June 15, 2024

The Real Winamp Player - This Week In Retro 175

1 hour 11 minutes

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What if that classic Winamp interface could leave your PC screen and still play all your music? It has happened. What if somebody built that Voodoo graphics card powered laptop you wished you had? It has happened. What if your classic Amiga had PCI expansion slots? It has happened.

What else has happened in the world of Retro Computing? Press play an find out!

00:00 - Show Opening

07:55 - Real Player Is Better Than Winamp?

Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-projects/maker-recreates-classic-winamp-mp3-player-in-real-life-with-the-linamp-llamas-not-included

23:49 - Voodoo On The Move

Story Link: https://hothardware.com/news/worlds-first-voodoo4-laptop

38:18 - Dave's Housekeeping

Scroll down for the links to the stories covered in Dave's Briefs

50:38 - Amiga PC, Aye? (Amiga PCI)

Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2024/06/04/the-amiga-we-all-wanted-in-1993/

01:01:42 - 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:

SNES Doom Preservation: https://archive.org/details/jeffs-doom-snes-disk-images

Atari Tarzan: https://gamehistory.org/atari-2600-tarzan/

X86 46 Years Old: https://www.xda-developers.com/on-this-day-intel-8086-released/

Limited Edition Xbox: https://www.eurogamer.net/this-shockingly-rare-limited-edition-hulk-xbox-console-was-donated-to-a-uk-charity-shop

80s DRM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv7wm4no2Cw

Tamagotchi: https://kotaku.com/tamagotchi-mothra-moll-and-lora-twins-playable-1851525415

The Thing Remaster: https://kotaku.com/the-thing-remastered-2002-ps2-xbox-pc-sequel-4k-120-ps5-1851524769

SpaceWar: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/06/reinventing-the-pdp-10

Shenmue: https://gamerant.com/shenmue-fans-billboard-times-square-new-game-campaign/

Wii Play Billiards: https://www.gamesradar.com/platforms/nintendo/wii-play-billiards-stumped-fans-for-17-years-but-speedrunners-finally-made-the-perfect-shot-after-decompiling-its-code-to-brute-force-millions-of-possibilities/

BackBit Pro: https://www.backbit.io/

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By Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles

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