This Week in Retro | 2D Is All Sega and Nintendo Need - This Week In Retro 131 @ThisWeekinRetro | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 42 minutes ago.
Sega and Nintendo are taking Mario and Sonic back to their 2D roots, how do we feel about that? Do kids of today get what the likes of the ZX, CPC and C64 are? Is it possible to bring classic adventure/puzzler Myst to the Atari 2600?
All this and more plus the Community Question Of The Week.
We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine and our little promos are regarded as some of the best on YouTube........but how do the people behind the mag itself do when they get the chance to promote it? See for yourself this week. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for details on issue 13!
00:00 - Show Opening
11:44 - 2D Or Not 2D
Story Link: theguardian.com/games/2023/jun/28/pushing-buttons-sonic-the-hedgehog-super-mario-bros-2d-sega-nintendo
30:49 - We Bought It To Help With Your Homework
Story Link: theguardian.com/games/2023/jun/30/zx-spectrum-1980s-home-computer-gamers
Additional Link: youtube.com/watch?v=8T8isTzF3M4
40:40 - Myst-D Make
Story Link: deater.net/weave/vmwprod/myst_vcs
Additional Link: arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/30-years-later-myst-demake-for-atari-2600-reminds-us-how-far-weve-come
50:40 - 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, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Episode Credits
See the full song by BG Ollie: youtube.com/watch?v=MHoRDwkpujs
"Atari 2600 Myst update: you can win" courtesy of deater78
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=IRxYdMVgwsw
Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Link: nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Super-Mario-Bros-Wonder-2404150.html
Sonic SuperStars - Link: gamerbraves.com/sgf23-sonic-superstars-launches-this-fall-2023
Sega and Nintendo are taking Mario and Sonic back to their 2D roots, how do we feel about that? Do kids of today get what the likes of the ZX, CPC and C64 are? Is it possible to bring classic adventure/puzzler Myst to the Atari 2600?
All this and more plus the Community Question Of The Week.
We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine and our little promos are regarded as some of the best on YouTube........but how do the people behind the mag itself do when they get the chance to promote it? See for yourself this week. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for details on issue 13!
00:00 - Show Opening
11:44 - 2D Or Not 2D
Story Link: theguardian.com/games/2023/jun/28/pushing-buttons-sonic-the-hedgehog-super-mario-bros-2d-sega-nintendo
30:49 - We Bought It To Help With Your Homework
Story Link: theguardian.com/games/2023/jun/30/zx-spectrum-1980s-home-computer-gamers
Additional Link: youtube.com/watch?v=8T8isTzF3M4
40:40 - Myst-D Make
Story Link: deater.net/weave/vmwprod/myst_vcs
Additional Link: arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/06/30-years-later-myst-demake-for-atari-2600-reminds-us-how-far-weve-come
50:40 - Community Question of the Week
🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!
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☕Or just buy us a coffee!
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youtube.com/rmcretro
youtube.com/005agima
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Subscribe to the audio version of the show!
📻 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4
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📻 YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A
📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro
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, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Episode Credits
See the full song by BG Ollie: youtube.com/watch?v=MHoRDwkpujs
"Atari 2600 Myst update: you can win" courtesy of deater78
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=IRxYdMVgwsw
Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Link: nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Super-Mario-Bros-Wonder-2404150.html
Sonic SuperStars - Link: gamerbraves.com/sgf23-sonic-superstars-launches-this-fall-2023
