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Dave is very excited because there have been a number of new games for the Amstrad CPC recently. Jason has been watching a very large and heavy hard drive spinning up. Chris has spent the past week in a galaxy far far away with some old space based games.
00:00 – Show Opening
02:44 – New Amstrad Games
Story Link: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=105245
Sonic GX – https://norecess464.weebly.com/news/sonic-gx-is-now-available-for-download
Bugs Quest 2 – https://yb-software.itch.io/bugs-quest-2
Amstrad Eterno X – https://capasoft.itch.io/amstrad-eterno-x
Speed Racer – https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19817
Svellas – https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19816
Dia De Los Muertos – https://vitop69.itch.io/la-dias-dos-muertos
Hexapucchu – https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19300
Secret of Anubis – https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19174
21:29 – Macrocomputing Monsters!
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpC_9EmStAE
Bendix G-15: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1opwtve/bendix_g15_the_oldest_working_computer_in_north/
Can This Be Fixed (Chaplet Halikan LA-30A): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BilLgXkR_Kw&t=1s
37:42 – Housekeeping – News links found below
44:03 – One Small Step, One Giant Video
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46EJUAIdTM
56:57 – 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
News In Brief Links
Vectrex Mini: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1852390947/vectrex-mini
UK Gov Debates Games: https://www.eurogamer.net/concords-sudden-shutdown-is-such-a-big-deal-its-been-brought-up-during-uk-government-debates-on-video-game-consumer-laws
Unix V4 9 Track Tape: https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/07/unix_fourth_edition_tape_rediscovered/
C128 Stuntcar Racer: https://youtu.be/C7kgYlKhTgo?si=UpFFu0LBkihvv4VZ
Outrun Amiga Sprite Scaling: https://youtu.be/O_QP2qQJuXc?si=MgbF7lchxESx7UsW
Family Computing Interviews Jack Tramiel: https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/family-computing-interviews-jack
Episode Credits
"File:Amstrad CPC464.jpg" by Bill Bertram is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5
"File:Amstrad PCW 8512.jpg" by Marcin Wichary from San Francisco, U.S.A. is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse.
"6128plus_es.jpg" by Kangaroo MusiQue, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Parts of "SD Cards are LAME! Watch a 200 Pound, 14" Drive from the 80s Boot UNIX!" courtesy of
Dave’s Garage.
See the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpC_9EmStAE
Parts of "Can this be fixed?" courtesy of polymatt and LGR.
See the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BilLgXkR_Kw
Parts of "The Forgotten History of Pre-1990 Space Sims" courtesy of Space Cadet Rewind
See the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46EJUAIdTM
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