This Week in Retro

Get up to speed with the hottest news in the world of retro gaming and computing. Submit your own stories and upvote your favourites at r/ThisWeekinRetro. Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005AGIMA and Dave! A relaxed and light hearted chat on the subjects that YOU choose on our Reddit page. With the occasional special guest and a Community Question Of The Week where you get to have your say and share stories.

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episode 92: Old School ’VR’ Tank Simulator - This Week In Retro 96


An awesome video by Tom Scott was bought to our attention and it shows how tank drivers of yesterday were taught using "VR". We also check out a new horror game trilogy that uses 8-bit inspiration to produce something unique and creepy.  Finally, hav...


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 October 29, 2022  1h9m
 
 

episode 91: Tiny 486/Pentium PC Using New Components - This Week In Retro 95


Do you fancy a 486 that (almost) fits in the palm of your hand? Do you miss LAN parties or couch gaming with your friends? Have you thought about disembodied brains that can play Pong? If any of the answers to those questions is yes or no or even if ...


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 October 22, 2022  1h3m
 
 

episode 90: Is Thorin Still Singing? - This Week In Retro 94


We hit the ground running after a short break with a follow up on Retrobrite story from episode 93. There is talk of a perfect score in Pac-Man and the classic text adventure The Hobbit turns 40! All this and we take a look at some of YOUR retro comp...


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 October 15, 2022  1h4m
 
 

episode 89: Risk Free Retrobrite? - This Week In Retro 93


Hello, this week we have taken a look at a a remaster of Rise of the Triad which is coming soon. A contact free method for Retrobriting is highlighted which minimises risk but still gives good results in plastic colour restoration. Finally, there is ...


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 September 24, 2022  52m
 
 

episode 88: Every N64 Game Completed (Took Nearly 6 Years) - This Week In Retro 92


We have a guest on this week's show. Tune in to see who and what they have to talk about. Our stories this week are a chat about using AI to remaster retro games, a modern flight sim that uses old school graphics and one guy has taken 6 years to comp...


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 September 17, 2022  1h4m
 
 

episode 87: Retro Technology Targeted - This Week In Retro 91


This week the guys take a look at a huge gaming collection that has appeared on Ebay, the asking price is quite a sum. We all know the C64's SID chip can create some interesting sounds but did you know that you can control it by waving your hands in ...


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 September 10, 2022  1h5m
 
 

episode 86: Carmageddon Reverse Engineered - This Week In Retro 90


Buckle up, Carmageddon is being reverse engineered so it can be ported to more systems!Would you open sealed new old stock? Should you open sealed old tech or games?  What if you found that the item sealed away was defective? Oh and it turns out that...


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 September 3, 2022  1h10m
 
 

episode 85: Oliver Frey - A Legend Passes Away - This Week In Retro 89


Crash Magazine usually had some of the best covers seen on an 8-bit gaming magazine. Artist Oliver Frey has sadly passed away and in our own small tribute we look at some of his pieces of art that really had an impact on us as youngsters.  We also ta...


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 August 27, 2022  1h7m
 
 

episode 84: Pac-Man The Movie - This Week In Retro 88


Neil is back and ready to talk about some new mini console, the Sharp X68000. Chris wonders what a movie about Pac-Man would be. Dave is quite excited by a 3D version of Monkey Island. All that and your answers to our Community Question Of The Week P...


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 August 20, 2022  1h0m
 
 

episode 83: New Version Of Winamp - Back To The 90s - This Week In Retro 87


This week we ponder if a new version of Winamp will tempt people away from streaming or mobile devices. A tweet asked people to pick which classic FPS they would like remastered, we get in on the action. We were pointed in the direction of a YouTube ...


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 August 13, 2022  51m