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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2021 · 39 MIN

The light at the end of lock down? | This Week in Retro 29

from This Week in Retro · host Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles

Are we seeing the light at the end of the lock down retro drought? Zelda is 35, but Nintendo don't care. Fry's Electronics closes its doors for good, and new SA1 chips for the SNES. Plus our community question of the week - Is Zelda an RPG? Weight in on our post on the TWiR Subreddit, and we'll read the top 3 most upvoted answers on next week's show! https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ 🏆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 0:00 Show Open 2:10 Zelda Turns 35 11:27 The Retro Light at the End of Lockdown Glows Brighter 18:33 The Plimpbox from RetroRewind 20:14 Say Goodbye to Fry's 29:32 Driving the SNES Harder Than Ever 35:19 Community Question of the Week - Is Zelda an RPG? 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Story Links: 1. Zelda turns 35 https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/22/nintendo-is-holding-back-zeldas-35th-anniversary-because-its-marketing/ 2. The retro light at the end of the lockdown tunnel grows brighter https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/01/retro_museum/ 3. Say goodbye to Fry’s https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ 4. Driving the Super Nintendo harder than ever https://amp.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/lp3sy8/race_drivin_snes_sa1_expansion_chip_conversion_by/

Are we seeing the light at the end of the lock down retro drought? Zelda is 35, but Nintendo don't care. Fry's Electronics closes its doors for good, and new SA1 chips for the SNES. Plus our community question of the week - Is Zelda an RPG? Weight in on our post on the TWiR Subreddit, and we'll read the top 3 most upvoted answers on next week's show! https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ 🏆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 0:00 Show Open 2:10 Zelda Turns 35 11:27 The Retro Light at the End of Lockdown Glows Brighter 18:33 The Plimpbox from RetroRewind 20:14 Say Goodbye to Fry's 29:32 Driving the SNES Harder Than Ever 35:19 Community Question of the Week - Is Zelda an RPG? 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Story Links: 1. Zelda turns 35 https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/22/nintendo-is-holding-back-zeldas-35th-anniversary-because-its-marketing/ 2. The retro light at the end of the lockdown tunnel grows brighter https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/01/retro_museum/ 3. Say goodbye to Fry’s https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/ 4. Driving the Super Nintendo harder than ever https://amp.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/lp3sy8/race_drivin_snes_sa1_expansion_chip_conversion_by/

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