4 Tales Of Retro Woe - This Week In Retro 212

This week we are joined by Jason Compton from The Retro Adventurers to talk about four retro projects that may have hit hard times, how the loss of one online account could cost you dearly and about the return of a popular point and click adventure that might give you nightmares! The Pixel Addict magazine website has had a faster modem fitted! You will be able to order your copy of the latest issue with such pleasure and ease! Visit pixel.addict.media for an interview with Julian "Jaz" Rignall and to find out about the Videoton TVC 64 plus many other interesting articles. If you want to know more about Jason and The Retro Adventurers then: https://retroadventurers.com https://bsky.app/profile/retroadventurers.bsky.social https://www.facebook.com/retroadventurers https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social  00:00 - Show Opening 06:40 - The Not So Fantastic Four! Story Link: https://unbound.com/ Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qhsfh7CeYE 29:04 - The Price Of The Ban Hammer Story Link: https://twistedvoxel.com/player-xbox-digital-library-permanent-ban-modded-lobby/ 41:30 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 50:45 - I Scream, I Scream Story Link: https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-on-march-27 01:02:47 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w  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. Episode Credits Nintendo PlayStation: https://bsky.app/profile/martinlindell.bsky.social/post/3lksbcn7csk2b Dreamcast Back Online: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/23-years-after-sega-pulled-the-plug-every-online-pal-dreamcast-game-is-live-once-more Xbox 360 USB Exploit: https://www.theverge.com/news/631102/xbox-360-hack-homebrew-badupdate-exploit-usb Gamesmaster Series 4: https://youtu.be/odo7Wmtkr98?si=E--l3_8Y1bzXjsHE BBC Barry Norman on VHS: https://youtu.be/odo7Wmtkr98?si=E--l3_8Y1bzXjsHE