"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

Zarf is being a good sport about his Patreon targets so we'll spell it out: if you care about old text adventures AT ALL, GIVE HIM YOUR MONEY patreon.com/VisibleZorker

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...

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

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 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

Ron Martinez (Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy, Hidden Agenda, Trek: TNG - The Transinium Challenge, Make Your Own Murder Party, etc.) returns for everything from Vladimir Nabokov to generative AI with Jason, Nick, and Dave V from @thisweekinretro.bsky.social . retroadventurers.podbean.com/e/37

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!

@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...

"Your resume says you think you excel at remaining focused and flexible despite adversity and distraction. Can you give us any examples?" @thisweekinretro.bsky.social

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!

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

Check the thread, someone out there should be able to figure this out. (Perhaps a Softside Adventure or similar?)

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.

We play the oldest and the newest-surviving variants of the original text adventure known simply as Zork. The 1977 edition Zork-285 and the 1990 (!) release of Mini-Zork are the featured games in Episode 36 of The Retro Adventurers. retroadventurers.podbean.com/e/36/

#scottadams, the founder of #adventureinternational, is alive and well and living in Wisconsin. #interactivefiction

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!

Fact: Episodes with “Andrew Plotkin” in the title are our most popular at launch. So: don’t miss “Andrew Plotkin & some others Chatisode” at the link below, and subscribe so you’re the first to get our upcoming Infidel episode, with Andrew Plotkin (& others) retroadventurers.podbean.com/e/35/

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!

Lots of guests! Some hosts! Visible Zorker news! How Sierra / Lucasarts lulz were defeated in the marketplace! And more! Jason and Nick, joined by guests Robin Raymond, Tim Gilberts, Scott Adams, Andrew Plotkin, Dave "Velociraptor", Christian Neuhaus, and Iain Lee. retroadventurers.podbean.com/e/35/

Bonus Chris(tmas) memories for our Patreon supporters, in a new episode of 260 Weeks Ago in Retro, a look back at Episode 20 from December 2020. Stories include DOScember, a discovered Dreamcast game preview, and the impending debacle surrounding the "Dizzy Twins." www.patreon.com/posts/260-we...

It was a super-fruitful chatisode weekend! This is only the first half. Finished episode will be with you in just a few days.

Inspired by an exchange in the year-end chatisode: as Don Draper admonished an underling too fixated on puns and wit, sometimes the humor gets in the way of the message.

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!

Like the protagonist of this forgotten Christmastime tale from The Argosy magazine, I offer a conceptual gift in lieu of buying presents for all of you. A live read of Rheinbeck’s Scheme by Clyde Scott Chase. youtu.be/EzNBT7OiGPQ

It's a matter of Life and Death as for maximum holiday cheer we are joined this week by "Doctor" Neil of The Retro Collective and "Former Solder Professional" Aaron of Amigos Retro Gaming. Episode 249 includes a discussion of a healthy work/life balance over the holidays. Coming Saturday!

Spin InfoSoc's Hack: all of this has happened before, and it will all happen again! youtu.be/VYXvWntHowI RAM is dramatic (again), an iconic 1980s cyborg law enforcer gets a monument, and we look back at the original Tron's CGI. All this, and your top joystick, and more in This Week in Retro 248!

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!

"Is Gremlins a Christmas movie?" discourse in this latest episode. (Yes, as its text adventure is a Christmas game!) Save Christmas itself in A Spell Of Christmas Ice, and save our fair village from monster mayhem in Gremlins: The Adventure. retroadventurers.podbean.com/e/34/

Happy December! youtu.be/-rQgMEbLaZY With guest Happy Coding ZX, we take on the origins of an iconic joystick, explore legendary unexplained computing phenomena, and contemplate the tradeoffs of retrobriting. All this, and your top retro plans for the end of 2025, and more in This Week in Retro 247!

Two birthday cakes for the SEGA Master System and the XBox 360, both celebrating significant milestones. Also: the implications of formally open-source Infocom titles and the loss of an industry giant, plus your top titles from 1995-6, in This Week in Retro episode 246! youtu.be/01EXU-TMD-8

For our Patreon supporters, a new episode of 260 Weeks Ago in Retro is live, a look back at Episode 14 from November 2020. Stories include virtual pinball and the Raspberry Pi 400. Patreon's autocaptioning left untouched because it's hilarious. www.patreon.com/posts/260-we...

Tonight on WORT FM Radio Literature, John Hendel is my guest to talk about the literary arts scene in Bristol, UK. Live at 7:30 PM on 89.9 FM locally or streaming worldwide at wortfm.org .

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.

WE SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11...

Up-to-date news for out-of-date hype! Some of the most heavily hyped innovations of the 1990s get worked over this Saturday, including commentary from our guest, retro collection curator eXo. All this, and the best of pre-Elite space sims, and more in Saturday's episode of This Week in Retro!

A chat with ultra-prolific IF reviewer and author Mathbrush in our latest episode. retroadventurers.podbean.com/e/33/

Amstrad turn at Sonic: Dave covers that and other new games for the CPC. youtu.be/twOymB1LHOc We get into heavy metal computing with minicomputers and mainframes, and a roundup of space shooters of the early 1980s. All this plus your preferred creative outlets, on This Week in Retro episode 244!

New episodes incoming! Your Retro Adventurers have several episodes recorded. Things got a little busy this autumn and competed for our edit time, including the exciting news that Nick has joined the staff at @tnmoc.bsky.social ! He's pictured here putting the ICL 2966 to its ideal use.

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!

Latest review: "I'm going to Hell for enjoying this. And it's your fault." See Women Beware Women, the wild, unsettling, tragic, touching, funny play. Friday 7:30 PM Saturday 5 PM. bartelltheatre.org/2025/women-beware-women

Tonight on WORT FM Radio Literature, Chad Fifer of @strangestudies.bsky.social of Strange Stories is my guest for a discussion of all things creepy, podcasting, and creepy podcasting. 7:30 PM on 89.9 FM in Madison, streaming worldwide on wortfm.org .

I'm looking to speak with some #Librivox participants for a terrestrial radio and companion podcast interview. Can anybody out there help me make some connections?

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!

Women Beware Women is what you'd get if you gave John Hughes and Quentin Tarantino the outline of Othello and told them to do whatever they wanted from there. And it's at Madison's Bartell Theatre, for six performances only. bartelltheatre.org/2025/women-beware-women

Women Beware Women, the greatest dark comedy of Shakespeare's age, opens Friday at the Bartell Theatre. bartelltheatre.org/2025/women-beware-women

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.

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!