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The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

473: What Gen-Z Can Teach Us About Retro Tech – Kari Lawler Joins The Show - The Retro Hour EP473

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9558 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re joined by YouTuber Kari Lawler, who’s breathing new life into vintage systems! At 21 years old, Kari’s love for old-school computing spans BBC Micros, Apple IIs, and even programming from classic magazine listings. We chat about her early coding days, winning a space tech challenge at 15, the origins of her channel, and why treating viewers with intelligence is the key to her fast-growing fanbase. 

Kari's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@karilawler

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories 
39:46 - Kari Lawler Interview

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Show notes

Sensi Soccer on NES found: https://tinyurl.com/4mdu5bp3
Another Nintendo PlayStation: https://tinyurl.com/yhw79w7x
Wipeout Dreamcast: https://youtu.be/01MuoxLTQ9o
Full Size Amiga 1200 delayed: https://tinyurl.com/y7e9jhet

Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up on this week's show, play the best football game ever on your NES.

0:05.6

A full-size Amiga announced and delayed.

0:08.7

And we taught retro repairs and collecting with our guest, Cari Nola.

0:27.8

And the Retro Hour podcast is brought to you each and every Friday with our sponsor, our great friends,

0:28.7

a bitmap books.

0:31.0

Now, one book that we've been absolutely loving recently.

0:34.2

Have you seen The Games of a Lifetime?

0:39.0

Bringing to life a look at video game history, as seen through the eyes of the legendary journalist Julian Jazz Rignell. We'll talk more about that soon, but you can check it out and

0:44.0

order your copy and see the rest of their retro gaming range at bitmapbooks.com.

0:49.2

And with our friends at PCB Way. Now, maybe you're going to be working on something retro over

0:54.1

the next couple of months. You know that PCB way offer fully, maybe you're going to be working on something retro over the next couple of months.

0:55.0

You know that PCB way offer fully featured custom PCB prototyping, low-cost, fast turnaround quality boards,

1:02.1

and they also do services like 3D printing and injection molding, and maybe looking for some ideas and projects to work on.

1:07.8

Have a look at their shared project section on their website and see just what big supporters

1:11.9

of the retro community they are and get an instant quote right now on their website at

1:16.5

PCBway.com.

1:20.1

Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast episode number 473.

1:25.0

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

1:28.8

Me Ravi Abbott and me Joe Fox. And a very warm welcome to the show, the podcast that every

1:34.2

single Friday celebrates everything that's been happening in the wonderful wide world of retro

1:39.5

gaming and technology brings you up to speed on all the big stories that have been making

1:43.6

the headlines

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