Your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news and interviews with industry veterans. New episodes released every Friday!
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 23 days 14 hours 50 minutes
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The Retro Hour - Episode 22 (Dizzy & Codemasters with The Oliver Twins)
We get the inside story on Dizzy with the legendary Oliver Twins! How did they avoid using the Spectrum keyboard, and have they found a new Dizzy game?!
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Oliver Twins website: http://www.olivertwins.com/
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The Retro Hour - Episode 21 (Amiga Demo Scene Memories With H0ffman)
We talk demo party memories, diskmags, BBS, Protracker and the early 90's Amiga scene with long-time scener H0ffman!
H0ffman's Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/h0ffman
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Show Notes:
Vote for us in The Podcast Awards PLEASE: t.co/l0Tdy2RAf4
Turn Atari Cart in wallet: http://bit...
The Retro Hour - Episode 20 (Commodore-Amiga UK With David Pleasance)
We get the inside story on the rise and fall of Commodore and Amiga in the UK from former Managing Director, David Pleasance!
FriendUP Website: http://friendos.com
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Show Notes:
Vote for us in The Podcast Awards PLEASE: https://t.co/l0Tdy2RAf4
A new HUGE replica of the 6502: http://monster6502...
The Retro Hour - Episode 19 (GoldenEye 64 and Rare with David Doak)
We get the inside story on GoldenEye 64, Timesplitters and more with David Doak, formerly of Free Radical and Rare!
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Show Notes:
Shadow of the Beast PS4 to include Amiga original: http://bit.ly/23qbWce
Unfinished Mega Drive Akira game footage: http://bit.ly/1TbrHih
Walkmans selling for hundreds: http://bit...
The Retro Hour - Episode 18 (Sega's Former CEO Tom Kalinske)
We get the inside story on Sega's glory days, and their downfall from former CEO Tom Kalinske!
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Show notes:
Retro arcade VR: http://bit.ly/1UFm1lp
Sega 3D Classics released: http://bit.ly/1UFm1lp
Rare VHS-HD tape is found: http://dailym.ai/270EOfF
Noland Bushnall back in the games industry: http://on.mash...
The Retro Hour - Episode 17 (C64 Music With Ben Daglish)
We're joined by legendary C64 musician Ben Daglish, of Last Ninja fame! Plus this week's big retro stories.
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Ben's website: http://www.ben-daglish.net/
Show notes:
Sega finally support modded games http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/21/sega-modded-games-steam-workshop/
Man builds his own amiga 2000 graphics card http://www.kotaku.com...
The Retro Hour - Episode 16 (Viva Amiga!)
We get the low down on the new full length movie about the Amiga, 'Viva Amiga' from its creator Zach Weddington. Plus, the top 5 tips for keeping your old systems running well, and this week's retro stories.
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Viva Amiga website: http://www.amigafilm.com/
Show notes:
C64 handheld and new machine: http://bit...
The Retro Hour - Episode 15 (Leisure Suit Larry with Al Lowe)
We catch up with legendary Al Lowe to get the inside story on Leisure Suit Larry, those age verification questions and how Police Quest was inspired by a real life police shooting.
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Al Lowe's website: http://www.allowe.com/
Show notes:
Acorn Brand confusion: http://i.imgur.com/xdZH5g7.jpg Last PS2 online servers closed down: http://bit...
The Retro Hour - Episode 14 (Jim Bagley - Legendary Games Coder)
We talk to legendary games coder Jim Balgey about porting Dragon's Lair to the Sinclair ZX81 (and winning a world record for it) and why the Sega Saturn port of Doom was intentionally crippled.
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Show notes:
Finally a date for SOTB remake http://bit.ly/1NdP747
The Little Book of ZX Spectrum Games crowdfunder launched: http://bit...
The Retro Hour - Episode 13 (Commodore 8-Bit Days with Bil Herd)
We talk vintage Commodore with the designer of the C128 and Plus/4, Bil Herd! What was it like working under Jack Tramiel and how did he destroy a $40,000 prototype on purpose? Plus, this week's big retro gaming and tech stories.
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Bil Herd's site: http://c128.com/
Show notes:
Grand Theft Auto deer causes chaos in game world: http://bbc...