This Week in Retro

🛠 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 - https://norecess464.weebly.com/news/sonic-gx-is-now-available-for-download Bugs Quest 2 - https://yb-software.itch.io/bugs-quest-2 Amstrad Eterno X - https://capasoft.itch.io/amstrad-eterno-x Speed Racer - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19817 Svellas - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19816 Dia De Los Muertos - https://vitop69.itch.io/la-dias-dos-muertos Hexapucchu - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19300 Secret of Anubis - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19174 21:29 - Macrocomputing Monsters! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpC_9EmStAE Bendix G-15: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1opwtve/bendix_g15_the_oldest_working_computer_in_north/ Can This Be Fixed (Chaplet Halikan LA-30A): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BilLgXkR_Kw&t=1s 37:42 - Housekeeping - News links found below 44:03 - One Small Step, One Giant Video Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46EJUAIdTM 56:57 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links Vectrex Mini: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1852390947/vectrex-mini UK Gov Debates Games: https://www.eurogamer.net/concords-sudden-shutdown-is-such-a-big-deal-its-been-brought-up-during-uk-government-debates-on-video-game-consumer-laws Unix V4 9 Track Tape: https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/07/unix_fourth_edition_tape_rediscovered/ C128 Stuntcar Racer: https://youtu.be/C7kgYlKhTgo?si=UpFFu0LBkihvv4VZ Outrun Amiga Sprite Scaling: https://youtu.be/O_QP2qQJuXc?si=MgbF7lchxESx7UsW Family Computing Interviews Jack Tramiel: https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/family-computing-interviews-jack

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: https://arlagames.itch.io/green-beret-c16 40:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below 46:20 - MODtober Story Link: https://sonicstate.com/news/2025/04/29/why-old-computers-your-thoughts/ H0ffman Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFL-EKU6hI3rqzQ0cQwzM2FhZWgt7-9f- Exploring Turbosynth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4La4VL8Jvv0 59:20 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links FujiNet: https://fujinet.online/ Day Of The Tenticle Intro Remake: https://youtu.be/2LYPfMBie9Y?si=6py4l7hCcFIwjJ1R Pacman Halloween Google Doodle: https://doodles.google/doodle/pac-man-halloween-2025-edition/ DIY DECD Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLdEn2B49mk James Pond Collection: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/james-pond-is-getting-his-own-collection-on-pc-ps5-xbox-and-switch-2 ZX80 Documentary: https://youtu.be/_9v5jecL1S0?si=RB8Hs_E7y6sxTHym

🛠 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4aGhSoP7Rg 28:17 - Retro Is Retro Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG-oqvj4Tqk 42:53 - Housekeeping - News links found below 51:57 - Greetings Programs Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT5bUqxGmpk 01:02:54 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links Dos Box Pure Unleashed For Dummies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju9zVJmSEIY Shorter Games Worse Graphics: https://www.endlessmode.com/video-games/games-industry/shorter-games-with-worse-graphics-really-would-be-better-for-everyone-actually Unreal Redux Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8zyKdyQsQ Lego Goonies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yud24sbJlqo Darkenstein 3D: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195910/Darkenstein_3D/ CoCo Colour Glitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqLJox6UQwg Palace Arcade In Fremantle Is Closing: https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/perth/the-palace-arcade-fremantle-bar-closes-on-high-street-due-to-noise-complaints-and-threats-of-huge-fines-c-20422920

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 and to check out the special celebration of Amiga Format in the latest issue of Amiga Addict. 00:00 - Show Opening Deadl0ck’s TWiR Guide: bit.ly/TWIRGuide 04:29 - Atari Reanimates Intellivision Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/we-brought-the-rivalry-to-an-end-atari-reveals-the-intellivision-sprint Story Link 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/atari-purchases-the-intellivision-brand-but-not-the-delayed-amico-console Intellivision Basic: https://nanochess.org/ecs_basic.html 20:32 - Total Immersion 1985 Style! - Space Harrier Turns 40 Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/14/space-harrier-at-40-sega-arcade-yu-suzuki 32:10 - Housekeeping - News links found below 38:48 - You Spin Me Right Round Baby Right Round (SEGA R360) Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-LnKFILB5I Additional Link: https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20200704005/ 51:14 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links Aaron's Dos Box Pure Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sq7KJKoQrI South West Amiga Group: https://southwestamiga.org.uk/ Atari ST Upgrade: https://i.redd.it/i97tf4tbf2wf1.jpeg Amiga Addict/Amiga Format Special Edition: https://www.addict.media/current-issues-and-subscriptions/amiga-addict-ongoing-subscription Great Giana Sisters - Why So Valuable?:  https://old.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1o751wg/what_makes_it_valuable/ C64 Ultimate Shipping Update: https://www.commodore.net/product-page/commodore-64-ultimate-basic-beige-batch1

🛠 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 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4q8OMp15KA 13:56 - Right Through Falken’s Maze Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-B1clodRJ4 34:40 - Housekeeping - News links found below 40:12 - Back Of The Bus Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/converted-school-bus-turned-into-mobile-retro-computing-museum-historic-array-includes-sinclair-timex-zx-spectrum-48k-and-commodore-64 Additional Link: https://retroreset.org/the-bus/ 46:03 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links Vintage Tech Discussion Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMSxlRK7lY0 Amiga In Tokyo: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1o1ej4n/saw_on_a_random_street_in_tokyo/ Adrian’s Digital Basement On The Acorn Archimedes: https://youtu.be/zvv06jKcMtE?si=6kCILZ1G95FJAnb8 Floppy Rescue: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20251009-rescuing-knowledge-trapped-on-old-floppy-disks New C64 Bubble Bobble: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/bubble-bobbles-incredible-c64-port-just-got-a-new-fan-remaster-that-you-can-play-for-free Apple Mac Glider: https://youtu.be/vyeeQAcho00?si=x07vAgw6L7kfpnoa Jeff Minter’s ZX81 Fastlife: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/early-and-lost-jeff-minter-zx81-title-fastlife-recovered/

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 some one off issues dedicated to other classic computers. Tell them that we sent you and they will wonder why you are telling them that. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:18 - The Amstrad CPC Was Perfect and Bears No Criticism Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHK4n4CIsVc 14:57 - Mountains Come Out Of The Sky Story Link: https://spillhistorie.no/2025/10/03/legends-of-the-games-industry-roger-dean/ Additional Link: https://www.rogerdean.com/ New Games In 2025: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1nxpx2o/picking_up_that_new_game_in_2025/ David Retro Games Played Badly: https://www.youtube.com/@davidretrogamesplayedbadly3533 35:20 - Housekeeping - News links found below 39:34 - They Cost How Much? Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1nvzxtq/1985_computer_deals_adjusted_for_2025_prices/  56:16 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links 2025 Midnight Brew Collection: https://ko-fi.com/s/fa514c022b Windows 7 Market Share: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-7-usage-skyrockets-as-users-refuse-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-in-wake-of-windows-10-end-of-support Lego Game Boy Upgraded: https://www.theverge.com/news/790093/lego-game-boy-natalie-the-nerd Duke Nukem Voxels: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/duke-nukem-3d-is-about-to-get-an-ambitious-new-mod-that-replaces-its-2d-sprites-with-nearly-a-thousand-voxels Rob Smith Amiga HDD Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwAmNYBc-sU Dan Forden Leaves Mortal Kombat: https://kotaku.com/the-toasty-guy-from-mortal-kombat-has-left-the-studio-after-30-years-2000631151 Windows 3.11 Messes With Scammers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAomglv541s

🛠 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: https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/#a-platform-jumping-prince Commodre Plus/4 Port: https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/06/hot-news-as-prince-of-persia-has-been.html CPC Longplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCDu3hHbChI 39:40 - Housekeeping - News links found below 43:10 - Gruedness Me 54:07 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links Tech Pinup: https://old.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1nsqtqs/what_tech_is_your_pinup/ Atari 2600 Golden Axe: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/golden-axe-is-being-unofficially-ported-to-the-atari-2600 PicoGUS Improved: https://youtu.be/AkzHC6B1bKY?si=wPzagwrh5DyhsmiF Sir Clive Sinclair Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXnhJWsa24 EA Bought: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/26/electronic-arts-buyout.html 3DFX Voodoo Upgrade: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/3dfx-voodoo-modded-with-12-mb-of-ram-and-two-texture-mappers-reveals-how-revolutionary-gpu-was-way-ahead-of-its-time

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 content go to https://www.youtube.com/@LittleCar instead.  00:00 - Show Opening 06:29 - Dungeons & Dragons & Hamsters Story Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_video_games Additional Link 1: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/bioware-never-stopped-making-baldurs-gate-2/ 20:08 - Up Is Down, Down Is Up Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/sep/18/why-do-some-gamers-invert-their-controls-scientists-now-have-answers-but-theyre-not-what-you-think 33:19 - Housekeeping - News links found below 38:02 - Did The Card Kill Cash? Story Link: https://youtu.be/QiuIQNa-0-0 Additional Link 1: https://yorkshirepayments.com/the-history-of-card-payments/ Additional Link 2: https://www.mobiletransaction.org/history-of-credit-card-machines/ Additional Link 3: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/global-payments-in-2024-simpler-interfaces-complex-reality 47:24 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links Computer Chronicles Style Logo: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1niw6nw/the_computer_chronicles_kinda/ Atari 8-Bit Elite: https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/09/elite-david-brabens-8-bit-space-combat.html Deluxe Paint Review: https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/reviewing-deluxe-paint-40-years-on/ Arm History: https://thechipletter.substack.com/p/arms-chief-architect-on-the-history Apollo A6000: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/amiga-lives-apollo-a6000-promises-to-pick-up-where-commodore-left-off

🛠 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 The Nobody Story Link: https://youtu.be/H1jwoyBRYcU?si=IyQnlEIwJEXr9Uu6 17:37 - My Vintage Computer Festival Weekend! 36:24 - Housekeeping - News links found below 42:20 - The Evolution Of Elite Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NivmyB2JhKE 52:16 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links Tariffs and The Hobby: https://www.404media.co/its-just-a-mess-23-people-explain-how-tariffs-have-suddenly-ruined-their-hobby/ C64 Indy: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/09/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-adventure-prototype-recovered-for-the-commodore-64/ PETSCII Outrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNfUGs6JbNo Amiga Belfast: https://retro.directory/e777 PDP Gaming: https://obsolescence.dev/pdp1.html Sega Dev Kit Raid: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/sega-dev-kit-raid-a-preservation-disaster-for-collectors-archivists-and-the-gaming-community

Our first guests for quite some time are Taylor and Amy from The Taylor and Amy show. They join us to talk about BASIC, a teeny tiny replacement for the Commodore Datasette and a chap called Christopher Drum who has recently started a blog about productivity software and has decided to start with a deep dive into Deluxe Paint on the Amiga. But that isn't all he has to offer. Find more from Taylor and Amy thestopbits.bandcamp.com thestopbits.net https://www.youtube.com/@tayloramyshow Learn all about Casio and their technology legacy in the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine. Reviews of brand new Home-brew games and remembering Hewson Consultants, an interview with Rob and Andrew Hewson. Loads more besides. Head over to www.addict.media 00:00 - Show Opening 02:58 - Microsoft Open-Sources a Classic! Story Link: https://github.com/microsoft/BASIC-M6502 Article 1: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/microsoft_open_sources_6502_basic/ Article 2: https://www.pagetable.com/?p=46 17:13 - It’s A Commodore Datasette But Is It Far Away? No It’s Just Small! Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/remaking-a-commodore-64-datasette-from-1982-using-1993-microcassette-tech-techtuber-touts-1mb-per-tape-a-5x-improvement-over-the-original 29:06 - Housekeeping - News links found below 35:36 - Christopher Drum: Someone You Should Know Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1n9nncs/stone_tools_a_blog_about_retro_productivity/ Stone Tools Blog: https://stonetools.ghost.io/deluxepaint-amiga/ Channels Dave Mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/@TimberwolfK https://www.youtube.com/@Yesterzine https://www.youtube.com/@WhatHoSnorkers 50:07 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links Clint At LGR: https://youtu.be/6Lmi_b0REW0?t=454 The Making Of Geoff Crammond’s F1 Grand Prix: https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-making-of-geoff-crammonds-formula-one-grand-prix-series Xbox 360 Softmod: https://youtu.be/0gRHubim8DI?si=-JIOzun0uKktyySF The Amstrad PCW8256 Turns 40: https://amstrad.com/product/pcw8256-pcw8512/ When Gaming Was Fun & Simple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vxRXdcxv2U Game Boy Colour Outrun: https://bsky.app/profile/egvroom.bsky.social/post/3lxqowb7dyc22

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠   First the floppy and now the optical, can disks survive? The Texas Instruments TI99, did it ever stand a chance? Can arcade Commando be improved with the Commodore 64 SID tune? All this and more in your weekly retro computing round up. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:47 - Are Disks Immortal? Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/new-jersey-prisoner-laments-reliance-on-floppy-disks-for-appeals-documents-which-limits-file-size-to-1-44-mb-prisoners-allowed-20-floppy-disks-in-cell-but-usb-flash-sticks-are-banned SD Floppy Disk Concept: https://www.techradar.com/pro/this-creative-concept-reinvents-the-1-44mb-floppy-disk-as-a-modern-storage-device-a-holder-for-todays-sd-cards-packing-terabytes-of-storage End Of LG Blu Ray:https://youtu.be/HTNCYrLEezA?si=tBAKAUAkLyfc8OSw 16:32 - The Rise and Fall of Texas Instruments’ TI/99 Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlLQ_YifDl8 Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Jtv8hvau4 Online TI99 Emulator: https://js99er.net/#/ 36:22 - Housekeeping - News links found below 41:46 - Making The Arcade Port Better By Using SID Music Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewyzM-H286U 51:04 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links: UK Loves Retro: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/25/straight_outta_1996_why_were/ Vic-20 ISA: https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/vic-20-gets-isa-slot-networking/ IRC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UbKenFipjo Evoids: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3140290/Evoids/ Amiga No CPU Challenge: https://github.com/askeksa/NoCpuChallenge Byte Visual Archive: https://byte.tsundoku.io/

The Vectrex mini and TheA1200 are two new pieces of gaming hardware that are on their way. We talk about the Commodore 128, did it make it onto your radar back in the day? 30 years ago Microsoft made a big splash about Windows 95 and somehow became sort of cool.... Issue 9 of SEGA MANIA covers the first half of 1996 which is when the Saturn started picking up a little bit of steam. The Mega Drive also gets plenty of coverage as even in 1996 it was still giving the world some great games. Visit www.sega-mania.com to secure your copy. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:31 - The “THEA1200” Or A Mini Vectrex? Story Link: https://vectrex.com/ As seen at Gamescom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIdKfuCwCKk Home made Vectrex: https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/retro/after-42-years-someone-has-finally-worked-out-a-way-to-make-a-mini-version-of-my-favorite-80s-console-and-it-involves-an-amoled-screen/ TheA1200 at Gamescom: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/retro-games-ltds-full-size-amiga-replica-the-a1200-resurfaces-at-gamescom Retro Games Limited Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THEC64andMoreByRetroGamesLtd/posts/pfbid029FCDzrNpiUHWBC7yi3tAnyScn4hZwDoYgSU53vZQmN2ecPfbzLta9ysex8HjF6oAl?rdid=8CqcWT0xHwpFGv46 Amigang coverage: https://amigang.com/the-a1200/ 21:31 - Bad News For IBM & Apple! The Commodore 128 Revisited Story Link: https://www.heise.de/en/news/40-years-of-the-C128-Commodore-s-last-8-bit-attempt-10229308.html Additional Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ces-2025-is-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-commodore-128-the-last-8-bit-pc-first-appeared-at-ces-1985 39:02 - Housekeeping - News links found below 45:29 - Never Mind Your Commodore The Real Deal Is 30 Years Old - Windows 95! Story Link: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/i-was-at-the-windows-95-launch-30-years-ago-i-still-cant-stop-thinking-about-it 55:50 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links: DOS Reference: https://pcdosretro.gitlab.io/ VIC-20 Ultima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF57gYX76UI N64 Remake Delay: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/analogue-delays-its-n64-remake-console-yet-again-205343467.html CD32 Mini: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/commodores-ill-fated-amiga-cd32-is-getting-another-chance-to-shine-via-this-plug-and-play-mini-console 1967 Home Computer BBC: https://youtu.be/w6Ka42eyudA?si=a92jtEgLL0owIgcF BBC Micro Themed Keycaps: https://spkeyboards.com/products/dss-microcomputer-presale

The Settlers II is finally coming to the Amiga but you'll need a beefy setup to get it running. The Spectrum has a fantastic looking platformer called Cubix which appears to get the Spectrum doing things it shouldn't. We talk about a top 10 of apparent bad tech and get ready to throw around obscene amounts of money as Kevin Toms once again invites you to become a Football Star Manager. Thanks to Pixel Addict magazine for supporting us. If you would like the latest copy of the tech history magazine OR if you would like to write an article for it then head over to www.addict.media 00:00 - Show Opening 04:38 - In Defense Of Also-Rans Story Link: https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/10-of-the-worlds-worst-ever-inventions 24:26 - Managing Football Like It’s 1982 Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/aug/16/the-making-of-the-original-football-manager-kevin-toms 39:04 - Housekeeping - News links found below 45:00 - That Settles It Story Link 1: https://gamingretro.co.uk/29-years-later-settlers-ii-finally-gets-amiga-release/ Story Link 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/dev-reveals-secrets-behind-stunning-new-3d-platformer-for-the-zx-spectrum Moby Games Listing: https://www.mobygames.com/game/425/serf-city-life-is-feudal/ 54:59 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links: Dragonlance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtNYGdDccG0 Barn Of Retro: https://youtu.be/xnNxKAv7SMs?si=fT-5fRpZQoksr5w3 Laserdisc Emulation: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/sega-laserdisc-emulation-has-just-taken-a-major-leap-forward SACD: https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/05/sacd-albums-put-cds-vinyl-shame/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMJhMNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpFtEp0BLaRwWltK02KBazrg3XIuKaSL2P3C2xcrL7AKNaNP2mM3eUhmTLJL_aem_-NLuD8VPNbLLCvOGn6v2iQ Mega65 Digest: https://dansanderson.com/mega65/so-many-things/

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 America Online is hanging up on its dial-up service. Hexen and Heretic are remastered. We talk retro retail stores big and small. Plus a handful of other retro stories in brief. Stick around to the end for your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.  Could we trouble you to leave us a review on your platform of choice? Let us know if you do and you'll probably get a mention! 00:00 - Show Opening 02:38 - The Screaming Is Silenced Story Link: https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinued Additional Link: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/08/09/you-had-mail-aol-finally-discontinues-dial-up-internet-service Are there any dial up services left?:  https://www.reddit.com/r/retrocomputing/comments/1j18hap/any_dialup_isps_left_in_2025/ 14:53 - Heretic and Hexen Are Remastered! Story Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3286930/Heretic__Hexen/ 24:27 - Housekeeping - News links found below 30:44 - Retro Retail Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mjlvff/eb_games_going_retro/ Additional Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mk41mq/another_one_bites_the_dust/ 43:48 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links: BBC Forgotten Internet: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250731-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-the-forgotten-internet I Made A Floppy Disk: https://youtu.be/TBiFGhnXsh8?si=s1iaBj16TTIeLGXi Amiga A600 Flight Sim Cabinet: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1mkrpg1/anyone_want_an_active_amiga_flightsim_cabinet/ MOS6502  Is 50!: https://hackaday.com/2025/08/04/happy-birthday-6502/ Computer Entertainer Magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnckC-JuOR0 FPGA BBC Computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gGAg9Er1yU

Yes, its another show with Commodore in the title but things are happening! The original D&D megadungeon has returned...again! Do you remember the creation of the computer phone? Let the BBC remind you. All this plus news of a new C64 mini with all NEW games as well as a Mac mini which may not be around for too long. Pixel Addict issue number 29 features reviews of some of the latest retro games: Capcom Arcade Stadium (Switch/Xbox/PC/PS4), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Switch/Xbox/Steam/PS5) and Old Towers (Atari Jaguar). Grab your copy at https://www.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 02:53 - Fun & Challenges Keeping Up With C=s C64 Mini Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGg933fOb2M Commodore Victory: https://youtube.com/shorts/J-GZBvIneQU?si=4nmKFxwjf0-yN_8f Commodore Industries Press Release: https://commodore.inc/press-release-of-23-july-2025/ 23:54 - Let’s Go Back To Where It All Began Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL-x0H4MKMs Circle Of Eight Mod Pack: https://co8.org/community/threads/the-circle-of-eight-modpack-explained.7737/ Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3843520/The_Temple_of_Elemental_Evil/ 36:48 - Housekeeping - News links found below 42:07 - The Computer Phone Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuF65Ohn51M 57:15 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links: 30 Years Of Descent: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/remembering-descent-the-once-popular-fully-3d-6dof-shooter/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null AmigaCF Adaptor: https://gitlab.com/autumnhippo/amigacf Mini Mac: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/29/buy-a-24-inch-macintosh-plus-before-apple-stops-you Amiga Prototype: https://www.reddit.com/r/amiga/comments/1mg63k7/the_amiga_prototype_demoed_at_ces/ Football Manager Re-release: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-creator-of-the-original-1982-football-manager-is-porting-it-to-steam-jokes-its-the-only-football-manager-coming-this-year/ C64 Built From Scratch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvHDKfl2Tjo

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Put on your party hats and prepare the party poppers for it is time to celebrate the Amiga's 40th Anniversary. We take a look at some of the recent retro events and the interesting discussions that took place there. A valuable retro computing resource has had an upgrade, the Retro Directory hits v2.0! All of this plus a number of updates on previously covered topics and a few new interesting items in brief. Oh and don't forget your answers to this week's Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:32 - Amiga Turns 40 Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/23/15-best-commodore-amiga-games-celebrate-40th-anniversary-23724048/ BBC Amiga Report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6092fMkZY 22:07 - This Week In Nerdfests Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6092fMkZY Hacking the IIc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5fiK1UCinE&list=PL_8ByM2n4E2s_D39XbNYLgE_yJ6ZqMfLl&index=3&pp=iAQB Tom Persky 2025 VCF SoCal Presentations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P0gQucQap4 40:43 - Housekeeping - News links found below 49:51 - Retro Directory Turns Two Point Oh Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85RFeX76Hv8 55:42 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links SuperFX SNES Doom Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYN0twdMiDk Spectrum Next Issue 3: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0 OnceWereNerd Update: https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-not-innocent-3579610/ Stop Killing Games Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQN_ZA5WRpo Atari 2500+ PacMan Edition: https://www.eurogamer.net/ataris-classic-2600-console-re-release-is-getting-an-aggressively-yellow-pac-man-edition Tape Storage Is Not Dead: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/lto_2024_tape_shipment_data/ VAX Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-iA_9U3WTc Half Life 2 Train Fixed: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-18-years-a-surprise-half-life-2-update-makes-it-once-again-possible-to-beat-a-honking-train-on-highway-17 Acorn Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1makzdx/is_there_a_timeline_where_acorn_were_the/

Issue Three of the Spectrum Next computer smashed its Kickstarter goal in mere hours, and brings some important upgrades!Just how naughty are pre-loaded consoles and can they get you into trouble? Seems like they can. Let's talk about the missing Apple computer, the Mark Twain-edition IIGS. Pixel Addict issue number 29 features reviews of some of the latest retro games: Capcom Arcade Stadium (Switch/Xbox/PC/PS4), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Switch/Xbox/Steam/PS5) and Old Towers (Atari Jaguar). Grab your copy at https://www.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 02:58 - Next Up : Round Three Story Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0 15:16 - Are Pre-Loaded Retro Consoles Legit? Story Link: https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-copyright-lawsuit-3577995/ 29:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below 35:14 - Mark Twain: The Missing Apple Computer Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1m3kj8d/what_happened_to_the_ultimate_apple_gs_mark_twain/ 52:42 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links: Atari Vs Gemini: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/14/atari_chess_vs_gemini/ CPU Of RAM: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/a-diy-mad-scientist-from-poland-built-his-own-cpu-out-of-dozens-of-ancient-memory-chips/ RIP Dr Ramond "Dickie" Bird: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1m0rhk2/rip_roger_johnson_obituary_dr_raymond_dickie_bird/ 4 Modern Atari ST & Falcon Replacements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3OCxiUJ0Y4 Retro Games Updated Release Schedule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4t5sdAiig0 BBC Highlights Retro Gaming: https://youtu.be/ESc7hkdkBZw?si=b3Dgy7uMnqn1uLF1

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Find out which one of us has ordered the new Commodore 64 Ultimate! How did people feel about technology changing the job market in the 1980s? Doom! Yes it is back with another new implementation but this one uses something a bit snazzy on the SNES! All this plus other retro news and views along with your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.  00:00 - Show Opening 03:11 - The Ultimate Commodore 64 Story Link: https://www.commodore.net/ 21:01 - The Good Work Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRTv9S8ufBw  The Good Work: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60682 38:35 - Housekeeping - News links found below 43:56 - BFG Super FX3 Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/previews/hands-on-30-years-on-dooms-super-fx-3-upgrade-gives-snes-players-a-more-polished-way-to-rip-and-tear Video Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZKWxIMypTU 52:17 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links: PatmanQC Passes: https://www.youtube.com/@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries/posts Scott Adams 16K Adventure: https://www.facebook.com/636370982/posts/10161646809335983/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=cpbfTcHILNCdYoy9 Dad Plays Dark Souls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t76sOtfvgNk Gamers Switching To Retro: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy48w4xxg2jo?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLfcfpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvh3uVS-6V259lIwm-gGEpehlgtsMZDd29lBwmSTX9-Qxd9ShfVmreC2-_Li_aem_f2UaTP0V5HkVl3Pjk_A4qw Dracula Hunter: https://arlagames.itch.io/dracula-hunter Discworld Noir: https://youtu.be/PKlOCMjaGdc?si=yPruv4GtvmCYJMli

Hello and welcome to this week's look at retro computing and gaming goodness. eXoIF is a new release that contains almost 900 interactive fiction titles, Jason is pretty excited about it. Dave takes a look at a few pieces of hardware that are making big noises. Chris has been watching a new YouTube video all about everyone's favourite games publisher that used an awesome looking owl logo...wonder which one that could be. All this as well as a bumper number of quick news items in brief! Thanks to Pixel Addict magazine for supporting us for this episode. Issue 29 is now available where Richard C. Hewison takes you behind the scenes of his time as a games tester for Telecomsoft, the powerhouse behind legendary labels Firebird and Rainbird. Visit addict.media for all the details. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:28 - Would You Shell Out 16 Gigabytes To Match Wits With This? Story Link: https://www.retro-exo.com/if.html Captain Cutter’s Treasure: https://warrigal.itch.io/captain-cutters-treasure 31:14 - Upgrades Update PCMidi: https://pcmidi.eu/ SVI-328 PicoROM: https://github.com/fitch/SVI-328-PicoROM PicoCPC: https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/PicoCPC PicoGUS: https://github.com/polpo/picogus 48:06 - Housekeeping - News links found below 55:21 - Twit Tawoo Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcQWUXOeoLo Combat Air Patron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3uWijE-XGE  01:07:47 - Community Question of the Week 🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. News In Brief Links: Seiko RC-1000: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Ft06lv9gsww9f1.jpeg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D8b787a7144e37ed9f55ba4903089f97d293d77ee Head Over Heels Sequel: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/for-over-35-years-a-sequel-to-head-over-heels-has-been-developed-by-one-man-in-secret-and-its-coming-to-amiga-and-st-this-year ISEVIC: https://github.com/Bloodmosher/ISEVIC?tab=readme-ov-file Maplic Back Online: https://www.standard.co.uk/business/high-street-maplin-electronics-administration-retail-b1233586.html 1980s High End Advert: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fga8peisgji7f1.jpeg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3D47b6c2c72e573f1368ccc19e88417426d8c1365a Atari Falcon Chip Scan: https://mikrosk.github.io/decap/#what-is-this-about DOS Intro Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZW3meRiW7hp8uPYl5m91vw Frogger 2 Source Code: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvEO4IaEJlw Apple Power Mac Team Photo: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/after-27-years-engineer-discovers-how-to-display-secret-photo-in-power-mac-rom/ Fatboy Slim Atari ST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLjgXPDzeZo Rob Smith Likes To Whack A Mole: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/this-whack-a-mole-with-floppy-disks-running-on-an-amiga-looks-equal-parts-hilarious-and-surprisingly-difficult/

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Back with a longer than usual show this week but we have three great topics to get into. Can Commodore really be saved? The last "format" magazine closes. Finally, did you know that Ben Collins (once Top Gear's Stig) is an old school gamer? He took a shot at an Outrun record. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:04 - That Is Not Dead Which Can Eternal Lie, and With Crowdfunding, Even Death May Die Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN8r4LRcOXc&t=1s Additional Link 1: https://www.svb.com/startup-insights/raising-capital/how-to-find-the-right-angel-investors/ Additional Link 2: https://www.sec.gov/resources-small-businesses/exempt-offerings/frequently-asked-questions-about-exempt-offerings 36:21 - No Magazines? Ask Your Newsagent! Story Link: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/linux-format-magazine-closes 54:42 - Housekeeping 56:11 - Outrunning The Stig Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0wVVp_lq9Q and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq6CH5uKXDc  01:11:37 - Community Question of the Week   🏆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 hosts! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube: Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA Jason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast: https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com 📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337 📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWeekinRetro 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.