The Best Gaming Computer Of All Time - This Week In Retro 198

This Week in Retro

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What does your retro computing area look like? What is the best gaming computer of all time? How did the BBC of 1995 go about informing us of new tech? All this and more is discussed with special guest Iain Lee.

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00:00 - Show Opening

10:17 - Retro Corners
Story Link: https://www.vice.com/en/article/setting-up-a-retro-corner-was-the-best-decision-of-my-gaming-life/

26:44 - He’s Making A List, We’re Checking It Twice
Story Link: https://www.cbr.com/best-retro-gaming-computers-ranked/

46:37 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

52:27 - My WORM Is Burning
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUc_8Eg4Z4

59:51 - 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.

Dave's Briefs Links

Dave's Animation:
Download here: https://www.cartoonmonkey.com/TWIR-Dave.zip
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7zFxdYzRTM

Oldest Space Tech: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/25/amsat_oscar_7_anniversary/

MS-DOS Aspect: https://30fps.net/pages/msdos-aspect-ratio/

US Copyright Office Strikes Again: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-same-us-copyright-office-decision-that-struck-down-a-major-game-preservation-effort-also-quietly-reversed-a-historic-dmca-win-for-accessibility-advocates/

Apple II Cracker: https://paleotronic.com/2024/01/28/confessions-of-a-disk-cracker-the-secrets-of-4am/

Excalibur 64 Advert: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fcfvjo0nlcf3e1.jpeg

Roland Perry Interview: https://youtu.be/EeqRpnv2_HM?si=Mi5adcvM6oPvugMp

Casio G Shock Returns: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/28/24308133/casio-g-shock-dw5000r-digital-watch-announcement