410: Atari 2600+: The Inside Story With Creator Ben Jones - The Retro Hour EP410

Pitfall creator David Crane gives us the inside story on Activision - the world's first third-party games developer. David Crane: http://www.dcrane.com/Home.html Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Robert Smith, Aaron Ostrander, Andrew Craig, Kristian Svanes Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Mini N64 coming soon?: https://bit.ly/2IJmosC V-Kits Raspberry Pi retro arcade gaming kit: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ What's happening with Paprium?: https://bit.ly/2KOvJzS New Xbox Duke controller is here: https://bit.ly/2xa6whv

25 Maj 20181h 5min

We talk to Jerry Buckner about the classic video game song Pac-Man Fever, working with Disney on Wreck-It Ralph and the early arcade scene. Jerry's website: http://www.bucknergarcia.com/ WIN weekend passes for PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-glasgow-weekend-passes/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Karl Perry, Kim Jorgensen, Vincent Pfiel, Patrick McGinty Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Horizon Chase: https://bit.ly/2ItW2Pe Microsoft lauch disability controllers: https://bit.ly/2rLGGv8 Sega Mega Drive Collection - Slope's Game Room video: https://youtu.be/RHb0SAVH6r4 Wonder Switch competitor, the new Ouya?: https://bit.ly/2KAzmtm

18 Maj 201859min

We get the story of Killer Instinct, TimeSplitters and GoldenEye 007 with Rare's resident sound man, Graeme Norgate! Graeme's website: http://www.graemenorgate.com/ WIN weekend passes for PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-glasgow-weekend-passes/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Karl Perry, Kim Jorgensen, Vincent Pfiel, Patrick McGinty Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Two-thirds of children don't know what a floppy disk is, survey reveals: https://bit.ly/2IbVugL SNK Neo Geo Mini: https://bit.ly/2rBjDmN No Virtual Console coming to Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2rzKqPB Cycle exact Commodore 1541 with Raspberry Pi: https://bit.ly/2rAGhLV

11 Maj 20181h 14min

We go behind the scenes of Bad Influence! with host Andy Crane, plus a bit of Broom Cupboard and Ed The Duck chat. Andy Crane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andycrane64/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mike King, Mat Ammer, Ediz Mehmet, Adam Dimmick Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Retro Island Diskettes Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-812168144 Dan on Crossed Wires Podcast: https://crossedwires.net/shortcircuits003 That's Entertainment, Granger Games, Trade Nation go bust: https://bit.ly/2GP86d9 France.com stolen by French government: https://bbc.in/2r8N3ri Sinclair Cpectrum designer dies: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43907248 PolyMega console: http://polymega.com/

4 Maj 20181h 13min

We get the inside story on Bullfrog and games like Populous, Syndicate and Magic Carpet from Glenn Corpes. Glenn's blog: http://glenncorpes.blogspot.co.uk/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Ramond de Vrede, Craig Marshall, Andrew M Marsh, Stefan Blixth Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRu PLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Amiga Works DVD: https://www.facebook.com/amigaworks/ Billy Mitchell diqualified by Twin Galaxies: https://bit.ly/2HXR10q Myst Anniversary Collection Kickstarter: https://kck.st/2r2Ws4j Nintendo Switch has been hacked: https://bit.ly/2JxHsCs

27 Apr 20181h 9min

We talk Chip's Challenge, California Games and the ill-fated 3DO M2 with the legendary Chuck Sommerville, formerly of Epyx Games and Electronic Arts. Chuck's Challenge: http://www.chuckschallenge.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Hubert Stanczyk, Gary Heather, Craig Marshall, Joachim Mild Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRu PLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ Show notes: Ravi's Mod Radio: https://www.youtube.com/user/the4mula/ Mega Drive Mini: https://bit.ly/2vsf7vb Sega Ages coming to Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2F6i2ta DDR Freestyle takeover in California: https://freestyletakeover.wordpress.com/ Pontypool Museum Generation Games: https://bit.ly/2HSG7qp Collector finds drugs and cash in NES cartridge: https://bit.ly/2qOnIm7 Toshiba reveal new high quality cassette: https://bit.ly/2qMSGfn

20 Apr 20181h 8min

We talk to the amazing Peter Oliphant about classics like Stonekeep and Lexi-Cross, working at Mattel Electronics and life as a child actor. Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Roy Gillotti, Colin Bell, Nigel Wilkinson, Stephen O'Kane Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRu PLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ Show notes: 7th guest sequel 13th doll: https://bit.ly/2GUyXVa New Amiga 500 cases: https://bit.ly/2GUCtPw British Thames television looks at Toyko in the 80s: https://bit.ly/2GUXj15 Mini centipede replicade: https://bit.ly/2vdkY7z

13 Apr 20181h 14min

How to build the ultimate 'man cave', system restoration and maintenance tips with Neil from Retro Man Cave. Retro Man Cave on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Greg Gerke, Eamonn Murphy, Pierre Kressman, Toby Philpott Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRu PLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ Show notes: Home Computer Museum launches: https://bit.ly/2EmHzhf Handhelds on Internet archive: https://ubm.io/2EmHASl NERG - North east retro gaming 2018: http://www.northeastretrogaming.com/ Video game hall of fame 2018 finalists: https://nyp.st/2q9Xevl Wipeout VR: https://bit.ly/2EppwXT

6 Apr 20181h 8min