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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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01:04:36

Star Wars: X-Wing Gets An Upgrade - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2025/06/07

🛠 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:

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59:24

Hot Tubs & Car Phones - This Week In Retro 221

This Week in Retro ·

2025/05/31

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

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54:18

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

This Week in Retro ·

2025/05/24

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

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01:03:00

Video Games Aren’t Real, They Can’t Hurt You! - This...

This Week in Retro ·

2025/05/17

🛠 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:

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54:17

Was 2000 The Best Year For Gaming? - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2025/05/10

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

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01:12:07

Outrun On The Big Telly - This Week In Retro 217

This Week in Retro ·

2025/05/03

🛠 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

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01:00:39

Super Fast Win 98 Install - This Week In Retro 216

This Week in Retro ·

2025/04/26

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

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58:42

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

This Week in Retro ·

2025/04/19

🛠 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

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59:27

Chiptune Heaven - This Week In Retro 214

This Week in Retro ·

2025/04/12

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

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01:02:03

Atari Shock - This Week In Retro 213

This Week in Retro ·

2025/04/05

🛠 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

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01:12:25

4 Tales Of Retro Woe - This Week In Retro 212

This Week in Retro ·

2025/03/29

This week we are joined by Jason Compton from The Retro Adventurers to talk about four retro projects that may have hit hard times, how the loss of one online account could cost you dearly and about the return of a popular point and click adventure that might give you nightmares!The Pixel Addict magazine website has had a faster modem fitted! You will be able to order your copy of the latest issue with such pleasure and ease! Visit pixel.addict.media for an interview with Julian "Jaz" Rignall and

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Retro Tech Up In Smoke - This Week In Retro 211

This Week in Retro ·

2025/03/22

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Is your Super Nintendo (SNES) speeding up? (yes, it is.) Windows 3 can now use modern graphics cards thanks to a new driver. What is to blame for our old retro tech going up in smoke? Rees has joined Dave this week to talk about all the above and more. Thanks Rees. Be sure to check out his Retro Rambles on his own channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees 00:00 - Show Opening 03:51 - Show Me Where It Hertz Story Link:

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01:00:05

The Next Episode - This Week In Retro 210

This Week in Retro ·

2025/03/15

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Did you miss out on the Spectrum Next? You might get another chance! Want to see some prototype and unreleased consoles? Do you miss Acclaim? These questions and more answered on this week's retro gaming show. 00:00 - Show Opening 08:49 - Next Up Round Three Story Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2/posts/4330921 Head Over Heels Link:

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01:06:57

He's Back! - This Week In Retro 209

This Week in Retro ·

2025/03/08

We are joined by Lee from More Fun Making It! Retro gaming and computing chat about such things as how some publishers have got things a bit wrong recently and about how Terminator 2 is getting a brand new game which looks like it is the game that should have come out back in the day.Why not see what things Lee has had fun making at: https://www.morefunmakingit.co.uk/ Pixel Addict magazine has a new issue and its main feature is all about Pinball! Please check it and every other issue out at

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Y2K With A Vengeance - This Week In Retro 208

This Week in Retro ·

2025/03/01

Neil and Dave love a bit of Ultima and there are two news stories related to that very series in this week's show. Can AI really be trusted to faithfully recreate classic video games for modern hardware? The BBC has a video all about the Millennium Bug (Y2K), so there is chat about that too.It is your last chance to grab the Retro Collective Bundle: https://rmcretro.store/products/retro-collective-2025-support-bundle Pixel Addict magazine has caught pinball fever and explores the history of

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01:03:13

Romantic Robots - This Week In Retro 207

This Week in Retro ·

2025/02/22

The hidden tale of the Game Wizard for the SNES leads us to reminisce about Romantic Robot's Multiface devices. More youngsters are looking to disconnect with offline gaming. Clever people are modding CRT screens to accept RGB signals. We are sponsored by Sega Mania magazine this week. Now on issue 8 which covers Sega events from the latter half of 1995. Visit https://www.sega-mania.com/ where you can find every issue. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:56 - You’re A Wizard Mario Story Link:

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01:04:06

Top Gear’s Top Retro Racers - This Week In Retro 206

This Week in Retro ·

2025/02/15

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Top Gear have published their list of 50 top racers, do we agree? 40 years ago Lucasfilm Games gave us Rescue On Fractalus. Two weeks after the last one there is ANOTHER list of 90s shooters. Chris is back to keep Neil's seat warm and he has brought a a friend with him.....but who is it? You can see more of Chris on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Zac's first indie game: https://fuzznuggetstudios.carrd.co/ Shane's

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01:00:54

The Beatles Had a Text Adventure Game!? - This Week...

This Week in Retro ·

2025/02/08

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Did you know that the songs of the Beatles inspired a text adventure game? Looking at some of the worst games on the Amiga and how much would you pay for a portable game of Asteroids? 2025 Museum Support Digital Bundle: https://rmcretro.store/products/retro-collective-2025-support-bundle 00:00 - Show Opening 04:27 - All You Need Is Text Story Link:

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01:12:52

Forget About Doom - This Week In Retro 204

This Week in Retro ·

2025/02/01

We are joined by MeanMachineDean this week! Putting Doom aside what are the best FPS games of the 1990s? It's bye bye Blu Ray (sort of). The launch of the Video Game History Foundation’s Digital Library is a good thing!Issue 26 of Pixel Addict magazine has a main feature on the hard working Z80 CPU. With an interview with the designer Federico Faggin sheds light on its creation and legacy. We also find out about the Grundy NewBrain, whatever that is! Visit www.pixel.addict.media for your copy. Want

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01:07:46

Hard Core MiSTer - This Week In Retro 203

This Week in Retro ·

2025/01/25

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠The 3DO is coming to MiSTer. Could this be the last big system before we need large FPGAs? The National Communications Museum in Melbourne has just opened. The Amstrad CPC looks like it is getting the mother of all expansions, everyone here is very happy about that! All this and a number of other retro tech stories and The Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 10:25 - Hawkin FPGA Story Link:

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