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The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

309: The Music of Ocean Software - The Retro Hour EP309

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9558 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2022

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

We get some amazing stories from Peter Clarke who was an in-house musician at Ocean Software in the 80s, working on classics like Bubble Bobble and Head Over Heels alongside Martin Galway. He's about to release a new SID remix album featuring other C64 legends.

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Hidden SNES emulator SNESticle: https://bit.ly/3rbaAqF 
WebRcade: https://chromeunboxed.com/play-your-retro-games-web-chromebook-webrcade Hoffman releases Knightmare: https://bit.ly/3njsM0c 
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Transcript

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0:00.0

I can't believe it.

0:03.6

Max has asked me to move in with him.

0:06.0

I mean, you practically live with each other already, but that's great.

0:09.8

Did you hear that joke?

0:11.5

Yes, thanks for letting us know.

0:14.2

I see you've updated your universal credit claim.

0:17.1

Now you're going to be living together.

0:21.3

If you're telling other people about a change in your circumstances,

0:25.4

tell us too to avoid a penalty.

0:27.8

Search Tell DWP.

0:30.0

Coming up on this week's show,

0:31.7

how to play your retro game library on any device.

0:35.2

The most random handheld system we've ever seen.

0:37.9

And we chat to Ocean Software Music Legend Peter Clark.

0:48.2

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0:53.2

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0:54.7

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1:02.2

you through over 200 games spanning 37 years, with classics like Streets of Rage, Golden Axe,

1:08.7

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1:12.0

including some obscure brawlers you'll have to try. You can find that more and pre-order right now

1:16.8

at bitmapbooks.com.com. Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast episode number 309,

1:24.9

your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news with me, Dan Wood.

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