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Region Locked - Documentary @regionlocked-doco.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Thank you @theretrohour.com for having us on your show this week. Joined by @johnpassfield.bsky.social, our creative director Michael Refalo talked over the history of Australian video games and why we need to act now to save it from being lost forever. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1IS6...

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 01/07/2026

Back in 1991, Duke Nukem was released for DOS on 1 July.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 29/06/2026

The Sinclair QL was a very stylish machine.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 28/06/2026

This is a cool accessory! It reminds me of the PSONE screen

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 27/06/2026

VLC Player. May you never change! 100% free, completely open-source, and it works on so many systems and dominates the market. You are the most consistent piece of software in my computing world since 2001.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 25/06/2026

That was a very heavy keyboard. I couldn’t imagine sitting like that for long!

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 23/06/2026

On 23 June 1991, Sonic the Hedgehog was released for the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive in North America and Europe.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 22/06/2026

Do you have any memories of getting your games at Virgin Megastores?

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 21/06/2026

Ravi is heading to Play Glasgow! He's excited to meet some of our Scottish listeners. PLAY Expo Glasgow 2026 is happening at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, on July 11th-12th, 2026. The event features Retro Consoles, Handhelds, and Computers with hundreds of playable classics.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 20/06/2026

postly.click/nSG9 We love The Dreamcast Junkyard. Check out their 20th-anniversary collection!

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 17/06/2026

Do you think the Walker could have saved the Amiga?

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 16/06/2026

Why not explore the history of football matches in the bitmap books? That boy must have a steel skull! As I look at the World Cup, the ISS PRO commentary that made me laugh while I was growing up. postly.click/aj15 @bitmapboks

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 30/05/2026

This week on The Retro Hour news, we’re looking at The Adventure of Node, a brand new Zelda-style RPG in development for AGA Amigas, complete with colourful top-down adventuring, smooth scrolling, monsters, caves, and a playable demo. postly.click/UYp

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 30/04/2026

Would you like to see a comeback of Jazz Jackrabbit? It made a huge impact when it came out at a time when there was a massive divide between PC and console platformers.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 29/04/2026

This is a brilliant preservation project. Flash Museum has archived over 130,000 Flash games and animations and made them playable again right in your browser. When Adobe killed Flash in 2021 a huge chunk of internet history nearly disappeared forever. flashmuseum.org

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 28/04/2026

What bargains are you hoping to find at the upcoming Gaming Market? 👀 Share your wish list for the next Milton Keynes Gaming Market! Are you searching for a rare retro game, the final Amiibo to complete your collection, or a boxed SNES? Let us know in the comments! 🎮🕹️👇

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 27/04/2026

There were some bad video game tie ins over the years but Simpsons Skateboarding somehow passed me by. Released in 2002 for the PS2, clearly trying to cash in on the skating game craze.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 26/04/2026

Which of these CD-i controllers did you actually manage to get on with if you ever used one?

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 25/04/2026

As well as making podcasts we love listening to them too. Some of our favourites right now are Retro Asylum, Cane and Rinse, This Week in Retro, Into the Vertical Blank and anything from the guys at Amigos Retro Gaming Network . Give them a listen! www.everythingamiga.com

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 24/04/2026

Pandemic Studios ran a promotion for Mercenaries 2 in 2008 where they offered free fuel to gamers. It was an absolute disaster. With oil prices at record highs, the queues were massive and the whole thing descended into chaos. One of the most ill-timed and shambolic gaming promotions ever.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 23/04/2026

boingboing.net/2026/03/19/the-first… The very first recording of computer music, made on Alan Turing's computer in 1951, had been playing at the wrong pitch for decades.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 22/04/2026

Does anybody remember G-Mantle, SNK's mascot? He was a very strange character and looked a lot like something out of V for Vendetta.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 21/04/2026

Will you be at Play Expo this year? The whole Retro Hour crew will be there in full effect, looking forward to hosting some panels and getting hands on with some amazing arcades at the UK's biggest retro gaming show. See you there! www.playexpoblackpool.com

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 20/04/2026

One video game soundtrack I cannot get out of my head is Buck Bumble on the N64. Speed garage as a genre choice is pretty sick, but did you know it was released on vinyl? www.discogs.com/sell/release/245947… youtu.be/-YkFMdq1hpw?si=G67dBwYlVU2…

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 19/04/2026

One area of gaming music that doesn't get nearly enough attention is the keygen music era. Cracktros were awesome but some of these tracks are absolute bangers. Did you have a favourite? hackaday.com/2025/07/20/remembering…

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 18/04/2026

We loved having Dara on the show. Check out the behind the scenes link below and let us know - do you think we'll ever see another mainstream TV show like Go 8 Bit? www.channel4.com/programmes/dara-o-…

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 17/04/2026

We hear a lot about Manic Miner but what about some love for Dynamite Dan? An absolute classic that deserves way more attention.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 16/04/2026

Did anybody ever get to experience the Sega Mega Jet on an actual plane? We'd love to know!

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 15/04/2026

We don't talk about SimCity 2000 nearly enough. Maxis absolute masterpiece. What are your memories of it?

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 14/04/2026

amigang.com/amiga-boxs How cool is this? Long term Amiga fansite AmigaNG has put together a selection of original boxes and bundles you can print out yourself. A brilliant little project for any Amiga fan.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 12/04/2026

Before the smartphone, before the mobile, there was the beep. Motorola's Pageboy I launched 62 years ago this month. No screen, no message, just a tone. Did you ever carry a pager?

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 11/04/2026

It event season again and Dan's heading across the pond to VCF East 2026 as both host and guest. If you're going, come and say hello, we'd love to meet some of our American listeners! postly.click/QWAJ

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 10/04/2026

Apple turns 50 this month. Half a century since Jobs, Woz and Wayne changed everything. If you want to mark the occasion properly, Bitmap Books' Secret History of Mac Gaming is well worth a look www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all…

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 09/04/2026

postly.click/m6j So the Duke Nukem movie with John Cena and Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes was announced back in 2018 and it's still stuck in development hell. Would you actually want to see this happen?

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 08/04/2026

Did you grow up on Newgrounds? Drop a comment below with your most-played game from the era.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 20/03/2026

postly.click/N8e Which consoles and computers do you classify as retro, and how modern can you go?

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 24/02/2026

I had totally forgotten about this Aphex Twin PacMan banger. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnURWFxwmk0

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 23/02/2026

The Treamcast is a pretty cool looking Dreamcast mod from Hong Kong with a built-in LCD screen. Even though people call it a clone, it actually used original Sega parts, could play games from any region, and even worked online!

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 22/02/2026

Have you ever tried to create your own game? How far did you get?

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 17/02/2026

Enemy of the State (1998) made me want to buy an NEC TurboExpress. Which is funny, because they never even turn the thing on

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 10/02/2026

Back in the day, GameWinners.com was where we got our cheats. After gaming magazines, where did you find them online?

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 06/02/2026

Did any of you ever own a PlayStation mouse?

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 05/02/2026

A common fault with some BBC Micros was the power supply letting go, often due to a capacitor popping. Did anyone else ever have a console or computer just blow up on them? Sudden pop, smoke, dead silence, never to boot again.

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 02/02/2026

Tony Fadell wants Apple to bring back the iPod. Be honest: if Apple shipped a new one tomorrow, would you be in? postly.click/yfn

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The Retro Hour Podcast @theretrohour.com · 29/01/2026

Shake it baby! Duke Nukem 3D was released 30 years ago today on January 29, 1996.

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