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EPISODE · Mar 8, 2025 · 1H 6M

He's Back! - This Week In Retro 209

from This Week in Retro · host Neil from RMCretro - The Cave, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave

We are joined by Lee from More Fun Making It! Retro gaming and computing chat about such things as how some publishers have got things a bit wrong recently and about how Terminator 2 is getting a brand new game which looks like it is the game that should have come out back in the day. Why not see what things Lee has had fun making at: https://www.morefunmakingit.co.uk/ Pixel Addict magazine has a new issue and its main feature is all about Pinball! Please check it and every other issue out at www.pixel.addict.media/shop/ 00:00 - Show Opening 06:00 - I Know Kung Fu Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6ZHDvmOxKY 18:02 - I Need Your Clothes To Go To Boots On My Bicycle Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMFYMG3QLw Retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r2kH7HmiIE 33:32 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 40:24 - Short Cuts End In Disaster Story Link: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/retro-publisher-accused-of-re-releasing-16-bit-games-with-plagiarised-fan-translations/ Additional Link: https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-werve-certainly-made-mistakes-limited-runs-boss-on-winning-back-the-trust-of-the-community 58:46 - 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. Dave's Housekeeping Links: Don Priestly Has Passed Away: https://bsky.app/profile/martcarroll.bsky.social/post/3lj3g2ahnhs2f New Amiga Outrun Almost Ready: https://youtu.be/dcVYEUC2gNM?si=j3MxSaICCPCbXm_q Command and Conquer Open Source: https://kotaku.com/command-conquer-ea-source-code-red-alert-generals-1851767009 Bye Bye Skype: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/28/microsoft-skype Unix V2 Beta: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/24/beta_unix_2_restored/ California Fire Relief Bundle: https://itch.io/b/2863/california-fire-relief-bundle

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