What Was Your First GUI? - This Week In Retro 183

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On June 25th 2025, in collaboration with Open Folk, we presented our first ever live interview event in Los Angeles. As Open Folk put it: "In These Lines is a live event where three artists each bring one song — not just to perform, but to explore. They sit down with Sofia Loporcaro, host of Before The Chorus, to talk about where the song came from, what it meant to write it, and what it still holds. Then they play it. Just the song, and the truth behind it." Find Open Folk on Instagram: @openfolkla Find Gaby on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0K9pSmFx0kWESA9jqx8aCW?si=Wz4RUP88Qlm_RKs7QTLvWQ On Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/gaby-moreno/472697737 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaby_moreno/ Find Lily on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0p0ksmwMDQlAM24TWKu4Ua?si=Bmdg-uIUTHu-zRUc_dqL3g On Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lily-kershaw/526884610 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilykershaw/ Find James on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3u50TPoLvMBXNT1KrLa3iT?si=OoLoq7ZTRZyUiytQcz0FsQ On Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/james-spaite/905076868 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesspaite/ Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beforethechorus.bio.to/listen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beforethechorus.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@beforethechoruspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@soundslikesofia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About the podcast: Welcome to Before the Chorus , where we go beyond the sounds of our favourite songs to hear the stories of the artists who wrote them. Before a song is released, a record is produced, or a chorus is written, the musicians that write them think. A lot. They live. A lot. And they feel. A LOT. Hosted by award-winning interviewer Sofia Loporcaro, Before the Chorus explores the genuine human experiences behind the music. Sofia’s deep knowledge of music and personal journey with mental health help her connect with artists on a meaningful level. This is a space where fans connect with artists, and listeners from all walks of life feel seen through the stories that shape the music we love. About the host: Sofia Loporcaro is an award-winning interviewer and radio host who’s spent over 8 years helping musicians share their stories. She’s hosted shows for Amazing Radio, and Transmission Roundhouse. Now on Before the Chorus, she’s had the chance to host guests like Glass Animals, Feist, Madison Cunningham, Mick Jenkins, & Ru Paul's Drag Race winner Shea Couleé. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Bob from RetroRGB joins us this week to talk SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis games, our memories of early GUIs and a Game Boy with a CRT screen which is still portable but VERY battery hungry. Once again Ctrl-Alt-Rees steps in to cover for Neil while he is on his break.

There are more retro computing news nuggets in Dave's Briefs and the Community Question Of The Week.

Bob asks that you please visit https://www.retrorgb.com/
Rees has lots of good retro stuff over at https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/

This week's show is bought to you by the letters P and A and the number 22. These stand for Pixel Addict issue 22 which is a magazine full of news and stories about our fave older computer and gaming systems. Take a look at https://www.pixel.addict.media/

00:00 - Show Opening

04:15 - The Mega Of Mega Drive
Story Link: https://www.gamesradar.com/best-sega-genesis-games-all-time/

23:02 - 1986 Battle Of The GUIs - Will Windows Win, Or Will It Be GEM’s Time To Shine?
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2PNLsvDxqw
How Apple Ruined GEM: https://youtu.be/aAAU5S1irP0?si=2vB9wmjCprVwefOb

36:48 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

47:44 - The World’s First Proper Game Boy
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irHI_2WdQXc

53:17 - Community Question of the Week

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This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Dave's Brief's Links

Codemasters Video On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/dW7hyrpcJPdbiYf1/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Orpheus II: https://pcmidi.eu/orpheus2.html

Cleared Hot: https://youtu.be/D8CX75ozs7Y?si=RBkJGHp7wa0COfUf

Xenia Manager: https://github.com/xenia-manager/xenia-manager

PS3 Super Computer: https://www.xda-developers.com/1760-playstation-3-supercomputer-2010/

WinAMP Skin Investigation: https://www.techspot.com/news/104024-corrupt-winamp-skin-investigation-leads-treasure-trove-hidden.html

Tank Stand: https://rmcretro.store/products/the-tank-stand-retro-computer-monitor-stand

50 Years Of CPM: https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/02/cpm_50th_anniversary/

Commodore Omnia Book: https://commodore.inc/prodotto/omnia-book-gen9/

ROM Site Shuts Down: https://gizmodo.com/a-20-year-old-rom-site-is-shutting-down-and-moving-to-the-internet-archive-2000482650

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What Was Your First GUI? - This Week In Retro 183

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There are more retro computing news nuggets in Dave's Briefs and the Community Question Of The Week.

Bob asks that you please visit https://www.retrorgb.com/
Rees has lots of good retro stuff over at https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/

00:00 - Show Opening

04:15 - The Mega Of Mega Drive
Story Link: https://www.gamesradar.com/best-sega-genesis-games-all-time/

36:48 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

47:44 - The World’s First Proper Game Boy
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irHI_2WdQXc

53:17 - Community Question of the Week

🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!
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This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Dave's Brief's Links

Codemasters Video On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/dW7hyrpcJPdbiYf1/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Orpheus II: https://pcmidi.eu/orpheus2.html

Cleared Hot: https://youtu.be/D8CX75ozs7Y?si=RBkJGHp7wa0COfUf

Xenia Manager: https://github.com/xenia-manager/xenia-manager

PS3 Super Computer: https://www.xda-developers.com/1760-playstation-3-supercomputer-2010/

WinAMP Skin Investigation: https://www.techspot.com/news/104024-corrupt-winamp-skin-investigation-leads-treasure-trove-hidden.html

Tank Stand: https://rmcretro.store/products/the-tank-stand-retro-computer-monitor-stand

50 Years Of CPM: https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/02/cpm_50th_anniversary/

Commodore Omnia Book: https://commodore.inc/prodotto/omnia-book-gen9/

ROM Site Shuts Down: https://gizmodo.com/a-20-year-old-rom-site-is-shutting-down-and-moving-to-the-internet-archive-2000482650

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Retro Upgrade Updates and Remembering Psygnosis - This Week In Retro 226 1:12:30

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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/…

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Who Owns Commodore & Outrunning The Stig - This Week In Retro 225 1:17:24

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🛠 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.…

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Check and Mate! - This Week In Retro 224 1:01:43

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🛠 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…

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Happy Birthday ATARI ST - This Week In Retro 223 1:05:56

5 weeks ago1:05:56

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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/…

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Star Wars: X-Wing Gets An Upgrade - This Week In Retro 222 1:04:36

6 weeks ago1:04:36

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🛠 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/…

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Hot Tubs & Car Phones - This Week In Retro 221 59:24

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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…

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Half A Century Of Type-Ins - This Week In Retro 220 54:18

8 weeks ago54:18

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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…

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Video Games Aren’t Real, They Can’t Hurt You! - This Week In Retro 219 1:03:00

9 weeks ago1:03:00

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🛠 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…

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Was 2000 The Best Year For Gaming? - This Week In Retro 218 54:17

10 weeks ago54:17

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Thank you for joining us once again for another look at some up to date news for out of date tech. Jason joins us and has selected a story about distraction free computing using DOS. Chris returns and looks at a fantastic video about gaming in the year 2000. Dave's interest was piqued by the news that an anti-piracy campaign itself used pirated content... All this and the Community Question Of The Week We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. Head over to https://www.addict.media/ for news on the latest issue as well as Amiga Addict and the special issues of Amstrad Addict and Atari Addict. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:33 - Anti-Piracy Piracy Story Link: https://news.sky.com/story/amp/you-wouldnt-steal-a-font-famous-anti-piracy-campaign-may-have-used-pirated-typeface-13357462 Additional Link: https://torrentfreak.com/sorry-the-you-wouldnt-steal-a-car-anti-piracy-ad-wasnt-pirated-170625/ 13:39 - What A Time To Be Alive Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuSRjyR_ZJU Additional Link: https://www.eurogamer.net/ects2k-diary 24:37 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 29:55 - Weren’t Writers Antisocial Enough Already? Story Link: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/26/dos_distraction_free_writing/ 45:25 - 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/ 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 Briefs Links: ARM At 40: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/arm_40/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ91FpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHod-TE30LjAkdXDAPOeJjjJ75bj9YRUj-Rl9dLukw9B8n5whkT6sAHTp-xLs_aem_FOSTVcLsEQhMAGamhPePNg Pedro For The Electron: https://old.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1kafbqe/i_have_a_surplus_of_a_pretty_rubbish_game_imagine/ 16 Colour Doom On Atari ST: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/doom-slithers-and-dithers-its-way-with-a-16-color-atari-st-port Japanese Game Preservation Society: https://www.timeextension.com/features/we-might-be-about-to-lose-a-powerful-force-in-the-world-of-video-game-preservation More Fun Talking With Happy Coding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6jHejPL6_o Kung Fu SID: https://youtu.be/wmYTObiBfqI Retro Dog Fight Podcast: https://www.retrodogfight.com/…

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Outrun On The Big Telly - This Week In Retro 217 1:12:07

11 weeks ago1:12:07

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🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Outrun is getting a movie, an Australian arcade is closing its doors and can you get Windows 3.1 to run on a Game Boy? They started together so it seemed fitting they should be together again on Neil's last day as a regular host! John from Amigos Retro Gaming joins us for a chat. Who will replace Neil? All is revealed. Amigos Retro Gaming have 10 years of content on the Commodore Amiga AND just about every other gaming system thanks to their multiple shows. Please visit https://www.youtube.com/@AmigosRetroGaming 00:00 - Show Opening 23:10 - Running Out… Of Movie Ideas Story Link: https://www.polygon.com/news/562889/outrun-movie-michael-bay-sydney-sweeney-sega-universal 37:43 - Aussie Arcade Runs Out Of Credits Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ1ALMXMwH8 Additional Links: https://www.1uparcade.com.au/ https://www.1uparcade.com.au/games/ 52:11 - Dave's Housekeeping 53:36 - Windows Goes Portable! Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/someone-has-created-a-version-of-windows-for-game-boy-and-yes-it-includes-minesweeper 01:00:42 - 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! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.…

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Super Fast Win 98 Install - This Week In Retro 216 1:00:39

12 weeks ago1:00:39

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Bill Gates predicted the online future way back in 1993, how much did he get right? Was the first 3D game made in 1992? And what if you could install Windows 98 is just a couple of minutes? Clint from LGR joins us to talk about these fascinating subjects and more. You can see more from Clint over at LGR https://www.youtube.com/@LGR We are sponsored by Pixel Addict this week and they have a brand new issue out and it is all about the evolution of music in games. From Chiptunes to Cinematics! Head to their new website https://www.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 08:34 - Gatesway To The Future Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QR9otLcnf0&feature=youtu.be 27:21 - 3D Video Games Didn’t Exist Until 1992 Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWlRy9lUAvs 40:03 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 45:00 - Windows 98 Faster! Story Link: https://youtu.be/8V1bE43nbHM?si=I08LoxPIfsIb9HIP 53:40 - 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! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Dave's Briefs Links: How Computer Graphics Changed The World: https://youtu.be/W8-54-9J9ns?si=eHpbefx57t3pLdpJ Airborne Ranger : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIQyvV6G4yk Dan Wood At VCF East: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_AYDkuMg-U Box Art Lied To Us: https://www.polygon.com/q-and-a/558797/video-game-box-art-book-interview Virtual Boy Mario Land: https://www.polygon.com/news/559071/rare-virtual-boy-mario-land-screenshots-1995 Episode Credits By Microsoft, flag logo designed by Jonathan D. Cowles and Jeff Boettcher - Logopedia, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116019255…

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16-Bit Demakes & OS Updates - This Week In Retro 215 58:42

13 weeks ago58:42

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🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Jason from The Retro Adventurers joins us again today and tells us all about three new OS updates. Neil has a couple of demakes for 16-bit machines to talk about and Dave wonders is GTA really is the most influential game of all time. All this and more retro news in brief plus your answers to our Question Of The Week. You can find out more about The Retro Adventurers at: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ 00:00 - Show Opening 03:22 - Three Operating System Upgrades, For Those Who Know How To Use ‘Em Story Link 1: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/10/amigaos_3_2_3/ Story Link 2: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/freedos_14/ Story Link 3: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/risc_os_open_moonshots/ RISC OS On Raspberry Pi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sneYGad3j5I The Deathbed Vigil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaTjwo1ywcI 19:23 - 16-Bit Demakes Story Link 1 : https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/no-youre-not-dreaming-farming-simulator-is-getting-an-official-sega-mega-drive-genesis-port Story Link 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqsaE7lEhQY 30:33 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 38:23 - The Most Influential Game In The World Story Link: https://news.sky.com/story/how-chaotic-gang-of-british-geeks-launched-one-of-most-lucrative-gaming-franchises-of-all-time-13344263 49:55 - 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! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Dave's Briefs Links: The Retro Museum: https://retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/ Compute!’s Gazette: https://www.computesgazette.com/iconic-computes-gazette-magazine-returns-after-35-years-expanding-focus-to-entire-retro-computing-community/ Dual SID Jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzvkWlDq2TM 1000 Classic PC Games: https://kotaku.com/gog-massive-sale-classic-games-deus-ex-sim-city-fallout-1851775895 VCF East: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BTxddKZbhA Out Of Print Archive: https://www.outofprintarchive.com/index.html…

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Chiptune Heaven - This Week In Retro 214 59:27

14 weeks ago59:27

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A chiptunes documentary, a top ten list of influential games that seems a bit dodgy and ten seems to be the idea age to want to go back to. We are joined by Matt from TechMadeEasy. Our sponsor PIXEL ADDICT magazine has a new website! Check it out at https://www.addict.media/ where you can order the very latest issue and see absolutely everything else from Addict Media. Tell them we sent you and you will get a knowing nod! You can find out more about Matt and TechMadeEasy from the YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@TechMadeEasyUK or https://www.techmadeeasy.co.uk 00:00 - Show Opening 05:42 - Shen Mooooooooooooo! Story Link: https://www.polygon.com/news/550231/shenmue-bafta-most-influential-game-all-time 23:46 - Ten Is The Magic Number Story Link: https://www.iflscience.com/retro-gamers-like-to-revisit-the-games-they-played-when-they-were-10-78700 Additional Link: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/wt6yb_v1 34:36 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 43:15 - Chiptune Heaven Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U82IdByPUE 50:51 - 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! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Dave's Briefs Links: Doom Tune: https://youtu.be/PKebn_Ly9T8 Daddy Mulk Tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJwQP3MTpEQ BG Ollie's Daddy Mulk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z2aEsID3zU Nostalgia Nerd Before Google https://youtu.be/812YkCrmksk New N-Gage Game: https://www.androidpolice.com/new-nokia-n-gage-boxed-game-available/ Salmon Survival: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/how-a-1980s-atari-creator-with-cystic-fibrosis-crafted-a-story-of-salmon-survival/ OpenLara On Amiga: https://amigaalive.blogspot.com/2025/04/lara-croft-literally-runs-on-amiga.html…

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Atari Shock - This Week In Retro 213 1:02:03

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🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 A bit of a thing broke out about the different way the US sees gaming history. There may be a new contender for Japan's first ever video game. Populous almost got a release on the NES, the code has been found and new footage is now available to watch. All this and a handful of other stories and our Community Question Of The Week! Ultima 7 Retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NyaGRNH2zE 00:00 - Show Opening 08:42 - Let’s Go Bashing Americans! Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/poorly-analyzed-us-centric-garbage-why-do-americans-keep-ignoring-european-gaming-history 23:21 - Japanese Gaming History Unearthed Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/is-this-japans-first-ever-video-game Additional Link: https://pinktentacle.com/2009/10/computopia-old-visions-of-a-high-tech-future/ 37:32 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 44:31 - Not Popular Enough Story Link: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/03/populous/ Populous - a 33 year lost Nintendo Entertainment System conversion recovered by Games That Weren't!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as6rpF-coCY 54:51 - 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! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Dave's Briefs Links: ETO AmigaOS Book: https://www.edsa.uk/blog/classic-amigaos-programming-the-network 30 Years Of PlayStation On Tape: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/30-years-of-history-reside-in-our-tape-backups-playstations-building-a-game-preservation-mineshaft-vault-with-200-million-files-going-back-to-a-1994-build-of-ps1-jrpg-arc-the-lad/ Cyan Worlds Lay Off Staff: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-37-year-old-studio-behind-myst-and-riven-laid-off-roughly-half-of-its-staff-our-sincere-hope-is-to-continue-to-be-around/ Dave Garage Windows Longhorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpRZ8BQiiMo Acorn Atom Trash To Treasure: https://youtu.be/3v4sFkmM0GY?si=I5ReyJP8Ml7IlTyz Repairing Datasettes: https://www.retrotrade.dk/2025/03/21/datasette-repair-notes/…

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