This Week in Retro

In episode 64 we continue last weeks look at prices for magazines and games in Australia. Help Principle Skinner cook up some Steamed Hams in a Simpsons inspired point and click game. Get to grips w...

12 Feb 20221h 9min

In this episode of This Week In Retro we chat about retro computer magazines old and new, take a good look at a new joystick for our old machines, ask if game addiction was a problem back in the day...

5 Feb 20221h 4min

This week Neil and Chris mull over whether it should be Retro or Vintage Computing, take a look at some proposed new game controllers from Hori, marvel at the incredible Tomb Raider Advance (yes, th...

29 Jan 20221h 8min

We kick off 2022 with a new host, tune in to find out who! We wish the C64 a very happy 40th birthday and take a look at its staring role in the John Wick movie. We give our take on the confirmed Am...

22 Jan 20221h 6min

Was 80s Britain the Silicon Valley of Europe? We dial up some modem memories, talk about a man with way too many copies of a Burger King game, and dish the dirt on mince pies. All this, plus our commu...

11 Dec 202154min

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4 Dec 202150min

Have you been psychologically damaged by 80s computer games? Or maybe you saw a C64 in a recent episode of Dr. Who? We talk about a new Amiga run and gun in development, and a new A2000 keyboard you c...

20 Nov 202137min

This week on TWiR we talk about snooping through old hard drives, what treasures can they contain? The BBC Micro is 40 and the people that know all about it are getting back together for a special eve...

13 Nov 202141min