The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

Pinball Illusions finally gets the fourth table Amiga owners missed out on in 1995! Legendary games journalist Jaz Rignall joins us for this week’s retro gaming news and tells us about Golden Age, his new magazine celebrating 20th-century gaming. Plus, Bill & Ted get an excellent arcade adventure, GOG dreams of bringing back big box PC games, EA revisits its classics, and the Atari Jaguar gets some homebrew love.
Golden Age Video Game Magazine: https://lnk.ua/2QiCROymb
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Bill & Ted go arcade: https://lnk.ua/A2vZMsJ8C
GOG eyes physical PC games: https://lnk.ua/eZLzRf6ya
Pinball Illusions’ missing table restored: https://lnk.ua/QM5sZ8Wd0
EA classics return with remasters: https://lnk.ua/SqYwealAO
Downtown Dash races onto Jaguar: https://lnk.ua/7dMsfrO2H
Thief remaster sneaks onto consoles: https://lnk.ua/8Up506MfF

This week on The Retro Hour, Andy Tudor takes us from learning to animate on his Amiga to directing Kiefer Sutherland in 24: The Game, the PS2 chapter set between seasons two and three. He shares how Sony Cambridge faked reflections in Primal and started building a New York subway crash for the sequel that never came out. We also hear how Slightly Mad Studios landed Need for Speed Shift and why The Walking Dead: Assault went back to the original comics.
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Smash Bros-style battles on a Commodore 64? This week, Chris from Games You Loved joins us to talk about a stunning free C64 brawler that brings two-player chaos to the classic machine. We also check out the kit turning a LEGO PlayStation into a playable console, Resident Evil Outbreak running in your browser, and an ambitious SNES demake of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Plus, rare N64 games return to cartridge, and we debate the growing backlash against AI-assisted retro gaming projects.
Games You Loved: https://linktr.ee/gamesyouloved
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Show notes
ModRetro reissues rare N64 ClayFighter: https://lnk.ua/uJkuFol4d
AI retro recreations in doubt: https://lnk.ua/zf8MSxEhE
Humanbrew launches AI-free homebrew community: https://lnk.ua/Uh8KK0Mzt
BrickStation makes LEGO PlayStation playable: https://lnk.ua/uO3Uo62hV
Smash Bros. clone hits C64: https://lnk.ua/7bpO9p8EN
Resident Evil Outbreak hits browsers: https://lnk.ua/jjdZghoQC
Castlevania gets AI-free SNES demake: https://lnk.ua/ymIofKofw

This week we’re joined by Martin Webb, the programmer who brought Sega’s legendary OutRun to the Commodore 64 while still a teenager. From selling his first games as a schoolboy to landing the US Gold contract, Martin shares the story of recreating an arcade sensation with an OutRun cabinet in the family garage and a Christmas deadline looming. We hear about the coding tricks, last-minute demands and elusive bug that pushed him to his limits, alongside his work on RoadBlasters and a trip to Chicago to help with the American version of OutRun. Martin also speaks candidly about working with his father, why he eventually left the games industry, and the original backup discs still tucked away in his former girlfriend’s wardrobe.
Steve's Amiga Games: https://stevehiggins.itch.io/amiga-rescue
A Crazy Thing Called Life C16 Book: https://commodore16.com/
Contents:
00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
50:40 – Martin Webb Interview
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Alien 3 gets CD32 upgrade: https://lnk.ua/M84ZQUQgJ
Free Knightmare game coming: https://lnk.ua/78C15PgcU
Atari VCS support ending: https://lnk.ua/WMG9XRNyi
Sonic 3 Unlocked adds Encore: https://lnk.ua/6Ge05siDa
iPhone Duo emulates Nintendo DS: https://lnk.ua/rLfdftWoW
Ten spooky games for Halloween: https://lnk.ua/4poLfqFFF

This week, we’re joined by legendary artist Hitoshi Ariga to explore his work on Streets of Rage 2, his celebrated Mega Man manga, and a career packed with 16-bit classics. From drawing sprites by night to giving the Robot Masters their personalities, Hitoshi shares stories behind the artwork, explains why technical limitations sparked his creativity, and discusses collaborating with Toby Fox. Plus, memories of ActRaiser 2, Illusion of Gaia, and the influence of his wife and fellow artist Ayano Koshiro.
Kim Justice Rubber Keyed Wonder Kickstarter: https://lnk.ua/AbF4fVrVp
Contents:
00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
51:31 – Hitoshi Ariga Interview
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Ghostbusters II Amiga fan upgrade: https://lnk.ua/g91oEqIHa
Halo multiplayer comes to N64: https://lnk.ua/f0BtptbiR
ZX Spectrum ULA designs found: https://lnk.ua/u2QODD6Wh
Toki arcade conversions in development: https://lnk.ua/EQO2vIkR9
Wing Commander III remaster rumoured: https://lnk.ua/yR6BORUvF
Crash Bandicoot coming to iPod: https://lnk.ua/qrmTvWjTa
Sprout upgrades classic iPods: https://lnk.ua/OVEgZsVPt
Tenebris Somnia brings FMV horror: https://lnk.ua/xh4de3fN2