DJ Slope of @slopesgameroom is our guest for this week's dive into the history of shoot 'em up games of all shapes and sizes. In other departments we examine the claim that 1996 changed computing history forever and explore whether handheld retro tech can defeat the modern scourge of doomscrolling. Plus news in classic tech ranging from the Nabu to the CIDCO Mailstation, on Episode 256 of This Week in Retro.
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00:00 - Show Opening
02:23 - Shmups Away
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20:59 - 1996 Really Was A Big Deal
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38:01 - Housekeeping - News links found below
44:07 - Doomscrolling Defeated
Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com
56:42 - 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
Original GTA Working On PC: https://www.pcgamer.com
BBC WAP: https://youtu.be
Unreal Tournament: https://www.oldunreal.com
Barn Find Nabu: https://glassalmanac.com
Outrun On Apple Watch: https://youtu.be
The Last Z80 Mass Market Machine: https://www.theregister.com
Episode Credits
"File:Amstrad CPC464.jpg" by Bill Bertram is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5
Parts of "How the Shoot ’Em Up Genre Was Born" courtesy of Pixel Playback
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Parts of "This rare BeBox still works!" courtesy of PCWorld and The Retro Roadshow
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