The Retro Counsellor Is In - This Week In Retro 271
· 1 h 03 min · Episode 268
Episode The Retro Counsellor Is In - This Week In Retro 271
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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 consoles, explore the surprising history of videoconferencing and remote collaboration for Microsoft NetMeeting's 30th anniversary, and find out what made an octogenarian game developer sit down at the keys and settle unfinished business.
00:00 - Show Opening
05:54 - Why A Mini? Story Link: https://nintendoeverything.com/former-nintendo-exec-confirms-nes-and-snes-classics-were-made-to-sustain-the-companys-business/
18:38 - See You Online Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhay6VryyvE Microsoft memo: https://sriramk.com/memos/CU-NET.pdf
40:25 - Housekeeping - News links found below
47:03 - Head Over Heels 2 Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SwQKv36bEU Game release: https://thalamusdigital.itch.io/return-to-blacktooth-amiga
55:12 - Community Question of the Week
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News In Brief Links
Ultima Underworld Unity: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-10-years-of-work-modders-have-remade-classic-rpg-ultima-underworld-in-unity-with-3d-models-new-sound-effects-and-controller-support
UU project: https://kweepa.itch.io/unity-underground
Lenovo handheld: https://www.t3.com/tech/gaming-consoles/lenovo-pulls-its-controversial-g02-retro-handheld-from-sale-starting-a-chain-reaction-that-could-decimate-the-retro-gaming-market
Anbernic handheld spec: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/gaming-handhelds-are-quietly-losing-ram-vendors-aggressively-trim-memory-specs-as-supply-dries-up
War of the Worlds: https://michel-molenaar.itch.io/war-of-the-worlds-c64
PD-64 power supply: https://github.com/sideprojectslab/PD-64
Dan Wood on Commodore OS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_Lw-Zl7tCM
Commodore OS homepage: https://commodoreos.net
Amiag Unix 2.02 found: https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/lost-version-of-amiga-unix-suddenly-reappears/
Amstrad PPC640 US edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tt874nkplo
Rob Smith PaulaNET video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhAg-fT83o8
PaulaNET project: https://github.com/caddy666/Nebula32
Episode Credits
Parts of "Microsoft NetMeeting was WAY more important than you think" courtesy of The Serial Port. See the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhay6VryyvE
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