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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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01:06:57

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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NVIDIA Bailed Out By SEGA!? - This Week In Retro 182

This Week in Retro ·

2024/08/03

It's This Week In Retro, your weekly round up of news for old ( and sometimes not so old ) computers, consoles and games. This week we look back at some of the stand out loading screens from the Atari ST, find out how SEGA helped NVIDIA become what it is today and wonder if a CRT running at crazy refresh rates is the best option for modern gaming.All this and many more snippets of news in brief and your answers to our Community Question Of The Week! Neil is off for a few weeks and we needed

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01:06:01

The Codemasters Archive Returns - This Week In Retro 181

This Week in Retro ·

2024/07/27

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Think you know all of the Codemasters games? Why not use the Codemasters Archive to find out? Japan is preserving video games. The MIDI music of Tie Fighter is celebrated on its 30th anniversary. All this and more retro computing topics plus your answers to our Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 11:40 - Codemasters Archive Is back! Story Link: https://thecodemastersarchive.co.uk/ 26:26 - Preserving Games In A

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01:02:24

Retro Game Dev Reborn - This Week In Retro 180

This Week in Retro ·

2024/07/20

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠This week we learn about eXoDOS, discover that an old name from gaming history has been reborn and ponder why teens are so addicted to gaming in a way that older players may not have been. All this and the Community Question Of The Week where we ask you for your opinion. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:50 - eXoDOS Rocks Story Link: https://youtu.be/kFj70j5HNu8?si=3HbXsIhQ6_4ukc2F 23:50 - Regen TenGen Story Link:

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01:02:19

Microsoft Calls Time On Xbox 360 - This Week In Retro...

This Week in Retro ·

2024/07/13

The BBC went to visit DMA in Dundee. Microsoft is shutting the Xbox 360 store, has it had its time? With the recent video detailing the making of Syndicate by Bullfrog we wonder if that was the first game where you played as the bad guy?All this and your Community Question Of The Week answers plus other retro computing and gaming news in brief. Visit http://pixel.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. The current issue is an Elite special but don't miss the look at the Valiant Turtle

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01:10:52

The Amiga's Final Fight? - This Week In Retro 178

This Week in Retro ·

2024/07/06

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Clint has been LGRing for 15 years, how many more until he is considered retro? The Amiga is getting another new version of Final Fight, this time using clever copper techniques to get even closer to the arcade original. How much money have you wasted on Steam games you have never played? All this and more retro gaming news plus the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 08:03 - 15 Years Of LGR! Story Link:

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01:18:38

Cleaning Dirty Floppy Disks - This Week In Retro 177

This Week in Retro ·

2024/06/29

Wouldn't it be great if there was a machine to clean your old and dirty floppy disks? Now there is! Footage from a cancelled Indiana Jones game has surfaced. Did you ever want to play that shark arcade game seen in the movie Jaws?All this and more retro computing news along with the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:32 - Jonesing For Indiana Jones Story Link: https://youtu.be/VGgshWvrH2g?si=ycTRmQVP2urBDcuy Additional Link:

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01:06:22

Old People Complaining About Young People - This Week...

This Week in Retro ·

2024/06/22

Say goodbye to ICQ, the old messaging service. Is the youth of today really that different from that of the 80s/90s when it comes to gaming? We check out a list of the best games for failed platforms.All this and more retro gaming news plus your answers to the Community Question Of The Week. The current issue of Pixel Addict magazine has gone all Elite. From the awesome cover to the lengthy main feature with interviews with those involved in the creation of the incredible game. Visit

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01:11:12

The Real Winamp Player - This Week In Retro 175

This Week in Retro ·

2024/06/15

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠What if that classic Winamp interface could leave your PC screen and still play all your music? It has happened. What if somebody built that Voodoo graphics card powered laptop you wished you had? It has happened. What if your classic Amiga had PCI expansion slots? It has happened. What else has happened in the world of Retro Computing? Press play an find out! 00:00 - Show Opening 07:55 - Real Player Is Better Than Winamp? Story

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01:04:49

Acorns, Wizardry and Daley Thompson - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2024/06/08

Does your Acorn Electron need a new ULA? You are in luck! There is a remake of Wizardry : Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. We talk celebrities in old games and in particular the legend that is Daley Thompson.Plus many other retro computing stories and your Community Question Of The Week. Head over to http://pixel.addict.media/ for the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine which focuses on Elite. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:04 - From Tiny Acorns Story Link:

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01:11:12

Atari’s Sprint Finish - This Week In Retro 173

This Week in Retro ·

2024/06/01

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Two Atari stories this week which should both be welcome news for gaming fans. Happy 50th the Hudson Soft with turns 50 years old. Join in with the Community Question Of The Week over on out Reddit page, you might get a mention. 00:00 - Show Opening 07:50 - Atari Goes Intelligent Story Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7T5GYBOQPq/?igsh=dG5hdTRwZHVvMmVz 23:04 - The Return Of Sprint Story Link:

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01:06:57

Automatic Nintendo For The People - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2024/05/25

You think that Doom killed the Amiga right? Maybe not. What if you could recompile any N64 game to run on any system? The Ghostbusters finally get to bust ghosts on the BBC.All this and more in your weekly retro computing show. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine and the latest issue is now available from https://www.pixel.addict.media/ It's main feature is about classic games that used current events (at the time) as inspiration. 00:00 - Show Opening 07:08 - The Amiga Is Dead Story Link:

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The Atari Jaguar Needs Good Games - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2024/05/18

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 When you need him most he will be there! He stands tall, gazing into the middle distance while holding a bowl of noodles and hoping that his makeshift table cloth cape will billow in the breeze! We needed help this week and so, like the hero he is, he stepped forward and saved the day! Once again Radio is going to be used to distribute computer code. Find out what and where. JagJam 2024 hopes to bring some top notch games to

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01:18:21

Cut Price MiSTer Is Here! - This Week In Retro 170

This Week in Retro ·

2024/05/11

Commodore International filed for bankruptcy 30 years ago in 1994. There is the UK petition to force games publishers to commit to ensuring that games endure after any web dependency is shut down. Would you like a reduced cost MiSTer? If the answer is yes you might be in luck. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine and the latest issue is now available from https://www.pixel.addict.media/ It's main feature is about classic games that used current events (at the time) as inspiration. Joining us

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01:00:31

Ugly Computers - This Week In Retro 169

This Week in Retro ·

2024/05/04

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! You can find the Commodore PC10 III PCB Reproduction board we mention in the show here https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Commodore_PC10_III_PCB_Reproduction_312628_REV_5_7A_1089b872.html 🛠Dominik Diamond said the Amiga A1000 is ugly. Do you agree? Which is the ugliest of retro computers? We also chat about MS-DOS becoming open sourced and how the release has gone a bit wrong, and the effort Microsoft went to in getting

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01:00:50

Goodbye To The Z80 CPU - This Week In Retro 168

This Week in Retro ·

2024/04/27

The Z80 CPU has come to the end of its run, after 48 years it finally goes out of production. There is a resurgence in analogue tech and media. Just how crazy can a printer from the 1990s drive you? These topics and more are covered in this episode of our retro podcast. We also have your answers to the last show's Community Question Of The Week. We are kindly supported by Pixel Addict magazine. Take a look at http://pixel.addict.media/ for the full run down on the latest issue. Pixel Addict covers

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01:03:30

High Street Retro Repair - This Week In Retro 167

This Week in Retro ·

2024/04/20

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠This week we are joined by Frank from Retro Rewind. You can check out everything Frank has to offer at https://retrorewind.ca/ UK based retro enthusiasts will soon be able to take their console to a high street store to have them repaired. Has retro or gaming addiction changed over the years? Would you like to support a movement to stop games being taken away from paying customers? All this and our Community Question Of The Week

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01:08:21

Lara's Number One! - This Week In Retro 166

This Week in Retro ·

2024/04/13

BAFTA thinks Lara Croft is just about as iconic as a game character can get, do you agree. We might soon see retro gaming on Apple's iOS but what exactly do their new rules mean? We don't have a clue but we'll talk about it anyway. 3M used to be big in the world of the Floppy Disk but they jumped ship early....why was that?All this and a load of other news that has been submitted by YOU on our Reddit page. Thanks for doing that by the way, you're all ace. Our sponsor, PIXEL ADDICT magazine, would

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01:05:46

From 6502 to FPGA - This Week In Retro 165

This Week in Retro ·

2024/04/06

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Do you love the 6502 CPU? Of course you do, why wouldn't you? Lets chat about it. Would you like a graphics card that could be switch between standards (of a certain era)? Elder Scrolls turns 30! All this and more retro based stories in brief plus your answers to the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 10:06 - 6502 Powered A Whole Generation Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acUH4lWe2NQ 20:48 - FPGA

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