This Week in Retro

This Week in Retro


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Mc Donalds Nugget Plays Tetris - This Week In Retro 126
June 03, 2023

We are joined by Rees from ctrl-alt-rees this week to chat about some of the stories that you have suggested for us on our Reddit page. The WinXP activation process can now be completed without the ne

Size Matters! - This Week In Retro 125
May 27, 2023

We are back to chat about going to the pub to game using both their kit and your own. We then move on to looking at some new, old-school, handheld PC devices. Finishing with a story about how the Miam

Falcon Crash Lands Back at Microprose - This Week In Retro 124
May 13, 2023

Jason from Mr Lurch's Things joins us once again for this longer than usual chat about retro gaming, old tech and more. Microprose has reacquired the Falcon series of flight sims. Classic game Mercena

It’s Burger Time! - This Week In Retro 123
May 06, 2023

How do you recreate images made on such an early build of an art package that there was no save function? The answer is found within one of the stories we cover This Week In Retro! We also have a coup

Imagine A New Atari - This Week In Retro 122
April 29, 2023

Talking retro computers and more this week we are joined by Gareth from Pixel Addict magazine (he assures us he isn't here to oversee the sponsorship slot). We'll be taking a look at an Atari 800XL r

WinAmp Gets Whipped Again, But Has It Gone Too Far? - This Week In Retro 121
April 22, 2023

We are once again joined by Mark Fixes Stuff, as last time he was on he missed out on a chat with Neil. This week's stories are: WinAmp returns transformed, but is it for the better? Did you know that

Is PS3 Retro yet? - This Week In Retro 120
April 15, 2023

We are joined by Amstrad streamer Xyphoe (Al) this week to talk about the mobile/cell phone hitting 50 years old, to ponder if the PS3 really is retro and to remember our old navigation buddy Autorout

Is Everyone Going To Sue The Internet? - This Week In Retro 119
April 08, 2023

The Internet Archive is being sued, is it really the end of Moore's Law and the brand new ZX Spectrum which recreates the entire box fresh experience.All this and our community question of the week,

Encyclopaedias, Disc or Book? - This Week In Retro 118
April 01, 2023

No Dave this week, if you find him wandering please point him in the direction of home. This means that it is down to Neil and Chris to muse this week's topics. Microsoft's Encarta is having a big bi

Time To Sell Your Retro? - This Week In Retro 117
March 25, 2023

The gang is all back this week to chat about if selling old tech to fund new tech is a good idea. They also check out a modded version of the original Elite which removes the flicker seen in some vers