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Drop this BLAZING fast 6502 FPGA into your retro computer! This Week in Retro 55

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23rd October 2021 50 min

The retro community rallys around one of their own in response to tragedy, SCUMM turns 20, a blazing fast 6502 FPGA chip, Tachyon Dreams is a EGA-style adventure game with a liberal dose of humour, and Henhouse Harry comes to Bill Shatner's favorite micro. All this plus our community question of the week on This Week in Retro!

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0:36 Community Supports Mark Fixes Stuff

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3:25 Happy Birthday SCUMM!

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13:25 65F02 FPGA

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25:17 Tachyon Dreams, a Sierra Style game with EGA graphics

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31:13 Chuckie Egg comes to the VIC 20

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43:48 Community Question - What should Atari do to salvage its brand?

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