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Let’s all drill holes in our retro and turn them into lamps! This Week in Retro 35

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1st May 2021 37 min

Is it time to relegate your old consoles into household objects? Today Neil from RMCRetro and John from Amigos Retro Gaming discuss Bitcoin mining with the C64, the wanton destruction of consoles on the BBC's "Saved and Remade," the sale of Sega's western arcade division, and the PiStorm Amiga accelerator. All this and more in "This Week in Retro" - Also available on your favourite podcast apps.

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Chapters:

0:00 Show Open

0:34 Mine Bitcoin with your C64

8:32 Amiga Forever 9

9:19 Destroying Retro for Art

16:40 Sega Sells its Western Arcade Division

23:59 RetroRewind.ca

24:49 Whipping Up a Pi Storm

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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 John Shawler from Amigos Retro Gaming.

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  • C64 Bitcoin
  • Saved and Remade
  • Sega Sells arcade business
  • PiStorm Amiga

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