WinAmp Gets Whipped Again, But Has It Gone Too Far? - This Week In Retro 121

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

We are once again joined by Mark Fixes Stuff, as last time he was on he missed out on a chat with Neil. This week's stories are: WinAmp returns transformed, but is it for the better? Did you know that you could run an ISA soundcard through your PC's TPM port? Sarah Green asks some 80's kids what they think of some ZX Spectrum games. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict, the six weekly digital culture magazine. With articles about old tech, new games for old tech, hardware projects, movies and even old toys! Check it out at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ See everything Mark Fixes Stuff has to offer here: https://markfixesstuff.co.uk/ 00:00 - Show Opening 06:10 - WinAmp Gets Whipped Story Link: https://thenextweb.com/news/winamp-relaunches-integrates-streaming-services 20:43 - ISA Fan Of DOS Story Link: https://thenextweb.com/news/winamp-relaunches-integrates-streaming-services 31:33 - Clash Of The Spectrum Games Story Link: https://youtu.be/m9aUgK9rBGI Additional Link - Top 10 ZX Spectrum Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSb8qYXqI5k 50:10 - 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 https://www.youtube.com/005agima 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, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

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We are once again joined by Mark Fixes Stuff, as last time he was on he missed out on a chat with Neil. This week's stories are: WinAmp returns transformed, but is it for the better? Did you know that you could run an ISA soundcard through your PC's TPM port? Sarah Green asks some 80's kids what they think of some ZX Spectrum games. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict, the six weekly digital culture magazine. With articles about old tech, new games for old tech, hardware projects, movies and even old toys! Check it out at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ See everything Mark Fixes Stuff has to offer here: https://markfixesstuff.co.uk/ 00:00 - Show Opening 06:10 - WinAmp Gets WhippedStory Link: https://thenextweb.com/news/winamp-relaunches-integrates-streaming-services 20:43 - ISA Fan Of DOSStory Link: https://thenextweb.com/news/winamp-relaunches-integrates-streaming-services 31:33 - Clash Of The Spectrum GamesStory Link: https://youtu.be/m9aUgK9rBGIAdditional Link - Top 10 ZX Spectrum Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSb8qYXqI5k 50:10 - 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 Youtubehttps://youtube.com/rmcretrohttps://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitchhttps://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, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

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