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The Demo Scene is Legit! | This Week in Retro 31

This Week in Retro

March 27, 202129m 39s

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Show Notes

The Demo Scene gets government recognition, Activision's original team returns to the 2600, it's Marchintosh, and the retro world mourns a Rockstar legend.


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Story Links:

1. Activision founders form a new 2600 game dev studio

https://www.audacitygames.com/

Video of Circus Convoy

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/947080393


2. The Demoscene goes legit

http://demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net/2021/03/20/demoscene-accepted-as-unesco-cultural-heritage-in-germany/


3. Happy Marchintosh!

http://www.marchintosh.com/


4. The passing of a Rockstar

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-leeds-56374535



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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 John Shawler from Amigos Retro Gaming.



Video and Image Credits:



Circus Convoy footage kindly provided by ZEROPAGEHOMEBREW (https://twitter.com/zeropagehomebre)


"File:Signed Pong Cabinet frei.jpg" by File:Signed Pong Cabinet.jpg: Chris Rand derivative work: Georgfotoart is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0


"Apple Power Macintosh G3 450Mhz (Blue & White)" by Mac Users Guide is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0


"Trip Hawkins" by Christopher.Michel is licensed under CC BY 2.0


"File:JayMiner1990.jpg" by The original uploader was Hi-Toro at English Wikipedia. is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0


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