421: Origin Systems, American Laser Games & Women in Gaming: Sheri Graner Ray - The Retro Hour EP421

We get the inside story on a true arcade classic - the legendary Q*bert from the man behind it, Warren Davis. Email us: show@theretrohour.com Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Holy Cheever Church Records, Stelios Kalogreadeas, Konstantinos Daskalakis, Darren Coles Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Sonic Mania released: http://bit.ly/2uOzGRF Sonic Mania Animated Opening on SEGA CD https://youtu.be/MNLu7a-9yE8 Half of Payphones being decommisioned: http://bit.ly/2uHk3vv Next Gen N64 controller: http://kck.st/2fReh3I

18 Aug 20171h 17min

Cult Sega Mega CD FMV horror game Night Trap is being re-released and remastered for its 25th anniversary. We get the story on how it happened and why it deserved to reach a new audience with the man behind it, Tyler Hogle. Night Trap 25th Anniversary: http://www.nighttrap25.com Email us: show@theretrohour.com Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Christopher Foulds, Naweed Iftkhar, Wiktor Zarema, Garry Heather Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Ravi's CD1200 video: https://youtu.be/9LmFmH4YNBA Bloke finds Atari prototype in shop: http://bit.ly/2hQFl3u Sealed copy of Super Mario Bros sells for $30,000: http://bit.ly/2fy3f37 AtGames comments on Sega Genesis Flashback poor reviews: http://bit.ly/2wORh8I The Vampire V4 is coming: http://bit.ly/2vM2mdI

11 Aug 20171h 4min

We talk about the Commodore 64 in 2017 with Joerg "Nafcom" Droege, the creator of long running C64 diskmag Scene World. Scene World: https://sceneworld.org/ Email us: show@theretrohour.com Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Timothy Blanks, Johnathan Kaye, Philip Bailey, George Toohey Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: RIP iPod: http://bit.ly/2v5sJKY Are Flashcarts slowly killing your consoles?: http://bit.ly/2weNUZo Night Trap 25 Years documentary: http://bit.ly/2weaeCl Nintendo N64 mini is coming?: http://bit.ly/2v3UNOC Save The Machine fire: https://www.facebook.com/SavetheMachine/

4 Aug 20171h 4min

Hello you! Larry Bundy Jnr AKA Guru Larry is our special guest this week! We talk classic gaming TV, industry scandals and fact hunting. Guru Larry on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LarryBundyJr Email us: show@theretrohour.com Thanks to our amazing donators this week: RoblewellnUk, John Dijkman, G Liddon, Anthony Clarke Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Reset 64 magazine: http://bit.ly/2tPrXm2 Ready Player One Trailer lands: https://youtu.be/LiK2fhOY0nE RIP Paint: http://bit.ly/2uoED1I Scrap dealer finds NASA computers in basement: http://bit.ly/2uZWTNs GAME selling the "recreated ZX Spectrum": http://bit.ly/2w66Lox

28 Juli 20171h 2min

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