www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heix... The Video Version of this years quiz. Thank you so much to the hosts Paul and Olly and the Patrons who joined us! Thanks to everybody who listened this year and hope you have a fantastic holiday season.

25 years ago today Phantasy Star Online hit the Dreamcast

This makes me feel old! 25 years ago today Hitman: Codename 47 came out on the PC

I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 510: “We Hid Gabe Newell in Our Game!” – Powerhoof - Making Retro Point & Click Adventures – The #RetroHour Podcast EP510 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-8dk7m...

PS1 Demo Disc 1 - Hours of entertainment... Dino, Manta, Crash Bandicoot, Destruction Derby 2, Wipeout 2097, Monster Trucks, F1, Tekken 2, Ridge Racer Revolution, Power Soccer, BattleArena Toshinden 2, Die Hard Trilogy, Descent, Actua Golf. https://postly.click/Z2U

I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 509: “This Shouldn’t Be Possible on an Amiga 500!” – H0ffman - Demoscene and Game Ports – The #RetroHour Podcast EP509 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-i5v7q...

Beautiful drive to work this morning while listening to @theretrohour.com ‘s great interview with @h0ffman.bsky.social 🤘🏼 #commodore #commodoreamiga #amiga #demoscene #retrogaming

The Dreamcast launched in Japan on this day in 1998. It brought online play, VMU memory cards, and a glimpse of the future.

Back of the Net! If you love football games, this one’s for you! A fantastic book exploring some of the key titles from a time when the genre was at its most creative. https://postly.click/3EE

Replay Events are really on it this month. Gaming markets popping up all over the place! Next stop: Glasgow Gaming Market Saturday 29th November 2025 Glasgow Clubhouse, Bellahouston #RetroGaming #GlasgowGamingMarket https://postly.click/OjQh

On this day in 1994, the Sega Saturn launched in Japan. It marked Sega’s bold move into the next console generation.

I was this week's guest on @theretrohour.com podcast! Hear me waffle on about my new studio and all things Atari over on their YouTube channel - or your podcast platform of choice! 😁 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf06...

Jeeves was polite, helpful, and never argued. Maybe the internet could use a bit of that again.

I’d love to hook this up to a massive sound system :P that old dial-up screech takes me right back! https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/creator-makes-wi-fi-sound-like-dial-up-internet-uses-raspberry-pi-and-2-watt-speaker-to-convert-digital-data-into-analog-signals

If there’s one game I think truly deserves a remaster, it’s Syndicate Wars. I absolutely loved the series, and the new take on it was pretty cool for its time. It did struggle a bit with the camera angles and the tech limitations back then, though. What did you think?

Today in 2001, Microsoft entered the console world with the first Xbox. It changed gaming forever with Halo and the rise of Xbox Live. It launch stood out as one of the first major public events in New York after 9/11.

Ultimate Simpsons Doom was a very popular version back in the days.

The Doncaster Gaming Market is back. Sunday 23rd November 2025 Doncaster Dome Retro, modern, merch and more! The ultimate day out for gaming fans. #DoncasterGamingMarket #RetroGaming https://postly.click/OjQh

Remember when BT phonecards had proper designs? I’ve seen the collector forums. I’m not going down that rabbit hole.....

We’ve got a Patreon and a whole extra podcast! 🎧 https://postly.click/ekS Support us to enjoy ad-free episodes, extra news stories just for patrons, our exclusive After Hours podcast, video interviews, the MegaCut video edition, and patron-only hangouts!

Still one of the best looking logos out there! Roger Dean really nailed it.

When needs must

The Jurassic Park version of UNIX was the stuff of dreams growing up. Now you can try it yourself in your browser at https://postly.click/2Em

There was AltaVista for answers. Then Astalavista for… other answers.

Epic internally called the project “Botmatch” before settling on Unreal Tournament.

With the right moves in Star Fox and suddenly you’re “Out of This Dimension.” The ultimate SNES mind-bender.

#History of #SEGA is out this month, folks! I really hope you can all check it out! @timeextension.com @sega-16.bsky.social @segadriven.bsky.social @thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk @theretrohour.com @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social @ianflynnbkc.bsky.social #videogames #megadrive #mastersystrm #dreamcast

DO THE MATH

Be ahead of the competition

Everybody talks about the rise of AI. Clippy saw it coming in 1997.

Mark your calendars! London Gaming Market returns on Sunday 9th November 2025 at the Royal National Hotel. The UK’s biggest retro and modern gaming market returns! Discover classic consoles, rare games, collectibles, and merch. https://postly.click/OjQh

Retro gaming deserves to be remembered in style. Bitmap Books brings those memories to life with expert writing, striking visuals, and top-tier design. @bitmapbooks https://postly.click/NMR

Loving the T-Shirt! and nice hat! Chris is awesome, such a pioneer.

Here’s this week’s news video. BLOOD rises from the grave for Halloween, the LEGO Game Boy gets hacked into a real working console, and Clock Tower hits the GBA thanks to a fan port. Plus, a sleek new ZX Spectrum clone, a stunning Tomb Raider II port for the Sega Saturn.

I’ve always had a soft spot for strategy guides. For some, buying the game and the guide was part of the whole experience. Did any of you use or collect strategy guides yourself? Or were you too hardcore for that?

Spending time tweaking AUTOEXEC.BAT

This week marks our 500th episode, and we’re celebrating with a special video interview featuring Atari legend Roger Hector. From working with Nolan Bushnell to helping create Super Breakout and Battlezone, Roger shares incredible stories from the early days of gaming. #atari #podcast

Packing MicroBeast component bags whilst listening to the 500th episode of the RetroHour Podcast (well done, @theretrohour.com!!). Great to hear them shouting out to @martinpiper.bsky.social for the MegaWang 2000 as well. Could I BE more retro?

Episode 500! After nearly a decade of podcasting, a new era begins! We’re now fully video. (Audio fans, dont worry nothing changes.) This episode features arcade hardware in the C64, the new Raspberry Pi 500+, and more. News today, interview with Atari legend Roger Hector on Monday.

Gorgeous day in the 80s after a couple days of rain makes for good Coug time #67CUGR Happy 500 to the @theretrohour.com

“We’d love to hear from you! Send us your video messages or congratulations for our 500th episode, and we’ll share as many as we can during the show. ”

Episode 500 is coming up! We’d love to hear from you. Send us your video or audio messages and we’ll feature as many as we can in the big 500th show. https://postly.click/XtHK/ Email: [email protected] Or share them in our Discord.

Mum’s not going to be able to record Lovejoy over my GamesMaster episodes anymore. #RetroTV #GamesMaster #90sKids

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Well... that's one way to spend your Saturday evening I guess 😂

I still love the fact that Apple’s first device was a blue box phreaking tool designed to hack free calls. #AppleHistory #RetroTech

https://postly.click/jJb/ This real life Mario Kart looks legitimately good fun. #MarioKart #RetroGaming

https://postly.click/5_T/ This week we welcome Nintendo legend Takaya Imamura, artist behind F-Zero, Star Fox & Majora’s Mask.

Today is National Video Games Day honouring Pong and Odyssey. This Ralph Baer showing his prototype games console! #NationalVideoGamesDay #GamingHistory

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