444: Yoko Shimomura: The Music of Street Fighter II & Kingdom Hearts - The Retro Hour EP444

444: Yoko Shimomura: The Music of Street Fighter II & Kingdom Hearts - The Retro Hour EP444

This week, we’re honoured to be joined by the legendary Japanese composer Yoko Shimomura, the musical genius behind some of the most iconic video game soundtracks of all time including Street Fighter II, and the enchanting melodies of Kingdom Hearts. We explore her incredible career and the creative process behind these timeless scores. Recorded live at RetroMessa in Norway.

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
42:31 - Yoko Shimomura Interview

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Show notes:

The Spectrum: https://tinyurl.com/y97brnzv
Sonic CD ported to Mega Drive: https://youtu.be/uXDfIk3h-8g
Computer Café archived: https://tinyurl.com/2p8sxrzj
King's Quest VI demake: https://tinyurl.com/yc3p4hkk
Retro-Bit Sega Saturn fighting stick: https://tinyurl.com/3s9483bw

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168: U.S Gold and Virgin Games with Tim Chaney - The Retro Hour EP168

168: U.S Gold and Virgin Games with Tim Chaney - The Retro Hour EP168

Help us by visiting our sponsor, RetroMania Wrestling: https://www.retromaniawrestling.com/ Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Garry Heather, Jason Herrick, Alex Vasik, Espen Gullbek   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  PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Beyond a Steel Sky: https://bit.ly/2U7t6gY Nintendo game work well in VR: https://bit.ly/2IgnuPT Tempory early internet - Million dollar homepage: https://bbc.in/2HU51IO

12 Apr 20191h 14min

167: The History of Sierra Adventure Games with Shawn Mills - The Retro Hour EP167

167: The History of Sierra Adventure Games with Shawn Mills - The Retro Hour EP167

Infamous Quests: http://www.infamous-quests.com/ Help us by visiting our sponsor, RetroMania Wrestling: https://www.retromaniawrestling.com/ Claim your FREE case of craft beer from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retro Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: John Piper, Adam Dimmick, Dave Wild, Photon Storm LTD   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  PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Plus/4 Mini: https://youtu.be/2PkHWLCPgNs Sega WILL release the Megadrive mini: https://bit.ly/2FN7Iti New nes game 'Office Hero': https://bit.ly/2OOwSeh Bridge Strike Amiga game: https://bit.ly/2TZnSYE

5 Apr 20191h 11min

166: 'Go 8 Bit' with Steve McNeil - The Retro Hour EP166

166: 'Go 8 Bit' with Steve McNeil - The Retro Hour EP166

Hey! Listen! book: https://www.stevemcneil.co.uk/my-book Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070 Claim your FREE case of craft beer from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retro Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: John Martorana, Stuart Brand, Matt Hill, John Piper   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  PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Analogue Mega SG: https://bit.ly/2Uh8Nlf Prototype ZX Spectrum on display: https://bit.ly/2I1xZWr GODS Remastered: https://www.robotriotgames.com/robot-riot---gods.html Atari upgrading Blood: https://bit.ly/2V2csAP

29 Mars 20191h 6min

165: From Zork to The Dark Room with John Robertson - The Retro Hour EP165

165: From Zork to The Dark Room with John Robertson - The Retro Hour EP165

In this episode we discuss everything from brutal Infocom text adventures, retro gaming TV and the story of "The Dark Room", the world's only live-action adventure videogame with the wonderful John Robertson. The Dark Room: https://www.thejohnrobertson.com/thedarkroom/ Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070 Claim your FREE case of craft beer from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retro Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Jim Svalas, Martin Gustav Andersson, Raymond Montalban, Michael Vreede   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  PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Live action Sonic not going down well: https://bit.ly/2U1Ar5B Civitas Nihilium: https://bit.ly/2FnyRBE Lost NES wrestling game digitised: https://bit.ly/2HxUUJz Last Blockbuster store in the world: https://engt.co/2HIJMsG

22 Mars 20191h 9min

164: Imagine Software and Codemasters with Bruce Everiss - The Retro Hour EP164

164: Imagine Software and Codemasters with Bruce Everiss - The Retro Hour EP164

Bruce On Games: https://www.bruceongames.com Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070 Claim your FREE case of craft beer from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retro Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Jim Svalas, Martin Gustav Andersson, Raymond Montalban, Michael Vreede   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  PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: The Old Internet: http://theoldnet.com/ Why The Web Won't Be Nirvana: https://bit.ly/2AGezEH Panic Dizzy for the NES: https://bit.ly/2O62Kuq Inside out - features RCM leicester: https://bbc.in/2TFFnOq

15 Mars 20191h 3min

163: Perifractic's Retro Recipes - The Retro Hour EP163

163: Perifractic's Retro Recipes - The Retro Hour EP163

Perifractic's Retro Recipes: https://www.perifractic.com/ Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070 Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Patrick McGinty, Marc Slorance, Darren Coles, Mark Hughes     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  PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Bleem! for PS Classic: https://bit.ly/2XKOQSX Cosmic Force: https://bit.ly/2ETL0zh Megadrive Mini games: https://bit.ly/2tZDfBz

8 Mars 20191h 5min

162: Football Manager with Kevin Toms - The Retro Hour EP162

162: Football Manager with Kevin Toms - The Retro Hour EP162

Football*Manager: https://blog.kevintoms.com/games/ https://www.facebook.com/KevinTomsGames https://twitter.com/KevinToms Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Frank Linhares, Paul Edwards, Graham Beresford, Andreas Sunna     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  PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Nintendo Classic Maps site: https://noclip.website/ Amiga Power Kickstarter: Coming soon Scipt-8: https://script-8.github.io/ Tetris player breaks record: https://bit.ly/2BYaEkK

1 Mars 201957min

161: Retro Man Cave Dwellers - The Retro Hour EP161

161: Retro Man Cave Dwellers - The Retro Hour EP161

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

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