherquiz Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events we'll be at: Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097 PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/ Show notes: Bandersnatch: https://bit.ly/2BZo3YX Soulja Boy Console removed from sale: https://bit.ly/2EYuEpN Nogalious coming for MSX, c64 and CPC: https://bit.ly/2F6cYcv Steamlink on Raspberry Pi: https://bit.ly/2F6do2z John Major thought email was a fad: https://bit.ly/2GUs4DR

4 Jan 20191h 10min