• Lord British's Ultima Returns (In 2027?) - This Week In Retro 274
    Jun 27 2026

    Has Richard Garriott (Lord British) truly maxed out his Intelligence and Wisdom scores so that he can undo a 1992 transaction and reclaim Ultima? Can Chris tell the difference between reality and a simulation, or does it all end in air sickness? And will new code development environments for the C64 Ultimate, and for the Atari ST, Amiga, Macintosh, and other 16-bit platforms uncork a tsunami of new applications and games? All these questions answered plus first takes on the Commodore phone and other topics of retro interest as June 2026 winds to a close!

    00:00 - Show Opening

    01:50 - Britannia Is Saved? Story Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-creator-of-ultima-is-reportedly-reclaiming-the-series-rights-back-from-ea-and-it-could-happen-as-soon-as-next-year/ Additional Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_aVTHKzGbA

    13:35 - New IDEs For Old Machines Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjqnU-YNF78 C64U Engine: c64portal.pl Additional Link: https://macumbaeditor.com/

    24:21 - Housekeeping - News links found below

    30:31 - Real Or Sim? Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1u7r9cc/comparison_of_geoff_crammonds_f1gp_with_real_track/ Revs Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp6Z-Y1Z-cQ F1GP Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH476Zrp7UU Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RaceSimCentral How Were The Tracks Built: https://revs.bbcelite.com/deep_dives/building_a_3d_track_from_sections_and_segments.html

    40:02 - Community Question of the Week

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    News In Brief Links

    Commodore Callback: https://commodore.net/callback/

    Bobby Price Passes Away: https://www.legacy.com/legacy/robert-bobby-prince-lll

    Nintendo DS Sega Rally Found: https://nintendoeverything.com/lost-sega-rally-nintendo-ds-prototype-discovered-after-20-years/

    Computer Fair Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1u7rv6r/computer_fairs/

    Command and Conquer ST Port: https://indyjo.itch.io/commandconquer

    Retro Malware: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/06/retro-gaming-fans-are-the-new-target-for-fake-github-malware

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    45 mins
  • Lost Commodore 64 Game Revealed! - This Week In Retro 273
    Jun 20 2026

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    An exclusive reveal this week as ex-Melbourne House/BEAM Software developer Tony Smales shares an in-depth tour of the never-released Arcade Wizzard pinball game for Commodore 64! We also look at the definitive overview of the rise and fall of the Sega Dreamcast and explore home computer shopping in 1998.

    00:00 - Show Opening

    08:21 - Pinball Lost and Found Story Link: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/06/three-big-commodore-64-recoveries/

    40:09 - Sega’s Nightmare Story Link: https://youtu.be/tcOtWuNlUF0?is=O4C-puLKHHWyGIV4

    Rumoured handheld: https://www.notebookcheck.net/SEGA-rumor-new-2D-retro-handheld-with-physical-cartridges.1317101.0.html

    53:12 - Housekeeping - News links found below

    01:00:29 - 1998 Computer Shopping Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpLew7igK-w

    01:20:19 - Community Question of the Week

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    News In Brief Links

    Atari 2600 chess (again): https://www.pcmag.com/news/chatgpt-gets-absolutely-wrecked-in-chess-match-with-1978-atari

    GentleOS: https://github.com/luke8086/gentleos32

    AGP on Windows 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs4bqCEnvUA

    THEA1200 prototype video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy07UEd6rng

    Spray-on Retrobrite: https://youtu.be/L5anoqGw-hc?is=pkPR7AtAbArCOUgX

    Sealed NES Super Mario auction: https://www.theverge.com/games/949593/super-mario-bros-3-million-auction

    LEGO Batman C64 Easter egg: https://bsky.app/profile/cabel.panic.com/post/3mnpxqsbwok2i

    Episode Credits

    "Sega-dreamcast-set" by Asim Saleem (Asim18) is licensed under CC BY 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/?ref=openverse.

    By Evan-Amos - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17385690

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • It's Checkmate For The Amiga - This Week In Retro 272
    Jun 13 2026

    This week's guest Jason Timmons has quietly built up Vintage Computer Festival Midwest (https://vcfmw.org/) into the world's largest annual retro computing event. He joins the crew to talk about the end the line for the revived Checkmate Amiga case, the surprising differences in teletext penetration in the United States vs. the United Kingdom, and a look at the "overrated?" Amiga 500 Batman Pack.

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    00:00 - Show Opening

    09:48 - Checkmate Check Out Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOssyAw8LoQ

    33:05 - Teletext Admiration Society Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCZEHoolBCg

    54:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below

    58:23 - Holy Clickbait Batman! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QY3Ud7zNQM

    01:17:38 - Community Question of the Week

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    News In Brief Links

    Daytona USA Recomp: https://youtu.be/p0U5ltlUf30

    Family Computing 1998: https://youtu.be/IpLew7igK-w

    Metal Slug Vodafone Live: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/the-small-sprites-are-really-cute-a-long-forgotten-mobile-port-of-metal-slug-has-been-rescued-from-the-digital-abyss

    Red Dwarf Adventure pitch: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/the-devs-behind-loco-motive-once-pitched-a-red-dwarf-adventure-game-and-it-looks-smeggin-brilliant

    Older gamers: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/i-think-they-are-missing-a-trick-evercade-boss-says-the-games-industry-is-failing-older-players

    Commodore 64 spellchecker: https://github.com/johnwbyrd/bloomer

    Stop Killing Games: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e8e7g0r82o

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • The Retro Counsellor Is In - This Week In Retro 271
    Jun 6 2026

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    Welcoming back guest Iain Lee (www.iainlee.com) after too long away, we revisit Nintendo's all-too-brief commitment to low-cost crowd-pleasing mini consoles, explore the surprising history of videoconferencing and remote collaboration for Microsoft NetMeeting's 30th anniversary, and find out what made an octogenarian game developer sit down at the keys and settle unfinished business.

    00:00 - Show Opening

    05:54 - Why A Mini? Story Link: https://nintendoeverything.com/former-nintendo-exec-confirms-nes-and-snes-classics-were-made-to-sustain-the-companys-business/

    18:38 - See You Online Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhay6VryyvE Microsoft memo: https://sriramk.com/memos/CU-NET.pdf

    40:25 - Housekeeping - News links found below

    47:03 - Head Over Heels 2 Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SwQKv36bEU Game release: https://thalamusdigital.itch.io/return-to-blacktooth-amiga

    55:12 - Community Question of the Week

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    News In Brief Links

    Ultima Underworld Unity: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/after-10-years-of-work-modders-have-remade-classic-rpg-ultima-underworld-in-unity-with-3d-models-new-sound-effects-and-controller-support

    UU project: https://kweepa.itch.io/unity-underground

    Lenovo handheld: ​​https://www.t3.com/tech/gaming-consoles/lenovo-pulls-its-controversial-g02-retro-handheld-from-sale-starting-a-chain-reaction-that-could-decimate-the-retro-gaming-market

    Anbernic handheld spec: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/gaming-handhelds-are-quietly-losing-ram-vendors-aggressively-trim-memory-specs-as-supply-dries-up

    War of the Worlds: https://michel-molenaar.itch.io/war-of-the-worlds-c64

    PD-64 power supply: https://github.com/sideprojectslab/PD-64

    Dan Wood on Commodore OS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_Lw-Zl7tCM

    Commodore OS homepage: https://commodoreos.net

    Amiag Unix 2.02 found: https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/lost-version-of-amiga-unix-suddenly-reappears/

    Amstrad PPC640 US edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tt874nkplo

    Rob Smith PaulaNET video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhAg-fT83o8

    PaulaNET project: https://github.com/caddy666/Nebula32

    Episode Credits

    Parts of "Microsoft NetMeeting was WAY more important than you think" courtesy of The Serial Port. See the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhay6VryyvE

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • New Perspective On Old Games - This Week In Retro 270
    May 30 2026

    Exclusive hardware development news caps a retro kit roundup this week which includes news of a MiSTer handheld from Heber along with updates on the PicoCPC, PicoIDE, and PicoGUS projects. In other news we take a closer look at reimagined Atic Atac and Wolfenstein 3D, and explore the many wild and wonderful corners of operating systems in the Virtual OS Museum.

    00:00 - Show Opening

    03:54 - Give Us A Hand Mister? Story Link: https://youtu.be/arSnNwDQS2k Wide Boy: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YxGXvZRs4UI

    20:22 - Run (Almost) Every Operating System! Story Link: http://virtualosmuseum.org

    39:11 - Housekeeping - News links found below

    44:33 - From 2D To 3D And Back Story Link: https://stephensmith.itch.io/atic-atac-3d Additional link: https://www.moddb.com/mods/isowulf

    57:34 - Community Question of the Week

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    News In Brief Links

    Autodesk EAGLE end of support: https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-EAGLE-Announcement-Next-steps-and-FAQ.html

    386 microcode: https://nand2mario.github.io/posts/2026/z386/

    Amiga 500 receipt: https://i.redd.it/dhez6wdhoq2h1.jpeg

    Atari ST clone "Raven": https://hackaday.com/2026/05/24/meet-the-raven-an-atari-clone-computer-based-on-the-motorola-68060/

    S3 BIOS Snake: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/retro-enthusiast-injects-snake-game-into-vintage-s3-graphics-card-vbios-enjoy-some-serpentum-fun-while-your-old-pc-boots

    Apple II clone laptop: https://8086cpu.com/Z80/6502/110.html

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • New Arcades For Elegant Living - This Week In Retro 269
    May 23 2026

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    If you've had a hard time getting arcade cabinet purchases past "The Accountant" (as Chris affectionately calls Nicky) a new transformable design from furniture to fun on Kickstarter may be the solution. In addition to the marital politics of arcade ownership, this unprecedented episode of This Week in Retro also takes on the international politics of song through LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER's retro tech-themed contribution to Eurovision and the Australian politics of microcomputer innovation, which culminated in "The Matilda." All this, a Minty Cyberdeck, a replacement for the Atari POKEY, and more!

    ERRATA: Jason accidentally says "Atari 2600" at 19:22. He of course meant to say "Atari 600XL," the 16k microcomputer.

    00:00 - Show Opening

    01:47 - Small Solutions To Big Tech Problems Story Link: https://newatlas.com/games/swap-arcade-gaming-system-folds-into-cabinet/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amat/swap-arcade-full-arcade-that-turns-into-a-furniture-cabinet/description Swap Arcade Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amat/swap-arcade-full-arcade-that-turns-into-a-furniture-cabinet Minty Cyberdeck: https://hackaday.io/project/205598-altoids-tin-mini-cyberdeck

    14:34 - From Beetles to Bees Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idt-g_UQbqw Aussie JSW: https://jswcentral.org/jsw48-a-59_aussiecousin.html

    23:06 - Housekeeping - News links found below

    28:16 - Look Mum, One Point! Story Link: https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-look-mum-no-computer-the-electro-frankenstein-hoping-to-end-uks-eurovision-drought-13544400 Furby Organ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYLBjScgb7o

    34:30 - Community Question of the Week

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    News In Brief Links

    Isometric Wolf3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S59w7Qeu9D4

    Atic Atac 3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EofGuoLeSrQ

    Vacuum tubes: https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/the-vacuum-tubes-last-stands/

    ThamesTV 1980s Computers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_IzLdfVK2k

    Windows CE on Nintendo 64: https://hackaday.com/2026/05/17/running-windows-ce-on-the-nintendo-64/

    Digital Press forums offline: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/thanks-for-destroying-your-own-legacy-quarter-century-of-online-gaming-history-vanishes-as-digital-press-forum-goes-dark

    JUST_POKEY: https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=431

    Infocom novels online: https://www.reddit.com/r/zork/comments/1tbv4cb/classic_zork_novels_now_in_ebook_format/

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    42 mins
  • All Aboard To the Hall Of Fame - This Week In Retro 268
    May 16 2026

    We take on a Sega myth, an Amiga delay, and debate the merits of the latest games enshrined in the Hall of Fame at The Strong Museum of Play. We're joined this week by Jo Cook of the UK Amstrad Group, holding its inaugural live user event next month.

    See https://www.ukag.org.uk/index.php/2026/01/08/more-info-on-the-june-uk-amstrad-group-meet for more information on the UKAG meet, and visit https://www.addict.media/ for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine.

    00:00 - Show Opening

    03:54 - Hall Of Fame Games Story Link: https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibits/world-video-game-hall-of-fame/inducted-games/ Board games: https://www.ukag.org.uk/index.php/2026/05/09/retro-games-leave-the-screen-play-pac-man-level-ten-and-8bit-box-at-ukag/

    27:19 - Old Masters Never Give Up Story Link: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-sega-master-system-is-still-being-made-and-sold-in-brazil-37-years-later/

    40:31 - Housekeeping - News links found below

    44:44 - Merry Christmas Amigans Story Link: https://www.facebook.com/THEC64andMoreByRetroGamesLtd

    57:56 - Community Question of the Week

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    News In Brief Links

    Wolfenstein docs: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1t5jzp6/as_a_german_this_is_very_funny_to_me/

    Melbourne House archives: https://old.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1t7zg94/former_melbourne_house_developer_surfaces_with/

    Sierra game upscaling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Yp9S23ICo

    AMD K5 support: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/amds-legendary-k5-its-first-independently-designed-processor-is-being-removed-from-the-linux-kernel-4-3-million-transistor-chip-gets-the-axe-because-it-lacks-time-stamp-counter-tsc-support-making-it-a-coding-burden

    Atari acquires Wizardry: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260506151146/en/Atari-Acquires-Rights-to-the-Legendary-Wizardry-RPGs

    IcePi FPGA C64: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1t76ofv/icepizeroc64_tiny_and_fully_opensource_fpgabased/

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Pocket Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum - This Week In Retro 267
    May 9 2026

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    Sports sim pioneer Kevin Toms (Football Star* Manager) is in the guest chair as we talk about the incredible staying power of 1982's blockbuster computer launches, the Commodore 64 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum, soon to be released in handheld format. We also look at the incredible R&D legacy of Xerox PARC, the impact of the BBC Computer Literacy Project, the latest from Commodore and FujiNet, a surprising workstation on FPGA, and a great deal more!

    Check out Kevin's website for the latest Football Star* Manager info: https://kevintoms.games/

    00:00 - Show Opening

    06:40 - 1982 In The Palm Of Your Hand Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/the-c64-and-zx-spectrum-are-being-reimagined-as-nintendo-style-clamshell-handhelds C64C Ultimate: https://commodore.net/c-you-soon-commodore-64-ultimate-line-up-expands-with-c64c-edition-later-this-year/

    33:27 - Zero For Xerox Story Link: https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-xerox-invented-the-gui-and-lost-it/ Dramatization: https://youtu.be/VpY2fBitQcw

    43:16 - Housekeeping - News links found below

    48:58 - The Trojan Mouse Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZjNHnYFqOA

    01:05:39 - Community Question of the Week

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    News In Brief Links

    Open source PC-DOS 1.0: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-open-sources-dos-1-0-much-more-than-the-code/

    The end of Ask: https://mashable.com/article/ask-jeeves-shut-down

    FujiNet firmware update: https://fujinews.substack.com/p/major-firmware-update-from-the-fujinet

    The 7th Guest remake trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwA5q-oDT3k

    Windows 9x Subsystem For Linux: https://codeberg.org/hails/wsl9x

    Apple Lisa on FPGA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jNQDcpHc68

    Lego Sega Genesis: https://segabits.com/blog/2026/05/01/lego-sega-releasing-sega-genesis-console-on-june-1/

    Galaxian3 emulator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH3uyB_WhEo

    Episode Credits

    "Commodore 16" by Marcin Wichary is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.

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