This Week in Retro

A Legendary Joystick Returns - This Week In Retro 282

August 22, 2026·1h 10m
Episode Description from the Publisher

🛠 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

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