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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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01:10:50

New FPGA Consoles - This Week In Retro 202

This Week in Retro ·

2025/01/18

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Amigathon 2025 is today! Help our friends raise money by playing old games: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=548758 For a brief time game some game installers felt like they were part of the game. Is it possible to port Outrun to the (not so) humble Amiga? The new MiSTer project that has tongues wagging and wallets letting out a sigh of relief! We are joined by Paul (aka

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How Big Is Too Big? (CRT TVs) - This Week In Retro 201

This Week in Retro ·

2025/01/11

For the first episode of 2025 we take a look at some of the BBC's Tomorrows World predictions from 30 years ago. What did they get right and wrong. We talk about how video game history can be different depending upon which angle you look at it. Then finally it's all about the CRT TV and would you want a monster of a set in your home?All this and more retro tech news in Dave's Briefs and we set a new Community Question Of The Week. This week we are sponsored by Sega Mania magazine. The new issue

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01:34:28

The Super Sega Saga - This Week In Retro 200

This Week in Retro ·

2024/12/21

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Episode 200 is a bumper show with the return of occasional host Chris and special guest Aaron from Amigos Retro Gaming. Some of this week's topics are FPGA or real hardware, the Supersega saga and a 68000 Amiga port of Carmageddon. Please check out everything Amigos Retro Gaming has to offer at: www.youtube.com/@AmigosRetroGaming 00:00 - Show Opening 09:19 - Bin Your Vintage Hardware Story Link:

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01:13:40

Atari STE Goes Faster - This Week In Retro 199

This Week in Retro ·

2024/12/14

A clever coder has created what is surely the fastest, smoothest and most impressive racer for the Atari STE. Indiana Jones has a new game out but lets not forget the old ones. Watching people play games is getting more popular but why and is it really a new thing?Issue 25 of Pixel Addict magazine is ready to order! Fantasy World Dizzy is arguably the most iconic game the Oliver Twins and Codemasters ever released. To mark the game's 35-year history, writer Graham Pembrey is joined by Andrew and

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01:07:59

The Best Gaming Computer Of All Time - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2024/12/07

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠What does your retro computing area look like? What is the best gaming computer of all time? How did the BBC of 1995 go about informing us of new tech? All this and more is discussed with special guest Iain Lee. You can find all of Iain's stuff here: https://www.iainlee.com/ https://www.youtube.com/iainlee https://www.twitch.tv/tlna 00:00 - Show Opening 10:17 - Retro Corners Story Link:

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01:09:12

Desktop PCs Are Back! - This Week In Retro 197

This Week in Retro ·

2024/11/30

The beige PC is back! What started as a joke has become reality. A Windows developer has shared some secrets on how the Win 95 installer did things behind the scenes. An article about the fall of Game as a high street retailer leaves us wondering if games will ever be available as they once were.All this and more retro computing news plus the Community Question Of The Week. Issue 25 of Pixel Addict magazine is ready to order! Fantasy World Dizzy is arguably the most iconic game the Oliver Twins and

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01:08:45

Half Life 2 - 20th Anniversary - This Week In Retro 196

This Week in Retro ·

2024/11/23

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠As Half Life 2 celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special edition we also talk about the remastered Warcraft 1,2 and 3 offering from Blizzard which leads to some RTS chat. An article about how Dragon's Lair financially crippled a player 40 years ago who has now beaten the game prompts us to think about games we just walked away from. 00:00 - Show Opening 07:20 - War Re-crafted Story Link:

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01:04:40

Look At All Those New Mega Drive Games - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2024/11/16

Just how do you keep track of all the new SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis games? Join us as we take a look at a website that aims to do just that. We are joined by Allan aka Happy Coding ZX who tells us all about Midnight Brew Games and the special ZX Spectrum game compilation. We also check out an article on Ireland's retro scene and there is an interesting documentary about game musician Chris Huelsbeck.All this and more retro computing info along with your answers to the Community Question Of The

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01:02:49

Speedball Rebooted - This Week In Retro 194

This Week in Retro ·

2024/11/09

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Speedball is taking another shot at the goal, this time with Rebellion at the helm. Exo is going to bring together all PC demos. We talk about text adventures. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:48 - Bitmap Brothers Revisited Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2024/10/29/a-classic-90s-amiga-video-game-getting-unexpected-reboot-steam-today-21886096/ 22:21 - Demos Seen Story Link: https://youtu.be/PbFSs0ipcP0?si=vOHjR7mXuivfCbst 32:35 - Dave's

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01:06:50

ALAN SUGAR IN SPAAAAAAAAACE! - This Week In Retro 193

This Week in Retro ·

2024/11/02

The Amstrad online museum is open for business! We took a quick look and it bought back some CPC memories. The US Copyright Office has hindered game preservation but will it make much of a difference in the long run? Finally a simple Elite 2 video seems to have struck a cord with lots of gamers.Pixel Addict magazine sponsors this episode. Visit www.pixel.addict.media to see the latest issue which focuses on Microprose who made some of the classic sims of the 16-bit era. While there check out the

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01:08:56

Game Over Yeah! - This Week In Retro 192

This Week in Retro ·

2024/10/26

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Dave is a little under the weather this week so Chris steps up. We look back at Sega Rally, did it change driving games 30 years ago? The C64 is getting a Street Fighter 2 conversion, its looking fast and playable but does it retain all the right components? Worms has been a hit since it first appeared and the original developer is working on an update for the Amiga! Get those sheep ready! Please visit Chris' channel, 005 AGIMA,

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Is Older Always Better? - This Week In Retro 191

This Week in Retro ·

2024/10/19

We return to find that your PC will be able to emulate an Xbox, that a rare Microprose arcade cabinet has been restored ( and is quite excellent ) and we check out a report that asks why some games age better than others. We also have news of a special Atari focused magazine which may or may not have been officially announced when you read this...we don't know. If you like our podcast then it is quite likely that you will also enjoy Pixel Addict magazine. Made by and for lovers of retro

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01:12:11

Atari Jaguar On The Toilet - This Week In Retro 190

This Week in Retro ·

2024/10/05

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Strange show title this week but please stick with it! Neil is back full time! And who is this joining him and Dave? It's Chris! This week they look at Jaguar emulation on the iPhone, a list of 10 greatest gaming innovations ( and come up some more ) and ponder what will happen now that WinAmp's source code was posted to GitHub. All this and the usual quick fire retro gaming news and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 -

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55:06

40 Years of ELITE - This Week In Retro 189

This Week in Retro ·

2024/09/28

Elite is 40 and to celebrate some source code has been shared. Fancy a job at Sega looking after its history? A PS2 gets a stunning restoration. Neil drops by to chat to Dave and Rees about this week's retro computing stories.Once again thank you Rees for stepping up and helping us out while Neil was away. Rees has a lot of retro content, please visit https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/ for all the info. Check out the latest issue of Pixel Addict for a big feature on popular Disney game Duck Tales. You will

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01:06:05

Return Of The Cartridge Game - This Week In Retro 188

This Week in Retro ·

2024/09/21

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠We are joined by Ben from Plaion, the people who bought you the Atari 2600+ and the forthcoming 7800+. We talk about cartridge gaming, get some info on the new Atari consoles and wonder what could be next from Atari. Do you worry about being fooled by fake cartridge games on sale in stores which may not know how to spot a fake? The BBC looked into it. Finally, are hard drives really as unreliable as reported? Maybe not. All this

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01:10:58

Dongles, Doom & DOS - This Week In Retro 187

This Week in Retro ·

2024/09/14

This week we are joined by Richard from Heber Ltd. to talk about a video that shows life behind the scenes at id Software and the ITX Llama, a machine built for 90s gaming. We also discover the origin of the Dongle!The new issue of Pixel Addict has a big feature on the classic game Duck Tales. With info and interviews on how this hugely successful game came to be. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for the full run down. 00:00 - Show Opening 08:55 - Moments Before Doom Story Link:

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01:24:56

New Consoles For Everyone - This Week In Retro 186

This Week in Retro ·

2024/09/07

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Jason from Mr Lurch's Things joins us for a bumper edition to talk about a bunch of new old consoles that are coming our way shortly. We wonder just how accurate are the Commodore sales figures and discover that there a well timed YouTube video that talks about that very subject. Be sure to check out Jason's videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@MrLurchsThings 00:00 - Show Opening 07:12 - 7800+ & The Spectrum, & Full Size

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Commodores Are Burning Hot! - This Week In Retro 185

This Week in Retro ·

2024/08/24

Fan favourite Chris is back to bring his views on a new book all about classic arcade games, to find out just how cool the C64 really is and how good old MS Paint has seen off its intended successor. All this and the Community Question Of The Week answers. You read Pixel Addict on the move, right? The history of luggable and portable computers is fascinating. The cover story this month takes a look at pioneering mobile computers including the Osborne 1, Kaypro II, Compaq Portable and even

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01:06:57

Golden Joysticks Ahoy! - This Week In Retro 184

This Week in Retro ·

2024/08/17

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠This is This Week In Retro (TWIR), your weekly show about retro (vintage) computing. Dave and Rees are joined by David from RoseTintedSpectrum this week to talk about his own, very popular, video on UK TV show Gamesmaster. There is a new version of Doom on the way and an old word processing friend has returned. Please check out RoseTintedSpectrum at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGDTjXnyGM5flG6Xk6fiMAg 00:00 - Show

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01:00:40

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

This Week in Retro ·

2024/08/10

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

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