The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast) Podcast
1) 495: PS1 Demo Discs, Bedroom Coders and FMV Revival - Indie Games That Changed The World - The Retro Hour EP495
We celebrate the Indie retro gaming scene
2) 494: “Sonic R’s Soundtrack Has a Life of Its Own” - Richard Jacques, The Sound of 90s SEGA - The Retro Hour EP494
We chat to legendary video game music composer, Richard Jacques
3) 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.
4) 492: “My Teacher Said I Wasn’t That Good” – The Story of Worms with Andy Davidson - The Retro Hour EP492
We chat with Andy Davidson, the creator of the legendary game Worms.
5) 491: Croc Was Meant to Be Yoshi - Then It All Changed! - Matt Porter, Argonaut Programmer - The Retro Hour EP491
We get the story of the classic Croc: Legend of the Gobbos.
6) 490: "I Only Found Out My Game Was in a Magazine Years Later" Rob Smith, Retro Inventor - The Retro Hour EP490
We chat with Rob Smith: the mad‑scientist of the retro scene, game dev, Youtuber and the man behind the awesome Retro Directory.
7) 489: “Don’t Press OK – It Will Destroy Your PC!”: QA Testing at Virgin with Dave Isherwood - The Retro Hour EP489
This week, we go behind the scenes of ’90s game testing
8) 488: "My Spectrum Caught Fire on Boxing Day!" - RetroBytes - The Retro Hour EP488
This week, we’re joined by John from the YouTube channel RetroBytes - a creator who dives into the obscure corners of computing history
9) 487: “We Cold-Called Nintendo After a Few Ciders” The Story of Enigma Variations - The Retro Hour EP487
We chat to Darren Melbourne and Mark Greenshields to hear the story of Enigma Variations.
10) 486: He Cracked Games at 14, Then Made Game Genie and Rock n’ Roll Racing - The Retro Hour EP486
SNES dev Allen Anderson shares tales of hacking, Rock n’ Roll Racing, Game Genie, and the lost Saturn game Propaganda.