Commodore International filed for bankruptcy 30 years ago in 1994. There is the UK petition to force games publishers to commit to ensuring that games endure after any web dependency is shut down. Would you like a reduced cost MiSTer? If the answer is yes you might be in luck.

We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine and the latest issue is now available from https://www.pixel.addict.media/ It's main feature is about classic games that used current events (at the time) as inspiration.

Joining us today is John “Chucky” Hertell. Well known in the Amiga world he’s created such wonders as the reAmiga 1200, a reverse engineered A1200 with lots of extras, likewise with the Amiga 4000 and a whole lot more besides. Check his blog out: https://wordpress.hertell.nu/

Sign the UK petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659071

00:00 - Show Opening

05:21 - 30 Years Without Chicken Lips (Commodore) Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/anniversary-30-years-ago-today-commodore-died

18:26 - Life Support For Video Games Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1cj74bp/the_gvernment_responds_to_the_petition_about/

34:00 - Dave's Housekeeping

ST Demoscene History: https://marincomics.com/atari-st-demoscene-books.html

BBC Breakfast Retro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVzJnAyTEDc&t=1s

Retro Boardgames: https://www.bestproducts.com/lifestyle/g60658758/retro-board-games/

Betting On Arcade Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwhw-jcXYoo&t=1s

Sindy Is 60: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c25rgw7nqw7o.amp

The Internet In Decline: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/04/the-internet-is-in-decline-it-needs-rewilding

BASIC Is Also 60: https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/03/basic_60th_birthday_releases/

Zork Speedrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCbvyPbhRfA&t=1s

Infocom Catalogue: https://eblong.com/infocom/

44:18 - Mister Cheapskate Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RSrzM7dM-Y

01:06:16 - Community Question of the Week

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Dominik Diamond said the Amiga A1000 is ugly. Do you agree? Which is the ugliest of retro computers? We also chat about MS-DOS becoming open sourced and how the release has gone a bit wrong, and the effort Microsoft went to in getting DOS games running in Windows 95.

All this and other retro computing topics in brief along with your answers to last show's Community Question Of The Week.

00:00 - Show Opening

08:21 - Come On In The DOS Are Open Story Link: https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2024/04/25/open-sourcing-ms-dos-4-0/

17:21 - Wing Dings Commander Story Link: https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/19/wing_commander_windows_95/

33:17 - Dave's Housekeeping

Game Boy at 35: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/apr/21/the-game-boy-at-35-a-portal-to-other-magical-worlds Additional Game Boy article: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/apr/24/pushing-buttons-game-boy-35-years-old-readers-memories-nintendo

American Visits British Computer Museums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sz4L_h_6I4

Google Demolishes Atari: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/how-googles-rampant-sunnyvale-expansion-is-erasing-ataris-history

Infrogrames To Return: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/atari-relaunches-infogrames-immediately-buys-totally-reliable-delivery-service

Short Pong Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPVa2gIVWIQ

9th INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER CLUB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_efz3edJt4Q

Stop Killing Games: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

44:43 - The Amiga is Ugly. Yuck! Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/apr/26/my-undying-love-for-the-painfully-uncool-amiga?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2NWTnWGzSrUJZyLvrcrQjHW76tIPm1ZN1GEp-QZERuOFc_P7Mlgo25-hI_aem_Afey1P6fPnf1zOKSlBwWVNKz3hSgj-fkWz0zCxwvDb2pE54wQU2ZA6ah95FaR-H6aJlkv-QB-UWqNZH1HUP5e8WA

52:23 - 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

The Z80 CPU has come to the end of its run, after 48 years it finally goes out of production. There is a resurgence in analogue tech and media. Just how crazy can a printer from the 1990s drive you? These topics and more are covered in this episode of our retro podcast.

We also have your answers to the last show's Community Question Of The Week.

We are kindly supported by Pixel Addict magazine. Take a look at http://pixel.addict.media/ for the full run down on the latest issue. Pixel Addict covers retro computers and consoles, games both old and new, and a other related and nostalgic topics.

00:00 - Show Opening

06:25 - Zed’s Dead Baby. Zed’s Dead Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c7booz/z80_discontinued_after_48_years/

17:22 - Woah, Slow Down There Technology Story Link: https://theconversation.com/hard-work-and-happy-accidents-why-do-so-many-of-us-prefer-difficult-analogue-technology-227472

34:37 - Dave's Housekeeping

Sonic Calculator: https://www.xda-developers.com/sonic-2-ti84-calculator/

David Thorpe: https://www.binaryzone.org/thezone/davidthorpe.php

Retro In Japan: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/the-tourists-have-taken-everything-laments-japanese-resident-as-retro-runs-dry

C64 Beats IBM Quantum?: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/commodore-64-outperforms-ibms-quantum-systems-1-mhz-computer-said-to-be-faster-more-efficient-and-decently-accurate

Riqa, The Lost N64 Game: https://www.gamesradar.com/after-25-years-the-lost-n64-game-that-couldve-been-nintendos-answer-to-tomb-raider-has-been-preserved-online/

5 Reasons To Play DOS Games: https://www.howtogeek.com/now-is-the-best-time-to-play-retro-dos-games/

Golden Axe TV Show: https://www.engadget.com/theres-a-tv-show-coming-based-on-segas-classic-arcade-game-golden-axe-185336446.html

44:06 - Ink Jet Fury! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aoBK-K_K-Y

52:42 - Community Question of the Week

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