We are joined by Andy from the Big Car and Little Car YouTube channels today to talk about Dungeons and Dragons, inverted flight controls and how the BBC predicted that computer banking would spell the end for cash.
Check out the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine at https://www.addict.media for more news and features on all things old and new for retro computing and gaming.
Check out Andy's channels too! For his motoring videos head to https://www.youtube.com and for his computing content go to https://www.youtube.com instead.
00:00 - Show Opening
06:29 - Dungeons & Dragons & Hamsters
Story Link: https://en.wikipedia.org
Additional Link 1: https://www.pcgamer.com
20:08 - Up Is Down, Down Is Up
Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com
33:19 - Housekeeping - News links found below
38:02 - Did The Card Kill Cash?
Story Link: https://youtu.be
Additional Link 1: https://yorkshirepayments.com
Additional Link 2: https://www.mobiletransaction.org
Additional Link 3: https://www.mckinsey.com
47:24 - 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.
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