By Neil from RMCretro - The Cave, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave
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Just how do you keep track of all the new SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis games? Join us as we take a look at a website that aims to do just that. We are joined by Allan aka Happy Coding ZX who tells us all about Midnight Brew Games and the special ZX Spectrum game compilation. We also check out an article on Ireland's retro scene and there is an interesting documentary about game musician Chris Huelsbeck.
All this and more retro computing info along with your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.
Happy Coding ZX Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCzWzj4BD-9AyY2WmN9fmbjg
Pixel Addict is our sponsor this week and as they gear up their Christmas issue why not take a look their back catalogue and find an issue you missed out on. www.pixel.addict.media
00:00 - Show Opening
14:19 - Mega Regenesis
26:48 - Huelsbeck Beckons
41:12 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
47:18 - Would You Like Some Retro Father?
58:56 - Community Question of the Week
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The RooBadge: https://youtu.be/W9klRlKoEQk?si=e-_hwEdikKZtBE43
Modern Vintage Games Saving Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFINynRcFtk
Freelancer at 21: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1glmdt0/freelancer_is_21_years_old_and_still_brilliant_fun/
LGR's Water Damaged Boxes: https://youtu.be/5k0EQn67lGo?si=qvNvEFpO5azmNpkk
TV Series About Pirates Comes To TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpiiahtH_2w
Raytracing A Blackhole In 1978: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1gmaz6n/interstellar_black_hole_visualised_46_years_ago/
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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
22:21 - Demos Seen
32:35 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
39:53 - A Facebook Of Adventure
52:45 - Community Question of the Week
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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
The Amstrad online museum is open for business! We took a quick look and it bought back some CPC memories. The US Copyright Office has hindered game preservation but will it make much of a difference in the long run? Finally a simple Elite 2 video seems to have struck a cord with lots of gamers.
Pixel Addict magazine sponsors this episode. Visit www.pixel.addict.media to see the latest issue which focuses on Microprose who made some of the classic sims of the 16-bit era. While there check out the special Amstrad and Atari productions.
00:00 - Show Opening
07:32 - Pour Some Sugar On Me
20:00 - Copyright or CopyWRONG?
34:16 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
43:16 - Second Best Space Sim Ever?
57:22 - Community Question of the Week
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Amiga TWIR Demo By Banjo Guy Ollie: https://github.com/olonguet/TWIR-Housekeeping
CRT Video Wall: https://youtu.be/09_mHG5bJ7Y
Red Dward Worms: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/worms-creator-shows-off-impressive-easter-egg-filled-red-dwarf-level
Dev Den's First Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuMf33EPlBA
The Guardian's Tech Specs Article: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/oct/23/is-there-even-any-point-in-making-more-powerful-games-consoles
GamesMaster Series 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3S59y6wTx4
MVG's Wing Commander Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuFNFd8I0WU
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Dave is a little under the weather this week so Chris steps up. We look back at Sega Rally, did it change driving games 30 years ago? The C64 is getting a Street Fighter 2 conversion, its looking fast and playable but does it retain all the right components? Worms has been a hit since it first appeared and the original developer is working on an update for the Amiga! Get those sheep ready!
Please visit Chris' channel, 005 AGIMA, for his latest videos: https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMA/videos
00:00 - Show Opening
09:30 - Easy Right Maybe
26:44 - Spinning Bird Kick
43:44 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
50:48 - Worms Are Back In Service
01:00:00 - Community Question of the Week
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Norfolk Retro Event: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1g72hvn/norfolk_retro_event_presents_retro_gaming_weekend/
Atari Decanter: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/raise-a-glass-to-a-video-game-icon-with-this-new-atari-decanter-set
Lillian Schwartz Passes: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/technology/lillian-schwartz-dead.html
LGR Update: https://youtu.be/WA2qAfqGLE0?si=NqFURnShqoNLViMt
Nintendo Museum Uses Emulation: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the-official-nintendo-museum-appears-to-be-emulating-snes-games-on-a-windows-pc-which-is-slightly-embarrassing/
We return to find that your PC will be able to emulate an Xbox, that a rare Microprose arcade cabinet has been restored ( and is quite excellent ) and we check out a report that asks why some games age better than others. We also have news of a special Atari focused magazine which may or may not have been officially announced when you read this...we don't know.
If you like our podcast then it is quite likely that you will also enjoy Pixel Addict magazine. Made by and for lovers of retro computers/consoles/games/films/toys. Packed with reports, news, reviews and even tutorials you are sure to enjoy. The current issue has a HUGE section on Microprose. Visit www.pixel.addict.media/shop/
00:00 - Show Opening
07:10 - Throw Me An Xbone
17:42 - Rare Microprose Cab Repaired
31:30 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
38:03 - Growing Old Disgracefully
49:28 - Community Question of the Week
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LGR's Latest Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VocCS7ls7R8
Will CRTs Return Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1fxzw4l/do_you_think_demand_for_crts_might_ever_grow_high/
Nostalgia Nerd and The Checkmate Monitor: https://youtu.be/IWBVATSPPlw
Nintendo Goes For YouTube Emulators: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/nintendo-is-now-going-after-youtube-accounts-which-show-its-games-being-emulated
Retro Computing A Chore?: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1fv58tf/vintage_computer_collection_becoming_a_chore/
BBC's 1990s Lara Croft Clip: https://youtu.be/l25IionYlp0?si=o_65b6jUCTVcvr4E
Internet Archive Hacked: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/internet-archive-hacked-data-breach-impacts-31-million-users/
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Strange show title this week but please stick with it! Neil is back full time! And who is this joining him and Dave? It's Chris! This week they look at Jaguar emulation on the iPhone, a list of 10 greatest gaming innovations ( and come up some more ) and ponder what will happen now that WinAmp's source code was posted to GitHub.
All this and the usual quick fire retro gaming news and the Community Question Of The Week.
00:00 - Show Opening
08:53 - Apple Invents The Cat
21:32 - Gaming's Greatest Innovations
41:27 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
51:18 - It Clips The Llama’s Wings
01:04:17 - Community Question of the Week
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RIP Chris Serle: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y32z6wyg3o
Linux on Intel 4004: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/linux-takes-476-days-to-boot-on-an-ancient-intel-4004-cpu-cpu-precedes-the-os-by-20-years
Ceefax’s 50th: https://youtu.be/Xej9JI-FDPw?si=8oFvcMcoVVVOISoD
Modern Time Crisis: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09/time-crisis-is-coming-to-modern-tvs-thanks-to-a-plug-and-play-ai-powered-light-gun
Funky 555 Timer IC: https://youtu.be/mDhNQPt8An0?si=LWfiLtjjFZOXmKiY
MiSter Pi Review: https://www.timeextension.com/reviews/mister-pi-a-usd99-gateway-to-fpga-retro-gaming
California Digital Purchase Law Change: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09/new-storefront-law-tells-us-what-we-all-should-know-we-dont-own-digital-games
PC vs C64 Second Reality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqhsDWWd44
Elite is 40 and to celebrate some source code has been shared. Fancy a job at Sega looking after its history? A PS2 gets a stunning restoration. Neil drops by to chat to Dave and Rees about this week's retro computing stories.
Once again thank you Rees for stepping up and helping us out while Neil was away. Rees has a lot of retro content, please visit https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/ for all the info.
Check out the latest issue of Pixel Addict for a big feature on popular Disney game Duck Tales. You will also find this issue's feature system in Templeman's Treasures where the Exelvision EXL 100 is explored. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for all the details.
00:00 - Show Opening
06:00 - Elite 40th Source Code
19:21 - SEGA History Expert? Have We Got A Job For You!
29:08 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
38:18 - Extreme Restoration
46:35 - Community Question of the Week
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Half Life: https://www.pcgamesn.com/half-life/cd-discovery
Lost Professor Layton Game: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/puzzle/lost-professor-layton-game-that-only-released-in-japan-16-years-ago-is-getting-an-unofficial-translation-after-being-discovered-on-an-old-phone/
PS1 FPGA: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09/fpga-ps1-teased-ahead-of-playstations-30th-anniversary
Japan's HiFi Stacks: https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/teac-cassette-tape-decks/
X16 Second Reality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_67sF4onNQM
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We are joined by Ben from Plaion, the people who bought you the Atari 2600+ and the forthcoming 7800+. We talk about cartridge gaming, get some info on the new Atari consoles and wonder what could be next from Atari. Do you worry about being fooled by fake cartridge games on sale in stores which may not know how to spot a fake? The BBC looked into it. Finally, are hard drives really as unreliable as reported? Maybe not.
All this and more retro gaming/computing news in Dave's Briefs and the Community Question Of The Week.
Check our Rees' video on a Tiny branded PC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQo0yOqOb_4
00:00 - Show Opening
02:50 - You Cart Keep A Good Format Down
29:08 - Retro Piracy Running Rampant
44:30 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
51:48 - Hard Drive-In’ : Still Goin’
01:0:09 - Community Question of the Week
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SNES Post Box: https://i.redd.it/kz2kb4u8rlod1.jpeg
C54 Microtext: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvSlWLgXcsU
Google And The Wayback Machine: https://9to5google.com/2024/09/11/google-search-internet-archive-wayback-machine/
Atari Back On Track: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/atari-ceo-wade-rosen-says-the-company-is-done-being-a-fast-follower-
This week we are joined by Richard from Heber Ltd. to talk about a video that shows life behind the scenes at id Software and the ITX Llama, a machine built for 90s gaming. We also discover the origin of the Dongle!
The new issue of Pixel Addict has a big feature on the classic game Duck Tales. With info and interviews on how this hugely successful game came to be. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for the full run down.
00:00 - Show Opening
08:55 - Moments Before Doom
19:22 - ITX Llama: A Brand New PC For 1990s DOS Games!
46:36 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
51:21 - My Dongle Is Still Going Strong!
58:45 - Community Question of the Week
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Rubber Keyed Wonder: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/imax/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=5DCED638-BEAD-4F44-8FBF-AA530D781A6C&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=2084FB51-1E3E-41AA-8C29-95528A1D28CA
Al Charpentier Interview: https://youtu.be/sVcPp4IxQCk
Jelly Load: https://www.tfw8b.com/introducing-jelly-load/
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Jason from Mr Lurch's Things joins us for a bumper edition to talk about a bunch of new old consoles that are coming our way shortly. We wonder just how accurate are the Commodore sales figures and discover that there a well timed YouTube video that talks about that very subject.
Be sure to check out Jason's videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@MrLurchsThings
00:00 - Show Opening
07:12 - 7800+ & The Spectrum, & Full Size Amiga, & PC88 Mini
30:05 - EmuDeck SteamOS Based TV Console
41:57 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
55:11 - The Truth About Amiga!
01:16:15 - Community Question of the Week
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LGR Cameo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x_VYRED6yc
Fast Food Doom: https://i.redd.it/7kubdg0bxgkd1.jpeg
Sid Meier’s $10K 386: https://www.techspot.com/news/104367-firaxis-preserves-10000-pc-sid-meier-used-develop.html
Rose Tinted Spectrums GamesMaster Series 2: https://youtu.be/b9qh8DJP3ws?si=ChLPzTqnUvoZYMQf
The Computer Sheds: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/i-went-englands-least-visited-9450159#Echobox=1722620218
The Famous Computer Cafe: https://hackaday.com/2024/08/23/the-famous-computer-cafe-has-now-been-archived-online/
The History Of The 8-bit Amstrads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTiCq32pYB4
Perifractic Tries Broadcast Software: https://youtu.be/MezkfYTN6EQ?si=CEmmmbFebMqCidWS
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