This Week in Retro

Half A Century Of Type-Ins - This Week In Retro 220

We are joined by James (WhatHoSnorkers) to discuss a new video that shows how DMA Design reinvented the puzzle game, to remember the computerised Raleigh Vektar, and how it seems that 50 years have now passed since the very first type in game was released.
Whether you remember the Amiga, BBC Micro, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, 16-bit consoles or DOS gaming; Pixel Addict shares your love of pioneering digital technology of the past. Visit https://www.addict.media/
You can see James having fun with type in programs at https://www.youtube.com/@WhatHoSnorkers
00:00 - Show Opening
03:10 - The Type-In Turns 50!Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1kmabnb/perhaps_the_first_type_in_game_is_50/Additional Link: https://altairclone.com/downloads/killbits.pdfLearn About Checksums: https://atariprojects.org/2020/07/25/learn-about-checksum-programs-for-checking-type-in-programs-15-30-mins/Thanks to Tom Halfhill: https://www.halfhill.com/
16:28 - It’s Not Street HawkStory Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1knk7vy/raleigh_vektar_mid_80s/#lightbox_cuts Additional Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/cassettefuturism/comments/rpyk7l/vektar_bike_raleigh_1985/Another Link: https://radicallyretro.tumblr.com/post/675581185126219776/the-raleigh-vektar-1985-the-first-computerized
30:55 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
36:56 - Oh No, More Lemmings!Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FTOySSAPo8
47:03 - 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Dave's Housekeeping Links:
Japan’s Game Preservation Society: https://www.timeextension.com/features/japans-game-preservation-society-is-safe-for-now-and-its-all-thanks-to-you
How Much To Beat Golden Axe?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Ou41OyHe8&list=PLViYSUcz2ufOKWfX3CEl_9SnoeKW6D7y2
Gail Wellington Passes Away: https://old.reddit.com/r/amiga/comments/1kp4b73/gail_wellington_commodore_software_products/
Mega Drive Metal Gear: https://h0ffman.itch.io/metal-gear-md
Desktop Korg Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wznr5qR-FcY
How An Ancient OS Still Lives: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250516-the-people-stuck-using-ancient-windows-computers
Dragon 32 Is A Prize: https://youtu.be/bG3bAkyr63A

Video Games Aren’t Real, They Can’t Hurt You! - This Week In Retro 219

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Have you ever played an online game and found no other users? Have you ever wanted to get to know Sinistar better? Have you no clue which iconic retro gaming character is turning 45? If the answer to any of these is yes then we can help!
00:00 - Show Opening
07:15 - Back to 1980!Story Link: https://www.bandainamcoent.com/pac-man-45th-anniversary
20:42 - Beware, I Live!Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCuoUSDBVacSinistar Hi-Score Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjN4zabXYvM
36:32 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
43:55 - No One’s There.comStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSMDb1CWD6YAdditional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO6kbogtiF0Wiki Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_(virtual_world)There Link: https://www.prod.there.com/
57:40 - Community Question of the Week
MMS2 - Lu's Retro Source: https://youtu.be/J3wbS0uXDKI?si=qtIXlmD8edDi98L5MMS2 - More Fun Making It: https://youtu.be/UVx08a-dZRY?si=WbpucvBHFoo1XxVt
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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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Dave's Housekeeping Links:
Linus Drops the 486: https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-drops-support-for-486-and-early-pentium-processors-20-years-after-microsoft/
Game Boy Color Outrun: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/outrun-comes-to-the-game-boy-color-thanks-to-this-unofficial-port
What Happened To WWW?: https://hackaday.com/2025/05/05/what-happened-to-www/
C64 AI: https://hackaday.com/2025/05/03/llm-ported-to-the-c64-kinda/
Doom On A Bendix G-15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no0CkQk7id0

Was 2000 The Best Year For Gaming? - This Week In Retro 218

Thank you for joining us once again for another look at some up to date news for out of date tech. Jason joins us and has selected a story about distraction free computing using DOS. Chris returns and looks at a fantastic video about gaming in the year 2000. Dave's interest was piqued by the news that an anti-piracy campaign itself used pirated content...
All this and the Community Question Of The Week
We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine. Head over to https://www.addict.media/ for news on the latest issue as well as Amiga Addict and the special issues of Amstrad Addict and Atari Addict.
00:00 - Show Opening
04:33 - Anti-Piracy PiracyStory Link: https://news.sky.com/story/amp/you-wouldnt-steal-a-font-famous-anti-piracy-campaign-may-have-used-pirated-typeface-13357462Additional Link: https://torrentfreak.com/sorry-the-you-wouldnt-steal-a-car-anti-piracy-ad-wasnt-pirated-170625/ 
13:39 - What A Time To Be AliveStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuSRjyR_ZJUAdditional Link: https://www.eurogamer.net/ects2k-diary 
24:37 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
29:55 - Weren’t Writers Antisocial Enough Already?Story Link: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/26/dos_distraction_free_writing/
45:25 - Community Question of the Week
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Dave's Briefs Links:
ARM At 40: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/arm_40/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ91FpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHod-TE30LjAkdXDAPOeJjjJ75bj9YRUj-Rl9dLukw9B8n5whkT6sAHTp-xLs_aem_FOSTVcLsEQhMAGamhPePNg
Pedro For The Electron: https://old.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1kafbqe/i_have_a_surplus_of_a_pretty_rubbish_game_imagine/
16 Colour Doom On Atari ST: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/doom-slithers-and-dithers-its-way-with-a-16-color-atari-st-port
Japanese Game Preservation Society: https://www.timeextension.com/features/we-might-be-about-to-lose-a-powerful-force-in-the-world-of-video-game-preservation
More Fun Talking With Happy Coding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6jHejPL6_o
Kung Fu SID: https://youtu.be/wmYTObiBfqI
Retro Dog Fight Podcast: https://www.retrodogfight.com/

Outrun On The Big Telly - This Week In Retro 217

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Outrun is getting a movie, an Australian arcade is closing its doors and can you get Windows 3.1 to run on a Game Boy? 
They started together so it seemed fitting they should be together again on Neil's last day as a regular host! John from Amigos Retro Gaming joins us for a chat. Who will replace Neil? All is revealed. 
Amigos Retro Gaming have 10 years of content on the Commodore Amiga AND just about every other gaming system thanks to their multiple shows. Please visit https://www.youtube.com/@AmigosRetroGaming
00:00 - Show Opening
23:10 - Running Out… Of Movie IdeasStory Link: https://www.polygon.com/news/562889/outrun-movie-michael-bay-sydney-sweeney-sega-universal
37:43 - Aussie Arcade Runs Out Of CreditsStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ1ALMXMwH8Additional Links: https://www.1uparcade.com.au/ https://www.1uparcade.com.au/games/ 
52:11 - Dave's Housekeeping 
53:36 - Windows Goes Portable!Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/someone-has-created-a-version-of-windows-for-game-boy-and-yes-it-includes-minesweeper
01:00:42 - 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.

Super Fast Win 98 Install - This Week In Retro 216

Bill Gates predicted the online future way back in 1993, how much did he get right? Was the first 3D game made in 1992? And what if you could install Windows 98 is just a couple of minutes? Clint from LGR joins us to talk about these fascinating subjects and more.
You can see more from Clint over at LGR https://www.youtube.com/@LGR
We are sponsored by Pixel Addict this week and they have a brand new issue out and it is all about the evolution of music in games. From Chiptunes to Cinematics! Head to their new website https://www.addict.media/
00:00 - Show Opening
08:34 - Gatesway To The FutureStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QR9otLcnf0&feature=youtu.be
27:21 - 3D Video Games Didn’t Exist Until 1992Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWlRy9lUAvs
40:03 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
45:00 - Windows 98 Faster!Story Link: https://youtu.be/8V1bE43nbHM?si=I08LoxPIfsIb9HIP
53:40 - 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:
How Computer Graphics Changed The World: https://youtu.be/W8-54-9J9ns?si=eHpbefx57t3pLdpJ
Airborne Ranger : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIQyvV6G4yk
Dan Wood At VCF East: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_AYDkuMg-U
Box Art Lied To Us: https://www.polygon.com/q-and-a/558797/video-game-box-art-book-interview
Virtual Boy Mario Land: https://www.polygon.com/news/559071/rare-virtual-boy-mario-land-screenshots-1995
Episode Credits
By Microsoft, flag logo designed by Jonathan D. Cowles and Jeff Boettcher - Logopedia, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116019255

16-Bit Demakes & OS Updates - This Week In Retro 215

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Jason from The Retro Adventurers joins us again today and tells us all about three new OS updates. Neil has a couple of demakes for 16-bit machines to talk about and Dave wonders is GTA really is the most influential game of all time.
All this and more retro news in brief plus your answers to our Question Of The Week.
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00:00 - Show Opening
03:22 - Three Operating System Upgrades, For Those Who Know How To Use ‘EmStory Link 1: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/10/amigaos_3_2_3/Story Link 2: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/freedos_14/Story Link 3: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/risc_os_open_moonshots/RISC OS On Raspberry Pi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sneYGad3j5IThe Deathbed Vigil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaTjwo1ywcI
19:23 - 16-Bit DemakesStory Link 1 : https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/no-youre-not-dreaming-farming-simulator-is-getting-an-official-sega-mega-drive-genesis-portStory Link 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqsaE7lEhQY
30:33 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
38:23 - The Most Influential Game In The WorldStory Link: https://news.sky.com/story/how-chaotic-gang-of-british-geeks-launched-one-of-most-lucrative-gaming-franchises-of-all-time-13344263
49:55 - 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:
The Retro Museum: https://retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/
Compute!’s Gazette: https://www.computesgazette.com/iconic-computes-gazette-magazine-returns-after-35-years-expanding-focus-to-entire-retro-computing-community/
Dual SID Jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzvkWlDq2TM
1000 Classic PC Games: https://kotaku.com/gog-massive-sale-classic-games-deus-ex-sim-city-fallout-1851775895
VCF East: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BTxddKZbhA
Out Of Print Archive: https://www.outofprintarchive.com/index.html

Chiptune Heaven - This Week In Retro 214

A chiptunes documentary, a top ten list of influential games that seems a bit dodgy and ten seems to be the idea age to want to go back to. We are joined by Matt from TechMadeEasy.
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00:00 - Show Opening
05:42 - Shen Mooooooooooooo!Story Link: https://www.polygon.com/news/550231/shenmue-bafta-most-influential-game-all-time
23:46 - Ten Is The Magic NumberStory Link: https://www.iflscience.com/retro-gamers-like-to-revisit-the-games-they-played-when-they-were-10-78700Additional Link: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/wt6yb_v1
34:36 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
43:15 - Chiptune HeavenStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U82IdByPUE
50:51 - 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:
Doom Tune: https://youtu.be/PKebn_Ly9T8
Daddy Mulk Tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJwQP3MTpEQ
BG Ollie's Daddy Mulk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z2aEsID3zU
Nostalgia Nerd Before Google https://youtu.be/812YkCrmksk
New N-Gage Game: https://www.androidpolice.com/new-nokia-n-gage-boxed-game-available/
Salmon Survival: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/how-a-1980s-atari-creator-with-cystic-fibrosis-crafted-a-story-of-salmon-survival/
OpenLara On Amiga: https://amigaalive.blogspot.com/2025/04/lara-croft-literally-runs-on-amiga.html

Atari Shock - This Week In Retro 213

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A bit of a thing broke out about the different way the US sees gaming history. There may be a new contender for Japan's first ever video game. Populous almost got a release on the NES, the code has been found and new footage is now available to watch.
 
All this and a handful of other stories and our Community Question Of The Week!
 
Ultima 7 Retrospective:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NyaGRNH2zE
 
00:00 - Show Opening
08:42 - Let’s Go Bashing Americans!Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/poorly-analyzed-us-centric-garbage-why-do-americans-keep-ignoring-european-gaming-history
23:21 - Japanese Gaming History UnearthedStory Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/is-this-japans-first-ever-video-gameAdditional Link: https://pinktentacle.com/2009/10/computopia-old-visions-of-a-high-tech-future/
37:32 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
44:31 - Not Popular EnoughStory Link: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/03/populous/Populous - a 33 year lost Nintendo Entertainment System conversion recovered by Games That Weren't!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as6rpF-coCY
54:51 - 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:
ETO AmigaOS Book: https://www.edsa.uk/blog/classic-amigaos-programming-the-network
30 Years Of PlayStation On Tape: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/30-years-of-history-reside-in-our-tape-backups-playstations-building-a-game-preservation-mineshaft-vault-with-200-million-files-going-back-to-a-1994-build-of-ps1-jrpg-arc-the-lad/
Cyan Worlds Lay Off Staff: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-37-year-old-studio-behind-myst-and-riven-laid-off-roughly-half-of-its-staff-our-sincere-hope-is-to-continue-to-be-around/
Dave Garage Windows Longhorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpRZ8BQiiMo
Acorn Atom Trash To Treasure: https://youtu.be/3v4sFkmM0GY?si=I5ReyJP8Ml7IlTyz
Repairing Datasettes: https://www.retrotrade.dk/2025/03/21/datasette-repair-notes/

4 Tales Of Retro Woe - This Week In Retro 212

This week we are joined by Jason Compton from The Retro Adventurers to talk about four retro projects that may have hit hard times, how the loss of one online account could cost you dearly and about the return of a popular point and click adventure that might give you nightmares!
The Pixel Addict magazine website has had a faster modem fitted! You will be able to order your copy of the latest issue with such pleasure and ease! Visit pixel.addict.media for an interview with Julian "Jaz" Rignall and to find out about the Videoton TVC 64 plus many other interesting articles.
If you want to know more about Jason and The Retro Adventurers then:https://retroadventurers.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/retroadventurers.bsky.socialhttps://www.facebook.com/retroadventurershttps://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social 
00:00 - Show Opening
06:40 - The Not So Fantastic Four!Story Link: https://unbound.com/Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qhsfh7CeYE
29:04 - The Price Of The Ban HammerStory Link: https://twistedvoxel.com/player-xbox-digital-library-permanent-ban-modded-lobby/
41:30 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
50:45 - I Scream, I ScreamStory Link: https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream-coming-to-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-switch-on-march-27
01:02:47 - 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.
Episode Credits
Nintendo PlayStation: https://bsky.app/profile/martinlindell.bsky.social/post/3lksbcn7csk2b
Dreamcast Back Online: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/23-years-after-sega-pulled-the-plug-every-online-pal-dreamcast-game-is-live-once-more
Xbox 360 USB Exploit: https://www.theverge.com/news/631102/xbox-360-hack-homebrew-badupdate-exploit-usb
Gamesmaster Series 4: https://youtu.be/odo7Wmtkr98?si=E--l3_8Y1bzXjsHE
BBC Barry Norman on VHS: https://youtu.be/odo7Wmtkr98?si=E--l3_8Y1bzXjsHE

Retro Tech Up In Smoke - This Week In Retro 211

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Is your Super Nintendo (SNES) speeding up? (yes, it is.) Windows 3 can now use modern graphics cards thanks to a new driver. What is to blame for our old retro tech going up in smoke?
Rees has joined Dave this week to talk about all the above and more. Thanks Rees. Be sure to check out his Retro Rambles on his own channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees
00:00 - Show Opening
03:51 - Show Me Where It HertzStory Link: https://metro.co.uk/2025/03/11/90s-nintendo-console-runs-faster-gets-older-no-one-knows-22706848/
14:02 - Windows 3 Shows Its True ColoursStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbXkvM3b2Qg
26:48 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
31:42 - Letting Out The Magic Smoke!Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxs3jJ1P6yU
38:59 - Community Question of the Week
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Dave's Brief's Links:
Retro Items Stolen, Halifax UK: https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/crime/please-dont-steal-devastated-halifax-arcade-owners-message-after-thief-takes-from-personal-collection-5028576
BBC - Rowers Play Doom: https://youtu.be/XJUMNltgrhs?si=wqCFGapkRlTuAx1L
Wild Blue: https://www.polygon.com/gaming/538400/star-fox-spiritual-successor-wild-blue
Tony Hawks Hacks Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZbC0Hh4lc8
Terry Pratchett Oblivion Mod: https://www.eurogamer.net/the-story-behind-the-oblivion-mod-terry-pratchett-worked-on