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This Week in Retro

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A weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing. Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave.

It's the kind of scrolling that–well, surely you know the kind. No, it's not that kind of scrolling. Nor that one. Look, someone please just tell us what kind of scrolling it is and enjoy spaceflight, bulky computing, Amstrad CPC ports & more. This Week in Retro 244 Saturday!


Sound Blaster is back, this time with magnets. youtu.be/i8BrBLmCrVQ Is a MOD tracker story an Amiga story? And the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 get a new look thanks to a brand-new version of Green Beret for the former. Plus your pack-in selections for THEA1200 + more on TWiR 243!

WeekRetro's tweet image. Sound Blaster is back, this time with magnets.
youtu.be/i8BrBLmCrVQ
Is a MOD tracker story an Amiga story? And the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 get a new look thanks to a brand-new version of Green Beret for the former. Plus your pack-in selections for THEA1200 + more on TWiR 243!

"Address in the show notes!" Will a classic reverse-psychology strategy reap major rewards for one This Week in Retro host? Lots of audio hardware and format discussion, a fun scroller for a misunderstood machine, and your picks for THEA1200 greatness, coming this Saturday!


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Latest edition of the TWiR guide out now. Now @RavageXK has been added to the picture 😀 (Thanks Jason) Every episode summary, links to the YT video and the Podcast all in a handy (free) PDF bit.ly/TWIRGuide @WeekRetro @jpcwrites @RichRap3D @2FollowHolly @RetCollective

deadl0ck_eire's tweet image. Latest edition of the TWiR guide out now. Now @RavageXK has been added to the picture 😀 (Thanks Jason)
Every episode summary, links to the YT video and the Podcast all in a handy (free) PDF
bit.ly/TWIRGuide
@WeekRetro @jpcwrites 
@RichRap3D @2FollowHolly  @RetCollective

So many hot topics, This Week in Retro called in special guest Neil Thomas. youtu.be/6rm-IXPll98 Look ahead to THEA1200, back at ZSNES + climb inside the computer on screen and film. Plus, the best immersive experiences, and more, on This Week in Retro episode 242!

WeekRetro's tweet image. So many hot topics, This Week in Retro called in special guest Neil Thomas. youtu.be/6rm-IXPll98
Look ahead to THEA1200, back at ZSNES + climb inside the computer on screen and film. Plus, the best immersive experiences, and more, on This Week in Retro episode 242!

...just what did Special Guest @VisitTheCave Neil Thomas say to earn this? Find out Saturday in This Week in Retro Episode 242!


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This Week in Retro reposted

ZOMBIES! Latest edition of the TWiR is out!. Check out every episode of "This Week in Retro"; A summary, links to the YT video, and the Podcast, all in a handy (free) PDF. bit.ly/TWIRGuide @WeekRetro @RavageXK @jpcwrites @RichRap3D @2FollowHolly @RetCollective


A zombie console awakes in our Halloween episode. youtu.be/hY6ARaYCPus Atari reanimates Intellivision's corpse, and we test saying "Sega" repeatedly to cause oversized arcade cabinets to appear in a mirror. Plus your whiz kid memories on This Week in Retro!

WeekRetro's tweet image. A zombie console awakes in our Halloween episode. youtu.be/hY6ARaYCPus
Atari reanimates Intellivision's corpse, and we test saying "Sega" repeatedly to cause oversized arcade cabinets to appear in a mirror. Plus your whiz kid memories on This Week in Retro!

Sega fans super-served: two hallmark concepts get the feature story treatment, along with the stealth candidate for best video game pitchman. Plus your iconic 1980s whiz kid memories and Amiga Format (!) news coming up in Episode 241 of This Week in Retro, Saturday!


This Week in Retro reposted

Latest edition of the TWiR guide out now. Check out every episode of "This Week in Retro": A summary, and links to the YT video and the Podcast all in a handy (free) PDF. bit.ly/TWIRGuide @WeekRetro @RavageXK @jpcwrites @RichRap3D @2FollowHolly @RetCollective


Did DOSBox Pure change Dave's mind about DOS gaming? youtu.be/VO_SZPhuCIU Chris plans a fleet of computer museums, and Jason works hard to avoid the obvious chess reference in WarGames coverage. All this, and more, and your best-ever free pack-ins on this week's show!

WeekRetro's tweet image. Did DOSBox Pure change Dave's mind about DOS gaming?
youtu.be/VO_SZPhuCIU
Chris plans a fleet of computer museums, and Jason works hard to avoid the obvious chess reference in WarGames coverage. All this, and more, and your best-ever free pack-ins on this week's show!

It's a long way to Western Australia. What had to travel all the way from Canada to Perth, and why, and can Chris be trusted with it?! All this including the end of DOS gatekeeping and retro museum dreams coming up in Episode 240 this Saturday! CPE 1704 TKS


This Week in Retro reposted

Latest edition of the TWiR guide out now. Check out every episode of "This Week in Retro" - A summary, and links to the YouTube video and the Podcast all in a handy (free) PDF. bit.ly/TWIRGuide @WeekRetro @RavageXK @jpcwrites @RichRap3D @2FollowHolly @RetCollective


This week it's the high cost of (inflation-adjusted) 80s computing, a spirited defense of the Amstrad CPC, and a look at legendary artist Roger Dean's video game work! youtu.be/gxzEHAm_Nz0 Plus the wedgetop computer picks submitted by you, the viewers, to the TWiR subreddit!

WeekRetro's tweet image. This week it's the high cost of (inflation-adjusted) 80s computing, a spirited defense of the Amstrad CPC, and a look at legendary artist Roger Dean's video game work! youtu.be/gxzEHAm_Nz0
Plus the wedgetop computer picks submitted by you, the viewers, to the TWiR subreddit!
WeekRetro's tweet image. This week it's the high cost of (inflation-adjusted) 80s computing, a spirited defense of the Amstrad CPC, and a look at legendary artist Roger Dean's video game work! youtu.be/gxzEHAm_Nz0
Plus the wedgetop computer picks submitted by you, the viewers, to the TWiR subreddit!
WeekRetro's tweet image. This week it's the high cost of (inflation-adjusted) 80s computing, a spirited defense of the Amstrad CPC, and a look at legendary artist Roger Dean's video game work! youtu.be/gxzEHAm_Nz0
Plus the wedgetop computer picks submitted by you, the viewers, to the TWiR subreddit!

Dave takes a break from Amstrad CPC defense to try out prog-pop vocals. Also: the high cost of computing and the celestial career of artist Roger Dean. All this, and your wedgetop picks, and more Saturday. Tell 90,125 of your closest friends: subscribe on YouTube or podcast now!


Is the Rasperry Pi 500+ bringing wedges back? Did Jordan Mechner clear up Prince of Persia history on our subreddit? Is there such a thing as too much Infocom? youtu.be/eOPYzQ0we9g Plus your preferred control schemes on This Week in Retro 238, available now!

WeekRetro's tweet image. Is the Rasperry Pi 500+ bringing wedges back? Did Jordan Mechner clear up Prince of Persia history on our subreddit? Is there such a thing as too much Infocom?
youtu.be/eOPYzQ0we9g
Plus your preferred control schemes on This Week in Retro 238, available now!

"I'll take Computer Graphics for 1200." "The answer: This technique was used to create compelling, lifelike games featuring both karate experts and scratch golfers." This Week in Retro 238 features wedges, princes, and grues, plus your preferred controller layouts. This Saturday!


This Week in Retro reposted

Another drop of the This Week in Retro Podcast!! Check it out (and all other episides) in the latest edition of the This Week In Retro episode (free PDF guide): bit.ly/TWIRGuide @WeekRetro @RavageXK @jpcwrites @RichRap3D @2FollowHolly @RetCollective


Welcome Andy from Big Car / Little Car for flight control anxiety, Baldur's Gate 2 at 25, and a questionable 1969 BBC documentary on the death of cash. youtu.be/DEXYuq_hZeE Plus your votes on the best places in video game worlds, now on YouTube and all podcast platforms!

WeekRetro's tweet image. Welcome Andy from Big Car / Little Car for flight control anxiety, Baldur's Gate 2 at 25, and a questionable 1969 BBC documentary on the death of cash.
youtu.be/DEXYuq_hZeE

Plus your votes on the best places in video game worlds, now on YouTube and all podcast platforms!

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