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The 3DO is coming to MiSTer. Could this be the last big system before we need large FPGAs? The National Communications Museum in Melbourne has just opened. The Amstrad CPC looks like it is getting the mother of all expansions, everyone here is very happy about that!

All this and a number of other retro tech stories and The Community Question Of The Week.

00:00 - Show Opening

10:25 - Hawkin FPGA Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/3do-is-coming-to-mister-fpga

26:43 - Tell Us About The Console Wars Grandad Story Link: https://www.theage.com.au/technology/the-museum-where-grandparents-can-get-their-tech-cred-back-20241217-p5kz0u.html

35:22 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

42:45 - See Pee Cee Pee Co Story Link: https://x.com/FreddyVETELE/status/1879953439549190596

58:47 - 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Dave's Briefs Links:

Glasgow Arcade Blog: https://arcadeodysseus.wordpress.com/2023/08/15/an-arcade-ecosystem-part-3-glasgow/

Doom In A PDF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8PYG_BPbpg

Sinclair Printers Do Not Need Butter: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fj5d01lesgyde1.png

Origin Of The Patch: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Ft17930fceide1.jpeg

Stop Killing Games Petition V2: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/702074/

Drink Doom: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Foxdzimizclde1.jpg

Amiga A1200 Bin Find: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1i2leer/finding_treasures/

Mr Lurch Returns: https://youtu.be/fnywJLc-DS8?si=RO5Cihmw71eIznq2

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Amigathon 2025 is today! Help our friends raise money by playing old games: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=548758

For a brief time game some game installers felt like they were part of the game. Is it possible to port Outrun to the (not so) humble Amiga? The new MiSTer project that has tongues wagging and wallets letting out a sigh of relief! We are joined by Paul (aka pajaco6502) to talk about these things and much more.

00:00 - Show Opening

08:45 - We’ve Forgotten Installers! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_yEreaC_u8

22:47 - US Gold Presents! Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/its-taken-36-years-but-amiga-owners-are-finally-getting-a-worthy-port-of-outrun

37:20 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

45:58 - MiSTer Opportunities Story Link: https://bsky.app/profile/takiudon.bsky.social/post/3lfbk3cdhp22w

01:03:59 - 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Dave's Briefs Links:

The Retro Computer Museum Flooded: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/retro-computer-museum-hit-by-devastating-flood-damage Additional Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y7k4098x4o

Command and Conquer 30th: https://metro.co.uk/2025/01/11/command-conquer-30-years-old-this-year-wish-itd-come-back-readers-feature-22340444/

The Spectrum Sells Very Well: https://www.thegamer.com/zx-spectrum-outsold-playstation-5-ps5-pro-xbox-series-x-s-spain-november/

BBC Nintendo Wii: https://youtu.be/OUWEB7Mwd8g?si=ogXoyvwdHLv8h1Yb

For the first episode of 2025 we take a look at some of the BBC's Tomorrows World predictions from 30 years ago. What did they get right and wrong. We talk about how video game history can be different depending upon which angle you look at it. Then finally it's all about the CRT TV and would you want a monster of a set in your home?

All this and more retro tech news in Dave's Briefs and we set a new Community Question Of The Week.

This week we are sponsored by Sega Mania magazine. The new issue covers the second half of 1995 and finds out what is new for the Saturn and if the Mega Drive still has life left in it. Head on over to https://www.sega-mania.com/ and use the code TWIR10 to save on issue 8!

00:00 - Show Opening

04:44 - We’ve Seen The Future Story Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdn10yk0k1o

20:12 - They’re Rewriting The Past Story Link: https://felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrification-of-video-game-history-dfe11f1e08ae

34:42 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

44:11 - Oooh, That’s A Big One Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfZxOuc9Qwk

50:21 - Community Question of the Week

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Dave's Housekeeping Links:

Amigathon 2025 Coming Soon!: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=548758 Watch Their Twitch Stream On 18th Jan: https://www.twitch.tv/amigosretrogaming

C64 Cash Register: https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/indiana-bakery-still-using-commodore-64s-originally-released-in-1982-as-point-of-sale-terminals

1984 Games Shopping With Sarah Greene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9aUgK9rBGI

RIP Martyn Brown of Team 17: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/team17-co-founder-martyn-brown-has-passed-away-aged-57

How Elite Works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J10vYqqE6oI

Elite on Vic-20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7df9rrbyQ

Retrobytes Top 5 Mircos: https://youtu.be/DtWOeloLDWk

CRT Simulator: https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/blur-busters-releases-authentic-crt-simulator-shader-for-high-refresh-oled-and-lcd-screens-240-hz-oled-recommended-for-the-best-experience

Pentium Division Bug: https://www.righto.com/2024/12/this-die-photo-of-pentium-shows.html

Cancelled Star Wars Battlefront 3: https://www.thegamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-3-free-radical-nintendo-wii-build-found-16-years-pre-cancellation-gameplay-footage/

Atari ST and PC Sharing An Operating System: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/computer-cousins-the-atari-st-and

New RetroTink 4K CE: https://www.notebookcheck.net/New-Retrotink-4K-CE-upscaler-now-available-as-an-entry-level-product-for-475.940018.0.html