The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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.comEmail us: [email protected] 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/retrohourukShow notes:Ravi's CD1200 video: https://youtu.be/9LmFmH4YNBA Bloke finds Atari prototype in shop: http://bit.ly/2hQFl3uSealed copy of Super Mario Bros sells for $30,000: http://bit.ly/2fy3f37AtGames comments on Sega Genesis Flashback poor reviews: http://bit.ly/2wORh8IThe Vampire V4 is coming: http://bit.ly/2vM2mdI

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: [email protected] 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/retrohourukShow notes:RIP iPod: http://bit.ly/2v5sJKYAre Flashcarts slowly killing your consoles?: http://bit.ly/2weNUZoNight Trap 25 Years documentary: http://bit.ly/2weaeClNintendo N64 mini is coming?: http://bit.ly/2v3UNOCSave The Machine fire: https://www.facebook.com/SavetheMachine/

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/LarryBundyJrEmail us: [email protected] to our amazing donators this week: RoblewellnUk, John Dijkman, G Liddon, Anthony ClarkeOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Reset 64 magazine: http://bit.ly/2tPrXm2Ready Player One Trailer lands: https://youtu.be/LiK2fhOY0nERIP Paint: http://bit.ly/2uoED1IScrap dealer finds NASA computers in basement: http://bit.ly/2uZWTNsGAME selling the "recreated ZX Spectrum": http://bit.ly/2w66Lox

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: [email protected] to our amazing donators this week: Magnus Esbjorner, Adam Hinde, Christopher Foulds, Billy RooneyOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Retro Computer news closing: http://bit.ly/2gQr72g Atari Box first look: http://bit.ly/2uHt2fiMario Maker 64: http://bit.ly/2uhHREgMario smooth scrolling Amstrad CPC: http://bit.ly/2uQCGwtNew Commodore 64 is coming: http://bit.ly/2uQpOqj

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/retrohourukShow notes: Augmented reality Super Mario Bros: https://youtu.be/QN95nNDtxjoCrash magazine revival Kickstarter: http://bit.ly/2taifKpToo many games?: https://youtu.be/7YjZNFS8qeoeBay pulling down SNES mini listings: http://bit.ly/2uqPMR5New SNES mouse available: http://bit.ly/2tT8767

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/retrohourukShow notes: New Crash Bandicoot is harder than you remember?: http://bit.ly/2sONWZMRampage the Movie with The Rock: http://bit.ly/2uySMaFSchool Daze remake for Android/iOS: http://bit.ly/2tUuOJgStar Wars Last Jedi trailer on Apple II: http://bit.ly/2tytitVIrritating things about modern gaming: http://bit.ly/2tfUyPw

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 DuchnickiWin 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/retrohourukShow notes: Friend 1.0.0: http://friendup.cloudSNES Mini release date and games list confirmed: http://bit.ly/2tNgcIY Why does everyone hate GAME?: http://bit.ly/2trmjoMSega Forever released on iOS/Android: http://bit.ly/2sG2oQt

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.htmlThanks to our amazing donators this week: Poul Gadving, Efraim Juntunen, James Alston, Arnt-Ove TodnemOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Sega's mysterious new trailer: https://youtu.be/y50nAoA5KwYNew Wipeout collection: http://bit.ly/2t2DPA6New gameboy Everdrives: http://bit.ly/2rZl3tlMario Kart VR coming to arcades: http://bit.ly/2reVekE Abbey road studios Tomb Raider: http://kck.st/2rUnaOb

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

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 BestfordOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow 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/2sbyP7XNapster's Sean Parker patents Anti-Piracy technology: http://bit.ly/2qNBNPA Wolfentstein 3D for C64: http://bit.ly/2rpGTEq

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 BestfordOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: New Micro Machines game: http://bit.ly/2rM33lCMan born with no eyes loves gaming: http://bit.ly/2qcg0ju10 way to breathe new life into old consoles: http://bit.ly/2qHtHs1Project Rap Rabbit: http://bit.ly/2swnUWF

We're joined by Amiga legend Dave Haynie, former Commodore chief engineer. We talk about the highs, the lows and the cancelled future plans for the Amiga.The Deathbed Vigil Video: https://youtu.be/BaTjwo1ywcIThanks to our amazing donators this week: Gus Douboulidis, Andrew Webb, Retro Pluggers, Neil MansellOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: 4 decades of demos for the Amiga CD32: http://bit.ly/2rYmLYn Zelda game for Amiga with Vampire: http://bit.ly/2s3xgZx Sega reveals their 'road to 2020' plan: http://bit.ly/2qjXuuv

We get the highs and lows of Atari UK with former marketing manager Darryl Still. From the ST glory days to defending the Jaguar, and hanging out with Fatboy Slim and Chesney Hawkes!Kiss LTD website: http://www.kiss-ltd.co.uk/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: David Stepvenson, Scott Julian, Eric Nelson, Colin ReidOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Atari still around in BladeRunner 2049: http://bit.ly/2rzsuCXGuy finds StarCraft source code: http://bit.ly/2pKzA9YCastlevania 30th anniversary facelift: http://bit.ly/2rz6atQ

After 70 episodes of the show, we turn the spotlight onto ourselves. What are Dan, Ravi and Joe's favourite retro systems, games and memories?Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Craig Ruddell, Andreas Sauer, Michael Conklin, Christopher Hull Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Vodaphone finally turn off pager services: http://bit.ly/2pBBcQA Hewson's Hyper Sentinel coming to Nintendo Switch: http://bit.ly/2r7pmxW Retro consoles as cars: http://bit.ly/2pEYcgz Nintendo playstation now fully working: http://bit.ly/2qcjnIQ Prisoners build pc in roof out of spare parts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39576394

We reminisce about BBS, Geocities and the earliest days of the Web with Internet Archive's Jason Scott.The Internet Archive: http://archive.org Textfiles.com: http://textfiles.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Harrington, Michael Keith, Lars Boddum, Paul EdwardsOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Night Trap HD update: http://bit.ly/2p4PTPSAtari 8-bit book: http://bit.ly/2pdIwkqSonic Time Twisted: http://bit.ly/2pAS7WG Spectrum Next funded in one day: http://bit.ly/2qABrz5Turn iPhone into a retro Mac: http://bit.ly/2pdZvD0

Hiding anti-Lotus 123 easter eggs in Excel, Windows 95 and why Bill Gates thought the Xbox was an insult with Microsoft's former game publishing VP, Ed Fries!Ed's website: https://edfries.wordpress.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Gareth McKee, Robinson Technologies, Gothic Charm, VFX Vault LTD and Simon Pilgrim Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/vote Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: 90's Google glass: http://dailym.ai/2ppS1yIArchive.org adds early Mac software: https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_macRobert Taylor of Xerox and Apranet dies: http://bit.ly/2oT81rS

Brian Moriarty gives us the inside story on Infocom, LucasArts and Loom - will it ever get an official sequel or modern update? Plus some amazing stories of celebs at the Skywalker Ranch!Brian's Website: http://ludix.com/moriarty/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Todd Sarney, Ross Burnett, Imran Chowdhry, Colin Walker Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/vote Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Thimbleweed Park: https://thimbleweedpark.com/Nintendo kill the NES Mini: http://bit.ly/2p1ixRlCrystal Kingdom Dizzy ported to Spectrum: http://bit.ly/2plxbTWNews report on the arcade scene of 1982: http://bit.ly/2obbtSd

We chat to the Oliver Twins at the launch of Mystery World Dizzy, plus Jon Ritman gives us the story of classics like Batman, Head Over Heels and Match Day I & II!Jon Ritman website: http://www.ritman.co.uk/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Chris Duckers, Steve Duke, Ian Poynter, Richard HallingVote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/vote Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Mystery World Dizzy: http://yolkfolk.com/mwd/21 things we miss about old computers: http://bit.ly/2pgQGtjGods remastered: http://bit.ly/2pAu727

We reminisce about Amiga demo scene Megademos, parties and more with Kim Frederiksen AKA Psycho/Budbrain!Budbrain Megademo: https://youtu.be/tMHcmEikUjsThanks to our amazing donators this week: Douglas barry, Brendan Griffin, Hauke Von Bremen and Luigi FumeroVote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/vote Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Hacks to try out today: http://bit.ly/2oEOM8N 8-bit classic 'Booty' gets remake: http://bit.ly/2oEQln9Atari ST and Amiga in harmoney: https://youtu.be/Wi_WXIBZFzk Early Internet exhibition in London: http://bit.ly/2nSHf4O

We're joined by the wonderful Ben Heck, the console modding king! We talk about repairing the Nintendo Playstation Prototype and will Ravi convince him to make an Amiga laptop?!Ben Heck on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebenheckshowThanks to our amazing donators this week: Ian Guthrie, Wouter Hermans, Geoffrey Hancock, Colin walker. Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/vote Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Oliver Twins at NVA: https://www.thenva.com/dizzy Apple Watch runs Gameboy games: http://gabrieloc.com/2017/03/21/GIOVANNI.htmlStoa Arcade cabinets: http://bit.ly/2nCuOIJNew MegaDrive fighting game coming: http://bit.ly/2npKUEsPlumbers Don't Wear Ties PC version found: http://bit.ly/2nGzpeBVarcade station: http://bit.ly/2nCv8at

We talk terrible old games, classic consoles and retro snacks with the wonderful Stuart Ashen this week! Ashens on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ashensThanks to our amazing donators this week: Stelios Kalogreades, Charles Clarke, Pierre Lindbergh, Matthias Ostrowski, Scott Marsden, Paul Edwards Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/vote Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:cTrix hacks Vectrex to make music: https://youtu.be/V0YNUE3_t8s cTrix Amiga video: https://youtu.be/1IKTNSux0RcObsolete Technology: 40 Big Losers http://www.pcworld.com/article/169863/obsolete_tech.htmlDiv MCC future: https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/index.php/divmmcfuture7th Guest making of video: https://youtu.be/zPAZDWxpJHA

Lots of coin-op nostalgia in this week's show as chat to Andy Palmer, owner of Europe's biggest arcade - Arcade Club!Arcade Club: http://www.arcadeclub.co.uk/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Gareth McKee, Robinson Technologies, Robert Hayles, Josef Vamosi, Jonathan Kaye Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/voteOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Pong table kickstarter: http://kck.st/2nk6QEGSNES UK Promo with Craig Charles: https://youtu.be/RB5ALVUs8bU Rik Mayall Nintendo ads: https://youtu.be/w24KR30nEsgWindows Vista is almost dead: http://bit.ly/2mQThJLThimbleweed Park released this month: https://thimbleweedpark.com/mainGoogle DeepMind plays Atari games: http://bit.ly/2nFC4SU

We get the story behind the classic FPS Counter Strike with Minh "Gooseman" Le! Plus, a book all Commodore fans will want to read.Minh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/goosemancsWIN an RC2014 kit: http://www.theretrohour.com/rc2014/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: D Lawless, Scott MacDonald, Katherine Palacios, Peter Boven, Emma RayOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: David Pleasance Commodore book Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2ni0e9w Dan gets a nintendo switch https://youtu.be/Zoxl0HmVjfsPodcast Awards https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/Open source port of Prince of Persia: http://bit.ly/2n7DfOI

We get the story behind Myst: the game that ushered in the CD and 3D revolution with its co-creator Robyn Miller.Robyn's Website: http://www.robynmiller.net/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Christopher McGonagle, Jonathan Moore, Stuart Thomas, Alastair Stevenson.Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: The Sinclair C5's successor: http://bit.ly/2l02tJcNokia 3310 is relaunched: http://on.mash.to/2mjmlvpDie Hard 64 discovered: http://bit.ly/2m3zsA2Atari's Swordquest is back: http://engt.co/2lHAXF0

We talk about the dawn of home computers and games with the legendary Scott Adams, founder of Adventure International. Scott's website: http://www.msadams.com/Thanks to our amazing donators: Laurens De Brujin, Michael Stouffs, Paul Edwards, Edward Regan Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: 2dark horror game: http://bit.ly/2lNJ16IFred Durst Dreamcast: http://bit.ly/2kUFDYwHyper Sentinal returns to Kickstarter: http://bit.ly/2lDZJTHCancelled Primal Rage 2 now playable: http://bit.ly/2l8dyYNThe Commodore Story documentary: http://kck.st/2lDRiYP

We get the inside story on the development of Earthworm Jim, the Aladdin video game and classic shooter MDK with Nick Bruty!Thanks to our amazing donators: Gareth McKee, Michael Keith, Robinson Technologies, Simon Pilgrim, Scott Rowley Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Zelda maps on paper: http://bit.ly/2kFD5IMRaiden coming to Atari STE: http://bit.ly/2lq7GyaMSX2CAS: http://bit.ly/2m2BL3OProject ZX: http://bit.ly/2kR4LLuDeep Thought can be built: http://bit.ly/2jZ1VUc

We're joined by the amazing Aleks Krotoski to get the inside story on Bits and Thumb Bandits! Aleks' Website: http://alekskrotoski.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Eric Nelson, Tobias Seiler, Colin Walker, Melissa Faye Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: New Console RetroBlox: http://bit.ly/2lsh1pU Anti-piracy wheels online now: http://www.oldgames.sk/docs/codewheel/ Total recall spectrum found: http://bit.ly/2kABTcW RPI Foundation helping teachers: http://bit.ly/2kAHH5T Open source Amiga accelerator: https://youtu.be/_b66O2F3-yg

We chat British computer and arcade memories from the 80s and 90s with one of our favourite Youtubers, Nostalgia Nerd. Nostalgia Nerd's website: http://www.nostalgianerd.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Jason Ingram, Mark Johnson, Johnathon Harrington, Tayler Catlin Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Pacman's daddy is dead: http://bit.ly/2k93JuX 8 bit Civilisation for c64: http://bit.ly/2jFwCBT The first ever live webcam: http://bit.ly/2kwNvhA 700+ games hack for miniNES: http://bit.ly/2k3s6ZX Sega NVA Patreon: http://bit.ly/2jtscfA Sega soundtracks on Spotify: http://bit.ly/2kx4jVT

Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Quake: the inside story of the biggest video games ever with John Romero! Plus, our report from Amiga Ireland, an amazing new Amiga show.John Romero's website: http://rome.ro/Thanks to our amazing donators: David McLachlan, Andrew M Marsh, Stephen Leary, Daniel WillarsOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: AtomProjekt Wolfenstein 3D mod: http://bit.ly/2jYi8KgDooom on Macbook Pro Touchbar: http://bit.ly/2gabBfSOpenEMU for MacOS: http://openemu.org/Atari classic gaming on your wrist?: http://bit.ly/2kAntKL

We chat to the man behind X-COM, Laser Squad and Chaos, the amazing Julian Gollop! Plus, is the Nintendo Switch interesting for retro gamers, and computers injuring people!Phoenix Point website: http://www.phoenixpoint.info/Thanks to our amazing donators: pierecipecentral.com - Titus Mieth, Christopher Ruppersburg, Keith Gunn, Christopher McGonagleOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Nintendo Switch won't face supply shortages: http://bit.ly/2jgUriqPortal for Apple II: http://bit.ly/2iTs8CzSuper Retro Boy: http://bit.ly/2jI15OJRoller Coaster Tycoon classic for mobile: http://bit.ly/2jxvmNHHidden Figures movie: http://cnn.it/2iTsedp Computer related injuries: http://bit.ly/2iTu4Lb

This week, we're joined by Fergus McNeill as we talk developing Carmageddon, making the Lawnmower Man game and working with Terry Pratchett! Fergus' website: http://www.fergusmcneill.co.uk/ Win a copy of The Oliver Twins' book: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-signed-copy-of-the-oliver-twins-book/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Paul Edwards, Wei-Ju Wu, Edvin Helland, Michael Keith Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Nintendo Switch teaser is inspired by NES ad: http://bit.ly/2iWLBDW What did the Apple and Atari designers get for Christmas a kids?: http://tek.io/2jf7EI0 Sven Harvey's Amiga Mart Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1464847440425914&fref=ts Yugoslavian computer magazine cover girls: http://bit.ly/2iL8Zq2

We get the story on classics like Superfrog, Body Blows, Super Stardust, Worms and many more with Team 17's Martyn Brown! Plus, our review of the long awaited Viva Amiga movie.Win a copy of The Oliver Twins' book: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-signed-copy-of-the-oliver-twins-book/Thanks to our amazing donators: Scott Marsden, Colin Reid, Sebastian KiernanOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Viva Amiga is out today: https://amigafilm.com/The first ever NES ad found: http://bit.ly/2iZ1tp090 year old youtube lets play star: http://bit.ly/2i12yyhNew Atari Lynx game: http://bit.ly/2jjJ0XN3d print your own Commodore PET: http://bit.ly/2jcmjAw

It's Retro Gamer Magazine VS The Retro Hour Podcast in our Christmas super quiz! We're joined by Paul Drury from Retro Gamer Magazine, Olly Wilmot from the National Video Game Arcade who go up against Ravi and Joe in a battle of video game and computer knowledge, who will win?!Merry Christmas to all our loyal listeners, see you in 2017.Thanks for our lovely donators: Duane Leinninger, Gideon Tebbutt, Michelle Winder, Peter EdwardsOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

We chat to the amazing Mel Croucher, the man behind the first video games company in the UK, hijacking commercial radio to broadcast software late at night, and the incredible Deus Ex Machina.Mel's website: http://melcroucher.net/Thanks to our amazing donators: Kristian Svanes, Magnus Esbjorner, Peter Lyngbak Pedersen, SJ Engledow TradingOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Console shock podcast: https://youtu.be/PrBUKLrFIK0 Retro games come to Facebook: http://tcrn.ch/2gfWXU9Streets of Rage & Altered Beast movie: http://bit.ly/2hPfPejRetro Sigma: http://bit.ly/2hPlvVD Super Mario Bros CPC: http://bit.ly/2gSJ8wvRob Hubbard honory degree: http://ubm.io/2fMuuT8 Slack Client for C64: http://bit.ly/2gTkGto

A full on Sega celebration with Adam Koralik, the Dreamcast scene in 2016, his love for rare and obscure consoles and retro collecting around the world.Adam's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdamKoralikThanks to our amazing donators: Lasse Henriksen, Matthew HudsonOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Two new Mega Drive games: http://bit.ly/2hfaXMj Pokemon TCG Telnet server: http://205.185.124.22/Retro Winter Games for iPhone: http://bit.ly/2hbUUi1The GameEye unreleased camera add-on: https://youtu.be/rGnzVcqF1yADisney making laserdisc size cases: http://amzn.to/2gCCdnANEO Geo games for PC: http://bit.ly/2eWF4Gs

We get the story on Bubba N Stix, Rick Dangerous and many more from Simon Phipps of Core Design and Gremlin Graphics!Simon's website: http://www.simonphipps.com/Thanks to our amazing donators: Stuart Thomas, Manuel Scharfy, Simon PilgrimOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Retro Trio sells out in a morning, more stock expected: http://retrodcpowered.com/?i=2Hackers hit san fancisco transport system: http://bbc.in/2gxctf2WinUAE gets Laser Disc game support: http://bit.ly/2ggGEDTRaspberry Pi sales could take over C66: http://bit.ly/2guDmjd

We get the inside story on Graftgold, developing Uridium, Rainbow Islands, Fire & Ice and much more with Steve Turner!Steve's Twitter: https://twitter.com/t2_steveThanks to our amazing donators: Kim Jorgensen, Aidan OloanOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:NES Mini Sells out everywhere: http://bit.ly/2ePCmF7NES Mini already hacked: http://bit.ly/2g95GcuMike Tyson's Punchout music is from 1958: http://bit.ly/2gcG9eaSega survey results: http://bit.ly/2fz5CR3Warlock Revenge old skool FPS coming to Steam: http://bit.ly/2gpav0eDoom turned into a platformer: http://bit.ly/2gpgSk3Pinballs Dreams on Amstrad CPC video: http://bit.ly/2fMTl9e

We talk to the man who documented the rise of the personal computer, Stewart Cheifet, former host of the legendary Computer Chronicles! https://twitter.com/cheifethttp://www.cheifet.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Luigi Fumero, Christopher Foulds, Scott Macdonald, Johnathan Kaye, SJ Engledow Trading, Andrew Hayes, Damian Page, Francisco Meza, Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Heart of The Alien (Another World 2) ported to Amiga: http://bit.ly/2g1o4z2 Sega asking fans which franchises they want reviving: http://bit.ly/2g1loBs Lost Kirby SNES games rescued: http://bit.ly/2eLQNKj Sensible Soccer update for 2015/ 2016: http://files.swos.eu/swos16-17/ USB computer killer: http://bit.ly/2goTdBt More indieGO details realsed: http://bit.ly/2fa9RCj

We talk TFX, F-29 Retaliator, Epic and Robocop 3's supposedly unbreakable copy protection (it was cracked in 2 days!) with the amazing Paul Hollywood from Digital Image Design and Evolution Studios.vTime: https://vtime.net/Thanks to our donators: Tim Daeleman, Garron Tungate, Michael Winn, Joseph Vamosi!Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Unused never-before-seen Virtua Fighter characters discovered: http://bit.ly/2ePQdLCCastlevania remade in Unreal Engine: http://bit.ly/2d9HwaWWorld's largest arcade machine only costs $100,000: http://bit.ly/2fK8uctVampire coming to the Atari ST: http://bit.ly/2g3eEH6Guy perfectly creates videogame sounds style with keyboard: http://bit.ly/2foHUYQApple 2 gets new OS after 23 years: http://bit.ly/2fXB65c

We chat to Kim Justice this week, talking arcade memories, writing for Retro Gamer and documenting British gaming history on Youtube.Kim's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/elmyrdehory Retro Gamer Magazine: http://www.retrogamer.net/Thanks to our donators: Simon Pilgrim, Christopher Buckley, Nicholas Lees, Geoffrey Jones!Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Super Samurai Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mevdinc/super-samurai-remake-of-amiga-retro-classic-firstDreamcast online via Raspberry Pi: http://blog.kazade.co.uk/p/dreampi.htmlNew Sega Megadrive announced: http://bit.ly/2f9cXUQ6 ways games were better in the good old days: http://bit.ly/2cppxSXThe Darkness of Raven Wood BBC Micro Text Adventure: http://bit.ly/2em2fstSNES Rayman prototype revealed: http://bit.ly/2e967luWii U goes out of production this week: http://bit.ly/2ejmCKpFriendUP RC1: https://friendup.cloud/

Raffaele Cecco chats to us about writing for CRASH magazine, his classic games like Cybernoid, Exolon and Stormlord, and upcoming HD remakes of some of his old favourites!Pixel Age Studios website: http://pixelagestudios.com/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Nintendo Switch reveal: http://bit.ly/2fo1fJD Add HDMI to Spectrum via RPI: http://bit.ly/2dPqunERetro Freak , take games anywhere: http://bit.ly/2eBN7LQSuper Stardust ported to the C64: http://bit.ly/2e5o8j1 MicroBit to go worldwide: http://bit.ly/2e1vCCXGame charging people to try VR: http://bit.ly/2e5mPR6Hidden games in Google: http://bit.ly/2feZAqgWoz limited edition Apple IIc: http://bit.ly/2ejuF7z

We get the inside story of the legendary Hewson Consultants (Uridium, Cybernoid), and 21st Century Entertainment (Pinball Dreams, Fantasies) with Rob Hewson! Hyper Sentinel: http://www.hypersentinel.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Unreleased SNES platformer Kickstarter: http://www.retrocollect.com/News/unreleased-super-nintendo-platformer-socks-the-cat-hits-kickstarter-with-cartridges-up-for-grabs.html Nintendo's office secrets! https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/14/nintendo-storage-room-famicom-disk-system/ Charlie Chaplin game for the C64 download: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=150902 Teletext artist! http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/teletext-pixel-pop-art-technology Rise of The Tomb Raider in PS1 box https://www.facebook.com/playstationaccess/posts/1335098413181438 vega+ launch http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/27/zxspectrumvegalaunchoctober_20/

The inside story on the Sony Playstation with Anthony Caulfield who talks about the upcoming final instalment in the From Bedrooms To Billions trilogy, "The Playstation Revolution".From Bedrooms To Billions: The Playstation Revolution: http://kck.st/2927RInOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Dan's video from Play Expo: https://youtu.be/voCh0LVxz40 Invention of the browser toolbar: http://bit.ly/2dhbtpK7 Ways games sucked that kids know nothing about: http://bit.ly/2dSSs3kUse modern printers with old computers: http://www.retroprinter.com/Super rare Nintendo 'Mokey Magic' arcade found: http://bit.ly/2dZN8duIs the price of retro games trending down?: http://bit.ly/2dPIc8lWolfenstein engine previewed on Amstrad CPC: http://bit.ly/2dpmcSeChina bans gaming at night: http://bit.ly/2dBQmz7Terry Pratchett's daughter wrote new Tomb Raider: http://bit.ly/2edY96q

It's an all-out Amiga fest this week with Trevor Dickinson! Why he loves the platform, how did Steve Jobs respond to a new Amiga project, and next generation AmigaOS and machines. A-EON Technology website: http://www.a-eon.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: C64c still used to run a garage: http://bit.ly/2dMwVYd Japanese mini Famicom: http://bit.ly/2dQbH8u Amstrad should have been bigger the Apple: http://bit.ly/2c7w3c4 Walker for the Spectrum: http://bit.ly/2dF5Of1 New Vectrex diving game: http://bit.ly/2dkkr6j Alan turnings lab first generated computer music restored: http://bit.ly/2dRELM7

We get the inside story on the Ultima series, the earliest days of computer games and why the Apple II almost bankrupted Origin Systems with Lord British AKA Richard Garriott! Shroud of the Avatar: https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Spectrum next backwards compatible: http://bit.ly/2dK5ApL Sega buys Technosoft IPs: http://bit.ly/2dK63Ib Where all your ewaste ends up: http://huff.to/2cbo2Cf New console Retro AVS: http://bit.ly/2ccpIvp British parents prefer kids to be games designers: http://bit.ly/2cqpyTT Kid becomes certifed microsoft tech aged 7: http://bit.ly/2cubBFh

We talk Last Ninja 2, Street Racer, First Samurai and the ill-fated Konix Multisystem with Mev Dinc!Mev's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mevdincCommodore 64: a Visual Compendium competition: http://bit.ly/2csjGraOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Cash registers using Sonic ring sample: https://youtu.be/cBU7KyU7v0oHacking a lightgun to work on LCD with Wii-mote: http://bit.ly/2c56Vo0Long lost Dale Luck interview from 1989: https://youtu.be/ZIiIvmI6UY0Fanzines:http://commodorefree.com/http://www.c64endings.freeolamail.com/freeze64/freeze64.htmhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/8bitmagazine/eight-bit-magazine Pinball Dreams coming to Amstrad CPC 464: http://bit.ly/2dpmCcr

We talk Duke Nukem, Wolfenstein 3d and the rise of Shareware with the founder of Apogee and 3D Realms, Scott Miller!Rad Rodgers Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2cdYs4RCommodore 64: a Visual Compendium competition: http://bit.ly/2csjGraOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Nintendo 64 "Multi-Media Expansion" patents discovered: http://bit.ly/2cu6zYRNational Videogame Arcade goes into administration: http://bit.ly/2csgTi0Kid in India builds PC out of scrap e-waste: http://bit.ly/2czzrMNAtari Jaguar SD Card reader is coming: http://bit.ly/2cjdKmOLAG 10th anniversy bash: http://bit.ly/2cu063p Control Gotek with your Android phone: https://youtu.be/93Av9S8CSes

We get the inside story on the Amiga's biggest ever magazine, and the dramatic last years, with Amiga Format's final editor Ben Vost. Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Commodore is back, making C64 and Amiga products: http://bit.ly/2c3yT4f Dolphin emulator emulates every Gamecube game (expect one): http://bit.ly/2cvWP1Z Mario finally comes to mobile: http://bit.ly/2c8I68R Teenager buys Mainframe for a laugh. Lands job at microsoft: http://bit.ly/2bTOwhD Never before released Defender of The Crown for ZX Spectrum revealed: http://bit.ly/2bZ9WIW

We talk Beneath a Steel Sky, the plans for the never-made sequel and the Broken Sword series with Steve Ince, formerly of Revolution!The Bunker game: http://splendy.co.uk/thebunker/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Woolley Mountain point-and-click game: http://bit.ly/2bW8kvD Wooden mini console: http://bit.ly/2c8q6k4Blockbuster's VP Awful prediction in 1994: https://youtu.be/p_q9HCtaKkAXBLA goldereye footage discovered: http://bit.ly/2clDxvOBody Blows comes to PC and Mac: http://bit.ly/2ck4ugK

We talk to the man who has coded more Spectrum games than anyone else, Jonathan Cauldwell. Plus some exciting updates on the Amiga's Vampire accelerator project with team-member Gunnar!Jonathan Cauldwell's website: http://www.spanglefish.com/egghead/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:World Wide Web 25 years old: http://cnet.co/2beu5KTThe Analogue Nt mini : http://bit.ly/2bUHu8FAmiga Vampire project: http://apollo-accelerators.com/Nintendo's office in the 90s video: https://youtu.be/V52Fto40syM