The History Of Shoot 'Em Ups - This Week In Retro 256

Описание: 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
Story Link:    • How the Shoot ’Em Up Genre Was Born  

20:59 - 1996 Really Was A Big Deal
Story Link:    • 1996: The Year Computing Changed Forever 🤯  
Additional link:    • This rare BeBox still works!  

38:01 - Housekeeping - News links found below

44:07 - Doomscrolling Defeated
Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/202...

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/games/grand-t...

BBC WAP:    • 2000: Internet, Email and the Wonder of WA...  

Unreal Tournament: https://www.oldunreal.com/downloads/u...

Barn Find Nabu: https://glassalmanac.com/2200-vintage...

Outrun On Apple Watch:    • Apple Watch conversion of OutRun (Arcade V...  

The Last Z80 Mass Market Machine: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/1...


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
See the full video:    • How the Shoot ’Em Up Genre Was Born  

Parts of "This rare BeBox still works!" courtesy of PCWorld and The Retro Roadshow
See the full video:    • This rare BeBox still works!