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This Week in Retro

This Week in Retro

By: Chris from 005 AGIMA Jason from The Retro Adventurers Dave and Duncan Styles
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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.Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles Science Fiction
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  • Happy Birthday ATARI ST - This Week In Retro 223
    Jun 14 2025

    Join us as we talk about the Atari ST as it turns 40 years old! The Dolphin emulator gets an update and GOG puts its cards on the table regarding game preservation.

    All this and a cat attack plus your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.

    Pixel Addict magazine issue 29 is ready! Latest retro games reviewed: Capcom Arcade Stadium (Switch/Xbox/PC/PS4), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind (Switch/Xbox/Steam/PS5) and Old Towers (Atari Jaguar). Head over to https://www.addict.media/

    00:00 - Show Opening

    03:11 - Happy 40th My Old Friend Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/anniversary-the-atari-st-everyones-second-favourite-16-bit-home-computer-turns-40

    21:55 - You Ride That Dolphin! Story Link: https://www.androidauthority.com/dolphin-emulator-update-2506-3564132/ Additional Link 1: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/polish-engineer-creates-postage-stamp-sized-1980s-atari-computer/ Additional Link 2: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2/posts/4400514?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_backer_project_update_registered_users

    40:40 - Housekeeping - News links found below

    47:41 - For GOGs Sake! Story Link: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/gog-lays-out-the-business-case-for-robust-game-preservation

    1:00:46 - 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.

    Housekeeping Links:

    £40,000 gone. Why I'm not being paid for my book : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLWsSQf8Mjs

    Pensioner Gamers : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c861egvqlzjo

    Old Skool Cool : https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fy53bms3xdv4f1.jpeg

    Bill Atkinson Passes : https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Ftrscfdckcn5f1.png%3Fwidth%3D1126%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D9bff2e4457ab618cc3c86ed34904a2562bf1c3e5

    PCW9256 Online : https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F2580zqhjjs4f1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1349%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3De8b268f76d81a6ae362711ec8f47697d5d6a1032

    Boulderdash : https://spillhistorie.no/2025/06/06/how-boulder-dash-was-created/

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Star Wars: X-Wing Gets An Upgrade - This Week In Retro 222
    Jun 7 2025

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠

    Delve into the making of Myst and its sequels. Check out the amazing work on revamping X-Wing. Are you fan of PDAs? It is time for another hour of retro computing/gaming chat.

    PAUG Gaming Day Footage: https://youtu.be/hL7vvB_-ApQ?si=TAWpmYXpOMp0m25u

    00:00 - Show Opening

    04:17 - Myst-ery Videos Recovered Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee8IivQyu_4 Additional Link 1: https://themystdocumentary.com/ Additional Link 2: https://gamehistory.org/donate/

    19:35 - Red Five Standing By Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/@AzrapseWare

    35:46 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

    44:33 - Public Displays of Affection! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut9nErQHOvI

    58:44 - 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.

    Dave's Housekeeping Links

    The Design Droid: https://www.thedesigndroid.co.uk/

    Urb-X Warriors Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonywarriner/urbx-warriors-an-original-game-for-the-spectrum-next/

    TWIR On A Refrigerator: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1l0ddfu/twir_on_a_refrigerator/

    GenesisFan54 Passes: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/his-contributions-will-be-sorely-missed-sega-homebrew-dev-genesisfan64-has-passed-away

    Retroarch Run Ahead Feature: https://www.xda-developers.com/run-ahead-setting-turns-super-mario-world-platformer/

    Portland Arcade Closes: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/25181545.freeplay-gaming-arcade-portland-close-month/

    BBS Truck: https://i.redd.it/ieicmjcw853f1.jpeg

    Classic Games That Never Need A Remake: https://www.dualshockers.com/classic-games-that-will-never-need-remake/

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Hot Tubs & Car Phones - This Week In Retro 221
    May 31 2025

    Back to the 80s where everyone had a Filofax and wore power suits! Remember how some coders wanted to be rock-stars? How can you spot a fake coding book and a certain pinball game has made a return. All this and more in this week's retro computing podcast.

    As we patiently wait for the next issue of Pixel Addict to come along why not check out https://www.addict.media/ and pick up any issues you are missing. It's no good having an incomplete collection!

    00:00 - Show Opening

    03:51 - It’s A Faaaake! Story Link: https://youtu.be/MNxDPnr7mI0?si=-P-5yG0MfBKksV3V

    16:58 - 80s Rockstars Revisited! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aV5Pfj7_20 Story Link 2: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/05/sierra-made-the-games-of-my-childhood-are-they-still-fun-to-play/

    35:57 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

    46:24 - You Space Cadet! Story Link: https://www.droid-life.com/2025/05/19/space-cadet-pinball-of-windows-fame-now-on-android/

    53:18 - 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.

    Dave's Housekeeping Links: Shenmue Update: https://www.cbr.com/sega-dreamcast-games-not-as-good-as-you-remember/

    Turing Papers Auction: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/24/turing_papers_auction/

    Microsoft Edit Revival: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/20/microsoft_edit_revived/

    Silverstone Retro Style PC Case: https://youtu.be/lNa6jdCQzlU?si=41NLQtYgAk5KnvjJ

    Voyager 1: https://youtu.be/p0K7u3B_8rY?si=kqrw9HJXXZv2rJjs

    New Amiga Outrun Audio (Splash Wave): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2HtUmtX3v4

    Three Player Adventure: https://www.h2hadventure.com/the-console-the-cable-and-the-game-that-could-have-been

    Episode Credits

    Parts of "Pinball Electronica Wildfire Pinballl!" courtesy of ArcadeUSA See the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvpwrHj7s18

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    59 mins
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