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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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. youtu.be/o5tsmDt7kvY

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Marauder @atlmarauder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#vinyl #ratm #betterthanezra Friday night vinyl session. Deluxe by Better than Ezra on emerald green vinyl and some Rage against the machine. Sounds yummy on an 7.1 system with upscaling.

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☀️🌸idspispopd🥀🌙 @bhaalspawn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Oh, empty! Boo. Was it the sound track or the game?

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Jason Compton @jasoncompton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In no way do I need additional copies of the Planetfall or Stationfall novels. Pure “when Infocom books are this cheap how can I not?”

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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. youtu.be/L5SmQjBgpzE

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Marauder @atlmarauder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New record day. Matthew Sweet's girlfriend on audiophile 180G vinyl. Banging album. #matthewsweet #girlfriend #vinyl

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☀️🌸idspispopd🥀🌙 @bhaalspawn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#TillysKinks ⛓ No. 31 How woman increase their sexual pleasure? Baby, it's easy - we just think of 1990's big box PC games, 3.5" floppies and OPL2 midi. #Dosgaming

News article: "How woman increase their sexual pleasure, according to scientists". (None of them woman, presumably).

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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: www.patreon.com/thisweekinre...

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Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Check out @thisweekinretro.bsky.social's latest episode. Some very nice VCF Midwest coverage (in additional to the regular discussion of neat things happening in the retro space)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xw-...

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"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! youtu.be/6xw-tbop1Wk Plus the latest on the Neo-Geo, new MiSTer cores & more!

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The Civitas Universe @thecivitasuniverse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Working today on a BBSs to feature in my game. In this alternate universe @visitthecave.bsky.social's @retrocollective.co.uk was already a thing, and had its own BBS! I just need to figure out the old landline format for a phone based in Stroud,UK in 1989 🤔 #GlyphisIOBBSTheProxyTapes1989

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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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☀️🌸idspispopd🥀🌙 @bhaalspawn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is where the magic happens for me. Show me your gaming setup! ❤️

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The Cave (Neil) @visitthecave.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Reuniting Ultima VI with its missing “Orb of the Moon” to complete the box. Feeling virtuous.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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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Everything C64 @everythingc64.itch.io · 08/09/2026

🩵 Commodore 64 Memories ... Title: The Movie Monster Game Company: Epyx Publisher : U.S. Gold Musician: Bob Viera Released: 1986 #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #80s

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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

So I heard there was this new RPG going around and I took a look, it looks pretty good. Available in CD and DVD, too, that's always snazzy.

The closing screen for the demo of 1998 game, Baldur's Gate. "Immerse yourself in the 1998 Roleplaying Game of the Year." The photo shows the box contents: a quick reference card, a game manual, a map of Baldur's gate, and five CDs (or one DVD for the DVD edition). At the bottom, it reads: "Call 1-800 INTERPLAY to order by credit card and mention code BGE3, or visit your favorite game software retailer. Visit the website at www.interplay.com/bgate"

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The Retro Collective @retrocollective.co.uk · 07/09/2026

Is this Amiga a sheep in wolf's clothing? Video: youtu.be/Qu_fKDdK-qY Neil inspects an A1200 tower, brings it back to life and upgrades it to see what he missed out on in the twilight era of original Amiga hardware.

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LogrusUK @logrus.uk · 05/09/2026

#LogLoads64 Snowstrike The final reviewed game from CF issue 2 that I need to feature and I have never played this #C64 "flight sim". I am playing it now. So, I couldn't work out how to increase throttle. Anyone got the manual for this..? No idea - it might be a hidden GEM! I will try again...

Pretty nice fighter jet in the sky. SNOWSTRIKE! Snow meaning powder, BRUV!!!!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The latest from a computer RPG legend, a cartoon franchise which finally gets an enjoyable game, and a roundup of Commodore news including Alien Breed and the new Commodore 77 model. youtu.be/OD0Ve5d7-Qs And add your patron Q&A question now at www.patreon.com/thisweekinre... !

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The Retro Adventurers @retroadventurers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

One of the more subtle "nothing's changed in 42 years" aspects of A Mind Forever Voyaging: now, as then, you still need to give that "in Celsius" disclaimer to an American player: “Here are tomorrow’s high temperatures, in Celsius, for the major metros: [...]"

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Everything C64 @everythingc64.itch.io · 02/09/2026

🩵 Commodore 64 Memories ... Title: Law of the West Developer: Ed Bogas Publisher: Accolade Musician: Ed Bogas Released: 1985 #Commodore #Commosore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #80s

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C64Reloaded @c64reloaded.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My Top 30 #C64 Guilty Pleasures - No. 18 Paperboy Paperboy was an arcade fave of mine BITD, so I was disappointed when Elite delivered 😉 this sub-par conversion. Yet, despite the garish graphics, crap collision detection and small play area, I actually played it quite a lot.

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C64Reloaded @c64reloaded.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Welcome to September...1986! 40 years ago (I know!) Dan Dare landed on the C64. A brilliant arcade adventure with a cool comic book vibe, it scored a 9/10 C&VG Hit! and a 94% ZZAP!64 Sizzler.

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2FollowHolly @hrh-6502.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

@retrocollective.co.uk oh dear I’m out on the town with these questionable folks again 🤭

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It's that time again! Submit questions for the hosts (and Duncan, if he's game) and we'll answer them for our Patreon supporters later in September. www.patreon.com/thisweekinre...

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It's been a year since the last Q&A session. Let's fix that this month! Submit your questions in comments here through end of day on the 7th

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Time for retro tech trading to go mainstream? We'll find out, if reports of CeX's expansion into retro sales are accurate. We also talk end of an era for a retro podcast, cassettes return, Casio's 1980s/2020s mashup watches, the origins of Batman (game of the movie) & more. youtu.be/yrH_JwkYQIE

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Mark Fixes Stuff @markfixesstuff.com · 27/08/2026

Ok… I’ve decided on a video doing something with an Intellivision. Because it’s never been used by me.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

As CeX offers to take retro tech trading into the mainstream, there's going to be profit margins and taxes to consider, and the middle-aged men of This Week in Retro are all over these details for your weekend enjoyment.

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Retro Dream @retrodream.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Let's load Solo Flight from the Commodore Datasette on my C64 version C from 1986. This game was really something back in the day, one of the very first titles by Microprose, the first publisher dedicated to simulation games just after Sublogic (and after SSI if we consider strategic sims).

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Everything C64 @everythingc64.itch.io · 27/08/2026

❤️ Maniac Mansion (C64), Lucasfilm Games, 1987 #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #80s

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Everything C64 @everythingc64.itch.io · 27/08/2026

🩵 Commodore 64 Memories ... Title: Pirates! ☠️ Developer: Sid Meier Company: MicroProse Software Released: 1987 #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #RetroComputing

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Everything C64 @everythingc64.itch.io · 24/08/2026

🩵 Commodore 64 Memories ... Title: Little Computer People Developer: David Crane Company: Activision Publisher: Activision, Mastertronic, System 3 Musician: Russell Lieblich Released: 1985 #Commodore #Comodore64 #C64

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

@retrocollective.co.uk is back as a guest! A legendary joystick returns, thanks to @commodoreofficial.bsky.social. Dave and Neil discuss the evolving world of collecting and the Need for Speed goes Jaaaag. All this and more on this week's show!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A Legend Returns - so of course Neil @retrocollective.co.uk and Dave can't help but talk Ultima. Much more on Saturday!

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Retro Computers @retrocomps.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Explore the ocean floor eight minutes at a time, exploring currents of different colors while searching for clues written in the long lost Dolphin language. Decode the messages, solve the mystery, and you could be rewarded with a trip to Hawaii! This is The Dolphin's Rune (C64). (Source.)

A dark blue screen, with little white bubbles floating up. Screen left, a blue dolphin swims. In the middle of a screen, a shark hunts fish, while screen right, a red splotch (coral?) awaits the dolphin if they keep swimming right.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Amiga CEO Mike Battilana is our guest for questions about an AmigaOS settlement with Hyperion and licensing deals with Commodore. We also tackle two-player, split-screen Elite, a rich archive Atari ST software, 1970s computer records, new chapters for Worms and Quake, and more. youtu.be/R8Hq68k3gdc

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Commodore Stuff @commodorestuff.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Look, if you want a cheaper TAC 2 joystick, you simply need to invent a time machine and buy one in 1989. Don't forget to include your cheque or postal order. #C64

Advert from ACE magazine for various joysticks. The TAC 2 is £10.99.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Gremlin Graphics is reborn, bringing back yesterday's moles and springs! Also: Atari Portfolio get-rich-quick schemes and the latest "hardware specs don't matter anymore" messaging. Plus: a Gotek upgrade, a new interview with a Commodore engineering legend, and much more. youtu.be/zhJQ_jL-Y_Y

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Sometimes the third feature segment of This Week in Retro is a landing spot for a collection of ideas that have been circling for the past half-hour. This week is one of those times. The Ferris Bueller lifestyle chat will all make sense Saturday!

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LogrusUK @logrus.uk · 05/08/2026

#LogLoads64 Karate Champ This arcade game was almost mythical BITD, the artwork was brilliant and it stood tall, alone, on its own pillar. And it had TWO joysticks per player! How they thought they could replicate this on the #C64 is anyone's guess. And they failed. Miserably. This is utter dog do.

This sets out expectations rather well... It is terrible.

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LogrusUK @logrus.uk · 02/08/2026

#EveningStevens! Those in the know will know (and I only just remembered at the end of a little Catch Up video I just recorded (be up on the YT soon)) what is going on with this lovely book. I am going to play the game and annotate this book as I do, I will upload PDFs so viewers can do the same. 😃

The Bard's Tale I - Tales of the Unknown Clue Book. #BT1 #BardsTale #TheBardsTale

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