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This Week in Retro

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

293 episodes

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.

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  1. Your iPod's Next Life - This Week In Retro 291

    · 52 min · Episode 288

    Throwback media players and long-lost silicon schematics lead our coverage this week. There are a variety of ways to breathe new life into an Apple iPod, including flash drive upgrades and the Sprout replacement…

  2. Would You Like To Go XL On That Atari? - This Week In Retro 290

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 287

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 A surprising collaboration between Retro Games Ltd. and Atari leads the news this week, with an equal-time look at Amiga AGA gaming just behind. The…

  3. It's A Humdinger Of A Retro Computing Find - This Week In Retro 289

    · 56 min · Episode 286

    The rarest treasures lurk under piles of castoff keyboards, and there's a flood of cross-platform software ports heading your way. This week's top stories include a pack of ZX Spectrum updates and developments, the…

  4. Sierra Classics On The C64 & Atari - This Week In Retro 288

    · 56 min · Episode 285

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 With museum guide Gameboys and intense Linux overhauls for 486 laptops lined up, Veronica stops by to make sure everything's crystal clear. King's…

  5. Do Stacked Expansions Scratch Your Brain? - This Week In Retro 287

    · 1 h 02 min · Episode 284

    Dozens of potential trademark violations stand in the way of a retro racer's comeback! Naturally we lead with that news. After a quarter-century the secrets of the PlayStation 2's security chip are now open for…

  6. VCF Midwest + Hot Upgrade for DOS Computers - This Week In Retro 286

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 283

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 How much retro tech fits into one hectare? We try to sum up the massive Vintage Computer Festival Midwest before taking on a hot new upgrade for…

  7. How PCs Became Cheaper 40 Years Ago - This Week In Retro 285

    · 1 h 01 min · Episode 282

    It's the big four-oh for the Amstrad PC1512, an aggressively cost-reduced PC clone for the UK market. There's also a fascinating time capsule of Atari user group newsletters from August 1987, and Nelumbo, a new engine…

  8. New Games Special - This Week In Retro 284

    · 59 min · Episode 281

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 New, retro-themed game development and releases dominate the news this week. Chris called his contact at Commodore to get early access to the Alien…

  9. It's An Official Amiga + Modern Casio Retro Watches - This Week In Retro 283

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 280

    Is it time for retro tech trading to go mainstream? We'll soon find out, if the reports of CeX's expansion into retro and import game sales are accurate. We also talk about the end of an era for a retro tech podcast,…

  10. A Legendary Joystick Returns - This Week In Retro 282

    · 1 h 11 min · Episode 279

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Neil stops by to check out Commodore's latest product, the TAC-2. A legendary joystick that has been reborn. An ABCNews story takes a look at our…

  11. Amiga CEO Explains Latest Deals - This Week In Retro 281

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 278

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Amiga CEO Mike Battilana is our guest this week, so we get right to the lead story: Amiga and Hyperion announced a settlement to long-standing…

  12. Gremlin Graphics Is Back - This Week In Retro 280

    · 54 min · Episode 277

    Explore one of cinema's most iconic get-rich-quick schemes courtesy of an Atari Portfolio handheld computer. Or celebrate the return of the Gremlin Graphics label and its collection of alliterative and rhyming…

  13. Is Xbox Looking After Retro Gamers - This Week In Retro 279

    · 58 min · Episode 276

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Stand, wait to be acknowledged, address all of your comments to the chair, and refer to the hosts in third person only for this proper parliamentary…

  14. In Browser Emulation - This Week In Retro 278

    · 57 min · Episode 275

    We welcome retro productivity software blogger Christopher Drum of Stone Tools (stonetools.ghost.io) to ask the big questions: was the television game show just as important to culture as Doom? Is there a sensible way…

  15. THEA1200 Questions Answered - This Week In Retro 277

    · 51 min · Episode 274

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We're sharing gigawatts of retro tech news and discussion this week. Don your visor and get immersed in a virtual arcade courtesy of the Rave…

  16. The End For Physical Games? - This Week In Retro 276

    · 56 min · Episode 273

    You've seen all the other brands say they're following Sony's digital-only lead while chuckling into a sleeve. Now it's TWiR's turn to respond as the doomsday clock for physical media moves nearer midnight. In other…

  17. Sega's Mission To Resurrect Its Entire Library - This Week In Retro 275

    · 48 min · Episode 272

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Sega's mission to make its history more accessible, and give the world even more authentic Sonic cartridges, leads our coverage this week. We also…

  18. Lord British's Ultima Returns (In 2027?) - This Week In Retro 274

    · 45 min · Episode 271

    Has Richard Garriott (Lord British) truly maxed out his Intelligence and Wisdom scores so that he can undo a 1992 transaction and reclaim Ultima? Can Chris tell the difference between reality and a simulation, or does…

  19. Lost Commodore 64 Game Revealed! - This Week In Retro 273

    · 1 h 28 min · Episode 270

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 An exclusive reveal this week as ex-Melbourne House/BEAM Software developer Tony Smales shares an in-depth tour of the never-released Arcade Wizzard…

  20. It's Checkmate For The Amiga - This Week In Retro 272

    · 1 h 23 min · Episode 269

    This week's guest Jason Timmons has quietly built up Vintage Computer Festival Midwest (https://vcfmw.org/) into the world's largest annual retro computing event. He joins the crew to talk about the end the line for…

  21. The Retro Counsellor Is In - This Week In Retro 271

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 268

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Welcoming back guest Iain Lee (www.iainlee.com) after too long away, we revisit Nintendo's all-too-brief commitment to low-cost crowd-pleasing mini…

  22. New Perspective On Old Games - This Week In Retro 270

    · 1 h 03 min · Episode 267

    Exclusive hardware development news caps a retro kit roundup this week which includes news of a MiSTer handheld from Heber along with updates on the PicoCPC, PicoIDE, and PicoGUS projects. In other news we take a…

  23. New Arcades For Elegant Living - This Week In Retro 269

    · 42 min · Episode 266

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 If you've had a hard time getting arcade cabinet purchases past "The Accountant" (as Chris affectionately calls Nicky) a new transformable design…

  24. All Aboard To the Hall Of Fame - This Week In Retro 268

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 265

    We take on a Sega myth, an Amiga delay, and debate the merits of the latest games enshrined in the Hall of Fame at The Strong Museum of Play. We're joined this week by Jo Cook of the UK Amstrad Group, holding its…

  25. Pocket Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum - This Week In Retro 267

    · 1 h 11 min · Episode 264

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Sports sim pioneer Kevin Toms (Football Star* Manager) is in the guest chair as we talk about the incredible staying power of 1982's blockbuster…

  26. Penny Pushers & Other Horrors - This Week In Retro 266

    · 1 h 07 min · Episode 263

    If you find joy in making or fixing, you're already a kindred spirit with our return guest Lee of the More Fun Making It and More Fun Fixing It YouTube channels. Lee shares tales of his latest retro event visits and…

  27. Neo-Geo is Back & Locking Down The C64 Ultimate - This Week In Retro 265

    · 1 h 19 min · Episode 262

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Welcome Andrew Borman, Director of Digital Preservation at The Strong ( https://www.museumofplay.org/ ) for an in-depth look at the future of the…

  28. Unity Engine For PS1?! - This Week In Retro 264

    · 52 min · Episode 261

    Bring big imaginations and big keyboards as we tackle the latest Retro eXo creation, a breakthrough in modern game development for the original Sony PlayStation, and breathe new life into those old digital video…

  29. Apple Computer At 50 - This Week In Retro 263

    · 56 min · Episode 260

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Indie game dev legend Jeff Vogel of spiderwebsoftware.com joins us for a provocative hour of conversation about legendary Apple products, summer camp…

  30. News From Kay To Zee - This Week In Retro 262

    · 1 h 08 min · Episode 259

    It's taken too long to get prominent retro podcaster and archivist @KaySavetz (ANTIC, Eaten By a Grue, Internet Archive, and more) on the show! On this bonus-sized episode Kay joins Dave and Jason as we take a deeper…

  31. Plug In All The Joysticks - This Week In Retro 261

    · 1 h 08 min · Episode 258

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 How did we allow this to happen?! Not the guest appearance by @adriansdigitalbasement , but rather the proliferation of competing controller…

  32. New Old Games - This Week In Retro 260

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 257

    Our most popular guest returns as @ReesRambles joins us to discuss the latest news surrounding the Myrient mega-archive, the legacy of operating system pioneer Digital Research, and some long-overdue game ports…

  33. Retro Certifications and Turbo Scooter - This Week In Retro 259

    · 50 min · Episode 256

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 The legacy of Lucasfilm Games looms large this week. We take on the controversial conclusions surrounding the global "Adventure Game Aptitude Test,"…

  34. Epic Adventures In 64K - This Week in Retro 258

    · 56 min · Episode 255

    All the fun you can squeeze into 64k or less as we look at the international sensation that was Jet Set Willy and the explosion of open-world adventure gaming in 1984. There's even a fully-realised Quake-style FPS…

  35. Remember The CD-i? - This Week In Retro 257

    · 1 h 21 min · Episode 254

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 "Keep a copy of what's important to you." "Punish your children one day." With these bullet points (provided by special guest @RonsCompVids ) in…

  36. The History Of Shoot 'Em Ups - This Week In Retro 256

    · 1 h 01 min · Episode 253

    DJ Slope of @slopesgameroom is our guest for this week's dive into the history of shoot 'em up games of all shapes and sizes. In other departments we examine the claim that 1996 changed computing history forever and…

  37. The Last 8-Bit Episode - This Week In Retro 255

    · 1 h 00 min · Episode 252

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We're gonna need a bigger byte to hold future episodes of This Week in Retro, but the end of the 8-bit era leads off with an exploration of the…

  38. Preserving Atari’s Legacy - This Week In Retro 254

    · 54 min · Episode 251

    After years of uncertainty, the vast and historically significant Atari archives held by the late Curt Vendel have a new home at The Strong National Museum of Play. We hear from Atari chroniclers Kay Savetz and Martin…

  39. PicoIDE Has Arrived! - This Week In Retro 253

    · 1 h 11 min · Episode 250

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We celebrate the launch of PicoIDE, the all-in-one replacement for ATAPI CD-ROM and IDE hard drives by welcoming creator Ian Scott (polpo) to the…

  40. Australia’s Computing History - This Week In Retro 252

    · 54 min · Episode 249

    Australia's rich history of technological innovation gets the spotlight this week as Chris explores The State of Electronics, a channel dedicated to computing Down Under. Jason looks through the history of Leader Board…

  41. Long Live Home Arcade Gaming! - This Week In Retro 251

    · 56 min · Episode 248

    It's a bonanza of stand-up arcade feature stories this week. Will Basic Fun! give Arcade1Up a powerful next stage? We also remember the life and career of Sega legend David Rosen and look at the latest in miniature…

  42. Still a Racing Show - This Week In Retro 250

    · 55 min · Episode 247

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 In this milestone 250th episode of This Week in Retro, we celebrate that the more things change, the more they stay the same. A revival of Geoff…

  43. 2025 Unseen Bits - This Week In Retro

    · 21 min · Episode 246

    As per tradition, here are some of the unseen bits and out-takes from This Week In Retro in 2025. Audio only listeners, you might get more from this by heading over to the video version on YouTube! Thanks for…

  44. Commodores Under the Christmas Tree - This Week In Retro 249

    · 1 h 25 min · Episode 245

    In the last regular show of the year we are joined by Neil and Aaron for a bumper episode. The latest goings-on at Commodore including Commodore 64 Ultimates under the tree and reciprocal trademark challenges, a…

  45. RAM Prices Skyrocketing (In the 1990s) - This Week In Retro 248

    · 50 min · Episode 244

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 An 80s film and game icon has a statue at long last, RAM prices are sky high and not for the first time and the BBC took a look at how CGI was used…

  46. Let’s Talk About Joysticks - This Week In Retro 247

    · 1 h 06 min · Episode 243

    We are joined by Allan (aka Happy Coding ZX) to talk about joysticks, haunted tech and does retrobrighting damage your beloved computers and consoles? Visit FVResearch.com for all things FujiNet! Emulate devices such…

  47. SEGA Master System Hits 40 - This Week In Retro 246

    · 56 min · Episode 242

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 The SEGA Master System ( and Windows ) have reached 40 years old. Microsoft has made Zork open source. We remember the work of Rebecca Heineman.…

  48. eXoWin9x Is Here - This Week In Retro 245

    · 59 min · Episode 241

    We are very pleased to be joined by eXo this week, creator of eXoDOS and more. He is here to talk about the launch of eXoWin9x which is a growing collection of Win 9x games that have been cleverly packaged to run on…

  49. New CPC Games - Heavy Metal Computing - 1980s Space Shooters - This Week In Retro 244

    · 1 h 02 min · Episode 240

    🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Dave is very excited because there have been a number of new games for the Amstrad CPC recently. Jason has been watching a very large and heavy hard…

  50. A Blast From The Past - This Week In Retro 243

    · 1 h 04 min · Episode 239

    The Sound Blaster name is back with something a bit different, does it sound like a good idea? The Commodore C16 gets a new version of Green Beret and did you enjoy MODtober? Pixel Addict. I never can get enough.…

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