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by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
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.
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- 2 days ago1h 0m
VCF Midwest + Hot Upgrade for DOS Computers - This Week In Retro 286
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 How much retro tech fits into one hectare? We try to sum up the massive Vintage Computer Festival Midwest before taking on a hot new upgrade for classic DOS computers. And if you've ever envied that extensive collection of game boxes you see every week on the show, try printing your own! GOG's just made that a lot easier. All this, plus the latest on the Neo-Geo AES+, new MiSTer cores, and more! 00:00 - Show Opening 01:33 - 100,000 Square Feet Of Nerdery Story Link: https://www.vcfmw.org 22:45 - Your 286 Needs An Upgrade Story Link: https://bsky.app/profile/furan.bsky.social/post/3mut6kcjzxk2g PCBWay Project Link: https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Graphics_Gremlin_HDMI_afb4ec21.html Github: https://github.com/schlae/graphics-gremlin 40:17 - Housekeeping - News links found below 46:15 - GOG Gets Boxed Story Link: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/09/gog-brings-back-big-box-pc-games-one-printable-template-at-a-time/ GOG Press Release: https://www.gog.com/pressroom/gog-preservation-program-brings-the-big-box-nostalgia/ 54:41 - 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 Raider 64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaxJ9WTrpjA The National Museum of Computing: https://retrogamecoders.com/tnmoc/ Sega FPGA core: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/new-fpga-model-1-emulator-core-runs-segas-virtua-racing-with-remarkable-precision AES+ delay: https://presse.plaion.com/The-NEOGEO-AES-worldwide-release-date-moves-to-16-th-September-2027-as Commodore shop in The Netherlands: https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/6026257/bart-gokt-op-comeback-van-de-commodore-computer-en-opent-een-winkel Midwinter Remaster in Steam Early Access: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5056170/Midwinter_Fan_Remaster/
- 1 weeks ago1h 1m
How PCs Became Cheaper 40 Years Ago - This Week In Retro 285
It's the big four-oh for the Amstrad PC1512, an aggressively cost-reduced PC clone for the UK market. There's also a fascinating time capsule of Atari user group newsletters from August 1987, and Nelumbo, a new engine for classic Lotus racing action, plus Tron references, Kickstarter updates for Spectrum Next and Vectrex Mini, a unique phone booth memorial, and more! Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:00 - Cheap PCs, Cheaper PCs and Even Cheaper PCs Story Link: https://x.com/Lord_Sugar/status/2095098703992250874 18:38 - Exploring A 1987 Time Capsule Story Link: https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/27/a-computer-history-time-capsule/ Newsletters: https://archive.org/details/antc_Atari_newsletter_time_capsule_1987-08 38:20 - Housekeeping - News links found below 45:15 - Lotus Is Back Story Link: https://almost-there-games.itch.io/nelumbo Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYZk2k6AOA8 55:32 - 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 CEX Retro Shop: https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/31/cex-confirms-existence-first-retro-store-birmingham-29501398/ Vectrex Update: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1852390947/vectrex-mini/posts/4787697 Bletchley Park Redundancies: https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/bletchley-park-in-milton-keynes-announces-redundancies-due-to-dwindling-visitor-numbers-8958108 Space Paranoids: https://landonjsmith.com/projects/spaceparanoids/ Defrag Simulator: https://defrag98.com/ PlayStation 2 Emulator: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/pcsx2-has-just-been-updated-bringing-serious-performance-gains-and-more-to-the-ps2-emulator Nick Weerts Memorial Phone Booth: http://nickweertsmemorial.com Mario On The Master System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRrioabZZwM
- 2 weeks ago58 min
New Games Special - This Week In Retro 284
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 New, retro-themed game development and releases dominate the news this week. Chris called his contact at Commodore to get early access to the Alien Breed 35th Anniversary Collection and we take an early look at the new Commodore 77 variant. Michael Cranford is back in game development after a 34-year absence with Shadow Snare, a spiritual sibling to his original Bard's Tale. And Dave makes a cardboard tube into a Sword of Power as he celebrates a new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe game, part of that franchise's big revival. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:24 - I’m Not Saying It’s Aliens Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ck3vhJ6S_E Commodore 77: https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-commodore-computer-reveal-gamescom-2026 Commodore is really back! Gamescom 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emKMNXEncmw 20:36 - Bard’s Tale Reborn? Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3pitkK-OVA&t=8s Shadow Snare Footage: https://shadowsnare.com/assets/shadow-snare/video/shadow-snare-c64-gameplay-demonstration-title-bridge-v2.mp4 35:27 - Housekeeping - News links found below 44:18 - I Have the Power! Story Link: https://youtu.be/-HQfjANanu0?is=-wpXrfQ6jY1jpjde He Man Game Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNSf7uUlvKM 53:22 - 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's reissue of Activision games on cartridge: https://www.ign.com/articles/atari-is-re-releasing-39-atari-2600-games-on-working-physical-cartridges Scrap Men Amstrad PPC 640: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1vxfki8/a_surpise_gift/ Atari 2600/Vectrex Mashup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_1T-NoEtUU PS3 Emulation: https://www.notebookcheck.net/RPCS3-reaches-major-milestone-en-route-to-perfectly-playing-all-PS3-first-party-games.1377811.0.html RIP Peter Cullen: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c15844gwe0wo Cliff Stoll and the First Cybersecurity Investigation?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=656058JxTM0
- 3 weeks ago59 min
It's An Official Amiga + Modern Casio Retro Watches - This Week In Retro 283
Is it time for retro tech trading to go mainstream? We'll soon find out, if the reports of CeX's expansion into retro and import game sales are accurate. We also talk about the end of an era for a retro tech podcast, the return of cassettes, Casio's surprising commitment to blending 1980s digital watch styling with 2026 convenience, the origins of Batman (the game of the movie) and much more. Visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:51 - CeX is back on the menu Story Link: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/uk-preowned-retailer-cex-is-reportedly-opening-two-stores-dedicated-to-retro-and-import-games/ 18:03 - Digital Watches Story Link: https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/smartwatches/a-watch-id-actually-buy-casios-latest-retro-take-on-a-smartwatch-is-the-f-b100w-with-step-counting-included 33:50 - Housekeeping - News links found below 44:51 - Tell All Your Friends About Me Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpIVkm4YZU4 53:52 - 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 Cruis'n USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCzv7W9DKzg The A1200 Is An Amiga: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fjzlufkcmj4kh1.png Maxell UD-60U: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/maxell-partners-with-disk-union-to-release-ud-60u-special-edition-cassettes-black-and-red-ud-tapes-could-be-ideal-for-use-in-your-c64-datassette Ravi Abbott Leaves Retro Hour: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/its-been-a-huge-part-of-my-life-the-retro-hours-ravi-abbott-is-stepping-away-after-more-than-ten-years James Pond Legacy: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1vti8ss/james_pond_legacy_devs_used_ai_to_remaster_their/ RIP Dr Timothy James King: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/18/tim-king-amigados-royalty-dies-aged-71/5289101 What Happens Next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MNNCiQ9gNM
- Aug 22, 20261h 10m
A Legendary Joystick Returns - This Week In Retro 282
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Neil stops by to check out Commodore's latest product, the TAC-2. A legendary joystick that has been reborn. An ABCNews story takes a look at our hobby of choice and The Need For Speed is coming to the Atari Jaguar, could this be the game that proves that the Jag could have been a contender? We are sure you know already but you can see much more of Neil over at: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRetroCollective 00:00 - Show Opening 05:53 - Sometimes Tactics Aren’t Enough Story Link: https://commodore.net/store/tac-2/ 21:16 - Getting Serious About Preservation Story Link: https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/ai-grips-world-thrill-collecting-vintage-computers-growing-135508246 ENIAC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUg-tXigVUI Fuze Museum: https://www.fuze.co.uk/museum.html National Museums Scotland: https://my.nms.ac.uk/23690/23691 40:20 - Housekeeping - News links found below 50:26 - ATARI Jaguar Feels The Need For Speed Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/the-original-3do-programmers-deserve-serious-kudos-this-experiment-is-bringing-a-classic-ea-racer-to-the-atari-jaguar Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/@Budfolk 01:04:01 - 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 Re-Falcon 030: https://bsky.app/profile/philsan.bsky.social/post/3msstgmem4a2t ASCII City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YtygAx_C6A Zzap Amiga: https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/retro/the-upcoming-amiga-a1200-remake-will-ship-with-a-special-edition-of-an-iconic-uk-gaming-magazine-but-only-if-youre-an-early-bird/ Rare IBM PC: https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/rare-ibm-pc-brought-back-to-life/ Use C64 As Controller: https://blog.tindie.com/2026/07/give-c64-emulation-a-realistic-touch/ Outrun Sega 32x: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJO8AYSyTeQ
- Aug 15, 20261h 4m
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/
- Aug 8, 202653 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
- Aug 1, 202657 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/
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