It's the big four-oh for the Amstrad PC1512, an aggressively cost-reduced PC clone for the UK market. There's also a fascinating time capsule of Atari user group newsletters from August 1987, and Nelumbo, a new engine for classic Lotus racing action, plus Tron references, Kickstarter updates for Spectrum Next and Vectrex Mini, a unique phone booth memorial, and more!
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00:00 - Show Opening
04:00 - Cheap PCs, Cheaper PCs and Even Cheaper PCs
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18:38 - Exploring A 1987 Time Capsule
Story Link: https://blog.archive.org
Newsletters: https://archive.org
38:20 - Housekeeping - News links found below
45:15 - Lotus Is Back
Story Link: https://almost-there-games.itch.io
Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com
55:32 - 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.
News In Brief Links
CEX Retro Shop: https://metro.co.uk
Vectrex Update: https://www.kickstarter.com
Bletchley Park Redundancies: https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk
Space Paranoids: https://landonjsmith.com
Defrag Simulator: https://defrag98.com
PlayStation 2 Emulator: https://www.timeextension.com
Nick Weerts Memorial Phone Booth: http://nickweertsmemorial.com
Mario On The Master System: https://www.youtube.com
Episode Credits
"Amstrad PC1512" by Marcin Wichary is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org.
"Sinclair PC 200 Reconstructed White BG.jpg" by Marchin Wichary is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org.
Parts of "EP-240: Visiting the RMC Exhibition and Arcade - UK24" courtesy of 005 AGIMA.
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"An Amstrad PC-1512 at National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park, UK." by Marcin Wichary is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org.
