Back to the 80s where everyone had a Filofax and wore power suits! Remember how some coders wanted to be rock-stars? How can you spot a fake coding book and a certain pinball game has made a return. All this and more in this week's retro computing podcast.
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00:00 - Show Opening
03:51 - It’s A Faaaake!
Story Link: https://youtu.be
16:58 - 80s Rockstars Revisited!
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com
Story Link 2: https://arstechnica.com
35:57 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
46:24 - You Space Cadet!
Story Link: https://www.droid-life.com
53:18 - 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.
Dave's Housekeeping Links:
Shenmue Update: https://www.cbr.com
Turing Papers Auction: https://www.theregister.com
Microsoft Edit Revival: https://www.theregister.com
Silverstone Retro Style PC Case: https://youtu.be
Voyager 1: https://youtu.be
New Amiga Outrun Audio (Splash Wave): https://www.youtube.com
Three Player Adventure: https://www.h2hadventure.com
Episode Credits
Parts of "Pinball Electronica Wildfire Pinballl!" courtesy of ArcadeUSA
See the full video here: https://www.youtube.com
