Which Way Is Up? - This Week In Retro 237

Описание: 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.

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Check out Andy's channels too! For his motoring videos head to    / @bigcar2   and for his computing content go to    / @littlecar   instead.

00:00 - Show Opening

06:29 - Dungeons & Dragons & Hamsters
Story Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Additional Link 1: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs...

20:08 - Up Is Down, Down Is Up
Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/202...

33:19 - Housekeeping - News links found below

38:02 - Did The Card Kill Cash?
Story Link:    • 1969: Computer Banking and the end of Cash...  
Additional Link 1: https://yorkshirepayments.com/the-his...
Additional Link 2: https://www.mobiletransaction.org/his...
Additional Link 3: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/f...

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.

News In Brief Links

Computer Chronicles Style Logo:   / the_computer_chronicles_kinda  

Atari 8-Bit Elite: https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/0...

Deluxe Paint Review: https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/revie...

Arm History: https://thechipletter.substack.com/p/...

Apollo A6000: https://www.timeextension.com/news/20...

Episode Credits

B17 Flying Fortress images courtesy of The Retro Collective
   • B17 Flying Fortress game review - 1992 IBM...