This Week in Retro

We hit the ground running after a short break with a follow up on Retrobrite story from episode 93. There is talk of a perfect score in Pac-Man and the classic text adventure The Hobbit turns 40!

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Hello, this week we have taken a look at a a remaster of Rise of the Triad which is coming soon. A contact free method for Retrobriting is highlighted which minimises risk but still gives good result…

We have a guest on this week's show. Tune in to see who and what they have to talk about. Our stories this week are a chat about using AI to remaster retro games, a modern flight sim that uses old sc…

This week the guys take a look at a huge gaming collection that has appeared on Ebay, the asking price is quite a sum. We all know the C64's SID chip can create some interesting sounds but did you kn…

Buckle up, Carmageddon is being reverse engineered so it can be ported to more systems!
Would you open sealed new old stock? Should you open sealed old tech or games?  What if you found that the item…

Crash Magazine usually had some of the best covers seen on an 8-bit gaming magazine. Artist Oliver Frey has sadly passed away and in our own small tribute we look at some of his pieces of art that re…

Neil is back and ready to talk about some new mini console, the Sharp X68000. Chris wonders what a movie about Pac-Man would be. Dave is quite excited by a 3D version of Monkey Island. All that and y…

This week we ponder if a new version of Winamp will tempt people away from streaming or mobile devices. A tweet asked people to pick which classic FPS they would like remastered, we get in on the act…

Are you looking for a modern operating system for your Commodore 64? You are in luck, OS64 could be just the trick. We also look at the Orpheus 2 a new PC soundcard that seems to have it all! 

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An old friend returns this week to talk about efforts that are underway to collect and preserve each and every game ever. We check out Doom running within Doom and lets not forget musical masterpiece…

This week we talk about Atari showing signs of wanting to do right by their heritage. We look at the Spectrum games bought to Steam by Pixel Games UK, are your old faves included? Finally, something …

On this episode of This Week In Retro we look at another new soundcard for old PCs, this one is for those on a budget. We talk about some of the negativity that has been directed at the creators of…

For the first time ever we have 4 presenters! A guest from The Retro Hour pops in for a chat this week. Join us for about an hour of chat about old computers. The MSX is back for a 3rd round! Clas…

Another great week for Retro Computing fans. Fancy recreating the unique sounds of the Gravis Ultrasound audio card without having to locate one of the old cards on eBay? No problem, Ian Scott has …

It's a sad day when a respected member of the retro gaming community scams fellow members for big cash, yet that is what has happened. We take a look at the Ultimate scam. In happier news SEGA has …

First up this week we talk about Spreadsheets, Lotus 123 to be specific which has had a new port. Do you remember when you switched to Excel or did you never leave? Did you know about the different…

Hurrah! Dave is back, and this time as a regular presenter. Yes, we are now a trio. This week we chat about Sega looking at its back catalogue of games for its future releases. The creator of Wabbi…

When the Neil is away the Dave will play! Dave is back to sit in for Neil this week. He and Chris talk about Midi, an Elden Ring demake for the Game Boy, a device which allows you to browse the int…