301: The Rubber Keyed Wonder - 40 years of the ZX Spectrum - The Retro Hour EP301

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 558 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2021

⏱️ 99 minutes

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The Rubber Keyed Wonder - 40 years of the ZX Spectrum: https://bit.ly/3H87eeX

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Mark Zuckerberg made GTA San Andreas a lot more real: https://bit.ly/3H4ILax
8-Bit Christmas trailer: https://bit.ly/3C0S0ox
Ocarina of Time VR: https://bit.ly/3F1fUCd
Retro collectors uncovering hoards of old data: https://bit.ly/305lww0
A playable alpha of Tomb Raider 3DO port: https://bit.ly/3ccVrOB

Transcript

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0:00.0	Potential.
0:02.0	Potential can sometimes feel daunting, scary.
0:06.0	But today's the day you decide to act on it,
0:10.0	with a higher technical qualification.
0:13.0	Designed with employers, it will give you the skills you need to land the job you want,
0:18.0	because today is your day.
0:24.5	When anything is possible, if you make it happen.
0:26.6	It all starts with skills.
0:28.3	See how you can get started.
0:29.9	Search skills for life.
0:34.9	Coming up on this week's show, how Mark Zuckerberg is transforming GTA San Andreas.
0:37.5	A retro gaming Christmas movie is on the way.
0:40.6	And we celebrate 40 years of the ZDX spectrum with Anthony and Nicola Crawfield.
0:47.5	The Retro Hour podcast is brought to you each week
0:50.1	with our good mates at Bitmap Books.
0:52.3	Now you need to check out,
0:53.6	Sega Master System,
0:54.9	a visual compendium, officially licensed by Sega and featuring around 200 games, including
1:01.2	some of the system's most iconic franchises, Alex Kidd, Fantasy Zone, Shinobi, Fantasy Star,
1:06.8	lots more as well. You can check it out on the rest of their retro gaming books on their website at bitmapbooks.com.com.
1:14.0	Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast episode number 301, your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news with me, Dan Wood.
1:22.3	Me Ravi Abbott and me Joe Fox.
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