526: Galloping Ghost: The Story of America’s Biggest Arcade - The Retro Hour EP526
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
The Retro Hour
4.9 • 558 Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s podcast, we’re joined by Galloping Ghost Arcade owner Doc Mack and filmmaker Craig Bass to explore the story behind one of the most legendary arcades on the planet. From Doc’s earliest memories of Pong and the golden age of the arcade, to rare prototypes like Primal Rage 2 and the making of Craig’s upcoming documentary Ghostlord and the Quest for Dark Presence, this is a fascinating look at arcade history, preservation, and the passion that keeps these classic games alive.
Ghostlord movie: https://www.ghostlordsquest.com/
Galloping Ghost arcade: https://www.gallopingghostarcade.com/
Contents:
00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
46:30 – Galloping Ghost Interview
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Show notes
DVD on Dreamcast: https://youtu.be/ntj_tUHKAaE
Castle Adventure for Amstrad: https://tinyurl.com/29dt5k46
PS1 Emulator Adds VR: https://tinyurl.com/2hzn7e6x
Pond Versus Bond: https://tinyurl.com/yau26n3j
C64 Impossible Mission Sequel Announced: https://youtu.be/lMvGh1azQ7o
Dolphin Adds Game Boy Player: https://tinyurl.com/ycy3rdnp
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on this week's show, DVD finally arrives on the Dreamcast. |
| 0:04.7 | A fantastic new Castlevania style game for the Amstrad. |
| 0:07.8 | And we get the story of the legendary Galloping Ghost Arcade. |
| 0:26.8 | And the Retro Hour podcast is brought to you every week with our good friends at Bitmap Books. |
| 0:28.9 | Now, have you checked out their latest volume? |
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| 0:34.4 | Leaps and Bounds, a visual guide to nine console generations. |
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| 0:43.6 | exploring how the nine generations of hardware transformed our living rooms, connected communities around the world, and basically shaped modern entertainment, blending expert insight, incredible |
| 0:48.5 | illustrations and that striking design that you've come to know from Bitmap books and |
| 0:52.1 | celebrates iconic systems, bold |
| 0:54.5 | experiments and the forgotten flops and technological leaps at defined gaming culture. |
| 0:59.1 | Get your copy right now at bitmapbooks.com. |
| 1:04.7 | Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast, episode number 526, your weekly dose of retro gaming |
| 1:10.7 | and technology news with me, Dan Wood. Me, Ravi Abbott. I'm me, Joe Fox. And great to be joining us for the podcast. It comes out every single Friday and brings it up to speed on all the goings on in the wonderful world of retro gaming and technology and welcomes on Veterans of the Industry for an interview on the show every week. |
| 1:28.0 | Now, whether getting a bit nicer here in the UK now. |
| 1:30.2 | Got me legs out today. |
| 1:31.9 | I can't hear that on the audio there. |
| 1:34.2 | But it does mean we're coming into this time of year now when it's the start of event season, |
| 1:38.3 | officially. |
| 1:38.8 | We're getting out and about again for the first time in what feels like forever. |
| 1:42.9 | Yeah, we're going all over the place. Me and Joe are actually going to Nottingham, which is a... Going to Trin. We're travelling a whole five minutes. I think Dan's doing a bit of a longer journey, aren't you? Yeah, so we've got a couple of things on this weekend. First one to mention, obviously're obviously in Nottingham. The Nottingham, gaming market's going to be on? It's going to be on Sunday the 19th. And me and Ravi will be there at the Harvey Haven Sports Village, which I love the gaming market. So I'm going to be there with my pal Jason running the stall. And Ravi comes as a guest, but somehow ends up on the stall as well sometimes. |
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