The rarest treasures lurk under piles of castoff keyboards, and there's a flood of cross-platform software ports heading your way. This week's top stories include a pack of ZX Spectrum updates and developments, the latest in surprise PC software, and the astounding thrift store find of an ultra-rare Humdinger home computer. Plus, catch up on news from the lands of Lemmings, Prodigy, CompuServe, and more.

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00:00 - Show Opening

03:51 - Any Port In A Storm? Story Link: https://www.dsogaming.com/news/rave-racer-arcade-perfect-pc-port-is-now-available-for-download/ https://www.dsogaming.com/news/time-crisis-arcade-perfect-pc-port-is-now-available-for-download/ https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-legend-of-zelda-wind-waker-unofficial-pc-port-released/ https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/this-super-mario-64-snes-port-is-looking-to-push-the-super-fx-chip-to-its-limits https://ixbt.games/en/news/2026/09/28/spustia-19-let-suter-the-darkness-perenesli-na-pk.html

18:56 - Behold: The Humdinger Computer! Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1wu16c4/found_this_old_humdinger_computer_at_goodwill/ GitHub: https://github.com/indigoprime/doppledinger

33:13 - Housekeeping - News links found below

38:53 - This Week In Spectrum Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/10/new-book-celebrating-45-years-of-the-zx-spectrum-smashes-its-kickstarter-goal-day-one https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/blazes-c64-and-zx-spectrum-handhelds-have-been-delayed-to-april-2027 https://www.timeextension.com/reviews/grant-sinclairs-gamercard-n-shares-some-of-sir-clives-dna-but-this-is-no-zx-spectrum-style-triumph

52:05 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Physical media trends: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/02/physical-media-fans-streaming-algorithms-cds-dvds-vinyl

CompuServe retrospective: https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-happened-to-compuserve/

Prodigy restoration: https://staging.prodigyreloaded.com/start/

Lemmings editor: https://github.com/timoheimonen/Amiga-Lemmings-Editor

Windows 2000 vs. Linux vs. Oracle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SliyHq54SxE

The Found Footage Festival: https://gizmodo.com/15000-vhs-tapes-and-counting-meet-the-guys-preserving-the-weirdest-parts-of-the-analog-era-2000816383

Dizzy developments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTSaPajJCcE

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With museum guide Gameboys and intense Linux overhauls for 486 laptops lined up, Veronica stops by to make sure everything's crystal clear. King's Quest and other Sierra classics are finally available for Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit computers, there's a Grand Theft Auto 2 overhaul in the works, and a window full of tiny emulators.

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00:00 - Show Opening

04:15 - Serious Uses For Game Boy Story Link: https://www.gameboymuseum.com/single-post/gb-museum-on-cart InfoGenius: https://www.gameboymuseum.com/single-post/infogenius-game-boy-productivity Workboy prototype: https://www.inverse.com/input/gaming/meet-the-workboy-nintendos-long-lost-gameboy-productivity-device

18:00 - SHORK Attack! Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/1wl2v0x/1996_ibm_thinkpad_365ed_x_2026_linux_kernel_73rc3/ Github: https://github.com/SharktasticA/SHORK-486 JagOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atZwJqhJn-A

32:52 - Housekeeping - News links found below

38:23 - King’s Quest For Atari and C64! Story Link: https://meanhamster.com/games/agi-64

50:28 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Elite Atari 8-bit: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393094-elite-for-the-atari-8-bit-firebird-version-has-been-completed-and-is-released/

Tiny Elite ships: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1wqsken/elite_small_enough_the_swallow/

GoldenEye SNES: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/it-trivialises-the-hobby-goldeneye-running-on-snes-triggers-more-debate-over-vibe-coded-retro-projects

Retronauts Assemble: https://retronaut.tech/retronauts-assemble-311026/ Retronauts video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0g9pOliSkg

Ace Combat 5 and Midnight Club: Los Angeles for PC: https://www.dsogaming.com/news/burnout-revenge-ace-combat-5-and-midnight-club-los-angeles-get-unofficial-pc-ports/

LGR's VCF Midwest retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-XF5j6x0hs

GTA2 enhanced: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/27-year-old-gta-2-gets-full-path-tracing-and-60-fps-frame-generation-via-rtx-remix-custom-direct3d-9-wrapper-modernizes-classic-with-custom-direct3d-9-bridge-unlocks-dynamic-lighting

English Maniac Mansion Famicom: https://rickyderocher.itch.io/maniac-mansion-famicom-english-hack

Star Wars Trilogy for Dreamcast: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2026/09/star-wars-trilogy-arcade-model-3-port.html

Grundy NewBrain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtCB9w8maAg

Amigos on Atari 600XL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0Ez7qWIC_Y

FujiGrid: https://www.savetz.com/fujigrid/

Dozens of potential trademark violations stand in the way of a retro racer's comeback! Naturally we lead with that news. After a quarter-century the secrets of the PlayStation 2's security chip are now open for inspection, and there's exciting news for enthusiasts of niche platforms including Sony's high-resolution SMC-70 CP/M machine, Amiga Unix, and the Spectravideo 318 in the latest episode of This Week in Retro!

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00:00 - Show Opening

02:23 - Trademarks Trash Tracks Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/microprose-turns-to-fans-to-rename-geoff-crammond-racing-4s-grid-following-steam-reissues-licensing-woes

17:20 - PlayStation 2 Finally Cracked Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/26-year-old-sony-ps2-security-chip-broken-wide-open-after-four-years-of-effort-reverse-engineering-enthusiast-successfully-unlocks-cxp102064-mechacon-chip

32:37 - Housekeeping - News links found below

37:32 - Some Less-Loved Computers Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT2-7KkPkBc Computer Forum magazine: https://spectravideo.org/viewtopic.php?t=38 Amiga UX: https://amigaux.org

55:12 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Eternal Darkness returns?: https://ixbt.games/en/news/2026/09/16/436122-nightdive-nameknula-na-vozvrashhenie-xorrora-eternal-darkness.html

Wi-Fi For Gameboy Advance: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/canocoder/canoflash-wi-fi-adapter-for-original-game-boy-advance-hard

ZX81 mega expansion: https://codeberg.org/NollKollTroll/OpenSpand

Atari 2600 tech demo: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/city-by-the-lake/