507: "A Single MP3 is Bigger Than the NES Library!" – eXo on Emulation, BBS Days & Saving DOS Classics – The Retro Hour Podcast EP507
This week, we’re joined by eXo, the visionary behind the colossal eXoDOS emulation project, dedicated to preserving DOS, Windows 3.x, and interactive fiction games in all their original (and often quirky) glory. We explore how eXo and a global team of volunteers are not just making old games playable again, but restoring everything from lost CD audio to obscure soundcard support and the belief that retro games should be remembered, and played exactly as they were.
eXoDOS: https://www.retro-exo.com/exodos.html
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
51:49 - eXo Interview
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Show notes
Dreamcast Dream Disc 2025 Incoming: https://tinyurl.com/3cnwr6ek
Woodgrain NES Almost Happened: https://tinyurl.com/ycx68xuc
Codemasters Archive Project: https://tinyurl.com/s4m4kcpe
Ridge Racer Hits the GBA: https://tinyurl.com/mub79zxk
Duke Nukem 3D Gets Voxels: https://tinyurl.com/yezkyufe
Hunter 360 Controller: https://tinyurl.com/ee2j5mtr
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506: “Atari’s Actually Doing Things RIGHT?!” – Ctrl-Alt-Rees - The Retro Hour Podcast EP506
This week, we catch up with the ever-inventive Ctrl-Alt-Rees in his brand new studio. Rees shares his latest projects, retro tech obsessions, and the bizarre story of a Japanese teaching computer with a paper screen. We hear his thoughts on modern Atari’s surprising comeback, his favourite (and most hated) handhelds, the quirks of the Jaguar scene, and why Windows 95 still holds up 30 years later.
ctrl-alt-rees on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees
Podcast and website: https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
56:32 - ctrl-alt-rees Interview
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Show notes
GameTank: Next-Gen 8-Bit Hardware: https://tinyurl.com/25fvsyku
Atari 50: Namco DLC: https://tinyurl.com/47w8ztfc
Eternal Hunters: New SNES RPG Revealed: https://tinyurl.com/mt6s387t
Taito Offers $650 Bounty on Lost Tech: https://tinyurl.com/npr3m35b
Commodore Name Battle Heats Up: https://tinyurl.com/46n7c3za
Jurassic Systems Revives 1993 Hacker Vibes: https://jurassicsystems.com/
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505: “I Presented the Amiga Chipset to Atari… and Everyone Freaked Out!” - Atari's Matt Householder - The Retro Hour Podcast EP505
From hating Pong to working for Atari, this week we chat with Matt Householder. From his early days at Gaming Devices Inc. and designing the arcade classic Krull, through to joining Atari right after the video game crash and witnessing the dramatic Amiga chipset saga from the inside. Matt reveals what it was really like working under Jack Tramiel, converting GEM for the Atari ST in record time, and why developers had to sell snacks from their desks just to survive. He then takes us into the golden years at Epyx, creating World Games and the smash hit California Games, before moving on to 3DO, where a secret project he managed ended up helping fund Diablo.
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
54:26 - Matt Householder Interview
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Show notes
Solid Aluminium Xbox Prototype Actually Works: https://youtu.be/0OMP8JvGWNY
Lost Destruction Derby 2 Saturn Prototype Unearthed: https://tinyurl.com/5c75zhxa
James Pond Makes a Comeback on Modern Consoles: https://tinyurl.com/2s4j38wd
Castlevania Amiga Remake Gets CD32 Upgrade: https://tinyurl.com/47624rsa
Castlevania Comes to the Atari 2600 (!): https://tinyurl.com/2k5ub8f5
Sonic Finally Lands on the GX4000: https://tinyurl.com/bdm5svj2
Worms Turns 30 – Team17’s Classic Celebrated: https://tinyurl.com/mrvtutnc
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504: “I’d Never Even Seen a Computer Until I Worked at Sierra!” – Mark Crowe on Space Quest - The Retro Hour Podcast EP504
This week we're joined by Sierra legend Mark Crowe, co-creator of the Space Quest series and one half of the iconic Two Guys from Andromeda. Mark reveals how he went from never touching a computer to helping define the golden age of adventure gaming, working alongside Roberta Williams, Disney, and a hapless space janitor named Roger Wilco. Plus, we hear about the long-awaited reunion that brought Space Venture to life.
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
58:10 - Mark Crowe Interview
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Show notes
Sugar Ghouls: https://tinyurl.com/4kjjxvw2
Amiga Addict Amiga Format issue: https://tinyurl.com/53vsfmtd
The A1200: https://tinyurl.com/538trdxx
MD Engine: https://tinyurl.com/yea8r8fn
New Barcode Battler cards: https://tinyurl.com/y33362mk
Intellivision Amico prototype sold: https://tinyurl.com/9ze43yf8
Deep Sea Horror Shooter Inspired By Star Fox 64: https://tinyurl.com/ymn9je3r
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503: “The Demo Scene Taught Us to Do the Impossible” – Erik Simon of Thalion - The Retro Hour EP503
This week's show features Erik Simon, co-founder of the legendary Thalion Software, the minds behind Lionheart, Ambermoon, and No Second Prize. Erik shares hilarious and jaw-dropping tales from the golden age of Amiga development, how the demo scene shaped Thalion’s “make the impossible happen” ethos, why Lionheart used every Amiga graphics mode. Recorded live at Amiga 40 in Germany.
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
46:59 - Erik Simon Interview
Amiga Report Archive: https://bigbookofamigahardware.com/amigareport/
This Week In Retro: https://www.rmcretro.com/this-week-in-retro
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Show notes
This ‘In The Hunt’ Tech Demo Shows What the 16-Bit Generation Lost: https://tinyurl.com/mw94hsup
Cambridge University Rescues Data from Old Floppy Disks: https://tinyurl.com/yc6tse6u
Vampire’s Veil – A New Castlevania-Inspired Indie: https://tinyurl.com/ycx3n3zh
Ymir Emulator Hits 90% Sega Saturn Compatibility: https://tinyurl.com/3a9c6z23
Fear Effect Returns with New Features: https://tinyurl.com/mttcdftj
Bubble Bobble Remastered for C64: https://tinyurl.com/5ftruknf
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