The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
Computers

Amiga Kart Racer Looks Promising – The Retro Hour EP520

February 27, 2026 The Retro Hour

This, a brand new Mario Kart-style tech demo lands on the Amiga! We look at how this impressive homebrew effort compares to Nintendo’s classic and what it means for the Amiga scene today. Plus, a mind-blowing modder gets Super Mario 64 running in cross-play between the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation …

Highretrogamelord89
Games

Congo Bongo for the TI-99/4A

February 27, 2026 Highretrogamelord89

Came also out for: Apple II Arcade Atari 2600 Atari 5200 Atari 8-bit Coleco Adam ColecoVision Commodore 64 Intellivision MSX PC Booter SG-1000 VIC-20 Game description: Congo Bongo is an arcade platform game similar in many ways to Donkey Kong, but with an isometric perspective. The player takes control of …

AtariCrypt
Atari

Battlemaster

February 27, 2026 AtariCrypt

A day in the life…Battlemaster was released in 1990 by PSS, but it isn’t something I recall playing. Which is a little odd because I remember seeing the screenshots and being captivated by what I saw. They showcased an overhead-action RPG featuring battles against insidious creatures, including Orcs, Spiders, Elves, …

FloppyDays
Computers

(video) Floppy Days 115 – Exclusive John Grant Interview – Development of the ZX Spectrum

February 26, 2026 FloppyDays

In this exclusive Floppy Days Podcast interview, John Grant shares firsthand stories, technical insights, and behind-the-scenes development details about one of the most iconic home computers ever created — the Sinclair ZX Spectrum!! From early design challenges to programming realities in the early 1980s, this deep-dive conversation explores the engineering …

Highretrogamelord89
Games

Concentration for the TI-99/4A

February 26, 2026 Highretrogamelord89

Came also out for: Game description: A memory game for one or two players with 3 difficulty settings. The first two difficulty settings will show the cards after each turn while the most difficult setting does not. Also on the most difficult setting the computer knows like 98% where …