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Get up to speed with the hottest news in the world of retro gaming and computing. Submit your own stories and upvote your favourites at r/ThisWeekinRetro. Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005AGIMA and Dave!
A relaxed and light hearted chat on the subjects that YOU choose on our Reddit page. With the occasional special guest and a Community Question Of The Week where you get to have your say and share stories.
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Ugly Computers - This Week In Retro 169
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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 DOS games running in Windows 95.
All this and other retro computing topics in brief along with your answers to last show's Community Question Of The Week.
00:00 - Show Opening
08:21 - Come On In The DOS Are OpenStory Link: https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2024/04/25/open-sourcing-ms-dos-4-0/
17:21 - Wing Dings CommanderStory Link: https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/19/wing_commander_windows_95/
33:17 - Dave's Housekeeping
Game Boy at 35: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/apr/21/the-game-boy-at-35-a-portal-to-other-magical-worldsAdditional Game Boy article: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/apr/24/pushing-buttons-game-boy-35-years-old-readers-memories-nintendo
American Visits British Computer Museums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sz4L_h_6I4
Google Demolishes Atari: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/how-googles-rampant-sunnyvale-expansion-is-erasing-ataris-history
Infrogrames To Return: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/atari-relaunches-infogrames-immediately-buys-totally-reliable-delivery-service
Short Pong Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPVa2gIVWIQ
9th INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER CLUB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_efz3edJt4Q
Stop Killing Games: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
44:43 - The Amiga is Ugly. Yuck!Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/apr/26/my-undying-love-for-the-painfully-uncool-amiga?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2NWTnWGzSrUJZyLvrcrQjHW76tIPm1ZN1GEp-QZERuOFc_P7Mlgo25-hI_aem_Afey1P6fPnf1zOKSlBwWVNKz3hSgj-fkWz0zCxwvDb2pE54wQU2ZA6ah95FaR-H6aJlkv-QB-UWqNZH1HUP5e8WA
52:23 - Community Question of the Week
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Goodbye To The Z80 CPU - This Week In Retro 168
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.
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00:00 - Show Opening
06:25 - Zed’s Dead Baby. Zed’s DeadStory Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c7booz/z80_discontinued_after_48_years/
17:22 - Woah, Slow Down There TechnologyStory Link: https://theconversation.com/hard-work-and-happy-accidents-why-do-so-many-of-us-prefer-difficult-analogue-technology-227472
34:37 - Dave's Housekeeping
Sonic Calculator: https://www.xda-developers.com/sonic-2-ti84-calculator/
David Thorpe: https://www.binaryzone.org/thezone/davidthorpe.php
Retro In Japan: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/the-tourists-have-taken-everything-laments-japanese-resident-as-retro-runs-dry
C64 Beats IBM Quantum?: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/commodore-64-outperforms-ibms-quantum-systems-1-mhz-computer-said-to-be-faster-more-efficient-and-decently-accurate
Riqa, The Lost N64 Game: https://www.gamesradar.com/after-25-years-the-lost-n64-game-that-couldve-been-nintendos-answer-to-tomb-raider-has-been-preserved-online/
5 Reasons To Play DOS Games: https://www.howtogeek.com/now-is-the-best-time-to-play-retro-dos-games/
Golden Axe TV Show: https://www.engadget.com/theres-a-tv-show-coming-based-on-segas-classic-arcade-game-golden-axe-185336446.html
44:06 - Ink Jet Fury!Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aoBK-K_K-Y
52:42 - Community Question of the Week
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High Street Retro Repair - This Week In Retro 167
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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 and a number of other topics looked at in brief.
00:00 - Show Opening
05:48 - I’m Not Addicted I Could Stop Whenever I WantStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbu0kmCeLSI
17:39 - Cexy TimeStory Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/cex-is-launching-its-own-repair-service-for-retro-consoles
29:57 - Dave's Housekeeping
Trocadero - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bzohn1/mayor_of_london_candidate_pledges_to_turn/
CPC464 Hits 40! - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bz7kid/amstrad_cpc_464_turns_40/
Backporting .NET - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c1iozu/backporting_the_net_framework_to_allow_relatively/
The Story of The Oregon Trail - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c1ox0s/the_story_of_the_oregon_trail/
Paul Daniels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_iEWoiRVIQ
Atari ST 50fps Racer - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/this-new-atari-st-racer-is-looking-seriously-smooth
Hyperion - https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2024-04-00029-EN.html
41:15 - Please Don’t Go!Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE
Campaign Link: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
55:32 - Community Question of the Week
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Lara's Number One! - This Week In Retro 166
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.
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00:00 - Show Opening
05:48 - Games With CharacterStory Link: https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/bafta-most-iconic-character-poll-results
17:56 - Apples To OrangesStory Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bwuci2/apple_to_finally_allow_retro_emulators_in_the_app/
33:02 - Dave's Housekeeping
The400 Mini CX Stick Fix Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OoeCWnRcLE&t=1s
Desk That Runs Doom: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/rescued-retro-desk-pc-becomes-the-latest-device-to-run-doom-amd-duron-based-system-unsurprisingly-lets-you-shotgun-blast-imps-without-major-issues
Youngsters Like Retro Too!: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/02/why-are-younger-generations-embracing-the-retro-game-revival
Legal Action To Protect Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE
New Tune from H0ffman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9ucA_WXSUw&t=1s
UK Collector Frazer Rhodes Making A Museum: https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-meet-the-uk-collector-creating-his-own-retro-game-museum
Retro Could Save The Gaming Industry: https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/07/retro-gaming-can-saviour-whole-video-games-industry-readers-feature-20599998/
45:40 - We’re All FloppyStory Link: https://spectrum.ieee.org/3m-floppy
58:54 - Community Question of the Week
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From 6502 to FPGA - This Week In Retro 165
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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 GenerationStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acUH4lWe2NQ
20:48 - FPGA GPU 4 UStory Link: https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/30/furygpu_xilinx_fpga_graphics/Dev Blog Link: https://www.furygpu.com/blog/hello
34:55 - Dave's Housekeeping
Physical Media: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/27/the-film-fans-who-refuse-to-surrender-to-streaming-one-day-youll-barter-bread-for-our-dvds?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-gb
8-Bit Do C64 Keyboard: https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/28/24113566/8bitdo-commodore-64-retro-mechanical-keyboard-specs-release-date-price-features
Windows Format Menu: https://kotaku.com/windows-11-30-year-old-menu-nt-format-story-plummer-1851364593
Doom On A Router: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcjuoEZg8rI
50:13 - 30 Is Elderly NowStory Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/join-us-in-celebrating-all-things-elder-scrolls-as-the-legendary-rpg-series-turns-30/
57:51 - Community Question of the Week
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You Wouldn’t 3D Print a Computer - This Week In Retro 164
Your weekly Retro Computing discussion show returns! Rollercoaster Tycoon is 25 years old? Are you a fan of any of the Tycoon games? We chat about those classic SIM games, take a look at how somebody went to extraordinary lengths to create a new old Mac and more old tech has been spotted in new media.
All of that plus many other topics are covered in Dave's Housekeeping and we get your answers to this week's Community Question Of The Week.
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00:00 - Show Opening
07:13 - 25 Years Of Ups and Downs With Rollercoaster TycoonStory Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/22/rollercoaster-tycoon-at-25-its-mind-blowing-how-it-inspired-me
20:36 - Don’t Fix It, 3D Print ItStory Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bhw3xl/3d_printing_a_fullsize_macintosh_the_brewintosh/
38:12 - Dave's Housekeeping
Music Rights = De-listed Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBXbrofwKwM
WipeOut on 68K Amiga: https://arcziii.itch.io/wipeout
Trocadero Centre: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/18/trocadero-london-arcade-segaworld-funland-portal-troc
Zelda Key Glitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lve6FoMsw_c
RCM's New Home: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/uks-retro-computer-museum-is-showing-off-its-new-home-in-april
NBA Giveaway Not OK: https://kotaku.com/nba-2k19-flea-market-giveaway-free-copies-xbox-one-1851349597
53:22 - Did I Just See What I Think I Saw?Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1blgcnn/venkman_has_a_pet_computer/Halo Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bmg2j5/retro_sighting_in_halo_season_2/
58:32 - Community Question of the Week
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