Return Of The Cartridge Game - This Week In Retro 188

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We are joined by Ben from Plaion, the people who bought you the Atari 2600+ and the forthcoming 7800+. We talk about cartridge gaming, get some info on the new Atari consoles and wonder what could be next from Atari. Do you worry about being fooled by fake cartridge games on sale in stores which may not know how to spot a fake? The BBC looked into it. Finally, are hard drives really as unreliable as reported? Maybe not.

All this and more retro gaming/computing news in Dave's Briefs and the Community Question Of The Week.

Check our Rees' video on a Tiny branded PC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQo0yOqOb_4

00:00 - Show Opening

02:50 - You Cart Keep A Good Format Down
Story Link: https://www.howtogeek.com/new-cartridge-releases-are-taking-retro-gaming-to-another-level/

29:08 - Retro Piracy Running Rampant
Story Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1k7387pmrpo
Additional Link: https://www.retronews.com/fake-pokemon-cartridge-spotted-at-gamestop-raises-concerns-among-retro-gamers/

44:30 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

51:48 - Hard Drive-In’ : Still Goin’
Story Link: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-life-expectancy/

01:0:09 - 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 Story Links:

SNES Post Box: https://i.redd.it/kz2kb4u8rlod1.jpeg

C54 Microtext: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvSlWLgXcsU

Google And The Wayback Machine: https://9to5google.com/2024/09/11/google-search-internet-archive-wayback-machine/

Atari Back On Track: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/atari-ceo-wade-rosen-says-the-company-is-done-being-a-fast-follower-