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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!

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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.

    Atari’s Sprint Finish - This Week In Retro 173

    Atari’s Sprint Finish - This Week In Retro 173

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    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 IntelligentStory Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7T5GYBOQPq/?igsh=dG5hdTRwZHVvMmVz
    23:04 - The Return Of SprintStory Link: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/05/ataris-first-sprint-game-in-three-decades-launches-on-switch-next-month
    37:11 - Dave's Housekeeping
    Vintage Arcade Auction: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgeeykqx959oAuction Link: https://hansonslive.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/507
    Mario 64 No Jump: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/platformer/for-the-first-time-in-28-years-super-mario-64-has-been-beaten-without-using-the-a-button-and-it-only-took-86-hours/
    Nokia N95: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3OO3_oCfyg
    IDE Emulator Blog: https://cohost.org/Ackart/post/6055773-the-chronicles-of-an
    iPhone Emulator Legal Trouble: https://www.eurogamer.net/popular-iphone-emulator-in-legal-trouble-but-not-from-nintendo
    The Twilight Zone: https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-twilight-zone-was-a-warning-about-the-dangers-of-nostalgia/
    Steam Won' Transfer Dead People's Stuff: https://gamerant.com/steam-transferring-game-library-will-inheritance/
    Frogger RPG: https://woe-industries.itch.io/frogger-walkable-city
    49:09 - Hudson Turn 50Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/pc-engine-devs-celebrate-hudson-softs-50th-anniversary-in-special-event
    56:12 - Community Question of the Week
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    This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Automatic Nintendo For The People - This Week In Retro 172

    Automatic Nintendo For The People - This Week In Retro 172

    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 DeadStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsADJa-23Sg
    24:57 - Executing The N64Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywWwUuWRgsM
    36:32 - Dave's Housekeeping
    Vox Orion's Message: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1cvn0oj/what_does_this_week_in_retro_mean_to_you/
    CEX AMA: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/random-former-cex-staffer-holds-reddit-ama-and-the-first-question-is-a-doozy
    Apple Lifts Emulation Ban: https://www.techradar.com/phones/a-new-retro-gaming-app-has-landed-on-ios-and-it-can-emulate-38-different-consoles
    FPGA Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1crnbkq/about_daves_distinction_between_fpga_and_sofware/
    Pac Man Birthday: https://www.internationaldays.co/event-kids/pac-man-birthday/r/recr4y9ulVQ4uY3o4
    Spectrum Pac Man RX: https://happycodingzx.itch.io/pacman-rx
    Lemmings Dance Track: https://youtu.be/4n4pk9uWfiU?si=q6vBr0Lcw11Ppv7A
    OutRun AGA: https://youtu.be/CLaedlbr4wg?si=oX6VPXX1vmOSZv0z
    Goodbye 4:3: https://youtu.be/Z7Ngusj_3w8?si=Z6opZY4qHyWZnVAn
    Atari Music Video: https://www.timeextension.com/features/most-of-my-engineers-were-stoned-nolan-bushnell-on-the-failure-of-atari-video-music
    Rob Smith DiskFlashBack: https://youtu.be/zFYf9jhp3bs?si=19e34Cvr78RcEQVH
    First Type-In Program: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1csm5ze/the_first_computer_game_typein_is_49_today/
    50:24 - Who Ya Gonna Call? The BBC!Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1ctazcw/fanmade_port_of_ghostbusters_to_the_bbc_micro/
    56:26 - Community Question of the Week
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    This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    The Atari Jaguar Needs Good Games - This Week In Retro 171

    The Atari Jaguar Needs Good Games - This Week In Retro 171

    🛠 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 Atari's Jaguar console. Back in the 1980s there was a home automation system that didn't require the internet (it did require you to read a hefty manual though).
    Plus more retro computing news and the all important Community Question Of The Week!
    00:00 - Show Opening
    08:30 - Radio ReturnStory Link: https://www.racunalniski-muzej.si/en/40-years-later-a-game-for-the-zx-spectrum-will-be-once-again-broadcast-over-fm-radio/Play Kontrabant 2: https://archive.org/details/zx_Kontrabant_2_1984_Radio_Student_sr
    17:08 - Good Jag Games At Last. Maybe?Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dij7aBXV91EJagFest 1999: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaZFCvxNwko
    31:11 - Dave's Housekeeping
    Tetris Hack: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/hackers-discover-how-to-reprogram-nes-tetris-from-within-the-game/
    Retro Magazines: https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/may/10/the-15-ish-greatest-uk-video-game-magazines-of-all-time?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
    Don't Stop Using Floppies: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240510-floppy-disks-why-some-people-are-still-in-love-with-this-obsolete-computer-storage-technology
    Gaming Addiction: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240510-floppy-disks-why-some-people-are-still-in-love-with-this-obsolete-computer-storage-technology
    Atari Carts Broken: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/atari-responds-to-reports-of-faulty-games-in-usd1000-50th-xp-collection
    Retro PDF Printing: https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/articles/retro-printer
    38:17 - I’m Sorry Dave, I’m Afraid I Can’t Do ThatStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra9ov-ud_Q0
    48:29 - Community Question of the Week
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    • 56 min
    Cut Price MiSTer Is Here! - This Week In Retro 170

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

    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 today is John “Chucky” Hertell. Well known in the Amiga world he’s created such wonders as the reAmiga 1200, a reverse engineered A1200 with lots of extras, likewise with the Amiga 4000 and a whole lot more besides. Check his blog out: https://wordpress.hertell.nu/
    Sign the UK petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659071
    00:00 - Show Opening
    05:21 - 30 Years Without Chicken Lips (Commodore)Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/anniversary-30-years-ago-today-commodore-died
    18:26 - Life Support For Video GamesStory Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1cj74bp/the_gvernment_responds_to_the_petition_about/
    34:00 - Dave's Housekeeping
    ST Demoscene History: https://marincomics.com/atari-st-demoscene-books.html
    BBC Breakfast Retro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVzJnAyTEDc&t=1s
    Retro Boardgames: https://www.bestproducts.com/lifestyle/g60658758/retro-board-games/
    Betting On Arcade Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwhw-jcXYoo&t=1s
    Sindy Is 60: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c25rgw7nqw7o.amp
    The Internet In Decline: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/04/the-internet-is-in-decline-it-needs-rewilding
    BASIC Is Also 60: https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/03/basic_60th_birthday_releases/
    Zork Speedrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCbvyPbhRfA&t=1s
    Infocom Catalogue: https://eblong.com/infocom/ 
    44:18 - Mister CheapskateStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RSrzM7dM-Y
    01:06:16 - Community Question of the Week
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    • 1 hr 18 min
    Ugly Computers - This Week In Retro 169

    Ugly Computers - This Week In Retro 169

    🛠 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 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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    This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

    • 1 hr
    Goodbye To The Z80 CPU - This Week In Retro 168

    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.
    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 retro computers and consoles, games both old and new, and a other related and nostalgic topics.
    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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    • 1 hr

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