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episode 198: The History of Tomb Raider with Heather Gibson - The Retro Hour EP198
We get the history of Tomb Raider 1 and 2 from Heather Gibson, one of the major level designers, artists and the original voice of Lara Croft!
episode 197: Video Game Rock & Roll Years: My Life in Pixels - The Retro Hour EP197
Shaun McClure gives us the inside story on what it was REALLY like - sleeping under desks when salaries couldn't be paid, destroying priceless computers and working on huge games for Atari, Ocean, Gremlin, Alternative Software and more.
episode 196: Retro Handheld Consoles with Ashens and The Retro Future - The Retro Hour EP196
We catch up with Stuart Ashen (Ashens) and Elliot Coll from The Retro Future to reminisce about the best and worst of handheld consoles.
episode 195: Arcade Perfect: The Best and Worst Home Arcade Ports - The Retro Hour EP195
Home arcade ports were always the holy grail back in the day, we reminisce about the times when Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat and other coin-op classics invaded the living room with author David L Craddock.
episode 194: The Launch of the Sega Mega Drive and Atari's Lost Dreams - Michael Katz - The Retro Hour EP194
Fired by Sega, lied to by Atari, we talk to the man who launched the Sega Mega Drive, tried to turnaround Atari's fortunes and started the handheld gaming market, the amazing Michael Katz is this week's guest.
episode 193: Bally Midway: Rampage, Xenophobe, Arch Rivals with Brian Colin - The Retro Hour EP193
We get the story behind classics like Rampage, Xenophobe, General Chaos, Spy Hunter and more with the incredible Brian Colin, CEO of Game Refuge Inc.
episode 192: General Magic: The Company Who Saw The Future Too Soon - The Retro Hour EP192
Spurned by Apple, ending in tragedy, General Magic invented the smartphone in 1994! We get the story of the company who saw the future too soon.
episode 191: Electric Playground: 25 Years of Gaming Highs and Lows - The Retro Hour EP191
Electric Playground has been covering the hottest new games and systems since 1995, we talk to the show creator Vic Lucas about the highs and lows of the last 25 years of gaming.
episode 190: Bleem: How The PlayStation Was Emulated - The Retro Hour EP190
We talk to the man who brought Doom to the SNES, Dragon's Lair to the Amiga and Playstation games to the PC and Dreamcast with Bleem, Randy Linden.
episode 189: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater: The Inside Story with Ralph D'Amato - The Retro Hour EP189
In 1999 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater shook the world when it sold 9 million copies and changed the skateboarding scene forever. We get the inside story with main producer, Ralph D'Amato.