Remember The CD-i? - This Week In Retro 257
· 1 h 21 min · Episode 254
Episode Remember The CD-i? - This Week In Retro 257
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"Keep a copy of what's important to you." "Punish your children one day."
With these bullet points (provided by special guest @RonsCompVids ) in mind, we take a critical look at a Philips CD-i retrospective, discuss a substantial update to the Stop Killing Games movement, and dig into the fundamental right of physical media ownership. We share your top tips to avoid doomscrolling and introduce a new Community Question of the Week: what retro technology would you resuscitate with a one BILLION dollar budget?
00:00 - Show Opening
05:18 - Was The CD-i Doomed From The Start? Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNDm13SbX_Q
30:54 - Ross Has Saved Your Game Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/stop-killing-games-is-launching-ngos-in-the-european-union-and-the-us-were-not-just-going-away-on-this/
48:53 - Housekeeping - News links found below
58:51 - Streaming Is So Last Year Story Link: https://www.whathifi.com/streaming-entertainment/why-ill-never-give-up-my-dvd-collection
01:15:02 - Community Question of the Week
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News In Brief Links
SDF Public Access UNIX: https://connect.sdf.org/
Commercial Availability Of Pre-2010 Games: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Frflir4u3odkg1.jpeg
THEA1200 Preorder: https://retrogames.biz/products/thea1200/
Dolphin Emulator: https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2026/02/16/rise-of-the-triforce/
Lemmings 35th Anniversary: https://youtu.be/Ulx0WE8KnA4
ATABoy: https://youtu.be/XUmxxTCaCM4
Echo Aviation Controller: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/honeycomb-echo-aviation-controller-review
Games You Missed: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1rbp5d2/new_column_from_itsmethyroid_games_you_missed/
Giant Macintosh: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/case-mods/computer-history-museum-unveils-comically-large-scale-rendition-of-the-1986-apple-macintosh-plus-towering-all-in-ones-keyboard-looks-disproportionately-huge-today
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