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Speedball Rebooted - This Week In Retro 194


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Speedball is taking another shot at the goal, this time with Rebellion at the helm. Exo is going to bring together all PC demos. We talk about text adventures.

00:00 - Show Opening

04:48 - Bitmap Brothers Revisited

Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2024/10/29/a-classic-90s-amiga-video-game-getting-unexpected-reboot-steam-today-21886096/

22:21 - Demos Seen

Story Link: https://youtu.be/PbFSs0ipcP0?si=vOHjR7mXuivfCbst

32:35 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

39:53 - A Facebook Of Adventure

Story Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adventuregamesplayanddesign
Additional Link: https://monsterfeet.com/grue/
Interactive Fiction Database: https://ifdb.org/

52:45 - 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 Housekeeping Links:

Time Rift Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91cUhy-NHX8

iPod Click Wheel Game Preservation: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/ipod-fans-evade-apples-drm-to-preserve-54-lost-clickwheel-era-games/

SEGA FPGA: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/the-project-is-a-complete-scam-the-internet-isnt-convinced-by-the-supersega-fpga-console

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