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Your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news and interviews with industry veterans.

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547: British Gaming Legends: Stories From an Iconic Era – The Retro Hour EP547

Épisode 547

vendredi 4 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:53:16

It's Ravi's final episode of the podcast, we give him a good send off! Plus, we bring you our Best of British panel from RetroMessa, featuring Mike Dailly (DMA Design), Glen O'Connell (Psygnosis), Duncan Gutteridge (Sega UK) and Brian Watson (DMA Design) for a panel discussion about British gaming history, iconic games and the moments that helped shape an entire era.

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
1:05:50 – Best of British

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We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you’d like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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Show notes

Sonic Demo Lands on Amiga: https://lnk.ua/Ifux6frxr
Terranigma Returns to Modern Hardware: https://lnk.ua/6ciLNoEyo
Cyberpunk 2077 C64 Coming Soon: https://lnk.ua/snpuA7Lj0
Fall From Space Features Arita: https://lnk.ua/6l5mCdvCs
Atari and Activision Reunite: https://lnk.ua/0V34uriWa
New Mega Drive Arcade Controller: https://lnk.ua/DAfat7AK3
Zool Collection Coming to Jaguar: https://lnk.ua/P4xQT4jFN
Pillow Fort Album Hits GBA: https://lnk.ua/zxB3hMk3R

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546: The Making of The Suffering: Horror, Morality and Games That Remember – The Retro Hour EP546

Épisode 546

vendredi 28 août 2026 • Durée 01:40:03

Veteran game designer Richard Rouse III joins us to revisit his journey from Bungie’s early Macintosh games to Centipede 3D and The Suffering. He reveals how the horror classic found its prison setting, blended action with psychological storytelling, and remembered players’ moral choices, plus the stories behind its lost sequel and unmade movie.

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
39:42 – Richard Rouse III Interview

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:

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Go to https://surfshark.com/retrohour or use code RETROHOUR at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!

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PlayEXPO Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you’d like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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545: Region Locked: The Untold Story of Australian Video Games – The Retro Hour EP545

Épisode 545

vendredi 21 août 2026 • Durée 01:45:38

Australia gave the world pioneering adventures, cult classics and global hits,but much of its gaming history has been left out of the story. This week, we're joined by Region Locked creative lead Michael Refalo and veteran game designer John Passfield-co-creator of Halloween Harry, Flight of the Amazon Queen and TY the Tasmanian Tiger, to explore bedroom coding, cassette-tape publishing, The Hobbit’s groundbreaking parser, Beam Software reverse-engineering the NES, the infamous Power Glove and the games you never realised were Australian. Plus, discover how the new Region Locked documentary series plans to preserve these stories before bit rot, and time, erase them for good.

Region Locked Kickstarter: https://lnk.ua/ueFZbW6cf

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
53:42 – Region Locked Interview

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Go to https://surfshark.com/retrohour or use code RETROHOUR at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!

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We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you’d like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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544: Amiga Just Revealed Its Future Plans - The Retro Hour EP544

Épisode 544

jeudi 13 août 2026 • Durée 01:45:02

This week, we’re coming to you from Amiga Kickstart in Derby, where we recorded a fascinating panel looking at what comes next for one of computing’s most iconic names. With the long-running legal battle between Hyperion Entertainment and Cloanto finally at an end, the Amiga company took to the stage to discuss the future, its plans for the platform and what this new chapter could mean for the wider Amiga community. After years of courtroom wrangling and uncertainty, could this finally be the fresh start Amiga fans have been waiting for?

Amiga: https://amiga.com/

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
57:17 - Amiga Announcements

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:

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London Gaming Market: https://www.londongamingmarket.com/

We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you’d like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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543: Beats of Rage: From Fan Game to OpenBOR - The Retro Hour EP543

Épisode 543

vendredi 7 août 2026 • Durée 01:34:20

This week, we’re joined by Roel van Mastbergen of Senile Team to discover how a homemade MS-DOS tribute to Streets of Rage exploded to around a million players, crashed two servers and evolved into OpenBOR. Roel also reveals how the project led him into Dreamcast development, the fate of Age of the Beast and what’s next with Hypno Tiles.

Senile Team: https://www.senileteam.com/
Zoom Platform: https://www.zoom-platform.com/

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
45:17 - Beats of Rage Interview

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:

Bitmap Books – https://www.bitmapbooks.com

Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs

London Gaming Market: https://www.londongamingmarket.com/

We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you’d like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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542: Veronica Explains: Why Old Computers Were Better at Teaching Us – The Retro Hour EP542

Épisode 542

vendredi 31 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:54:00

This week, we’re joined by Veronica from the brilliant YouTube channel Veronica Explains for a journey through a lifetime of tinkering with technology. Veronica shares stories of growing up in a family of programmers, exploring the early Internet through Prodigy and GeoCities, inheriting a 50-year-old COBOL codebase, her love of the Commodore 64 and Amiga, the lost art of the computer manual, and why older computers often encouraged us to understand, repair and truly own the technology we used.

Veronica Explains: https://veronicaexplains.net/
https://www.youtube.com/@VeronicaExplains

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
50:17 – Veronica Explains Interview

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:

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Go to https://surfshark.com/retrohour or use code RETROHOUR at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!

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We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you’d like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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https://www.patreon.com/retrohour

541: Colin McRae, Batman & AstroBurn: From Games to Hollywood… and Back - The Retro Hour EP541

Épisode 541

vendredi 24 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:49:16

This week's guest is Haz Dulull whose career has taken him from creating FMV and cinematics for games like Colin McRae Rally and Battalion Wars, to working on blockbuster films including The Dark Knight, Prince of Persia and The Chronicles of Narnia. He's returned to his gaming roots with his colourful new SNES style shoot ‘em up, AstroBurn.

Astroburn: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3810660/Astro_Burn/

Built to Fail: The Inside Story of Blockbuster's Inevitable Bust: https://lnk.ua/zrymFBq2V

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
50:36 – Haz Dulull Interview

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:

Bitmap Books – https://www.bitmapbooks.com

Go to https://surfshark.com/retrohour or use code RETROHOUR at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!

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We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you’d like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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https://www.patreon.com/retrohour

540: Netflix DIDN’T Kill Blockbuster — Here’s What Really Happened - The Retro Hour EP540

Épisode 540

vendredi 17 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:41:05

This week, we’re joined by former Blockbuster franchisee Alan Payne, author of Built to Fail, for the inside story of the video & game rental giant’s spectacular collapse. Alan reveals why Netflix and streaming weren’t really to blame, how Blockbuster disastrously mishandled the switch from VHS to DVD, and why decisions such as scrapping late fees helped destroy the business from within. We also revisit the glory days of Friday-night rentals, Blockbuster’s video game business, Game Rush, the PlayStation 2 DVD boom and the story of the final store.

Built to Fail: The Inside Story of Blockbuster's Inevitable Bust: https://lnk.ua/zrymFBq2V

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
40:08 – Blockbuster Alan Payne Interview

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:

Bitmap Books – https://www.bitmapbooks.com

Go to https://surfshark.com/retrohour or use code RETROHOUR at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN!

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PlayEXPO Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you’d like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:

https://theretrohour.com/support/

https://www.patreon.com/retrohour

539: OctaMED, Amigas and Dark 80s Music - The Retro Hour EP539

Épisode 539

vendredi 10 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:49:49

Synth musician, performer and self-described “bleakwave” artist Paulee Alex Bow joins us. We explore dark ’80s music and an love for the Commodore Amiga. Paulee reveals how OctaMED became the heart of a modern hardware-synth setup, why original machines can't be replaced, and what it takes to perform live with two Amigas in tow. We also hear about the Arcade Dreams soundtrack, haunted synths, Amiga MIDI, car-boot retro discoveries and why the Amiga community can sometimes feel almost spiritual.

Magical Synth Adventure: https://www.youtube.com/@magicalsynthadventure3216
Sonic State: https://www.youtube.com/@sonicstate/videos

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
48:21 - Paulee Alex Bow Interview

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:

Bitmap Books – https://www.bitmapbooks.com

Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs

London Gaming Market: https://www.londongamingmarket.com/

We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you’d like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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https://www.patreon.com/retrohour

Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8

538: Commodore 64: The Birth of a Cultural Icon - The Retro Hour EP538

Épisode 538

vendredi 3 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:54:51

This week, we’re joined by legendary documentary makers Ant and Nic Caulfield, the team behind From Bedrooms to Billions, The Amiga Years and The Rubber-Keyed Wonder, as they return to celebrate one of the most iconic home computers ever made: the Commodore 64.

Commodore 64: The Birth of a Cultural Icon on Kickstarter: https://lnk.ua/TRJ0cmHX1

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
56:23 – Commodore 64 Documentary Interview

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:

Bitmap Books – https://www.bitmapbooks.com

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We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you’d like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:

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