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Spooky leftovers and a tribute to departed multimedia legend Patrick Stewart anchor our coverage this week. The hosts also discuss ZX Spectrum Next shipping announcements in real-time while bouncing between promising new unofficial cores for the Commodore 64 Ultimate and the impact of a quarter-century of Windows XP. Count the lights and settle in!
00:00 - Show Opening
01:27 - Star Power
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com
16:10 - Ultimate Commodore 64 Unlocked
Story Link: https://trex64-dev.github.io
Demonstration video: https://www.youtube.com
30:38 - Housekeeping - News links found below
40:41 - The Best Windows Ever?
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com
50:52 - 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
Halloween Havoc: https://www.youtube.com
SCUMMVM Trick or Treat: https://www.youtube.com
Waxworks Survival Horror: https://www.youtube.com
Addams Family Values: https://www.timeextension.com
Ghostbusters II Revamp: https://www.timeextension.com
Top 11 Amstrad Horror Games: https://www.youtube.com
Top 10 Spooky games to play at Halloween: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk
2009 Ghostbusters the Video Game goes VR:
Commodore 16 and Plus/4 book: https://commodore16.com
Atari VCS shutdown: https://www.timeextension.com
Xbox CEO on recomps: https://www.purexbox.com
Martin Webb on The Retro Hour: https://www.youtube.com
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 explored: https://www.youtube.com
FujiNet for NES update: https://fujinet.online
GOG Mulls Big Boxes: https://www.gamesradar.com
Episode Credits
Housekeeping Tune: https://www.epidemicsound.com
Parts of "Windows XP 25 Years Later! An LGR Retrospective" courtesy of LGR.
See the full video: https://www.youtube.com
By Anders Krusberg / Peabody Awards - Patrick Stewart, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org
