This Week in Retro

By: Neil from RMCretro - The Cave Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave
  • Summary

  • 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 - The Cave, Chris for 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles
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Episodes
  • Half Life 2 - 20th Anniversary - This Week In Retro 196
    Nov 23 2024

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    As Half Life 2 celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special edition we also talk about the remastered Warcraft 1,2 and 3 offering from Blizzard which leads to some RTS chat. An article about how Dragon's Lair financially crippled a player 40 years ago who has now beaten the game prompts us to think about games we just walked away from.

    00:00 - Show Opening

    07:20 - War Re-crafted Story Link: https://youtu.be/ryZ2jiW95qo?si=FzjvdJrA7hrfK9ip

    23:33 - Raising The Bar After 20 Years Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjNT9qGjh4 See What's New: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKCpHaAaLCU

    34:35 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

    44:35 - The 40 Year Old Dragon Slayer Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/40-years-later-i-finally-beat-the-arcade-game-that-financially-destroyed-me-as-a-child/

    01:01:02 - 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 Briefs Links

    Unreal Is Free: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/classic-shooters-unreal-and-unreal-tournament-are-now-free-and-preserved-on-the-internet-archive

    Thomas Kurtz: https://computerhistory.org/blog/in-memoriam-thomas-e-kurtz-1928-2024/

    Rob Smith Triple Format Disk Madness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPtJf-UQ4Os

    Alan Partridge Visits Tandy: https://youtube.com/watch?v=sFasAWbuRiw&si=xKUlljT-GR4YFV0J

    Preserved SEGA Games: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/two-lost-sega-channel-games-have-been-found-and-preserved

    1980s Microstore Advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD18hZrz72M

    Episode Credits

    Parts of "Laserdisc Game Roundup - LIVESTREAM - Amigo Aaron" courtesy of Amigos Retro Gaming Link: https://youtu.be/cLtH8oASJT0?si=iprB6oN7SZvcezYh

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Look At All Those New Mega Drive Games - This Week In Retro 195
    Nov 16 2024

    Just how do you keep track of all the new SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis games? Join us as we take a look at a website that aims to do just that. We are joined by Allan aka Happy Coding ZX who tells us all about Midnight Brew Games and the special ZX Spectrum game compilation. We also check out an article on Ireland's retro scene and there is an interesting documentary about game musician Chris Huelsbeck.

    All this and more retro computing info along with your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.

    Happy Coding ZX Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCzWzj4BD-9AyY2WmN9fmbjg Midnight Brew Games: https://ko-fi.com/midnightbrew/shop

    Pixel Addict is our sponsor this week and as they gear up their Christmas issue why not take a look their back catalogue and find an issue you missed out on. www.pixel.addict.media

    00:00 - Show Opening

    14:19 - Mega Regenesis Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/36-years-after-it-released-there-are-so-many-new-genesis-games-someone-has-built-a-site-to-track-them-all Life On Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OXQLvH4mRo

    26:48 - Huelsbeck Beckons Story Link: https://youtu.be/OmWbu0N6Y40?si=nK5raWQTeUveOcxf

    41:12 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

    47:18 - Would You Like Some Retro Father? Story Link: https://www.breakingnews.ie/lifestyle/how-irelands-booming-retro-gaming-market-is-filling-a-void-for-gamers-1685435.html

    58:56 - 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:

    The RooBadge: https://youtu.be/W9klRlKoEQk?si=e-_hwEdikKZtBE43

    Modern Vintage Games Saving Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFINynRcFtk

    Freelancer at 21: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1glmdt0/freelancer_is_21_years_old_and_still_brilliant_fun/

    LGR's Water Damaged Boxes: https://youtu.be/5k0EQn67lGo?si=qvNvEFpO5azmNpkk

    TV Series About Pirates Comes To TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpiiahtH_2w

    Raytracing A Blackhole In 1978: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1gmaz6n/interstellar_black_hole_visualised_46_years_ago/

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Speedball Rebooted - This Week In Retro 194
    Nov 9 2024

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    Speedball is taking another shot at the goal, this time with Rebellion at the helm. Exo is going to bring together all PC demos. We talk about text adventures.

    00:00 - Show Opening

    04:48 - Bitmap Brothers Revisited Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2024/10/29/a-classic-90s-amiga-video-game-getting-unexpected-reboot-steam-today-21886096/

    22:21 - Demos Seen Story Link: https://youtu.be/PbFSs0ipcP0?si=vOHjR7mXuivfCbst

    32:35 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

    39:53 - A Facebook Of Adventure Story Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/adventuregamesplayanddesign Additional Link: https://monsterfeet.com/grue/ Interactive Fiction Database: https://ifdb.org/

    52:45 - Community Question of the Week

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    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 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 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:

    Time Rift Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91cUhy-NHX8

    iPod Click Wheel Game Preservation: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/ipod-fans-evade-apples-drm-to-preserve-54-lost-clickwheel-era-games/

    SEGA FPGA: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/10/the-project-is-a-complete-scam-the-internet-isnt-convinced-by-the-supersega-fpga-console

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    1 hr and 3 mins

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