The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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

We chat DOS gaming, system collecting, doing Youtube for a living and lots more with Clint Basinger from Lazy Game Reviews!Lazy Game Reviews on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/phreakindeeOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:New Chaos Engine inspired shooter coming: http://bit.ly/2bGscGiMemories of a Retro Gamer book: http://bit.ly/2bxWE2dAirlines with Decades old computer system crashes: http://bit.ly/2b9l9UvOnion Omega2: http://bit.ly/2bjEyVNSimon Pegg in Ready player one filmed in Brimingham: http://bit.ly/2bjEyVNVirtua fighter comeback?: http://bit.ly/2b39QRuNew Atari flashback 7: http://bit.ly/2b3PktyModern game logos are rubbish: http://bit.ly/2b3Pkty

Playing games with George Lucas, Steven Spielberg's hacked arcade machines and more, as we get the inside story on Lucasfilm Games from David Fox! Thimbleweed Park Website: https://thimbleweedpark.com/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukSinclair Spectrum Vega+ Drama: http://bbc.in/2aUQlYDAmbian - Turn your Raspberry Pi into an Amiga: http://gunkrist79.wixsite.com/amibianFanmade 'mini NES' can play carts: https://youtu.be/3dgnD93pwX0Big Internet brands of 90s: http://n.pr/2a6MCcxArchive.org adds over 10,365 Amiga games: http://bit.ly/2aY9vNtBringing Internet to rural America like 1930s: http://nyti.ms/2aszZHQ

We talk about the early Amiga days with legendary artist Jim Sachs, the man behind graphics for Defender of The Crown, Saucer Attack and the CDTV's user interface.Jim's Website: http://www.fish-byte.com/AboutAuth.htmOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Left Lion interview with Dan & Ravi: https://t.co/mBq348jV9n New gaming TV show coming to Dave: http://bit.ly/2aAnacI Sega profits rise: http://bit.ly/2aGt5e7Brutal Doom 64: http://bit.ly/2aGtygqPS Vita cracked: http://bit.ly/2aAnGr9 Angry Birds ported to the Spectrum: http://bit.ly/2azkjOfScumm Mockup means Monkey Island 2 on C64: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=149728

We chat Loom, 7th Guest, Wing Commander and much more with legendary video game composer George "The Fat Man" Sanger who has worked on over 200 games since 1983!George Sanger website: http://www.fatman.com/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Sonic Mania: http://engt.co/29ZQUOG Sega Mini console? Already done!: http://engt.co/29ZQUOG Tomb Radier live concert: http://bit.ly/2amexjv Last VHS tape player to roll off production line: http://bit.ly/2aANd5W Unrealased Amiga game: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=83501SNES bluetooth controllers: http://bit.ly/2aszCMTRare Apple 1 could reach $1millon in auction: http://bit.ly/2ahRxkM

The rise of fall of Coleco, the 80's USA video game crash and the inside story of ID Software in the 90s with Jennell Jaquays! Jennell's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DragongirlStudios / https://www.facebook.com/Jennell.Jaquays.Artist/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http:// twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Ninetendo announce the NES Mini: http://bit.ly/2aeteazSpace Chase, a CBM II game that was 25 years late: http://www.spacechase.de/N64 DD NTSC version found by Metal Jesus: https://youtu.be/b64Bx0WKh7MFuture Publishing release Classic Gaming: Volume 1: http://bit.ly/28U34Ks Blocky Skies (New Amiga game): https://youtu.be/A4sBfGtHQjURZA from WU-Tang teams up with Atari on new album: http://bit.ly/28QeNb7Pocket Chip: http://bit.ly/29SqNsfWorld of Speccy needs new admin: http://bit.ly/29SqNsf

We get the inside story on Bullfrog, Graftgold, Bitmaps and EA with legendary game graphic artist John Kershaw! http://johnkershaw.com/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Finally cracked Saturn: http://bit.ly/29JdSIzNintendo go Shares up: http://bit.ly/29yiDEdFirst game developed for 'Nintendo Playstation': http://bit.ly/29UlpHXGiana special Edition CD32: http://bit.ly/29JNQaHSpeccy Kickstarter gone bad: http://bit.ly/2a3NWMm Abandoned arcades: http://bit.ly/2afWcFBEvery gameboy game on xbox for free: http://bit.ly/29Je9vfBT's long lost SNES 'Interactive TV' cart discovered: http://bit.ly/29HOD8J