You think that Doom killed the Amiga right? Maybe not. What if you could recompile any N64 game to run on any system? The Ghostbusters finally get to bust ghosts on the BBC.

All this and more in your weekly retro computing show.

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00:00 - Show Opening

07:08 - The Amiga Is Dead Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsADJa-23Sg

24:57 - Executing The N64 Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywWwUuWRgsM

36:32 - Dave's Housekeeping

Vox Orion's Message: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1cvn0oj/what_does_this_week_in_retro_mean_to_you/

CEX AMA: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/random-former-cex-staffer-holds-reddit-ama-and-the-first-question-is-a-doozy

Apple Lifts Emulation Ban: https://www.techradar.com/phones/a-new-retro-gaming-app-has-landed-on-ios-and-it-can-emulate-38-different-consoles

FPGA Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1crnbkq/about_daves_distinction_between_fpga_and_sofware/

Pac Man Birthday: https://www.internationaldays.co/event-kids/pac-man-birthday/r/recr4y9ulVQ4uY3o4

Spectrum Pac Man RX: https://happycodingzx.itch.io/pacman-rx

Lemmings Dance Track: https://youtu.be/4n4pk9uWfiU?si=q6vBr0Lcw11Ppv7A

OutRun AGA: https://youtu.be/CLaedlbr4wg?si=oX6VPXX1vmOSZv0z

Goodbye 4:3: https://youtu.be/Z7Ngusj_3w8?si=Z6opZY4qHyWZnVAn

Atari Music Video: https://www.timeextension.com/features/most-of-my-engineers-were-stoned-nolan-bushnell-on-the-failure-of-atari-video-music

Rob Smith DiskFlashBack: https://youtu.be/zFYf9jhp3bs?si=19e34Cvr78RcEQVH

First Type-In Program: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1csm5ze/the_first_computer_game_typein_is_49_today/

50:24 - Who Ya Gonna Call? The BBC! Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1ctazcw/fanmade_port_of_ghostbusters_to_the_bbc_micro/

56:26 - 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.

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When you need him most he will be there! He stands tall, gazing into the middle distance while holding a bowl of noodles and hoping that his makeshift table cloth cape will billow in the breeze! We needed help this week and so, like the hero he is, he stepped forward and saved the day!

Once again Radio is going to be used to distribute computer code. Find out what and where. JagJam 2024 hopes to bring some top notch games to Atari's Jaguar console. Back in the 1980s there was a home automation system that didn't require the internet (it did require you to read a hefty manual though).

Plus more retro computing news and the all important Community Question Of The Week!

00:00 - Show Opening

08:30 - Radio Return Story Link: https://www.racunalniski-muzej.si/en/40-years-later-a-game-for-the-zx-spectrum-will-be-once-again-broadcast-over-fm-radio/ Play Kontrabant 2: https://archive.org/details/zx_Kontrabant_2_1984_Radio_Student_sr

17:08 - Good Jag Games At Last. Maybe? Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dij7aBXV91E JagFest 1999: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaZFCvxNwko

31:11 - Dave's Housekeeping

Tetris Hack: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/hackers-discover-how-to-reprogram-nes-tetris-from-within-the-game/

Retro Magazines: https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/may/10/the-15-ish-greatest-uk-video-game-magazines-of-all-time?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Don't Stop Using Floppies: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240510-floppy-disks-why-some-people-are-still-in-love-with-this-obsolete-computer-storage-technology

Gaming Addiction: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240510-floppy-disks-why-some-people-are-still-in-love-with-this-obsolete-computer-storage-technology

Atari Carts Broken: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/atari-responds-to-reports-of-faulty-games-in-usd1000-50th-xp-collection

Retro PDF Printing: https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/articles/retro-printer

38:17 - I’m Sorry Dave, I’m Afraid I Can’t Do That Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra9ov-ud_Q0

48:29 - 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.

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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