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The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 492

Your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news and interviews with industry veterans. New episodes released every Friday!

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444: Yoko Shimomura: The Music of Street Fighter II & Kingdom Hearts - The Retro Hour EP444

Episode 444

jeudi 29 août 2024 • Duration 01:19:01

This week, we’re honoured to be joined by the legendary Japanese composer Yoko Shimomura, the musical genius behind some of the most iconic video game soundtracks of all time including Street Fighter II, and the enchanting melodies of Kingdom Hearts. We explore her incredible career and the creative process behind these timeless scores. Recorded live at RetroMessa in Norway.

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
42:31 - Yoko Shimomura Interview

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Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour

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

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

Website: http://theretrohour.com
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

Show notes:

The Spectrum: https://tinyurl.com/y97brnzv
Sonic CD ported to Mega Drive: https://youtu.be/uXDfIk3h-8g
Computer Café archived: https://tinyurl.com/2p8sxrzj
King's Quest VI demake: https://tinyurl.com/yc3p4hkk
Retro-Bit Sega Saturn fighting stick: https://tinyurl.com/3s9483bw

443: Waterworld: Peter Scott on the Cancelled 3DO Game at Software Creations - The Retro Hour EP443

Episode 443

vendredi 23 août 2024 • Duration 01:35:19

In this episode, we sit down with the Peter Scott, a developer who has left his mark on some of the most intriguing projects in gaming history. From his early days coding on the VIC-20 and BBC Micro to his groundbreaking work at TierTex and Psygnosis. We hear the story behind the cancelled Waterworld game for the 3DO and PlayStation, and the impact of working on a game tied to such a polarising movie.

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
47:41 - Pete Scott 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

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

Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd

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

Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

Show notes:

Atari 7800+ announced: https://tinyurl.com/4ksfr64r
New Final Fight comic book: https://tinyurl.com/3833zsk3
Nintendo Museum Direct: https://tinyurl.com/4f6mz38k
Console Wars sneakers: https://tinyurl.com/2p9zrm37
Masters of Albion: https://tinyurl.com/36dv99uv

434: Real Time Games Software & Carrier Command with Ian Oliver - The Retro Hour EP434

Episode 434

vendredi 21 juin 2024 • Duration 01:39:51

This week, we hear the fascinating career of Ian Oliver as he shares insider stories from founding Real Time Games Software, including the development of the groundbreaking Carrier Command and creating development systems for Sega. From the humble beginnings of 3D Tank Duel on the ZX Spectrum to navigating the complexities of the Sega Dreamcast era, Ian offers a unique glimpse into the evolution of the gaming industry.

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
41:44 - Ian Oliver Interview

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

Bitmap Books - Get £5 off The Art of The Box - Use code: RH5 at checkout - https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/the-art-of-the-box

Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour

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

Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd

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

Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

Show notes

$60 Sega Saturn Flash Cart: https://tinyurl.com/2j3xvcd5
Blingboard64 Keyboard: https://tinyurl.com/zxrt4396
New Power Rangers Beat 'Em Up: https://tinyurl.com/3te66jv8
Wonder Swan to TV Mod Kit: https://tinyurl.com/y6ehxrsr
Contra Reforged: https://tinyurl.com/2s4artyr

346: Celebrating The Atari ST & Jaguar with ctrl-alt-rees - The Retro Hour EP346

Episode 346

vendredi 30 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:39:38

We chat to Youtuber ctrl-alt-rees about classic Atari machines like the ST, Falcon and Jaguar, and learn some lesser-known stories about unreleased systems like the Atari Sparrow and Panther.

ctrl-alt-rees: https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees/

https://ctrl-alt-rees.com

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

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

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

Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Richard Baker, RetroPassion Ltd

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

Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd

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

Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

Upcoming events:

Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October
Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022

Show notes:

Blockbuster video game championship is back: https://bit.ly/3RthGlb
Maniac Mansion comeback?: https://bit.ly/3BVnAGj
Sega Saturn controller port hack: https://bit.ly/3LWVNcX
C64 OS: https://c64os.com/
C64 OS video: https://youtu.be/MVeW2ZlV2WU
Fan uses Super Mario Maker 2 to make a full "classic" Mario: https://bit.ly/3rjdIRI

345: 3D Construction Kit & Incentive Software - The Retro Hour EP345

Episode 345

vendredi 23 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:32:36

We get the inside story of Incentive Software and the classic 3D Contruction Kit which allowed users to create 3D worlds on platforms like the ZX Spectrum, C64 and Amiga with special guest Paul Gregory.

Paul's website: https://www.indigobeetle.co.uk/

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

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

BetterHelp - You deserve to be happy. Try the world's largest on-line therapy service and get 10% off your first month by using our link at http://www.betterhelp.com/retro

Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retro

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

Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd

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

Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

Upcoming events:

Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October
Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022

Show notes:

Golden Eye 007 comes to Xbox and Switch: https://bit.ly/3UBacjc
Intel's retiring the Pentium: https://bit.ly/3UvWvBS
Operation Wolf is back: https://bit.ly/3xKzAZR
Atari 50 updates: https://bit.ly/3xLJBWI
Phantom Fury: https://bit.ly/3SrnhcN

344: The Point & Click Adventure Revival with Wadjet Eye Games - The Retro Hour EP 344

Episode 344

vendredi 16 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:29:32

Point & Click adventure games are going through a major revival at the moment, and we chat to Dave Gilbert from indie studio Wadjet Eye Games. Inspired by classics from Sierra and Infocom, they specialise in the adventure genre, with some stunning pixel art and stories.

Wadjet Eye Games: http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/

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

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

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

Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Dave Moyle, Paul Wilcock

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

Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd

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

Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

Upcoming events:

Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October
Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022

Show notes:

Guy completes every N64 game: https://bit.ly/3QJS7Mt
Portable Amstrad CPC464: https://bit.ly/3dmb8Hh
Wolfenstein 3D on Sega Master System: https://bit.ly/3DstMaW
Gargoyles remaster: https://bit.ly/3qFKpbG
Intellivision Amico non-exclusives: https://bit.ly/3ROOs1n
Civitas 2230 kickstarter: https://bit.ly/3S9MlVs

343: Bringing Metal Gear Solid & Oddworld to the PC - The Retro Hour EP343

Episode 343

jeudi 8 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:28:54

We chat to the fascinating Michael Case who started his career working on adult games for the Atari 2600, and then brought some of the biggest PlayStation titles to the PC.

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

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

Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Luke Challis

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

Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd

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

Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

Upcoming events:

Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October
Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022

Show notes:

Rare's lost Game Boy competitor is found: https://bit.ly/3eBEMsm
Microprose retro style flight sim: https://bit.ly/3D7RnxC
MS-DOS games recreated in AI: https://bit.ly/3d1zaaq
Evercade EXP announced: https://bit.ly/3DcN5oG
Japan's war on Floppy Disks: https://bit.ly/3RxGw4v
Old skool gamer mag Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/3Qzx13k

342: Video Toaster with NewTek Founder Tim Jenison - The Retro Hour EP342

Episode 342

vendredi 2 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:29:40

We're joined by a legend this week, NewTek founder and the 'father of desktop video', Tim Jenison, to hear the story of how the Commodore Amiga changed the movie and TV industry.

Tim's Vermeer: https://www.sonyclassics.com/timsvermeer/

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

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

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

Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Damien Smith

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

Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd

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

Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

Upcoming events:

Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October
Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022

Show notes:
Resident Evil cancelled after one season: https://bit.ly/3B8ngVx
Pac Man World Re-Pac: https://bit.ly/3Q9VIDk
Wireless controller mod for GameCube: https://bit.ly/3B4eZBR
Janet Jackson crashes your hard drive: https://bit.ly/3KFfhlH
Game publisher Sunsoft is back: https://bit.ly/3KCYHmJ

341: Donkey Kong Land: Rare Legends - The Retro Hour EP341

Episode 341

vendredi 26 août 2022 • Duration 01:17:54

We catch up with Rare legends Kev Bayliss and Paul Machacek at Retromessa in Norway to hear some incredible stories from inside Rare in the 90s.

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

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

BetterHelp - You deserve to be happy. Try the world's largest on-line therapy service and get 10% off your first month by using our link at www.betterhelp.com/retro

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

Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd

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

Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October
Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022

Show notes:

Artist Oliver Frey passes away: https://bit.ly/3QPLSri
https://youtu.be/wq6JcPIhjyE
Star Fx mod with multiplayer: https://bit.ly/3QPJO2L
Yars Recharged: https://bit.ly/3R9lf09
Mega Drive 2 UK release & full titles: https://bit.ly/3csE1AZ

340: Shareware Heroes - The Retro Hour EP340

Episode 340

jeudi 18 août 2022 • Duration 01:29:46

We chat to author Richard Moss about how the golden age of shareware subverted, shook up, and reshaped the video game industry, and kept independent game development alive.

Shareware Heroes: https://sharewareheroes.com/

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

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

Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Jake Evans, Albert Dunberg

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

Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd

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

Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

Join us in Norway at Retro Messa on 20-21 August: https://retromessa.no/
Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October
Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022

Show notes:

80's video shop in Alfreton: https://80svideo.co.uk/store https://youtu.be/4PWpyv2jIuw
New Alone in the Dark game: https://bit.ly/3STlrmd
Live-action Pacman game in development: https://bit.ly/3T2bdA2
Doom playable on tractor: https://bit.ly/3K0jvUN
New 8-bit console you build yourself - Game Tank: https://bit.ly/3K0qFIL
New Dreamcast Shmup: https://bit.ly/3wA6sEf