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What It Was REALLY Like Working at Sony PlayStation in the 90s - The Retro Hour EP523
Episode 523
Alex Sulman joins us to share his journey from typing in code on the ZX Spectrum to designing major titles at Sony, Blizzard, DICE and beyond. We he…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The Untold Story of TDK Mediactive: Nintendo, Star Wars & More - The Retro Hour EP522
Episode 522
This week we’re joined by Vincent Bitetti, former CEO of TDK Mediactive, for a fascinating look at one of gaming’s most unusual industry journeys. S…
7 months ago
The Story Behind the Vectrex Mini - The Retro Hour EP521
Episode 521
This week we’re joined by David Oghia, the man behind the upcoming Vectrex Mini. We explore his journey from discovering the ZX81 in the early 80s t…
7 months, 1 week ago
The Graphics of Core Design - The Retro Hour EP520
Episode 520
This week, we’re joined by Core Design artist and animator Billy Allison, whose incredible career spans hand-drawn children’s TV classics like Super…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Three Red Lights: The Wild Story of IGN’s Xbox 360 Podcast - The Retro Hour EP519
Episode 519
This week we’re joined by Hilary Goldstein and Dave Clayman, two of the voices behind IGN’s legendary Three Red Lights podcast, the loud, chaotic an…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
GameShark: The Rise, Fall & Return with Todd Hayes – The Retro Hour EP518
Episode 518
This week we’re joined by Todd Hayes, original US CEO of GameShark, the device that changed how a generation played games. From arcade beginnings to…
8 months ago
From Zzap!64 to Thalamus: How a C64 Legend Came Back - The Retro Hour EP517
Episode 517
This week we’re catching up with Andy Robert of the legendary Thalamus Software, for a chat about one of the most fascinating careers of the 8-bit e…
8 months, 1 week ago
Celebrating the Best (and Worst) Video Game Controllers - The Retro Hour EP516
Episode 516
This week on The Retro Hour, we’re getting hands-on with the unsung heroes of gaming: video game controllers! We’re joined by Christian Wenk, author…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
"We Felt Like Part of the Beatles" - Rock Band with Sean Baptiste - The Retro Hour EP515
Episode 515
What makes a truly great gaming community? Sean Baptiste, who helped grow Harmonix’s forum from a dozen diehards to hundreds of thousands of fans, s…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Fatboy Slim and the Atari ST: How a 1980s Computer Made Chart History – The Retro Hour Podcast EP514
Episode 514
This week we welcome Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, for a chat about the retro tech behind his biggest hits. From discovering MIDI to refusing upgrad…
9 months ago