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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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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Amiga CEO Mike Battilana joins for AmigaOS discussion, coming this Saturday.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A look at the planned C64 Ultimate Game Engine (a dev system for the enhanced FPGA model of the Commodore 64) prompts the questions: will users accept C64 Ultimate-only titles? And how's that been going for the Spectrum Next (assuming that yours has shipped, that is)? All this and more Saturday!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

To accommodate Melbourne (House) guest Tony Smales and the usual international crew, one of us got up extra-early. It may have impacted his patience with a condescending BBC computer buying guide. All this, an exclusive game reveal after decades in an attic, and more crabbiness coming Saturday!

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Velociraptor @davevelociraptor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I have the answer to what we all need in this world. It's not a phone.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Just what does returning guest @iainlee.com think we've done to deserve this? Enjoy our modern radio show which you can also watch like television with a real-life media professional when This Week in Retro 271 arrives Saturday! thisweekinretro.com

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Velociraptor @davevelociraptor.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

They don't make em like this any more

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Velociraptor @davevelociraptor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Really worthwhile charity, buy some tickets!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

All the fun you can squeeze into 64k! youtu.be/PM18XTdua8s We look at the international sensation Jet Set Willy and 1984's explosion of open-world adventure gaming. Plus a full Quake-style FPS in just 64k, and new flow coding and game engines for classic hardware.

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Velociraptor @davevelociraptor.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

C64 Robocop 3 to test the speakers I repaired today! (Fixed with the green thing you can see hiding behind the C64)

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Velociraptor @davevelociraptor.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Real disks working on my C64U! I tried Questron and it worked first time, 2 cats interrupted me!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

>TAKE PITY AND EXAMINE IT. Nobody's angry with Chris for self-destructive adventure game choices, just worried about him. 1984's hottest adventure titles, up-to-date coding environments for out-of-date platforms, a full 3D FPS in just 64k, and more when This Week in Retro 258 arrives this Saturday!

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Dudley of Yesterzine @yesterzine.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

A large thank you to @davevelociraptor.bsky.social from @thisweekinretro.bsky.social on this month’s episode. Or a “go yell at Dave if you don’t like it” to Dave on this month’s episode.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

We take another look 260 Weeks Ago in Retro for our Patreon members, including a checkup on the tough-talking Buffee accelerator project for Amiga computers. www.patreon.com/posts/260-we...

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BGOllie @bgollie.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Oh, the #Amiga demo I made for @thisweekinretro.bsky.social is available on Demozoo now: demozoo.org/productions/... bootable adf : just copy that a gotek or floppy It's my pride and joy to have made @visitthecave.bsky.social 's bum and @davevelociraptor.bsky.social dance moves part of the demoscene

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Shadow of the Dave

Demo by Banjo Guy Ollie / Numpties, released 31 December 2024

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Helicopter heroism as @slopesgameroom.bsky.social joins the crew for a thorough discussion of shoot-em-ups of all shapes and sizes, from the humble home 8-bit to the stand-up arcade. Plus a retro cure for doomscrolling & a climactic year for computing, coming Saturday!

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Velociraptor @davevelociraptor.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I'm in this rather serendipitous interview with the fascinating Ron Martinez!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

PicoIDE, the CD-ROM and HD replacement, is here and so is creator @polpo.org to tell us all about it! youtu.be/NcWE9F3F85c Then it's preservation problems with Little Computer People and Alternate Reality: The City, and a discussion of the all-in-one TV/VCR combo on This Week in Retro 253!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Innuendo-free retro reporting, presented without context other than to remind that This Week in Retro 251, featuring loads of throwback arcade news and the life of a Sega legend, arrives Saturday on YouTube and all podcast platforms.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

We talk massive glossy gift catalogs, Commodore 64 Ultimates under the Christmas tree, and other holiday diversions with @visitthecave.bsky.social Neil and Aaron from @amigosretrogaming.bsky.social youtu.be/dDXyrikyykc A super-sized episode for what we hope is your super holiday experience!

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Velociraptor @davevelociraptor.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

My christmas present arrived a week early! #c64

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Velociraptor @davevelociraptor.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

There's a kind of live stream VOD that's really worthwhile watching back - it's this kind where loads of work has gone in so it's super interesting and informative - with sarcasm, passive aggressiveness and snark. Thanks Dudley! youtu.be/xdB3twECVrQ?...

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They left out History's Greatest Console! The Retro Gamer Top 100 ft Ashens

YouTube video by Yesterzine - The Literal Magazine Show

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Velociraptor @davevelociraptor.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Surely not. @iainlee.com would you have thought that after his compelling interview?

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Beware Dave's Directive 4! It's a celebration of the best and worst of RoboCop, including a live re-enactment of the heavily censored broadcast. All this and more on Saturday's penultimate-for-2025 episode of This Week in Retro!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Fool the grannies, play games all day! If you could do it all over again, would you want to be educated by computer and with occasional check-ins from a neighborhood gran? This, console anniversaries, a tribute to a departed industry legend, and more on This Week in Retro coming Saturday!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

It's eXoWin9x launch day and eXo himself is here! youtu.be/bq256GWkJDo In other news we look at the days of PowerPC and OS/2 hype, the excitement of cruising racetracks in underpowered commuter cars, and your answers to the latest Community Question of the Week.

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Ian Scott @polpo.org · 08/11/2025

coming soon 😉 - picoide.com (image made at homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/f...)

"PICOIDE for IDE EMULATION" in the style of the iconic "ZOHRAN for NEW YORK CITY" campaign sign

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Sound Blaster is back, this time with magnets. youtu.be/i8BrBLmCrVQ Is a MOD tracker story an Amiga story? And the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 get a new look thanks to a brand-new version of Green Beret for the former. Plus your pack-in selections for THEA1200 and more on This Week in Retro episode 243!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Paging @visitthecave.bsky.social! youtu.be/6rm-IXPll98 So many hot topics, This Week in Retro called in special guest Neil Thomas. Look ahead to THEA1200, back at ZSNES + climb inside the computer on screen and film. Plus, the best immersive experiences, and more, on This Week in Retro episode 242!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

This month on our Patreon: Chris, Dave, and Jason present renewed up-to-date news for out-of-date tech, because the existing once-up-to-date news about that out-of-date tech is now itself out-of-date. 260 Weeks Ago in Retro for October 2025 is now live for subscribers at patreon.com/thisweekinretro.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

A zombie console awakes! Strange experiments in life after death for this Halloween episode. youtu.be/hY6ARaYCPus Atari reanimates Intellivision's corpse, and we test saying "Sega" repeatedly to cause oversized arcade cabinets to appear in a mirror. Plus your whiz kid memories on This Week in Retro!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Is the Rasperry Pi 500+ bringing wedgetops back? Did Jordan Mechner clear up Prince of Persia history on our subreddit? Is there such a thing as too much Infocom? youtu.be/eOPYzQ0we9g Plus your preferred control schemes on This Week in Retro 238, available now on YouTube and all podcast platforms!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

It's The Taylor and Amy Show featuring a couple of bald guys for Microsoft's open-source BASIC, data on microcassette, and "software deconstructionist" Christopher Drum. youtu.be/UHYscl1Ayqg Plus KIM-1, model rockets, your arcade theme songs, and a new Question of the Week!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

"Hey, Altair! Hey, IMSAI!" It's The Taylor and Amy Show this week, Dave and Jason are just providing the backbeat of news and your Personal Theme Song views on Saturday's episode of This Week in Retro! @tayloramyshow.bsky.social

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Don't call it a Maxi! Clarity about THEA1200 plus a new mini-Vectrex, a look back at the 30th anniversary of Microsoft going mainstream with Windows 95, and the would-be IBM/Apple killer the Commodore 128. youtu.be/-GArvyKnb1o Plus the tech inventions you're happiest without in Episode 233!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Out now! We try to say nice things about so-called terrible inventions, explore the origins and future of the sports management sim, and talk new games for Amiga and ZX Spectrum! All this plus your retro destinations in Episode 232. youtu.be/ntZKGTdD7Ss

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Come to grips with a world without America Online dialup. Remasters of Hexen and Heretic may help, or perhaps retail therapy at a local retro-minded shop. All this and more including your tabletop role-playing game preferences and an all-new Community Question of the Week! youtu.be/Tsq2IMAqKv0

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Travel to faraway lands like Greyhawk and the late 90s in TWiR 230! youtu.be/sxDRtU2Lowg The future of computer phones, without Apple or Samsung! The original Dungeons and Dragons mega-module, and three claimants to Commodore glory including a look at the all-new theC64 Mini modern games bundle.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Of course This Week in Retro 229 leads with the 40th anniversary of the Amiga's launch! youtu.be/AUVKewiBlPE Plus we talk recent retro events and a guide to future nerdfests as the Retro Directory relaunches. All this and more, including answers to firing up a Spectrum Next on a rainy day.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

This SaTWiRday at youtu.be/Il3fTI20slM we take on: Issue Three of the Spectrum Next computer, smashing its Kickstarter goal in mere hours! Can naughty pre-loaded consoles get you into trouble? And the tale of the "missing Apple", the Mark Twain-edition Apple IIGS.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Which is more official: the Commodore 64 Ultimate, or the Spectrum Next's C64 mode? We're trying to work it out! This Week in Retro 228, coming this Saturday!

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Vocal warmups! They're a thing... for some.

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This Week in Retro @thisweekinretro.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

An outtake-teaser for Episode 226, as it turns out Chris is still adjusting to the conventions of the Apple Macintosh Ecosystem. Full episode Saturday!

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The Retro Adventurers @retroadventurers.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Ben, Jason & @davevelociraptor.bsky.social of This Week in Retro take on the robots! CPC/Spectrum/C64 Souls of Darkon, then whodunnit tension in Epyx's The Robots of Dawn for Apple and C64, based (ish) on the Asimov novel. Episode 29 of The Retro Adventurers, on your favorite podcast platform now.

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