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ChatGPT makes excuses as to why an Atari 2600 beat it at chess. Wing Commander gets a neat update to stop it getting ahead of itself on modern systems and an Atari 2600 Earthquake gets some attention.ย
00:00 - Show Opening
04:05 - Checkmate For ChatGPT
Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-got-absolutely-wrecked-by-atari-2600-in-beginners-chess-match-openais-newest-model-bamboozled-by-1970s-logic
20:46 - Wing Commander
Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/this-new-wing-commander-overhaul-mod-provides-some-much-needed-tlc-to-the-legendary-flight-sim
31:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below
39:51 - Plug It In, Plug It In
Story Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16e7VuCyDK/
55:33 - Community Question of the Week
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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 Briefs Links:
BBC Commercial Breaks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buuUZFh_pyk
Another World on ScummVM: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1289154789877776&id=100063498013296&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=WVgyuy3tfVgiebat
C64Audio.com Closing: https://c64audio.com/
Spectrum R-Type: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5lKs5jlB5n8
Case and Keys For ZX Mechtrum: https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/the-keyboard-sinclair-never-made/
Atari 2600 Random Code: https://bbenchoff.github.io/pages/FiniteAtari.html
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By Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
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ChatGPT makes excuses as to why an Atari 2600 beat it at chess. Wing Commander gets a neat update to stop it getting ahead of itself on modern systems and an Atari 2600 Earthquake gets some attention.ย
00:00 - Show Opening
04:05 - Checkmate For ChatGPT
Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-got-absolutely-wrecked-by-atari-2600-in-beginners-chess-match-openais-newest-model-bamboozled-by-1970s-logic
20:46 - Wing Commander
Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/this-new-wing-commander-overhaul-mod-provides-some-much-needed-tlc-to-the-legendary-flight-sim
31:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below
39:51 - Plug It In, Plug It In
Story Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16e7VuCyDK/
55:33 - Community Question of the Week
๐Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!
https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro
๐ธ 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/@jpcompton
Audio Podcast:
https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/
Subscribe to the audio version of the show!
๐ป Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4
๐ป Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y
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๐ป Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337
๐ป RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml
๐ป 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 Briefs Links:
BBC Commercial Breaks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buuUZFh_pyk
Another World on ScummVM: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1289154789877776&id=100063498013296&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=WVgyuy3tfVgiebat
C64Audio.com Closing: https://c64audio.com/
Spectrum R-Type: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5lKs5jlB5n8
Case and Keys For ZX Mechtrum: https://hackaday.com/2025/06/02/the-keyboard-sinclair-never-made/
Atari 2600 Random Code: https://bbenchoff.github.io/pages/FiniteAtari.html
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