This Week in Retro

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Sports sim pioneer Kevin Toms (Football Star* Manager) is in the guest chair as we talk about the incredible staying power of 1982's blockbuster computer launches, the Commodore 64 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum, soon to be released in handheld format. We also look at the incredible R&D legacy of Xerox PARC, the impact of the BBC Computer Literacy Project, the latest from Commodore and FujiNet, a surprising workstation on FPGA, and a great deal more!   Check out Kevin's website for the latest Football Star* Manager info: https://kevintoms.games/   00:00 - Show Opening 06:40 - 1982 In The Palm Of Your Hand Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/the-c64-and-zx-spectrum-are-being-reimagined-as-nintendo-style-clamshell-handhelds C64C Ultimate: https://commodore.net/c-you-soon-commodore-64-ultimate-line-up-expands-with-c64c-edition-later-this-year/ 33:27 - Zero For Xerox Story Link: https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-xerox-invented-the-gui-and-lost-it/ Dramatization: https://youtu.be/VpY2fBitQcw 43:16 - Housekeeping - News links found below 48:58 - The Trojan Mouse Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZjNHnYFqOA 01:05:39 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 Open source PC-DOS 1.0: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-open-sources-dos-1-0-much-more-than-the-code/ The end of Ask: https://mashable.com/article/ask-jeeves-shut-down FujiNet firmware update:  https://fujinews.substack.com/p/major-firmware-update-from-the-fujinet The 7th Guest remake trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwA5q-oDT3k Windows 9x Subsystem For Linux: https://codeberg.org/hails/wsl9x Apple Lisa on FPGA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jNQDcpHc68 Lego Sega Genesis: https://segabits.com/blog/2026/05/01/lego-sega-releasing-sega-genesis-console-on-june-1/ Galaxian3 emulator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH3uyB_WhEo Episode Credits "Commodore 16" by Marcin Wichary is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

If you find joy in making or fixing, you're already a kindred spirit with our return guest Lee of the More Fun Making It and More Fun Fixing It YouTube channels. Lee shares tales of his latest retro event visits and upcoming charity effort (a custom throwback game console could be yours!) before we take on the top stories. The team takes on the state of the traditional arcade, the revival of an early 1990s horror classic, and a new-old multiplayer racing game. Plus news from Commodore, Sega, and much more. Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. Be sure to stop by https://www.morefunmakingit.co.uk/ to see everything Lee has going on. Lee's Commodore 64GS charity project: https://morefunfixingit.co.uk/charity 00:00 - Show Opening 09:31 - Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside Story Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrm4lndnv6o 24:19 - It's Not That Terrible Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzi_xK2Jifw Additional link: https://gamingbolt.com/a-comprehensive-history-of-horror-gaming 44:37 - Housekeeping - News links found below 49:57 - Null Modem Not Required Story Link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/multistuntcar-156155783 Gameplay link: https://retro-foundry.github.io/multistuntcar/ 01:02:00 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 EU Parliament game advocacy: https://youtu.be/oXcogLmxnJw?si=3mYRqOpooCgf5raO Updated Commodore FPGA policy: https://commodore.net/why-we-re-protecting-your-commodore-64-ultimate-fpga/ SEGA's 2026 lineup: https://www.eurogamer.net/sega-universe-retro-anniveraries-2026 Retro search engine: https://wiby.me/ BBC interview with Peter Molyneux: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4glw5nyrggo ZSNES update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5twUkvYFpA

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Welcome Andrew Borman, Director of Digital Preservation at The Strong ( https://www.museumofplay.org/ ) for an in-depth look at the future of the iconic Neo-Geo game console, with brand-new hardware just around the corner. If Metal Slug and Super Baseball aren't your thing, we also cover Channel 9 Australia's endorsement of retro gaming, the revival of a 50-year old electromechanical arcade machine from Nintendo, The Krypton Factor, and a potential block on alternative cores for the Commodore 64 Ultimate. If you think that's a CRT on the horizon it might just be a discarded kitchen appliance, but don't let that stop you from enjoying This Week in Retro episode 265! 00:00 - Show Opening 07:12 - Neo Geo Story Link: https://plaionreplai.com/ 34:48 - Two Tales Of The Wild West Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOfqnomGPkM Story Link 2: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commodore-fans-split-over-c64-ultimate-fpga-firmware-lockdown-firm-says-it-wants-to-protect-its-hardware-and-reduce-support-fallout 56:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below 01:02:46 - TV Gets Retro Gaming Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4QuYuPn2Mc Story Link 2: https://hackaday.io/project/205522-prime-time-game-show-lasers-and-an-amiga 01:13:39 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 CBS coverage of former New York City pinball ban: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuHhh3CLjbk PC Gamer demo discs: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-internet-archive-has-preserved-758-old-pc-gamer-demo-discs-you-can-download-and-play/ FAT32 beyond 32GB: https://www.techspot.com/news/112058-microsoft-removing-32gb-size-limit-fat32-volumes-time.html Sun Microsystems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Microsystems Nigel Alderton interview: https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/16/nigel-alderton-interview-man-behind-zx-spectrum-classic-chuckie-egg-27984015/ Moonchild retrospective: https://kotaku.com/developers-of-moon-child-resurface-to-bask-in-all-the-shitposts-amiga-prototype-2000688827 DOOM chainsaw: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/doom-co-designer-still-has-the-real-chainsaw-that-inspired-the-og-fpss-iconic-weapon-even-though-it-leaks-oil-and-was-kept-in-a-bowl-at-the-id-offices/  

Bring big imaginations and big keyboards as we tackle the latest Retro eXo creation, a breakthrough in modern game development for the original Sony PlayStation, and breathe new life into those old digital video camcorders on the shelf. Chris shows off a holiday photo, there's a birthday... all this, and much more, in This Week in Retro episode 264! Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:03 - Undiscovered Text Adventures Abound Story Link: https://www.retro-exo.com/if.html Original TWiR coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUtxKUkJaXk 17:34 - New Life For PlayStation & Wii Story Link: https://psxsplash.github.io/ Bandwidth appeal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfZ-XHiDBow MacOS X on Nintendo Wii: https://bryankeller.github.io/2026/04/08/porting-mac-os-x-nintendo-wii.html Windows compatibility: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260407-00/?p=112213 31:38 - Housekeeping - News links found below 36:57 - Video Editing Like It’s 1999 Story Link: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi/  Video demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuKeW45OL-g 46:18 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 PicoGUS 4.0: https://github.com/polpo/picogus/releases/tag/v4.0.0 Oldversion returns: https://hackaday.com/2026/04/01/oldversion-is-back-and-better-than-ever/ RIP Yoshihisa Kishimoto: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/double-dragon-creator-yoshihisa-kishimoto-has-passed-away New Amiga Double Dragon: https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/04/double-dragon-near-arcade-experience.html Arcade photos: https://www.thescroller.net/83840/20-photos-what-arcades-used-to-look-like/ Arcade manuals: https://arcadeRTFM.com Breakout for ZX81: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NheQgCtFgI End of Linux support for i486: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-7-1-finally-dropping-support-intels-37-year-old-486-processor/ Episode Credits:  "PlayStation-SCPH-1000-with-Controller.jpg" image by Evan-Amos. Public domain.

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Indie game dev legend Jeff Vogel of spiderwebsoftware.com joins us for a provocative hour of conversation about legendary Apple products, summer camp with Lord British, moonshots and other artifacts of the Space Race, and much more! 00:00 - Show Opening 08:20 - Fifty Years Of Apple Story Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxdn9lyd2o Apple prototypes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74qPQt_5DdM 23:17 - Moon - The Computer Art That Made Sure We Didn’t Miss Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/see-the-computers-that-powered-the-voyager-space-program/ 31:17 - Housekeeping - News links found below 37:15 - Omega Race Counts As Racing Story Link: https://github.com/albank1/Commodore-64-More-Disassembled-Games Dragon's Eye CRPG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJfGN4Zeb7M Additional links: https://github.com/cyneprepou4uk/NES-Games-Disassembly https://www.retroreversing.com/source-code/decompiled-retail-console-games 49:29 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 Gaming Historian ends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV_Aww8_6wQ XBox 360 GTA4 Devkit: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/xbox-360-devkit-bought-for-usd5-at-car-boot-sale-came-with-2007-beta-build-of-gta-iv-with-unreleased-assets-version-includes-cut-ferry-system-zombies-and-more Manic Miner online: https://manicminer.online Taito Crown 603 claw machine: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/after-asking-the-japanese-public-to-help-it-find-its-first-ever-claw-machine-game-taito-instead-found-its-second/ CLK emulator: https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK Doom "on a BBC Micro": https://youtu.be/32hJLwrk-gY Capcom mini-arcade machine: https://www.hackster.io/news/lcl-li-s-tiny-capcom-arcade-cabinet-uses-a-period-appropriate-though-scaled-down-crt-display-68d78f2c6743 Episode Credits "Apple Lisa (Little Apple Museum)" by Alvy is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse. "Apple Vision Pro (M5, 2025) with Dual Knit Band on Display (cropped)" by AzureSaturn is marked with CC0 1.0. "Apple Macintosh ー Computer History Museum (25364330319)" by Ik T from Kanagawa, Japan is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/? "Apple Newton MessagePad H1000 in NMAH" by National Museum of American History is marked with CC0 1.0. To view the terms, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en/?ref=openverse.

It's taken too long to get prominent retro podcaster and archivist  @KaySavetz  (ANTIC, Eaten By a Grue, Internet Archive, and more) on the show! On this bonus-sized episode Kay joins Dave and Jason as we take a deeper look at 1990s nostalgia and the loss of multi-format cover art giant Philip Castle, and chart the dramatic rise and hard fall of Iomega's Zip drives. And for the sake of equal time, Kay presents a news brief involving source code hidden away on SyQuest media. All this, your picks for a gaming industry legend you'd like to spend an hour with, and more in This Week in Retro 262! You can check out the ANTIC podcast here: https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/ Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:24 -  Elite Box Art Was Elite Story Link: https://x.com/DavidBraben/status/2035665737449107849 17:33 - Media Giants Of The Past Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2026/03/24/from-zip-to-nought-the-rise-and-fall-of-iomega/ 32:42 - Housekeeping - News links found below 48:45 - I Wish It Was The 90s - Or Do I? Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/22/young-people-are-longing-for-the-low-tech-90s-and-so-would-i-if-i-could-only-remember-them Additional Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/27/retro-rewind-video-rental-retail-sim 01:01:10 - 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 PicoGX Cartridge: https://shop.flamelily.co.uk/picogx History of Creative SoundBlaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTPa6wRECw0 3dfx Voodoo on FPGA: https://hackaday.com/2026/03/22/the-3dfx-voodoo-lives-again-in-an-fpga/ Pico Z80: https://eaw.app/picoz80/ Windows 3.1 on AMD Ryzen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qP3Jy52RuQ MS-DOS on Apple II: https://sethkush.com/post/2026/03/22/reboot-camp-83-ms-dos-on-the-apple-iie-is-ready/ Game stores final closure: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/major-uk-retailer-leave-high-085419192.html Lemon20 community: https://lemon20.com Nintendo64 Open World Engine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXxmIw9axWw Kikstart documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW6AdUeIFLs Jetpac remake: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/the-zx-spectrum-classic-jetpac-has-been-unofficially-remade Kerbal flight via ZX Spectrum: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/enthusiast-lands-on-the-moon-using-hardware-from-the-1980s-zx-spectrum-home-computer-with-3-5-mhz-cpu-and-48kb-of-memory-power-kerbal-space-flight AOL Macintosh source code: https://bitbang.social/@mac84tv/116313232502499502

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 How did we allow this to happen?! Not the guest appearance by  @adriansdigitalbasement , but rather the proliferation of competing controller standards which has finally been solved (possibly) by a new multi-interface project for USB, Raspberry Pi, and MiSTeR devices. Plus the latest developments at the new Commodore International Corporation, a treasure trove of audio recordings from Game Developer Conference 1989, the mostly-respectful observance of an important anniversary for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance, and the first "Chris' Corner" segment to keep the transportation news flowing while Chris takes a brief holiday! 00:00 - Show Opening 02:25 - Every Joyport, Everywhere, All At Once Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/MiSTerFPGA/comments/1rx12q4/multi_controller_adapter_retro_controllers_on/ 20:50 - Commodore Is Growing Story Link: https://www.ign.com/articles/former-xbox-front-man-major-nelson-just-joined-the-company-behind-the-commodore-64-retro-revival 39:04 - Housekeeping - News links found below 47:21 - Meeting Legendary Minds Story Link: https://gamehistory.org/cgdc-1989-tapes/ Additional link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/the-nes-is-not-gonna-go-on-forever-forget-gdc-2026-take-a-trip-back-in-time-with-recordings-from-the-1989-event 01:00:44 - 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 Young People Yearn For 1990s Tech: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/22/young-people-are-longing-for-the-low-tech-90s-and-so-would-i-if-i-could-only-remember-them GBA At 25: https://www.eurogamer.net/the-best-gba-games-you-can-play-on-switch-and-five-we-hope-show-up-soon Gunship Origins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni4AbrlROz4 Chuck Norris Obituary: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/20/chuck-norris-was-the-rip-roaring-king-of-80s-friday-night-vhs-fests Rosetintedspectrum: https://youtu.be/NJ-QxbVUg6o Indy Classic Expo: https://indyclassic.org OpenTTD News: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/openttd-asks-people-to-please-stop-being-mad-at-atari-for-forcing-the-game-off-steam-openttd-as-a-project-retains-its-full-independence-and-you-can-still-get-it-for-free/

Our most popular guest returns as  @ReesRambles  joins us to discuss the latest news surrounding the Myrient mega-archive, the legacy of operating system pioneer Digital Research, and some long-overdue game ports including one from the Sinclair QL of all things. Is reviving Cinemaware titles the retro equivalent of jury duty? Are there enough good Atari Jaguar games to count on two hands? Find out as we bid Chris a temporary farewell in episode 260 of This Week in Retro! Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. 00:00 - Show Opening 02:16 - Preservation On The High Seas Saved Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/385tb-video-game-archive-saved-by-fans-myrient-has-been-100-percent-backed-up-and-validated-torrents-being-generated Additional link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/video-game-preservation-archive-myrient-has-been-100percent-backed-up-by-the-community 15:54 - DR DOS Is Back?! Story Link: https://www.dr-dos.com/index.html Additional links: https://github.com/osfree-project/WIN16 https://www.goto10retro.com/p/mac-os-x-25th-anniversary-the-os 35:54 - Housekeeping - News links found below 41:41 - New Old Games Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dupt1BE8_b4 Additional link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSUOVXVedrA 54:37 - 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 Compute's Gazette Coverage: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1rp826s/twir_covered_in_the_march_2026_computes_gazette/ Sonic On The Amiga: https://youtu.be/JDBHzZS2wNQ Laserdisc Under The Microscope: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/10/laserdisc_microscope/ TWiR 116 with Shelby: https://youtu.be/S8EJQXRwouI Hedley Davis Obituary: https://www.daniels-hutchison.com/obituaries/Hedley-Combs-Davis?obId=47519295 Star Wars Apple Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afNsXyAnUTY Saturn Accelerator: https://retrorgb.com/former-sega-engineer-confirms-saturn-accelerator-was-in-development.html TWiR 183 with Bob and Rees: https://youtu.be/Up7rSvb9F7o Cookie's Bustle: https://gamehistory.org/cookies-bustle/ Commodore PET Restoration: https://retrohax.net/marchindore-commodore-cbm-3032/ Episode Credits "Atari Jaguar console" by Easterbilby is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 The legacy of Lucasfilm Games looms large this week. We take on the controversial conclusions surrounding the global "Adventure Game Aptitude Test," which challenged gamers to complete the classic Maniac Mansion in four hours with no context, no documentation, and no hints. In other news we look at the improved access to Lucasarts classics thanks to a DREAMM emulator upgrade, and live vicariously through an outrageous hack to the infamous Sinclair C5. Plus your top picks in tiny software and an all-new Community Question of the Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 02:00 - You’re Not A Failure Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/the-worlds-first-standardized-gaming-test-will-see-if-you-can-beat-an-80s-adventure-game-without-a-walkthrough-and-itll-even-monitor-you-over-a-webcam-to-make-sure-you-dont-cheat/ Additional links: https://www.polygon.com/agat-adventure-aptitude-test-pc-adventure-maniac-mansion-guide/ https://theagat.co/ https://www.twitch.tv/new2dinosourxl/video/2710199492 18:03 - Dreaming Of A Galaxy Far Far Away Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/lucasarts-emulator-dreamm-adds-support-for-a-bunch-of-old-star-wars-in-major-update 26:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below 34:14 - Sinclair C6… Speed Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQsPRrgfnPs  44:19 - 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 The Crew Unlimited: https://thecrewunlimited.com PS2 with DVD-RW: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1rlfdxi/just_wanted_to_share_something/ Development Machine Controversy: https://www.sonicstadium.org/articles/sega/sega-stole-my-consoles-collector-raided-after-buying-stock-from-office-clearout-r3301/ Matthew Lillard On Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhvMRw3OPjY ZX Spectrum Street Fighter 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_HJvjzojZs Ultima VIII Retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4h1GIw32UU IBM Training Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNC0mLsaqz4

All the fun you can squeeze into 64k or less as we look at the international sensation that was Jet Set Willy and the explosion of open-world adventure gaming in 1984. There's even a fully-realised Quake-style FPS available for modern PCs that fits into just 64 kilobytes, or you can code up your own retro memory-resident marvels with the aid of the new Kwyll system or dozens of other open-source development environments.  Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:59 - Let’s Compare Our (Jet Set) Willys Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idDsa-fTNPU 19:22 - Retro Coding Roundup Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9hpGu1fKHM Additional links: https://indigobeetle.itch.io/santas-lost-and-found Tprrt's Blog: https://tprrt.tupi.fr/retro-console-game-engines.html 36:06 - Housekeeping - News links found below 42:00 - QUOD Damage! Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/quod-is-a-quake-like-in-only-64kb/ Additional links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qht68vFaa1M QUOD Download: https://daivuk.itch.io/quod Quake Brutalist Jam III: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1r7pz1p/quake_brutalist_jam_iii_released_jan_3rd/ Free Unreal: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1r44enm/unreal_tournament_2004_is_now_free/ Chris' Unreal Maps: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oaBzMgV9oFHFpuTDnk4cytHOSdw0vII3?usp=sharing 51:22 - 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 TIE Fighter Total Conversion: https://youtu.be/IZtHOoMsrWs?si=X3S9v4aEJXPDZ03D FreeDOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwLIgdRj5bI MiSTer Floppy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN8TCz7Z0n8 eXoDemoscene: https://www.retro-exo.com/demoscene.html GenZ and iPods: https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/23/why-gen-z-and-young-adults-are-embracing-ipods-again Rob Grant obituary: https://www.ganymede.tv/2026/02/rob-grant-rip/ Floating Lemming: https://youtu.be/h-2KyTnxr5E?si=dZFkM8nKew3dyF9I

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 "Keep a copy of what's important to you." "Punish your children one day." With these bullet points (provided by special guest  @RonsCompVids ) in mind, we take a critical look at a Philips CD-i retrospective, discuss a substantial update to the Stop Killing Games movement, and dig into the fundamental right of physical media ownership. We share your top tips to avoid doomscrolling and introduce a new Community Question of the Week: what retro technology would you resuscitate with a one BILLION dollar budget? 00:00 - Show Opening 05:18 - Was The CD-i Doomed From The Start? Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNDm13SbX_Q 30:54 - Ross Has Saved Your Game Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/stop-killing-games-is-launching-ngos-in-the-european-union-and-the-us-were-not-just-going-away-on-this/ 48:53 - Housekeeping - News links found below 58:51 - Streaming Is So Last Year Story Link: https://www.whathifi.com/streaming-entertainment/why-ill-never-give-up-my-dvd-collection 01:15:02 - 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 SDF Public Access UNIX: https://connect.sdf.org/ Commercial Availability Of Pre-2010 Games: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Frflir4u3odkg1.jpeg THEA1200 Preorder: https://retrogames.biz/products/thea1200/ Dolphin Emulator: https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2026/02/16/rise-of-the-triforce/ Lemmings 35th Anniversary: https://youtu.be/Ulx0WE8KnA4 ATABoy: https://youtu.be/XUmxxTCaCM4 Echo Aviation Controller: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/honeycomb-echo-aviation-controller-review  Games You Missed: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1rbp5d2/new_column_from_itsmethyroid_games_you_missed/ Giant Macintosh: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/case-mods/computer-history-museum-unveils-comically-large-scale-rendition-of-the-1986-apple-macintosh-plus-towering-all-in-ones-keyboard-looks-disproportionately-huge-today

DJ Slope of  @slopesgameroom  is our guest for this week's dive into the history of shoot 'em up games of all shapes and sizes. In other departments we examine the claim that 1996 changed computing history forever and explore whether handheld retro tech can defeat the modern scourge of doomscrolling. Plus news in classic tech ranging from the Nabu to the CIDCO Mailstation, on Episode 256 of This Week in Retro. Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. 00:00 - Show Opening 02:23 - Shmups Away Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9GFX6lIbeE 20:59 - 1996 Really Was A Big Deal Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM1gXDZsMO0 Additional link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OHkrQYSmtE 38:01 - Housekeeping - News links found below 44:07 - Doomscrolling Defeated Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/feb/09/how-a-decades-old-video-game-has-helped-me-defeat-the-doomscroll 56:42 - 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 Original GTA Working On PC: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/a-gta-modder-has-got-the-1997-original-working-perfectly-on-modern-pcs-and-steam-deck-and-its-a-joy-to-behold-i-wanted-pick-up-and-play-gta-on-windows-with-the-best-possible-compatibility-without-classic-installation/ BBC WAP: https://youtu.be/CYW0LngZ7v8?si=YP7ne10BFTEEWMyJ Unreal Tournament: https://www.oldunreal.com/downloads/ut2004/full-game-installers/ Barn Find Nabu: https://glassalmanac.com/2200-vintage-computers-sat-in-a-barn-for-23-years-sold-on-ebay-for-under-e100-each/ Outrun On Apple Watch: https://youtu.be/fAXkovTMOvY?si=JAL8F0wD8y6wrseS The Last Z80 Mass Market Machine: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/11/last_z80_machine/     Episode Credits "File:Amstrad CPC464.jpg" by Bill Bertram is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 Parts of "How the Shoot ’Em Up Genre Was Born" courtesy of Pixel Playback See the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9GFX6lIbeE Parts of "This rare BeBox still works!" courtesy of PCWorld and The Retro Roadshow See the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OHkrQYSmtE

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We're gonna need a bigger byte to hold future episodes of This Week in Retro, but the end of the 8-bit era leads off with an exploration of the innovative SCUMM adventure game engine. Originally created by Lucasarts Games for Maniac Mansion, the system went on to be used in major franchises including Sam and Max and Indiana Jones, and is the topic of an upcoming crowdfunded documentary. We also report on some major achievements for retro users of PowerPC Macs and ancient accounting packages, and sift through the 30 year legacy of Duke Nukem 3D and the origins of John Romero's Catacombs 3D. 00:00 - Show Opening 02:15 - Passport To Adventure Story Link: https://adventuregamehotspot.com/announcement/5936/sign-up-available-for-passport-to-adventure-the-scumm-story DevsQuest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq-am862uRg 15:11 - Herculean Efforts In Retro Story Link: https://lowendmac.com/2026/finally-a-properly-modern-browser-for-powerpc-macs/ Additional Links:  https://dmitrybrant.com/2026/02/01/defeating-a-40-year-old-copy-protection-dongle https://github.com/HarryR/z80ai https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/ATARI_ST_MV16_Sound_Audio_Card_Cartridge_BAT_e1c2ad3a.html 34:03 - Housekeeping - News links found below 42:24 - Hail To The Catacombs Baby Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70mZq8bUStw Catacombs 3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcUqwMf01pI 52:42 - 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 https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/taitos-1987-outrun-clone-top-speed-makes-its-debut-on-modern-consoles-later-this-week https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/sir-clive-sinclair-views-on-ai-and-super-intelligence/ https://www.gog.com/redeem/WELCOMEGIFT https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/you-can-now-view-the-computer-history-museums-collection-from-the-comfort-of-your-own-home-and-its-full-of-retro-blasts-from-the-past/ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/beige-is-back-remembering-the-bbc-micro-with-raspberry-pi-500-plus/ https://www.ukag.org.uk/index.php/2026/01/08/more-info-on-the-june-uk-amstrad-group-meet/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxuvEtgfbPU  

After years of uncertainty, the vast and historically significant Atari archives held by the late Curt Vendel have a new home at The Strong National Museum of Play. We hear from Atari chroniclers Kay Savetz and Martin Goldberg about the significance of this new installation and share behind-the-scenes photos. Game design pioneer Mike Singleton gets another day in the sun as a Midwinter remake emerges, and the history of Counter-Strike and player-vs-player mayhem get fresh perspective with a new look at Dust2 map designer Dave Johnston. Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. DESCRIPTION 00:00 - Show Opening 02:05 - Who Collects The Collections? Story Link: https://www.museumofplay.org/press-release/the-strong-national-museum-of-play-acquires-atari-home-computer-and-console-division-collection/ Additional links: https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com 14:31 - Take On General ReMastered Story Link: https://midwinter-remaster.titanium-helix.com/index.html Additional links: http://mercenarysite.free.fr/mercframes_graphic.htm Episode 124 of This Week in Retro, Mercenary remake: https://youtu.be/FaTiRBGMCfI?si=pCbuvWcWcV4gJCbC&t=2430 28:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below 33:16 - n00b or h4x0r? Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWWhxfGq_yk 47:32 - 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 Intel 486 motherboard: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/the-m8sbc-486-is-an-open-source-intel-486-mobo-built-from-scratch-in-under-6-months-the-original-idea-was-to-achieve-linux-and-doom-compatibility-but-it-achieves-far-more-than-that Speedball 2: https://youtu.be/Mujivih30bc Native PC ports from PlayStation 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/native-pc-ports-of-ps2-games-could-be-on-the-way-thanks-to-new-recompilation-experiment Arcade church: https://youtu.be/kPKJyJGucH4 Why Do We Say Sprites?: https://youtu.be/tTqfeJ2yJwE Amiga 1200 Mini-ITX Alicia: https://youtu.be/NMKiRaLyuD8 The Visible Zorker: https://eblong.com/infocom/visi/

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We celebrate the launch of PicoIDE, the all-in-one replacement for ATAPI CD-ROM and IDE hard drives by welcoming creator Ian Scott (polpo) to the show! Ian personally guides us through the underpinnings of PicoIDE, available for crowdfunding order now. Then we transition to tricky challenges in software preservation through the lens of Little Computer People and Alternate Reality: The City, and wrap up with a discussion on the charms of VHS videotape and CRT display, including the design of the all-in-one TV/VCR combo. We then share your top picks for new tech documentaries before sharing our latest Community Question of the Week! 00:00 - Show Opening 02:52 - High Quality CD Emulation Is Here! The PicoIDE Story Link: https://picoide.com/ Additional link: https://www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics/picoide 23:35 - Software Preservation Tough Truths Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1qhx9z1/is_this_the_only_game_you_cant_really_emulate/ Additional links: https://archive.org/details/apple_ii_library_4am https://www.hvsc.c64.org 46:21 - Housekeeping - News links found below 54:02 - Story Redacted Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1qiso5v/a_new_vhs_combo_tv_thats_perfect_for_retro_gaming/ Additional link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1qesxv3/retrobox_are_bringing_back_the_vhs_combo_crt_with/ 01:05:23 - 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 Amigathon 2026: amigathon.com EB Aussie Stores News: https://press-start.com.au/news/2026/01/22/a-small-number-of-aussie-eb-games-stores-are-closing-but-theres-no-reason-to-worry/ EB Games Shovels Money Overseas: https://www.channelnews.com.au/real-concerns-as-eb-games-shovels-millions-offshore-as-losses-mount-and-stores-close/ The Retro Hour Interviews Norman Cool (Fatboy Slim): https://youtu.be/1-UOBjJjGuM Atari ST Mini: https://preview.redd.it/pmh955lbypeg1.png?width=1363&format=png&auto=webp&s=42a33326774858870fe81b32bb06127339c42adc More Atari ST Mini: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-st-enthusiast-announces-the-minist-with-fpga-misterynano-core-and-black-tkl-case-priced-at-around-usd400-each-but-the-initial-run-is-a-mere-five-units New TWIR Viewer Posts Message: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1qk8xlo/greetings_from_an_avid_watcher_and_twir_fan/ IBM Mwave: https://youtu.be/v1RmAd9iwwA?si=hNymBS4IFxpJJK-g

Australia's rich history of technological innovation gets the spotlight this week as Chris explores The State of Electronics, a channel dedicated to computing Down Under. Jason looks through the history of Leader Board golf and a comprehensive analysis of the "sunset-and-grids" aesthetic which has come to symbolise the 1980s, poking fun at international interpretation of the iconic Trapper Keeper along the way. And a treasure trove of Amiga Format magazines shared on the This Week in Retro subreddit sparks a discussion led by Dave of the golden age of tech publications. We conclude with listener submissions for the best era of Sega and wrap up with a brand new Community Question of the Week. You can order the latest issue of Pixel Addict fresh and wrinkle free, with the optional physical cover-disk, direct from the source by visiting https://www.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 01:57 - Australian Computer History Docos Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/@StateofElectronics/videos 14:50 - Golf & Grids Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_bBkKo8b74 Additional links: https://bit.ly/TWIRGuide 31:46 - Housekeeping - News links found below 39:25 - Amiga Doormat Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1qdulaa/an_unexpected_find_during_my_evening_run_in/ 50:02 - 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 Diego 500: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv5Qtoq5rqs Win 98 NVME Driver: https://youtu.be/YUoJS2xXRmQ GOG & Linux: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-such-poor-quality-software-gog-owner-criticises-windows-says-it-will-support-linux-better-in-the-future/ Floppy Drive Remote: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/12/danish_dev_floppy_drive_remote/ Nintendo Virtual Boy: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jW7M8H99x7Y&si=9G2boXwsEB5j17DG BBC Explains Digital TV: https://youtu.be/pWTvplkBeNM?si=JAd5xzU5C0D8xiK8 Acorn Electron Plus 1 Mini : https://www.tindie.com/products/ramtopretro/plus-1-mini-expansion-for-acorn-electron/ EB Stores in New Zealand To Close: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/584037/all-eb-games-stores-in-nz-to-close-at-end-of-month

It's a bonanza of stand-up arcade feature stories this week. Will Basic Fun! give Arcade1Up a powerful next stage? We also remember the life and career of Sega legend David Rosen and look at the latest in miniature cabinets from My Arcade including Sonic the Hedgehog, Galaga, Pac-Man, and Atari hits. In other news a Sega racer achieves a rare trifecta on the show, the origins of PCMCIA are discussed, and we follow up on Stunt Car (Track) Racer and Freescape from last week's show. You can order the latest issue of Pixel Addict fresh and wrinkle free, with the optional physical cover-disk, direct from the source by visiting https://www.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 02:15 - Arcade2Up Story Link: https://insider-gaming.com/arcade1up-reportedly-closing-operations-very-soon/ 18:18 - Sad Duties To Inform Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jan/05/sega-co-founder-david-rosen-dies Additional links: https://bsky.app/profile/playhistory.bsky.social/post/3mbwx2gijrc27 https://memoritree.com/memorial/david-m-rosen https://www.gamedeveloper.com/console/obituary-sega-co-founder-david-rosen-has-passed-away-at-age-95 https://www.replaymag.com/segas-dave-rosen-passes-on-christmas-day-in-l-a/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/hpux_end_of_life/ https://www.osnews.com/story/144094/hp-ux-hits-end-of-life-today-and-im-sad/ 29:46 - Housekeeping - News links found below 39:03 - Is Bigger Better? Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0tjYCw4yjM 50:35 - 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 PicoPCMCIA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-04EoGlayY GX4000 One Good Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlfarIWjfGQ 1972 Computer Giveaway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRc5BXn_SsE Amiga Mouse Pointers: https://heckmeck.de/pointers/  1999 Retro Consoles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3p76ryEb_c Amiga Sprite Trick: https://www.techeblog.com/amiga-sprite-mechanics-snes-hardware/

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 In this milestone 250th episode of This Week in Retro, we celebrate that the more things change, the more they stay the same. A revival of Geoff Crammond's Stunt Car Racer is our top story. That's just the tip of the iceberg in what was a very big week for fans of his game design work. In other news the set-top boxes of the 1990s and early 2000s get another look: the lost treasures of The Sega Channel have been preserved for modern-day Mega Drive/Genesis players, and recent developments have helped WebTV users but hurt those who get their websites from the Sega Dreamcast's PlanetWeb browser. And we remember Stewart Cheifet, the long-time producer and host of The Computer Chronicles. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:07 - Hump Back Is Back Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rFJUb7GQyM - Stunt Car Racer Remake on The New Retro Show 16:17 - New Life For Old Browsers Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2025/12/30/microsofts-webtv-is-being-revived-by-fans/ 30:37 - Housekeeping - News links found below 38:16 - Cable TV Relics Restored Story Link: https://gamehistory.org/segachannel/ 49:38 - 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 Stewart Cheifet obituary: https://computerchronicles.blog/post/stewart-cheifet-1938-2025 Commodore 64 Ultimate experiences: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1ppdwec/c64u_is_here/ Ben Versteeg passage notice: https://www.reddit.com/r/zxspectrum/comments/1pqubkw/sad_news_good_bye_ben/ Amiga Desktops Worth Seeing: https://www.datagubbe.se/wbshots/ Geoff Crammond F1GP news: https://www.gamespress.com/MicroProse-and-Geoff-Crammond-Reunite-to-Revive-a-Racing-Legend Mark Moxon's disassembly of Geoff Crammond's The Sentinel: https://github.com/markmoxon/the-sentinel-source-code-bbc-micro  

As per tradition, here are some of the unseen bits and out-takes from This Week In Retro in 2025. Audio only listeners, you might get more from this by heading over to the video version on YouTube!   Thanks for watching, your support continues to humble and amaze us.  We will be back with episode 250 soon.  🏆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.

In the last regular show of the year we are joined by Neil and Aaron for a bumper episode. The latest goings-on at Commodore including Commodore 64 Ultimates under the tree and reciprocal trademark challenges, a collection of things to do over the holidays and a look back at how catalogue shopping was a fun way to find your next tech obsession. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine which has just launched issue 32. It covers those dial-up ISPs that had a firm grip on your internet access back in the day. Head over to https://www.addict.media/ Aaron is part of the team at Amigos Retro Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/@AmigosRetroGaming Neil is part of the team at The Retro Collective: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRetroCollective GLYPHIS_IO BBS: The Proxy Tapes 1989: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4179570/GLYPHIS_IO_BBS_The_Proxy_Tapes_1989/ 00:00 - Show Opening 06:53 - We’re Still Keeping Up With The Commodore Story Link: https://www.commodore.net/post/press-release C64 Laptop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5QQ0ECfwyE Amiga 40th: https://youtu.be/udrnSDVbbhw 31:40 - Snow Day Diversions Story Link: http://superchartisland.com The Eagle Obsession: http://eagledocumentary.com ReStory Chill Electronic Repairs: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3812600/ReStory_Chill_Electronic_Repairs/ 52:16 - Housekeeping - News links found below 58:53 - All I Want For Christmas Story Link: https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1985%20Sears%20Christmas%20Book/608 Full Catalogue: https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1985%20Sears%20Christmas%20Book/ Argos Autumn / Winter 1989/1990: https://archive.org/details/argos-autumn-winter-1989-1990/page/n283/mode/2up  1991/92 has some consoles in the toy section on page 338:  https://archive.org/details/argos-autumn-winter-1991-1992/page/n337/mode/2up  Argos Christmas Gifts 1993 - Consoles and games from page 10:  https://archive.org/details/argos-christmas-gifts-1993  Nostalgia Nerd Christmas Catalogues flick through videos:  https://www.youtube.com/@Nostalgianerd/search?query=Argos%20Christmas  Christmas and other vintage TV Adverts at: https://www.youtube.com/@RetroSteveUK  RetroSpectives, he’s just dropped a video called “The 1984 Dixons Catalog - what’s inside?”:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP4RgB73IGg  My own Christmas Pamphlet Catalog Video (Fresh from last Friday):  https://youtu.be/Ck-RqHRV34M  01:18:06 - 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 The Quickshot Joystick: https://retrogames.biz/products/thequickshot-ii/

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 An 80s film and game icon has a statue at long last, RAM prices are sky high and not for the first time and the BBC took a look at how CGI was used in the film Tron.  00:00 - Show Opening 01:53 - Your Move, Statue Creep Story Link: https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/detroit-finally-has-a-robocop-statue/ 14:19 - All Of This Has Happened Before, And It Will All Happen Again Story Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/after-nearly-30-years-crucial-will-stop-selling-ram-to-consumers/ Frontline Scotland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQDWytFwpYI 26:38 - Housekeeping - News links found below 30:34 - Back To The Grid Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr1QuMnoLvQ Tron Behind The Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm4i6D3XXBQ Long Tron Doco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbgHMrLPQrE Hold and Modify: https://www.youtube.com/c/holdandmodify 42:46 - 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! 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 Nick Thorpe Passes: https://bsky.app/profile/retrogamerdaz.bsky.social/post/3m6zkrs5yws2o UT2004 Revived: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/fan-community-announces-it-will-revive-unreal-tournament-2004-with-epics-blessing-were-doing-this-for-free-because-were-fans-of-the-game-and-we-like-a-challenge/ Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Passes: https://deadline.com/2025/12/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa-dead-mortal-kombat-actor-1236636368/ MD Engine: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1pd3i1f/md_engine_create_your_own_mega_drive_games/ New Carmageddon Game: https://www.polygon.com/carmageddon-rogue-shift-reveal-trailer-release-date-2026/ Sega Dreamcast Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYF87gt6hAQ

We are joined by Allan (aka Happy Coding ZX) to talk about joysticks, haunted tech and does retrobrighting damage your beloved computers and consoles? Visit FVResearch.com for all things FujiNet!  Emulate devices such as disk drives, printers and modems plus provide a wireless network interface to a wide range of retro computers. Please visit https://ko-fi.com/midnightbrew/shop to support Allan and the Movember charity. Changing the face of men's health. 00:00 - Show Opening 05:33 - Joy Of A Decent Stick Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4QQDqkVCng 23:19 - Tales Of The Unexplained Story Link: https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2025/01/the-invalid-68030-instruction-that-accidentally-allowed-the-mac-classic-ii-to-successfully-boot-up/ The 1988 Mystery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRHpN53hb34 The Games Machine Issue 09: https://archive.org/details/TheGamesMachineIssue09Aug88/page/n97/mode/2up The Dodleston Messages: https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/dodleston-messages.htm 40:53 - Housekeeping - News links found below 47:28 - Not Too Bright Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n_WpjseCXA Macho Nacho Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXhxTtK42A8 59:59 - 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 Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy In Browser: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1g84m0sXpnNCv84GpN2PLZG/the-game-30th-anniversary-edition Perforated Tape Reader: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/retro-computing-enthusiast-creates-perforated-tape-reader-designed-from-scratch-reads-data-at-about-50-bytes-per-second  

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 The SEGA Master System ( and Windows ) have reached 40 years old. Microsoft has made Zork open source. We remember the work of Rebecca Heineman. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:37 - Time Waits For No Man - Or Console For That Matter Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/18/sega-master-system-nintendo-entertainment-system  Xbox 360 At 20: https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox360at20 20:30 - 1979 In The Spotlight: Zork Is Now Open Source Story Link: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11/20/preserving-code-that-shaped-generations-zork-i-ii-and-iii-go-open-source Additional Link: https://blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork-is-open-source BBC Link: https://youtu.be/2df88qJYYnM 38:00 - Housekeeping - News links found below 43:09 - Burger Time - Celebrating The Life Of A True Legend Story Link: https://youtu.be/x8PbLVCMLsw?si=w808z5iiEc2x7fs5&t=1772 Retro Collective Link: https://youtu.be/lPTLPXNtb2I?si=gQH6806ZzSHNCd1w 51:23 - 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 C64 Raycasting FPS:  https://c64universe.com/2025/11/19/grey-commodore-64-fps-game-showcase/ Windows Hits 40: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2979524/microsoft-windows-hits-40-years-old-a-visual-walk-down-memory-lane.html The Analogue 3D Is Out : https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/11/the-analogue-3d-is-the-modern-n64-fans-have-been-waiting-for/ More On Windows At 40: https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/windows-operating-systems/windows-is-40-today-heres-the-20-best-and-worst-moments-in-windows-history MET Office Super Computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hvHslfS5A Crash Live 2025 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSfZwnPiq9HBpQ_0mTwdCp54g4VKgfOa7  

We are very pleased to be joined by eXo this week, creator of eXoDOS and more. He is here to talk about the launch of eXoWin9x which is a growing collection of Win 9x games that have been cleverly packaged to run on modern systems. You can find out all about eXoWin9x here: https://www.retro-exo.com/ We also look back to when nobody was sure about the future of OS/2 and PowerPC. Plus are you sick and tired of racing games only featuring exotic motors? Fancy tearing around the track in your Nan's runaround? Now you can! Pixel Addict magazine issue 31 is celebrating the Atari ST 40th anniversary with musician John Sohn. Learn about John's defining moments in the pioneering computer's story. Head over to www.addict.media 00:00 - Show Opening 02:25 - eXo Wins Again Story Link: https://www.retro-exo.com/ 21:28 - OS/2 And PowerPC Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/the-worst-selling-microsoft-product-of-all-time-sold-just-11-times-and-eight-people-returned-it-why-youve-never-heard-of-os-2-for-the-mach-20 Why the Original Apple Silicon Failed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tld91M_bcEI OS/2 Museum: https://www.os2museum.com/wp/os2-history/os2-timeline/ 36:48 - Housekeeping - News links found below 45:03 - Gran Turismo School Run Story Link: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/gran-turismo/after-26-years-modders-give-ps1-racing-game-classic-gran-turismo-2-the-overhaul-it-deserves-replacing-all-the-race-cars-with-minivans-and-used-car-dealerships/ 53:14 - 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 The Spectrum White Edition: https://retrogames.biz/products/thespectrum-collectors-edition/ Codemasters Archive: https://thecodemastersarchive.co.uk/playonline/ Unix Gaming At Retro Computer Festival 2025: https://i.redd.it/9xshlv0nte1g1.jpeg Steve Furber ARM At 40: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeQn_AJqX54 New Steam Hardware: https://youtu.be/odAibuffNnA?si=eicgBH_cfcW0zW3T SDK For C64 Development In C# and .NET: https://retroc64.github.io/ OpenFLops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KomxgozMiY

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Dave is very excited because there have been a number of new games for the Amstrad CPC recently. Jason has been watching a very large and heavy hard drive spinning up. Chris has spent the past week in a galaxy far far away with some old space based games. 00:00 - Show Opening 02:44 - New Amstrad Games Story Link: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=105245 Sonic GX - https://norecess464.weebly.com/news/sonic-gx-is-now-available-for-download Bugs Quest 2 - https://yb-software.itch.io/bugs-quest-2 Amstrad Eterno X - https://capasoft.itch.io/amstrad-eterno-x Speed Racer - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19817 Svellas - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19816 Dia De Los Muertos - https://vitop69.itch.io/la-dias-dos-muertos Hexapucchu - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19300 Secret of Anubis - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19174 21:29 - Macrocomputing Monsters! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpC_9EmStAE Bendix G-15: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1opwtve/bendix_g15_the_oldest_working_computer_in_north/ Can This Be Fixed (Chaplet Halikan LA-30A): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BilLgXkR_Kw&t=1s 37:42 - Housekeeping - News links found below 44:03 - One Small Step, One Giant Video Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46EJUAIdTM 56:57 - 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 Vectrex Mini: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1852390947/vectrex-mini UK Gov Debates Games: https://www.eurogamer.net/concords-sudden-shutdown-is-such-a-big-deal-its-been-brought-up-during-uk-government-debates-on-video-game-consumer-laws Unix V4 9 Track Tape: https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/07/unix_fourth_edition_tape_rediscovered/ C128 Stuntcar Racer: https://youtu.be/C7kgYlKhTgo?si=UpFFu0LBkihvv4VZ Outrun Amiga Sprite Scaling: https://youtu.be/O_QP2qQJuXc?si=MgbF7lchxESx7UsW Family Computing Interviews Jack Tramiel: https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/family-computing-interviews-jack

The Sound Blaster name is back with something a bit different, does it sound like a good idea? The Commodore C16 gets a new version of Green Beret and did you enjoy MODtober? Pixel Addict. I never can get enough. Pixel Addict. Never can give it up, oh oh, no oh. https://www.addict.media/   00:00 - Show Opening 02:17 - A Blast From The Past Story Link: https://www.techspot.com/news/110078-creative-revives-iconic-sound-blaster-brand-modular-audio.html 24:35 - Fight On, TED! Story Link: https://arlagames.itch.io/green-beret-c16 40:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below 46:20 - MODtober Story Link: https://sonicstate.com/news/2025/04/29/why-old-computers-your-thoughts/ H0ffman Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFL-EKU6hI3rqzQ0cQwzM2FhZWgt7-9f- Exploring Turbosynth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4La4VL8Jvv0 59:20 - 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 FujiNet: https://fujinet.online/ Day Of The Tenticle Intro Remake: https://youtu.be/2LYPfMBie9Y?si=6py4l7hCcFIwjJ1R Pacman Halloween Google Doodle: https://doodles.google/doodle/pac-man-halloween-2025-edition/ DIY DECD Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLdEn2B49mk James Pond Collection: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/james-pond-is-getting-his-own-collection-on-pc-ps5-xbox-and-switch-2 ZX80 Documentary: https://youtu.be/_9v5jecL1S0?si=RB8Hs_E7y6sxTHym

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 With Jason away this week we needed help and who answered the call...Neil! The THEA1200 has been announced, an interview with the creator of a 1997 SNES emulator is really interesting and how did the BBC get Fred Harris inside a computer in 1988? All this and other retro computing news plus The Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:34 - The THEA1200 Update Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4aGhSoP7Rg 28:17 - Retro Is Retro Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG-oqvj4Tqk 42:53 - Housekeeping - News links found below 51:57 - Greetings Programs Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT5bUqxGmpk 01:02:54 - 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 Dos Box Pure Unleashed For Dummies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju9zVJmSEIY Shorter Games Worse Graphics: https://www.endlessmode.com/video-games/games-industry/shorter-games-with-worse-graphics-really-would-be-better-for-everyone-actually Unreal Redux Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8zyKdyQsQ Lego Goonies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yud24sbJlqo Darkenstein 3D: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195910/Darkenstein_3D/ CoCo Colour Glitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqLJox6UQwg Palace Arcade In Fremantle Is Closing: https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/perth/the-palace-arcade-fremantle-bar-closes-on-high-street-due-to-noise-complaints-and-threats-of-huge-fines-c-20422920

This week in retro we discuss the return of a console we thought was dead an buried, the Intellivision.   With two arcade focussed stories we feel old as Space Harrier turns 40 and we remember the fantastic ways that the arcade would try to immerse us in a gaming experience, all thanks to a fantastic video about the Sega R360. Pixel Addict magazine is getting ready to launch it's latest issue, with a focus on the Prince Of Persia.  Leap on over to https://www.addict.media/ to set up a subscription and to check out the special celebration of Amiga Format in the latest issue of Amiga Addict. 00:00 - Show Opening Deadl0ck’s TWiR Guide: bit.ly/TWIRGuide 04:29 - Atari Reanimates Intellivision Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/we-brought-the-rivalry-to-an-end-atari-reveals-the-intellivision-sprint Story Link 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/atari-purchases-the-intellivision-brand-but-not-the-delayed-amico-console Intellivision Basic: https://nanochess.org/ecs_basic.html 20:32 - Total Immersion 1985 Style! - Space Harrier Turns 40 Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/14/space-harrier-at-40-sega-arcade-yu-suzuki 32:10 - Housekeeping - News links found below 38:48 - You Spin Me Right Round Baby Right Round (SEGA R360) Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-LnKFILB5I Additional Link: https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20200704005/ 51:14 - 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 Aaron's Dos Box Pure Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sq7KJKoQrI South West Amiga Group: https://southwestamiga.org.uk/ Atari ST Upgrade: https://i.redd.it/i97tf4tbf2wf1.jpeg Amiga Addict/Amiga Format Special Edition: https://www.addict.media/current-issues-and-subscriptions/amiga-addict-ongoing-subscription Great Giana Sisters - Why So Valuable?:  https://old.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1o751wg/what_makes_it_valuable/ C64 Ultimate Shipping Update: https://www.commodore.net/product-page/commodore-64-ultimate-basic-beige-batch1

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 How do you feel about making DOS games simpler to play? Did 1983s WarGames represent the tech of the day correctly? Are you tired of having to go to a retro museum? What if it came to you? All this plus news of something that arrived at Chris' door on the day of recording, some happy news for a friend of the show and your answers to last week's Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:04 - Turning DOS Into A Console Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4q8OMp15KA 13:56 - Right Through Falken’s Maze Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-B1clodRJ4 34:40 - Housekeeping - News links found below 40:12 - Back Of The Bus Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/converted-school-bus-turned-into-mobile-retro-computing-museum-historic-array-includes-sinclair-timex-zx-spectrum-48k-and-commodore-64 Additional Link: https://retroreset.org/the-bus/ 46:03 - 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 Vintage Tech Discussion Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMSxlRK7lY0 Amiga In Tokyo: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1o1ej4n/saw_on_a_random_street_in_tokyo/ Adrian’s Digital Basement On The Acorn Archimedes: https://youtu.be/zvv06jKcMtE?si=6kCILZ1G95FJAnb8 Floppy Rescue: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20251009-rescuing-knowledge-trapped-on-old-floppy-disks New C64 Bubble Bobble: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/bubble-bobbles-incredible-c64-port-just-got-a-new-fan-remaster-that-you-can-play-for-free Apple Mac Glider: https://youtu.be/vyeeQAcho00?si=x07vAgw6L7kfpnoa Jeff Minter’s ZX81 Fastlife: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/early-and-lost-jeff-minter-zx81-title-fastlife-recovered/

A hour or so of retro computing chat including: How dare you diss the Amstrad CPC! Roger Dean talks about his work with Psygnosis. Do you really think computers were cheaper in the 8-bit era? It would be just wonderful if you could head over to https://www.addict.media/ and check out the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine. Each issue focuses on the cultural impact of home computing with hardware profiles, interviews, vintage software and game reviews. You will also find Amiga Addict as well as some one off issues dedicated to other classic computers. Tell them that we sent you and they will wonder why you are telling them that. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:18 - The Amstrad CPC Was Perfect and Bears No Criticism Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHK4n4CIsVc 14:57 - Mountains Come Out Of The Sky Story Link: https://spillhistorie.no/2025/10/03/legends-of-the-games-industry-roger-dean/ Additional Link: https://www.rogerdean.com/ New Games In 2025: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1nxpx2o/picking_up_that_new_game_in_2025/ David Retro Games Played Badly: https://www.youtube.com/@davidretrogamesplayedbadly3533 35:20 - Housekeeping - News links found below 39:34 - They Cost How Much? Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1nvzxtq/1985_computer_deals_adjusted_for_2025_prices/  56:16 - 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 2025 Midnight Brew Collection: https://ko-fi.com/s/fa514c022b Windows 7 Market Share: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-7-usage-skyrockets-as-users-refuse-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-in-wake-of-windows-10-end-of-support Lego Game Boy Upgraded: https://www.theverge.com/news/790093/lego-game-boy-natalie-the-nerd Duke Nukem Voxels: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/duke-nukem-3d-is-about-to-get-an-ambitious-new-mod-that-replaces-its-2d-sprites-with-nearly-a-thousand-voxels Rob Smith Amiga HDD Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwAmNYBc-sU Dan Forden Leaves Mortal Kombat: https://kotaku.com/the-toasty-guy-from-mortal-kombat-has-left-the-studio-after-30-years-2000631151 Windows 3.11 Messes With Scammers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAomglv541s

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 The Raspberry Pi 500 returns upgraded! Jordan Mechner posts about the many Prince Of Persia ports. All of Infocom all in one place. All of this plus more retro computing news along with your answers to the Community Question Of the Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:29 - Pies In My Eyes Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8LRs3a-wv4 19:48 - The Prince Of Persia Speaks! Story Link: https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/#a-platform-jumping-prince Commodre Plus/4 Port: https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/06/hot-news-as-prince-of-persia-has-been.html CPC Longplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCDu3hHbChI 39:40 - Housekeeping - News links found below 43:10 - Gruedness Me 54:07 - 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 Tech Pinup: https://old.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1nsqtqs/what_tech_is_your_pinup/ Atari 2600 Golden Axe: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/golden-axe-is-being-unofficially-ported-to-the-atari-2600 PicoGUS Improved: https://youtu.be/AkzHC6B1bKY?si=wPzagwrh5DyhsmiF Sir Clive Sinclair Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXnhJWsa24 EA Bought: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/26/electronic-arts-buyout.html 3DFX Voodoo Upgrade: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/3dfx-voodoo-modded-with-12-mb-of-ram-and-two-texture-mappers-reveals-how-revolutionary-gpu-was-way-ahead-of-its-time

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

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Jason has his report and some footage from Vintage Computer Festival Midwest (VCFMW). Chris is looking at the evolution of Elite and Dave asks a confusing question about gaming legends that rose from nothing. Plus other retro gaming/computing news in brief and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week. Luke A. Winter Writing : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574579192577 00:00 - Show Opening 01:30 - The Rise Of The Nobody Story Link: https://youtu.be/H1jwoyBRYcU?si=IyQnlEIwJEXr9Uu6 17:37 - My Vintage Computer Festival Weekend! 36:24 - Housekeeping - News links found below 42:20 - The Evolution Of Elite Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NivmyB2JhKE 52:16 - 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 Tariffs and The Hobby: https://www.404media.co/its-just-a-mess-23-people-explain-how-tariffs-have-suddenly-ruined-their-hobby/ C64 Indy: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/09/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-adventure-prototype-recovered-for-the-commodore-64/ PETSCII Outrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNfUGs6JbNo Amiga Belfast: https://retro.directory/e777 PDP Gaming: https://obsolescence.dev/pdp1.html Sega Dev Kit Raid: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/sega-dev-kit-raid-a-preservation-disaster-for-collectors-archivists-and-the-gaming-community

Our first guests for quite some time are Taylor and Amy from The Taylor and Amy show. They join us to talk about BASIC, a teeny tiny replacement for the Commodore Datasette and a chap called Christopher Drum who has recently started a blog about productivity software and has decided to start with a deep dive into Deluxe Paint on the Amiga. But that isn't all he has to offer. Find more from Taylor and Amy thestopbits.bandcamp.com thestopbits.net https://www.youtube.com/@tayloramyshow Learn all about Casio and their technology legacy in the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine. Reviews of brand new Home-brew games and remembering Hewson Consultants, an interview with Rob and Andrew Hewson. Loads more besides. Head over to www.addict.media 00:00 - Show Opening 02:58 - Microsoft Open-Sources a Classic! Story Link: https://github.com/microsoft/BASIC-M6502 Article 1: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/microsoft_open_sources_6502_basic/ Article 2: https://www.pagetable.com/?p=46 17:13 - It’s A Commodore Datasette But Is It Far Away? No It’s Just Small! Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/remaking-a-commodore-64-datasette-from-1982-using-1993-microcassette-tech-techtuber-touts-1mb-per-tape-a-5x-improvement-over-the-original 29:06 - Housekeeping - News links found below 35:36 - Christopher Drum: Someone You Should Know Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1n9nncs/stone_tools_a_blog_about_retro_productivity/ Stone Tools Blog: https://stonetools.ghost.io/deluxepaint-amiga/ Channels Dave Mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/@TimberwolfK https://www.youtube.com/@Yesterzine https://www.youtube.com/@WhatHoSnorkers 50:07 - 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 Clint At LGR: https://youtu.be/6Lmi_b0REW0?t=454 The Making Of Geoff Crammond’s F1 Grand Prix: https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-making-of-geoff-crammonds-formula-one-grand-prix-series Xbox 360 Softmod: https://youtu.be/0gRHubim8DI?si=-JIOzun0uKktyySF The Amstrad PCW8256 Turns 40: https://amstrad.com/product/pcw8256-pcw8512/ When Gaming Was Fun & Simple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vxRXdcxv2U Game Boy Colour Outrun: https://bsky.app/profile/egvroom.bsky.social/post/3lxqowb7dyc22

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠   First the floppy and now the optical, can disks survive? The Texas Instruments TI99, did it ever stand a chance? Can arcade Commando be improved with the Commodore 64 SID tune? All this and more in your weekly retro computing round up. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:47 - Are Disks Immortal? Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/new-jersey-prisoner-laments-reliance-on-floppy-disks-for-appeals-documents-which-limits-file-size-to-1-44-mb-prisoners-allowed-20-floppy-disks-in-cell-but-usb-flash-sticks-are-banned SD Floppy Disk Concept: https://www.techradar.com/pro/this-creative-concept-reinvents-the-1-44mb-floppy-disk-as-a-modern-storage-device-a-holder-for-todays-sd-cards-packing-terabytes-of-storage End Of LG Blu Ray:https://youtu.be/HTNCYrLEezA?si=tBAKAUAkLyfc8OSw 16:32 - The Rise and Fall of Texas Instruments’ TI/99 Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlLQ_YifDl8 Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Jtv8hvau4 Online TI99 Emulator: https://js99er.net/#/ 36:22 - Housekeeping - News links found below 41:46 - Making The Arcade Port Better By Using SID Music Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewyzM-H286U 51:04 - 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: UK Loves Retro: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/25/straight_outta_1996_why_were/ Vic-20 ISA: https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/vic-20-gets-isa-slot-networking/ IRC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UbKenFipjo Evoids: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3140290/Evoids/ Amiga No CPU Challenge: https://github.com/askeksa/NoCpuChallenge Byte Visual Archive: https://byte.tsundoku.io/

The Vectrex mini and TheA1200 are two new pieces of gaming hardware that are on their way. We talk about the Commodore 128, did it make it onto your radar back in the day? 30 years ago Microsoft made a big splash about Windows 95 and somehow became sort of cool.... Issue 9 of SEGA MANIA covers the first half of 1996 which is when the Saturn started picking up a little bit of steam. The Mega Drive also gets plenty of coverage as even in 1996 it was still giving the world some great games. Visit www.sega-mania.com to secure your copy. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:31 - The “THEA1200” Or A Mini Vectrex? Story Link: https://vectrex.com/ As seen at Gamescom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIdKfuCwCKk Home made Vectrex: https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/retro/after-42-years-someone-has-finally-worked-out-a-way-to-make-a-mini-version-of-my-favorite-80s-console-and-it-involves-an-amoled-screen/ TheA1200 at Gamescom: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/retro-games-ltds-full-size-amiga-replica-the-a1200-resurfaces-at-gamescom Retro Games Limited Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THEC64andMoreByRetroGamesLtd/posts/pfbid029FCDzrNpiUHWBC7yi3tAnyScn4hZwDoYgSU53vZQmN2ecPfbzLta9ysex8HjF6oAl?rdid=8CqcWT0xHwpFGv46 Amigang coverage: https://amigang.com/the-a1200/ 21:31 - Bad News For IBM & Apple! The Commodore 128 Revisited Story Link: https://www.heise.de/en/news/40-years-of-the-C128-Commodore-s-last-8-bit-attempt-10229308.html Additional Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ces-2025-is-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-commodore-128-the-last-8-bit-pc-first-appeared-at-ces-1985 39:02 - Housekeeping - News links found below 45:29 - Never Mind Your Commodore The Real Deal Is 30 Years Old - Windows 95! Story Link: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/i-was-at-the-windows-95-launch-30-years-ago-i-still-cant-stop-thinking-about-it 55:50 - 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: DOS Reference: https://pcdosretro.gitlab.io/ VIC-20 Ultima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF57gYX76UI N64 Remake Delay: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/analogue-delays-its-n64-remake-console-yet-again-205343467.html CD32 Mini: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/commodores-ill-fated-amiga-cd32-is-getting-another-chance-to-shine-via-this-plug-and-play-mini-console 1967 Home Computer BBC: https://youtu.be/w6Ka42eyudA?si=a92jtEgLL0owIgcF BBC Micro Themed Keycaps: https://spkeyboards.com/products/dss-microcomputer-presale

The Settlers II is finally coming to the Amiga but you'll need a beefy setup to get it running. The Spectrum has a fantastic looking platformer called Cubix which appears to get the Spectrum doing things it shouldn't. We talk about a top 10 of apparent bad tech and get ready to throw around obscene amounts of money as Kevin Toms once again invites you to become a Football Star Manager. Thanks to Pixel Addict magazine for supporting us. If you would like the latest copy of the tech history magazine OR if you would like to write an article for it then head over to www.addict.media 00:00 - Show Opening 04:38 - In Defense Of Also-Rans Story Link: https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/10-of-the-worlds-worst-ever-inventions 24:26 - Managing Football Like It’s 1982 Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/aug/16/the-making-of-the-original-football-manager-kevin-toms 39:04 - Housekeeping - News links found below 45:00 - That Settles It Story Link 1: https://gamingretro.co.uk/29-years-later-settlers-ii-finally-gets-amiga-release/ Story Link 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/dev-reveals-secrets-behind-stunning-new-3d-platformer-for-the-zx-spectrum Moby Games Listing: https://www.mobygames.com/game/425/serf-city-life-is-feudal/ 54:59 - 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: Dragonlance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtNYGdDccG0 Barn Of Retro: https://youtu.be/xnNxKAv7SMs?si=fT-5fRpZQoksr5w3 Laserdisc Emulation: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/sega-laserdisc-emulation-has-just-taken-a-major-leap-forward SACD: https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/05/sacd-albums-put-cds-vinyl-shame/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMJhMNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpFtEp0BLaRwWltK02KBazrg3XIuKaSL2P3C2xcrL7AKNaNP2mM3eUhmTLJL_aem_-NLuD8VPNbLLCvOGn6v2iQ Mega65 Digest: https://dansanderson.com/mega65/so-many-things/

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 America Online is hanging up on its dial-up service. Hexen and Heretic are remastered. We talk retro retail stores big and small. Plus a handful of other retro stories in brief. Stick around to the end for your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.  Could we trouble you to leave us a review on your platform of choice? Let us know if you do and you'll probably get a mention! 00:00 - Show Opening 02:38 - The Screaming Is Silenced Story Link: https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinued Additional Link: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/08/09/you-had-mail-aol-finally-discontinues-dial-up-internet-service Are there any dial up services left?:  https://www.reddit.com/r/retrocomputing/comments/1j18hap/any_dialup_isps_left_in_2025/ 14:53 - Heretic and Hexen Are Remastered! Story Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3286930/Heretic__Hexen/ 24:27 - Housekeeping - News links found below 30:44 - Retro Retail Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mjlvff/eb_games_going_retro/ Additional Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mk41mq/another_one_bites_the_dust/ 43:48 - 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: BBC Forgotten Internet: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250731-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-forgotten-internet I Made A Floppy Disk: https://youtu.be/TBiFGhnXsh8?si=s1iaBj16TTIeLGXi Amiga A600 Flight Sim Cabinet: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mkrpg1/anyone_want_an_active_amiga_flightsim_cabinet/ MOS6502  Is 50!: https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/happy-birthday-6502/ Computer Entertainer Magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnckC-JuOR0 FPGA BBC Computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gGAg9Er1yU

Yes, its another show with Commodore in the title but things are happening! The original D&D megadungeon has returned...again! Do you remember the creation of the computer phone? Let the BBC remind you. All this plus news of a new C64 mini with all NEW games as well as a Mac mini which may not be around for too long. Pixel Addict issue number 29 features reviews of some of the latest retro games: Capcom Arcade Stadium (Switch/Xbox/PC/PS4), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Switch/Xbox/Steam/PS5) and Old Towers (Atari Jaguar). Grab your copy at https://www.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 02:53 - Fun & Challenges Keeping Up With C=s C64 Mini Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGg933fOb2M Commodore Victory: https://youtube.com/shorts/J-GZBvIneQU?si=4nmKFxwjf0-yN_8f Commodore Industries Press Release: https://commodore.inc/press-release-of-23-july-2025/ 23:54 - Let’s Go Back To Where It All Began Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL-x0H4MKMs Circle Of Eight Mod Pack: https://co8.org/community/threads/the-circle-of-eight-modpack-explained.7737/ Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3843520/The_Temple_of_Elemental_Evil/ 36:48 - Housekeeping - News links found below 42:07 - The Computer Phone Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuF65Ohn51M 57:15 - 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: 30 Years Of Descent: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/remembering-descent-the-once-popular-fully-3d-6dof-shooter/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null AmigaCF Adaptor: https://gitlab.com/autumnhippo/amigacf Mini Mac: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/29/buy-a-24-inch-macintosh-plus-before-apple-stops-you Amiga Prototype: https://www.reddit.com/r/amiga/comments/1mg63k7/the_amiga_prototype_demoed_at_ces/ Football Manager Re-release: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-creator-of-the-original-1982-football-manager-is-porting-it-to-steam-jokes-its-the-only-football-manager-coming-this-year/ C64 Built From Scratch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvHDKfl2Tjo

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Put on your party hats and prepare the party poppers for it is time to celebrate the Amiga's 40th Anniversary. We take a look at some of the recent retro events and the interesting discussions that took place there. A valuable retro computing resource has had an upgrade, the Retro Directory hits v2.0! All of this plus a number of updates on previously covered topics and a few new interesting items in brief. Oh and don't forget your answers to this week's Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:32 - Amiga Turns 40 Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/23/15-best-commodore-amiga-games-celebrate-40th-anniversary-23724048/ BBC Amiga Report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6092fMkZY 22:07 - This Week In Nerdfests Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6092fMkZY Hacking the IIc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5fiK1UCinE&list=PL_8ByM2n4E2s_D39XbNYLgE_yJ6ZqMfLl&index=3&pp=iAQB Tom Persky 2025 VCF SoCal Presentations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P0gQucQap4 40:43 - Housekeeping - News links found below 49:51 - Retro Directory Turns Two Point Oh Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85RFeX76Hv8 55:42 - 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 SuperFX SNES Doom Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYN0twdMiDk Spectrum Next Issue 3: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0 OnceWereNerd Update: https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-not-innocent-3579610/ Stop Killing Games Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQN_ZA5WRpo Atari 2500+ PacMan Edition: https://www.eurogamer.net/ataris-classic-2600-console-re-release-is-getting-an-aggressively-yellow-pac-man-edition Tape Storage Is Not Dead: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/lto_2024_tape_shipment_data/ VAX Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-iA_9U3WTc Half Life 2 Train Fixed: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-18-years-a-surprise-half-life-2-update-makes-it-once-again-possible-to-beat-a-honking-train-on-highway-17 Acorn Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1makzdx/is_there_a_timeline_where_acorn_were_the/

Issue Three of the Spectrum Next computer smashed its Kickstarter goal in mere hours, and brings some important upgrades!Just how naughty are pre-loaded consoles and can they get you into trouble? Seems like they can. Let's talk about the missing Apple computer, the Mark Twain-edition IIGS. Pixel Addict issue number 29 features reviews of some of the latest retro games: Capcom Arcade Stadium (Switch/Xbox/PC/PS4), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Switch/Xbox/Steam/PS5) and Old Towers (Atari Jaguar). Grab your copy at https://www.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 02:58 - Next Up : Round Three Story Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0 15:16 - Are Pre-Loaded Retro Consoles Legit? Story Link: https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-copyright-lawsuit-3577995/ 29:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below 35:14 - Mark Twain: The Missing Apple Computer Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1m3kj8d/what_happened_to_the_ultimate_apple_gs_mark_twain/ 52:42 - 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: Atari Vs Gemini: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/atari_chess_vs_gemini/ CPU Of RAM: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/a-diy-mad-scientist-from-poland-built-his-own-cpu-out-of-dozens-of-ancient-memory-chips/ RIP Dr Ramond "Dickie" Bird: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1m0rhk2/rip_roger_johnson_obituary_dr_raymond_dickie_bird/ 4 Modern Atari ST & Falcon Replacements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3OCxiUJ0Y4 Retro Games Updated Release Schedule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4t5sdAiig0 BBC Highlights Retro Gaming: https://youtu.be/ESc7hkdkBZw?si=b3Dgy7uMnqn1uLF1

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Find out which one of us has ordered the new Commodore 64 Ultimate! How did people feel about technology changing the job market in the 1980s? Doom! Yes it is back with another new implementation but this one uses something a bit snazzy on the SNES! All this plus other retro news and views along with your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.  00:00 - Show Opening 03:11 - The Ultimate Commodore 64 Story Link: https://www.commodore.net/ 21:01 - The Good Work Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRTv9S8ufBw  The Good Work: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60682 38:35 - Housekeeping - News links found below 43:56 - BFG Super FX3 Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/previews/hands-on-30-years-on-dooms-super-fx-3-upgrade-gives-snes-players-a-more-polished-way-to-rip-and-tear Video Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZKWxIMypTU 52:17 - 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: PatmanQC Passes: https://www.youtube.com/@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries/posts Scott Adams 16K Adventure: https://www.facebook.com/636370982/posts/10161646809335983/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=cpbfTcHILNCdYoy9 Dad Plays Dark Souls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t76sOtfvgNk Gamers Switching To Retro: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy48w4xxg2jo?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLfcfpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvh3uVS-6V259lIwm-gGEpehlgtsMZDd29lBwmSTX9-Qxd9ShfVmreC2-_Li_aem_f2UaTP0V5HkVl3Pjk_A4qw Dracula Hunter: https://arlagames.itch.io/dracula-hunter Discworld Noir: https://youtu.be/PKlOCMjaGdc?si=yPruv4GtvmCYJMli

Hello and welcome to this week's look at retro computing and gaming goodness. eXoIF is a new release that contains almost 900 interactive fiction titles, Jason is pretty excited about it. Dave takes a look at a few pieces of hardware that are making big noises. Chris has been watching a new YouTube video all about everyone's favourite games publisher that used an awesome looking owl logo...wonder which one that could be. All this as well as a bumper number of quick news items in brief! Thanks to Pixel Addict magazine for supporting us for this episode. Issue 29 is now available where Richard C. Hewison takes you behind the scenes of his time as a games tester for Telecomsoft, the powerhouse behind legendary labels Firebird and Rainbird. Visit addict.media for all the details. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:28 - Would You Shell Out 16 Gigabytes To Match Wits With This? Story Link: https://www.retro-exo.com/if.html Captain Cutter’s Treasure: https://warrigal.itch.io/captain-cutters-treasure 31:14 - Upgrades Update PCMidi: https://pcmidi.eu/ SVI-328 PicoROM: https://github.com/fitch/SVI-328-PicoROM PicoCPC: https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/PicoCPC PicoGUS: https://github.com/polpo/picogus 48:06 - Housekeeping - News links found below 55:21 - Twit Tawoo Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcQWUXOeoLo Combat Air Patron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3uWijE-XGE  01:07:47 - 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: Seiko RC-1000: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Ft06lv9gsww9f1.jpeg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D8b787a7144e37ed9f55ba4903089f97d293d77ee Head Over Heels Sequel: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/for-over-35-years-a-sequel-to-head-over-heels-has-been-developed-by-one-man-in-secret-and-its-coming-to-amiga-and-st-this-year ISEVIC: https://github.com/Bloodmosher/ISEVIC?tab=readme-ov-file Maplic Back Online: https://www.standard.co.uk/business/high-street-maplin-electronics-administration-retail-b1233586.html 1980s High End Advert: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fga8peisgji7f1.jpeg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D47b6c2c72e573f1368ccc19e88417426d8c1365a Atari Falcon Chip Scan: https://mikrosk.github.io/decap/#what-is-this-about DOS Intro Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZW3meRiW7hp8uPYl5m91vw Frogger 2 Source Code: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvEO4IaEJlw Apple Power Mac Team Photo: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/after-27-years-engineer-discovers-how-to-display-secret-photo-in-power-mac-rom/ Fatboy Slim Atari ST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLjgXPDzeZo Rob Smith Likes To Whack A Mole: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/this-whack-a-mole-with-floppy-disks-running-on-an-amiga-looks-equal-parts-hilarious-and-surprisingly-difficult/

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Back with a longer than usual show this week but we have three great topics to get into. Can Commodore really be saved? The last "format" magazine closes. Finally, did you know that Ben Collins (once Top Gear's Stig) is an old school gamer? He took a shot at an Outrun record. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:04 - That Is Not Dead Which Can Eternal Lie, and With Crowdfunding, Even Death May Die Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN8r4LRcOXc&t=1s Additional Link 1: https://www.svb.com/startup-insights/raising-capital/how-to-find-the-right-angel-investors/ Additional Link 2: https://www.sec.gov/resources-small-businesses/exempt-offerings/frequently-asked-questions-about-exempt-offerings 36:21 - No Magazines? Ask Your Newsagent! Story Link: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/linux-format-magazine-closes 54:42 - Housekeeping 56:11 - Outrunning The Stig Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0wVVp_lq9Q and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq6CH5uKXDc  01:11:37 - 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.

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 ChatGPT makes excuses as to why an Atari 2600 beat it at chess. Wing Commander gets a neat update to stop it getting ahead of itself on modern systems and an Atari 2600 Earthquake gets some attention.  00:00 - Show Opening 04:05 - Checkmate For ChatGPT Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-got-absolutely-wrecked-by-atari-2600-in-beginners-chess-match-openais-newest-model-bamboozled-by-1970s-logic 20:46 - Wing Commander Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/this-new-wing-commander-overhaul-mod-provides-some-much-needed-tlc-to-the-legendary-flight-sim 31:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below 39:51 - Plug It In, Plug It In Story Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16e7VuCyDK/ 55:33 - 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 Briefs Links: BBC Commercial Breaks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buuUZFh_pyk Another World on ScummVM: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1289154789877776&id=100063498013296&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=WVgyuy3tfVgiebat C64Audio.com Closing: https://c64audio.com/ Spectrum R-Type: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5lKs5jlB5n8 Case and Keys For ZX Mechtrum: https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/the-keyboard-sinclair-never-made/ Atari 2600 Random Code: https://bbenchoff.github.io/pages/FiniteAtari.html

Join us as we talk about the Atari ST as it turns 40 years old! The Dolphin emulator gets an update and GOG puts its cards on the table regarding game preservation. All this and a cat attack plus your answers to the Community Question Of The Week. Pixel Addict magazine issue 29 is ready! Latest retro games reviewed: Capcom Arcade Stadium (Switch/Xbox/PC/PS4), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Switch/Xbox/Steam/PS5) and Old Towers (Atari Jaguar). Head over to https://www.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 03:11 - Happy 40th My Old Friend Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/anniversary-the-atari-st-everyones-second-favourite-16-bit-home-computer-turns-40 Additional Link 1: https://www.youtube.com/@gearsofgames Additional Link 2: https://www.youtube.com/@thejoyofsticks 21:55 - You Ride That Dolphin! Story Link: https://www.androidauthority.com/dolphin-emulator-update-2506-3564132/ Additional Link 1: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/polish-engineer-creates-postage-stamp-sized-1980s-atari-computer/ Additional Link 2: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2/posts/4400514?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_backer_project_update_registered_users 40:40 - Housekeeping - News links found below 47:41 - For GOGs Sake! Story Link: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/gog-lays-out-the-business-case-for-robust-game-preservation 1:00:46 - 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! 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. Housekeeping Links: £40,000 gone. Why I'm not being paid for my book : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLWsSQf8Mjs Pensioner Gamers : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c861egvqlzjo Old Skool Cool : https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fy53bms3xdv4f1.jpeg Bill Atkinson Passes : https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Ftrscfdckcn5f1.png%3Fwidth%3D1126%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D9bff2e4457ab618cc3c86ed34904a2562bf1c3e5 PCW9256 Online : https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F2580zqhjjs4f1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1349%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3De8b268f76d81a6ae362711ec8f47697d5d6a1032 Boulderdash : https://spillhistorie.no/2025/06/06/how-boulder-dash-was-created/

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Delve into the making of Myst and its sequels. Check out the amazing work on revamping X-Wing. Are you fan of PDAs? It is time for another hour of retro computing/gaming chat. PAUG Gaming Day Footage: https://youtu.be/hL7vvB_-ApQ?si=TAWpmYXpOMp0m25u 00:00 - Show Opening 04:17 - Myst-ery Videos Recovered Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee8IivQyu_4 Additional Link 1: https://themystdocumentary.com/  Additional Link 2: https://gamehistory.org/donate/  19:35 - Red Five Standing By Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/@AzrapseWare 35:46 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 44:33 - Public Displays of Affection! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut9nErQHOvI 58:44 - 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. Dave's Housekeeping Links The Design Droid: https://www.thedesigndroid.co.uk/ Urb-X Warriors Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonywarriner/urbx-warriors-an-original-game-for-the-spectrum-next/ TWIR On A Refrigerator: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1l0ddfu/twir_on_a_refrigerator/ GenesisFan54 Passes: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/his-contributions-will-be-sorely-missed-sega-homebrew-dev-genesisfan64-has-passed-away Retroarch Run Ahead Feature: https://www.xda-developers.com/run-ahead-setting-turns-super-mario-world-platformer/ Portland Arcade Closes: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/25181545.freeplay-gaming-arcade-portland-close-month/ BBS Truck: https://i.redd.it/ieicmjcw853f1.jpeg Classic Games That Never Need A Remake: https://www.dualshockers.com/classic-games-that-will-never-need-remake/

Back to the 80s where everyone had a Filofax and wore power suits! Remember how some coders wanted to be rock-stars? How can you spot a fake coding book and a certain pinball game has made a return. All this and more in this week's retro computing podcast. As we patiently wait for the next issue of Pixel Addict to come along why not check out https://www.addict.media/ and pick up any issues you are missing. It's no good having an incomplete collection! 00:00 - Show Opening 03:51 - It’s A Faaaake! Story Link: https://youtu.be/MNxDPnr7mI0?si=-P-5yG0MfBKksV3V 16:58 - 80s Rockstars Revisited! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aV5Pfj7_20 Story Link 2: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/05/sierra-made-the-games-of-my-childhood-are-they-still-fun-to-play/ 35:57 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 46:24 - You Space Cadet! Story Link: https://www.droid-life.com/2025/05/19/space-cadet-pinball-of-windows-fame-now-on-android/ 53:18 - 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. Dave's Housekeeping Links: Shenmue Update: https://www.cbr.com/sega-dreamcast-games-not-as-good-as-you-remember/ Turing Papers Auction: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/24/turing_papers_auction/ Microsoft Edit Revival: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/20/microsoft_edit_revived/ Silverstone Retro Style PC Case: https://youtu.be/lNa6jdCQzlU?si=41NLQtYgAk5KnvjJ Voyager 1: https://youtu.be/p0K7u3B_8rY?si=kqrw9HJXXZv2rJjs New Amiga Outrun Audio (Splash Wave): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2HtUmtX3v4 Three Player Adventure: https://www.h2hadventure.com/the-console-the-cable-and-the-game-that-could-have-been Episode Credits Parts of "Pinball Electronica Wildfire Pinballl!" courtesy of ArcadeUSA See the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvpwrHj7s18

We are joined by James (WhatHoSnorkers) to discuss a new video that shows how DMA Design reinvented the puzzle game, to remember the computerised Raleigh Vektar, and how it seems that 50 years have now passed since the very first type in game was released. Whether you remember the Amiga, BBC Micro, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, 16-bit consoles or DOS gaming; Pixel Addict shares your love of pioneering digital technology of the past. Visit https://www.addict.media/ You can see James having fun with type in programs at https://www.youtube.com/@WhatHoSnorkers 00:00 - Show Opening 03:10 - The Type-In Turns 50! Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1kmabnb/perhaps_the_first_type_in_game_is_50/ Additional Link: https://altairclone.com/downloads/killbits.pdf Learn About Checksums: https://atariprojects.org/2020/07/25/learn-about-checksum-programs-for-checking-type-in-programs-15-30-mins/ Thanks to Tom Halfhill: https://www.halfhill.com/ 16:28 - It’s Not Street Hawk Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1knk7vy/raleigh_vektar_mid_80s/#lightbox_cuts  Additional Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/cassettefuturism/comments/rpyk7l/vektar_bike_raleigh_1985/ Another Link: https://radicallyretro.tumblr.com/post/675581185126219776/the-raleigh-vektar-1985-the-first-computerized 30:55 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 36:56 - Oh No, More Lemmings! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTOySSAPo8 47:03 - 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. Dave's Housekeeping Links: Japan’s Game Preservation Society: https://www.timeextension.com/features/japans-game-preservation-society-is-safe-for-now-and-its-all-thanks-to-you How Much To Beat Golden Axe?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Ou41OyHe8&list=PLViYSUcz2ufOKWfX3CEl_9SnoeKW6D7y2 Gail Wellington Passes Away: https://old.reddit.com/r/amiga/comments/1kp4b73/gail_wellington_commodore_software_products/ Mega Drive Metal Gear: https://h0ffman.itch.io/metal-gear-md Desktop Korg Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wznr5qR-FcY How An Ancient OS Still Lives: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250516-the-people-stuck-using-ancient-windows-computers Dragon 32 Is A Prize: https://youtu.be/bG3bAkyr63A

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Have you ever played an online game and found no other users? Have you ever wanted to get to know Sinistar better? Have you no clue which iconic retro gaming character is turning 45? If the answer to any of these is yes then we can help! 00:00 - Show Opening 07:15 - Back to 1980! Story Link: https://www.bandainamcoent.com/pac-man-45th-anniversary 20:42 - Beware, I Live! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCuoUSDBVac Sinistar Hi-Score Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjN4zabXYvM 36:32 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 43:55 - No One’s There.com Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSMDb1CWD6Y Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO6kbogtiF0 Wiki Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_(virtual_world) There Link: https://www.prod.there.com/ 57:40 - Community Question of the Week MMS2 - Lu's Retro Source: https://youtu.be/J3wbS0uXDKI?si=qtIXlmD8edDi98L5 MMS2 - More Fun Making It: https://youtu.be/UVx08a-dZRY?si=WbpucvBHFoo1XxVt 🏆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 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 📻 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Dave's Housekeeping Links: Linus Drops the 486: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-drops-support-for-486-and-early-pentium-processors-20-years-after-microsoft/ Game Boy Color Outrun: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/outrun-comes-to-the-game-boy-color-thanks-to-this-unofficial-port What Happened To WWW?: https://hackaday.com/2025/05/05/what-happened-to-www/ C64 AI: https://hackaday.com/2025/05/03/llm-ported-to-the-c64-kinda/ Doom On A Bendix G-15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no0CkQk7id0