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Can Apple Claim Wedge Computers As Their Own? - This Week In Retro 68

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12th March 2022 55 min

Can Apple really claim the concept of a computer and keyboard in one unit as their own? Do you want to document your life in a pinball machine? Weird Al does and so he has! Mortal Kombat on the Megadrive/Genesis gets one heck of a good upgrade. Find out how emulating an NES could make your super PC/MAC run for the hills! All this and our community question of the week!..... oh and sorry about Chris's terrible puns....

00:00 - Show Opening

03:48 - Let's Innovate Like Its The 80s

Story Link: https://www.theregister.com

18:52 - Pinball Is Getting Weird

Story Link: https://boingboing.net

31:42 - Flawless Victory

Story Link: https://www.reddit.com

41:05 - A NES Too Powerful For Your PC

Story Link: https://www.pcgamesn.com

49:02 - 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA. Edited by Duncan Styles.

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Parts of "SEGA Mega Drive - Mortal Kombat Arcade Edition v1.0a + DOWNLOAD" courtesy of Master Linkuei

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