Velociraptor
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Extinct, chicken sized feathered dinosaur. Host on TWiR.
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This Week in Retro
19 days ago
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
20 days ago
"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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Gears of Games
22 days ago
Let's play "Chaos Strikes Back" Episode 10 on the Atari ST
#AtariST
#retrogaming
#Atari
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youtu.be/4XnZo9A90Ok
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Let's play Chaos Strikes Back (Dungeon Master) - Atari ST - Ep 10
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https://youtu.be/4XnZo9A90Ok
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This Week in Retro
about 1 month ago
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
about 1 month ago
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
about 2 months ago
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
about 2 months ago
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
2 months ago
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
2 months ago
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
2 months ago
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
3 months ago
Vocal warmups! They're a thing... for some.
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This Week in Retro
3 months ago
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
3 months ago
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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This Week in Retro
3 months ago
"That is not dead which can eternal lie..." TWiR is back on the air this week as a Top Gear legend takes on a classic arcade racer, a publishing era ends with the final Format magazine, and we go in-depth on Commodore Corporation BV acquisition news.
youtu.be/Rrn3DX3QkkQ
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I'm sure people have tagged you on this so many times it's annoying the crap out of you. So I'm just doing it to be a prick
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3 months ago
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This Week in Retro
3 months ago
...so, what shall we talk about this week? Some of the hosts dealt really well with the lead story. Others have 30 years of baggage. This Week in Retro, returning to normal service with Episode 225 this Saturday!
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This Week in Retro
3 months ago
The hosts used Producer's Holiday time to record answers to TWiRler questions. Very serious matters were settled... and then there was this.
patreon.com/thisweekinretro
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The Retro Adventurers
4 months ago
The first segment of Level 9's Knight Orc, and the Infidel parody Inhumane by Andrew Plotkin, plus tons of news and correspondence in episode 27 of The Retro Adventurers. On all podcast platforms or visit
retroadventurers.com
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This Week in Retro
3 months ago
A very POHS (Producer's HOliday Saturday) morning to you, TWiRlerverse! No episode today, we'll be back to normal service next week. The hosts used the off-week to dig through some childhood photos while working on a Q&A video... (Here's a hint: neither of them has hair anymore)
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Arthur insists on cuddles all of the time
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Lee Smiths Workshop
3 months ago
Can anyone help identify the font used on this Spectrum based key caps set ?
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This Week in Retro
3 months ago
Producer's Holiday week means no teaser, alas. Instead journey in The Internet Time Machine to 2022's Episode 75: * Guest-host Dave! * An early doubled "all-this-and-more"! * No Community Question of the Week for Reasons!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=31ys...
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The Internet Time Machine - This Week In Retro 75
YouTube video by This Week in Retro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31ysnpPumIs
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The Retro Adventurers
3 months ago
A wry take on Infocom's Infidel helped set Andrew Plotkin on the course to become one of the major tastemakers in interactive fiction. We discuss Inhumane, the Inform language, IFTF, and much more on Episode 28 of The Retro Adventurers. Available on all podcast platforms or
retroadventurers.com
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This Week in Retro
3 months ago
ChatGPT makes excuses, Wing Commander gets updated and there's an Atari Earthquake, but why has Chris forbidden the term "Fake Australian"? And your top Atari ST memories on this week's show.
youtu.be/0erTSO9qR9c
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This Week in Retro
4 months ago
Join Dave, Chris, and Jason as we observe the Atari ST's 40th birthday. Also featured: a cat attacks, a Dolphin evolves, and GOG stocks the larder with preserves! (actually games.) And, of course, the top obsolete computer skills submitted in our Community Question of the Week.
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This Week in Retro
4 months ago
Own it, rent it, or OWN it own it? An excerpt from our story on preservation. All this and more coming up on Saturday's This Week in Retro, Episode 223! Subscribe now on YouTube or your podcast platform of choice.
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Yawning Angel
4 months ago
Here’s my (later than sort of planned) video on the Retrofest event held in Swindon/organised by
@shortcircuit.org.uk
Follow me as I take some janky video footage of old tech 😅 and marvel at this great event and exhibitors.
#retrocomputing
#retrofest
youtu.be/YLqbKywPXfg
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This Week in Retro
4 months ago
This SaTWiRday enjoy a serious revamp of X-Wing, the Making of Myst, and get out your stylus and remember your PDA etiquette. All this and more awaits!
youtu.be/PS7vLKkCv4U
(and check out that thumbnail rendered in Imagine!)
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TheJoyofSticks
4 months ago
New video! I'd not played this one before, but was pleasantly surprised by this solid shooter.
#AtariST
youtu.be/GoebIkXFUmc?...
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ST Dragon (Atari ST)
YouTube video by The Joy of Sticks
https://youtu.be/GoebIkXFUmc?si=6rHhx-ypMMObCNZB
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This Week in Retro
4 months ago
This SaTWiRday we bring you hot tubs, car phones, and the rockstar coders of the 1980s, along with pinball revival and and a passel of fraud in book form. All this and more awaits!
youtu.be/iULSx6IDyCs
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This Week in Retro
4 months ago
TWiR is listener-powered with news curated from our subreddit, r/thisweekinretro. And we are listener-supported! In June the hosts will answer patron questions in a Patreon-exclusive video. Demand answers from Dave, Jason, and Chris!
www.patreon.com/posts/patron...
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This Week in Retro
4 months ago
SaTWiRday! 50 years of type ins! 80s BMX! Lemmings! All this and more featuring special guest
@whathosnorkers.bsky.social
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Half A Century Of Type-Ins - This Week In Retro 220
YouTube video by This Week in Retro
https://youtu.be/itaHn7Ei-UU
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Johnny wants to play Beneath A Steel Sky
5 months ago
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More Fun Making It
5 months ago
Podcast time! This week I have More Fun talking to
@davevelociraptor.bsky.social
from This Week In Retro. This is episode 10 and Dave has promised to come back for the next milestone 100th episode to see if our predictions come true.
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More Fun Talking Retro - TWIR Dave. Episode 10 - Retro Decadence
YouTube video by More Fun Fixing It
https://youtu.be/2K4UUYKsBCQ
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This Week in Retro
5 months ago
TWiR time! Back to 1980! Sinistar! Empty games! All this and more on this week's show!
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Video Games Aren’t Real, They Can’t Hurt You! - This Week In Retro 219
YouTube video by This Week in Retro
https://youtu.be/2gRfnx78zTk
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Hoffman
5 months ago
Metal Gear for the MegaDrive is out now. Go grab it and get you're retro stealth on!
h0ffman.itch.io/metal-gear-md
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Metal Gear - MegaDrive Port by Hoffman
Metal Gear for the MegaDrive
https://h0ffman.itch.io/metal-gear-md
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I got a new cat! Meet Arthur. He is a Russian Blue and he is 14 weeks old. He arrived yesterday and has already decided to become ungovernable! I have more photos if you'd like but he won't pose for one!
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This Week in Retro
5 months ago
It's SaTWiRday! Anti-piracy piracy? Let's all meet up in the year 2000. Go anti-social with your writing! All this and more on this week's show!
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Was 2000 The Best Year For Gaming? - This Week In Retro 218
YouTube video by This Week in Retro
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This Week in Retro
5 months ago
😭Neil's last show😭Yes really Neil is leaving and this is the final show for him. Special guests. Outrun, Windows Gameboy and Aussie arcades. All this and more on this week's show!
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Outrun On The Big Telly - This Week In Retro 217
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-ByYlnxNl4
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Deadl0ck
5 months ago
Win 98 + fast?? Latest "This Week In Retro" Episode Guide now available - totally free with links to each episode:
bit.ly/TWIRGuide
@thisweekinretro.bsky.social
@davevelociraptor.bsky.social
@richrap3d.bsky.social
@lgr-yt.bsky.social
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TWiR Episode Guide.pdf
https://bit.ly/TWIRGuide
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This Week in Retro
5 months ago
TWiR time! 😭HUGE announcement😭
@lgr-yt.bsky.social
guests! Bill Gates from the past on the future. The "first" 3D game? Win98 FAST install! All this and more on this week's show!
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Super Fast Win 98 Install - This Week In Retro 216
YouTube video by This Week in Retro
https://youtu.be/1EZtM_Cf2HU
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This Week in Retro
6 months ago
TWiR Time!
youtu.be/pfqIdFsJCJA
Guest Matt from Tech Made Easy! Most influential game? Shenmu? What? 10 year olds memories! Chiptunes! All this and more on this week's show.
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Chiptune Heaven - This Week In Retro 214
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https://youtu.be/pfqIdFsJCJA
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This Week in Retro
6 months ago
STWiRday!
youtu.be/GB4PxYw7B08
American game history, world game history, Japanese game history, Populous, all this and more on this week's show!
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Atari Shock - This Week In Retro 213
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Steve Fulton
6 months ago
Jeff interviews STOS & Spectrum Next Guru Les Greenhalgh, and asks the question: Can there be a homebrew Rennaissance for the Atari STe?
youtu.be/MAYL4YI2W_M
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Atari STe *Game Engine*? Les Greenhalgh - STOS & Spectrum Next Guru
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https://youtu.be/MAYL4YI2W_M
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This Week in Retro
6 months ago
TWiR Time!
youtu.be/zT8A_hqOHSI
@retroadventurers.bsky.social
Jason joins us and we discuss some bad news, digital libraries and dark adventure games! All this and more on this week's show!
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4 Tales Of Retro Woe - This Week In Retro 212
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Slope's Game Room AKA DJ Slope
6 months ago
Here it is ladies and gents! The craziest rabbit I have ever gone down! This is the FULL story of the SUPERSEGA a system that promised so much and delivered.... well... NOTHING! Grab ya popcorn... this is crazier than you think
youtu.be/_Qhsfh7CeYE
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This Week in Retro
6 months ago
TWiR Time!
youtu.be/W1GibtOujFM
Rees steps in and we talk about SNES timing, Windows 3 GPUs and magic smoke! All this and more on this week's show!
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Retro Tech Up In Smoke - This Week In Retro 211
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This Week in Retro
7 months ago
SaTWirday!
youtu.be/oQxfuwMo6t8
Spectrum Next Issue 3 Announced! 5 Prototype Consoles! Acclaim is back? All this and more on this week's show!
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The Next Episode - This Week In Retro 210
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