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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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 347: The Story of The XBox with Co-Creator Kevin Bachus - The Retro Hour EP347 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6318

We go inside Microsoft back in the late 90s to hear the story of the original Xbox, Direct X, Microsoft's failed attempt to buy Nintendo and lots more with Kevin Bachus.

 346: Celebrating The Atari ST & Jaguar with ctrl-alt-rees - The Retro Hour EP346 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5978

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.

 345: 3D Construction Kit & Incentive Software - The Retro Hour EP345 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5556

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.

 344: The Point & Click Adventure Revival with Wadjet Eye Games - The Retro Hour EP 344 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5372

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.

 343: Bringing Metal Gear Solid & Oddworld to the PC - The Retro Hour EP343 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5334

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.

 342: Video Toaster with NewTek Founder Tim Jenison - The Retro Hour EP342 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5380

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.

 341: Donkey Kong Land: Rare Legends - The Retro Hour EP341 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4674

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.

 340: Shareware Heroes - The Retro Hour EP340 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5386

The Renegades Who Redefined Gaming

 339: Missile Command and Gravitar with Rich Adam - The Retro Hour EP339 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5347

We take a trip back to the heyday of Atari and chat to developer Rich Adam who worked on legendary titles like Missile Command and Gravitar.

 338: Shadow of The Beast & Driver with Martin Edmonson - The Retro Hour EP338 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5948

We chat to Reflections founder Martin Edmonson about the making of classics like Shadow of The Beast, Destruction Derby and the Driver series!

 337: The Golden Age of Atari with Ed Rotberg - The Retro Hour EP337 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4982

We're joined by the wonderful Ed Rotberg who was a core member of Atari's coin-op team from 1979 onwards, and worked on classics like Battlezone, S.T.U.N. Runner and Blasteroids.

 336: Composing Tomb Raider with Peter Connelly - The Retro Hour EP336 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5381

We chat to Core Design legend Peter Connelly who worked on classics like Tomb Raider 3, The Last Revelation and The Angel of Darkness to get a fascinating inside look.

 335: Rare's Road To The Game Boy with Paul Machacek - The Retro Hour EP335 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5363

We chat to Rare legend Paul Machacek to hear the fascinating story of the company's portable games, including Battletoads, the Double Dragon crossover and the cancelled Super Battletoads game.

 334: The Commodore Amiga 500 Story - The Retro Hour EP334 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6231

We catch up with documentary makers Ant & Nic Caulfield to chat about their latest project, dedicated to the history of the Amiga 500. What made it so special? Did piracy help or harm the machine and lots of our memories in this very nostalgic episode.

 333: Retro Apple Prototypes with Krazy Ken/Computer Clan - The Retro Hour EP333 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5546

We chat about the rarest retro Apple prototypes, a look back at classic Macs, NeXT cubes, BeOS and more with Krazy Ken from the amazing Youtube channel, The Computer Clan

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