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Welcoming back guest @iainlee after too long away, we revisit Nintendo's all-too-brief commitment to low-cost crowd-pleasing mini consoles, explore the surprising history of videoconferencing and remote collaboration for Microsoft NetMeeting's 30th anniversary, and find out what made an octogenarian game developer sit down at the keys and settle unfinished business.
00:00 - Show Opening
05:54 - Why A Mini?
Story Link: https://nintendoeverything.com
18:38 - See You Online
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com
Microsoft memo: https://sriramk.com
40:25 - Housekeeping - News links found below
47:03 - Head Over Heels 2
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com
Game release: https://thalamusdigital.itch.io
55:12 - 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
Ultima Underworld Unity: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com
UU project: https://kweepa.itch.io
Lenovo handheld: https://www.t3.com
Anbernic handheld spec: https://www.tomshardware.com
War of the Worlds: https://michel-molenaar.itch.io
PD-64 power supply: https://github.com
Dan Wood on Commodore OS: https://www.youtube.com
Commodore OS homepage: https://commodoreos.net
Amiag Unix 2.02 found: https://hackaday.com
Amstrad PPC640 US edition: https://www.youtube.com
Rob Smith PaulaNET video: https://www.youtube.com
PaulaNET project: https://github.com
Episode Credits
Parts of "Microsoft NetMeeting was WAY more important than you think" courtesy of The Serial Port.
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