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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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54:28

Preserving Atari’s Legacy - This Week In Retro 254

This Week in Retro ·

2026/02/07

After years of uncertainty, the vast and historically significant Atari archives held by the late Curt Vendel have a new home at The Strong National Museum of Play. We hear from Atari chroniclers Kay Savetz and Martin Goldberg about the significance of this new installation and share behind-the-scenes photos. Game design pioneer Mike Singleton gets another day in the sun as a Midwinter remake emerges, and the history of Counter-Strike and player-vs-player mayhem get fresh perspective with a new look

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71:18

PicoIDE Has Arrived! - This Week In Retro 253

This Week in Retro ·

2026/01/31

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠We celebrate the launch of PicoIDE, the all-in-one replacement for ATAPI CD-ROM and IDE hard drives by welcoming creator Ian Scott (polpo) to the show! Ian personally guides us through the underpinnings of PicoIDE, available for crowdfunding order now. Then we transition to tricky challenges in software preservation through the lens of Little Computer People and Alternate Reality: The City, and wrap up with a discussion on the

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54:25

Australia’s Computing History - This Week In Retro 252

This Week in Retro ·

2026/01/24

Australia's rich history of technological innovation gets the spotlight this week as Chris explores The State of Electronics, a channel dedicated to computing Down Under. Jason looks through the history of Leader Board golf and a comprehensive analysis of the "sunset-and-grids" aesthetic which has come to symbolise the 1980s, poking fun at international interpretation of the iconic Trapper Keeper along the way. And a treasure trove of Amiga Format magazines shared on the This Week in Retro subreddit

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55:39

Long Live Home Arcade Gaming! - This Week In Retro 251

This Week in Retro ·

2026/01/17

It's a bonanza of stand-up arcade feature stories this week. Will Basic Fun! give Arcade1Up a powerful next stage? We also remember the life and career of Sega legend David Rosen and look at the latest in miniature cabinets from My Arcade including Sonic the Hedgehog, Galaga, Pac-Man, and Atari hits. In other news a Sega racer achieves a rare trifecta on the show, the origins of PCMCIA are discussed, and we follow up on Stunt Car (Track) Racer and Freescape from last week's show.You can order the

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54:34

Still a Racing Show - This Week In Retro 250

This Week in Retro ·

2026/01/10

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠In this milestone 250th episode of This Week in Retro, we celebrate that the more things change, the more they stay the same. A revival of Geoff Crammond's Stunt Car Racer is our top story. That's just the tip of the iceberg in what was a very big week for fans of his game design work. In other news the set-top boxes of the 1990s and early 2000s get another look: the lost treasures of The Sega Channel have been preserved for

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20:54

2025 Unseen Bits - This Week In Retro

This Week in Retro ·

2025/12/27

As per tradition, here are some of the unseen bits and out-takes from This Week In Retro in 2025. Audio only listeners, you might get more from this by heading over to the video version on YouTube!Thanks for watching, your support continues to humble and amaze us. We will be back with episode 250 soon. 🏆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

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84:39

Commodores Under the Christmas Tree - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2025/12/20

In the last regular show of the year we are joined by Neil and Aaron for a bumper episode. The latest goings-on at Commodore including Commodore 64 Ultimates under the tree and reciprocal trademark challenges, a collection of things to do over the holidays and a look back at how catalogue shopping was a fun way to find your next tech obsession.We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine which has just launched issue 32. It covers those dial-up ISPs that had a firm grip on your internet access back in

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49:51

RAM Prices Skyrocketing (In the 1990s) - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2025/12/13

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠An 80s film and game icon has a statue at long last, RAM prices are sky high and not for the first time and the BBC took a look at how CGI was used in the film Tron. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:53 - Your Move, Statue Creep Story Link: https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/detroit-finally-has-a-robocop-statue/ 14:19 - All Of This Has Happened Before, And It Will All Happen Again Story Link:

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65:50

Let’s Talk About Joysticks - This Week In Retro 247

This Week in Retro ·

2025/12/06

We are joined by Allan (aka Happy Coding ZX) to talk about joysticks, haunted tech and does retrobrighting damage your beloved computers and consoles?Visit FVResearch.com for all things FujiNet! Emulate devices such as disk drives, printers and modems plus provide a wireless network interface to a wide range of retro computers. Please visit https://ko-fi.com/midnightbrew/shop to support Allan and the Movember charity. Changing the face of men's health. 00:00 - Show Opening 05:33 - Joy Of A Decent

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56:20

SEGA Master System Hits 40 - This Week In Retro 246

This Week in Retro ·

2025/11/29

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠The SEGA Master System ( and Windows ) have reached 40 years old. Microsoft has made Zork open source. We remember the work of Rebecca Heineman. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:37 - Time Waits For No Man - Or Console For That Matter Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/18/sega-master-system-nintendo-entertainment-system Xbox 360 At 20: https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox360at20 20:30 - 1979 In The Spotlight: Zork Is Now Open

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58:50

eXoWin9x Is Here - This Week In Retro 245

This Week in Retro ·

2025/11/22

We are very pleased to be joined by eXo this week, creator of eXoDOS and more. He is here to talk about the launch of eXoWin9x which is a growing collection of Win 9x games that have been cleverly packaged to run on modern systems.You can find out all about eXoWin9x here: https://www.retro-exo.com/ We also look back to when nobody was sure about the future of OS/2 and PowerPC. Plus are you sick and tired of racing games only featuring exotic motors? Fancy tearing around the track in your Nan's

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62:08

New CPC Games - Heavy Metal Computing - 1980s Space...

This Week in Retro ·

2025/11/15

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Dave is very excited because there have been a number of new games for the Amstrad CPC recently. Jason has been watching a very large and heavy hard drive spinning up. Chris has spent the past week in a galaxy far far away with some old space based games. 00:00 - Show Opening 02:44 - New Amstrad Games Story Link: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=105245 Sonic GX -

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64:16

A Blast From The Past - This Week In Retro 243

This Week in Retro ·

2025/11/08

The Sound Blaster name is back with something a bit different, does it sound like a good idea? The Commodore C16 gets a new version of Green Beret and did you enjoy MODtober?Pixel Addict. I never can get enough. Pixel Addict. Never can give it up, oh oh, no oh. https://www.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 02:17 - A Blast From The Past Story Link: https://www.techspot.com/news/110078-creative-revives-iconic-sound-blaster-brand-modular-audio.html 24:35 - Fight On, TED! Story Link:

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69:43

Get Ready For THEA1200 - This Week In Retro 242

This Week in Retro ·

2025/11/01

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠With Jason away this week we needed help and who answered the call...Neil! The THEA1200 has been announced, an interview with the creator of a 1997 SNES emulator is really interesting and how did the BBC get Fred Harris inside a computer in 1988? All this and other retro computing news plus The Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:34 - The THEA1200 Update Story Link:

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57:02

A Zombie Console Awakes - This Week In Retro 241

This Week in Retro ·

2025/10/25

This week in retro we discuss the return of a console we thought was dead an buried, the Intellivision. With two arcade focussed stories we feel old as Space Harrier turns 40 and we remember the fantastic ways that the arcade would try to immerse us in a gaming experience, all thanks to a fantastic video about the Sega R360.Pixel Addict magazine is getting ready to launch it's latest issue, with a focus on the Prince Of Persia. Leap on over to https://www.addict.media/ to set up a subscription

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51:39

Were We Wrong About DOS Gaming? - This Week In Retro 240

This Week in Retro ·

2025/10/18

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠How do you feel about making DOS games simpler to play? Did 1983s WarGames represent the tech of the day correctly? Are you tired of having to go to a retro museum? What if it came to you? All this plus news of something that arrived at Chris' door on the day of recording, some happy news for a friend of the show and your answers to last week's Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:04 - Turning DOS Into A Console Story

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61:44

The High Cost Of Computing - This Week In Retro 239

This Week in Retro ·

2025/10/11

A hour or so of retro computing chat including: How dare you diss the Amstrad CPC! Roger Dean talks about his work with Psygnosis. Do you really think computers were cheaper in the 8-bit era?It would be just wonderful if you could head over to https://www.addict.media/ and check out the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine. Each issue focuses on the cultural impact of home computing with hardware profiles, interviews, vintage software and game reviews. You will also find Amiga Addict as well as

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60:11

The Pi500+ Looks Yummy - This Week In Retro 238

This Week in Retro ·

2025/10/04

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠The Raspberry Pi 500 returns upgraded! Jordan Mechner posts about the many Prince Of Persia ports. All of Infocom all in one place. All of this plus more retro computing news along with your answers to the Community Question Of the Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:29 - Pies In My Eyes Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8LRs3a-wv4 19:48 - The Prince Of Persia Speaks! Story Link:

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53:59

Which Way Is Up? - This Week In Retro 237

This Week in Retro ·

2025/09/27

We are joined by Andy from the Big Car and Little Car YouTube channels today to talk about Dungeons and Dragons, inverted flight controls and how the BBC predicted that computer banking would spell the end for cash.Check out the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine at https://www.addict.media/ for more news and features on all things old and new for retro computing and gaming. Check out Andy's channels too! For his motoring videos head to https://www.youtube.com/@BigCar2 and for his computing

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57:17

Massive Vintage Computer Festival - This Week In...

This Week in Retro ·

2025/09/20

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠Jason has his report and some footage from Vintage Computer Festival Midwest (VCFMW). Chris is looking at the evolution of Elite and Dave asks a confusing question about gaming legends that rose from nothing. Plus other retro gaming/computing news in brief and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week. Luke A. Winter Writing : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574579192577 00:00 - Show Opening 01:30 - The Rise Of

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