This Week in Retro | High Street Retro Repair - This Week In Retro 167 @ThisWeekinRetro | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
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This week we are joined by Frank from Retro Rewind. You can check out everything Frank has to offer at retrorewind.ca
UK based retro enthusiasts will soon be able to take their console to a high street store to have them repaired. Has retro or gaming addiction changed over the years? Would you like to support a movement to stop games being taken away from paying customers?
All this and our Community Question Of The Week and a number of other topics looked at in brief.
00:00 - Show Opening
05:48 - Iβm Not Addicted I Could Stop Whenever I Want
Story Link: youtube.com/watch?v=jbu0kmCeLSI
17:39 - Cexy Time
Story Link: timeextension.com/news/2024/04/cex-is-launching-its-own-repair-service-for-retro-consoles
29:57 - Dave's Housekeeping
Trocadero - reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bzohn1/mayor_of_london_candidate_pledges_to_turn
CPC464 Hits 40! - reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bz7kid/amstrad_cpc_464_turns_40
Backporting .NET - reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c1iozu/backporting_the_net_framework_to_allow_relatively
The Story of The Oregon Trail - reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c1ox0s/the_story_of_the_oregon_trail
Paul Daniels - youtube.com/watch?v=a_iEWoiRVIQ
Atari ST 50fps Racer - timeextension.com/news/2024/04/this-new-atari-st-racer-is-looking-seriously-smooth
Hyperion - amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2024-04-00029-EN.html
41:15 - Please Donβt Go!
Story Link: youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE
Campaign Link: stopkillinggames.com
55:32 - 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.
Episode Credits
Parts of "The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games" courtesy of Accursed Farms.
Link to full video: youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE
π Check out PCBWay at pcbway.com for all your PCB needs! π
This week we are joined by Frank from Retro Rewind. You can check out everything Frank has to offer at retrorewind.ca
UK based retro enthusiasts will soon be able to take their console to a high street store to have them repaired. Has retro or gaming addiction changed over the years? Would you like to support a movement to stop games being taken away from paying customers?
All this and our Community Question Of The Week and a number of other topics looked at in brief.
00:00 - Show Opening
05:48 - Iβm Not Addicted I Could Stop Whenever I Want
Story Link: youtube.com/watch?v=jbu0kmCeLSI
17:39 - Cexy Time
Story Link: timeextension.com/news/2024/04/cex-is-launching-its-own-repair-service-for-retro-consoles
29:57 - Dave's Housekeeping
Trocadero - reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bzohn1/mayor_of_london_candidate_pledges_to_turn
CPC464 Hits 40! - reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bz7kid/amstrad_cpc_464_turns_40
Backporting .NET - reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c1iozu/backporting_the_net_framework_to_allow_relatively
The Story of The Oregon Trail - reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c1ox0s/the_story_of_the_oregon_trail
Paul Daniels - youtube.com/watch?v=a_iEWoiRVIQ
Atari ST 50fps Racer - timeextension.com/news/2024/04/this-new-atari-st-racer-is-looking-seriously-smooth
Hyperion - amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2024-04-00029-EN.html
41:15 - Please Donβt Go!
Story Link: youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE
Campaign Link: stopkillinggames.com
55:32 - Community Question of the Week
πYour monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!
patreon.com/thisweekinretro
βOr just buy us a coffee!
ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro
πΈ TWiR Sub Reddit: reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro
Follow your hosts!
Twitter:
twitter.com/rmcretro
Youtube:
youtube.com/rmcretro
Twitch:
twitch.tv/rmcretro
Subscribe to the audio version of the show!
π» Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4
π» Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y
π» Deezer: deezer.com
π» Google: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
π» RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss
π» YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A
π» 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 and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Episode Credits
Parts of "The largest campaign ever to stop publishers destroying games" courtesy of Accursed Farms.
Link to full video: youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE