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 12 (GamesMaster The Inside Story With Dave Perry)
We get the inside story on the 90's biggest gaming TV show, GamesMaster. Dave Perry tells us where the Golden Joystick idea come from, why he didn't get along with Dominik Diamond off-screen and what really happened with the infamous Super Mario 64 meltdown?
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Show notes:
MicroBit launches and great projects: http://www.bbc.co...
The Retro Hour - Episode 11 (Piracy on the Amiga with Galahad/Fairlight)
Did piracy kill the Amiga? How did the big cracking groups operate, and who in the industry helped them? We chat to Galahad from legendary piracy groups LSD & Fairlight.
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Show notes:
Radio 1 fighting games documentary: http://bbc.in/1RbKOx1
2D NED games upgraded to 3D: http://bit.ly/1RpldB5
PANG is back: http://www.retrogamer...
The Retro Hour - Episode 10 (Amiga/C64 Demo Scene With Andrew Barnabas)
We chat about the Amiga and C64 demo scene with musician Andrew Barnabas (SWIV/Creatures music), plus Nintendo bringing back the SNES and haunted video games!
Our website: http://theretrohour.com
Show notes:
RGDS Podcast: http://rgdspodcast.blogspot.co.uk/
Wayback When Podcast: http://waybackwhenpodcast.libsyn.com/
SNES CD Boot rom discovered: http://bit.ly/1SwHuM4
New Dizzy collection for Amiga CD32: http://bit.ly/1P42XW1
Save the sounds: http://savethesounds...
The Retro Hour - Episode 9 (Psygnosis - The Inside Story With Mike Clarke)
We talk Psygnosis with former employee and legendary game musician Mike Clarke! What was the original Playstation prototype like? Did Microcosm live up to the hype, and what happened to the unreleased games and projects?
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Show Notes:
Check out our friends at: http://letstalkretro.com
Raspberry Pi 3 released: https://www.raspberrypi...
The Retro Hour - Episode 8 (From Bedrooms To Billions Interview)
This week we catch up with Anthony and Nicola Caulfield, the creators of the fantastic From Bedrooms To Billions documentary about British gaming, and talk about their upcoming Commodore Amiga film.
From Bedrooms To Billions: http://www.frombedroomstobillions.com/ Show notes:
Tribute to Dave Needle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv_LdSmNhds
Dan's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4nYiUwSqo220UNT1xrpZ_Q
Ravi's Youtube: https://www.youtube...
The Retro Hour - Episode 7 (The Bitmap Brothers - Mike Montgomery)
We're joined by Mike Montgomery from The Bitmap Brothers this week! Why should he have cancelled Chaos Engine 2 and how serious was the rivalry with Sensible Software?
Show notes:
Growing The 8 Bit Generation documentary released: http://www.8bitgeneration.com/
Project dream funding themselves: http://bit.ly/1OjXzxH
Play Windows 3.x games in your browser: https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrarywin3games
Amiga Future magazine: http://www.amigafuture...
The Retro Hour - Episode 6 (Mike Dailly Grand Theft Auto/DMA Design)
This week we get the inside story on the original Grand Theft Auto on the PS1, and how it was inspired by Clockwork Knight on the Sega Saturn. Plus, why Lemmings 2 is not as good as the first one! Mike Dailly from DMA Design/Psygnosis chats to us.
Show Notes:
Hewson are back: http://bit.ly/1VCmm5v
Sega responds to Dreamcast 2: http://bit.ly/1TWR0s1
Every 3D realms game for £5: http://bit.ly/1QbBlz7
Doncaster's new retro games market: http://on.fb...
The Retro Hour - Episode 5 (Tim Wright Lemmings/Wipeout Music)
This week we catch up with legendary video game musician Tim Wright, the man behind Lemmings on the Amiga and Wipeout on the PS1.
Show Notes:
Move over Raspbery PI here comes the BBC MicroBit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adi-gaskell/bbc-mircobit-steals-the-sb9050150.html
IndieGo! Console funding CD32 games development: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=81250
Amiga plipbox 0.6 released: http://lallafa...
The Retro Hour - Episode 4 (Mr Biffo - Digitiser/Teletext)
As well as the week's big retro stories, Dan & Ravi are joined by Mr Biffo, the man behind legendary 90s video game Teletext magazine, 'Digitiser'.
Show Notes:
Take a look inside Europe’s first hotel for gamers: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/gaming/489471/Arcade-Hotel-Amsterdam-Europe-First-Gaming-Hotel
Massive retro gaming market planned in London: http://metro.co...
The Retro Hour - Episode 3 (Paul Drury - Retro Gamer Magazine)
This week Dan, Ravi and Joe chat about this week's big retro gaming/technology stories. Then we reminisce about the arcade days, 8-bit era and more with Paul Drury from Retro Gamer Magazine!
Show Notes:
I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream - Released on iOS and Android: http://on.fb.me/20jbpcv Why is it called "Retro Gaming"?: http://bit.ly/1PsLY00 Loading Screen Patent Expires: http://bit.ly/1PsLY00 Robot Wars Returns To BBC with Raspberry Pi Powered Robots: http://bit...