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The Beatles Had a Text Adventure Game!? - This Week In Retro 205
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Did you know that the songs of the Beatles inspired a text adventure game? Looking at some of the worst games on the Amiga and how much would you pay for a portable game of Asteroids?
2025 Museum Support Digital Bundle: https://rmcretro.store/products/retro-collective-2025-support-bundle
00:00 - Show Opening
04:27 - All You Need Is Text
Story Link: https://cultfollowing.co.uk/2025/01/20/the-beatles-ill-forgotten-video-game-resurfaces-as-fans-find-playable-copy-of-beatle-quest/
20:49 - The Amiga Sucks
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8CYthpfHvg
40:36 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
46:34 - Got Time For A Game Of Asteroids?
Story Link: https://www.theverge.com/news/598008/atari-nubeo-asteroids-watch-retro-gaming
53:37 - 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:
3DO Mortal Kombat Port: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFBpaYoaRAY
Nintendo Loses To Super Mario: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-loses-trademark-fight-against-super-mario-supermarket
F-19 Raid: https://www.eurogamer.net/strange-but-not-true-did-a-us-game-publisher-really-get-raided-by-us-intelligence-services-over-a-fighter-plane-that-never-existed
A Closer Look At Shadow Of The Beast: https://youtu.be/ovwFjgAFhOs?si=zeTPbwJ58Bhwzbh3
Amiga 1000, The Perfect Computer: https://celso.io/posts/2025/01/26/the-first-perfect-computer/
What Happened To Packard Bell: https://dfarq.homeip.net/happened-packard-bell/
Atari Jaguar Cart Reissues: https://www.retrorgb.com/official-atari-jaguar-game-reissues.html
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By Neil from RMCretro - The Cave, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave
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Did you know that the songs of the Beatles inspired a text adventure game? Looking at some of the worst games on the Amiga and how much would you pay for a portable game of Asteroids?
2025 Museum Support Digital Bundle: https://rmcretro.store/products/retro-collective-2025-support-bundle
00:00 - Show Opening
04:27 - All You Need Is Text
Story Link: https://cultfollowing.co.uk/2025/01/20/the-beatles-ill-forgotten-video-game-resurfaces-as-fans-find-playable-copy-of-beatle-quest/
20:49 - The Amiga Sucks
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8CYthpfHvg
40:36 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
46:34 - Got Time For A Game Of Asteroids?
Story Link: https://www.theverge.com/news/598008/atari-nubeo-asteroids-watch-retro-gaming
53:37 - 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!
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/rmcretro
Youtube:
https://youtube.com/rmcretro
Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro
Subscribe to the audio version of the show!
📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4
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📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss
📻 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:
3DO Mortal Kombat Port: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFBpaYoaRAY
Nintendo Loses To Super Mario: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-loses-trademark-fight-against-super-mario-supermarket
F-19 Raid: https://www.eurogamer.net/strange-but-not-true-did-a-us-game-publisher-really-get-raided-by-us-intelligence-services-over-a-fighter-plane-that-never-existed
A Closer Look At Shadow Of The Beast: https://youtu.be/ovwFjgAFhOs?si=zeTPbwJ58Bhwzbh3
Amiga 1000, The Perfect Computer: https://celso.io/posts/2025/01/26/the-first-perfect-computer/
What Happened To Packard Bell: https://dfarq.homeip.net/happened-packard-bell/
Atari Jaguar Cart Reissues: https://www.retrorgb.com/official-atari-jaguar-game-reissues.html
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