40 Years of ELITE - This Week In Retro 189

Elite is 40 and to celebrate some source code has been shared. Fancy a job at Sega looking after its history? A PS2 gets a stunning restoration. Neil drops by to chat to Dave and Rees about this week's retro computing stories.

Once again thank you Rees for stepping up and helping us out while Neil was away. Rees has a lot of retro content, please visit https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/ for all the info.

Check out the latest issue of Pixel Addict for a big feature on popular Disney game Duck Tales. You will also find this issue's feature system in Templeman's Treasures where the Exelvision EXL 100 is explored. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for all the details.

00:00 - Show Opening

06:00 - Elite 40th Source Code Story Link: http://www.elitehomepage.org/fourty/index.htm

19:21 - SEGA History Expert? Have We Got A Job For You! Story Link: https://mynintendonews.com/2024/09/21/sega-paying-100000-for-archivist-lore-role/

29:08 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

38:18 - Extreme Restoration Story Link: https://youtu.be/2cFdAKC3_-o

46:35 - 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:

Half Life: https://www.pcgamesn.com/half-life/cd-discovery

Lost Professor Layton Game: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/puzzle/lost-professor-layton-game-that-only-released-in-japan-16-years-ago-is-getting-an-unofficial-translation-after-being-discovered-on-an-old-phone/

PS1 FPGA: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/09/fpga-ps1-teased-ahead-of-playstations-30th-anniversary

Japan's HiFi Stacks: https://www.gearpatrol.com/audio/teac-cassette-tape-decks/

X16 Second Reality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_67sF4onNQM