This Week in Retro

• 4 Tales Of Retro Woe - This Week In Retro 212

  This week we are joined by Jason Compton from The Retro Adventurers to talk about four retro projects that may have hit hard times, how the loss of one online account could cost you dearly and about the return of a popular point and click adventure that might give you nightmares! The Pixel Addict magazine website has had a faster modem fitted! You will be able to order your copy of the latest issue with such pleasure and ease! Visit pixel.addict.media for an interview with Julian "Jaz" Rignall and to find out about the Videoton TVC 64 plus many other interesting articles. If you want to know more about Jason and The Retro Adventurers then: https://retroadventurers.com https://bsky.app/profile/retroadventurers.bsky.social https://www.facebook.com/retroadventurers https://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social  00:00 - Show Opening 06:40 - The Not So Fantastic Four! Story Link: https://unbound.com/ Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qhsfh7CeYE 29:04 - The Price Of The Ban Hammer Story Link: https://twistedvoxel.com/player-xbox-digital-library-permanent-ban-modded-lobby/ 41:30 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 50:45 - I Scream, I Scream Story Link: https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-on-march-27 01:02:47 - 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! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w  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 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Episode Credits Nintendo PlayStation: https://bsky.app/profile/martinlindell.bsky.social/post/3lksbcn7csk2b Dreamcast Back Online: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/23-years-after-sega-pulled-the-plug-every-online-pal-dreamcast-game-is-live-once-more Xbox 360 USB Exploit: https://www.theverge.com/news/631102/xbox-360-hack-homebrew-badupdate-exploit-usb Gamesmaster Series 4: https://youtu.be/odo7Wmtkr98?si=E--l3_8Y1bzXjsHE BBC Barry Norman on VHS: https://youtu.be/odo7Wmtkr98?si=E--l3_8Y1bzXjsHE

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• Retro Tech Up In Smoke - This Week In Retro 211

  🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Is your Super Nintendo (SNES) speeding up? (yes, it is.) Windows 3 can now use modern graphics cards thanks to a new driver. What is to blame for our old retro tech going up in smoke? Rees has joined Dave this week to talk about all the above and more. Thanks Rees. Be sure to check out his Retro Rambles on his own channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees 00:00 - Show Opening 03:51 - Show Me Where It Hertz Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/11/90s-nintendo-console-runs-faster-gets-older-no-one-knows-22706848/ 14:02 - Windows 3 Shows Its True Colours Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbXkvM3b2Qg 26:48 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 31:42 - Letting Out The Magic Smoke! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxs3jJ1P6yU 38:59 - 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! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w  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 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Dave's Brief's Links: Retro Items Stolen, Halifax UK: https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/crime/please-dont-steal-devastated-halifax-arcade-owners-message-after-thief-takes-from-personal-collection-5028576 BBC - Rowers Play Doom: https://youtu.be/XJUMNltgrhs?si=wqCFGapkRlTuAx1L Wild Blue: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/538400/star-fox-spiritual-successor-wild-blue Tony Hawks Hacks Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZbC0Hh4lc8 Terry Pratchett Oblivion Mod: https://www.eurogamer.net/the-story-behind-the-oblivion-mod-terry-pratchett-worked-on

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• The Next Episode - This Week In Retro 210

  🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Did you miss out on the Spectrum Next? You might get another chance! Want to see some prototype and unreleased consoles? Do you miss Acclaim? These questions and more answered on this week's retro gaming show. 00:00 - Show Opening 08:49 - Next Up Round Three Story Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2/posts/4330921 Head Over Heels Link: https://www.eurogamer.net/8-bit-classic-head-over-heels-is-back-with-chickens-enhanced-visuals-and-a-brand-new-world 24:18 - Before They Were Famous Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1j7tvin/before_they_were_famous_5_early_game_console/ 38:41 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 44:01 - Reclaimed Acclaim 54:38 - 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! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w  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 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Dave's Briefs Links: Super Game Boy: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1j4hhz9/help_for_old_gamers_with_tired_eyes/ Guardian - 80s Mags: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/mar/04/working-on-video-game-mags-in-the-1980s Games Of A Lifetime: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/the-games-of-a-lifetime Raspberry Pi Video Output: https://www.hackster.io/news/retro-gamers-rejoice-the-raspberry-pi-5-can-now-output-interlaced-vga-rgb-to-your-crt-displays-9f62f0a6e9b7 I, Rebel Game Jam: https://atari.com/pages/i-rebel-a-jeff-minter-game-jam Scammed By Mastertronic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3k3XB2b_3E Sharp X68K Mini: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/company-behind-the-x68000-z-range-wants-to-know-if-global-players-will-buy-them

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• He's Back! - This Week In Retro 209

  We are joined by Lee from More Fun Making It! Retro gaming and computing chat about such things as how some publishers have got things a bit wrong recently and about how Terminator 2 is getting a brand new game which looks like it is the game that should have come out back in the day. Why not see what things Lee has had fun making at: https://www.morefunmakingit.co.uk/ Pixel Addict magazine has a new issue and its main feature is all about Pinball! Please check it and every other issue out at www.pixel.addict.media/shop/ 00:00 - Show Opening 06:00 - I Know Kung Fu Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6ZHDvmOxKY 18:02 - I Need Your Clothes To Go To Boots On My Bicycle Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMFYMG3QLw Retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r2kH7HmiIE 33:32 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 40:24 - Short Cuts End In Disaster Story Link: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/retro-publisher-accused-of-re-releasing-16-bit-games-with-plagiarised-fan-translations/ Additional Link: https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-werve-certainly-made-mistakes-limited-runs-boss-on-winning-back-the-trust-of-the-community 58:46 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w  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 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Dave's Housekeeping Links: Don Priestly Has Passed Away: https://bsky.app/profile/martcarroll.bsky.social/post/3lj3g2ahnhs2f New Amiga Outrun Almost Ready: https://youtu.be/dcVYEUC2gNM?si=j3MxSaICCPCbXm_q Command and Conquer Open Source: https://kotaku.com/command-conquer-ea-source-code-red-alert-generals-1851767009 Bye Bye Skype: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/28/microsoft-skype Unix V2 Beta: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/24/beta_unix_2_restored/ California Fire Relief Bundle: https://itch.io/b/2863/california-fire-relief-bundle

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• Y2K With A Vengeance - This Week In Retro 208

  Neil and Dave love a bit of Ultima and there are two news stories related to that very series in this week's show. Can AI really be trusted to faithfully recreate classic video games for modern hardware?  The BBC has a video all about the Millennium Bug (Y2K), so there is chat about that too. It is your last chance to grab the Retro Collective Bundle: https://rmcretro.store/products/retro-collective-2025-support-bundle Pixel Addict magazine has caught pinball fever and explores the history of pinball video games! There is an interview with Julian "Jaz" Rignall and a look at his new book! Head over to pixel.addict.media for your copy of the latest issue. 00:00 - Show Opening 05:58 - Reopening The Black Gate Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKeoXBBzqug 22:23 -  Artificial Stupidity? Story Link: https://aftermath.site/microsoft-xbox-muse-ai-phil-spencer-dipshit 37:07 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below 44:05 - Turn Off Your Computer Before Midnight! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0O4CKaB4ls 52:43 - 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! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w  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 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. Dave's Housekeeping Links: 1 in 4 Gen Z Brits Own Retro?: https://metro.co.uk/2025/02/18/1-4-gen-z-brits-owns-a-retro-gaming-console-reveals-new-study-22580498/# TWIR Inspired Sunday: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F9cxvqhe9nzke1.jpeg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3Dd80874762c20d06ef075a0197f6ae147312500ba Too Many Games Too Little Time: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxklzlxxwyo ITX LLama: https://youtu.be/UAFBR-Wk5Xw Mastertronic Screenshot: https://i.redd.it/wfyybh16jqke1.jpeg

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