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May 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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August 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 459: The Best of Retro In 2024: Unforgettable Highlights - The #RetroHour EP459 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-mpc9u...
459: The Best of Retro In 2024: Unforgettable Highlights - The Retro Hour EP459
Join us for an epic look back at 2024 as we celebrate some of the most incredible guests and legendary industry icons who’ve graced the podcast this year. From fascinating stories to behind-the-scenes...
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January 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
lockfarm.bsky.social
Packing MicroBeast component bags whilst listening to the 500th episode of the RetroHour Podcast (well done, @theretrohour.com!!). Great to hear them shouting out to @martinpiper.bsky.social for the MegaWang 2000 as well.

Could I BE more retro?
Yes, MicroBeast kits are packed on our kitchen table. A picture of boxes of component bags around an anti-static mat.
October 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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There are many ways to connect to The Retro Hour Community. Join Discord using this link discord.com/invite/the-r... or Connect via #RetroHour on irc.libera.chat - also check out our BBS on a trhbbs.uk:6400
July 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 509: “This Shouldn’t Be Possible on an Amiga 500!” – H0ffman - Demoscene and Game Ports – The #RetroHour Podcast EP509 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-i5v7q...
509: “This Shouldn’t Be Possible on an Amiga 500!” – H0ffman - Demoscene and Game Ports – The Retro Hour Podcast EP509
This week, we catch up with the legendary H0ffman to hear some tales from the demo scene trenches, Amiga wizardry, and porting classic arcade titles. From brigning Metal Gear and Knightmare from the M...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 453: Resurrecting Arcades: Meet Europe’s Biggest Arcade Importer - The #RetroHour EP453 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-sk6bx...
453: Resurrecting Arcades: Meet Europe’s Biggest Arcade Importer - The Retro Hour EP453
In this week’s episode, we sit down with Chris Blok, the co-owner of Amsterdam’s legendary Blast Galaxy and Europe’s largest arcade importer. Chris takes us on an incredible journey through his life a...
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December 12, 2024 at 12:28 AM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 488: "My Spectrum Caught Fire on Boxing Day!" - RetroBytes - The #RetroHour EP488 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-25van...
488: "My Spectrum Caught Fire on Boxing Day!" - RetroBytes - The Retro Hour EP488
This week, we’re joined by John from the awesome YouTube channel RetroBytes - a creator who dives into the obscure corners of computing history. From his childhood memories of a flaming Spectrum, to r...
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July 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 511: Retro Gaming Christmas Quiz 2025 – The #RetroHour EP511 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-tpa4k...
511: Retro Gaming Christmas Quiz 2025 – The Retro Hour EP511
It’s our absolute favourite episode of the year once again, the Retro Hour Christmas Quiz is back! 🎄🎮 This year, Paul Drury and Oliver Wilmot are taking on hosting duties, armed with festive cheer an...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 493: “Flash Games Should Never Have Died” – Alex Johansson, Experimental Game Maker - The #RetroHour EP493 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-vrudy...
493: “Flash Games Should Never Have Died” – Alex Johansson, Experimental Game Maker - The Retro Hour EP493
This week we are joined by award-winning experimental designer, educator and game maker Alex Johansson of ALYO Games. He is the mind behind wild alt-controller creations like Muppet Boxing, syringe-po...
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August 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
sharkabytes.bsky.social
Yeah! Did the first series with commentary. And yeah, that was the intention. A 'Tomorrow's World for the kids' was how I remember Andy Crane describing it in a Retrohour podcast interview.
September 14, 2024 at 7:10 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 515: "We Felt Like Part of the Beatles" - Rock Band with Sean Baptiste - The #RetroHour EP515 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-u733h...
515: "We Felt Like Part of the Beatles" - Rock Band with Sean Baptiste - The Retro Hour EP515
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, shares what it really takes. From the secret struggle...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:05 AM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 467: The Games of a Lifetime with Jaz Rignall - - The #RetroHour EP467 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-3dgqf...
467: The Games of a Lifetime with Jaz Rignall - - The Retro Hour EP467
We catch up with legendary games journalist Julian 'Jaz' Rignall about his epic new book, The Games of a Lifetime, which is a video game time machine that takes you on an incredible journey from the v...
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February 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 491: Croc Was Meant to Be Yoshi - Then It All Changed! - Matt Porter, Argonaut Programmer - The #RetroHour EP491 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-2aadm...
491: Croc Was Meant to Be Yoshi - Then It All Changed! - Matt Porter, Argonaut Programmer - The Retro Hour EP491
This week we’re joined by Matt Porter, former programmer at Argonaut Software and one of the key developers behind Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. Matt shares inside stories from the development of titles...
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August 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 521: The Story Behind the Vectrex Mini - The #RetroHour EP521 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-jqszj...
521: The Story Behind the Vectrex Mini - The Retro Hour EP521
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 to working on official Star Wars publications and vis...
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March 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
sharkabytes.bsky.social
Ahh, yeah! I've heard about those close door demonstrations from devs then in Retrohour podcast interviews. They've all said the same thing too, that the Dino demo was an 'Okay, this is something special' moment. Would love to peek back through time at that moment and feel the excitement.
February 17, 2024 at 12:09 AM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 531: Inside Psygnosis: WipEout, PlayStation and the Rave Generation - The #RetroHour EP531 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-e8afy...
531: Inside Psygnosis: WipEout, PlayStation and the Rave Generation - The Retro Hour EP531
Inside Psygnosis: WipEout, PlayStation and the Rave Generation - The Retro Hour EP531This week we’re joined by former Psygnosis PR manager Glen O’Connell for a brilliant journey through one of the mos...
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May 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 510: “We Hid Gabe Newell in Our Game!” – Powerhoof - Making Retro Point & Click Adventures – The #RetroHour Podcast EP510 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-8dk7m...
510: “We Hid Gabe Newell in Our Game!” – Powerhoof - Making Retro Point & Click Adventures – The Retro Hour Podcast EP510
We go Down Under with Powerhoof’s David Lloyd, the brain behind award-winning indie hits like The Drifter and Crawl. From hiding DOS games as a kid to creating their own game engine and scooping Game ...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
sharkabytes.bsky.social
Yeah! I've seen people knock him for not being into or always knowing everything about games but from hearing an interview with him on the Retrohour podcast years back, he was still enthusiastic about the show and what they were doing. He just had a background and more interest in radio engineering.
October 16, 2024 at 6:59 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 512: The Top 5 Tech & Gaming Innovations of 1994-2024 - The #RetroHour 512 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-hswzi...
512: The Top 5 Tech & Gaming Innovations of 1994-2024 - The Retro Hour 512
Happy New Year!  As we kick off 2026, we’re treating everyone to something special: a FREE episode of The Retro Hour: After Hours, our podcast that’s usually exclusive to our Patreon supporters. Aft...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 508: "The 3DO M2 demo was mind-blowing... we were dying to ship it!" – Michael Devine (Former 3DO VP of Sales) – The #RetroHour Podcast EP508 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-mjr66...
508: "The 3DO M2 demo was mind-blowing... we were dying to ship it!" – Michael Devine (Former 3DO VP of Sales) – The Retro Hour Podcast EP508
This week we’re joined by industry veteran Michael Devine, former VP of Sales at The 3DO Company, key player at TDK Mediactive, and now CEO of Rockit Games, for an incredible look at four decades insi...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 513: Terminator 2D No Fate: The Inside Story – The #RetroHour Podcast EP513 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-icvs4...
513: Terminator 2D No Fate: The Inside Story – The Retro Hour Podcast EP513
This week we’re joined by Mike Tucker and Quang DX from Bitmap Bureau to talk about the making of Terminator 2D: No Fate. We hear how their lifelong love of Terminator 2 turned into a three-year obses...
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January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 499: "Nintendo Made Us Cut the Bikini Girls from Duke Nukem 64" - Eurocom's Kev Harrison - The #RetroHour EP499! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-fjntg...
499: "Nintendo Made Us Cut the Bikini Girls from Duke Nukem 64" - Eurocom's Kev Harrison - The Retro Hour EP499
This week we chat with designer Kev Harrison, whose career began at Eurocom working on Duke Nukem 64 and Duke Nukem: Zero Hour. Kev shares what it was like adapting Duke’s outrageous world for Nintend...
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September 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to The #RetroHour (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 448: Gadget Show Legend Jason Bradbury: Can Retro Gamers Stop a Rogue AI? - The @retrohour.bsky.social EP448 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-zv9py...
448: Gadget Show Legend Jason Bradbury: Can Retro Gamers Stop a Rogue AI? - The Retro Hour EP448
This week, we catch up with Jason Bradbury, long-time host of The Gadget Show and self-confessed retro tech lover. We reflect on 20 years of The Gadget Show and how the industry has changed in that ti...
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November 15, 2024 at 7:28 PM
danjmcs.bsky.social
I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 481: Tony Warriner & Stoo Cambridge’s UrbX Warriors: A Masterpiece for the ZX Spectrum Next - The #RetroHour EP481! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-ua7ud...
481: Tony Warriner & Stoo Cambridge’s UrbX Warriors: A Masterpiece for the ZX Spectrum Next - The Retro Hour EP481
This week, we chat with two legends of the British gaming scene, Tony Warriner (Revolution Software) and Stoo Cambridge (Sensible Software),  who’ve teamed up to create UrbX Warriors, an incredible ne...
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May 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM