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The Best of Tech’s Worst & New Retro Games - This Week In Retro 232
The Settlers II is finally coming to the Amiga but you'll need a beefy setup to get it running. The Spectrum has a fantastic looking platformer called Cubix which appears to get the Spectrum doing things it shouldn't. We talk about a top 10 of apparent bad tech and get ready to throw around obscene amounts of money as Kevin Toms once again invites you to become a Football Star Manager.
Thanks to Pixel Addict magazine for supporting us. If you would like the latest copy of the tech history magazine OR if you would like to write an article for it then head over to www.addict.media
00:00 - Show Opening
04:38 - In Defense Of Also-Rans
Story Link: https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/10-of-the-worlds-worst-ever-inventions
24:26 - Managing Football Like It’s 1982
Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/aug/16/the-making-of-the-original-football-manager-kevin-toms
39:04 - Housekeeping - News links found below
45:00 - That Settles It
Story Link 1: https://gamingretro.co.uk/29-years-later-settlers-ii-finally-gets-amiga-release/
Story Link 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/dev-reveals-secrets-behind-stunning-new-3d-platformer-for-the-zx-spectrum
Moby Games Listing: https://www.mobygames.com/game/425/serf-city-life-is-feudal/
54:59 - 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:
Dragonlance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtNYGdDccG0
Barn Of Retro: https://youtu.be/xnNxKAv7SMs?si=fT-5fRpZQoksr5w3
Laserdisc Emulation: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/sega-laserdisc-emulation-has-just-taken-a-major-leap-forward
SACD: https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/05/sacd-albums-put-cds-vinyl-shame/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMJhMNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpFtEp0BLaRwWltK02KBazrg3XIuKaSL2P3C2xcrL7AKNaNP2mM3eUhmTLJL_aem_-NLuD8VPNbLLCvOGn6v2iQ
Mega65 Digest: https://dansanderson.com/mega65/so-many-things/
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By Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
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The Settlers II is finally coming to the Amiga but you'll need a beefy setup to get it running. The Spectrum has a fantastic looking platformer called Cubix which appears to get the Spectrum doing things it shouldn't. We talk about a top 10 of apparent bad tech and get ready to throw around obscene amounts of money as Kevin Toms once again invites you to become a Football Star Manager.
Thanks to Pixel Addict magazine for supporting us. If you would like the latest copy of the tech history magazine OR if you would like to write an article for it then head over to www.addict.media
00:00 - Show Opening
04:38 - In Defense Of Also-Rans
Story Link: https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/10-of-the-worlds-worst-ever-inventions
24:26 - Managing Football Like It’s 1982
Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/aug/16/the-making-of-the-original-football-manager-kevin-toms
39:04 - Housekeeping - News links found below
45:00 - That Settles It
Story Link 1: https://gamingretro.co.uk/29-years-later-settlers-ii-finally-gets-amiga-release/
Story Link 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/dev-reveals-secrets-behind-stunning-new-3d-platformer-for-the-zx-spectrum
Moby Games Listing: https://www.mobygames.com/game/425/serf-city-life-is-feudal/
54:59 - 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
📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com
📻 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:
Dragonlance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtNYGdDccG0
Barn Of Retro: https://youtu.be/xnNxKAv7SMs?si=fT-5fRpZQoksr5w3
Laserdisc Emulation: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/sega-laserdisc-emulation-has-just-taken-a-major-leap-forward
SACD: https://www.headphonesty.com/2025/05/sacd-albums-put-cds-vinyl-shame/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMJhMNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpFtEp0BLaRwWltK02KBazrg3XIuKaSL2P3C2xcrL7AKNaNP2mM3eUhmTLJL_aem_-NLuD8VPNbLLCvOGn6v2iQ
Mega65 Digest: https://dansanderson.com/mega65/so-many-things/
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