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August 15, 2026Episode 2781 hr 4 min

Amiga CEO Explains Latest Deals - This Week In Retro 281

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Amiga CEO Mike Battilana is our guest this week, so we get right to the lead story: Amiga and Hyperion announced a settlement to long-standing disputes over AmigaOS. At the same time Amiga announced a licensing arrangement with Commodore. We sort through what it means and what might be coming next. In other news, there's a new rich archive of software for Atari ST users and a split-screen head-to-head innovation is coming to the original BBC Micro Elite thanks to the tireless tinkering of Mark Moxon. Plus 1970s computer music on vinyl, new chapters for Worms and Quake, and more. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:00 - What Is Amiga Corporation? Let’s ask the CEO! Story Link: https://amiga.com/news/20260804-amiga-update Amiga News: https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-08-00022-EN.html Hyperion Entertainment://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/news/38-corporate 28:57 - A Real Pirate’s Trove Story Link: https://atari.8bitchip.info/fromhd2.php#dlaciebie Sidecartridge: https://ataristpublicfloppydb.sidecartridge.com/ 43:09 - Housekeeping - News links found below 50:50 - Screen Cheat Elite Story Link: https://bsky.app/profile/markmoxon.bsky.social/post/3msiwwtnnzk2y 58:54 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 Bits and Bytes: https://youtu.be/WOGi5T_m__8 CCSP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-vmlGCq4c Atari System Emulator: https://youtu.be/Ozin3MMEKZE Magenta Lenovo Trackpoints: https://www.techradar.com/pro/its-not-red-its-magenta-how-thinkpad-designers-gaslit-ibm-to-save-the-iconic-trackpoint Worms Directors Cut DLC: https://worm.net/ New Quake Level: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/quake-gets-a-free-new-chapter-promising-ferocious-combat-labyrinthine-level-design-and-nightmarish-realms-to-celebrate-its-30th-birthday WWW Turns 35: https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/1vhfya0/the_web_turns_35_this_august_6/ Episode Credits Housekeeping Music: https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/fff6e291-5987-42fd-9a60-dc399816e4ee/

August 8, 2026Episode 27753 min

Gremlin Graphics Is Back - This Week In Retro 280

Explore one of cinema's most iconic get-rich-quick schemes courtesy of an Atari Portfolio handheld computer. Or celebrate the return of the Gremlin Graphics label and its collection of alliterative and rhyming characters. Or join the discussion: is "hardware specs don't matter" just tired Nintendo messaging, or is it the truth of the next generation of home entertainment? Then take the "pricey prop floppies" challenge: say it three times fast and see what happens. Plus news on Gotek enhancements, a retro memorial, a new interview with a Commodore engineering legend, and much more. Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:34 - Moles and Springs Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/we-didnt-want-to-simply-revisit-the-past-for-nostalgias-sake-gremlin-graphics-is-being-revived-as-a-heritage-label 22:12 - Easy Money Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDItCLecx3k 33:11 - Housekeeping - News links found below 39:01 - The Hardware Doesn’t Matter? Story Link: https://kotaku.com/shigeru-miyamoto-believes-gamers-have-grown-disinterested-in-hardware-specs-as-if-they-had-a-choice-2000719415 48:10 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 DOOM prop floppy disk: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8212065 Sayaka interviews Bil Herd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3jbIH6wuWc DJ Kavinsky passes: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260729-french-dj-kavinsky-found-dead-in-paris-home Commodore 64 DOOM: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/proving-doom-can-actually-run-on-anything-one-programmer-has-made-a-working-build-for-commodore-64/ Physical game release caveats: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/07/the-disc-is-not-the-game-physical-releases-increasingly-require-extra-downloads/ Wireless Gotek screen: https://youtu.be/59ChkzRcMRw

August 1, 2026Episode 27657 min

Is Xbox Looking After Retro Gamers - This Week In Retro 279

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Stand, wait to be acknowledged, address all of your comments to the chair, and refer to the hosts in third person only for this proper parliamentary procedure edition of This Week in Retro. Original Xbox games come to Windows 11 (with major caveats)! We learn about the Bit 79: a souped-up Nintendo Famicom from Taiwan that launched an entire genre of 8-bit computers rarely discussed on English-language shows! And Chris dutifully delves into the world of pay-to-unlock content in an Artworx classic. Plus, everything old is new again as Atari once again partners with a film studio, a legendary tech columnist passes, and an infamous battery supplier reaches the end of its leaky road. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:42 - Unbox Those Old Xbox Story Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-brings-back-compat-to-windows-microsoft-pledges-4-games-on-pc 23:27 - Meet The Bit 79 Home Computer System! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZH1rR7WogI Bit79 emulator: https://notin.tokyo/Bit79 Bit79 support materials: https://archive.org/details/bit-79-archive 35:16 - Housekeeping - News links found below 44:11 - Dial 1-800-STRIPPERS Story Link: https://www.dosgame.at/blog/wie-wir-ein-vergessenes-strip-poker-spiel-wieder-hergestellt-haben?lang=en 52:33 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 SynaMax channel: www.youtube.com/@SynaMax Nested Dreams: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/synamax/nested-dreams CPC Attack: https://youtu.be/r9jDnWGsKKU Candidate advocates for SegaWorld, Shenmue 4: https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/21/count-binface-demands-sega-bring-back-london-arcade-make-shenmue-4-29190664/ John C. Dvorak memorials: https://mailchi.mp/nashownotes/rip-jcd-no-agenda-newsletter https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/07/23/famed-technology-journalist-john-c-dvorak-dies-aged-80 Dune II Commodore 64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SILhafNKU8c SNES SuperFX 3: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/randy-is-a-madman-snes-star-fox-gets-a-speed-boost-thanks-to-super-fx-3 Atari/Universal Pictures deal: https://deadline.com/2026/07/atari-universal-deal-10-game-ip-script-matt-reilly-carl-hampe-entertainment-360-1237001656/ Sega Rally port: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/this-might-be-the-closest-well-get-to-sega-rally-on-genesis Varta insolvency: https://www.reuters.com/business/german-battery-maker-varta-files-insolvency-applications-2026-07-24/

July 25, 2026Episode 27556 min

In Browser Emulation - This Week In Retro 278

We welcome retro productivity software blogger Christopher Drum of Stone Tools (stonetools.ghost.io) to ask the big questions: was the television game show just as important to culture as Doom? Is there a sensible way to acquire arcade cabinets without spending all one's time and/or money on them? And when did the web browser become more important for running software than exploring unconnected pages? 00:00 - Show Opening 03:33 - Top American Cultural Creations (Besides DOOM) Story Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/interactive/2026/07/15/25-most-influential-works-american-culture/ Romero post: https://bsky.app/profile/johnromero.bsky.social/post/3mqp3vasns22u 21:51 - Insert More Coins Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/19/become-a-golden-age-arcade-machine-collector-repairman-readers-feature-29166149/ Additional link: https://www.ukvac.com/forum/ 31:26 - Housekeeping - News links found below 39:51 - Long Live Browser Emulation! Story Link: https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit Additional links: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/psp-and-dreamcast-are-the-most-likely-to-land-next-afterplay-creator-on-pushing-the-limits-of-browser-based-emulation https://retrogamecoders.com/zxnext-js-emulator/ 50:53 - 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/ Stone Tools: stonetools.ghost.io 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 Nintendo Nostalgia?: https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/15/nes-45-years-old-no-nostalgia-uk-29091381/ Steam cartridge system: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/pc-gamer-turns-steam-games-into-cartridges-with-ingenious-2-5-inch-ssd-system-games-are-stored-on-128gb-drives-alongside-a-script-to-auto-start-the-title-once-plugged-in Zilog Z80 CPU turns 50: https://goliath32.com/blog/z80.html 1.44 MB game contest: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/news-floppy-disk-1-44mb-game-development-contest/ GAME enters administration: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/26291655.uk-retail-giant-collapsed-administration-owing-16m/ Related: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/physical-games-are-irrelevant-to-gamestops-business-says-ceo/ Day in the Life of a 1980s K-Mart Manager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCrkaOyDHfw&t=3280s Super Mario 64 on PS1 and 3DO: https://retrododo.com/super-mario-64-is-now-running-on-the-panasonic-3do-ps1/

July 18, 2026Episode 27450 min

THEA1200 Questions Answered - This Week In Retro 277

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We're sharing gigawatts of retro tech news and discussion this week. Don your visor and get immersed in a virtual arcade courtesy of the Rave environment offering over 1,200 emulated titles. Learn the daily grind of an RBMK nuclear reactor operator through the extensive reproduction efforts of Chernobyl Family , and get the hosts' breakdown of Retro Games Ltd.'s unusual video FAQ for followers of THEA1200. Our newsbriefs are especially diverse, covering everything from the IBM System/360 to the Atari Jaguar and original PlayStation. 00:00 - Show Opening 02:16 - Headset-ting The High Score Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-97U6fvwLHg 15:40 - We Have Uranium-235 At Home Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JSP_gVXZTs Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiMzGRs8q2Q RBMK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBMK 26:21 - Housekeeping - News links found below 34:23 - THEA1200 Q&A Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atZFmK9aOCI Disk sizes explained: https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=79606 Disk sizes explained, again: https://www.amigaforever.com/kb/16-120 45:24 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 Callback Accessibility: https://www.accessibility.org.au/opinion-commodore-callback-is-not-keeping-up-with-support-for-people-with-disability/ How Blind People Use An iPhone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtE2NfFZK2g PS1 16Mb RAM Upgrade: https://www.generationamiga.com/2026/07/05/playstation-1-16mb-ram-upgrade-pushes-sonys-classic-console-beyond-its-original-limits/ RISCBoy Github: https://github.com/Wren6991/RISCBoy Legacy Of The BBC Micro: https://www.nesta.org.uk/report/the-legacy-of-bbc-micro/ Atari Jaguar Run Linux: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/dev-ports-linux-to-ataris-notorious-jaguar-console-from-1993-the-first-64-bit-console-features-2mb-of-ram-13-3-mhz-cpu-and-tom-and-jerry-co-processors-the-jag-was-notoriously-difficult-to-program-and-flopped Vic-20 Sabre Wulf: https://www.sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=11578 NEC CRT From Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk0Nk1KJuSc IBM System/360 3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0FY3CDCw1o

July 11, 2026Episode 27355 min

The End For Physical Games? - This Week In Retro 276

You've seen all the other brands say they're following Sony's digital-only lead while chuckling into a sleeve. Now it's TWiR's turn to respond as the doomsday clock for physical media moves nearer midnight. In other news we revisit the life and career of Psion PLC founder and innovator David Potter, and explore the many hazards of the modern online auction scene, plus a look at a short-lived 3DO reboot, new uses for old RAM, and much more. Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. 00:00 - Show Opening 03:14 - No More Pizza Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1ulqtcr/the_digital_age_is_coming/ PlayStation Blog: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/ 18:37 - Farewell To Psion’s David Potter Story Link: http://bsky.app/profile/anthonybarnett.bsky.social/post/3mpj6lshqn22s Remembering David Potter: https://www.opendemocracy.net/obituary-david-potter-psion-industrialist-physicist-philanthropist/ The amazing adventures of David Potter: https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/amazing-adventures-david-potter-positioned-intersection-phone-computer-technology-psion-preparing-launch-net-ready-mobiles-annointed-new-ftse-100/article/412010 Additional links: https://archivesit.org.uk/interviews/david-potter/ https://potterfoundation.com/who_we_are.html 31:17 - Housekeeping - News links found below 37:49 - Is eBay Fantasy? Story Link: https://www.gameshub.com/news/features/retro-tech-ebay-fantasy-pricing-2885838/ 49:02 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 e-ink ESP32 Based Game Boy: https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-made-an-e-ink-esp32-game-boy-and-it-runs-at-a-very-playable-60hz-refresh-rate/ AI FPGA Cores: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/extremely-disappointing-are-ai-generated-fpga-cores-the-future-or-the-death-of-accuracy Windows 11 On DDR1: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/ram-crisis-provokes-enthusiast-to-try-windows-11-on-ddr1-era-hardware-other-key-vintage-components-included-the-core-2-q6600-and-ati-radeon-hd-4650-agp BBC Search For A Better Screen: https://youtu.be/fM7BpmJlRIs 3DO Revival Dead: https://www.engadget.com/2206578/3do-revival-empire-interactive/ Make Your Own RAM: https://youtu.be/IOtf85sHRlg

July 4, 2026Episode 27247 min

Sega's Mission To Resurrect Its Entire Library - This Week In Retro 275

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Sega's mission to make its history more accessible, and give the world even more authentic Sonic cartridges, leads our coverage this week. We also look at the ultra-compact, resource-light KolibriOS (runs comfortably on a 30-year old Pentium!) and an Amiga 1200 that's been upgraded beyond belief. Plus your top picks for the best real-world locations to simulate in a game, more Commodore Callback discourse, and a very special 40th birthday! 00:00 - Show Opening 01:31 - Physical and Playable Story Link: https://www.thegamer.com/sega-producer-yosuke-okunari-all-4500-sega-games-playable/ Additional links: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-is-re-releasing-the-original-sonic-genesis-games-on-100-cartridges/ https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/sonic-35th 14:21 - Single Floppy Computing Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w2imHvPHBI Additional link: http://kolibrios.org Barebones Windows: http://github.com/byteospro/barebone-windows 29:06 - Housekeeping - News links found below 33:56 - Ultimate Amiga? Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV2FffhXCYo Additional links: https://www.pimyretro.org/ultimate-amiga-1200-pistorm-cd32-mode-and-full-hardware-expansion https://www.youtube.com/@jit06 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlnwWAIdXqQ 42:19 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 Amstrad meetup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQDlb33D6cQ C= Callback: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/we-listened-commodore-reduces-the-price-of-its-forthcoming-callback-8020-dumbphone Mainstream Commodore coverage: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aHzR9zapK68 Lost NASA craft re-contacted: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1uf5sp4/a_lost_nasa_spacecraft_came_back_to_life_after_36/ Atari Lynx nostalgia: https://youtu.be/RcjbMCRErz4?is=rOg7aZMELYHfy5OB CRT Treasure Trove: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpAFuVxTscM Outrun at 40: https://youtu.be/Y2UkXj_rxgE

June 27, 2026Episode 27144 min

Lord British's Ultima Returns (In 2027?) - This Week In Retro 274

Has Richard Garriott (Lord British) truly maxed out his Intelligence and Wisdom scores so that he can undo a 1992 transaction and reclaim Ultima? Can Chris tell the difference between reality and a simulation, or does it all end in air sickness? And will new code development environments for the C64 Ultimate, and for the Atari ST, Amiga, Macintosh, and other 16-bit platforms uncork a tsunami of new applications and games? All these questions answered plus first takes on the Commodore phone and other topics of retro interest as June 2026 winds to a close! 00:00 - Show Opening 01:50 - Britannia Is Saved? Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-creator-of-ultima-is-reportedly-reclaiming-the-series-rights-back-from-ea-and-it-could-happen-as-soon-as-next-year/ Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_aVTHKzGbA 13:35 - New IDEs For Old Machines Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjqnU-YNF78 C64U Engine: c64portal.pl Additional Link: https://macumbaeditor.com/ 24:21 - Housekeeping - News links found below 30:31 - Real Or Sim? Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1u7r9cc/comparison_of_geoff_crammonds_f1gp_with_real_track/ Revs Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp6Z-Y1Z-cQ F1GP Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH476Zrp7UU Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RaceSimCentral How Were The Tracks Built: https://revs.bbcelite.com/deep_dives/building_a_3d_track_from_sections_and_segments.html 40:02 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 Commodore Callback: https://commodore.net/callback/ Bobby Price Passes Away: https://www.legacy.com/legacy/robert-bobby-prince-lll Nintendo DS Sega Rally Found: https://nintendoeverything.com/lost-sega-rally-nintendo-ds-prototype-discovered-after-20-years/ Computer Fair Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1u7rv6r/computer_fairs/ Command and Conquer ST Port: https://indyjo.itch.io/commandconquer Retro Malware: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/06/retro-gaming-fans-are-the-new-target-for-fake-github-malware

June 20, 2026Episode 2701 hr 28 min

Lost Commodore 64 Game Revealed! - This Week In Retro 273

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 An exclusive reveal this week as ex-Melbourne House/BEAM Software developer Tony Smales shares an in-depth tour of the never-released Arcade Wizzard pinball game for Commodore 64! We also look at the definitive overview of the rise and fall of the Sega Dreamcast and explore home computer shopping in 1998. 00:00 - Show Opening 08:21 - Pinball Lost and Found Story Link: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/06/three-big-commodore-64-recoveries/ 40:09 - Sega’s Nightmare Story Link: https://youtu.be/tcOtWuNlUF0?is=O4C-puLKHHWyGIV4 Rumoured handheld: https://www.notebookcheck.net/SEGA-rumor-new-2D-retro-handheld-with-physical-cartridges.1317101.0.html 53:12 - Housekeeping - News links found below 01:00:29 - 1998 Computer Shopping Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpLew7igK-w 01:20:19 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 2600 chess (again): https://www.pcmag.com/news/chatgpt-gets-absolutely-wrecked-in-chess-match-with-1978-atari GentleOS: https://github.com/luke8086/gentleos32 AGP on Windows 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs4bqCEnvUA THEA1200 prototype video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy07UEd6rng Spray-on Retrobrite: https://youtu.be/L5anoqGw-hc?is=pkPR7AtAbArCOUgX Sealed NES Super Mario auction: https://www.theverge.com/games/949593/super-mario-bros-3-million-auction LEGO Batman C64 Easter egg: https://bsky.app/profile/cabel.panic.com/post/3mnpxqsbwok2i Episode Credits "Sega-dreamcast-set" by Asim Saleem (Asim18) is licensed under CC BY 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/?ref=openverse. By Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17385690

June 13, 2026Episode 2691 hr 23 min

It's Checkmate For The Amiga - This Week In Retro 272

This week's guest Jason Timmons has quietly built up Vintage Computer Festival Midwest (https://vcfmw.org/) into the world's largest annual retro computing event. He joins the crew to talk about the end the line for the revived Checkmate Amiga case, the surprising differences in teletext penetration in the United States vs. the United Kingdom, and a look at the "overrated?" Amiga 500 Batman Pack. Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. 00:00 - Show Opening 09:48 - Checkmate Check Out Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOssyAw8LoQ 33:05 - Teletext Admiration Society Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCZEHoolBCg 54:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below 58:23 - Holy Clickbait Batman! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QY3Ud7zNQM 01:17:38 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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 Daytona USA Recomp: https://youtu.be/p0U5ltlUf30 Family Computing 1998: https://youtu.be/IpLew7igK-w Metal Slug Vodafone Live: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/the-small-sprites-are-really-cute-a-long-forgotten-mobile-port-of-metal-slug-has-been-rescued-from-the-digital-abyss Red Dwarf Adventure pitch: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/the-devs-behind-loco-motive-once-pitched-a-red-dwarf-adventure-game-and-it-looks-smeggin-brilliant Older gamers: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/i-think-they-are-missing-a-trick-evercade-boss-says-the-games-industry-is-failing-older-players Commodore 64 spellchecker: https://github.com/johnwbyrd/bloomer Stop Killing Games: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e8e7g0r82o