June 01, 2024

Atari’s Sprint Finish - This Week In Retro 173

1 hour 11 minutes

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Two Atari stories this week which should both be welcome news for gaming fans. Happy 50th the Hudson Soft with turns 50 years old.

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00:00 - Show Opening

07:50 - Atari Goes Intelligent

Story Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7T5GYBOQPq/?igsh=dG5hdTRwZHVvMmVz

23:04 - The Return Of Sprint

Story Link: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/05/ataris-first-sprint-game-in-three-decades-launches-on-switch-next-month

37:11 - Dave's Housekeeping

Vintage Arcade Auction: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgeeykqx959o

Auction Link: https://hansonslive.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/507

Mario 64 No Jump: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/platformer/for-the-first-time-in-28-years-super-mario-64-has-been-beaten-without-using-the-a-button-and-it-only-took-86-hours/

Nokia N95: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3OO3_oCfyg

IDE Emulator Blog: https://cohost.org/Ackart/post/6055773-the-chronicles-of-an

iPhone Emulator Legal Trouble: https://www.eurogamer.net/popular-iphone-emulator-in-legal-trouble-but-not-from-nintendo

The Twilight Zone: https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-twilight-zone-was-a-warning-about-the-dangers-of-nostalgia/

Steam Won' Transfer Dead People's Stuff: https://gamerant.com/steam-transferring-game-library-will-inheritance/

Frogger RPG: https://woe-industries.itch.io/frogger-walkable-city

49:09 - Hudson Turn 50

Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/pc-engine-devs-celebrate-hudson-softs-50th-anniversary-in-special-event

56:12 - Community Question of the Week

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