Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
243 episodes
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Get up to speed with the hottest news in the world of retro gaming and computing. Submit your own stories and upvote your favourites at r/ThisWeekinRetro. Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
A relaxed and light hearted chat on the subjects that YOU choose on our Reddit page. With the occasional special guest and a Community Question Of The Week where you get to have your say and share stories.
Setting TheA1200 Record Straight & Win 95 Is 30 - This Week In Retro 233
This Week in Retro
1 hour
2 months ago
Setting TheA1200 Record Straight & Win 95 Is 30 - This Week In Retro 233
The Vectrex mini and TheA1200 are two new pieces of gaming hardware that are on their way. We talk about the Commodore 128, did it make it onto your radar back in the day? 30 years ago Microsoft made a big splash about Windows 95 and somehow became sort of cool....
Issue 9 of SEGA MANIA covers the first half of 1996 which is when the Saturn started picking up a little bit of steam. The Mega Drive also gets plenty of coverage as even in 1996 it was still giving the world some great games. Visit www.sega-mania.com to secure your copy.
00:00 - Show Opening
04:31 - The “THEA1200” Or A Mini Vectrex?Story Link: https://vectrex.com/As seen at Gamescom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIdKfuCwCKkHome made Vectrex: https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/retro/after-42-years-someone-has-finally-worked-out-a-way-to-make-a-mini-version-of-my-favorite-80s-console-and-it-involves-an-amoled-screen/TheA1200 at Gamescom: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/retro-games-ltds-full-size-amiga-replica-the-a1200-resurfaces-at-gamescomRetro Games Limited Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THEC64andMoreByRetroGamesLtd/posts/pfbid029FCDzrNpiUHWBC7yi3tAnyScn4hZwDoYgSU53vZQmN2ecPfbzLta9ysex8HjF6oAl?rdid=8CqcWT0xHwpFGv46Amigang coverage: https://amigang.com/the-a1200/
21:31 - Bad News For IBM & Apple! The Commodore 128 RevisitedStory Link: https://www.heise.de/en/news/40-years-of-the-C128-Commodore-s-last-8-bit-attempt-10229308.htmlAdditional Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ces-2025-is-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-commodore-128-the-last-8-bit-pc-first-appeared-at-ces-1985
39:02 - Housekeeping - News links found below
45:29 - Never Mind Your Commodore The Real Deal Is 30 Years Old - Windows 95!Story Link: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/i-was-at-the-windows-95-launch-30-years-ago-i-still-cant-stop-thinking-about-it
55:50 - Community Question of the Week
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This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
News In Brief Links:
DOS Reference: https://pcdosretro.gitlab.io/
VIC-20 Ultima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF57gYX76UI
N64 Remake Delay: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/analogue-delays-its-n64-remake-console-yet-again-205343467.html
CD32 Mini: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/commodores-ill-fated-amiga-cd32-is-getting-another-chance-to-shine-via-this-plug-and-play-mini-console
1967 Home Computer BBC: https://youtu.be/w6Ka42eyudA?si=a92jtEgLL0owIgcF
BBC Micro Themed Keycaps: https://spkeyboards.com/products/dss-microcomputer-presale
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Get up to speed with the hottest news in the world of retro gaming and computing. Submit your own stories and upvote your favourites at r/ThisWeekinRetro. Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
A relaxed and light hearted chat on the subjects that YOU choose on our Reddit page. With the occasional special guest and a Community Question Of The Week where you get to have your say and share stories.
