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The Demo Scene is Legit! | This Week in Retro 31

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26th March 2021 29 min

The Demo Scene gets government recognition, Activision's original team returns to the 2600, it's Marchintosh, and the retro world mourns a Rockstar legend.

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0:35 Activision founders form a new 2600 game dev studio

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Video of Circus Convoy

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7:39 What's new from RetroRewind.ca

9:12 The Demoscene goes legit

http://demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net

15:21 Happy Marchintosh!

http://www.marchintosh.com

20:32 The passing of a Rockstar

https://www.bbc.co.uk

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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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Circus Convoy footage kindly provided by ZEROPAGEHOMEBREW (https://twitter.com

"File:Signed Pong Cabinet frei.jpg" by File:Signed Pong Cabinet.jpg: Chris Rand derivative work: Georgfotoart is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

"Apple Power Macintosh G3 450Mhz (Blue & White)" by Mac Users Guide is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

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