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Latest Main Channel Release (Nintendo Wii HDMI Mod): https://youtu.be/z_gR7l1co80
In this episode I talk about Grand Prix 2’s new weather mod, why Windows 95 is the best (again), the Nintendo Switch’s backwards compatibility, Microsoft’s 50th anniversary & more!
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Episode Links:
Grand Prix 2 x86: https://grandprix2.de/gp2forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23942
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTKlMeKqZQY
Windows 95 Startup Sound: https://www.pcguide.com/news/windows-95-startup-sound-is-now-historically-significant-as-it-gets-enshrined-in-the-nrr/
Long Headline: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/552289/switch-2-game-titles-are-too-long
Switch 2 Backwards Compatibility: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/switch-2-plays-switch-1-games-through-something-in-between-a-software-emulator-and-hardware-compatibility-so-dont-expect-the-same-backward-compatibility-we-got-on-3ds-and-wii-u/
Microsoft 1975 Source Code: https://www.gatesnotes.com/microsoft-original-source-code
INDIKA: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373960/INDIKA/
Talos Principle Reawakened: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2806640/The_Talos_Principle_Reawakened/
Quickfire News Round:
FujiNet 1.5.0: https://fujinet.online/2025/04/02/fujinet-firmware-1-5-released/
Win3.1 On DOSBox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJQUe0l9sMs
Louvre 3DS Story: https://www.theverge.com/news/641331/louvre-museum-nintendo-3ds-discontinued-september-2025
Amiga OpenLara Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_rXLZvkaX8
CDTV OpenLara Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbQYiI65QBc
Micro Motor Mayhem (Sega Saturn): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCSCYGr2TjY
Spectrum Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdkKLlUEAow
Atari 2600 Biggest & Smallest Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybcHU6zl8nU
Pioneers Of Computer Graphics Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeJX1DV0hq0
Indiana Jones Demake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqsaE7lEhQY
Video Of The Week 1 (LGR): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEKWyAGCIu0
Video Of The Week 2 (Action Retro): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6bTVKXGfE0
Chapters:
00:00 Marathon Update [Personal]
02:39 Grand Prix 2 Weather Mod
07:00 Windows 95 Startup Sound Immortalised
13:54 Headline Of The Week..?
16:34 Switch 2 Backwards Compatibility Revealed
23:00 Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary
31:06 Games Of The Week..?
37:05 The Quickfire Submissions Round!
46:14 Video(s) Of The Week
52:23 Main Channel Release