
This Week in Retro
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Ep 164Goodbye To The Z80 CPU - This Week In Retro 168
The Z80 CPU has come to the end of its run, after 48 years it finally goes out of production. There is a resurgence in analogue tech and media. Just how crazy can a printer from the 1990s drive you? These topics and more are covered in this episode of our retro podcast. We also have your answers to the last show's Community Question Of The Week. We are kindly supported by Pixel Addict magazine. Take a look at http://pixel.addict.media/ for the full run down on the latest issue. Pixel Addict covers retro computers and consoles, games both old and new, and a other related and nostalgic topics. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:25 - Zed’s Dead Baby. Zed’s Dead Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c7booz/z80_discontinued_after_48_years/ 17:22 - Woah, Slow Down There Technology Story Link: https://theconversation.com/hard-work-and-happy-accidents-why-do-so-many-of-us-prefer-difficult-analogue-technology-227472 34:37 - Dave's Housekeeping Sonic Calculator: https://www.xda-developers.com/sonic-2-ti84-calculator/ David Thorpe: https://www.binaryzone.org/thezone/davidthorpe.php Retro In Japan: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/the-tourists-have-taken-everything-laments-japanese-resident-as-retro-runs-dry C64 Beats IBM Quantum?: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/commodore-64-outperforms-ibms-quantum-systems-1-mhz-computer-said-to-be-faster-more-efficient-and-decently-accurate Riqa, The Lost N64 Game: https://www.gamesradar.com/after-25-years-the-lost-n64-game-that-couldve-been-nintendos-answer-to-tomb-raider-has-been-preserved-online/ 5 Reasons To Play DOS Games: https://www.howtogeek.com/now-is-the-best-time-to-play-retro-dos-games/ Golden Axe TV Show: https://www.engadget.com/theres-a-tv-show-coming-based-on-segas-classic-arcade-game-golden-axe-185336446.html 44:06 - Ink Jet Fury! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aoBK-K_K-Y 52:42 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 163High Street Retro Repair - This Week In Retro 167
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 This week we are joined by Frank from Retro Rewind. You can check out everything Frank has to offer at https://retrorewind.ca/ UK based retro enthusiasts will soon be able to take their console to a high street store to have them repaired. Has retro or gaming addiction changed over the years? Would you like to support a movement to stop games being taken away from paying customers? All this and our Community Question Of The Week and a number of other topics looked at in brief. 00:00 - Show Opening 05:48 - I’m Not Addicted I Could Stop Whenever I Want Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbu0kmCeLSI 17:39 - Cexy Time Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/cex-is-launching-its-own-repair-service-for-retro-consoles 29:57 - Dave's Housekeeping Trocadero - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bzohn1/mayor_of_london_candidate_pledges_to_turn/ CPC464 Hits 40! - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bz7kid/amstrad_cpc_464_turns_40/ Backporting .NET - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c1iozu/backporting_the_net_framework_to_allow_relatively/ The Story of The Oregon Trail - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c1ox0s/the_story_of_the_oregon_trail/ Paul Daniels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_iEWoiRVIQ Atari ST 50fps Racer - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/this-new-atari-st-racer-is-looking-seriously-smooth Hyperion - https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2024-04-00029-EN.html 41:15 - Please Don’t Go! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE Campaign Link: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ 55:32 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 162Lara's Number One! - This Week In Retro 166
BAFTA thinks Lara Croft is just about as iconic as a game character can get, do you agree. We might soon see retro gaming on Apple's iOS but what exactly do their new rules mean? We don't have a clue but we'll talk about it anyway. 3M used to be big in the world of the Floppy Disk but they jumped ship early....why was that? All this and a load of other news that has been submitted by YOU on our Reddit page. Thanks for doing that by the way, you're all ace. Our sponsor, PIXEL ADDICT magazine, would like you to know that they now have the ability to offer rolling subscriptions. No longer will you have to remember to renew every 6 or 12 months. It is just as well as each six weeks the mag is packed with news, reviews, previews and plenty of shared memories. Please take a look at www.pixel.addict.media and tell them we sent you for no reason other to remind them that we exist. 00:00 - Show Opening 05:48 - Games With Character Story Link: https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/bafta-most-iconic-character-poll-results 17:56 - Apples To Oranges Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bwuci2/apple_to_finally_allow_retro_emulators_in_the_app/ 33:02 - Dave's Housekeeping The400 Mini CX Stick Fix Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OoeCWnRcLE&t=1s Desk That Runs Doom: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/rescued-retro-desk-pc-becomes-the-latest-device-to-run-doom-amd-duron-based-system-unsurprisingly-lets-you-shotgun-blast-imps-without-major-issues Youngsters Like Retro Too!: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/02/why-are-younger-generations-embracing-the-retro-game-revival Legal Action To Protect Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE New Tune from H0ffman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9ucA_WXSUw&t=1s UK Collector Frazer Rhodes Making A Museum: https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-meet-the-uk-collector-creating-his-own-retro-game-museum Retro Could Save The Gaming Industry: https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/07/retro-gaming-can-saviour-whole-video-games-industry-readers-feature-20599998/ 45:40 - We’re All Floppy Story Link: https://spectrum.ieee.org/3m-floppy 58:54 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 161From 6502 to FPGA - This Week In Retro 165
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Do you love the 6502 CPU? Of course you do, why wouldn't you? Lets chat about it. Would you like a graphics card that could be switch between standards (of a certain era)? Elder Scrolls turns 30! All this and more retro based stories in brief plus your answers to the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 10:06 - 6502 Powered A Whole Generation Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acUH4lWe2NQ 20:48 - FPGA GPU 4 U Story Link: https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/30/furygpu_xilinx_fpga_graphics/ Dev Blog Link: https://www.furygpu.com/blog/hello 34:55 - Dave's Housekeeping Physical Media: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/27/the-film-fans-who-refuse-to-surrender-to-streaming-one-day-youll-barter-bread-for-our-dvds?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-gb 8-Bit Do C64 Keyboard: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/28/24113566/8bitdo-commodore-64-retro-mechanical-keyboard-specs-release-date-price-features Windows Format Menu: https://kotaku.com/windows-11-30-year-old-menu-nt-format-story-plummer-1851364593 Doom On A Router: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcjuoEZg8rI 50:13 - 30 Is Elderly Now Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/join-us-in-celebrating-all-things-elder-scrolls-as-the-legendary-rpg-series-turns-30/ 57:51 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 160You Wouldn’t 3D Print a Computer - This Week In Retro 164
Your weekly Retro Computing discussion show returns! Rollercoaster Tycoon is 25 years old? Are you a fan of any of the Tycoon games? We chat about those classic SIM games, take a look at how somebody went to extraordinary lengths to create a new old Mac and more old tech has been spotted in new media. All of that plus many other topics are covered in Dave's Housekeeping and we get your answers to this week's Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored this week by Pixel Addict magazine. The current issue has a guide to the CoCo computer and Tandy in general. Plus there is a celebration of the anniversary of King's Quest! Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for the full run down on the latest issue. 00:00 - Show Opening 07:13 - 25 Years Of Ups and Downs With Rollercoaster Tycoon Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/22/rollercoaster-tycoon-at-25-its-mind-blowing-how-it-inspired-me 20:36 - Don’t Fix It, 3D Print It Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bhw3xl/3d_printing_a_fullsize_macintosh_the_brewintosh/ 38:12 - Dave's Housekeeping Music Rights = De-listed Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBXbrofwKwM WipeOut on 68K Amiga: https://arcziii.itch.io/wipeout Trocadero Centre: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/18/trocadero-london-arcade-segaworld-funland-portal-troc Zelda Key Glitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lve6FoMsw_c RCM's New Home: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/uks-retro-computer-museum-is-showing-off-its-new-home-in-april NBA Giveaway Not OK: https://kotaku.com/nba-2k19-flea-market-giveaway-free-copies-xbox-one-1851349597 53:22 - Did I Just See What I Think I Saw? Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1blgcnn/venkman_has_a_pet_computer/ Halo Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bmg2j5/retro_sighting_in_halo_season_2/ 58:32 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 159Atari Returns To The Arcades - This Week In Retro 163
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We check out a video which runs through the history of RPGs, look at how Atari is once returning to the arcades and look at the games up for entry in the Hall Of Fame this year. Plus other retro gaming news is highlighted in brief. All that and the Community Question Of The Week plus a little something for our awesome patrons. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:43 - The Entire History Of RPGs Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o3i10OuMFQ 29:05 - Have You Played Atari Today? Story Link 1: https://boingboing.net/2024/03/14/pongs-creator-auctioning-off-incredibly-rare-atari-protoypes-and-other-videogame-rarities.html Story Link 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/after-25-years-away-atari-is-returning-to-arcades-with-its-recharged-series 42:07 - Dave's Housekeeping Suyo Emulator: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/03/creators-of-new-switch-emulator-suyu-hope-to-avoid-nintendos-wrath PS3 with Timesplitters 4: https://www.gamesradar.com/after-16-years-the-canceled-fps-timesplitters-4-gets-saved-and-preserved-through-a-seemingly-unremarkable-ebay-listing-for-a-ps3-test-console/ Motherborg Cube: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1bbl5wg/giant_cube_made_of_motherboards/ PS5 Might Get PS2 Emulator: https://www.vg247.com/ps5-might-be-getting-ps2-emulator-dont-get-excited Doom On A Toothbrush: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUO4gxJZIb8 Unofficial Star Wars Game: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/dreamcast-is-getting-a-new-and-unofficial-star-wars-game Space Hunter For Mega Drive: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/mega-drive-genesis-metroid-port-becomes-space-hunter NES Expansion Port Has A Use: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/someone-has-finally-found-a-use-for-the-nes-expansion-port 50:47 - Hall of Fame Story Link: https://kotaku.com/video-game-hall-of-fame-2024-finalists-resident-evil-1851335716 Inducted Games: https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibits/world-video-game-hall-of-fame/inducted-games/ 01:01:15 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 158Can Physical and Digital Retro Live in Harmony? - This Week In Retro 162
EA have added a number of classic games to their Steam line up, Japan loves it's retro games and a museum piece showcases a VHS rental store in Australia. Those are our main talking points this week but don't forget Dave's Housekeeping which includes a quick look at a load of other retro computing and retro gaming stories. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine! Go to https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for the latest issue which includes a feature piece all about Tandy/Radio Shack and it's very interesting journey into the world of home computers. Thanks for your support. 00:00 - Show Opening 07:12 - EA? It’s In The Steam Story Link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/7/24093716/ea-steam-classics-dungeon-keeper-simcity-populous 21:02 - Japan loves Retro Story Link: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/03/03/digital/retro-japanese-video-games/ Additional Link: https://en.japantravel.com/tokyo/retro-arcade-gaming-at-akihabara-s-retro-g/70499 27:48 - Dave's Housekeeping Game Boy Emulator Shut Down: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/03/game-boy-emulator-developer-permanently-removes-app-from-google-play-store Calvin Harris and and Amiga A1200 at the Brit Awards: https://www.retropassion.co.uk/at-the-brits-well-one-of-our-refurbished-a1200-units-was/?v=79cba1185463 Rob Smith's Magic Amiga Wi-Fi: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1b68k91/rob_smith_works_his_magic_on_amiga_wifi/ Attack Of The Mutant Camels: https://twitter.com/DigitalEclipse/status/1761067565777043730 Dosbian 2.5: https://cmaiolino.wordpress.com/dosbian/ PS5 Game Go Missing: https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/07/ps5-owners-lose-access-hundreds-games-digital-purchases-wiped-accounts-20419130/ 38:47 - VHS Down Under Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/mar/08/callum-prestons-video-land-melbourne-cbd-immigration-museum-exhibition?ref=upstract.com 48:35 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 157Switch Emulator Taken Down - This Week In Retro 161
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Music on physical media is on the rise but did you know that Floppy Disks are included? Nintendo has shut down a Switch emulator, do you are agree that it was promoting piracy? Broken Sword is returning with a remaster, the kickstarter is live and has already smashed the goal, are you onboard? All that and some extra stories in Dave's Housekeeping and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 05:10 - Who Sues Yuzu? Story Link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/27/24085075/nintendo-switch-emulator-yuzu-lawsuit 25:15 - The Medium of Music Story Link: https://www.theverge.com/24034551/floppy-disk-music-scene-underground-diy 37:24 - Dave's Housekeeping Retro Scammer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xbtmgalaEQ Atari ST on Raspberry Pi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW_xzT3lfEs Ebay Humans Aren't All Bad: https://www.gamesradar.com/young-gamer-lists-rare-copy-of-nes-zelda-hoping-for-something-like-dollar15000-or-dollar20000-sells-it-at-auction-for-dollar288000-after-scrupulous-ebay-users-informed-him-what-i-had/ 45:28 - Sword Reforged Story Link: https://www.gamewatcher.com/news/broken-sword-reforged-collector-s-edition-kickstarter-campaign-successful-within-minutes 57:47 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 156We Will Fix It In Photoshop - This Week In Retro 160
We are joined by Banjo Guy Ollie this week to take a look at the forthcoming Jeff Minter documentary , to look back at 34 years of Photoshop and the latest release of EXOSCUMM VM. You can see more from Banjo Guy Ollie here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5-umfrfqPvDvWCYHJGYtpA Or: https://twitter.com/BanjoGuyOllie We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine! Issue 18 is currently out and features a fantastic article on Tomb Raider and Lara Croft herself. Visit http://pixel.addict.media/ for all the details and get ready for issue 19 which will be taking a look at Tandy and Radio Shack. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:55 - Minty Fresh Minted Minter Story Link: https://www.digitaleclipse.com/games/llamasoft 16:23 - AdoBE Or Not AdoBE That Is The Question Story Link: https://www.xda-developers.com/on-this-day-photoshop/ 32:59 - Dave's Housekeeping All news items can be found on the Reddit page: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Sega Neptune PCB: https://twitter.com/cosam_the_great/status/1761067347664646579 Dark Forces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJGodvshZ9s Turbo Outrun Reimagined: https://sk1ds.itch.io/outrun-clone Atari 2600 MovieCart: https://www.techeblog.com/moviecart-play-movies-original-atari-2600-hardware/ Microsoft Publisher: https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/20/microsoft_publisher_eol/ 3 Atari 2600 Games Dumped: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/02/3-new-atari-2600-games-have-been-found-and-dumped Xbox Dashboard Exploit: https://github.com/XboxDev/endgame-exploit 44:00 - Exoscumm Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Cv9Mkyauc 59:46 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 155What Killed The Xbox? - This Week In Retro 159
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We look back at Knightmare, the incredible adventure game for kids that has maintained its popularity. Are we approaching the end of gaming consoles as we know them? What caused the Xbox red ring of death? Microsoft have finally explained. All this plus some other news in brief and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:03 - Reliving The Knightmare Story Link: https://youtu.be/6BF9GpcsJ5Q?si=kb-EdJZoAP_cUqhH 25:58 - Leaving The Platform Story Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68304967 38:21 - Dave's Housekeeping 2 Old Microcomputers Discovered: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13092177/first-desktop-computers-discovered-London.html C64 Instant Messaging: https://youtu.be/dWEfEXVNXZk?si=BLoQcJFHE1x52ZC8 Walkman Memories: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/17/walkman-memories-still-in-love-with-old-tech Super Mario Language Deciphered: https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/super-mario-sunshine-secret-language-decoded-after-22-years-3586059 Jonathan Ross Retro Cave: https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/513612/jonathan-ross-retro-home-wife-three-kids-unexpected-man-cave/ Cassette Tape Revival: https://www.newser.com/story/346328/joining-the-retro-revival-cassette-tapes.html 45:38 - My Red Ring Of Death Story Link: https://www.ladbible.com/news/technology/xbox-red-ring-of-death-cause-explained-microsoft-564044-20240214 59:55 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 154Are Pirates The Good Guys? - This Week In Retro 158
Retro DRM getting on your nerves? Microsoft dropped support for Safedisc years ago but now there is a new workaround. A new way of managing RAM in DOS should make getting your favourite games running easier. Did you ever wonder just how the blue LED took the world by storm? A fantastic video reveals all. We welcome back Clint from LGR to give his opinions on all the above and more. If you haven't already then please take a look at his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@LGR Our sponsors are Pixel Addict Magazine and they have just launched issue 18. The feature article is all about the legacy of Tomb Raider and Lara Croft. Get the full list of articles at pixel.addict.media 00:00 - Show Opening 04:11 - Shim Shimminy Story Link: https://tedium.co/2022/11/16/copy-protection-scheme-history/ Lenslok DRM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpn9sLNg-6k Dungeon Master DRM: http://dmweb.free.fr/?q=node/210 21:08 - DOS Gets Unreal Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2024/02/09/breaking-through-the-1-mb-barrier-in-dos-with-unreal-mode-and-more/ 37:19 - Dave's Housekeeping Kickstart Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/kickstart/1155730 A1200 Talk Presentation: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1andxwu/presenting_a_talk_using_an_amiga_1200/ 3 Spectrums Into 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1amz09b/i_did_a_thing_how_to_turn_3_spectrums_into_1/ The 400Mini Game Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=ZwbeXHE8U_cDILX8&v=oXh3-PqKEMs&feature=youtu.be Discworld: https://www.eurogamer.net/discworld-rerelease-may-happen-but-depends-on-king-charles-says-developer Return To Monkey Island Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdWzlDwxBmQ Commodore Drop In Replacement ROMs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmEZuXru_xc&feature=youtu.be 49:11 - ♫A Blue LED On A Die♪ Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF8d72mA41M 01:01:13 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Ep 153Bowser Owes Nintendo $$$$ - This Week In Retro 157
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Windows 3.11 is still used on the German train network. Madness or perfectly reasonable? It turns out that the Sinclair Spectrum can Ray Trace!! The story of the 3 Bowsers, how game piracy landed Bowser in hot water with Nintendo. Plus Neil falls for one of Dave's terrible pranks, the week's news in brief in Dave's Housekeeping, and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:36 - Spectrum Spectacular Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/ray-tracing-made-possible-on-42-year-old-zx-spectrum-reasonably-fast-if-you-consider-17-hours-per-frame-to-be-reasonably-fast/ Robot Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_84VazZsB-M 22:15 - Windows On The Buffers Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/ms-dos-and-windows-311-still-run-train-dashboards-at-german-railway-company-listed-admin-job-for-30-year-old-operating-system 31:48 - Dave's Housekeeping 41:33 - The 3 Bowsers And No You Ninten-don’t Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/feb/01/the-man-who-owes-nintendo-14m-gary-bowser-and-gamings-most-infamous-piracy-case 51:46 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 152Can Anything Kill Crusty The Mac? TWiR with The h0ff - This Week In Retro 156
We are joined by musician/coder H0ffman this week. He gives us his opinions on a new version of the original Doom which has had features that didn't make it to the final version that we know and love. Have you heard the tale of Crusty the Mac? This plucky guy has been through a really rough time but has managed to become a very much respected part of the Vintage Computer Festival (VCF). Finally, how about a new big box game for the Amiga? It is on its way..... All this as well as Dave's Housekeeping, news in brief and our Community Question Of The Week. If you would like to know more about everything H0ffman you can click here: https://hoffman.home.blog/links/ Our sponsor this week is Pixel Addict magazine. The latest issue is available to order now. The cover feature celebrates a certain Tomb Raider just as the first three games get a coat of paint ready for re-release. Visit http://pixel.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 07:50 - OG Doom Story Link: https://pyspy.neocities.org/doomdelta/ 19:44 - Crusty The Mac Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2024/01/23/crusty-the-story-of-the-mac-se-that-could/ Additional Link: http://geocities.ws/rehasoft/crusty 31:00 - Dave's Housekeeping 46:05 - Hassling The Hoff Story Link: https://2024.revision-party.net/ 1:00:46 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro
Ep 151CHRIS SACKED - This Week In Retro 155
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 It's a sad day at TWIR as we say a fond farewell to Chris as a regular host. He leaves us having chatted about a top 14 Amiga games list and how he was once fired from GAME, a company that has announced that it is no longer dealing in used games. All this and other retro gaming news in brief and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 12:40 - A Bizarre Amiga List Story Link: https://gamerant.com/best-amiga-games/ 38:46 - He’s not even Australian Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/197046o/thanks_to_chris/ 50:24 - Dave's Housekeeping 56:30 - I’ve Been Sacked…..By GAME Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/15/game-stop-video-game-trade-ins-this-february-20118656/ 1:23:55 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 150The Atari 400 Returns - This Week In Retro 154
Classic Sega arcade games have been ranked, do we agree? The next mini console will be the Atari 400 (not technically a console) and a PlayStation console is brutally forced into a SNES case....its awesome fun. All this plus a look at other retro gaming news and our Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. The latest issue features an in depth look at the Connection Machine, an incredible learning computer. It's a really stunner too. Take a look at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for all the details. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:21 - Sega Ranked Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/jan/12/the-15-greatest-sega-arcade-games-ranked 26:49 - Finally - The First Mini Of 2024 (Atari 400) Story Link: https://retrogames.biz/products/the400-mini/ 43:55 - Dave's Housekeeping and News In Brief 52:48 - An Australian Does What Ninten-dont Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lpTfVxwwSU 59:50 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 1492024 Is The Year Of Retro Computing - This Week In Retro 153
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Retro Computing in 2024 is set to be great. We take a look at just a few of the projects coming this year. Did you ever wonder why X-Wing never got an Amiga Port? We now know why. And after Tetris is finally beaten we ask ourselves if we ever managed something similar. Oh and we have some sad news too. It's a bumper episode this week so grab a coffee. All this as well as the Community Question Of The Week where we ask you a retro gaming or retro tech question. 00:00 - Show Opening 07:28 - 2024 Is The Best Year In Retro Ever! Story Link: https://github.com/Interkarma/daggerfall-unity/releases/tag/v1.0.0 Ultima Revisited: https://www.u7revisited.com/ 35:37 - Winging It On The Amiga Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/18s9i5u/xwing_for_amiga_port/ 55:50 - Dave's Housekeeping 01:06:53 - Kid Kills Tetris Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJ5UuknsHU Rude Sky presenter link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-67885320 01:26:03 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. #PlayMoreIn24
Ep 1482023 Unseen Bits - This Week In Retro 152
That wraps up another year of This Week In Retro. Here are some unseen bits that we collected during the past 12 months. Thank you very much for watching/listening and for getting involved in the comments here or on Reddit. A HUGE thank you to our Patreon supporters, your support tells us we are doing something right...even if we have no clue what that is. 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 147A Retro Christmas - This Week In Retro 151
An IT shop in Canterbury might fool you into thinking you are shopping in the 1990s. Can arcade games ported to home systems actually be better than the originals? We chat about some of our favourite retro gaming activities at this time of year. We are once again joined by Aaron from Amigos Retro Gaming. See all their retro gaming goodies at https://www.youtube.com/@UCtsK4QYe2tRdIxoZxwkX3Ww We also have the Community Question Of The Week and a look in brief at some other stories. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. The Christmas issue is out now and it contains a look at the season offerings our beloved computers and consoles had for us. Head on over to http://pixel.addict.media/ to order your copy. 00:00 - Show Opening 08:09 - Christmas Shopping Like It’s 1999 Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/18fuop5/shop_in_canterbury_kent_called_the_it_store/ Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF3dhXF1yCY 27:30 - Better In The Arcade? Story Link: https://www.denofgeek.com/games/15-best-arcade-games-never-ported-to-consoles/ 44:19 - Dave's Housekeeping 50:06 - Retro Christmas Chit Chat 01:00:05 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 146The SEGA Neptune Lives - This Week In Retro 150
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 The SEGA Neptune, the could have been Mega Drive/Genesis with X32 hardware built in has been created, and it looks awesome. Can AI be used to help with COBOL programming? How did we get our game hints and maps before the internet made it oh so easy to cheat? All of the above plus a look a few other retro computing/gaming/tech stories and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week! Here is footage from the recent Perth Amiga User Group (PAUG) meet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPw88IMiJ_Q 00:00 - Show Opening 09:38 - COBOL Locks Horns With AI Story Link: https://www.pcmag.com/articles/ibms-plan-to-update-cobol-with-watson 24:53 - Pokey Maps Story Link: https://www.eurogamer.net/the-history-of-game-hints-pages-before-the-internet-took-over 40:11 - Dave's Housekeeping 46:22 - The Doomed Sega Neptune Rises Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz_8-sqxLjs 01:03:40 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Episode Credits Parts of "SEGA CANCELED this console in 1995, so I made one in 2023 | SEGA Neptune" courtesy of Macho Nacho Productions. Full Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz_8-sqxLjs
Ep 145Play DOS Games On A Steam Deck - This Week In Retro 149
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 You can now play DOS games on your Steam Deck, yay! The good old film camera seems to be making a bit of a comeback and as Half-Life hits its 25th anniversary it gets an official update. Three very different stories this week. All that and some other news in brief as well as the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 11:33 - Selfie On The Shelfie Story Link: https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2023-11-26/are-we-getting-tired-of-the-selfie-the-surprising-return-of-analog-cameras.html 28:43 - Dos Deck Story Link: https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam-deck/dos-games 42:29 - Dave's Housekeeping 47:29 - Half-Life Of Half-Life Story Link: https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam-deck/dos-games 01:02:05 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 144Checkmate Commodore - This Week In Retro 148
Doom and Doom II remade for the Atari Jaguar, a discussion about image scalers for retro gaming and do you know what Commodore's 2nd computer actually was? All that and the Atari 2600+, news in brief and the Community Question Of The week. The Christmas edition of Pixel Addict is now available and it features stories about Christmas games and toys of old(ish). With interviews with various members of staff of the magazines we loved back in the day and there is even an insight into how the Argos catalogue was put together. Visit www.pixel.addict.media 00:00 - Show Opening 08:21 - Are The Jaguar & Spectrum Both Doomed? Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2023/10/atari-jaguar-is-getting-new-versions-of-doom-doom-ii-and-heretic Additional Link: https://www.indieretronews.com/2023/10/doom-on-zx-spectrum-128k-by-digital.html 23:00 - The Scale Of Retro Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdfFnR-hOK8 37:34 - Dave's Housekeeping 48:17 - Checkmate Commodore Story Link: https://commodore.international/2022/03/26/the-history-of-the-commodore-chessmate/ Additional Link: https://youtu.be/1IvlOcaVtDc?si=VkzktI52TMW4Vg7W 59:00 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Episode Credits Parts of "Commodore Cave CHESSmate" courtesy of Commodore Cave Link to full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IvlOcaVtDc Twitter post for mixed reality BBC Micro courtesy of Dominic Pajak https://twitter.com/DominicPajak/status/1725293123239370932
Ep 143Retro Gaming Has CRASHED! - This Week In Retro 147
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 PCB Way Project Link: https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/ZX_Nuvo_3_7da4cf60.html The gang is all back together again and this week they chat about the huge reduction in prices of graded games, the open source Dungeon Keeper remake/expansion which has hit v1 and how an intrepid developer is implementing a BBC micro using a Quest 3 and AR or is that XR? We aren't quite sure. All of this and the Community Question Of The Week. Plus a look, in brief, at some of the other stories you suggested we cover this week. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:13 - What Goes Up Must Come Down Story Link: https://youtu.be/HJ0GdGkZ5PM?si=zeGTGlghsWHBzPfI Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvLFEh7V18A 24:37 - Dungeons Are Back For Keeps Story Link: https://keeperfx.net/ 35:15- Dave's Housekeeping 42:09 - XR AR BBC Story Link: https://twitter.com/DominicPajak/status/1714376522197536785 Check his more recent posts for more videos. 57:05 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 142The A500 Maxi Announced - This Week In Retro 146
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We return after a week away with a fantastic guest in Iain Lee, he has launched his own retro podcast called Random Access Memories which he tells us all about as well give his thoughts on this week's retro computing stories. Those stories are the unveiling of a release roadmap by Retro Games which includes the much anticipated full size version of their The A500 (dubbed the Maxi while we wait for the official name). We also find out that the Pope is backing a scheme to encourage people to get coding! Finally, there is a report which suggests that current efforts towards game preservation are failing! All this and more including the Community Question Of The Week. You can check out Iain Lee's shows here: https://twitter.com/iainlee https://www.youtube.com/c/iainlee https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/iain-lees-random-access-memories/id1706989388 https://open.spotify.com/show/60x4S0cY1a5axSRfmy5Zwh 00:00 - Show Opening 10:19 - Full Sized Minis Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoqH_TKuXPY 31:06 - Code With Pope Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/17h206c/the_pope_wants_kids_to_what_arent_they_in_enough/ Additional Link: https://clp.bbcrewind.co.uk/ 42:19 - Dave's Housekeeping 45:52 - Torching The Legacy Story Link: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/video-game-preservation-is-the-industry-torching-its-own-legacy 55:32 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 141Raspberry Pi Causes An Atari ST PiStorm - This Week In Retro 145
The PiStorm is coming to the Atari ST, joining the Amiga with the high spec/low cost CPU accelerator. Special guest Mark Fixes Stuff joins us this week to talk about that and our other stories. They are, how did we survive before Google came along and can playing a game really cause you harm? Things get a little spooky in this (very loosely) Halloween edition of your favourite retro show. We also read out your answers to this week's Community Question and quickly look at a few other stories in Dave's Housekeeping. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. Issue 15 is the latest available and in it you will find a history of Lemmings, an interview with Neo Byte Force (creators of Neo Geo games) and a look at the Commodore SX-64. Visit www.pixel.addict.media for more details. You can see more of Mark Fixes Stuff on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MarkFixesStuff 00:00 - Show Opening 03:18 - How Did We Survive Before Google? Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/17axc4c/life_before_google_7_retro_services_that_helped/ 23:48 - A Storm Of Atari Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtQSo7G3DBo Adapted Atari ST Games: https://atari.8bitchip.info/fromhd3.php D-Bug: https://atari.8bitchip.info/fromhd3.php 39:52 - Dave's Housekeeping 47:37 - Can A Game Kill You? Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99tW51LaedY 01:05:19 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 140You Got The Touch - This Week In Retro 144
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Rees joins us to find out if the Last Exterminator is able to hold a candle to Duke Nukem. We are used to restoring the plastics on our retro computers but what about the metal shielding? Would you touch an iMac G3? Some people did. All that and our Community Question Of The Week and a look at some of the other stories you posted on our Reddit page. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:54 - Duchess Nukem 3D Story Link: https://kotaku.com/duke-nukem-3d-last-exterminator-demo-boomer-shooter-pc-1850918547 Additional Link: https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-last-exterminator/steam 16:09 - Nickel Plating Story Link: https://youtu.be/ZnJND-ZRiqA?si=K8qrd6Yh8m95FOOM 23:31 - Dave's Housekeeping 29:20 - iTouch a Mac Story Link: https://au.pcmag.com/desktop-pcs/102037/apples-15-inch-imac-g3-had-a-3d-touch-screen-option-in-1999 Video Link: https://youtu.be/oZGswRH4wbM 45:18 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 139Rebuilding Computer Space - This Week In Retro 143
We have a special guest this week as Tony from OzRetrocomp returns to chat about retro media bought about by an awesome basement video collection which has been designed to replicate video stores of the 1980/90s. We take a look at a recreation of a very old arcade game called Computer Space, a game you can play via emulation if you wish. Finally, was the original PlayStation the top of the class for playing CDs? Some claim its audio output is up there with tech costing much more. All this and more with our Community Question Of The Week. Please visit Tony's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ozretrocomp We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine, the latest issue is now on sale. The feature article is all about pixel art with contributions from gaming industry artists. Available in the UK in WHSmiths and world wide via the website www.pixel.addict.media 00:00 - Show Opening 05:39 - Basement Blockbuster Buster Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K12MaaCn5PU Instagram instagram.com/mondo_video Tik Tok tiktok.com/@mondovideo Facebook facebook.com/mondovideostore Twitter twitter.com/mondovideostore 28:41 - Computer Space Replica Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2023/10/02/computer-space-replica-is-up-and-running/ Additional Link: https://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com/2021/05/12/worldly-wednesdays-a-timeline-of-computer-space/ Emulator Link: https://www.masswerk.at/icss/ Still Standing Link: https://tubitv.com/movies/712180/still-standing 50:03 - Sony PlayStation in Stereo Story Link: https://www.whathifi.com/features/people-are-modding-ps1-consoles-to-use-as-cd-players-and-im-a-big-fan Additional Link: https://www.whathifi.com/features/was-then-sony-playstation-review 01:08:49 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 138Cutting The Tape - This Week In Retro 142
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Retro gaming is becoming more popular on YouTube, is this just because more people use it or is there an underlying trend there? Did you know that blank cassette tapes are still being made? Do you miss what was for many of us the first portable music format we used? We were dared to watch a terrible film which uses gaming as a method of brainwashing the masses, we did this so you don't have to! All this and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 09:47 - Retro Tube Story Link: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-shares-new-stats-growth-retro-gaming-themed-content/693472/ Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/trends/articles/retrogaming-community-1000x-growth/ 24:56 - UR How Old Now? Story Link: https://cdm.link/2023/09/maxell-still-makes-cassettes/ 50:18 - G7VFY Owes Me A Beer Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3RqjIrGET8 1:07:45 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 137Retro Computer Pack In Games - This Week In Retro 141
Which games came with your retro computer? We talk about some we remember. Dave has taken a look at what Septandy is. Finally, a clever individual has managed to improve the 3D visuals of the N64 by using a technique which wasn't used in its heyday. All this plus our Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict! The 6 weekly digital culture magazine currently has issue 15 on sale (back issues are also available). If you are an Amstrad CPC fan and even if you aren't you may like to check out the one off special Amstrad Addict magazine which contains an interview with Lord Alan Sugar himself. Both Pixel Addict and Amstrad Addict is available from www.pixel.addict.media 00:00 - Show Opening 09:07 - Pack It In Story Link: https://retroarcadia.blog/2022/06/08/rediscovering-oh-mummy-and-the-2-starter-bundle-on-zx-spectrum/ 26:20 - Septandy Is Septover 39:12 - Housekeeping and other stories 46:24 - Tried And MegaTextured Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf036fO-ZUk 55:57 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 136Flight Sims ARE Cool - This Week In Retro 140
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We are back to take a look at how a Sky Skipper cab, apparently the rarest of the Nintendo arcade machines, has been recreated. One of the latest space based games has a knowing nod to the grand daddy of all space games, we mean Starfield and Elite. Finally there is a great show from the 1990s called Computer Chronicles which took a look at flight sims of the era. It is up on YouTube for all to see and is well worth a watch. All this and our Community Question Of The Week! 00:00 - Show Opening 12:50 - Skipping Across The Sky Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/sep/11/the-quest-for-sky-skipper-the-rarest-nintendo-arcade-machine-in-the-world 30:07 - Thou Lingering Star Story Link: https://www.ign.com/articles/how-elite-influenced-starfield-and-40-years-of-space-games 41:18 - Chronicling Flight Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm8VTZ2fyos 59.55 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. #Flightsims #Nintendo #Elite
Ep 135Over Promise, Under Deliver - This Week In Retro 139
Looks like Microsoft is saying goodbye to WordPad, the often overlooked little brother of Word. Do you miss the old days when you could only watch your favourite TV shows when they were scheduled to be on? One clever fellow has recreated the TV channels of his youth using modern tech. Peter Molyneux, developer of many a fan favourite game is back after things went a bit wrong for him. All this and our Community Question Of the Week. We love Pixel Addict magazine. Please visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ and check out their current and back issues and maybe take out a subscription. The team work hard to bring a varied collection of top stories, reviews and news. Computers, consoles, games (old and new), movies and toys. They are our sponsor and we thank them. GrumpyOzRetro: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSlLFwKYPJIBZDggg4i1ZuZ9C1e49v7K&si=Wsk4s3pZioQe4Y6S Badger Badger 20th Anniversary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMxRFCKIqr0 Badger Badger Rave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk2t3b1f7_A 00:00 - Show Opening 24:29 - TV Shows coming up later Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luxFdsAkG80 Vintage UK Nostalgic & Memorable Adverts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3ZA24kg7FM 37:32 - Peter Moly’s New Leaf Bad Influence Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvXGxXxuiEk People Make Games Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeNGLhNM5Kk 49:54 - DEL WordPad.exe Story Link: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/288088/rip-wordpad Microsoft Link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features 1:00:31 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 134Flash - Saviour Of The Internet - This Week In Retro 138
This week we are joined by Lee from More Fun Making It and his son Thomas. They are here to tell us about how you can bid for a very special ZX Spectrum and support a good cause. We also take a look at the new anniversary arcade cabinet from Atari and we ponder if Flash games are retro and take a look at an online museum for classic Flash content. All this and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week See all Lee has to offer on the More Fun Making It homepage - www.morefunmakingit.co.uk Please consider donating to the More Fun Making It fundraiser - www.justgiving.com/page/morefunmakingit We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine, the monthly digital culture magazine. Available from WHSmith in the UK and various other newsagents around the world. You can also buy individual issues and subscriptions (printed and PDF) at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 04:43 - Befriending Spectrum Owners Story Link: www.justgiving.com/page/morefunmakingit 17:53 - Atari’s Newest Arcade Cabinet Story Link: https://retrododo.com/atari-reveals-50th-anniversary-arcade-cabinet-collab-with-arcade1up/ 42:23 - Flash! I Love You! Story Link: https://flashmuseum.org/ 01:04:02 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 133Why Bother Gaming Past Level 1? - This Week In Retro 137
Get ready for a bumper edition of retro gaming goodness with a new guest! This week we think about those games with memorable first levels, discus the recently announce Star Wars Dark Forces Remaster and how could we not look at the new retro console from Atari - the 2600 Plus. All this and the Community Question Of The Week. Please visit Glen's YouTube channel, Casual Retro Gamer, at https://www.youtube.com/@crg to see our guest's YouTube channel. The latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine is now available! With a special feature on celebrity gamers or should that be celebrities who like to game? Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for all the info. 00:00 - Show Opening 12:05 - Level 1 Gaming Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/27/the-15-best-first-levels-in-retro-gaming-readers-feature-19401830/ 33:35 - Strike The Empire Back Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b9TTurkH4c Additional Links: https://www.xwaupgrade.com/ https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm https://www.moddb.com/mods/tie-fighter-total-conversion-tftc 57:41 - Chris Is Getting A Woody (console) Story Link: https://atari.com/products/atari-2600-plus Additional Links: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0609/3658/5381/files/Atari-2600Plus-Compatibility.pdf https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-atari-2600-and-7800-games-of-all-time https://www.t3.com/news/i-played-atari-2600-plus-for-10-seconds-and-its-not-a-games-console-its-a-time-machine The Ubiquitously Requisite Atari 2600+ : https://youtu.be/0nHwoiRkQE4?si=xH5-cjacPHkvyaRU 01:18:08 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 132It Is Time To Un-Eliminate CRT Monitors! - This Week In Retro 136
Have you ever thrown away your game boxes only to wish you hadn't? What if we could revive all those dead CRT screens? Did you ever see the DVD player that though it was a gaming console? All this plus the Community Question Of The Week AND a special guest! This is your weekly look at some Retro Gaming stories. Please check out our guest's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees 00:00 - Show Opening 06:56 - Best Boxes Banished Story Link: https://www.nintendolife.com/features/talking-point-the-games-we-got-rid-of-what-were-we-thinking Big Big Collection: https://bigboxcollection.com/#CollectionOverview 28:29 - Adrian Black Says CRTs Are Back Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoqflFfvkR0 Link to the product: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005005439371756.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt 39:58 - What Nuon About? Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/features/ultimate-guide-nuon-the-dvd-player-that-tried-to-be-a-games-console-and-failed Nuon Specs: https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg00-nuon.htm#page=specs PlayStation 2 Specs: https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg00-playstation_2.htm#page=specs 51:18 - Community Question of the Week Our sponsor, Pixel Addict magazine, has just released issue 14. Some of the included articles are: • The cover story this issue observes the relationship celebrities have had with computers and gaming. • BeOS and Haiku OS alternative operating systems. • Alex Lee interviewed about his time working on classic gaming magazines like Games-X, GB Action, Super Action, Amiga Action and Control. • Rare vintage computer hardware: Casio PV-2000, Handspring Visor and Power Mac G4 Cube. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for current and back issues as well as storage binders for your collection. 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 131Sony get Wiped Out - This Week In Retro 135
The original Wipeout has been reverse engineered and is now playable in your browser. From Ultimate Play The Game to Rare, we look at 40 years of games. Battletech mech games have an awesome article you should take a look at. Plus the usual Community Question Of The Week. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine, the monthly digital culture magazine. Available from WHSmith in the UK and various other newsagents around the world. You can also buy individual issues and subscriptions (printed and PDF) at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 11:11 - Sony Source Story Link: https://kotaku.com/sony-playstation-wipeout-remaster-free-pc-port-ps-plus-1850728999 28:49 - A Rare Story Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/aug/07/ultimate-rare-40-years-british-videogames-jet-pac-goldeneye-sea-of-thieves?fbclid=IwAR1PCsVy4e2m6XhEgRl2sQXwKfDdUQWqjLZ4pvmV3T3nGV36gvoKfIIphkw 47:28 - Suit Up O Shut Up! Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-making-of-battletech-the-groundbreaking-90s-combo-of-immersive-reality-online-play-and-esports 1:02:58 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. #wipeoutsourcecode #retropodcast #mechwarrior
Ep 130Is it Time to Eliminate CRT Monitors? - This Week In Retro 134
Do you really need a CRT screen to get the best from retro games? 8BitDo have a new Nintendo/Famicon inspired keyboard set up with some interesting features. The story of SWIV (the sequel to Silkworm), is it the best vertical SHMUP? This is your weekly round up of some of the retro computing news as picked by you! Don't forget to get involved with our Community Question Of The Week. If you have an interesting answer it might make it onto the show. Our wonderful sponsor is Pixel Addict magazine, the digital culture magazine for classic computing and retro gaming enthusiasts. Available from WHSmith in the UK (along with its sister publication Amiga Addict) as well direct from the good people who make it at www.pixel.addict.media 00:00 - Show Opening 14:11 - Eliminating CRTs Story Link: https://www.hackster.io/news/the-crt-terminator-is-a-vga-card-add-on-that-supplies-native-digital-video-b5a461c4f696 34:51 - The Quick Fox Jumped Over The Snazzy 8BitD o! Story Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/8bitdo-is-making-a-retro-mechanical-keyboard-inspired-by-the-nes-and-famicom/1100-6516377/?utm_source=reddit.com Additional Link: https://www.8bitdo.com/ 49:27 - Swivel On It Story Link: https://www.eurogamer.net/the-story-of-swiv 01:07:15 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 129Faking Retro TV? - This Week In Retro 133
Did you miss us? We are back with a story about finding a Discs of Tron arcade machine by the side of a road. What a find. We follow that by wondering if a new retro restoration TV show could be putting entertainment over the truth. Then finally it seems that there is a new effort to preserve games in Australia. All this and our Community Question Of The Week plus a quick catch up with your hosts. We are very grateful to our sponsor, Pixel Addict magazine. Head on over to https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for the full run down on the latest issue. Highlights include: a look at the Thomson T07, working out why Myst was the game of the 1990s and a look at and interview with the people who bought Zool out of retirement. 00:00 - Show Opening 9:47 - Throwing out Discs Story Link: https://arcadeblogger.com/2023/07/22/environmental-discs-of-tron-roadside-pickup/ 24:10 - Retro Fake TV? Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/14yt3pb/retro_repairs_reach_tv_channel/ Mend It Mark Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MendItMark 48:15 - Australia wakes up Story Link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-23/nfsa-vintage-video-games-dusted-off-and-digitised-in-canberra/102635288 Additional Links: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmageddon_TDR_2000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torus_Games 1:03:35 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 128What Is Retro? (baby don’t hurt me) - This Week In Retro 132
Would you like to stay at an 80s style inspired B&B complete with working arcade full of games to play.....I think most would! Did you know the Atari ST really was amazing as part of MIDI network? A new video shows just how good it was/is. Finally, a simple question sparked a discussion about Halo. Is it retro yet? All this and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week. Don't forget that we are taking a two week break for various reasons but we will be back with more retro chat to brighten your Saturday mornings. See you soon. The new issue of Pixel Addict is just about to hit the shops (might take a few weeks to get to Australia, sorry Chris) but you can order your copy direct from https://www.pixel.addict.media/ where you can also set up a subscription. Relive those days where you used to sit by the front door waiting for the next issue of Amstrad Action, Zzap or Amiga Format to be delivered. Escape From Colditz link: https://web.archive.org/web/20160409151825/https://sites.google.com/site/colditzescape/ TWIR Raiders Link: https://highriser.itch.io/space-raiders-kempston-edition 00:00 - Show Opening 15:40 - PnP Air BnB Story Link: https://www.aarp.org/travel/travel-tips/lodging/info-2023/80s-themed-arcade-airbnb-rental.html AirBNB Link: https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/42655772?source_impression_id=p3_1689186532_dCMkJRgz0BnqwJQl 32:16 - MIDI ‘mazing Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpMMwc0Mn0Y 45:47 - Is it Retro? Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/14rm4yx/is_this_retro/ 1:01:47 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 1272D Is All Sega and Nintendo Need - This Week In Retro 131
Sega and Nintendo are taking Mario and Sonic back to their 2D roots, how do we feel about that? Do kids of today get what the likes of the ZX, CPC and C64 are? Is it possible to bring classic adventure/puzzler Myst to the Atari 2600? All this and more plus the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine and our little promos are regarded as some of the best on YouTube........but how do the people behind the mag itself do when they get the chance to promote it? See for yourself this week. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for details on issue 13! 00:00 - Show Opening 11:44 - 2D Or Not 2D Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/jun/28/pushing-buttons-sonic-the-hedgehog-super-mario-bros-2d-sega-nintendo 30:49 - We Bought It To Help With Your Homework Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/jun/30/zx-spectrum-1980s-home-computer-gamers Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T8isTzF3M4 40:40 - Myst-D Make Story Link: http://deater.net/weave/vmwprod/myst_vcs/ Additional Link: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/30-years-later-myst-demake-for-atari-2600-reminds-us-how-far-weve-come/ 50:40 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Episode Credits See the full song by BG Ollie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHoRDwkpujs "Atari 2600 Myst update: you can win" courtesy of deater78 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRxYdMVgwsw Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Link: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Super-Mario-Bros-Wonder-2404150.html Sonic SuperStars - Link: https://www.gamerbraves.com/sgf23-sonic-superstars-launches-this-fall-2023/
Ep 126A Truck Sized Printer Or An Egg Sized Dave? - This Week In Retro 130
The merging of two technologies can sometimes create something wonderful, in this case it is dot matrix printer the size of a pickup truck, that you can drive and print messages as you go. Could this be the future of road signage? What is the first easter egg in a game that you remember finding? Can you use an Apple II to control a V8? You can if the V8 is made of Lego. All this plus the usual nonsense and the Community Question Of The Week. Our show is sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine. The next issue is just about ready to print so we should have some new articles to talk about soon. In the meantime we hope you will head over to https://www.pixel.addict.media/ and subscribe. 00:00 - Show Opening A500 Mini Housekeeping Link: https://gamingretro.co.uk/you-can-now-play-atari-st-emulator-games-on-a500-mini/ 09:09 - Trucking Printers Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/is-this-the-worlds-largest-dot-matrix-printer/ 29:50 - The Ultimate Easter Egg Story Link: https://ultimacodex.com/2023/06/eating-magic-mushrooms-makes-you-fly-in-serpent-isle/ Additional Link 1: https://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Easter_Eggs_and_Cultural_References#Ultima_VII Additional Link 2: http://web.archive.org/web/20080307160850/http://www.geocities.com/hoki_dragon/u7-scientology.html 44:10 - V8 Apple II Story Link: https://www.thedrive.com/news/life-size-chevy-454-v8-made-of-lego-runs-on-ancient-8-bit-hardware Full Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-x7YFMWnBQ 56:13 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Episode Credits Parts of "Lego Chevy 454 V-8 Engine - Part 1" courtesy of TechnicallyEvan Link to full video: https://youtu.be/F-x7YFMWnBQ "Free vector tire tracks with grunge texture set" Image by macrovector on Freepik: https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/tire-tracks-with-grunge-texture-set_13153711.htm#query=tyre%20marks&position=0&from_view=keyword&track=ais
Ep 125Windows 7 Runs Out Of Steam - This Week In Retro 129
We are very happy to be joined by Amiga Bill this week as we discuss the end of Steam for Windows 7, the lost art of home made game maps and remembering that before Duke Nukem discovered a 3rd dimension he was running around in 2D platforming adventures. Do you remember Flashback? Would you say it is a similar game to Dragon's Lair? Dave does but what about the other hosts? Amiga Bill walks us through his modified Amiga A1200. All this and your answers to our Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict, a magazine about all things pixel based with a generous amount of retro computers, games, toys and movie coverage too. If you are into homebrew games for classic systems then you will find updates on current projects along with new game announcements and developer interviews. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ Amiga Bill was a great guest, if you would like to see more from him here are his links: http://AmigaBill.tv https://www.twitch.tv/amigabill https://www.youtube.com/thegurumeditation https://twitter.com/AmigaBill_ https://www.facebook.com/thegurumeditation 00:00 - Show Opening 13:03 - Windows 7 Is Retro? Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/14cxzth/windows_7_support/ 37:00 - Escape To Scriptery Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/14966un/found_old_escape_maps_escape_from_colditz_amiga/ 51:05 - Flat Nukem 2D Story Link: https://www.destructoid.com/by-the-wayside-duke-nukem-dos-pc-retro/ 1:13:56 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 124Pac-Man Gets Blocked - This Week In Retro 128
Once again two hobbies collide in the form of the Lego Arcade Pac-Man set. Who better to chat about it than Lego Grand Master Owen from Australian Lego Masters 2023. This week we also take a look at a very shiny TRS80 that turns out to be something special and there is a new joystick Kickstarter on the horizon. All this and your Community Question of the Week! We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict, the six weekly digital culture magazine. With articles about old tech, new games for old tech, hardware projects, movies and even old toys! Check it out at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ You can follow Owen on his Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/owens_marvelous_creations/ 00:00 - Show Opening 06:00 - Chrome on a TRS80 Story Link: https://twitter.com/MrGoodBits/status/1666865123636436998?s=20 22:01 - Pac-Man Gets Blocked Story Link: https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/pac-man-arcade-10323 41:13 - Who Wants To Stick Forever? Story Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/immortaljoysticks/immortaljoysticks?ref=discovery&term=immortal%20joystick 01:01:23 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 123Nintendo Murders Dolphin - This Week In Retro 127
Saturday morning wouldn't be the same without your bowl full of retro goodness. This week our stories cover the end of the Dolphin on Steam, the FMV classic The 7th Guest remake, and Doom running on Teletext! The usual tangents are taken and another TWIR cat makes an appearance. All this and the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by the awesome Pixel Addict! A magazine that magically appears once every 6 weeks in your local WHSmiths newsagents (or any newsagents for that matter if you ask them nicely.) If you haven't already then please take a look and hopefully subscribe at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 13:51 - Nintendo’s Ecco Chamber Story Link: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/05/the-solid-legal-theory-behind-nintendos-new-emulator-takedown-effort/ 31:59 - Welcome To My House Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xrDjsPIxWE Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KkQ-QzpLw0 53:36 - Doom Runs On Another Thing Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2023/05/20/its-doom-but-in-teletext/ Additional Link: https://youtu.be/rIgQV4ClmQ0 1:06:53 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 122Mc Donalds Nugget Plays Tetris - This Week In Retro 126
We are joined by Rees from ctrl-alt-rees this week to chat about some of the stories that you have suggested for us on our Reddit page. The WinXP activation process can now be completed without the need to go online thanks to a new process. A shop that shut its doors for 30 odd years reopens with all its old tech stock intact an up for sale. Mc Donald's customers in China have been able to buy a Mc Nugget that can run Tetris. All this and some answers to the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine, sister mag to Amiga Addict. In it you will find a mix of subjects from home computers to games, toys and film. Homebrew games for various systems are featured each month along with info on the latest retro computer/gaming events. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for info on the latest issue as well as back issue and some nice merch. 00:00 - Show Opening 11:37 - WinXP Cracked Story Link: https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/26/windows_xp_activation_keygen/ 22:27 - Time Travelling Technology Shop Story Link: https://www-is-fi.translate.goog/tampereen-seutu/art-2000009615431.html?_x_tr_sl=fi&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fi&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true 47:40 - Chicken Nuggets Square Nuggets, Long Nuggets, Z and L Shaped Nuggets Story Link: https://retrododo.com/mcdonalds-tetris-handheld/ 55:30 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 121Size Matters! - This Week In Retro 125
We are back to chat about going to the pub to game using both their kit and your own. We then move on to looking at some new, old-school, handheld PC devices. Finishing with a story about how the Miami F1GP was captured to floppy disk! All this and the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. The latest issue is on its way and it takes a look at how people are preserving retro tech and software. They just added some new binders to the Merch section of their store. Please support them by visiting https://www.pixel.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening New Toy Smell explanation: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/13hxajp/new_toy_smell/ Tiny 486 update (yes it plays Doom): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDDZUhJ8iyY 12:50 - Gaming Down The Pub Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bncBV1KkJk Additional Link: https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/23534447.retro-game-arcade-barcadia-opens-old-prince-wales-pub/ 34:35 - Diddy DOS Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2023/05/15/new-dos-pcs-in-2023/ 49:10 - Say Cheese! Story Link: https://petapixel.com/2023/05/16/f1-bans-fans-pro-camera-so-he-brings-a-floppy-disk-camera-instead/ Additional Link: https://spectrum.ieee.org/first-digital-camera-history 1:07:13 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 120Falcon Crash Lands Back at Microprose - This Week In Retro 124
Jason from Mr Lurch's Things joins us once again for this longer than usual chat about retro gaming, old tech and more. Microprose has reacquired the Falcon series of flight sims. Classic game Mercenary has been given a modern makeover which doesn't spoil its wireframe looks. Finally, we think back to those tabletop games as found in the Argos catalogue of old. Could LCD gaming hope to come close arcade classics? All this and our Community Question Of the Week. Please visit https://mrlurch.com/ to see everything Jason has to entertain you. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. They are getting ready to publish a new issue and our guest this week has read it and has some thoughts. Please visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for more info. 00:00 - Show Opening 12:35 - Returning To Base Story Link: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/microprose/announcements/detail/3680047495733505345?fbclid=IwAR1EqhlQ95hJVE37HLiIEYYjlZ4b1t-yXEh7wU9coF1ppeS0IKHy-iKDPKI 40:30 - Merc Rework Story Link: http://mercenaryrestart.com/?fbclid=IwAR1shnpNCXRTPMkJ4l4Iv-hLOmfs8ymIgPaoE-ObxLRIchYpW8Ep0ClraCU Additional Mercenary Link: http://mercenarysite.free.fr/mercframes_graphic.htm 52:50 - The Book Of Dreams Story Link: https://amp.theguardian.com/games/2023/may/04/tabletop-arcade-video-game-machines Toys R Us Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIvfzoVKjoQ&t=1099s&pp=ygUJdG95cyByIHVz 1:16:58 - Community Question of the Week Vic20 port of Cruising by Ponder65: https://ponder65.itch.io/cruising-on-broadway Source code Link: https://colinjones.co.uk/files/cruising.asm Python port of Super Sprint by Salem_ok: https://github.com/salem-ok/PySprint/#readme 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Episode Credits "Retro Gaming!" by jeffedoe is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.
Ep 119It’s Burger Time! - This Week In Retro 123
How do you recreate images made on such an early build of an art package that there was no save function? The answer is found within one of the stories we cover This Week In Retro! We also have a couple of cool tech builds to look at. One allows a Pi to simulate an ISA card and the other is a tiny 486DX machine with genuine retro parts and neat 3D printed mini tower case, and we do mean mini! All this and the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. If you like retro tech, games, toys etc. then this is well worth checking out. All the details can be found at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ Tell them that we sent you and you won't get a discount but they will at least know that we are worth sponsoring! 00:00 - Show Opening 05:35 - ISA PiSA Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkuYGle9L20 13:58 It’s Burger Time Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4EFkspO5p4&feature=youtu.be 26:02 - Small, Or Far Away? (Mini 486) Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkuYGle9L20 44:57 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 118Imagine A New Atari - This Week In Retro 122
Talking retro computers and more this week we are joined by Gareth from Pixel Addict magazine (he assures us he isn't here to oversee the sponsorship slot). We'll be taking a look at an Atari 800XL recreation, talking about how your mind was an essential part of the gaming experience and wondering what Atari are going to do with the very many old games they bought the rights to. All of that and the Community Question of the Week. Please check out Pixel Addict magazine at www.pixel.addict.media for the full run down on the latest issue. Gareth and the team have been hard at work putting together another great collection of articles to keep you up to date and entertained. 00:00 - Show Opening 08:14 - X-L-Ent Reproductions Story Link: https://revive-machines.com/index-en.html Additional Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCv2v08Amnc 29:40 - The Imagination Gap Story Link: https://old.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/12rd36p/what_video_game_covers_deceived_you/ Additional Link: https://www.thegamer.com/retro-games-creepy-silent-hill-resident-evil-diablo/ 49:22 - Atic Atari Story Link: https://www.pcmag.com/news/atari-acquires-rights-to-100-plus-classic-pc-console-games 59:56 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 117WinAmp Gets Whipped Again, But Has It Gone Too Far? - This Week In Retro 121
We are once again joined by Mark Fixes Stuff, as last time he was on he missed out on a chat with Neil. This week's stories are: WinAmp returns transformed, but is it for the better? Did you know that you could run an ISA soundcard through your PC's TPM port? Sarah Green asks some 80's kids what they think of some ZX Spectrum games. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict, the six weekly digital culture magazine. With articles about old tech, new games for old tech, hardware projects, movies and even old toys! Check it out at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ See everything Mark Fixes Stuff has to offer here: https://markfixesstuff.co.uk/ 00:00 - Show Opening 06:10 - WinAmp Gets Whipped Story Link: https://thenextweb.com/news/winamp-relaunches-integrates-streaming-services 20:43 - ISA Fan Of DOS Story Link: https://thenextweb.com/news/winamp-relaunches-integrates-streaming-services 31:33 - Clash Of The Spectrum Games Story Link: https://youtu.be/m9aUgK9rBGI Additional Link - Top 10 ZX Spectrum Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSb8qYXqI5k 50:10 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 116Is PS3 Retro yet? - This Week In Retro 120
We are joined by Amstrad streamer Xyphoe (Al) this week to talk about the mobile/cell phone hitting 50 years old, to ponder if the PS3 really is retro and to remember our old navigation buddy Autoroute. All this and more plus the Community Question Of The Week! Thank you to our poor sponsor Pixel Addict. We apologise for the ongoing shambles that is your sponsorship slot. Actually, we did a pretty good job this week. Please take a look at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ where you will be greeted by the front cover of the current issue. If you haven't already bought a copy you can do so online or head to WHSmith in the UK. If you are overseas you can still buy online or ask your local newsagent to do the right thing and get you a copy each month....sorry, every 6 weeks. Xyphoe Links: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCFji91gjx1g58cAMUnVs9qg Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/xyphoe Twitter: https://twitter.com/xyphoe Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xyphoe/ PAUG Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/perthamigausergroup 00:00 - Show Opening 12:02 - Mobile For 50 Years Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgUdVPjtTHI 27:38 - PS3 Is Retro And If You Disagree You’re Wrong Story Link: https://www.pushsquare.com/features/soapbox-hold-on-is-the-ps3-a-retro-console 45:25 - Get Lost! Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/128vqlx/does_anyone_remember_using_autoroute_before_the/ 1:04:23 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Ep 115Is Everyone Going To Sue The Internet? - This Week In Retro 119
The Internet Archive is being sued, is it really the end of Moore's Law and the brand new ZX Spectrum which recreates the entire box fresh experience. All this and our community question of the week, will your answer be read out? We are sponsored (incredibly) by Pixel Addict magazine. The digital culture magazine which covers all sorts of retro computing topics as well new stuff for those retro machines. Please visit them at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ where you can subscribe, buy 1 off issues in print or PDF form. You can also find each issue at WHSmith newsagents in the UK ( if you aren't in the UK then ask your newsagents if they can get it for you ). Chris has a standing order and he is is Australia, which is a long way away! 00:00 - Show Opening 06:28 - Burning Books Story Link: https://www.marketplace.org/2023/03/30/the-internet-archive-lawsuit-highlights-the-tricky-economics-of-e-books-and-libraries/ Additional Link: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/26/1166101459/internet-archive-lawsuit-books-library-publishers 24:22 - The Final End Of Moore’s Law Story Link: Errr... 33:28 - Thinking Inside The Box Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2023/03/26/recreating-the-zx-spectrum-unboxing-experience-by-manufacturing-a-new-boxed-one/ Additional Link: https://www.lostretrotapes.com/ 53:05 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.