Which Way Is Up? - This Week In Retro 237

We are  joined by Andy from the Big Car and Little Car YouTube channels today to talk about Dungeons and Dragons, inverted flight controls and how the BBC predicted that computer banking would spell the end for cash. Check out the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine at https://www.addict.media/ for more news and features on all things old and new for retro computing and gaming. Check out Andy's channels too! For his motoring videos head to https://www.youtube.com/@BigCar2 and for his computing content go to https://www.youtube.com/@LittleCar instead.  00:00 - Show Opening 06:29 - Dungeons & Dragons & Hamsters Story Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_video_games Additional Link 1: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/bioware-never-stopped-making-baldurs-gate-2/ 20:08 - Up Is Down, Down Is Up Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/sep/18/why-do-some-gamers-invert-their-controls-scientists-now-have-answers-but-theyre-not-what-you-think 33:19 - Housekeeping - News links found below 38:02 - Did The Card Kill Cash? Story Link: https://youtu.be/QiuIQNa-0-0 Additional Link 1: https://yorkshirepayments.com/the-history-of-card-payments/ Additional Link 2: https://www.mobiletransaction.org/history-of-credit-card-machines/ Additional Link 3: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/global-payments-in-2024-simpler-interfaces-complex-reality 47:24 - 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! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ 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 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links Computer Chronicles Style Logo: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1niw6nw/the_computer_chronicles_kinda/ Atari 8-Bit Elite: https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/09/elite-david-brabens-8-bit-space-combat.html Deluxe Paint Review: https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/reviewing-deluxe-paint-40-years-on/ Arm History: https://thechipletter.substack.com/p/arms-chief-architect-on-the-history Apollo A6000: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/amiga-lives-apollo-a6000-promises-to-pick-up-where-commodore-left-off