The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

We chat to the Oliver Twins at the launch of Mystery World Dizzy, plus Jon Ritman gives us the story of classics like Batman, Head Over Heels and Match Day I & II! Jon Ritman website: http://www.ritman.co.uk/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Chris Duckers, Steve Duke, Ian Poynter, Richard Halling Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/vote Our website: http...

We reminisce about Amiga demo scene Megademos, parties and more with Kim Frederiksen AKA Psycho/Budbrain! Budbrain Megademo: https://youtu.be/tMHcmEikUjs Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Douglas barry, Brendan Griffin, Hauke Von Bremen and Luigi Fumero Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/vote Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.face...

We're joined by the wonderful Ben Heck, the console modding king! We talk about repairing the Nintendo Playstation Prototype and will Ravi convince him to make an Amiga laptop?! Ben Heck on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebenheckshow Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Ian Guthrie, Wouter Hermans, Geoffrey Hancock, Colin walker. Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://ther...

We talk terrible old games, classic consoles and retro snacks with the wonderful Stuart Ashen this week! Ashens on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ashens Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stelios Kalogreades, Charles Clarke, Pierre Lindbergh, Matthias Ostrowski, Scott Marsden, Paul Edwards Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/vote Our website: http://the...

Lots of coin-op nostalgia in this week's show as chat to Andy Palmer, owner of Europe's biggest arcade - Arcade Club! Arcade Club: http://www.arcadeclub.co.uk/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Gareth McKee, Robinson Technologies, Robert Hayles, Josef Vamosi, Jonathan Kaye Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/vote Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Faceb...

We get the story behind the classic FPS Counter Strike with Minh "Gooseman" Le! Plus, a book all Commodore fans will want to read. Minh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/goosemancs WIN an RC2014 kit: http://www.theretrohour.com/rc2014/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: D Lawless, Scott MacDonald, Katherine Palacios, Peter Boven, Emma Ray Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http...

We get the story behind Myst: the game that ushered in the CD and 3D revolution with its co-creator Robyn Miller. Robyn's Website: http://www.robynmiller.net/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Christopher McGonagle, Jonathan Moore, Stuart Thomas, Alastair Stevenson. Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retr...

We talk about the dawn of home computers and games with the legendary Scott Adams, founder of Adventure International. Scott's website: http://www.msadams.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Laurens De Brujin, Michael Stouffs, Paul Edwards, Edward Regan Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes:...

We get the inside story on the development of Earthworm Jim, the Aladdin video game and classic shooter MDK with Nick Bruty! Thanks to our amazing donators: Gareth McKee, Michael Keith, Robinson Technologies, Simon Pilgrim, Scott Rowley Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Zelda maps on pape...

We're joined by the amazing Aleks Krotoski to get the inside story on Bits and Thumb Bandits! Aleks' Website: http://alekskrotoski.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Eric Nelson, Tobias Seiler, Colin Walker, Melissa Faye Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: New Console RetroBlox: http://bi...

We chat British computer and arcade memories from the 80s and 90s with one of our favourite Youtubers, Nostalgia Nerd. Nostalgia Nerd's website: http://www.nostalgianerd.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Jason Ingram, Mark Johnson, Johnathon Harrington, Tayler Catlin Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohou...

Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Quake: the inside story of the biggest video games ever with John Romero! Plus, our report from Amiga Ireland, an amazing new Amiga show. John Romero's website: http://rome.ro/ Thanks to our amazing donators: David McLachlan, Andrew M Marsh, Stephen Leary, Daniel Willars Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: h...

We chat to the man behind X-COM, Laser Squad and Chaos, the amazing Julian Gollop! Plus, is the Nintendo Switch interesting for retro gamers, and computers injuring people! Phoenix Point website: http://www.phoenixpoint.info/ Thanks to our amazing donators: pierecipecentral.com - Titus Mieth, Christopher Ruppersburg, Keith Gunn, Christopher McGonagle Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebo...

This week, we're joined by Fergus McNeill as we talk developing Carmageddon, making the Lawnmower Man game and working with Terry Pratchett! Fergus' website: http://www.fergusmcneill.co.uk/ Win a copy of The Oliver Twins' book: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-signed-copy-of-the-oliver-twins-book/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Paul Edwards, Wei-Ju Wu, Edvin Helland, Michael Keith Our website: h...

We get the story on classics like Superfrog, Body Blows, Super Stardust, Worms and many more with Team 17's Martyn Brown! Plus, our review of the long awaited Viva Amiga movie. Win a copy of The Oliver Twins' book: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-signed-copy-of-the-oliver-twins-book/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Scott Marsden, Colin Reid, Sebastian Kiernan Our website: http://theretrohour.com...

It's Retro Gamer Magazine VS The Retro Hour Podcast in our Christmas super quiz! We're joined by Paul Drury from Retro Gamer Magazine, Olly Wilmot from the National Video Game Arcade who go up against Ravi and Joe in a battle of video game and computer knowledge, who will win?! Merry Christmas to all our loyal listeners, see you in 2017. Thanks for our lovely donators: Duane Leinninger, Gideon Teb...

We chat to the amazing Mel Croucher, the man behind the first video games company in the UK, hijacking commercial radio to broadcast software late at night, and the incredible Deus Ex Machina. Mel's website: http://melcroucher.net/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Kristian Svanes, Magnus Esbjorner, Peter Lyngbak Pedersen, SJ Engledow Trading Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http:/...

A full on Sega celebration with Adam Koralik, the Dreamcast scene in 2016, his love for rare and obscure consoles and retro collecting around the world. Adam's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdamKoralik Thanks to our amazing donators: Lasse Henriksen, Matthew Hudson Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.c...

We get the story on Bubba N Stix, Rick Dangerous and many more from Simon Phipps of Core Design and Gremlin Graphics! Simon's website: http://www.simonphipps.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Stuart Thomas, Manuel Scharfy, Simon Pilgrim Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Retro Trio sell...

We get the inside story on Graftgold, developing Uridium, Rainbow Islands, Fire & Ice and much more with Steve Turner! Steve's Twitter: https://twitter.com/t2_steve Thanks to our amazing donators: Kim Jorgensen, Aidan Oloan Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: NES Mini Sells out everywhe...

We talk to the man who documented the rise of the personal computer, Stewart Cheifet, former host of the legendary Computer Chronicles! https://twitter.com/cheifet http://www.cheifet.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Luigi Fumero, Christopher Foulds, Scott Macdonald, Johnathan Kaye, SJ Engledow Trading, Andrew Hayes, Damian Page, Francisco Meza, Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook...

We talk TFX, F-29 Retaliator, Epic and Robocop 3's supposedly unbreakable copy protection (it was cracked in 2 days!) with the amazing Paul Hollywood from Digital Image Design and Evolution Studios. vTime: https://vtime.net/ Thanks to our donators: Tim Daeleman, Garron Tungate, Michael Winn, Joseph Vamosi! Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our...

We chat to Kim Justice this week, talking arcade memories, writing for Retro Gamer and documenting British gaming history on Youtube. Kim's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/elmyrdehory Retro Gamer Magazine: http://www.retrogamer.net/ Thanks to our donators: Simon Pilgrim, Christopher Buckley, Nicholas Lees, Geoffrey Jones! Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www....

Raffaele Cecco chats to us about writing for CRASH magazine, his classic games like Cybernoid, Exolon and Stormlord, and upcoming HD remakes of some of his old favourites! Pixel Age Studios website: http://pixelagestudios.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Nintendo Switch reveal: http...

We get the inside story of the legendary Hewson Consultants (Uridium, Cybernoid), and 21st Century Entertainment (Pinball Dreams, Fantasies) with Rob Hewson! Hyper Sentinel: http://www.hypersentinel.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Unreleased SNES platformer Kickstarter: http://www....