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

Did piracy kill the Amiga? How did the big cracking groups operate, and who in the industry helped them? We chat to Galahad from legendary piracy groups LSD & Fairlight. Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Radio 1 fighting games documentary: http://bbc.in/1RbKOx1 2D NED games upgraded to 3D: http://bit.ly/1RpldB5 PANG is back: http://www.retrogamer.net/blog_post/pang-is-back/ Indie Retro News: http://www.indieretronews.com Day of the Tentlce HD info: http://bit.ly/21znJUC SCUMM VM: http://scummvm.org/ Dreamcast Phantasy Star Online still played today: http://onforb.es/1pQMuAb Xbox One cross platform multiplayer: http://www.wired.com/2016/03/xbox-one-cross-console-multiplayer/ New fan-made Dizzy game released: http://www.jdcstudios.co.uk/Downloads.htm Day-Z creator sees VR as a "very expensive Wii" : http://bit.ly/1MeQ15g

18 Mars 20161h 7min

We chat about the Amiga and C64 demo scene with musician Andrew Barnabas (SWIV/Creatures music), plus Nintendo bringing back the SNES and haunted video games! Our website: http://theretrohour.com Show notes: RGDS Podcast: http://rgdspodcast.blogspot.co.uk/ Wayback When Podcast: http://waybackwhenpodcast.libsyn.com/ SNES CD Boot rom discovered: http://bit.ly/1SwHuM4 New Dizzy collection for Amiga CD32: http://bit.ly/1P42XW1 Save the sounds: http://savethesounds.info/ 3D printing retro consoles cases: http://bit.ly/1U6PIf3 Inventor of email inventor dies: http://bit.ly/1ROlmKZ Super Mario theme park: http://bit.ly/1Yq3RDy Amikit X released: http://bit.ly/1XikTlM MAME is now open source: http://mamedev.org/?p=422 Nintendo bringing back the SNES?!: http://bit.ly/1UYuvn0 Spell Razor game: http://bit.ly/229287H Creepy game urban legends: http://listverse.com/2013/06/06/10-creepy-video-game-urban-legends/

11 Mars 20161h 9min

We talk Psygnosis with former employee and legendary game musician Mike Clarke! What was the original Playstation prototype like? Did Microcosm live up to the hype, and what happened to the unreleased games and projects? Our website: http://theretrohour.com Out Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Show Notes: Check out our friends at: http://letstalkretro.com Raspberry Pi 3 released: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-on-sale/ Kanye West's new album is called TurboGrafx 16: http://bit.ly/1WS0wf0 The Guardian hosts Amiga Power magazine reunion: http://bit.ly/1WZPpRh Fergus McGovern from probe passes away: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/industry-pays-tribute-to-fergus-mcgovern/0163193 "First Mentions" on Usenet: https://support.google.com/groups/answer/6003482?hl=en Liquid Kids & Snow Bros for the Amiga CD32: http://www.indieretronews.com/2016/02/liquid-kids-snow-bros-unreleased-double.html#more Sony making power glove?: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sony-patents-playstation-vr-motion-tracking-glove/0163191 Hobgoblin ported to the Atari XL/XE: http://www.indieretronews.com/2016/02/hobgoblin-2-wip-atari-xlxe-conversion.html Latest Coleco Chamelion fake prototype?!: http://bit.ly/1RMGzoA Giant GameBoy in Nottingham bar: http://bit.ly/1oEioPt Streets of Rage 2 music released on vinyl: http://bit.ly/1Rtbdki Pokemon 20th annivsersy: http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2016/02/pok-mon-s-20th-anniversary New Pokemon game and story for 3DS: http://bit.ly/21NB91b Mcdonald's Happy Goggles: http://bit.ly/1TUXYi3

4 Mars 20161h 6min

This week we catch up with Anthony and Nicola Caulfield, the creators of the fantastic From Bedrooms To Billions documentary about British gaming, and talk about their upcoming Commodore Amiga film. From Bedrooms To Billions: http://www.frombedroomstobillions.com/ Show notes: Tribute to Dave Needle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv_LdSmNhds Dan's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4nYiUwSqo220UNT1xrpZ_Q Ravi's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/the4mula Brick the iPhone: http://bit.ly/1TIDf0U Game sound track on vinyl: http://store.iam8bit.com/collections/vinyl Cassette Tapes are back: http://bit.ly/1XPRUXm Is the Coleco Chamelion a scam?: https://youtu.be/GQ3m2D-WEG8 Coleco wins Atari archive: http://bit.ly/1TIDf0U Story of the Amstrad CPC in pixels: http://bit.ly/1QBVbE3 Sensible Soccer world cup: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=81293 New Amiga Game footage released: http://bit.ly/21n3DSR Argos Arcade: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4141192.htm GAME retro consoles: http://bit.ly/1VIVl0P NX using third party: http://bit.ly/24t8VeC 101 gamers play Mario Kart at once: http://bit.ly/1n1McUM

26 Feb 20161h 7min

We're joined by Mike Montgomery from The Bitmap Brothers this week! Why should he have cancelled Chaos Engine 2 and how serious was the rivalry with Sensible Software? Show notes: Growing The 8 Bit Generation documentary released: http://www.8bitgeneration.com/ Project dream funding themselves: http://bit.ly/1OjXzxH Play Windows 3.x games in your browser: https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrarywin3games Amiga Future magazine: http://www.amigafuture.de/ MineCraft Boris Johnson: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-01/19/london-games-festival-announced Bitmap Brothers CD32 collection: http://www.indieretronews.com/2016/02/the-bitmap-brothers-collection-amiga.html Sinclair Vega Portable console: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-plus-console#/ Coleco Chamelon public preview: http://toyland.gizmodo.com/colecos-chameleon-is-a-retro-gaming-console-every-80s-k-1759157058 Board games making comeback: http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/monopoly-cards-against-humanity-lead-gaming-comeback-1-4030840 Sonic The Movie: http://bit.ly/1TqMem9 Amiga Tennis Champs returns: http://toucharcade.com/2016/02/08/tennis-champs-returns-trailer/ Take video games seriously: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/15/naomi-alderman-take-video-games-seriously

19 Feb 20161h 2min

This week we get the inside story on the original Grand Theft Auto on the PS1, and how it was inspired by Clockwork Knight on the Sega Saturn. Plus, why Lemmings 2 is not as good as the first one! Mike Dailly from DMA Design/Psygnosis chats to us. Show Notes: Hewson are back: http://bit.ly/1VCmm5v Sega responds to Dreamcast 2: http://bit.ly/1TWR0s1 Every 3D realms game for £5: http://bit.ly/1QbBlz7 Doncaster's new retro games market: http://on.fb.me/1SlLaRs NES USB loader: http://bit.ly/20ZiIpT Team 17 takes on 16 year old pupil: http://bit.ly/1WT0RP6 Commodore 64 MMO game, 'Habitat': http://bit.ly/1TcNI3a Doom Remake special edition: http://bit.ly/1SLCzrR Old people playing games to stop them falling over: http://bit.ly/20ZiMWT Iran's 140m gaming industry: http://bit.ly/1URDwMv XCom 2 rated as perfect: http://bit.ly/1Qwl6x0 Commodore UK's David Pleasance & Colin Proudfood are working together again: http://bit.ly/1o6plbH WinAPE 2.0 beta 2 - Amstrad emulator for windows gets an update: http://bit.ly/1TWRhet Karateka ported from ST to Amiga: http://bit.ly/1QbBSBe New Sega Megadrive shmup: http://bit.ly/1LkTWra

12 Feb 20161h 3min

This week we catch up with legendary video game musician Tim Wright, the man behind Lemmings on the Amiga and Wipeout on the PS1. Show Notes: Move over Raspbery PI here comes the BBC MicroBit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adi-gaskell/bbc-mircobit-steals-the-sb9050150.html IndieGo! Console funding CD32 games development: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=81250 Amiga plipbox 0.6 released: http://lallafa.de/blog/amiga-projects/plipbox/ Monthly Videogames show coming to bbc radio one: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/monthly-video-games-show-coming-to-bbc-radio-one/0161774 Micheal Jackson Composed Sonic 3 tunes: http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/27/secret-michael-jackson-tracks-are-in-sonic-3-claims-composer-5646934/ 30 Year Old C64 Game Finally Released : http://www.pasisbitstuff.net/#!Digital-80’s-IV-Little-Knight-Arthurs-Awesome-Anniversary-and-Publishing-Day/c5jt/56969c900cf2e099256d8bc1 Just Speccy 128 by Zaxon: http://www.retrogamescollector.com/hands-on-with-the-just-speccy-128-by-zaxon/ NES30 Pro Bluetooth Game Controller: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/136528-give-your-gaming-controller-a-retro-feel-with-this-great-nes-inspired-update Google achieves AI 'breakthrough' by beating Go champion: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35420579 New Games studio in Nottingham: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sumo-digital-opens-new-nottingham-studio/0161781 What was/is your favorite Joystick: http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4189

5 Feb 20161h 5min

As well as the week's big retro stories, Dan & Ravi are joined by Mr Biffo, the man behind legendary 90s video game Teletext magazine, 'Digitiser'. Show Notes: Take a look inside Europe’s first hotel for gamers: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gaming/489471/Arcade-Hotel-Amsterdam-Europe-First-Gaming-Hotel Massive retro gaming market planned in London: http://metro.co.uk/2015/09/21/massive-retro-gaming-market-planned-in-london-5401476/ Atari Steam opens vault to offer 100 retro video games tweaked by new technology: http://www.examiner.com/article/atari-steam-opens-vault-to-offer-100-retro-video-games-tweaked-by-new-technology Sega 3DS Collection: http://www.polygon.com/2016/1/21/10808830/sega-3d-classics-collection-3ds-north-america-release The Retro Freak Console: http://www.trustedreviews.com/cyber-gadget-retro-freak-review Sega Portable Console With 30 Games: http://bit.ly/1Ts3Myr SD Card Laserdisc Replacement Drive ‘Dexter’ Released For Dragon’s Lair & Similar Arcade Machines: http://www.retrocollect.com/News/sd-card-laserdisc-replacement-drive-dexter-released-for-dragons-lair-a-similar-arcade-machines.html Japanese Publisher Natsume Selling Factory Sealed Super Nintendo Releases From New-Old-Stock: http://www.retrocollect.com/News/japanese-publisher-natsume-selling-factory-sealed-super-nintendo-released-from-new-old-stock.html Long-Awaited PlayStation “PSIO” Device By Cybdyn Systems Enters The Beta Testing Stage: http://www.retrogamenetwork.com/2015/11/12/long-awaited-playstation-psio-device-by-cybdyn-systems-enters-the-beta-testing-stage/ Amiga Games List: http://www.amigans.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2350

29 Jan 20161h 7min