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How fast can YOU run Quake? This Week in Retro 34


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The Quake Olympics, looking back on Amstrad's aquistion of Sinclair, a new way to access the internet on retro computers, and Atari Lynx comes to the MiSTer!

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0:35 486 Quake Race

https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/mnrdf2/the_race_for_the_fastest_486_running_quake/

8:42 Looking back at the Amstrad acquisition of Sinclair

https://twitter.com/Lord_Sugar/status/1379737918995099648

18:05 What's new from RetroRewind.ca

19:30 Frog Find Internet Search for Retro Computers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_v2_vTogS8

31:45 Amiga Forever 9

32:53 Atari Lynx on the MiSTer

https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?t=2096


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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 John Shawler from Amigos Retro Gaming.


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Credits:



MiSTer FPGA: Lynx Core Status and Features video courtesy of FPGAzumSpass - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfPLHMGxmZI


AMD X5-133 Overclocked @180MHz / RECORD FPS in Quake/ PCI Clock Checker Tool video courtesy of CPU Galaxy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPRSHI4JoWI


"File:Working-Sinclair-QL cropped.jpg" by Working-Sinclair-QL.jpg: Telecarlos derivative work: Regi51 is licensed under CC BY 3.0


"Sinclair C5" by Annie Mole is licensed under CC BY 2.0


"File:Atari-Lynx-I-Handheld.jpg" by Evan-Amos is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

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