189: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater: The Inside Story with Ralph D'Amato - The Retro Hour EP189
In 1999 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater shook the world when it sold 9 million copies and changed the skateboarding scene forever. We get the inside story with main producer, Ralph D'Amato.
1hr 8m Sep 06, 2019
1hr 8m
188: Arcade Attack - The Retro Hour EP188
We reminisce and debate about classic games and systems, was the MegaDrive better than the SNES, has retro peaked, was Rise of The Robots really that bad? And more, with the guys from the amazing Arcade Attack podcast.
1hr 18m Aug 30, 2019
1hr 18m
187: The Best British Gaming Magazines Ever with Steve Jarratt - The Retro Hour EP187
Steve Jarratt has worked on some of the biggest video games magazines ever, we get his memories of Edge, Official Playstation Magazine, Amiga Format, ZZap!64 and more.
1hr 16m Aug 22, 2019
1hr 16m
186: Happy Console Gamer - Johnny Millennium - The Retro Hour EP186
We get some nostalgic happy gaming memories with Johnny Millennium from the Happy Console Gamer on Youtube.
1hr 12m Aug 15, 2019
1hr 12m
185: C64 on TV and Answering Your Retro Questions - The Retro Hour EP185
The Commodore 64 and Rob Hubbard will be appearing on The One Show on BBC 1, we catch up with Chris Abott from 8-Bit Symphony and we answer YOUR retro questions!
1hr 18m Aug 09, 2019
1hr 18m
184: Lotus Turbo Challenge, Supercars, Kikstart with Shaun Southern - The Retro Hour EP184
The inside story on classics like Lotus Turbo Challenge, Supercars, Kikstart 2 with Shaun Southern, and we talk Metal Slug history with Bitmap Books' Sam Dyer.
1hr 6m Aug 01, 2019
1hr 6m
183: Mastertronic: The Inside Story - The Retro Hour EP183
Mastertronic ruled the UK's budget game scene in the 1980s, we get the inside story on their spectacular rise and fall with former employee Anthony Guter.
1hr 9m Jul 26, 2019
1hr 9m
182: Tectoy: How Sega Consoles Still Rule In Brazil - The Retro Hour EP182
Brazil is like an alternative universe where new Sega consoles and games are still on sale and popular. We catch up with the CEO of the company responsible for it, Stefano Arnaldo of Tectoy
1hr 7m Jul 19, 2019
1hr 7m
181: PLATO: The Greatest Computer Network You’ve Never Heard of - The Retro Hour EP181
We get the untold story of the dawn of cyberculture and on-line gaming on the greatest computer network you've never heard of, PLATO with Brian Dear.
1hr 7m Jul 12, 2019
1hr 7m
180: Rare: The Inside Story - The Retro Hour EP180
We get the inside story on the legendary Rare with an all-star panel - David Doak (GoldenEye), Chris Marlow & Shawn Pile(Conkers Bad Fur Day, David Wise (Donkey Kong Country series) and Kevin Bayliss (Battle Toads/Killer Instinct)
1hr 16m Jul 05, 2019
1hr 16m
179: Conker's Bad Fur Day: The Development History - The Retro Hour EP179
We get the development history of Rare's most adult game, 'Conker's Bad Fur Day' with Chris Marlow and Shawn Pile.
1hr 8m Jun 28, 2019
1hr 8m
178: Gremlin, Disney Interactive and EA: Inside Stories with Chris Shrigley - The Retro Hour EP178
We get some amazing inside stories from Gremlin, Disney Interactive and EA with Chris Shrigley, who worked on classics like Bounder, Masters of the Universe and Batman Returns on the Mega CD.
1hr 9m Jun 20, 2019
1hr 9m
177: Commodore Vic 20 Story with Neil Harris - The Retro Hour EP 177
The Commodore Vic 20 was the first home computer to sell 1 million units and shaped a generation, we get the inside story on its development and history with former Vic Commando team member Neil Harris
1hr 15m Jun 14, 2019
1hr 15m
176: The History of The Vectrex - The Retro Hour EP176
We get the amazing history and the lowdown on the current Vectrex scene with Chris Romero a.k.a. "Vectrexer".
1hr Jun 06, 2019
1hr
175: The Guru Meditation - The Retro Hour Podcast EP175
We're joined by Bill Winters and Anthony Becker, the team behind popular Amiga-based Youtube channel The Guru Meditation to talk about rare hardware collecting, user groups and meeting their heroes.
1hr 9m May 31, 2019
1hr 9m
174: Abe's Oddysee, Cool Spot and Disney Games with William Anderson - The Retro Hour EP174
We get the story of classic games like Cool Spot, Jungle Book, Aladdin and Abe's Oddysee with Virgin Games legend William Anderson.
1hr 12m May 24, 2019
1hr 12m
173: Lucasfilm Games and Atari Jaguar with James 'Purple' Hampton - The Retro Hour EP173
James 'Purple' Hampton worked at Lucas Film Games in their golden era on games like Monkey Island, before developing for the Atari Jaguar on titles like Alien VS Predator.
1hr 15m May 16, 2019
1hr 15m
172: Matthew Smith Interview and Hogs of War History - The Retro Hour EP172
Our BIGGEST episode ever with 3 guests - Jake Habgood gives us the history of Hogs of War, Matthew Smith at the Jet Set Willy 35th anniversary and a breakthrough in retrobriting with Christian Simpson!
1hr 10m May 09, 2019
1hr 10m
171: Retro City Rampage and Shakedown: Hawaii - The Retro Hour EP171
We're joined by Brian Provinciano the man behind Retro City Rampage and Shakedown: Hawaii - a parody of retro games and '80s and '90s pop culture, as well as Grand Theft Auto.
1hr 7m May 03, 2019
1hr 7m
170: Console Wars: Sega VS Nintendo with Blake Harris - The Retro Hour EP170
We talk to the man behind the hugely successful book (and soon to be TV series) 'Console Wars'. How Sega took on Nintendo, their internal fights and chatting games with Seth Rogen.
1hr 12m Apr 26, 2019
1hr 12m
169: Metal Jesus Rocks - The Retro Hour EP169
Metal Jesus is a long-haired rocker dude who runs a popular YouTube channel dedicated to Retro Gaming. He joins us for a nostalgic chat about collectings, rare pickups and his time working at Sierra.
1hr 12m Apr 19, 2019
1hr 12m
168: U.S Gold and Virgin Games with Tim Chaney - The Retro Hour EP168
Sex, Drugs and Video Games - We get the story of the 90's at Virgin when the video games industry was truly rock n' roll with Tim Chaney, plus his time at U.S Gold and Commodore UK.
1hr 14m Apr 12, 2019
1hr 14m
167: The History of Sierra Adventure Games with Shawn Mills - The Retro Hour EP167
We get the fascinating history of the infamous Sierra from the man who is continuing their legacy, Shawn Mills of Infamous Quests.
1hr 11m Apr 05, 2019
1hr 11m
166: 'Go 8 Bit' with Steve McNeil - The Retro Hour EP166
'Go 8 Bit' brought retro games back to mainstream television and the stage, we're joined by its creator Steve McNeil for a great nostalgic chat this week
1hr 6m Mar 29, 2019
1hr 6m
165: From Zork to The Dark Room with John Robertson - The Retro Hour EP165
In this episode we discuss everything from brutal Infocom text adventures, retro gaming TV and the story of "The Dark Room", the world's only live-action adventure videogame with the wonderful John Robertson.
1hr 9m Mar 22, 2019
1hr 9m
164: Imagine Software and Codemasters with Bruce Everiss - The Retro Hour EP164
We're joined by Bruce Everiss to get the inside story on the legendary rise and fall of Imagine Software and Codemasters in their heyday.
1hr 3m Mar 15, 2019
1hr 3m
163: Perifractic's Retro Recipes - The Retro Hour EP163
Our guest this week has been in Star Wars movies, and he's a retro computing and gaming geek, we catch up with the brilliant Christian Simpson aka Perifractic's Retro Recipes.
1hr 5m Mar 08, 2019
1hr 5m
162: Football Manager with Kevin Toms - The Retro Hour EP162
We get the inside story on the original Football Manager games with legendary developer Kevin Toms!
58m Mar 01, 2019
58m
161: Retro Man Cave Dwellers - The Retro Hour EP161
A laid back retro chat covering everything from importing systems from Japan, Sinclair C5s and Sharp X68000s with Neil from Retro Man Cave, Andrew Dalton and Gary Pinkett.
1hr 3m Feb 22, 2019
1hr 3m
160: ToeJam & Earl Retrospective with Greg Johnson - The Retro Hour EP160
We get the history of the classic ToeJam & Earl with co-creator Greg Johnson and find out about their 2019 comeback.
1hr 12m Feb 15, 2019
1hr 12m
159: Frank Klepacki: Command & Conquer, Dune, Star Wars - The Retro Hour EP159
We're joined by legendary Westwood Studios composer Frank Klepacki, chatting about Command & Conquer, Dune, Star Wars Empire at War and more!
1hr 13m Feb 08, 2019
1hr 13m
158: Tony Takoushi talks Mean Machines and SEGA - The Retro Hour EP158
We talk to the founder of Mean Machines and Sega legend Tony Takoushi - plus WIN a copy of his new game.
1hr 9m Feb 01, 2019
1hr 9m
157: The History of Firebird Software - The Retro Hour EP157
Read show notes here: https://theretrohour.com/2019/01/25/history-of-firebird-software-ep157/
1hr 14m Jan 25, 2019
1hr 14m
156: Memoirs of an Aussie Sega Game Counsellor - The Retro Hour EP156
We find out about life manning the phones as an early 90's Sega Game Counsellor with Tim Gadler.
1hr 8m Jan 18, 2019
1hr 8m
155: CU Amiga Magazine: The Inside Story with Tony Horgan - The Retro Hour EP155
We get the inside story on CU Amiga magazine with former editor Tony Horgan, from the glory days to the closure of the magazine. Tony Horgan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTonyHorgan
1hr 12m Jan 11, 2019
1hr 12m
154: How Xbox Took on The Playstation with Microsoft's Robbie Bach - The Retro Hour EP154
How the original Xbox took on the might of the Playstation 2 with Microsoft's former Chief Xbox Officer, Robbie Bach.
1hr 10m Jan 04, 2019
1hr 10m
153: Retro Gaming Christmas Quiz 2018 - The Retro Hour EP153
It's our third annual Christmas super quiz! Paul Drury from Retro Gamer magazine and Oliver Wilmot return to try to keep their title as reigning quiz champions. How will their fare against Ravi and Joe from The Retro Hour Podcast in a battle of video game and computer knowledge?! Merry Christmas to all our loyal listeners, see you in 2019.
49m Dec 21, 2018
49m
152: The Best of 2018 In Retro - The Retro Hour EP152
2018 - what a year in retro gaming! We look back on some of our favourite moments of the show from the last 12 months, from the backstory on Mortal Monday to the history of Activision, THIS is our best of 2018!
1hr 4m Dec 14, 2018
1hr 4m
151: Taskset: The Inside Story with Andy Walker - The Retro Hour EP151
We're joined by Andy Walker, former MD of legendary 80's game company Taskset. Covering classics like The Pit, Super Pipeline, Bozo’s Night Out and the reggae-fuled Jammin’.
1hr Dec 07, 2018
1hr
150: Australian Retro 2D Adventures & Nostalgia Nerd - The Retro Hour EP150
We head to Melbourne, Australia to talk to Bad Goat Studios about their new retro-inspired 2d point-and-click adventure, and Nostalgia Nerd joins us to talk about his amazing new book.
1hr 2m Nov 30, 2018
1hr 2m
149: Commodore 64 Hints and Pokes with Warren Pilkington - The Retro Hour EP149
We're joined by Commodore 64 cheat master Warren Pilkington whose Hints and Pokes for Zzap64 and Commodore Format helped many of us finish our favourite games.
1hr 12m Nov 23, 2018
1hr 12m
148: Adam Koralik, Kim Justice, Slope's Game Room, Retro Man Cave Youtubers Panel - The Retro Hour EP148
We're joined by some of our favourite retro gaming Youtubers for a round-table discussion about game collecting tips, rare systems and the joys and troubles of a career on Youtube, recorded live at PLAY Expo Blackpool.
1hr 20m Nov 16, 2018
1hr 20m
147: Teletext: Back From The Dead - The Retro Hour EP147
Memories of Teletext, archiving classic pages and how to access the new homebrew world with 'Teletext archaeologist' Jason Robertson.
1hr 5m Nov 09, 2018
1hr 5m
146: Jeff Minter: Llamasoft - The Retro Hour EP146
We're joined by a true icon of British gaming, the Yak himself - Jeff Minter!
1hr 9m Nov 02, 2018
1hr 9m
145: Sega vs Nintendo: The Most Brutal Console War with Al Nilsen - The Retro Hour EP145
How Sega challenged Nintendo in the 16-bit era, marketing the Mega Drive, planning Sonic 2sday and why the 32X should have never existed with ex Sega marketing legend Al Nilsen.
1hr 12m Oct 26, 2018
1hr 12m
144: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis with Hal Barwood - The Retro Hour EP144
A friend of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, we're joined by the legendary Hal Barwood to talk about his time at LucasArts and the classic Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis. Hal Barwood's homepage: http://www.finitearts.com/ Please show some love to our sponsor and buy a copy of The Art of Point & Click Adventure games here: https://theretrohour.com/adventure-month/ Thanks to our amaz...
1hr 9m Oct 19, 2018
1hr 9m
143: The Rebirth of Point & Click Adventure Games with Paul Conway - The Retro Hour EP143
Our guest this week is Paul Conway who has worked on titles like Theme Park and The Sims and recently Darkside Detective, we talk about the rebirth of point & click adventure games in the 21st century and the joys and challenges of making them today. Darkside Detective: http://darksidedetective.com/ Please show some love to our sponsor and WIN a copy of The Art of Point & Click Adventure game...
1hr 5m Oct 12, 2018
1hr 5m
142: Simon The Sorcerer with Mike Woodroffe - The Retro Hour EP142
It's Adventure Month and we talk to founder of AdventureSoft Mike Woodroffe about classics like Elvira, Waxworks and Simon The Sorcerer. AventureSoft website: http://www.adventuresoft.com/ Please show some love to our sponsor and WIN a copy of The Art of Point & Click Adventure games here: https://theretrohour.com/adventure-month/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Tobias Geijersson, ...
59m Oct 05, 2018
59m
Blade Runner & Command & Conquer with Louis Castle - The Retro Hour EP141
We start Adventure Month by chatting to the co-founder of the legendary Westwood Studios, Louis Castle! We cover classics like Dune, Command & Conquer and Blade Runner. Please show some love to our new sponsor and WIN a copy of The Art of Point & Click Adventure games here: https://theretrohour.com/adventure-month/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Andrew Gordon, Jonas Toljander, Kevi...
1hr 3m Sep 27, 2018
1hr 3m
Grim Fandango with Bret Mogilefsky - The Retro Hour EP140
Bret Mogilefsky was the lead programmer on the LucasArts classic adventure Grim Fandango, we get the inside story on the game and life at Skywalker Ranch. Bret on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmogilefsky Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Garry Heather, Paul Edwards, Lee Ashmore, Benjamin Barter Audioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https...
1hr 11m Sep 21, 2018
1hr 11m