New CPC Games - Heavy Metal Computing - 1980s Space Shooters - This Week In Retro 244

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Dave is very excited because there have been a number of new games for the Amstrad CPC recently. Jason has been watching a very large and heavy hard drive spinning up. Chris has spent the past week in a galaxy far far away with some old space based games.

00:00 - Show Opening

02:44 - New Amstrad Games
Story Link: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=...
Sonic GX - https://norecess464.weebly.com/news/s...
Bugs Quest 2 - https://yb-software.itch.io/bugs-quest-2
Amstrad Eterno X - https://capasoft.itch.io/amstrad-eter...
Speed Racer - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?p...
Svellas - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?p...
Dia De Los Muertos - https://vitop69.itch.io/la-dias-dos-m...
Hexapucchu - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?p...
Secret of Anubis - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?p...

21:29 - Macrocomputing Monsters!
Story Link:    • SD Cards are LAME! Watch a 200 Pound, 14" ...  
Bendix G-15:   / bendix_g15_the_oldest_working_computer_in_...  
Can This Be Fixed (Chaplet Halikan LA-30A):    • I restored this DESTROYED rare vintage laptop  

37:42 - Housekeeping - News links found below

44:03 - One Small Step, One Giant Video
Story Link:    • The Forgotten History of Pre-1990 Space Sims  

56:57 - 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

Vectrex Mini: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

UK Gov Debates Games: https://www.eurogamer.net/concords-su...

Unix V4 9 Track Tape: https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/0...

C128 Stuntcar Racer:    • Stunt Car Racer C128 vs. C64 performance c...  

Outrun Amiga Sprite Scaling:    • How Did I Get OUTRUN's Sprite Scaling Work...  

Family Computing Interviews Jack Tramiel: https://computeradsfromthepast.substa...

Episode Credits

"File:Amstrad CPC464.jpg" by Bill Bertram is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5

"File:Amstrad PCW 8512.jpg" by Marcin Wichary from San Francisco, U.S.A. is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/....

"6128plus_es.jpg" by Kangaroo MusiQue, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Parts of "SD Cards are LAME! Watch a 200 Pound, 14" Drive from the 80s Boot UNIX!" courtesy of
Dave's Garage.
See the full video:    • SD Cards are LAME! Watch a 200 Pound, 14" ...  

Parts of "Can this be fixed?" courtesy of polymatt and LGR.
See the full video:    • I restored this DESTROYED rare vintage laptop  

Parts of "The Forgotten History of Pre-1990 Space Sims" courtesy of Space Cadet Rewind
See the full video:    • The Forgotten History of Pre-1990 Space Sims