414: The New Retro Wave: ZX Spectrum Next and the Sound of Tomorrow - The Retro Hour EP414
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
The Retro Hour
4.9 • 558 Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2024
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
A Man in his TechnoShed: http://tinyurl.com/4fbjv84u
Priority Order List for TX-1696: http://tinyurl.com/yyyz4dpv
Bikers: http://tinyurl.com/4dyk3xka
Spectrum Next game list: http://tinyurl.com/2v3dsrw5
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
44:19 - Richard Fawlkner Interview
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CDi Controller Re-release: http://tinyurl.com/mph6yn32
Sega AI Preserved Online: http://tinyurl.com/3hwnzwtf
Game On in Doncaster: http://tinyurl.com/mujbd2xj
Atari Publishing 3 7800 Classics: http://tinyurl.com/y4nec9mp
Ami Cube: http://tinyurl.com/ma4d5x5z
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on this week's show, one of the worst game controllers ever is back. |
| 0:05.6 | Atari bringing back some 7800 classics. |
| 0:08.6 | And we chat Simpson the Spectrum with Richard Fortner. |
| 0:27.8 | And the Retro Hour podcast is brought to you each and every week with our incredible friends of Bitmap books. |
| 0:34.6 | Now, one of my favourite books that they've done recently is Ansta Zombies, six decades of video game horror. |
| 0:39.3 | Now, spanning more than 600 beautifully illustrated pages, this lets you look at some classic horror games and some unfairly overlooked gems. Looking back at the riches of six |
| 0:44.8 | decades of video game horror. So you can check that out on the rest of their retro gaming collection |
| 0:49.4 | right now at bitmapbooks.com. And with our mates at PCB way. |
| 0:55.6 | Now, you know PCB way. |
| 0:57.0 | They offer top quality, fast turnaround PCBs, |
| 1:00.3 | and also services like 3D printing and CNC milling. |
| 1:03.6 | And you know they're massive supporters of the retro community. |
| 1:06.4 | Have a look at their website and check out the shared projects page |
| 1:09.2 | where you can explore so many incredible |
| 1:11.0 | retro designs and hardware check them out and get a quote today at pcb way.com. |
| 1:19.2 | Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast episode number 414, your weekly dose of retro gaming |
| 1:25.6 | and technology news with me, Dan Wood. |
| 1:28.1 | Me, Robbie Abbott. |
| 1:29.2 | And a very warm welcome to the podcast, of course, to show that every single week |
| 1:33.9 | gives us an opportunity to completely geek out about all things retro, all things tech, |
| 1:38.8 | and of course, bring you up to speed on the big happenings in the world of retro gaming |
| 1:42.2 | from over the last week with a very special guest on the second half of the podcast. |
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