The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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Nintendo reject new F zero game: https://bit.ly/3xqlzhR
Dr. Roland for the Amstrad CPC: https://bit.ly/3ACremK
New Doom clone 'Fashion Police': https://bit.ly/3dVeoq3
Newgrounds founder to be awarded GDC: https://bit.ly/3hnw5AR
Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Video Game Trader, Calgary - https://www.videogametrader.ca/

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GameCube turns 20: https://bit.ly/3lKY4vp
Driver TV series: https://cnet.co/3CiuC6w
Super Mario 64 Lego: https://bit.ly/3Ck1sDN
Early iconic Spectrum dev's games recovered: https://bit.ly/3kbEQiS
Build you own Sega Saturn mini: https://bit.ly/3keKtNl

We chat to Paul Docherty for a unique inside look at the world of Jeff Minter and Llamasoft in his new documentary Heart of Neon.
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Super Mario 64 sells for $1.5m at auction: https://bbc.in/3B5Squw
Columns comes to Spectrum: https://bit.ly/3riFBbJ
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ 8K Remaster: https://bit.ly/3B46811
Midi cart on Snes: https://bit.ly/3radxat
Retro internet for computers: https://bit.ly/36JAacd
Frog find - https://github.com/ActionRetro/
Retro gaming shop of the week: Robot City, New York - https://robotcitygames.com

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GTA trilogy receives terrible scores: https://bit.ly/3oHY7JT
Duke Smoochem 3D: https://youtu.be/h10pd7vDytg
Play as The Hoff on retro arcade beat 'em up: https://bit.ly/3qRedTZ
Unrealsed Dune GBA game is coming: https://bit.ly/3x0wVK6

This week on the podcast, we sit down with the pioneering game designer Nicole Lazzaro, renowned for her work on iconic titles like The Sims, Myst, and Diner Dash. From playing Colossal Cave Adventure on shared computers to studying Psychology and Film at Stanford, and how these experiences shaped her understanding of emotions in games.
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
34:10 - Nicole Lazzaro Interview
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Show notes
Incredible new N64 recomp tool: https://tinyurl.com/49s9sxsw
Ron Gilbert is creating a new Zelda-type game: https://tinyurl.com/yc5bkevd
Dread Delusion: https://tinyurl.com/ycy33e8h
Tomb Raider TV show: https://tinyurl.com/4bz8274h
Mario 64 on GBA: https://tinyurl.com/dv56mxnv