The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

Adam Koralik: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdamKoralikKim Justice: https://www.youtube.com/user/elmyrdehorySlope's Game Room: https://www.youtube.com/user/djslopesroomRetro Man Cave: https://www.youtube.com/user/RetroManCaveClaim your FREE copy of The Economist - Text RETRO to 78070 Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Samu, Mathew Cooper, Carl Parkes, Matthew Martin Audioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/RCM Christmas party: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5946.0 Show notes:Nintendo wins $12million from ROM sites: https://bit.ly/2z6Q0NM The 'mini PC Classic' is coming: https://bit.ly/2Ke02RP Sega apply for trademarks of their classic consoles: http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/180043434269 Restoring the Apollo Guidance Computer: https://youtu.be/2KSahAoOLdU

Memories of Teletext, archiving classic pages and how to access the new homebrew world with 'Teletext archaeologist' Jason Robertson.Telextext Archaeologist website: https://teletextarchaeologist.org/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Janne-Juhani Heino, Darren Coles, Ian Fleming, Marc Slorance Audioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/RCM Christmas party: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5946.0 Show notes: Hacking Gameboy camera with DSLR: https://dailym.ai/2SYh2PR Top 10 retro gaming annoyances: https://bit.ly/2PgCeSV Limited edition Saturn Music players: https://bit.ly/2FdPzqn RPG game coming to the Atari Lynx: https://bit.ly/2T08PL8 ATGames Bandi Namco flashback scandal: https://bit.ly/2OMPj6f

Minotaur Project: http://www.minotaurproject.co.uk Thanks to our amazing donators this week: David McGarry, Henrie Vos, Jakob, Thomas Albrecht Audioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:RCM Christmas party: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5946.0Amiga Ireland: http://amigausers.ie/PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/ Show notes: Gamesmaster magazine closes down: https://bit.ly/2Rpy2wG Spectrum Next portable: https://bit.ly/2PyHtfZ Dreamcast games on the Nintendo Switch?: https://bit.ly/2CWjSiL FloppyTron plays Thriller: https://bit.ly/2Rrthmn

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Edwards, Geir Teigo, Stuart Marshall / StoooTube, Rob Burnett Audioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/RCM Christmas party: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5946.0 Show notes: Castlevania Requirem: https://bit.ly/2O2PmFP Sneaky Alan Sugar tries to promote Amstrad on BBC: https://bit.ly/2yCtVqb Montana Mike coming to the Spectrum Next: https://bit.ly/2Au0Z5d Vinyl Video: https://bit.ly/2D3PljKThe Vinyl Story - Keeping in the groove - https://kck.st/2Rn38FtConverting old tv to RGB: https://bit.ly/2yEnl2p

A friend of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, we're joined by the legendary Hal Barwood to talk about his time at LucasArts and the classic Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis.Hal Barwood's homepage: http://www.finitearts.com/Please show some love to our sponsor and buy a copy of The Art of Point & Click Adventure games here: https://theretrohour.com/adventure-month/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: James Alston, Michael Garrett, Garry Heather, Ramond de VredeAudioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/RCM Christmas party: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5946.0Show notes:Nintendo 64 Mini pictures leaked?: https://bit.ly/2q1YPU6WinAMP is back: https://tcrn.ch/2COJqyQMega SG: https://engt.co/2EvjMAYMicrosoft co-founder Paul Allen dies: https://bbc.in/2Pw6qp8 https://bit.ly/2yoAGvK

Our guest this week is Paul Conway who has worked on titles like Theme Park and The Sims and recently Darkside Detective, we talk about the rebirth of point & click adventure games in the 21st century and the joys and challenges of making them today.Darkside Detective: http://darksidedetective.com/Please show some love to our sponsor and WIN a copy of The Art of Point & Click Adventure games here: https://theretrohour.com/adventure-month/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Roman Tschepat, Scott Fairclough, Joshua Malone, Timothy MillardAudioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/RCM Christmas party: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5946.0Show notes:Watch Ravi's Simon The Sorcerer Live Stream: https://youtu.be/MnAwv0TzWJQ?t=559RIP Ben Daglish:Mark 'TDK' Knight tribute: https://youtu.be/-LWUA5mylvoC64 Audio tribute download: https://bit.ly/2ytFajQThe Retro Hour Episode 17 with Ben Daglish: https://audioboom.com/posts/6977717-the-retro-hour-episode-17-c64-music-with-ben-daglishBlockbuster printing their own carts: https://bit.ly/2NSrcm6Sega Terradrive: https://bit.ly/2QKNqTXInternet archive releases full c64 collection: https://bit.ly/2RGv8odArchiving early popup ads: https://bit.ly/2IPGceS

It's Adventure Month and we talk to founder of AdventureSoft Mike Woodroffe about classics like Elvira, Waxworks and Simon The Sorcerer.AventureSoft website: http://www.adventuresoft.com/Please show some love to our sponsor and WIN a copy of The Art of Point & Click Adventure games here: https://theretrohour.com/adventure-month/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Tobias Geijersson, Glen Milford, Jonathan Hogan, Andrew P JonesAudioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/RCM Christmas party: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5946.0Show notes: Watch Ravi's Police Quest live stream: https://youtu.be/hmHVg-Q_8Cc?t=1044 The CDi mini?!: https://bit.ly/2xN1uVjHope for the Virtual Console on Nintendo Switch?: https://bit.ly/2yiCbKO8-Bit Symphony: https://www.8-bit-symphony.com/Sega Mega Drive mini delayed: https://bit.ly/2ICCjcU

We start Adventure Month by chatting to the co-founder of the legendary Westwood Studios, Louis Castle! We cover classics like Dune, Command & Conquer and Blade Runner.Please show some love to our new sponsor and WIN a copy of The Art of Point & Click Adventure games here: https://theretrohour.com/adventure-month/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Andrew Gordon, Jonas Toljander, Kevin Leah, Karol Chmist Audioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Playstation Classic: https://bit.ly/2N0PjK9Code-cracking WW2 Bombe: https://bbc.in/2NLK2eDJaguar VR arrives at RCM Leicester: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/Lost Nintendo console: https://bit.ly/2N76VDW

Bret Mogilefsky was the lead programmer on the LucasArts classic adventure Grim Fandango, we get the inside story on the game and life at Skywalker Ranch.Bret on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmogilefskyThanks to our amazing donators this week: Garry Heather, Paul Edwards, Lee Ashmore, Benjamin BarterAudioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:A lending library for ROMs: https://bit.ly/2wq6nTJShenmue 3 release date: https://bit.ly/2PXQagFMan gets toddler to climb into arcade to steal games: https://bit.ly/2Dk46QvRetro NES controllers for Switch: https://tcrn.ch/2NJLGfW

The inside story on the Atari Jaguar and Falcon 030 as we take a look at Atari's later days with ex-employee Bill Rehbock.Gameface Labs website: https://gamefacelabs.com/Download MP3 file: https://audioboom.com/posts/6998500-welcome-to-arcadia-the-retro-hour-ep138.mp3Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Greg Gerke, Magnus Esbjorner, Richard Legge, Christopher NelsonAudioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:Retro Computer Festival Cambridge: https://bit.ly/2OncM9EPLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Commodore The Inside Story - David Pleasance competiton: https://theretrohour.com/win-commodore-the-inside-story-book-and-bluray/Portal is coming to the C64: https://bit.ly/2xfNJxZProject Hardcore Trailer: https://youtu.be/_RDRQcBmEzEPS2 Repair service closes after 18 years: https://bit.ly/2MfuDOe

We look back on 100 years of arcade history with movie maker Zach Weddington - the man behind the upcoming movie 'Welcome to Arcadia'.https://arcadiathemovie.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Iain Roberts, Nemanja Smiljanic, Gareth McKee, John Martorana Audioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Streets of Rage 4 teaser: https://youtu.be/M_bgPefCyfAAtari 2600 games as QR codes: https://www.codedojo.com/?p=2251O Droid Go: https://bit.ly/2lgWvGAArcade stick for Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2NqMgisNew Amiga cases Kickstarter: https://kck.st/2MX0gRG

Famous for games like Uridium, Cybernoid, Pinball Fantasies and many more - we chat to Andrew Hewson, the founder of Hewson Consultants and 21st Century Entertainment! Hewson Consultants: http://www.hewsonconsultants.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Scott Ravenscroft, Patrick McGinty, Diane Williams, Iain Roberts Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events: PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Startropics story: https://bit.ly/2PnnYmY ORB handheld: https://bit.ly/2wBd05l Sonic Chaos remake: https://bit.ly/2MDUDaQ Games that should be remade: https://bit.ly/2PTwaw8 Power Raspberry Pi via Ethernet: https://bit.ly/2C3OO1z

We talk to the man behind International Karate, IK+, Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker - the legendary Archer Maclean!Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Roy Gillotti, Karl Kuras, Paul Edwards, Norman Davie Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Play cartridges on SNES mini: https://bit.ly/2MzEC52The Matrix banana phone is back: https://bit.ly/2OXzx47Classic Sega games on Switch: https://bit.ly/2NdUeZ2The Settlers 25th anniversary: https://bit.ly/2w9tgLPHacking Fax machines: https://bit.ly/2w8jrNR

Knightmare was a groundbreaking kid's TV show combining RPG and adventure game with incredible graphics. Hear our live panel from PLAY Expo London with Hugo Myatt (Treguard), David Rowe, Paul FlanneryKnightmare Live: https://www.knightmarelive.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mathew Martin, S Syrja, Simon Rose, Alan Purdom, West Darley Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Tanglewood gets full release: https://bit.ly/2Peqg8LNintendo takes down Emuparadise: https://bbc.in/2Mv4QFD In defence of ROMS: https://bit.ly/2PbxRoGTesla adds Atari to car: https://bit.ly/2nMyxnDKnightmare Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/user/DynamiteHeaddy/playlists

We talk to Diablo creator David Brevik to get the inside story on Blizzard, Warcraft and his return to retro gaming!Graybeard Games: https://www.graybeardgames.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Robinson Technologies, Simon Pilgrim, Raymond Montalban, Ian Poynter Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: More Vega+ problems: https://bit.ly/2OYXUzlNintendo takedown emulator: https://bit.ly/2vSqt8FAmstrad PCW8512 still printing festival tickets: https://bit.ly/2MduBu8 General Magic the movie: https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com/

Alternative Software has been making and releasing budget games for 33 years, we talk to founder Roger Hulley about classics like Skool Daze, Pheenix and much more!Alternative Software website: http://www.alternativesoft.co.uk/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mark Heslop, Darren Coles, Patrick McGinty, Ben Litchfield Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Nintendo video with Craig Charles: https://bit.ly/2veo7SbAndy Warhol museum choice of display: https://bit.ly/2LUNimlHalo Tv Series: https://bit.ly/2IK5ZU4Ada Lovelace book auctioned: https://bit.ly/2vc5sWYVideo game addiction is real: https://wapo.st/2ObvJfh

We reminisce about the Mortal Kombat series, WWF WrestleMania, Hexen II and much more with Jake Simpson - formerly of Midway and Raven Software.Jake's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJakeSimpsonThanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Edwards, Marvin Droogsma, Roger McNally, Steve Clifford Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Ravi on RetroManCave: https://youtu.be/OfNn4SL1_gE New Atari Jaguar pro controllers: https://bit.ly/2uYybP9The Micro Gotek is here: https://bit.ly/2mN8MTGReturn of the Tentacle - Prologue: https://bit.ly/2Le3cst Super Battletoads: https://bit.ly/2ueMX3E

We talk to Sega historian Ken Horowitz, the owner of Sega-16.com and author of two Sega history books for some great nostalgic chat.http://sega-16.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: John Hall, Roy Gillotti, Garry Heather, Karl KurasPLAY Expo London competition: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-london-knightmare-live-tickets/Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: Virtual Boy is back: https://bit.ly/2zQ8RPYAtari hires Xbox designer Rob Wyatt: https://bit.ly/2uOFeZMVapourwave music released on floppy disk: https://rol.st/2NqBbLH

Chris Abbott brings C64 music to live audiences and beyond! We chat about his work on Back In Time, Ninja Musicology and Project Hubbard! Plus, the new Amiga 1500+ with Stephen Jones.C64Audio.com: https://c64audio.comCheckmate A1500 Plus FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/checkmate1500plus/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Victoria Lamburn, Scott Goodwin, Matthew Green, William ForrestJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: Switch piracy tool contains anti-piracy brick tool: https://bit.ly/2LcoVwENew ToeJam & Earl game: https://bit.ly/2ur6iOtStephen Jones Retro Man Cave video: https://youtu.be/a7-YWZZCRwwTempest 4000: https://bit.ly/2LgWBJO Music used: Retro Hour intro theme Hubbard '80 - Lightforce by Marcel and Rob Rydeen (Daley Thompson's Decathlon Loader) https://soundcloud.com/chrisabbott

We chat to legendary "phone phreaker" John Draper AKA Captain Crunch about hacking, the Homebrew Computer Club and how he helped Woz and Steve Jobs start Apple.Beyond The Little Blue Box: http://beyondthelittlebluebox.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Terry, Pawel Michalak, Greg Gerke, Eric Dawahare Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:BBC computer literacy archives: https://bit.ly/2z7YE0V National Video Game Arcade moves to Sheffiled: https://bbc.in/2lYyCUqThe Netflix of retro gaming: https://bit.ly/2tXBqFSNeed to change definition of 'Hacker': https://bit.ly/2tKXjHG

Covering obscure video game facts, Easter eggs, secrets, glitches and history for gaming's biggest names, we catch up with the crew behind Did You Know Gaming?Did You Know Gaming?: http://didyouknowgaming.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: John Cook, Colin Purves, Ron Van Scherpe, Christopher Baker Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Silicon graphics demos on a handheld?: https://bit.ly/2tJojHoSonic the Hedgehog trainers: https://bit.ly/2KhmZXjNew 8bitdo retro/next gen controllers: https://bit.ly/2tQ7bzBNew Amiga game Worthy: https://bit.ly/2lLoKx7

We talk to ex Gameboy developer Quang Nguyen about his Space Harrier inspired indie game Moa Moa Castle, and tips on console collecting.Asobi Tech: http://asobitech.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Pete Black, Karl Kuras, Eric Nelson, John Martorana Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Retro Computer Museum's 10th birthday event: https://bit.ly/2K7vDHdSega Master System high-fidelity audio: https://youtu.be/ZX4A2EYAYfU Rare collection of Japanese games leaked: https://bit.ly/2HImoaR New Battletoads for Xbox One: https://bit.ly/2MddULGSNES games on the NES: https://bit.ly/2MbWFdEOver 66% console owners still prefer physical copies: https://ubm.io/2KdZ0HH

Ever wanted to become a successful retro gaming Youtuber? We get some top tips from Kim Justice and Slope's Game Room (recorded live at PLAY Expo, Glasgow)Kim Justice: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ZWVL1Elyt2cdiQYjxS_1w Slope's Game Room: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC455p7ts9lh8IWi5zuf_8tQThanks to our amazing donators this week: Justin Wilson, Garry Heather, Richard Shannon, Kevin Anthony Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Commodore 256: https://bit.ly/2LR7n9iNew cassette recorder for your 8-bit: https://bit.ly/2tbzOaq ChinnyVision's video: https://youtu.be/8eL2yQUafGM Love Hulten Pong machine: https://read.bi/2ye0DAi Unreal Tournamnet for the 2600: https://bit.ly/2MvkAGbSega toaster: https://bit.ly/2tcuhQG

We talk to Peter Liepa to get the backstory on the classic Boulder Dash!Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Dan Thrue, Neil Ginns, Hubert Stancyk, Roy Gillotti Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: New Intellivision console: https://bit.ly/2L8JbyZTanzer new Megadrive game kickstarter: https://kck.st/2Jq4c7LNew British retro gaming mag: https://bit.ly/2x38ZKCCEO computer restorer in South Africa: https://bit.ly/2JoapVS

We chat to BAFTA award winner Mark "TDK" Knight about his time at Mindscape, Bullfrog and Electronic Arts, and some old-skool Demo Scene chat.Mark Knight website: http://www.flitkillsmoths.co.uk/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Charles Astwood, Greg Gerke, Mike King, Matthew CoxJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: 8bit Mix launch Saturday 2nd at 7pm, 8bitmix.com Ps1 Mini?: https://bit.ly/2He2gNEPS1 jewel cases Easter Egg: https://amzn.to/2kE84Y6Woz is a world champ at Tetris: https://bit.ly/2kHREOoCaveman Ninja (Joe & Mac) remake: https://bit.ly/2Ltlfr6 Let's get Chipface level 2: https://www.facebook.com/events/138998100251176/

Pitfall creator David Crane gives us the inside story on Activision - the world's first third-party games developer. David Crane: http://www.dcrane.com/Home.html Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Robert Smith, Aaron Ostrander, Andrew Craig, Kristian Svanes Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Mini N64 coming soon?: https://bit.ly/2IJmosC V-Kits Raspberry Pi retro arcade gaming kit: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ What's happening with Paprium?: https://bit.ly/2KOvJzS New Xbox Duke controller is here: https://bit.ly/2xa6whv

We talk to Jerry Buckner about the classic video game song Pac-Man Fever, working with Disney on Wreck-It Ralph and the early arcade scene.Jerry's website: http://www.bucknergarcia.com/WIN weekend passes for PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-glasgow-weekend-passes/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Karl Perry, Kim Jorgensen, Vincent Pfiel, Patrick McGinty Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Horizon Chase: https://bit.ly/2ItW2PeMicrosoft lauch disability controllers: https://bit.ly/2rLGGv8Sega Mega Drive Collection - Slope's Game Room video: https://youtu.be/RHb0SAVH6r4Wonder Switch competitor, the new Ouya?: https://bit.ly/2KAzmtm

We get the story of Killer Instinct, TimeSplitters and GoldenEye 007 with Rare's resident sound man, Graeme Norgate!Graeme's website: http://www.graemenorgate.com/WIN weekend passes for PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-glasgow-weekend-passes/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Karl Perry, Kim Jorgensen, Vincent Pfiel, Patrick McGinty Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Two-thirds of children don't know what a floppy disk is, survey reveals: https://bit.ly/2IbVugL SNK Neo Geo Mini: https://bit.ly/2rBjDmNNo Virtual Console coming to Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2rzKqPB Cycle exact Commodore 1541 with Raspberry Pi: https://bit.ly/2rAGhLV

We go behind the scenes of Bad Influence! with host Andy Crane, plus a bit of Broom Cupboard and Ed The Duck chat.Andy Crane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andycrane64/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mike King, Mat Ammer, Ediz Mehmet, Adam Dimmick Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Retro Island Diskettes Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-812168144 Dan on Crossed Wires Podcast: https://crossedwires.net/shortcircuits003 That's Entertainment, Granger Games, Trade Nation go bust: https://bit.ly/2GP86d9France.com stolen by French government: https://bbc.in/2r8N3riSinclair Cpectrum designer dies: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43907248PolyMega console: http://polymega.com/

We get the inside story on Bullfrog and games like Populous, Syndicate and Magic Carpet from Glenn Corpes. Glenn's blog: http://glenncorpes.blogspot.co.uk/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Ramond de Vrede, Craig Marshall, Andrew M Marsh, Stefan Blixth Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRuPLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Amiga Works DVD: https://www.facebook.com/amigaworks/ Billy Mitchell diqualified by Twin Galaxies: https://bit.ly/2HXR10qMyst Anniversary Collection Kickstarter: https://kck.st/2r2Ws4jNintendo Switch has been hacked: https://bit.ly/2JxHsCs

We talk Chip's Challenge, California Games and the ill-fated 3DO M2 with the legendary Chuck Sommerville, formerly of Epyx Games and Electronic Arts.Chuck's Challenge: http://www.chuckschallenge.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Hubert Stanczyk, Gary Heather, Craig Marshall, Joachim Mild Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRuPLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/Show notes:Ravi's Mod Radio: https://www.youtube.com/user/the4mula/ Mega Drive Mini: https://bit.ly/2vsf7vbSega Ages coming to Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2F6i2ta DDR Freestyle takeover in California: https://freestyletakeover.wordpress.com/Pontypool Museum Generation Games: https://bit.ly/2HSG7qp Collector finds drugs and cash in NES cartridge: https://bit.ly/2qOnIm7Toshiba reveal new high quality cassette: https://bit.ly/2qMSGfn

We talk to the amazing Peter Oliphant about classics like Stonekeep and Lexi-Cross, working at Mattel Electronics and life as a child actor.Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Roy Gillotti, Colin Bell, Nigel Wilkinson, Stephen O'Kane Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRuPLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/Show notes:7th guest sequel 13th doll: https://bit.ly/2GUyXVaNew Amiga 500 cases: https://bit.ly/2GUCtPwBritish Thames television looks at Toyko in the 80s: https://bit.ly/2GUXj15Mini centipede replicade: https://bit.ly/2vdkY7z

How to build the ultimate 'man cave', system restoration and maintenance tips with Neil from Retro Man Cave.Retro Man Cave on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Greg Gerke, Eamonn Murphy, Pierre Kressman, Toby Philpott Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRuPLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/Show notes: Home Computer Museum launches: https://bit.ly/2EmHzhfHandhelds on Internet archive: https://ubm.io/2EmHASlNERG - North east retro gaming 2018: http://www.northeastretrogaming.com/Video game hall of fame 2018 finalists: https://nyp.st/2q9XevlWipeout VR: https://bit.ly/2EppwXT

We get the inside story on the Lotus series, Kikstart, Kid Chaos and Rally Championship and more with Andrew Morris!Magnetic Fields Retro: http://shaunsouthern.com/Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Toby Philpott, Michael Vreede, Mathew Martin, Sikkema Accountancy and Risk Maskagement BV Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRuPLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/Show notes: The 'Atari Box' is now the VCS: https://bit.ly/2GwVc2yFlashback anniversary edition on the Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2E6GbPBGoodbye Toys R Us: https://hrld.us/2E6v9cYSimon the Sorcerer 25th anniversary edition: http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=MojoTouch

We catch up with C64 legend Jeroen Tel of Maniacs of Noise about his classic game, demo and cracktro soundtracks. Maniacs of Noise: https://mon.home.xs4all.nl/ Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Aidan OLoan, Bart Pellens, Mathew Willetts, Andrew Holland Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: PLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PlayStation Concert: https://bit.ly/2pzLOAr CEX Manual Controversy: https://youtu.be/t4XYAFBhCsw Skynet can now play Galaga: https://bit.ly/2G4pciS Universal Translator for old computers: https://bit.ly/2udKA3p

We talk to Rare legend David Wise about composing Donkey Kong Country, Battletoads and other classic game soundtracks. David Wise website: http://www.davidwise.co.uk/Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Thanks to our amazing donators this week: John McDowall, Tom Laermans, Daniel Waddington, Matthew Martin Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: AI' beats Qbert: http://bit.ly/2oJ7HgjNew retro magazine: http://paleotronic.com/Overused abused games: http://bit.ly/2tXeRnkMario is a plumber again: http://bit.ly/2FGrpVgThe untold story of the women who created the Internet: http://bit.ly/2DwDM0u

The ZX Spectrum Next is a 21st century Spectrum reborn: a new machine, fully compatible with the original computer, and packed with improvements. We talk to Jim Bagley, Mike Dailly and The Oliver Twins to find out about it.Interview section starts at 24:00ZX Spectrum Next website: https://www.specnext.com/Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stephen Quinn, Raf Hofmans, David Holt, Patrick McGinty, Stuart CousinsOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Digitiser the show: http://bit.ly/2HhUUJuStunt Car Racer comes to Atari 8-bit: http://bit.ly/2Ie3evcThimbleweed Park Ransome Unbeeped: http://bit.ly/2IcmKbuCommodore Plus/4 Pet's Rescue: http://bit.ly/2Daq7Mn Apple bringing back the classic rainbow logo?: http://bit.ly/2C9kMsC

We reminisce on the golden age of First Person Shooters with David L Craddock, the author of new book Rocket Jump.Rocket Jump website: https://unbound.com/books/rocket-jump/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stephen Marshall, Garry Heather, Glenn Larsson, Anthony OgdenOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Maplin goes bust: http://bit.ly/2oC1UdiThe SidBox https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheSidBox/Commodore PET De-Lux: http://bit.ly/2ozpMyoDUSK quake continued: http://bit.ly/2F70HkqHyperKin console: http://bit.ly/2FaZE33

We talk to legendary pixel artist Henk Nieborg (Lionheart, Flink) and the team from Bitmap Bureau about making new Sega Mega Drive games in 2018!Bitmap Bureau website: https://bitmapbureau.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Michael Stouffs, Helge Blystad, Eamon Murphy, Gary Audley Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Going for Golden Eye: https://www.woodhousepictures.co.uk/ Hong Kong 97 disk found and interview: https://youtu.be/WhAVS5GGx0k http://bit.ly/2BNYhskElon Musk's forgotten video game career: http://bit.ly/2Gc7CZFDoncaster video games market: http://thevideogamemarket.co.uk/Play about Gary Kildall: https://twitter.com/cheifet/status/964896920958255104

We're joined by Ashens, Kim Justice, Nostalgia Nerd and Slope's Game Room for our huge retro gaming Youtubers panel at PLAY Expo Blackpool!Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Vince, Graeme Stephenson, Greg Gerke, Lee Langley Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:New gaming show on Channel 4: http://bit.ly/2EvgRb8PocketSprite: http://bit.ly/2oajFiWRetro Bit multi carts: http://retro-bit.com/cartridges.htmlNew Amiga CD32 gamepad: http://bit.ly/2EJviHT

We go back to the earliest days of MUDs, university networks, and the Internet with Michael Lawrie. Plus, how one of the world's most legendary hackers spied on him for a year. Geek Margate tickets: http://www.geek-play.com/info.html Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Gary Hucker, Charles Astwood, Mathew Willetts, Andrew Holland Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: C64 mini to be stocked in ARGOS & complete games list http://www.argos.co.uk/product/7606548 https://youtu.be/h8CRXR0d5NY Amiga Future celebrates 20 years: http://www.amigafuture.de PONG turned into a TV game show: http://bit.ly/2DQFYoE Konami still releasing TurboGrafx-16 games on Wii U: http://bit.ly/2EbZuYF

This is a repost due to some audio issues with the interview section in a previous upload. David Wise, Rob Hubbard and Graeme Norgate join us at All Your Bass music festival for the ultimate video game music panel! PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Matthew Martin, Aidan Oloan, Bart Pellens, Jonathan Kaye Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Remotely Interested AVGN special: http://bit.ly/2E9LqlC Switch emulator inbound: http://bit.ly/2s0YuF0 Nintendo Switch hack: http://bit.ly/2EbFk4o Resident Evil 2 remake info: http://bit.ly/2FBYa1m Commodore Story pre order: http://bit.ly/2GI2ZYy Golden Eye Mockumentry: http://bit.ly/2ExPnyc N64 pad wireless: http://bit.ly/2FFPmI1

We gets the highs and lows of DMA Design with Steve Hammond. The story behind Lemmings, Hired Guns and the scrapped sequel, the strained relationship with Psygnosis and the origins of Grand Theft Auto.Steve's website: http://stevehammond.org/PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Darren Coles, Stuart Smith, Rupert Fuller, Paul Szopiak Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Kitroniks Game Zip 64: http://bit.ly/2nbyF06New Theme Hospital by Sega: https://www.twopointhospital.com/NES Maker: http://bit.ly/2nehzxNSpectrum laptop: http://bit.ly/2DNvh5aRaspeberry pi arcade: http://bit.ly/2DzT8lu

This week we have a rare interview with Stainless Games CEO Patrick Buckland, the highs and lows of the Carmageddon series, Crystal Quest and Apple gaming.Stainless Games: http://www.stainlessgames.com/Win Play Expo Blackpool tickets: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-blackpool-tickets/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Christer Hollsten, Tim Daelemen, Laurence Fortt, Joe Locker Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukPLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ All Your Bass festival tickets: https://www.thenva.com/aybschedShow notes: Apple to release Apple Lisa operating system as open source: http://bit.ly/2FZ6Wb2Retro Bit Handheld + official sega accessories: http://engt.co/2DNaqg81942 remade in AMOS: http://amiten.es/?p=130Pheonix remake for Windows: https://lerrrtaste.itch.io/phoenix-reviveRetro Games show their staying power: http://bit.ly/2DsGEQ2Goldeneye 007 mod turns Bond into Mario: http://bit.ly/2Dw6eDG

Plenty of Sega and Amstrad memories with Daniel Ibbertson AKA Slopes Game Room. New Gameboys, battery advice and text adventure talk. Win Play Expo Blackpool tickets: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-blackpool-tickets/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Chad Goulding, John Barrick, William Darren Fox, Jonas Tolijander Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ All Your Bass festival tickets: https://www.thenva.com/aybsched Show notes: Gameboy ULTRA edition Hyperkin: http://bit.ly/2qQWTkT Nintendo Switch beats PS2 year 1 sales: http://bit.ly/2EDkQ14 Bad Apple demo: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bad-apple using new Ni-MH AA batteries: http://bit.ly/2mnZhtx Adventuretron: http://bit.ly/2ASZ4UF

We talk Atari ST VS Amiga gaming, Vampire games and coding for classic systems with Dimitris Giannakis aka Modern Vintage Gamer!Modern Vintage Gamer on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFaPUcJU1vwk193mnW_w1wThanks to our amazing donators this week: Andreas Sauer, Henrik Pdersen, Simon Wolf, Peter ElseyOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukPLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: Atari Box Pre orders delay: http://cnet.co/2CY6nNsVinyl too popluar: http://bit.ly/2nOjMUxGuy counts every mario coin ever: http://bit.ly/2F2kNgcZaaap c64 2019 annual: http://www.indieretronews.com/2017/12/zzaps-back-zzap-64-annual-2019-announced.html

It's our second annual Christmas super quiz!Paul Drury from Retro Gamer magazine and Oliver Wilmot from the National Video Game Arcade return to try to keep their title as reigning quiz champions. How will their fare against Ravi and Joe from The Retro Hour Podcast in a battle of video game and computer knowledge?!Merry Christmas to all our loyal listeners, see you in 2018.Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Chad Goulding, John Barrick, William Darren Fox, Thomas Heimann

We look back on some of our favourite moments of the first 100 episodes of the Retro Hour podcast. Featuring LGR, Tom Kalinske, Al Lowe and more! All Your Bass competition: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-all-your-bass-weekend-tickets/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Jakob Eskstrom, Adrian Herridge, Mathew Cooper, Neil Corbett Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk PLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: A Hundred Crowns - The Highs: https://youtu.be/UoVPhCBQrWQ Tower 57: http://tower57game.com/ Best retro games at Christmas?: http://bit.ly/2BrJgwm Gameshell: http://kck.st/2z0JlXo EMU VR: http://bit.ly/2CgRwvR LGR: http://www.theretrohour.com/clint-from-lazy-game-reviews-joins-us-the-retro-hour-ep33/ Eugene Jarvis: http://www.theretrohour.com/defender-the-story-of-an-arcade-legend-with-eugene-jarvis-the-retro-hour-ep75/ Tom Kalinske: http://www.theretrohour.com/the-retro-hour-podcast-ep-18-segas-former-ceo-tom-kalinske/ Mev Dinc: http://www.theretrohour.com/last-ninja-2-street-racer-and-konix-multisystem-with-mev-dinc-the-retro-hour-ep38/ Al Lowe: http://www.theretrohour.com/the-retro-hour-episode-15-leisure-suit-larry-with-al-lowe/ Stewart Cheifet: http://www.theretrohour.com/computer-chronicles-host-stewart-cheifet-the-retro-hour-ep46/ Gallahad/Fairlight: http://www.theretrohour.com/the-retro-hour-episode-11-piracy-on-the-amiga-with-galahadfairlight/ Howard Scott Warshaw Pt 1: http://www.theretrohour.com/atari-legend-howard-scott-warshaw-the-retro-hour-ep77/ Howard Scott Warshaw Pt 2: http://www.theretrohour.com/e-t-on-atari-2600-the-story-of-the-worst-video-game-ever-the-retro-hour-ep78/

We're joined by the father of the video games industry, Nolan Bushnell is our special guest for episode 100!Nolan's website: http://nolanbushnell.com/All Your Bass competition: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-all-your-bass-weekend-tickets/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Daniel Waddington, Ashley Narayanen, Hakan Blomqvist, Gunnar RivenesOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukPLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: Sonic 3D Blast Director's Cut: http://bit.ly/2AoH7SABaby Monkey Alba: http://bit.ly/2yOK3W2Crappy game endings: http://bit.ly/2kDDBfUMegadrive VR headset: https://youtu.be/3UN_pN9ZU8Y

We get the story of the UK's first National Video Game Arcade with plenty of Jeff Minter and Matthew Smith love. The National Video Game Arcade: https://www.thenva.com/All Your Bass: https://www.thenva.com/allyourbass Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Edvin Helland, Charles Astwood, Pete Elsey, Michael KeithThe Commodore Story Competition: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-the-commodore-story-movie-premiere-tickets/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukPLAY Expo Blackpool tickets: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: RetroBlox online retro console: http://bit.ly/2zFja4MShenmue 1 & 2 coming for PS4 and Xbone: http://bit.ly/2Ai5ZtIThe best controllers for retro gaming: http://bit.ly/2AiwsYk New computer museum: http://kck.st/2iBFmtn