Cut Price MiSTer Is Here! - This Week In Retro 170

This Week in Retro - Un pódcast de Neil from RMCretro - The Cave, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave - Sabados

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Commodore International filed for bankruptcy 30 years ago in 1994. There is the UK petition to force games publishers to commit to ensuring that games endure after any web dependency is shut down. Would you like a reduced cost MiSTer? If the answer is yes you might be in luck. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine and the latest issue is now available from https://www.pixel.addict.media/ It's main feature is about classic games that used current events (at the time) as inspiration.  Joining us today is John “Chucky” Hertell. Well known in the Amiga world he’s created such wonders as the reAmiga 1200, a reverse engineered A1200 with lots of extras, likewise with the Amiga 4000 and a whole lot more besides. Check his blog out: https://wordpress.hertell.nu/ Sign the UK petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/659071 00:00 - Show Opening 05:21 - 30 Years Without Chicken Lips (Commodore)Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/anniversary-30-years-ago-today-commodore-died 18:26 - Life Support For Video GamesStory Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1cj74bp/the_gvernment_responds_to_the_petition_about/ 34:00 - Dave's Housekeeping ST Demoscene History: https://marincomics.com/atari-st-demoscene-books.html BBC Breakfast Retro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVzJnAyTEDc&t=1s Retro Boardgames: https://www.bestproducts.com/lifestyle/g60658758/retro-board-games/ Betting On Arcade Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwhw-jcXYoo&t=1s Sindy Is 60: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c25rgw7nqw7o.amp The Internet In Decline: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/04/the-internet-is-in-decline-it-needs-rewilding BASIC Is Also 60: https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/03/basic_60th_birthday_releases/ Zork Speedrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCbvyPbhRfA&t=1s Infocom Catalogue: https://eblong.com/infocom/  44:18 - Mister CheapskateStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RSrzM7dM-Y 01:06:16 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee!https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts!Twitter:https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube:https://youtube.com/rmcretro Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show!📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 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.

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