322: Manic Miner to Command & Conquer with Steve Wetherill - The Retro Hour EP322
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
The Retro Hour
4.9 • 558 Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2022
⏱️ 98 minutes
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Potential. |
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| 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. |
| 0:34.0 | Coming up on this week's show, a rare Atari prototype sales at auction. |
| 0:36.8 | Bloodbourne car is real and it's coming to the PS1. A wee chat manic miner to Commander Conquer with Steve Weatherill. |
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