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Neil and Dave love a bit of Ultima and there are two news stories related to that very series in this week's show. Can AI really be trusted to faithfully recreate classic video games for modern hardware? The BBC has a video all about the Millennium Bug (Y2K), so there is chat about that too.
It is your last chance to grab the Retro Collective Bundle: https://rmcretro.store/products/retro-collective-2025-support-bundle
Pixel Addict magazine has caught pinball fever and explores the history of pinball video games! There is an interview with Julian "Jaz" Rignall and a look at his new book! Head over to pixel.addict.media for your copy of the latest issue.
00:00 - Show Opening
05:58 - Reopening The Black Gate
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKeoXBBzqug
22:23 - Artificial Stupidity?
Story Link: https://aftermath.site/microsoft-xbox-muse-ai-phil-spencer-dipshit
37:07 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
44:05 - Turn Off Your Computer Before Midnight!
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0O4CKaB4ls
52:43 - 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 Housekeeping Links:
1 in 4 Gen Z Brits Own Retro?: https://metro.co.uk/2025/02/18/1-4-gen-z-brits-owns-a-retro-gaming-console-reveals-new-study-22580498/#
TWIR Inspired Sunday: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F9cxvqhe9nzke1.jpeg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3Dd80874762c20d06ef075a0197f6ae147312500ba
Too Many Games Too Little Time: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxklzlxxwyo
ITX LLama: https://youtu.be/UAFBR-Wk5Xw
Mastertronic Screenshot: https://i.redd.it/wfyybh16jqke1.jpeg
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By Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
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Neil and Dave love a bit of Ultima and there are two news stories related to that very series in this week's show. Can AI really be trusted to faithfully recreate classic video games for modern hardware? The BBC has a video all about the Millennium Bug (Y2K), so there is chat about that too.
It is your last chance to grab the Retro Collective Bundle: https://rmcretro.store/products/retro-collective-2025-support-bundle
Pixel Addict magazine has caught pinball fever and explores the history of pinball video games! There is an interview with Julian "Jaz" Rignall and a look at his new book! Head over to pixel.addict.media for your copy of the latest issue.
00:00 - Show Opening
05:58 - Reopening The Black Gate
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKeoXBBzqug
22:23 - Artificial Stupidity?
Story Link: https://aftermath.site/microsoft-xbox-muse-ai-phil-spencer-dipshit
37:07 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
44:05 - Turn Off Your Computer Before Midnight!
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0O4CKaB4ls
52:43 - 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/@UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w
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
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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 Housekeeping Links:
1 in 4 Gen Z Brits Own Retro?: https://metro.co.uk/2025/02/18/1-4-gen-z-brits-owns-a-retro-gaming-console-reveals-new-study-22580498/#
TWIR Inspired Sunday: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2F9cxvqhe9nzke1.jpeg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3Dd80874762c20d06ef075a0197f6ae147312500ba
Too Many Games Too Little Time: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxklzlxxwyo
ITX LLama: https://youtu.be/UAFBR-Wk5Xw
Mastertronic Screenshot: https://i.redd.it/wfyybh16jqke1.jpeg
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