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The Story of The XBox with Co-Creator Kevin Bachus - The Retro Hour EP347
Episode 347
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 mor…
3 years, 3 months ago
Celebrating The Atari ST & Jaguar with ctrl-alt-rees - The Retro Hour EP346
Episode 346
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 s…
3 years, 3 months ago
3D Construction Kit & Incentive Software - The Retro Hour EP345
Episode 345
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 Spe…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Point & Click Adventure Revival with Wadjet Eye Games - The Retro Hour EP 344
Episode 344
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. Inspi…
3 years, 4 months ago
Bringing Metal Gear Solid & Oddworld to the PC - The Retro Hour EP343
Episode 343
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 PlaySt…
3 years, 4 months ago
Video Toaster with NewTek Founder Tim Jenison - The Retro Hour EP342
Episode 342
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 chang…
3 years, 4 months ago
Donkey Kong Land: Rare Legends - The Retro Hour EP341
Episode 341
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.
Ple…
3 years, 4 months ago
Shareware Heroes - The Retro Hour EP340
Episode 340
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 …
3 years, 4 months ago
Missile Command and Gravitar with Rich Adam - The Retro Hour EP339
Episode 339
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.
Please…
3 years, 5 months ago
Shadow of The Beast & Driver with Martin Edmonson - The Retro Hour EP338
Episode 338
We chat to Reflections founder Martin Edmonson about the making of classics like Shadow of The Beast, Destruction Derby and the Driver series!
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3 years, 5 months ago