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Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast, episode number 397, your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news with me, Dan Wood, me Rabby Abbott, and me Joe Fox.

And a very warm welcome to the podcast that every Friday takes you on a nostalgic trip back to the classic age of video games.

Brings you up to speed on what's been happening in the world of retro from over the last seven days. And of course, bringing to you a veteran of the industry

onto the podcast in the second half for an in-depth interview and more on today's guest in just a bit.

But welcome back, Ravi. Sick boy is back. Cheers. Well, thank you guys for covering. That was,

that was really nice. And yeah, Ashley did such a good job, you know, coming on. It was really fantastic. But now you guys are starting to get along. I can hear it a bit in your voice, Dan. And I know Joe's been out for the count for quite a while as well. Yeah. I'm like, Ravi's definitely got a better immune system than me because you got over it a lot quicker than me. I'm like two weeks into this. Oh, geez. Yeah, it's been a slow burn for me. It hit you like a bus, but it hit me like a maybe like more like a pedal. So it's been a slow one for me, but I'm here powering through. But yeah, man, glad you're feeling better, Ravi.

We missed you.

Yeah, and you know what? I felt a bit weird. I'm like, oh my God, I haven't been on the podcast. I've got to get some, like, retro game chatting on. Well, it's a nice to have you back. Obviously, Ravi's now completed the man flu. Joe's on about level seven. I think I'm at level one by the sounds of my throat today.

So, yeah, everyone's come down with it recently.

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