This Week in Retro

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

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 b... more

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This Week in Retro episodes:

December 10, 2020 TWiR Episode 18 - Owlet for BBC Micro | A History of Console Shortages | Sega Venus Prototype | Amiga Checkmate Mini Unveiled
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Story links:
1. The Owlet BBC Micro Emulator
https://gizmodo.com/this-bbc-micro-emulator-takes-you-back-to-1981-1845778222
2. Launch day console shortages
https://www.denofgeek.com/games/ps5-vs-xbox-series-x-stock-shortages-estimates/
“Nuts for Nintendo”: https://youtu.be/yt4KG9ib8S4
3. The Sega Venus Prototype
https://kotaku.com/sega-shows-old-handheld-prototype-for-the-first-time-pu-1845773103
4. Checkmate Minis!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/checkmate1500mini/amiga-3000-inspired-mini-itx-computer-case?ref=user_menu

A weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil Thomas from RMC and John Shawler from Amigos Retro Gaming.
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December 03, 2020 TWiR Episode 17 - Why invert? | Sit-down Outrun | Driver 2 PC Port | 8-Bit Unity
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Story Links:
1. Are you an invert?
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/dec/02/scientists-studying-why-gamers-invert-their-controls
2. Sit-down Outrun comes home
https://www.reviewgeek.com/59641/arcade1ups-latest-cabinet-outrun-will-race-into-your-living-rooms/amp/
3. Driver 2 goes in reverse https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/k4qatq/disclosure_my_video_but_an_interesting_subject/
4. 8 bit Unity
http://8bit-unity.com/?p=669

A weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil Thomas from RMC and John Shawler from Amigos Retro Gaming.
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...more
27min
November 26, 2020 TWiR Episode 16 - Video Games Make Lots of Money | The Super Famicom Turns 30 | Capcom Mini Arcade | Codemasters sells to Take Two
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Story Links:
1. Video Game BUSINESS https://www.visualcapitalist.com/50-years-gaming-history-revenue-stream/
2. The Super Famicom turns 30
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/11/hardware_classics_the_super_famicom_is_30_today
3. Another Mini. ANOTHER MINI.
https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/k0fary/capcoms_releasing_a_miniarcade_system_packed_with/
4. Codemasters Sells Out
https://www.engadget.com/take-two-buys-codemasters-134923026.html

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33min
November 20, 2020 TWiR Episode 15 | Fujinet for Atari 8 Bit | Burnley Retro Cafe | Warrior 64 | ZX Spectrum Next Clone
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38min
November 05, 2020 TWiR Episode 14 | Wild Wood C64 | Arcade 1Up Pinball | Raspberry Pi 400 | Billy Mitchell in Court
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37min
October 30, 2020 TWiR Episode 13 - Mini PONG Jr. | Atari Hotels | Top Hole Golf | Arcade Dreams Documentary
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...more
33min
October 22, 2020 TWiR Episode 12 | Analogue Duo | Gaming Firsts | Ethernet at 40 | Amiga Addict Magazine
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33min
October 16, 2020 TWiR Episode 11 | Mini Amiga 500 | Game Gear Micro | Dreamcast Mini | Monkey Island Doc
A weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil Thomas from RMC and John Shawler from Amigos Retro Gaming.
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37min
October 10, 2020 TWiR Episode 10 | Fulfill your 8-bit Coding Dreams | The Playstation Turns 25 | A ZX Spectrum Museum | Brawler64 Controller
A weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil Thomas from RMC and John Shawler from Amigos Retro Gaming.
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39min
October 01, 2020 TWiR Episode 9 | Sega Building 2 in Akihabra Closes | Sierra Tell-all | Windows XP Leak
A weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil Thomas from RMC and John Shawler from Amigos Retro Gaming.
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31min

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How many episodes does This Week in Retro have?

The podcast currently has 249 episodes available.

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