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The light at the end of lock down? | This Week in Retro 29
Are we seeing the light at the end of the lock down retro drought? Zelda is 35, but Nintendo don't care. Fry's Electronics closes its doors for good, and new SA1 chips for the SNES. Plus our community question of the week - Is Zelda an RPG? Weight in on our post on the TWiR Subreddit, and we'll read the top 3 most upvoted answers on next week's show! https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/
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0:00 Show Open
2:10 Zelda Turns 35
11:27 The Retro Light at the End of Lockdown Glows Brighter
18:33 The Plimpbox from RetroRewind
20:14 Say Goodbye to Fry's
29:32 Driving the SNES Harder Than Ever
35:19 Community Question of the Week - Is Zelda an RPG?
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Story Links:
1. Zelda turns 35
https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/22/nintendo-is-holding-back-zeldas-35th-anniversary-because-its-marketing/
2. The retro light at the end of the lockdown tunnel grows brighter
https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/01/retro_museum/
3. Say goodbye to Fry’s
https://hackaday.com/2021/02/25/frys-electronics-has-fizzled-out-completely/
4. Driving the Super Nintendo harder than ever
https://amp.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/lp3sy8/race_drivin_snes_sa1_expansion_chip_conversion_by/