393: The Music of Rare with Grant Kirkhope and David Wise - The Retro Hour EP393
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
The Retro Hour
4.9 • 558 Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2023
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on this week's show is at the beginning of the end of the Xbox 360. |
| 0:05.2 | A legendary adventure game series is back. |
| 0:07.5 | And we chat to rare musical legends, Grant Kirkope and David Wise. |
| 0:19.5 | And the Retro Hour podcast is brought to you each and every Friday with our incredible friends at Bitmap Books. |
| 0:25.8 | Now, have you seen a guide to Japanese role-playing games? |
| 0:29.9 | Now, this is a book that features every major JRP release across the last four decades, |
| 0:35.5 | an unmissable resource for dedicated fans of the genre and of course the usual high |
| 0:39.7 | quality presentation that you expect from Bitmap Books. |
| 0:42.2 | You can check that out and the rest of their retro gaming collection at bitmapbooks.com. |
| 0:47.1 | And with our lovely friends at PCB way. |
| 0:49.5 | Now they offer a fully featured custom PCB prototyping service and they've got low-cost, fast turnaround |
| 0:55.7 | quality boards, and they offer services like 3D printing and injection molding. |
| 0:59.7 | And of course, you know that PCB way are big supporters of the retro community. |
| 1:03.4 | So get an instant quote for your project right now at PCBway.com. |
| 1:09.8 | Hello, and welcome to the Retro Hour hour podcast episode number 393, your weekly dose of retro gaming |
| 1:16.4 | and technology news with me, Dan Wood. |
| 1:18.3 | Me Ravi Abbott and me Joe Fox. |
| 1:20.8 | And really nice to be joining us for another hour-ish of retro gaming and technology goodness. |
| 1:26.9 | We're of course going to bring you veterans of the industry onto the podcast to hear their story |
| 1:30.7 | and keep you up to speed on all the big happenings in the world of retro from over the last seven days. |
| 1:35.5 | And you know, of course, the sounds I play at the start of the show. |
| 1:37.9 | If you recognise this, then this is a podcast for you. |
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