What 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.