Bring big imaginations and big keyboards for the latest Retro eXo creation, a breakthrough in modern game dev for the original Sony PlayStation, and new life for old DV camcorders. Plus a holiday photo, a birthday and more in This Week in Retro episode 264! (PS: Chris is back) youtu.be/5fl7W43RvDQ

Canst thou draw out the Leviathan? Taking on a big text adventure collection takes a big man with a big imagination and a big keyboard. Chris is back! Plus plenty more news this Saturday when This Week in Retro 264 hits your YouTube and podcast feeds.

A masterclass by @jasoncompton.bsky.social on attempting to keep things on track. I’m struggling to workout whether he succeeded, or if Duncan has another 13 hours of cuts that didn’t make the final podcast. What a wonderful guest. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Indie game dev legend Jeff Vogel of @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social joins us for a provocative hour of conversation about legendary Apple products, summer camp with Lord British, moonshots and other artifacts of the Space Race, and much more! youtu.be/UUAkDADmfIM

Legendary indie RPG author and entrepreneur Jeff Vogel of @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social executes a sharp takedown of the Macintosh ecosystem as he sees it. (And he's a fan!) All this and much more coming Saturday to YouTube and podcast platforms.

Podcaster-archivist @savetz.bsky.social (ANTIC, Eaten By a Grue) joins for 90s nostalgia, the loss of cover art giant Philip Castle, and the rise-and-fall of Iomega's Zip drives. All this, your picks for a gaming industry legend you'd like to spend an hour with, and more!! youtu.be/4Q_ODmzynsM

Do you zee what I zee? Jason and special guest @savetz.bsky.social (ANTIC, Eaten By a Grue, etc.) are helpless bystanders as Dave speaks in tongues. It's legendary game cover art, removable media moguls, and much more when This Week in Retro 262 is unleashed this Saturday!

We get @adriansdigitalbasement.com to talk controller standard proliferation solved (possibly) by a new multi-interface project. And the latest from Commodore, recordings from Game Developer Conference 1989, the GBA'a 25th anniversary, plus new temporary "Chris' Corner" segment! youtu.be/kE8c463aibw

Dave disdains modern floppy drive replacements, loves spinning magnetic media. Special guest @adriansdigitalbasement.com asks if Dave's truly all-in! It's Commodore news, a breakdown of controller port diversity, 21 hours with game design legends, and more in Episode 261, streaming Saturday!

In a new exclusive episode for our subscribing supporters, Chris, Dave, Duncan, and Jason swap their five picks for retro games to take to a deserted island. Chris' approach is... very Chris. www.patreon.com/posts/153854...

Welcome back @ctrl-alt-rees.com! youtu.be/kB7aBtWr7mg News on the Myrient archive, OS pioneer Digital Research, and overdue game ports. Is reviving Cinemaware titles like jury duty? Are there enough good Atari Jaguar games to count on two hands? Find out in Ep 260 of This Week in Retro!

Special return guest @ctrl-alt-rees.com can only look on helplessly as Chris casually swerves into dangerous territory for Dave. Chris' last dose of racing news before his short break, plus preservation and retro operating system updates when This Week in Retro episode 260 arrives Saturday.

This week: the controversial Adventure Game Aptitude Test, improved access to Lucasarts classics thanks to a DREAMM emulator upgrade, and an outrageous hack to the infamous Sinclair C5. Plus your top picks in tiny software and an all-new Community Question of the Week. youtu.be/qm3E_fw7CRE

TWiR covers an unusual global gaming contest and the hosts talk about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Could Book Club be in our future?! Plus more news for retro Star Wars game fans, an incredible Sinclair C5 hack, and more when This Week in Retro 259 arrives Saturday!

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.

>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!

$300k with 9 hours to go! 😵‍💫#PicoIDE www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...

"Keep a copy of what's important to you." "Punish your children one day." youtu.be/N7c_IBMUHws @ronscompvids.bsky.social helps us look back at Philips CD-i, discuss the Stop Killing Games movement, and dig into physical media ownership. Plus: What retro technology would you resuscitate with a $1B bu

People will tell you now the Amiga won the 16-bit generation. But the Amiga launch was a disaster and the one you were supposed to buy didn't arrive for 2 years. Here's what really happened. youtu.be/Nv-T7wBHzc0

@ronscompvids.bsky.social is our guest for a supersized episode including Chris's Very Important Points on digital preservation. Plus CD-i retrospectives, a Stop Killing Games update & more Saturday when TWiR streams (and in some cases is up for download) across YouTube and all podcast platforms!

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...

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

Talking points for Episode 257 include:

It's the history of shoot 'em ups with TWiR and @slopesgameroom.bsky.social. Then we ask whether 1996 changed computing history forever and explore handheld retro tech vs. the doomscrolling scourge. Plus news in classic Z80-based tech from the 80s and 90s on Episode 256! youtu.be/acI72_99jFQ

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!

The last 8-bit episode: not a misprint! We look at the innovative SCUMM adventure game engine, getting the video doc treatment shortly. We also report on hope for retro users of PowerPC Macs and ancient accounting packages, and sift through the 30 year legacy of Duke Nukem 3D! youtu.be/9HjHy5m15eQ

A dongle-gazing episode approaches, as Dave and Chris think the X-Copy dongle was magic... maybe. And there's more Leaderboard Golf talk even though this is still at its heart a racing show. A momentous This Week in Retro episode 255 arrives Saturday on YouTube and all podcast platforms.

A vast Atari archive has a new home and we hear from Atari chroniclers about the news. Game design pioneer Mike Singleton gets a day in the sun via Midwinter remake, and the history of Counter-Strike player-vs-player mayhem gets a fresh look. Episode 254 available now! youtu.be/x0BrGNSIulI

A major museum just acquired a sprawling retro legacy. The TWiR team discuss the potential fate of their own collections. Also, Dave's cat. This Week in Retro 254 is coming Saturday to YouTube and all podcast platforms.

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!

Hey! It's me! On the This Week in Retro podcast! You don't have to be bald to appear on the show, but it definitely helps. Full episode comes out this Saturday! And whoops, I called PicoIDE PicoGUS in this clip.

@polpo.org joins us this week to talk optical media fragility, "cursed IDE controllers," & more, as ATAPI CD-ROM / IDE fixed hard drive replacement PicoIDE is ready for production. The campaign launches today, see picoide.com for details, and watch this Saturday on This Week in Retro episode 253!

Latest episode of 260 Weeks Ago in Retro is up now, with a look back at TWiR's first-ever video episode from January 2021! www.patreon.com/posts/260-we...

Australia's rich history of technological innovation in the spotlight! youtu.be/Z6FQ9Auc9U8 Plus the history of the 1980s sunsets-and-grids vibe, Leader Board golf, and a celebration of the golden age of tech magazines from an Amiga Format hoard, in This Week in Retro 252!

Join us for a discussion of Australia's rich computing history, the origins of the "sunset-and-grid" aesthetic which has come to symbolize the 1980s, and a chat about peak 1990s computer magazines in This Week in Retro 252, coming this Saturday!

Long live home arcade gaming! But can Basic Fun! give Arcade1Up extra life? Can we learn from Sega legend David Rosen's life and career? Is a bite-sized arcade cabinet worth owning? Plus the end of a major operating system, hope for old laptops and more in This Week in Retro 251 youtu.be/fCephpE3Ai0

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.

Here's something I had comepletely forgotten I did. Ninty News was a monthly 'news' show broadcasted on the Wii News Channel. Here they are in one big compilation. Did anyone actually watch this? youtu.be/iOxLcaiobpM?...

Thanks, @jasoncompton.bsky.social, for recommending the 2017 Floppy Days interview with Stewart Cheifet. It is wonderful and I recommend it to all TWIRlers! floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-...

Buckle up: It's milestone episode 250 and still a racing show. youtu.be/U0feIbUdwkE Geoff Crammond news including Stunt Car Racer revival, a trove of Sega cable TV exclusives, and news for users of ancient web browsers like WebTV and Dreamcast PlanetWeb. All this and more in the first TWiR of 2026!

Chris' proposal for universal understanding and camaraderie: a racing game variant for all! Stunt Car Racer coverage is just one of many Geoff Crammond-verse mentions this week, along with your most wished-for retro news for 2026, in the banner 250th episode of This Week in Retro, coming Saturday!

TIL: While watching a Computer Chronicles ep., where Cheifet & Kildall are interviewing the Tramiels (Jack & Leonard), I heard a bit I knew I had heard 100s of times before: "high resolution color graphics" — yes, the 1st sound bite in @thisweekinretro.bsky.social intro: youtu.be/KGvsIVlbngA?...

These DOS games turn 30 in 2026: Quake Duke Nukem 3D Red Alert Tomb Raider Chex Quest Broken Sword Daggerfall Death Rally HOMM 2 Phantasmagoria 2 Settlers 2 Harvester Leisure Suit Larry 7 Big Red Racing Lighthouse Normality Powerslave Strife Pandora Directive Time Commando Zork Nemesis Toonstruck Z

Stewart Cheifet and Gary Kildall were regular guests on my television growing up. The Computer Chronicles always made me feel like I was a part of this impossible dream of being a Silicon Valley insider. Thank you, Mr. Cheifet. obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-chei...

Here are the DOS game trivia quiz questions I made for an event earlier in the month: youtu.be/z3mGQgVXkp8 They are all pre-Wolfenstein-3D, but most have some sort of visual clue to help out. Let me know your score :-)

All year long Duncan sifts through countless blurts, blunders, and bloopers trying to beat the deadline. Then comes the year-end reckoning. youtu.be/68_Yg9lWm50 Enjoy this year's lowlights with Chris, Dave, Jason, Neil, and select guests, and we'll see you again in January for Episode 250!

New Video: Christmas with the Retro Collective - A look back at 2025 youtu.be/AkGl9MNvINI Merry Christmas to you all from everyone at the Retro Collective

Warm yourself by the virtual fireplace in this cosy 16-color EGA #Christmas scene. No MS-DOS or floppy 💾 drive required. Thanks to software preservation, it's still crackling on the Internet Archive. ✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️ archive.org/details/sier...

If you've curious how the effect was accomplished, you no longer have to wonder... youtu.be/JHqiiPGPHFY (Any help signal boosting this to #StarTrek fans would be most appreciated... this video was a lot of work!)

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