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A surprising collaboration between Retro Games Ltd. and Atari leads the news this week, with an equal-time look at Amiga AGA gaming just behind. The 1990s were the peak and decline of supercomputing and bulletin board system (BBS) operators, and both are the subjects of new deep-dive videos. Plus timely event promos, cross-platform throwbacks, and wistful looks at peak clamshell PDA performance.
00:00 - Show Opening
04:21 - It's An XL Remake
Story Link: https://atari.com
Into the Vertical Blank: https://intotheverticalblank.com
21:12 - The Cry Of The Banshee
Story Link: https://spillhistorie.no
32:35 - Housekeeping - News links found below
41:02 - The Supercomputer And The Sysop
Story Links: https://www.youtube.com
56:52 - 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
Richard Garriott on copyright: https://youtu.be
Vector Doom: https://streamable.com
Nintendo FujiNet: https://forums.atariage.com
Ross Smith 3DFX interview: https://www.club386.com
Wing Commander 3 remaster: https://www.club386.com
Margaret Hamilton obituary: https://www.theregister.com
Dungeon Master on SCUMMVM: https://www.scummvm.org
Casio Cassiopeia: https://www.reddit.com
Psion 5 profile: https://www.youtube.com
Episode Credits
Housekeeping Tune: https://www.epidemicsound.com
"Atari 7800 with cartridge" by Bilby is licensed under CC BY 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org.
Atari ST and Atari 2600 images courtesy of The Retro Collective
"Atari Jaguar console" by Easterbilby is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org.
"File:E3 2011 - RCA Studio II and Atari Video Music (Video Game Museum) (5831112436).jpg" by The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org.
"Atari 800 XL" by Marcin Wichary is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org.
"Atari XEGS" by Bilby is licensed under CC BY 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org.
Parts of "The History of Cray" courtesy Of RetroBytes
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Parts of "The man behind an infamous BBS door" courtesy of The Serial Port
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