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As Half Life 2 celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special edition we also talk about the remastered Warcraft 1,2 and 3 offering from Blizzard which leads to some RTS chat. An article about how Dragon's Lair financially crippled a player 40 years ago who has now beaten the game prompts us to think about games we just walked away from.
00:00 - Show Opening
07:20 - War Re-crafted
Story Link: https://youtu.be/ryZ2jiW95qo?si=FzjvdJrA7hrfK9ip
23:33 - Raising The Bar After 20 Years
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjNT9qGjh4
See What's New: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKCpHaAaLCU
34:35 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
44:35 - The 40 Year Old Dragon Slayer
Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/40-years-later-i-finally-beat-the-arcade-game-that-financially-destroyed-me-as-a-child/
01:01:02 - 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Dave's Briefs Links
Unreal Is Free: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/classic-shooters-unreal-and-unreal-tournament-are-now-free-and-preserved-on-the-internet-archive
Thomas Kurtz: https://computerhistory.org/blog/in-memoriam-thomas-e-kurtz-1928-2024/
Rob Smith Triple Format Disk Madness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPtJf-UQ4Os
Alan Partridge Visits Tandy: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sFasAWbuRiw&si=xKUlljT-GR4YFV0J
Preserved SEGA Games: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/two-lost-sega-channel-games-have-been-found-and-preserved
1980s Microstore Advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD18hZrz72M
Episode Credits
Parts of "Laserdisc Game Roundup - LIVESTREAM - Amigo Aaron" courtesy of Amigos Retro Gaming
Link: https://youtu.be/cLtH8oASJT0?si=iprB6oN7SZvcezYh
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By Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
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As Half Life 2 celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special edition we also talk about the remastered Warcraft 1,2 and 3 offering from Blizzard which leads to some RTS chat. An article about how Dragon's Lair financially crippled a player 40 years ago who has now beaten the game prompts us to think about games we just walked away from.
00:00 - Show Opening
07:20 - War Re-crafted
Story Link: https://youtu.be/ryZ2jiW95qo?si=FzjvdJrA7hrfK9ip
23:33 - Raising The Bar After 20 Years
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjNT9qGjh4
See What's New: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKCpHaAaLCU
34:35 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
44:35 - The 40 Year Old Dragon Slayer
Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/40-years-later-i-finally-beat-the-arcade-game-that-financially-destroyed-me-as-a-child/
01:01:02 - Community Question of the Week
πYour monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!
https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro
πΈ TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/
Follow your hosts!
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/rmcretro
Youtube:
https://youtube.com/rmcretro
Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro
Subscribe to the audio version of the show!
π» Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4
π» Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y
π» Deezer: www.deezer.com
π» Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
π» RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss
π» YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/
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 and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Dave's Briefs Links
Unreal Is Free: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/classic-shooters-unreal-and-unreal-tournament-are-now-free-and-preserved-on-the-internet-archive
Thomas Kurtz: https://computerhistory.org/blog/in-memoriam-thomas-e-kurtz-1928-2024/
Rob Smith Triple Format Disk Madness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPtJf-UQ4Os
Alan Partridge Visits Tandy: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sFasAWbuRiw&si=xKUlljT-GR4YFV0J
Preserved SEGA Games: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/two-lost-sega-channel-games-have-been-found-and-preserved
1980s Microstore Advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD18hZrz72M
Episode Credits
Parts of "Laserdisc Game Roundup - LIVESTREAM - Amigo Aaron" courtesy of Amigos Retro Gaming
Link: https://youtu.be/cLtH8oASJT0?si=iprB6oN7SZvcezYh
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