A Zombie Console Awakes - This Week In Retro 241

This week in retro we discuss the return of a console we thought was dead an buried, the Intellivision. With two arcade focussed stories we feel old as Space Harrier turns 40 and we remember the fantastic ways that the arcade would try to immerse us in a gaming experience, all thanks to a fantastic video about the Sega R360.

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00:00 - Show Opening Deadl0ck’s TWiR Guide: bit.ly/TWIRGuide

04:29 - Atari Reanimates Intellivision Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/we-brought-the-rivalry-to-an-end-atari-reveals-the-intellivision-sprint Story Link 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/atari-purchases-the-intellivision-brand-but-not-the-delayed-amico-console Intellivision Basic: https://nanochess.org/ecs_basic.html

20:32 - Total Immersion 1985 Style! - Space Harrier Turns 40 Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/oct/14/space-harrier-at-40-sega-arcade-yu-suzuki

32:10 - Housekeeping - News links found below

38:48 - You Spin Me Right Round Baby Right Round (SEGA R360) Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-LnKFILB5I Additional Link: https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20200704005/

51:14 - Community Question of the Week

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Aaron's Dos Box Pure Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sq7KJKoQrI

South West Amiga Group: https://southwestamiga.org.uk/

Atari ST Upgrade: https://i.redd.it/i97tf4tbf2wf1.jpeg

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