May 13, 2023

Falcon Crash Lands Back at Microprose - This Week In Retro 124

1 hour 26 minutes

Jason from Mr Lurch's Things joins us once again for this longer than usual chat about retro gaming, old tech and more. Microprose has reacquired the Falcon series of flight sims. Classic game Mercenary has been given a modern makeover which doesn't spoil its wireframe looks. Finally, we think back to those tabletop games as found in the Argos catalogue of old. Could LCD gaming hope to come close arcade classics?

All this and our Community Question Of the Week.

Please visit https://mrlurch.com/ to see everything Jason has to entertain you.

We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. They are getting ready to publish a new issue and our guest this week has read it and has some thoughts. Please visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for more info.

00:00 - Show Opening

12:35 - Returning To Base

Story Link: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/microprose/announcements/detail/3680047495733505345?fbclid=IwAR1EqhlQ95hJVE37HLiIEYYjlZ4b1t-yXEh7wU9coF1ppeS0IKHy-iKDPKI

40:30 - Merc Rework

Story Link: http://mercenaryrestart.com/?fbclid=IwAR1shnpNCXRTPMkJ4l4Iv-hLOmfs8ymIgPaoE-ObxLRIchYpW8Ep0ClraCU

Additional Mercenary Link: http://mercenarysite.free.fr/mercframes_graphic.htm

52:50 - The Book Of Dreams

Story Link: https://amp.theguardian.com/games/2023/may/04/tabletop-arcade-video-game-machines

Toys R Us Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIvfzoVKjoQ&t=1099s&pp=ygUJdG95cyByIHVz

1:16:58 - Community Question of the Week

Vic20 port of Cruising by Ponder65: https://ponder65.itch.io/cruising-on-broadway

Source code Link: https://colinjones.co.uk/files/cruising.asm

Python port of Super Sprint by Salem_ok: https://github.com/salem-ok/PySprint/#readme

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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 Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

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