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An 80s film and game icon has a statue at long last, RAM prices are sky high and not for the first time and the BBC took a look at how CGI was used in the film Tron.
00:00 - Show Opening
01:53 - Your Move, Statue Creep
Story Link: https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/detroit-finally-has-a-robocop-statue/
14:19 - All Of This Has Happened Before, And It Will All Happen Again
Story Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/after-nearly-30-years-crucial-will-stop-selling-ram-to-consumers/
Frontline Scotland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQDWytFwpYI
26:38 - Housekeeping - News links found below
30:34 - Back To The Grid
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr1QuMnoLvQ
Tron Behind The Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm4i6D3XXBQ
Long Tron Doco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbgHMrLPQrE
Hold and Modify: https://www.youtube.com/c/holdandmodify
42:46 - 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 Brief Links
Nick Thorpe Passes: https://bsky.app/profile/retrogamerdaz.bsky.social/post/3m6zkrs5yws2o
UT2004 Revived: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/fan-community-announces-it-will-revive-unreal-tournament-2004-with-epics-blessing-were-doing-this-for-free-because-were-fans-of-the-game-and-we-like-a-challenge/
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Passes: https://deadline.com/2025/12/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa-dead-mortal-kombat-actor-1236636368/
MD Engine: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1pd3i1f/md_engine_create_your_own_mega_drive_games/
New Carmageddon Game: https://www.polygon.com/carmageddon-rogue-shift-reveal-trailer-release-date-2026/
Sega Dreamcast Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYF87gt6hAQ
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An 80s film and game icon has a statue at long last, RAM prices are sky high and not for the first time and the BBC took a look at how CGI was used in the film Tron.
00:00 - Show Opening
01:53 - Your Move, Statue Creep
Story Link: https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/detroit-finally-has-a-robocop-statue/
14:19 - All Of This Has Happened Before, And It Will All Happen Again
Story Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/after-nearly-30-years-crucial-will-stop-selling-ram-to-consumers/
Frontline Scotland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQDWytFwpYI
26:38 - Housekeeping - News links found below
30:34 - Back To The Grid
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr1QuMnoLvQ
Tron Behind The Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm4i6D3XXBQ
Long Tron Doco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbgHMrLPQrE
Hold and Modify: https://www.youtube.com/c/holdandmodify
42:46 - Community Question of the Week
🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!
https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro
🕸 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!
📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4
📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y
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📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337
📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml
📻 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 Brief Links
Nick Thorpe Passes: https://bsky.app/profile/retrogamerdaz.bsky.social/post/3m6zkrs5yws2o
UT2004 Revived: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/fan-community-announces-it-will-revive-unreal-tournament-2004-with-epics-blessing-were-doing-this-for-free-because-were-fans-of-the-game-and-we-like-a-challenge/
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Passes: https://deadline.com/2025/12/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa-dead-mortal-kombat-actor-1236636368/
MD Engine: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1pd3i1f/md_engine_create_your_own_mega_drive_games/
New Carmageddon Game: https://www.polygon.com/carmageddon-rogue-shift-reveal-trailer-release-date-2026/
Sega Dreamcast Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYF87gt6hAQ
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