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This Week in Retro

Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles

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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All Episodes

53:08

You Got The Touch - This Week In Retro 144

This Week in Retro ·

2023/10/21

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Rees joins us to find out if the Last Exterminator is able to hold a candle to Duke Nukem. We are used to restoring the plastics on our retro computers but what about the metal shielding? Would you touch an iMac G3? Some people did. All that and our Community Question Of The Week and a look at some of the other stories you posted on our Reddit page. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:54 - Duchess Nukem 3D Story Link:

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01:17:43

Rebuilding Computer Space - This Week In Retro 143

This Week in Retro ·

2023/10/14

We have a special guest this week as Tony from OzRetrocomp returns to chat about retro media bought about by an awesome basement video collection which has been designed to replicate video stores of the 1980/90s. We take a look at a recreation of a very old arcade game called Computer Space, a game you can play via emulation if you wish. Finally, was the original PlayStation the top of the class for playing CDs? Some claim its audio output is up there with tech costing much more. All this and more

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01:19:33

Cutting The Tape - This Week In Retro 142

This Week in Retro ·

2023/10/07

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Retro gaming is becoming more popular on YouTube, is this just because more people use it or is there an underlying trend there? Did you know that blank cassette tapes are still being made? Do you miss what was for many of us the first portable music format we used? We were dared to watch a terrible film which uses gaming as a method of brainwashing the masses, we did this so you don't have to! All this and the Community Question

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01:02:47

Retro Computer Pack In Games - This Week In Retro 141

This Week in Retro ·

2023/09/30

Which games came with your retro computer? We talk about some we remember. Dave has taken a look at what Septandy is. Finally, a clever individual has managed to improve the 3D visuals of the N64 by using a technique which wasn't used in its heyday. All this plus our Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict! The 6 weekly digital culture magazine currently has issue 15 on sale (back issues are also available). If you are an Amstrad CPC fan and even if you aren't you may like

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01:07:53

Flight Sims ARE Cool - This Week In Retro 140

This Week in Retro ·

2023/09/23

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We are back to take a look at how a Sky Skipper cab, apparently the rarest of the Nintendo arcade machines, has been recreated. One of the latest space based games has a knowing nod to the grand daddy of all space games, we mean Starfield and Elite. Finally there is a great show from the 1990s called Computer Chronicles which took a look at flight sims of the era. It is up on YouTube for all to see and is well worth a watch. All

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01:08:38

Over Promise, Under Deliver - This Week In Retro 139

This Week in Retro ·

2023/09/16

Looks like Microsoft is saying goodbye to WordPad, the often overlooked little brother of Word. Do you miss the old days when you could only watch your favourite TV shows when they were scheduled to be on? One clever fellow has recreated the TV channels of his youth using modern tech. Peter Molyneux, developer of many a fan favourite game is back after things went a bit wrong for him. All this and our Community Question Of the Week. We love Pixel Addict magazine. Please visit

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01:13:21

Flash - Saviour Of The Internet - This Week In Retro 138

This Week in Retro ·

2023/09/09

This week we are joined by Lee from More Fun Making It and his son Thomas. They are here to tell us about how you can bid for a very special ZX Spectrum and support a good cause. We also take a look at the new anniversary arcade cabinet from Atari and we ponder if Flash games are retro and take a look at an online museum for classic Flash content. All this and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week See all Lee has to offer on the More Fun Making It homepage -

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01:27:54

Why Bother Gaming Past Level 1? - This Week In Retro 137

This Week in Retro ·

2023/09/02

Get ready for a bumper edition of retro gaming goodness with a new guest! This week we think about those games with memorable first levels, discus the recently announce Star Wars Dark Forces Remaster and how could we not look at the new retro console from Atari - the 2600 Plus. All this and the Community Question Of The Week. Please visit Glen's YouTube channel, Casual Retro Gamer, at https://www.youtube.com/@crg to see our guest's YouTube channel. The latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine is now

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56:47

It Is Time To Un-Eliminate CRT Monitors! - This Week...

This Week in Retro ·

2023/08/26

Have you ever thrown away your game boxes only to wish you hadn't? What if we could revive all those dead CRT screens? Did you ever see the DVD player that though it was a gaming console? All this plus the Community Question Of The Week AND a special guest! This is your weekly look at some Retro Gaming stories. Please check out our guest's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees 00:00 - Show Opening 06:56 - Best Boxes Banished Story Link:

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01:12:49

Sony get Wiped Out - This Week In Retro 135

This Week in Retro ·

2023/08/19

The original Wipeout has been reverse engineered and is now playable in your browser. From Ultimate Play The Game to Rare, we look at 40 years of games. Battletech mech games have an awesome article you should take a look at. Plus the usual Community Question Of The Week. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine, the monthly digital culture magazine. Available from WHSmith in the UK and various other newsagents around the world. You can also buy individual issues and subscriptions (printed

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01:15:16

Is it Time to Eliminate CRT Monitors? - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2023/08/12

Do you really need a CRT screen to get the best from retro games? 8BitDo have a new Nintendo/Famicon inspired keyboard set up with some interesting features. The story of SWIV (the sequel to Silkworm), is it the best vertical SHMUP? This is your weekly round up of some of the retro computing news as picked by you! Don't forget to get involved with our Community Question Of The Week. If you have an interesting answer it might make it onto the show. Our wonderful sponsor is Pixel Addict magazine, the

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01:13:10

Faking Retro TV? - This Week In Retro 133

This Week in Retro ·

2023/08/05

Did you miss us? We are back with a story about finding a Discs of Tron arcade machine by the side of a road. What a find. We follow that by wondering if a new retro restoration TV show could be putting entertainment over the truth. Then finally it seems that there is a new effort to preserve games in Australia. All this and our Community Question Of The Week plus a quick catch up with your hosts. We are very grateful to our sponsor, Pixel Addict magazine. Head on over to

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01:11:28

What Is Retro? (baby don’t hurt me) - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2023/07/15

Would you like to stay at an 80s style inspired B&B complete with working arcade full of games to play.....I think most would! Did you know the Atari ST really was amazing as part of MIDI network? A new video shows just how good it was/is. Finally, a simple question sparked a discussion about Halo. Is it retro yet? All this and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week. Don't forget that we are taking a two week break for various reasons but we will be back with more retro chat to

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01:01:54

2D Is All Sega and Nintendo Need - This Week In Retro...

This Week in Retro ·

2023/07/08

Sega and Nintendo are taking Mario and Sonic back to their 2D roots, how do we feel about that? Do kids of today get what the likes of the ZX, CPC and C64 are? Is it possible to bring classic adventure/puzzler Myst to the Atari 2600? All this and more plus the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine and our little promos are regarded as some of the best on YouTube........but how do the people behind the mag itself do when they get the chance to promote it? See for

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01:07:58

A Truck Sized Printer Or An Egg Sized Dave? - This...

This Week in Retro ·

2023/07/01

The merging of two technologies can sometimes create something wonderful, in this case it is dot matrix printer the size of a pickup truck, that you can drive and print messages as you go. Could this be the future of road signage? What is the first easter egg in a game that you remember finding? Can you use an Apple II to control a V8? You can if the V8 is made of Lego. All this plus the usual nonsense and the Community Question Of The Week. Our show is sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine. The next

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01:22:10

Windows 7 Runs Out Of Steam - This Week In Retro 129

This Week in Retro ·

2023/06/24

We are very happy to be joined by Amiga Bill this week as we discuss the end of Steam for Windows 7, the lost art of home made game maps and remembering that before Duke Nukem discovered a 3rd dimension he was running around in 2D platforming adventures. Do you remember Flashback? Would you say it is a similar game to Dragon's Lair? Dave does but what about the other hosts? Amiga Bill walks us through his modified Amiga A1200. All this and your answers to our Community Question Of The Week. We are

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01:09:37

Pac-Man Gets Blocked - This Week In Retro 128

This Week in Retro ·

2023/06/17

Once again two hobbies collide in the form of the Lego Arcade Pac-Man set. Who better to chat about it than Lego Grand Master Owen from Australian Lego Masters 2023. This week we also take a look at a very shiny TRS80 that turns out to be something special and there is a new joystick Kickstarter on the horizon. All this and your Community Question of the Week! We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict, the six weekly digital culture magazine. With articles about old tech, new games for old tech,

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01:18:41

Nintendo Murders Dolphin - This Week In Retro 127

This Week in Retro ·

2023/06/10

Saturday morning wouldn't be the same without your bowl full of retro goodness. This week our stories cover the end of the Dolphin on Steam, the FMV classic The 7th Guest remake, and Doom running on Teletext! The usual tangents are taken and another TWIR cat makes an appearance. All this and the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by the awesome Pixel Addict! A magazine that magically appears once every 6 weeks in your local WHSmiths newsagents (or any newsagents for that matter if you

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01:04:23

Mc Donalds Nugget Plays Tetris - This Week In Retro 126

This Week in Retro ·

2023/06/03

We are joined by Rees from ctrl-alt-rees this week to chat about some of the stories that you have suggested for us on our Reddit page. The WinXP activation process can now be completed without the need to go online thanks to a new process. A shop that shut its doors for 30 odd years reopens with all its old tech stock intact an up for sale. Mc Donald's customers in China have been able to buy a Mc Nugget that can run Tetris. All this and some answers to the Community Question Of The Week. We are

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01:18:46

Size Matters! - This Week In Retro 125

This Week in Retro ·

2023/05/27

We are back to chat about going to the pub to game using both their kit and your own. We then move on to looking at some new, old-school, handheld PC devices. Finishing with a story about how the Miami F1GP was captured to floppy disk! All this and the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. The latest issue is on its way and it takes a look at how people are preserving retro tech and software. They just added some new binders to the Merch section of their store

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