This Week in Retro

A weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing. Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave.

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Breathe new life into an Apple iPod with flash drive upgrades, Rockbox, or a Sprout motherboard. ZX Spectrum preservation gets a big boost and a gameplay discussion gets center stage on Episode 291 of This Week in Retro!
https://t.co/W4UcNadj64

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Breathe new life into an Apple iPod with flash drive upgrades, Rockbox, or a Sprout motherboard. ZX Spectrum preservation gets a big boost and a gameplay discussion gets center stage on Episode 291 of This Week in Retro!
https://t.co/W4UcNadj64

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Pick your path to refresh your dusty old media players, and find out what Chris considers "nice to hold" on Saturday's episode of This Week in Retro!

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Were you expecting THE 800XL from Atari & Retro Games Ltd? You win! Commodore fans get equal Amiga AGA gaming time. Plus: peak/decline of supercomputing and BBSes, cross-platform throwbacks, and wistful looks at peak clamshell PDA performance.
https://t.co/F4YHpB3PZU

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Which Atari designs were visually arresting? Atari's 8-bit home computers went through three distinct design eras. The upcoming THE 800XL preserves the middle generation. We give it a careful preview this Saturday!

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With more guest answers from Duncan, the hosts return with another full-length episode worth of answers to your submitted questions.

Music!
Genre bending!
Vibe coding hot takes!

Available now for show Patrons.
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Hidden rare treasures and cross-platform software ports head your way. Learn about a pack of ZX Spectrum updates and the astounding discovery of an ultra-rare Humdinger computer.
Watch now on YouTube or listen on any podcast platform. https://t.co/Ym7FzNsX5l

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One of the most obscure and ill-fated home computers of the early 1980s was just unearthed at a Goodwill shop in the Pacific Northwest. It's not just a whopper, it's a real Humdinger, and it's possibly one-of-one in the wild. More to come Saturday!

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We wanted everything crystal-clear for this episode so we asked Veronica Explains⁩ to join for serious Gameboys, new Linux for 30-year old machines, King's Quest and other Sierra classics on Commodore and Atari, and much more.
https://t.co/VvZJ0tMY3E

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Jason and Chris have very different views of the Amiga as a productivity computer. Special guest Veronica Explains your chair umpire for This Week in Retro episode 288, arriving Saturday!

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A look back at episode 50 of our storied show from September 2021, for our monthly and annual supporters.
https://t.co/b22szmbyFY

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Trademark woes block retro racer comeback! The secrets of the PlayStation 2's security chip are uncovered, and excitement for fans of Sony's SMC-70, Amiga Unix, and Spectravideo 318. Watch episode 287 now on YouTube or listen on any podcast platform. https://t.co/BFARlKWOnM

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The Sony SMC-70 computer line used a peculiar, stack-and-skewer hardware expansion system. It really (really) appeals to one of the hosts.

All this and more coming Saturday!

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Still going, still answering your questions about best guests and most controversial opinions. Patron-exclusive Q&A part 1 with Chris, Dave, and Jason is available now: https://t.co/8BGfCksGcQ

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"It's everybody's game of strategy, knowledge, and fun!"
Contemplate the massive Vintage Computer Festival Midwest then take on a hot upgrade for DOS computers. Envy those game boxes you see every week? Print your own! https://t.co/xf7SaArFVx
Plus Neo-Geo, MiSTer cores & more!

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It's 286 discourse for Episode 286! The team discuss the pros and cons of DOS gaming back when sound cards and joysticks were still considered luxuries.

More coming this Saturday!

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A wild week for retro Kickstarters, and a unique phone booth memorial opens its folding door. But first: Tron references, the big four-oh for Amstrad PC1512 (PC clone), Atari newsletters from Aug 1987, and Nelumbo's classic Lotus racing action. https://t.co/2A89ThI7Xo

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@WeekRetro Will you get to use more memory and run in protected mode starting in episode 286?

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Amstrad's cheap-ish PC clones get their due, we explore a time capsule from 1987, and there's more racing game news (naturally) coming at you this Saturday in This Week in Retro 285!

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New Games? Are they special??

All this and more....

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