Developing Indie Retro Games - The Retro Hour EP127

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 558 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

We talk to ex Gameboy developer Quang Nguyen about his Space Harrier inspired indie game Moa Moa Castle, and tips on console collecting.

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Show notes:

Retro Computer Museum's 10th birthday event: https://bit.ly/2K7vDHd
Sega Master System high-fidelity audio: https://youtu.be/ZX4A2EYAYfU Rare collection of Japanese games leaked: https://bit.ly/2HImoaR New Battletoads for Xbox One: https://bit.ly/2MddULG
SNES games on the NES: https://bit.ly/2MbWFdE
Over 66% console owners still prefer physical copies: https://ubm.io/2KdZ0HH

Transcript

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0:00.0	I can't believe it.
0:03.5	Max has asked me to move in with him.
0:05.9	I mean, you practically live with each other already, but that's great.
0:09.8	Did you hear that, Joe?
0:11.5	Yes, thanks for letting us know.
0:14.3	I see you've updated your universal credit claim.
0:17.1	Now you're going to be living together.
0:21.4	If you're telling other people about a change in your circumstances, tell us too to avoid a
0:26.7	penalty. Search tell DWP.
0:30.0	Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast episode number one to seven, your weekly
0:34.7	dose of retro gaming and technology news with me Dan Wood. And me, Ravi Abbott. And before we get into this week's show, I do have to apologise if I sound all bunged up and husky today. I think this might be the first year I actually die from hay fever. Oh, God, yeah, the summer's come in, and you know, Dan, he gets cold, but he also gets hay fever. So. A double whammy, isn't it?
0:54.6	It may have something to do with the fact we're recording this on Tuesday night
0:56.6	and had about five pints in the pub while watching the England game last night. But, you know, we'll skirt over that. Did you drop any when we scored? I actually watched the World Cup. We've got a hotel over the road from us. That's weird for you because you don't like football, do you? I don't normally watch football at all,
1:08.5	but when England are playing in the World Cup,
1:09.6	I kind of feel like, all right, you know,
1:11.0	it's an excuse to get caught up in the atmosphere.
1:13.5	And I live near a hotel. football do you. I don't normally watch football at all, but when England are playing in the World Cup, I kind of feel like, all right, you know, it's an excuse to get caught up in the atmosphere.
1:13.5	And I live, like, near a hotel, and it's full of businessman normally. When in then, it was the most subdued England match. I've seen when they scored, like, one guy in the corner went, yay! So, yeah.
1:25.4	But if you are watching the World Cup and getting caught up in it, then enjoy.
1:27.9	If you are suffering from hay fever, getting caught up in it, then enjoy.
1:27.9	If you are suffering from hay fever, good excuse to stay indoors and play load video games, though, aren't it? Totally. And I've not been staying indoors. No, you've been busy. I've been in London for RetroCon, which was an amazing event. What was this then? This happened last weekend? Yeah, it was run by Greenford Computer Club
1:42.7	and the Commodore lads
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