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"Keep a copy of what's important to you."
"Punish your children one day."
With these bullet points (provided by special guest ย @RonsCompVids ) in mind, we take a critical look at a Philips CD-i retrospective, discuss a substantial update to the Stop Killing Games movement, and dig into the fundamental right of physical media ownership. We share your top tips to avoid doomscrolling and introduce a new Community Question of the Week: what retro technology would you resuscitate with a one BILLION dollar budget?
00:00 - Show Opening
05:18 - Was The CD-i Doomed From The Start?
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNDm13SbX_Q
30:54 - Ross Has Saved Your Game
Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/stop-killing-games-is-launching-ngos-in-the-european-union-and-the-us-were-not-just-going-away-on-this/
48:53 - Housekeeping - News links found below
58:51 - Streaming Is So Last Year
Story Link: https://www.whathifi.com/streaming-entertainment/why-ill-never-give-up-my-dvd-collection
01:15:02 - 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
News In Brief Links
SDF Public Access UNIX: https://connect.sdf.org/
Commercial Availability Of Pre-2010 Games: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Frflir4u3odkg1.jpeg
THEA1200 Preorder: https://retrogames.biz/products/thea1200/
Dolphin Emulator: https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2026/02/16/rise-of-the-triforce/
Lemmings 35th Anniversary: https://youtu.be/Ulx0WE8KnA4
ATABoy: https://youtu.be/XUmxxTCaCM4
Echo Aviation Controller: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/honeycomb-echo-aviation-controller-reviewย
Games You Missed: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1rbp5d2/new_column_from_itsmethyroid_games_you_missed/
Giant Macintosh: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/case-mods/computer-history-museum-unveils-comically-large-scale-rendition-of-the-1986-apple-macintosh-plus-towering-all-in-ones-keyboard-looks-disproportionately-huge-today