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This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroThe Beatles Had a Text Adventure Game!? - This Week In Retro 205🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Did you know that the songs of the Beatles inspired a text adventure game? Looking at some of the worst games on the Amiga and how much would you pay for a portable game of Asteroids?  2025 Museum Support Digital Bundle: https://rmcretro.store/products/retro-collective-2025-support-bundle 00:00 - Show Opening 04:27 - All You Need Is Text Story Link: https://cultfollowing.co.uk/2025/01/20/the-beatles-ill-forgotten-video-game-resurfaces-as-fans-find-playable-copy-of-beatle-quest/ 20:49 - The Amiga Sucks Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8CYthpfH...
2025-02-081h 00This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroAtari Jaguar On The Toilet - This Week In Retro 190🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Strange show title this week but please stick with it! Neil is back full time! And who is this joining him and Dave? It's Chris! This week they look at Jaguar emulation on the iPhone, a list of 10 greatest gaming innovations ( and come up some more ) and ponder what will happen now that WinAmp's source code was posted to GitHub. All this and the usual quick fire retro gaming news and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 08:5...
2024-10-051h 12This Week in Retro
This Week in Retro40 Years of ELITE - This Week In Retro 189Elite is 40 and to celebrate some source code has been shared. Fancy a job at Sega looking after its history? A PS2 gets a stunning restoration. Neil drops by to chat to Dave and Rees about this week's retro computing stories. Once again thank you Rees for stepping up and helping us out while Neil was away. Rees has a lot of retro content, please visit https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/ for all the info. Check out the latest issue of Pixel Addict for a big feature on popular Disney game Duck Tales. You will also find...
2024-09-2855 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroDongles, Doom & DOS - This Week In Retro 187This week we are joined by Richard from Heber Ltd. to talk about a video that shows life behind the scenes at id Software and the ITX Llama, a machine built for 90s gaming. We also discover the origin of the Dongle! The new issue of Pixel Addict has a big feature on the classic game Duck Tales. With info and interviews on how this hugely successful game came to be. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for the full run down. 00:00 - Show Opening 08:55 - Moments Before Doom Story Link: https...
2024-09-141h 10This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroNew Consoles For Everyone - This Week In Retro 186🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Jason from Mr Lurch's Things joins us for a bumper edition to talk about a bunch of new old consoles that are coming our way shortly. We wonder just how accurate are the Commodore sales figures and discover that there a well timed YouTube video that talks about that very subject. Be sure to check out Jason's videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@MrLurchsThings 00:00 - Show Opening 07:12 - 7800+ & The Spectrum, & Full Size Amiga, & PC88 Mini Story Link: https://www.th...
2024-09-071h 24This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroCommodores Are Burning Hot! - This Week In Retro 185Fan favourite Chris is back to bring his views on a new book all about classic arcade games, to find out just how cool the C64 really is and how good old MS Paint has seen off its intended successor.  All this and the Community Question Of The Week answers. You read Pixel Addict on the move, right? The history of luggable and portable computers is fascinating. The cover story this month takes a look at pioneering mobile computers including the Osborne 1, Kaypro II, Compaq Portable and even Commodore's SX-64. Visit www.pixel.addict.media
2024-08-2456 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroGolden Joysticks Ahoy! - This Week In Retro 184🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 This is This Week In Retro (TWIR), your weekly show about retro (vintage) computing. Dave and Rees are joined by David from RoseTintedSpectrum this week to talk about his own, very popular, video on UK TV show Gamesmaster.  There is a new version of Doom on the way and an old word processing friend has returned. Please check out RoseTintedSpectrum at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGDTjXnyGM5flG6Xk6fiMAg 00:00 - Show Opening Dave's narration on Atari Legend: htt...
2024-08-171h 06This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroWhat Was Your First GUI? - This Week In Retro 183Bob from RetroRGB joins us this week to talk SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis games, our memories of early GUIs and a Game Boy with a CRT screen which is still portable but VERY battery hungry. Once again Ctrl-Alt-Rees steps in to cover for Neil while he is on his break. There are more retro computing news nuggets in Dave's Briefs and the Community Question Of The Week.   Bob asks that you please visit https://www.retrorgb.com/  Rees has lots of good retro stuff over at https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/   T...
2024-08-101h 00This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroNVIDIA Bailed Out By SEGA!? - This Week In Retro 182It's This Week In Retro, your weekly round up of news for old ( and sometimes not so old ) computers, consoles and games. This week we look back at some of the stand out loading screens from the Atari ST, find out how SEGA helped NVIDIA become what it is today and wonder if a CRT running at crazy refresh rates is the best option for modern gaming. All this and many more snippets of news in brief and your answers to our Community Question Of The Week! Neil is off for a few weeks and...
2024-08-0357 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroThe Codemasters Archive Returns - This Week In Retro 181🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Think you know all of the Codemasters games? Why not use the Codemasters Archive to find out? Japan is preserving video games. The MIDI music of Tie Fighter is celebrated on its 30th anniversary. All this and more retro computing topics plus your answers to our Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 11:40 - Codemasters Archive Is back! Story Link: https://thecodemastersarchive.co.uk/ 26:26 - Preserving Games In A Jam Story Link: https://www.timeex...
2024-07-271h 06This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroRetro Game Dev Reborn - This Week In Retro 180🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 This week we learn about eXoDOS, discover that an old name from gaming history has been reborn and ponder why teens are so addicted to gaming in a way that older players may not have been. All this and the Community Question Of The Week where we ask you for your opinion.  00:00 - Show Opening 04:50 - eXoDOS Rocks Story Link: https://youtu.be/kFj70j5HNu8?si=3HbXsIhQ6_4ukc2F 23:50 - Regen TenGen Story Link: https...
2024-07-201h 02This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroMicrosoft Calls Time On Xbox 360 - This Week In Retro 179The BBC went to visit DMA in Dundee. Microsoft is shutting the Xbox 360 store, has it had its time? With the recent video detailing the making of Syndicate by Bullfrog we wonder if that was the first game where you played as the bad guy? All this and your Community Question Of The Week answers plus other retro computing and gaming news in brief. Visit http://pixel.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. The current issue is an Elite special but don't miss the look at the Valiant Turtle and the restoration...
2024-07-131h 02This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroThe Amiga's Final Fight? - This Week In Retro 178🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Clint has been LGRing for 15 years, how many more until he is considered retro? The Amiga is getting another new version of Final Fight, this time using clever copper techniques to get even closer to the arcade original. How much money have you wasted on Steam games you have never played? All this and more retro gaming news plus the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 08:03 - 15 Years Of LGR! Story Link: https://youtu.be/VQ-RUn5lzgw?s...
2024-07-061h 10This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroCleaning Dirty Floppy Disks - This Week In Retro 177Wouldn't it be great if there was a machine to clean your old and dirty floppy disks? Now there is! Footage from a cancelled Indiana Jones game has surfaced. Did you ever want to play that shark arcade game seen in the movie Jaws? All this and more retro computing news along with the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:32 - Jonesing For Indiana Jones Story Link: https://youtu.be/VGgshWvrH2g?si=ycTRmQVP2urBDcuy Additional Link: https://mixnmojo.com/features/sitefeatures/Indiana-Jones-and-the-Iron-Phoenix-The-Lost-Sequel-to-Fate-of-Atlantis/1 26:36 - Du Du , Du...
2024-06-291h 18This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroOld People Complaining About Young People - This Week In Retro 176Say goodbye to ICQ, the old messaging service. Is the youth of today really that different from that of the 80s/90s when it comes to gaming? We check out a list of the best games for failed platforms. All this and more retro gaming news plus your answers to the Community Question Of The Week. The current issue of Pixel Addict magazine has gone all Elite. From the awesome cover to the lengthy main feature with interviews with those involved in the creation of the incredible game. Visit pixel.addict.media for all the...
2024-06-221h 06This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroThe Real Winamp Player - This Week In Retro 175🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 What if that classic Winamp interface could leave your PC screen and still play all your music? It has happened. What if somebody built that Voodoo graphics card powered laptop you wished you had? It has happened. What if your classic Amiga had PCI expansion slots? It has happened. What else has happened in the world of Retro Computing? Press play an find out! 00:00 - Show Opening 07:55 - Real Player Is Better Than Winamp? Story Link: https://www.tomsha...
2024-06-151h 11This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroAcorns, Wizardry and Daley Thompson - This Week In Retro 174Does your Acorn Electron need a new ULA? You are in luck! There is a remake of Wizardry : Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. We talk celebrities in old games and in particular the legend that is Daley Thompson. Plus many other retro computing stories and your Community Question Of The Week. Head over to http://pixel.addict.media/ for the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine which focuses on Elite.  00:00 - Show Opening 06:04 - From Tiny Acorns Story Link: https://youtu.be/_4V4LLR2xjw?si=jYnlqUoyALI4fDmP
2024-06-081h 04This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroAtari’s Sprint Finish - This Week In Retro 173🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 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 Intelligent Story Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7T5GYBOQPq/?igsh=dG5hdTRwZHVvMmVz 23:04 - The Return Of Sprint Story Link: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/05/ataris-first-sprint-game-in-three-decades-launches-on-switch-next-month 3...
2024-06-011h 11This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroAutomatic Nintendo For The People - This Week In Retro 172You 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 Dead Story Link: https://w...
2024-05-251h 06This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroThe 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 consol...
2024-05-1856 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroCut Price MiSTer Is Here! - This Week In Retro 170Commodore 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...
2024-05-111h 18This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroUgly 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...
2024-05-041h 00This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroGoodbye To The Z80 CPU - This Week In Retro 168The 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 c...
2024-04-271h 00This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroHigh Street Retro Repair - This Week In Retro 167🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 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 oth...
2024-04-201h 03This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroLara's Number One! - This Week In Retro 166BAFTA 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. Our...
2024-04-131h 08This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroFrom 6502 to FPGA - This Week In Retro 165🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 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 Generation Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acUH4lWe2NQ 20:48 - FPGA GPU 4 U St...
2024-04-061h 05This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroYou Wouldn’t 3D Print a Computer - This Week In Retro 164Your 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.  We are sponsored this week by Pixel Addict magazine. The current issue has a guide t...
2024-03-301h 07This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroAtari Returns To The Arcades - This Week In Retro 163🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We check out a video which runs through the history of RPGs, look at how Atari is once returning to the arcades and look at the games up for entry in the Hall Of Fame this year. Plus other retro gaming news is highlighted in brief.  All that and the Community Question Of The Week plus a little something for our awesome patrons. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:43 - The Entire History Of RPGs Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
2024-03-231h 07This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroCan Physical and Digital Retro Live in Harmony? - This Week In Retro 162EA have added a number of classic games to their Steam line up, Japan loves it's retro games and a museum piece showcases a VHS rental store in Australia. Those are our main talking points this week but don't forget Dave's Housekeeping which includes a quick look at a load of other retro computing and retro gaming stories. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine! Go to https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for the latest issue which includes a feature piece all about Tandy/Radio Shack and it's very interesting journey into the world of home computers...
2024-03-1656 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroSwitch Emulator Taken Down - This Week In Retro 161🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Music on physical media is on the rise but did you know that Floppy Disks are included? Nintendo has shut down a Switch emulator, do you are agree that it was promoting piracy? Broken Sword is returning with a remaster, the kickstarter is live and has already smashed the goal, are you onboard? All that and some extra stories in Dave's Housekeeping and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 05:10 - Who Sues Yuzu? Story Link: https...
2024-03-091h 08This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroWe Will Fix It In Photoshop - This Week In Retro 160We are joined by Banjo Guy Ollie this week to take a look at the forthcoming Jeff Minter documentary , to look back at 34 years of Photoshop and the latest release of EXOSCUMM VM. You can see more from Banjo Guy Ollie here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5-umfrfqPvDvWCYHJGYtpA Or: https://twitter.com/BanjoGuyOllie We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine! Issue 18 is currently out and features a fantastic article on Tomb Raider and Lara Croft herself. Visit http://pixel.addict.media/ for all the details and get ready for issue 19 which will be...
2024-03-021h 10This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroWhat Killed The Xbox? - This Week In Retro 159🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We look back at Knightmare, the incredible adventure game for kids that has maintained its popularity. Are we approaching the end of gaming consoles as we know them? What caused the Xbox red ring of death? Microsoft have finally explained. All this plus some other news in brief and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:03 - Reliving The Knightmare Story Link: https://youtu.be/6BF9GpcsJ5Q?si=kb-EdJZoAP_cUqhH 25:58 - Leaving The Platfo...
2024-02-241h 07This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroAre Pirates The Good Guys? - This Week In Retro 158Retro DRM getting on your nerves? Microsoft dropped support for Safedisc years ago but now there is a new workaround. A new way of managing RAM in DOS should make getting your favourite games running easier. Did you ever wonder just how the blue LED took the world by storm? A fantastic video reveals all. We welcome back Clint from LGR to give his opinions on all the above and more. If you haven't already then please take a look at his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@LGR  Our sponsors are Pixel Addict Magazine a...
2024-02-171h 06This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroBowser Owes Nintendo $$$$ - This Week In Retro 157🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Windows 3.11 is still used on the German train network. Madness or perfectly reasonable? It turns out that the Sinclair Spectrum can Ray Trace!! The story of the 3 Bowsers, how game piracy landed Bowser in hot water with Nintendo. Plus Neil falls for one of Dave's terrible pranks, the week's news in brief in Dave's Housekeeping, and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 06:36 - Spectrum Spectacular Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/ray-tracing-made-possible-on-42-year-old-zx-spectrum-reasonably-fast-if-you-consider-17-hours-per-frame-to-be-reasonably-fast/ Robot...
2024-02-101h 01This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroCHRIS SACKED - This Week In Retro 155🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 It's a sad day at TWIR as we say a fond farewell to Chris as a regular host. He leaves us having chatted about a top 14 Amiga games list and how he was once fired from GAME, a company that has announced that it is no longer dealing in used games. All this and other retro gaming news in brief and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 12:40 - A Bizarre Amiga List Story Link: https...
2024-01-271h 37This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroThe Atari 400 Returns - This Week In Retro 154Classic Sega arcade games have been ranked, do we agree? The next mini console will be the Atari 400 (not technically a console) and a PlayStation console is brutally forced into a SNES case....its awesome fun. All this plus a look at other retro gaming news and our Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. The latest issue features an in depth look at the Connection Machine, an incredible learning computer. It's a really stunner too. Take a look at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for all the details.
2024-01-201h 07This Week in Retro
This Week in Retro2024 Is The Year Of Retro Computing - This Week In Retro 153🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Retro Computing in 2024 is set to be great. We take a look at just a few of the projects coming this year. Did you ever wonder why X-Wing never got an Amiga Port? We now know why. And after Tetris is finally beaten we ask ourselves if we ever managed something similar. Oh and we have some sad news too. It's a bumper episode this week so grab a coffee. All this as well as the Community Question Of The Week where we ask yo...
2024-01-131h 33This Week in Retro
This Week in Retro2023 Unseen Bits - This Week In Retro 152That wraps up another year of This Week In Retro. Here are some unseen bits that we collected during the past 12 months. Thank you very much for watching/listening and for getting involved in the comments here or on Reddit.  A HUGE thank you to our Patreon supporters, your support tells us we are doing something right...even if we have no clue what that is. 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/th...
2023-12-3030 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroA Retro Christmas - This Week In Retro 151An IT shop in Canterbury might fool you into thinking you are shopping in the 1990s. Can arcade games ported to home systems actually be better than the originals? We chat about some of our favourite retro gaming activities at this time of year. We are once again joined by Aaron from Amigos Retro Gaming. See all their retro gaming goodies at https://www.youtube.com/@UCtsK4QYe2tRdIxoZxwkX3Ww  We also have the Community Question Of The Week and a look in brief at some other stories. We are sponsored by Pixel A...
2023-12-231h 05This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroThe SEGA Neptune Lives - This Week In Retro 150🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 The SEGA Neptune, the could have been Mega Drive/Genesis with X32 hardware built in has been created, and it looks awesome. Can AI be used to help with COBOL programming? How did we get our game hints and maps before the internet made it oh so easy to cheat? All of the above plus a look a few other retro computing/gaming/tech stories and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week! Here is footage from the recent Perth...
2023-12-161h 13This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroPlay DOS Games On A Steam Deck - This Week In Retro 149🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 You can now play DOS games on your Steam Deck, yay! The good old film camera seems to be making a bit of a comeback and as Half-Life hits its 25th anniversary it gets an official update. Three very different stories this week.  All that and some other news in brief as well as the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 11:33 - Selfie On The Shelfie Story Link: https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2023-11-26/are-we-getting-tired-of-the-selfie-the-surprising-return-of-analog-cameras.html
2023-12-091h 10This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroCheckmate Commodore - This Week In Retro 148Doom and Doom II remade for the Atari Jaguar, a discussion about image scalers for retro gaming and do you know what Commodore's 2nd computer actually was?  All that and the Atari 2600+, news in brief and the Community Question Of The week. The Christmas edition of Pixel Addict is now available and it features stories about Christmas games and toys of old(ish). With interviews with various members of staff of the magazines we loved back in the day and there is even an insight into how the Argos catalogue was put together. Visit www.p...
2023-11-251h 05This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroRetro Gaming Has CRASHED! - This Week In Retro 147🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 PCB Way Project Link: https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/ZX_Nuvo_3_7da4cf60.html    The gang is all back together again and this week they chat about the huge reduction in prices of graded games, the open source Dungeon Keeper remake/expansion which has hit v1 and how an intrepid developer is implementing a BBC micro using a Quest 3 and AR or is that XR? We aren't quite sure. All of this and the Community Question Of The Week. Pl...
2023-11-181h 03Iain Lee\'s Random Access Memories
Iain Lee's Random Access Memories5 - Ultima on PC with RMCRetro NeilHere is episode 5 for you! This time I got to chat to Neil from @RMCRetro - he is such a lovely man and has a lot of places you can find him! Check out the following retrocollective.co.uk and https://www.youtube.com/@RMCRetro/about Ultima is a game I have a brief and embarrassing relationship with...I'm sure it will give you a giggle!Listen ad free and support the show at www.patreon.com/iainLee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-11-1338 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroThe A500 Maxi Announced - This Week In Retro 146🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We return after a week away with a fantastic guest in Iain Lee, he has launched his own retro podcast called Random Access Memories which he tells us all about as well give his thoughts on this week's retro computing stories. Those stories are the unveiling of a release roadmap by Retro Games which includes the much anticipated full size version of their The A500 (dubbed the Maxi while we wait for the official name). We also find out that the Pope is backin...
2023-11-111h 01This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroRaspberry Pi Causes An Atari ST PiStorm - This Week In Retro 145The PiStorm is coming to the Atari ST, joining the Amiga with the high spec/low cost CPU accelerator. Special guest Mark Fixes Stuff joins us this week to talk about that and our other stories. They are, how did we survive before Google came along and can playing a game really cause you harm? Things get a little spooky in this (very loosely) Halloween edition of your favourite retro show.  We also read out your answers to this week's Community Question and quickly look at a few other stories in Dave's Housekeeping. We are s...
2023-10-281h 11This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroYou Got The Touch - This Week In Retro 144🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Rees joins us to find out if the Last Exterminator is able to hold a candle to Duke Nukem. We are used to restoring the plastics on our retro computers but what about the metal shielding? Would you touch an iMac G3? Some people did. All that and our Community Question Of The Week and a look at some of the other stories you posted on our Reddit page. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:54 - Duchess Nukem 3D Story Link: https...
2023-10-2153 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroRebuilding Computer Space - This Week In Retro 143We have a special guest this week as Tony from OzRetrocomp returns to chat about retro media bought about by an awesome basement video collection which has been designed to replicate video stores of the 1980/90s. We take a look at a recreation of a very old arcade game called Computer Space, a game you can play via emulation if you wish. Finally, was the original PlayStation the top of the class for playing CDs? Some claim its audio output is up there with tech costing much more. All this and more with our Community Question Of...
2023-10-141h 17This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroCutting The Tape - This Week In Retro 142🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Retro gaming is becoming more popular on YouTube, is this just because more people use it or is there an underlying trend there? Did you know that blank cassette tapes are still being made? Do you miss what was for many of us the first portable music format we used? We were dared to watch a terrible film which uses gaming as a method of brainwashing the masses, we did this so you don't have to! All this and the Community Question Of The We...
2023-10-071h 19This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroRetro Computer Pack In Games - This Week In Retro 141Which games came with your retro computer? We talk about some we remember. Dave has taken a look at what Septandy is. Finally, a clever individual has managed to improve the 3D visuals of the N64 by using a technique which wasn't used in its heyday. All this plus our Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict! The 6 weekly digital culture magazine currently has issue 15 on sale (back issues are also available). If you are an Amstrad CPC fan and even if you aren't you may like to check...
2023-09-301h 02This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroFlight Sims ARE Cool - This Week In Retro 140🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We are back to take a look at how a Sky Skipper cab, apparently the rarest of the Nintendo arcade machines, has been recreated. One of the latest space based games has a knowing nod to the grand daddy of all space games, we mean Starfield and Elite. Finally there is a great show from the 1990s called Computer Chronicles which took a look at flight sims of the era. It is up on YouTube for all to see and is well worth a watch. ...
2023-09-231h 07This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroOver Promise, Under Deliver - This Week In Retro 139Looks like Microsoft is saying goodbye to WordPad, the often overlooked little brother of Word. Do you miss the old days when you could only watch your favourite TV shows when they were scheduled to be on? One clever fellow has recreated the TV channels of his youth using modern tech.  Peter Molyneux, developer of many a fan favourite game is back after things went a bit wrong for him. All this and our Community Question Of the Week. We love Pixel Addict magazine. Please visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ and check out their c...
2023-09-161h 08This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroFlash - Saviour Of The Internet - This Week In Retro 138This week we are joined by Lee from More Fun Making It and his son Thomas. They are here to tell us about how you can bid for a very special ZX Spectrum and support a good cause. We also take a look at the new anniversary arcade cabinet from Atari and we ponder if Flash games are retro and take a look at an online museum for classic Flash content. All this and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week See all Lee has to offer on the More Fun Making It...
2023-09-091h 13This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroWhy Bother Gaming Past Level 1? - This Week In Retro 137Get ready for a bumper edition of retro gaming goodness with a new guest! This week we think about those games with memorable first levels, discus the recently announce Star Wars Dark Forces Remaster and how could we not look at the new retro console from Atari - the 2600 Plus. All this and the Community Question Of The Week.  Please visit Glen's YouTube channel, Casual Retro Gamer, at https://www.youtube.com/@crg  to see our guest's YouTube channel. The latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine is now available! With a special feature on...
2023-09-021h 27This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroIt Is Time To Un-Eliminate CRT Monitors! - This Week In Retro 136Have you ever thrown away your game boxes only to wish you hadn't? What if we could revive all those dead CRT screens? Did you ever see the DVD player that though it was a gaming console? All this plus the Community Question Of The Week AND a special guest! This is your weekly look at some Retro Gaming stories. Please check out our guest's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees 00:00 - Show Opening 06:56 - Best Boxes Banished Story Link: https://www.nintendolife.com/features/talking-point-the-games-we-got-rid-of-what-were-we-thinking
2023-08-2656 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroSony get Wiped Out - This Week In Retro 135The original Wipeout has been reverse engineered and is now playable in your browser. From Ultimate Play The Game to Rare, we look at 40 years of games. Battletech mech games have an awesome article you should take a look at. Plus the usual Community Question Of The Week. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine, the monthly digital culture magazine. Available from WHSmith in the UK and various other newsagents around the world. You can also buy individual issues and subscriptions (printed and PDF) at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show...
2023-08-191h 12This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroIs it Time to Eliminate CRT Monitors? - This Week In Retro 134Do you really need a CRT screen to get the best from retro games? 8BitDo have a new Nintendo/Famicon inspired keyboard set up with some interesting features. The story of SWIV (the sequel to Silkworm), is it the best vertical SHMUP? This is your weekly round up of some of the retro computing news as picked by you! Don't forget to get involved with our Community Question Of The Week. If you have an interesting answer it might make it onto the show. Our wonderful sponsor is Pixel Addict magazine, the digital...
2023-08-121h 15This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroFaking Retro TV? - This Week In Retro 133Did you miss us? We are back with a story about finding a Discs of Tron arcade machine by the side of a road. What a find. We follow that by wondering if a new retro restoration TV show could be putting entertainment over the truth. Then finally it seems that there is a new effort to preserve games in Australia. All this and our Community Question Of The Week plus a quick catch up with your hosts. We are very grateful to our sponsor, Pixel Addict magazine. Head on over to https://www.pixel...
2023-08-051h 13This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroWhat Is Retro? (baby don’t hurt me) - This Week In Retro 132Would you like to stay at an 80s style inspired B&B complete with working arcade full of games to play.....I think most would! Did you know the Atari ST really was amazing as part of MIDI network? A new video shows just how good it was/is. Finally, a simple question sparked a discussion about Halo. Is it retro yet? All this and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week. Don't forget that we are taking a two week break for various reasons but we will be back with more retro...
2023-07-151h 11This Week in Retro
This Week in Retro2D Is All Sega and Nintendo Need - This Week In Retro 131Sega and Nintendo are taking Mario and Sonic back to their 2D roots, how do we feel about that? Do kids of today get what the likes of the ZX, CPC and C64 are? Is it possible to bring classic adventure/puzzler Myst to the Atari 2600?  All this and more plus the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine and our little promos are regarded as some of the best on YouTube........but how do the people behind the mag itself do when they get the chance to promote it? S...
2023-07-081h 01This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroA Truck Sized Printer Or An Egg Sized Dave? - This Week In Retro 130The merging of two technologies can sometimes create something wonderful, in this case it is dot matrix printer the size of a pickup truck, that you can drive and print messages as you go. Could this be the future of road signage? What is the first easter egg in a game that you remember finding? Can you use an Apple II to control a V8? You can if the V8 is made of Lego.  All this plus the usual nonsense and the Community Question Of The Week. Our show is sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine. T...
2023-07-011h 07This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroWindows 7 Runs Out Of Steam - This Week In Retro 129We are very happy to be joined by Amiga Bill this week as we discuss the end of Steam for Windows 7, the lost art of home made game maps and remembering that before Duke Nukem discovered a 3rd dimension he was  running around in 2D platforming adventures.  Do you remember Flashback? Would you say it is a similar game to Dragon's Lair? Dave does but what about the other hosts? Amiga Bill walks us through his modified Amiga A1200. All this and your answers to our Community Question Of The Week. We are sp...
2023-06-241h 22This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroPac-Man Gets Blocked - This Week In Retro 128Once again two hobbies collide in the form of the Lego Arcade Pac-Man set. Who better to chat about it than Lego Grand Master Owen from Australian Lego Masters 2023. This week we also take a look at a very shiny TRS80 that turns out to be something special and there is a new joystick Kickstarter on the horizon. All this and your Community Question of the Week! We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict, the six weekly digital culture magazine. With articles about old tech, new games for old tech, hardware projects, movies and even...
2023-06-171h 09This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroNintendo Murders Dolphin - This Week In Retro 127Saturday morning wouldn't be the same without your bowl full of retro goodness. This week our stories cover the end of the Dolphin on Steam, the FMV classic The 7th Guest remake, and Doom running on Teletext! The usual tangents are taken and another TWIR cat makes an appearance.  All this and the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by the awesome Pixel Addict! A magazine that magically appears once every 6 weeks in your local WHSmiths newsagents (or any newsagents for that matter if you ask them nicely.) If you haven't already then p...
2023-06-101h 18This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroMc Donalds Nugget Plays Tetris - This Week In Retro 126We are joined by Rees from ctrl-alt-rees this week to chat about some of the stories that you have suggested for us on our Reddit page. The WinXP activation process can now be completed without the need to go online thanks to a new process. A shop that shut its doors for 30 odd years reopens with all its old tech stock intact an up for sale. Mc Donald's customers in China have been able to buy a Mc Nugget that can run Tetris. All this and some answers to the Community Question Of The Week. ...
2023-06-031h 04This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroSize Matters! - This Week In Retro 125We are back to chat about going to the pub to game using both their kit and your own. We then move on to looking at some new, old-school, handheld PC devices. Finishing with a story about how the Miami F1GP was captured to floppy disk! All this and the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. The latest issue is on its way and it takes a look at how people are preserving retro tech and software. They just added some new binders to the Merch section of...
2023-05-271h 18This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroFalcon Crash Lands Back at Microprose - This Week In Retro 124Jason from Mr Lurch's Things joins us once again for this longer than usual chat about retro gaming, old tech and more. Microprose has reacquired the Falcon series of flight sims. Classic game Mercenary has been given a modern makeover which doesn't spoil its wireframe looks. Finally, we think back to those tabletop games as found in the Argos catalogue of old. Could LCD gaming hope to come close arcade classics? All this and our Community Question Of the Week. Please visit https://mrlurch.com/ to see everything Jason has to entertain you. ...
2023-05-131h 26This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroIt’s Burger Time! - This Week In Retro 123How do you recreate images made on such an early build of an art package that there was no save function? The answer is found within one of the stories we cover This Week In Retro! We also have a couple of cool tech builds to look at.  One allows a Pi to simulate an ISA card and the other is a tiny 486DX machine with genuine retro parts and neat 3D printed mini tower case, and we do mean mini! All this and the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel A...
2023-05-0658 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroImagine A New Atari - This Week In Retro 122Talking retro computers and more this week we are joined by Gareth from Pixel Addict magazine (he assures us he isn't here to oversee the sponsorship slot).  We'll be taking a look at an Atari 800XL recreation, talking about how your mind was an essential part of the gaming experience and wondering what Atari are going to do with the very many old games they bought the rights to. All of that and the Community Question of the Week. Please check out Pixel Addict magazine at www.pixel.addict.media for the full run down o...
2023-04-291h 11This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroWinAmp Gets Whipped Again, But Has It Gone Too Far? - This Week In Retro 121We are once again joined by Mark Fixes Stuff, as last time he was on he missed out on a chat with Neil. This week's stories are: WinAmp returns transformed, but is it for the better? Did you know that you could run an ISA soundcard through your PC's TPM port? Sarah Green asks some 80's kids what they think of some ZX Spectrum games. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict, the six weekly digital culture magazine. With articles about old tech, new games for old tech, hardware projects, movies and even old toys!  Check it o...
2023-04-2259 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroIs PS3 Retro yet? - This Week In Retro 120We are joined by Amstrad streamer Xyphoe (Al) this week to talk about the mobile/cell phone hitting 50 years old, to ponder if the PS3 really is retro and to remember our old navigation buddy Autoroute.  All this and more plus the Community Question Of The Week! Thank you to our poor sponsor Pixel Addict. We apologise for the ongoing shambles that is your sponsorship slot. Actually, we did a pretty good job this week. Please take a look at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ where you will be greeted by the front cover of t...
2023-04-151h 11This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroIs Everyone Going To Sue The Internet? - This Week In Retro 119The Internet Archive is being sued, is it really the end of Moore's Law and the brand new ZX Spectrum which recreates the entire box fresh experience.  All this and our community question of the week, will your answer be read out? We are sponsored (incredibly) by Pixel Addict magazine. The digital culture magazine which covers all sorts of retro computing topics as well new stuff for those retro machines. Please visit them at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ where you can subscribe, buy 1 off issues in print or PDF form. You can also find e...
2023-04-081h 01This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroEncyclopaedias, Disc or Book? - This Week In Retro 118No Dave this week, if you find him wandering please point him in the direction of home.  This means that it is down to Neil and Chris to muse this week's topics. Microsoft's Encarta is having a big birthday, what are your memories of the multimedia encyclopedia? John Romero receives a lifetime achievement award, which is nice.  Do you miss Deluxe Paint? It was THE go to art package for many people including those making games on multiple platforms. How would you like something that is very familiar but runs using Python? It is called PyDPainter. All of...
2023-04-011h 01This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroTime To Sell Your Retro? - This Week In Retro 117The gang is all back this week to chat about if selling old tech to fund new tech is a good idea. They also check out a modded version of the original Elite which removes the flicker seen in some versions. Finally, have you heard of the Chinese 8-bit computer called the SB2000? If you stay tuned you will have! All this and our Community Question Of The Week. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict, the six weekly digital culture magazine. With articles about old tech, new games for old tech, hardware projects, movies...
2023-03-251h 12This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroThe Guide To PCs Of The 1980/90s - This Week In Retro 116Neil is back and Chris has a week off, but we are joined by Shelby from Tech Tangent. He joins us to talk about how the floppy disk may not be on its way out, a free book about the history of the PC and a video about an NES portable. All this along with our Community Question Of The Week. You can see what Tech Tangents has to offer here: https://www.youtube.com/@TechTangents 00:00 - Show Opening 13:35 - The Immortal Floppy Story Link: https://www.wired.com/story...
2023-03-181h 10This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroColour On A Vectrex? - This Week In Retro 115Mean Machine Dean joins us this week to check out (and be bamboozled by) how colour graphics are achievable on the Vectrex. We also find out why the team at the National Video Game Museum were locked out and there is a long discussion about piracy on the Amiga/ST as a Dominik Diamond documentary surfaces. All this along with Chris's Alfa update and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 10:08 - Fair Game Story Link: https://youtu.be/gkdCzOkSAPU 35:25 - Colour Vectrex Magic Story Link: https...
2023-03-111h 04The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)RMC The Cave: A Chat with Neil and the Cave-Dwellers - The Retro Hour EP368This week, we have a long-overdue catch-up with Neil from RMC and fellow cave-dwellers Alex and Richard. We'll be talking about their wonderful museum, restoring arcades and classic systems, and keeping retro gaming alive for a new generation.To book a visit and see events: https://retrocollective.co.ukNeil: https://youtube.com/rmcretroAlex: https://youtube.com/@TheArcadeArchiveRichard / Heber: https://heber.co.ukPlus, thanks so much to Kat for joining us this week, check out Kat's Twitch and Youtube channels:Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/katfemYoutube: https...
2023-03-101h 40This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroSEGA Takes Down Art Book? - This Week In Retro 114Joined by special guest The Brent from ARG Presents we talk about the potential negative side of nostalgia from retro collection. We check out a blending of two classic Star Trek games, can you take a 1978 text adventure and give it the user interface of a game from the 90s? Yeah, turns out you can. Finally, it seems that SEGA has issued a cease and desist against the publishers of a Megadrive/Genesis based art book. All this and our Question Of The Week. Which machine won out, Atari ST or the Amiga? Pixel Addict...
2023-03-041h 03This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroAmiga Vs Atari ST - It’s WAR! - This Week In Retro 113Brace yourselves for the revival of that old school argument. Which is better, the Amiga or the Atari ST? Please don't throw your half eaten sandwiches or peanut our tie knots so we can't undo them. We are simply looking at a proposed book which has a crowd funder running.  In safer territory we also look at the awesome and unofficial sequel titled Golden Axe Returns! Have you even stumbled across your old game disks or hardware in a shop? Something you sold or gave away years ago? Chances are slim, but what if there was some organisation out t...
2023-02-251h 03This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroDid You Know Doom Could Do This? - This Week In Retro 112We have another guest this week, Clint from LGR. He joins us to talk about how a specific version of Doom has been tweaked to provide a multi screen experience (you will need 4 PCs though!). We check out the Windows 95/98 emulator called PCem which should allow modern machines to accurately emulate old hardware, great for old school gaming. The Orpheus 2 soundcard has now gone on sale and we look at what it is capable of. All of that and our Community Question Of The Week. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine, the monthly...
2023-02-181h 01This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroTalking About 3DFX Voodoo cards - This Week In Retro 111We have a special guest this week from Germany. Ian joins us to talk all things 3dfx VooDoo. We also think about some claims from Lord Alan Sugar that his products were better than Apple's. Could he be right? Finally we talk about RPGs and the rewrite of Thalion's Ambermoon. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine, the monthly digital culture magazine. Available from WHSmith in the UK and various other newsagents around the world. You can also buy individual issues and subscriptions (printed and PDF) at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show...
2023-02-111h 07This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroRISC OS & The Acorn Archimedes - This Week In Retro 110After a recent article about RISC OS & The Acorn Archimedes we take some time to talk about what we thought of the Archimedes. Was it really in the same league as the Amiga? Arcade1up are re-releasing their Star Wars arcade cabinet. Are you tempted? Finally, we find that it is possible to run Wolfenstein on the 8088 CPU thanks to a new port that runs just fine using CGA graphics. All this and our Community Question Of The Week. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine, the monthly digital culture magazine. Available from WHSmith...
2023-02-0459 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroBuilding A Brand New Retro Computer - This Week In Retro 109Can you build an old computer using only brand new parts? Turns out you can! How about about shiny new C64? The ants are back causing trouble in the desert again in It Returned To The Desert, a follow up to the classic Cinemaware game. US Customs ruined a WATA graded game, trashing its apparent value. We also have your answers to our Community Question Of The Week! We are sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine, the monthly digital culture magazine. Available from WHSmith in the UK and various other newsagents around the world. You can also buy...
2023-01-2857 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in Retro3 New Atari Consoles - This Week In Retro 108This is your weekly Retro Computing round-up and this week we look at the three new consoles from Atari, might they tempt you to dip into their back catalogue of games? How do you find a retro destination in your area? There is now a website which will show you what is where: retro shops, museums, clubs and even podcast and magazines. We also look at the big box release of Return To Monkey Island. Are we going to buy it? Is it good value? Does the box look awesome? All this as well as the usual...
2023-01-211h 17This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroCollecting Expensive But Rubbish Games - This Week In Retro 107For the first show of 2023 we are joined by a special guest, Mark Fixes Stuff. We talk about how a game engine (in this case Doom) can be used to recreate logical operations. We look at a report of the 8 most expensive video games you probably never want to play. Finally we say a goodbye to PC Mag in its printed form.  All that plus other chat and the Community Question Of The Week. 00:00 - Show Opening 11:58 - Can Doom Run It? Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2022/12/25/not-can-it-run-doom-but-can-doom-run-it/ 19:08 - P...
2023-01-1459 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in Retro2022 Out-take Special 2 - This Week In Retro 106This is the 2nd collection of out-takes from 2022. Normal service will resume next week. You might enjoy this episode more if you watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6Vn28r9ZBmc 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005a...
2023-01-0716 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in Retro2022 Out-take Special 1 - This Week In Retro 105This is the first of our 2 shows where we share some of the silly bits and things that didn't make the show since episode 50 (see episode 50 for some of the older out-takes https://youtu.be/mOEX6kDC5-Q?t=1326 ).  Back next week with more! You may enjoy this more if you watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/thVplIfMHRo 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddi...
2022-12-3114 minThis Week in Retro
This Week in RetroDave Haynie Reveals Next Gen Amiga - This Week In Retro 102This week we discuss Dave Haynie's article where he talks about what could have been the next gen Amiga before Commodore folded. We also have two computer case swap stories. Can you put a PC into an Amiga A500 style case and how pretty can a BBC computer in a PC tower case be? Turns out the answers are yes and very. We are joined by Alex from Arcade Archive who talks about setting up his new retro arcade which is open to the public. All that and the community question of the week.
2022-12-101h 19This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroEye Of The Beholder Comes to C64/C128 - This Week In Retro 101Hope you are sitting comfortably as its a longer than usual episode this week. We were joined by Jason from Mr Lurch's Things on the team this week and had a good old chat. There is a wonderful story of an Amiga user who died far too young and after recovering some of his Deluxe Paint art he now has an exhibit dedicated to him at the Derby Computer Museum. We talk about the different stages of collecting, are you the type who must buy everything or have you moved on to only wanting what you need? Finally we...
2022-12-031h 28This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroMicrosoft Flight Simulator Has A Secret - This Week In Retro 100Episode 100 achieved! We celebrate a milestone for the show with a very special guest. We also check out the ability to place Microsoft Flight Simulator within Microsoft Flight Simulator. We were also made aware of a Barber shop that has incorporated retro gaming machines for the customers to play while they wait for a trim, good idea or not? All this and our Community Question Of The Week, this week with your answers and some from some of our previous special guests. Thanks for watching and being a part of the TWiR community for 100 episodes...
2022-11-261h 15This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroNEW B17 Flying Fortress Games From MicroProse - This Week In Retro 98It happened! Neil is over the moon. MicroProse has announced a number of new B17 Flying Fortress games. Have you ever wanted to use two C64 computers as an accordion? Of course you have, who hasn't? It has finally been made real....and its fantastic! Finally, did you think the Outrun car was a real model from Ferrari? Turns out it is isn't but it is, too much to explain here so watch Chris in his element as he talks us through it.  We have a special guest this week, Ross (AKA Ross Of The Robots).  Fo...
2022-11-121h 04This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroQuake On a 3.5Mhz Sinclair Spectrum? - This Week In Retro 97Violet Berlin tweeted to remind us that Bad Influence (the CITV show) is now 30 years old. We think back to some the tech/computer/console/gaming shows of the time and wonder what similar shows the rest of the world had. Have you seen the 'Quake' engine that has been created for the Sinclair Spectrum? Even at 3.5Mhz it is very impressive. We take a look and Chris made some footage of it running at 3.5Mhz and at 7Mhz. Finally, a new computer museum is opening in Leigh (UK), in an old mill of all places. ctrl-alt-rees has been...
2022-11-051h 06RetroRGB
RetroRGBInterview with Neil & Richard from RMCHere's an interview with Neil and Richard from RMC!  Neil's been working on the YouTube channel for quite a few years and has recently opened "The Cave" - A retro gaming, interactive museum in the UK.  There was way too much to cover in one podcast, so we focused on The Cave and the MiSTer Multisystem, but hopefully we can follow up sometime in the future!  As always, these long-form podcasts are also available as a video, with links on the main page:  https://www.retrorgb.com/interview-with-neil-richard-from-rmc.html Support RMC Here: Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/RM...
2022-05-021h 15RetroRGB
RetroRGBInterview with Neil & Richard from RMCHere's an interview with Neil and Richard from RMC!  Neil's been working on the YouTube channel for quite a few years and has recently opened "The Cave" - A retro gaming, interactive museum in the UK.  There was way too much to cover in one podcast, so we focused on The Cave and the MiSTer Multisystem, but hopefully we can follow up sometime in the future!  As always, these long-form podcasts are also available as a video, with links on the main page:  https://www.retrorgb.com/interview-with-neil-richard-from-rmc.html Support RMC Here: Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/RM...
2022-05-021h 15This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroNeil’s Epic Skidmarks - This Week In Retro 70Did you miss us? Back after a week off and with another guest presenter. Say hello to Dean AKA MeanMachineDean. He joins Chris and Neil to talk about video game dioramas, fun racer Epic Skidmarks, Currys giving you money for your old tech and the new VR game from Ken & Roberta, the founders of Sierra. Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima https://www.youtube.com/c/MeanMachineDean Twitch https...
2022-04-021h 14This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroDecades of Fun: Computers Built to Last - This Week In Retro 62This week Neil and Chris mull over whether it should be Retro or Vintage Computing, take a look at some proposed new game controllers from Hori, marvel at the incredible Tomb Raider Advance (yes, the original Tomb Raider running on a Game Boy Advance), reminisce about their most used Ceefax and Teletext pages while looking at a modern implementation that feeds in up to date info and consider if there is such a thing as a computer designed to last. This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro...
2022-01-291h 08This Week in Retro
This Week in RetroDoctor Who C64? This Week in Retro 58Have you been psychologically damaged by 80s computer games? Or maybe you saw a C64 in a recent episode of Dr. Who? We talk about a new Amiga run and gun in development, and a new A2000 keyboard you can play it on! All this plus our community question of the week on This Week in Retro. RMC 2021 Charity Calendar available from https://rmcretro.store/charity-retro-calendar/ 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just...
2021-11-2037 minSpeedrun: Byte-Sized Video Game Talk
Speedrun: Byte-Sized Video Game TalkThe Art of Retro Game Restoration (Ft. Neil from RMC) | Speedrun Episode 40On this episode of Speedrun, RMC Neil returns to the show as he, Jamie, and Jazzie discuss retrobriting, soldering, and the art of retro video game (and retro computer) restoration!   Check out Neil on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w Check out the This Week in Retro podcast: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/q62n9-dd344/This-Week-in-Retro-Podcast Check out his Patreon (and maybe help him build a secret arcade) as well: https://www.patreon.com/RMCRetro/   Speedrun is now recorded via Riverside.fm...
2021-08-2027 minSpeedrun: Byte-Sized Video Game Talk
Speedrun: Byte-Sized Video Game TalkGreat British Microcomputers North America Never Got (Ft. Neil from RMC) | Speedrun Episode 39Today on Speedrun, Jamie and Jazzie are joined by Neil from RMC as they discuss cross-pond gaming, the wonders of cassette-based gaming, and incredible British microcomputers that the US and Canada never got.   Check out Neil on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w Check out the This Week in Retro podcast: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/q62n9-dd344/This-Week-in-Retro-Podcast Check out his Patreon (and maybe help him build a secret arcade) as well: https://www.patreon.com/RMCRetro/   Speedrun is now re...
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This Week in RetroTWiR Episode 20 - A #DOSember to Remember | Unreleased Simpsons Dreamcast Demo | Wonderland Dizzy | Apple II Schematics Auction🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro Story Links: 1. A DOScember to Remember https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh38SbsQfKYflf45ZX7IZ3D3rWT37rSRT Neil’s Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9swHDYrB7Cc 2.A dev kit discovery https://kotaku.com/someone-found-a-weird-unreleased-simpsons-game-on-an-ol-1845919560 3. The Oliver...
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