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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 20h

Epic internally called the project “Botmatch” before settling on Unreal Tournament.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 1d

With the right moves in Star Fox and suddenly you’re “Out of This Dimension.” The ultimate SNES mind-bender.

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Joe @joeypajamas.bsky.social · 2d

#History of #SEGA is out this month, folks! I really hope you can all check it out!
@timeextension.com @sega-16.bsky.social @segadriven.bsky.social @thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk @theretrohour.com @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social @ianflynnbkc.bsky.social #videogames #megadrive #mastersystrm #dreamcast

Joe @joeypajamas.bsky.social · Jun 9

The #History of #SEGA is up for pre-order!

My #book detailing the trials and tribulations of one of #gaming 's most celebrated developers is coming from @penandswordbooks.bsky.social in September, but you can secure a copy now. Hit the following link for all the info!

JMD Works - History of SEGA

Releasing September 30, 2025

www.jmdworks.org

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 2d

DO THE MATH

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 3d

Be ahead of the competition

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 5d

Everybody talks about the rise of AI. Clippy saw it coming in 1997.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 6d

Mark your calendars!

London Gaming Market returns on Sunday 9th November 2025 at the Royal National Hotel.

The UK’s biggest retro and modern gaming market returns!
Discover classic consoles, rare games, collectibles, and merch.

https://postly.click/OjQh

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 7d

Retro gaming deserves to be remembered in style. Bitmap Books brings those memories to life with expert writing, striking visuals, and top-tier design. @bitmapbooks https://postly.click/NMR

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 27d

Loving the T-Shirt! and nice hat! Chris is awesome, such a pioneer.

Steve Fulton @fultonbot.bsky.social · 27d

Chris Crawford sent me this hat in the mail and it be the best day of my retro computing life.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 27d

Here’s this week’s news video. BLOOD rises from the grave for Halloween, the LEGO Game Boy gets hacked into a real working console, and Clock Tower hits the GBA thanks to a fan port. Plus, a sleek new ZX Spectrum clone, a stunning Tomb Raider II port for the Sega Saturn.

They MODDED the LEGO Game Boy?! | BLOOD is Back for Halloween! - The Retro Hour EP501

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 29d

I’ve always had a soft spot for strategy guides. For some, buying the game and the guide was part of the whole experience. Did any of you use or collect strategy guides yourself? Or were you too hardcore for that?

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · Oct 7

Spending time tweaking AUTOEXEC.BAT

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · Oct 6

This week marks our 500th episode, and we’re celebrating with a special video interview featuring Atari legend Roger Hector. From working with Nolan Bushnell to helping create Super Breakout and Battlezone, Roger shares incredible stories from the early days of gaming. #atari #podcast

"No One Had Storyboarded Games Before - So I Did!" - Atari Legend Roger Hector Interview

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Andy Toone @lockfarm.bsky.social · Oct 4

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.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · Oct 3

Episode 500! After nearly a decade of podcasting, a new era begins! We’re now fully video. (Audio fans, dont worry nothing changes.) This episode features arcade hardware in the C64, the new Raspberry Pi 500+, and more. News today, interview with Atari legend Roger Hector on Monday.

Arcade Hardware in a Commodore 64, New Raspberry Pi 500+ - The Retro Hour EP500

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danjmcs.bsky.social @danjmcs.bsky.social · Sep 28

Gorgeous day in the 80s after a couple days of rain makes for good Coug time #67CUGR Happy 500 to the @theretrohour.com

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · Sep 19

“We’d love to hear from you! Send us your video messages or congratulations for our 500th episode, and we’ll share as many as we can during the show. ”

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · Sep 19

Episode 500 is coming up!
We’d love to hear from you.
Send us your video or audio messages and we’ll feature as many as we can in the big 500th show.
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Email: [email protected]
Or share them in our Discord.

Message — Retro Hour Podcast

We’d love to hear from you! Send us your audio or video messages or congratulations for our 500th episode, and we’ll share as many as we can during the show. The Retro Hour Audio Message Video Message Please email your videos to [email protected] Join our discord server and post them there

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · Sep 17

Mum’s not going to be able to record Lovejoy over my GamesMaster episodes anymore. #RetroTV #GamesMaster #90sKids

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · Sep 16

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Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers

As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.

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Hoffman @h0ffman.bsky.social · Sep 13

Well... that's one way to spend your Saturday evening I guess 😂

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · Sep 14

I still love the fact that Apple’s first device was a blue box phreaking tool designed to hack free calls. #AppleHistory #RetroTech

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · Sep 13

https://postly.click/jJb/ This real life Mario Kart looks legitimately good fun. #MarioKart #RetroGaming

TravelPirates US 🇺🇸 on Instagram: "Tag who you’d race against. 🍄 ...

1,639 likes, 13 comments - travelpirates on April 2, 2025: "Tag who you’d race against. 🍄 🏎️ They call this the “Mario Kart” of Vietnam. 📍KDL Sinh Thai Cao Nguyen Hoa, Da Lat, Vietnam 💵 It costs 250k dong ($9.75) and includes two races...

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · Sep 12

He reveals how a shrine in Kyoto inspired Fox McCloud, why Tingle was born out of pure exhaustion, and the surprising comic book roots of his latest project Omega Six. This chat was recorded live at Retromessa in Norway.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · Sep 12

From being interviewed by Miyamoto to creating Captain Falcon on a whim, to the one-year crunch on Majora’s Mask, plus the origins of Fox McCloud, Tingle & his new project Omega Six.

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