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The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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

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 287: Namco: Inside Stories with Scott Rogers - The Retro Hour EP287 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5736

We chat to legendary game designer Scott Rogers who worked on classics like Soul Blade, Abe's Oddysee and Pac-Man World 20th Anniversary.

 286: Bullfrog & Syndicate with Sean Cooper - The Retro Hour EP286 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5451

We chat to the father of one of the best RTS games ever, Syndicate! Plus, inside stories of working with Peter Molyneux and games like Magic Carpet, Populous and Magic Carpet with Sean Cooper.

 285: Spy vs Spy with Richard Spitalny - The Retro Hour EP285 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5524

We get the inside story of classics like Spy vs Spy and Boulderdash with the founder of First Star Software, Richard Spitalny.

 284: Heart of Neon: The World of Jeff Minter - The Retro Hour EP284 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5587

We chat to Paul Docherty for a unique inside look at the world of Jeff Minter and Llamasoft in his new documentary Heart of Neon.

 283: Triumph of the Nerds with Robert Cringley - The Retro Hour EP283 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5990

We chat to Robert Cringely who was behind the classic documentary Triumph of the Nerds. His Infoworld gossip column gave him a unique inside look at the rise of the computer industry, and he was Apple employee number 12!

 282: Soviet Strike, Transformers & FMV Games with Flint Dille - The Retro Hour EP282 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5383

We chat to game designer and screenwriter Flint Dille who worked on the classics Soviet Strike and Nuclear Strike, classic FMV games and did animated work on Transformers and G.I Joe!

 281: Donkey Kong, Bart VS Space Mutants & Keystone Capers with Garry Kitchen - The Retro Hour EP281 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5985

We chat to games industry veteran Garry Kitchen who has worked for companies like Activision and Coleco, and co-founded Absolute Entertainment. Today he's back making Atari 2600 games with partner David Crane at Audacity games.

 280: The Demo Scene: Past and Future with Haujobb - The Retro Hour EP280 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5683

Haujobb is an international demo group, formed in the early 90s. We chat to members Melkor and NoName about their productions, the early party scene and how the demo scene is now being recognised by UNESCO as important world heritage!

 279: Retro Memories with Digital Foundry's John Linneman - The Retro Hour EP279 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5265

We're joined by John Linneman from Digital Foundry Retro for a fantastically nostalgic chat about everything from Sega's 32X to the Nuon, and find out why attention to detail matters when it comes to retro gaming.

 278: Evercade: Making Modern Retro Consoles - The Retro Hour EP278 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5573

We chat to the team behind Evercade, a family of new retro gaming focussed consoles with multi-game cartridges, that aims to deliver an authentic nostalgic experience.

 277: Williams, LucasArts & 3DO with Noah Falstein - The Retro Hour EP277 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5635

We chat to industry legend Noah Falstein who started his career at Milton Bradley and Williams, worked on classics like Monkey Island and Indiana Jones at Lucasfilm Games before joining the 3DO company.

 276: The Mysterious World of the MSX - The Retro Hour EP276 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5082

We're joined by MSX superstar Wammes Witkop to hear the story of the computer platform that birthed classics like Metal Gear and Bomberman.

 275: Mattel Intellivision History With Dave Warhol - The Retro Hour EP275 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5665

We chat to industry veteran Dave Warhol who was part of the infamous Intellivision Blue Sky Rangers team, plus he later worked with Lucas Arts and founded Realtime Associates in 1986.

 274: Metro-Siege: Making NEW Amiga Games - The Retro Hour EP274 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5592

We chat to Corey and Mike from BitBeamCannon who are making incredible NEW Amiga games, including the fast action arcade brawler Metro-Siege.

 273: Commodore 65 & Mega 65 - The Retro Hour EP273 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5623

The Commodore 65 was a cancelled super 8-bit computer from the early 90s, but in 2021 a team of hardcore fans have created a 21st century realisation of it. Running 40x faster than a C64 with some stunning modern features. We chat to project founder Paul Gardner-Stephen.

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