Explore one of cinema's most iconic get-rich-quick schemes courtesy of an Atari Portfolio handheld computer. Or celebrate the return of the Gremlin Graphics label and its collection of alliterative and rhyming characters. Or join the discussion: is "hardware specs don't matter" just tired Nintendo messaging, or is it the truth of the next generation of home entertainment? Then take the "pricey prop floppies" challenge: say it three times fast and see what happens. Plus news on Gotek enhancements, a retro memorial, a new interview with a Commodore engineering legend, and much more.
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00:00 - Show Opening
03:34 - Moles and Springs
Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com
22:12 - Easy Money
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com
33:11 - Housekeeping - News links found below
39:01 - The Hardware Doesn’t Matter?
Story Link: https://kotaku.com
48:10 - Community Question of the Week
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News In Brief Links
DOOM prop floppy disk: https://www.argos.co.uk
Sayaka interviews Bil Herd: https://www.youtube.com
DJ Kavinsky passes: https://www.france24.com
Commodore 64 DOOM: https://www.pcgamer.com
Physical game release caveats: https://arstechnica.com
Wireless Gotek screen: https://youtu.be
Episode Credits
"Atari Portfolio (16726370474)" by Kevin Savetz is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org.
Parts of "I Recreated the Terminator 2 EASY MONEY Scene // Using a real 1989 Atari Portfolio and Turbo PASCAL" courtesy of Kari.
See the full video here: https://www.youtube.com
This week's Housekeeping tune in full: https://www.epidemicsound.com
