414: The New Retro Wave: ZX Spectrum Next and the Sound of Tomorrow - The Retro Hour EP414

We get the story of the movie licencing kings Ocean Software from former director Gary Bracey. How they landed the big film licences, the highs and lows, and games like Robocop, Platoon and Batman The Movie. Thanks to Retro Unlim for recording this week's interview: http://retrounlim.com/ Email us: show@theretrohour.com Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Magnus Esbjorner, Adam Hinde, Christopher Foulds, Billy Rooney Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Retro Computer news closing: http://bit.ly/2gQr72g Atari Box first look: http://bit.ly/2uHt2fi Mario Maker 64: http://bit.ly/2uhHREg Mario smooth scrolling Amstrad CPC: http://bit.ly/2uQCGwt New Commodore 64 is coming: http://bit.ly/2uQpOqj

21 Juli 20171h

On the weekend of PLAY Expo Blackpool, we're joined by the man behind the UK's biggest retro gaming events and retailer Console Passion, Andy Brown! Play EXPO Blackpool website: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Steve Ruston, Andrew S Baster, Henrik Andersson, Nigel Clark. Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Augmented reality Super Mario Bros: https://youtu.be/QN95nNDtxjo Crash magazine revival Kickstarter: http://bit.ly/2taifKp Too many games?: https://youtu.be/7YjZNFS8qeo eBay pulling down SNES mini listings: http://bit.ly/2uqPMR5 New SNES mouse available: http://bit.ly/2tT8767

14 Juli 20171h 7min

We get the full story of 'the worst video game ever', E.T on the Atari 2600 in the second part of our interview with the legendary Howard Scott Warshaw! Plus, win a pair of Play EXPO Blackpool tickets. Howard's website: http://hswarshaw.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Frederick Burbidge, Jason Landridge, Bret Pritchard, Jonathan Parry, Chris Baker. Win a pair of Play EXPO weekend passes: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-pair-of-play-expo-blackpool-weekend-passes/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: New Crash Bandicoot is harder than you remember?: http://bit.ly/2sONWZM Rampage the Movie with The Rock: http://bit.ly/2uySMaF School Daze remake for Android/iOS: http://bit.ly/2tUuOJg Star Wars Last Jedi trailer on Apple II: http://bit.ly/2tytitV Irritating things about modern gaming: http://bit.ly/2tfUyPw

7 Juli 20171h 3min

We're joined by Atari legend Howard Scott Warshaw in the first of a two part special. We talk about classics like Yarr's Revenge, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the 'worst game ever' E.T on the 2600! Howard's website: http://hswarshaw.com/wordpress/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Barry Jack, Chris Cowland, Paul Edwards, Przemyslaw Duchnicki Win a copy of Amiga/C64 Forever 7: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-amiga-forever-c64-forever-7-bundle/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Friend 1.0.0: http://friendup.cloud SNES Mini release date and games list confirmed: http://bit.ly/2tNgcIY Why does everyone hate GAME?: http://bit.ly/2trmjoM Sega Forever released on iOS/Android: http://bit.ly/2sG2oQt

30 Juni 20171h 6min

We talk about making new Mega Drive games in 2017 with Matt Philips, the creator of new game Tanglewood. Tanglewood website: http://tanglewoodgame.com/index.html Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Poul Gadving, Efraim Juntunen, James Alston, Arnt-Ove Todnem Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Sega's mysterious new trailer: https://youtu.be/y50nAoA5KwY New Wipeout collection: http://bit.ly/2t2DPA6 New gameboy Everdrives: http://bit.ly/2rZl3tl Mario Kart VR coming to arcades: http://bit.ly/2reVekE Abbey road studios Tomb Raider: http://kck.st/2rUnaOb

23 Juni 201753min

We talk to the arcade master Eugene Jarvis about Defender, Robotron, Smash TV and more early arcade memories! Raw Thrills website: http://rawthrills.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Steve from Wavem Studios, Darren Coles, Mikael Norrgard, Martin Williams Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: New Atari console coming?: http://bit.ly/2suXVBY Xbox One to play Original Xbox games: http://bit.ly/2rQaZ4r Less than 2% of Xbox One use is backwards compatibility: http://bit.ly/2t7QNcP Alex Kidd in Miracle World 2: http://bit.ly/2rmmQob Funny glitch from Fifa '94 inspires Mockumentary: https://youtu.be/NNOxofVJRXM

16 Juni 20171h 13min

We’re joined by legendary Commodore 64 game musician Rob Hubbard, the man behind the music for International Karate, Commando, Monty on The Run and many more! Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Eric Nelson, Liam Clancy, William Bateman, Leigh Bestford Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Sonic Mania release date: http://bit.ly/2rTmSYs NeXT: Steve Jobs’ dot.com IPO that never happened: http://bit.ly/2rW1cqI Crazy Taxi free for phones: http://engt.co/2sbyP7X Napster's Sean Parker patents Anti-Piracy technology: http://bit.ly/2qNBNPA Wolfentstein 3D for C64: http://bit.ly/2rpGTEq

9 Juni 20171h 4min

We chat to the team behind the UK's biggest retro computing and gaming museum, the Centre For Computing History in Cambridge. http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: RockerRoller, Liam Clancy, William Bateman, Leigh Bestford Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: New Micro Machines game: http://bit.ly/2rM33lC Man born with no eyes loves gaming: http://bit.ly/2qcg0ju 10 way to breathe new life into old consoles: http://bit.ly/2qHtHs1 Project Rap Rabbit: http://bit.ly/2swnUWF

2 Juni 20171h 10min