Looks like Microsoft is saying goodbye to WordPad, the often overlooked little brother of Word. Do you miss the old days when you could only watch your favourite TV shows when they were scheduled to be on? One clever fellow has recreated the TV channels of his youth using modern tech.  Peter Molyneux, developer of many a fan favourite game is back after things went a bit wrong for him. All this and our Community Question Of the Week. We love Pixel Addict magazine. Please visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ and check out their current and back issues and maybe take out a subscription. The team work hard to bring a varied collection of top stories, reviews and news. Computers, consoles, games (old and new), movies and toys. They are our sponsor and we thank them.   GrumpyOzRetro: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSlLFwKYPJIBZDggg4i1ZuZ9C1e49v7K&si=Wsk4s3pZioQe4Y6S Badger Badger 20th Anniversary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMxRFCKIqr0 Badger Badger Rave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk2t3b1f7_A 00:00 - Show Opening 24:29 - TV Shows coming up later Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luxFdsAkG80 Vintage UK Nostalgic & Memorable Adverts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3ZA24kg7FM  37:32 - Peter Moly’s New Leaf Bad Influence Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvXGxXxuiEk People Make Games Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeNGLhNM5Kk 49:54 - DEL WordPad.exe Story Link: https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-11/288088/rip-wordpad Microsoft Link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features 1:00:31 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro 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 Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

This week we are joined by Lee from More Fun Making It and his son Thomas. They are here to tell us about how you can bid for a very special ZX Spectrum and support a good cause. We also take a look at the new anniversary arcade cabinet from Atari and we ponder if Flash games are retro and take a look at an online museum for classic Flash content. All this and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week See all Lee has to offer on the More Fun Making It homepage - www.morefunmakingit.co.uk Please consider donating to the More Fun Making It fundraiser - www.justgiving.com/page/morefunmakingit We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine, the monthly digital culture magazine. Available from WHSmith in the UK and various other newsagents around the world. You can also buy individual issues and subscriptions (printed and PDF) at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 04:43 - Befriending Spectrum Owners Story Link: www.justgiving.com/page/morefunmakingit 17:53 - Atari’s Newest Arcade Cabinet Story Link: https://retrododo.com/atari-reveals-50th-anniversary-arcade-cabinet-collab-with-arcade1up/ 42:23 - Flash! I Love You! Story Link: https://flashmuseum.org/  01:04:02 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro 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 Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Get ready for a bumper edition of retro gaming goodness with a new guest! This week we think about those games with memorable first levels, discus the recently announce Star Wars Dark Forces Remaster and how could we not look at the new retro console from Atari - the 2600 Plus. All this and the Community Question Of The Week.  Please visit Glen's YouTube channel, Casual Retro Gamer, at https://www.youtube.com/@crg  to see our guest's YouTube channel. The latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine is now available! With a special feature on celebrity gamers or should that be celebrities who like to game? Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for all the info.    00:00 - Show Opening 12:05 - Level 1 Gaming Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/27/the-15-best-first-levels-in-retro-gaming-readers-feature-19401830/ 33:35 - Strike The Empire Back Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b9TTurkH4c Additional Links: https://www.xwaupgrade.com/ https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm https://www.moddb.com/mods/tie-fighter-total-conversion-tftc 57:41 - Chris Is Getting A Woody (console) Story Link: https://atari.com/products/atari-2600-plus Additional Links: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0609/3658/5381/files/Atari-2600Plus-Compatibility.pdf    https://www.timeextension.com/guides/best-atari-2600-and-7800-games-of-all-time   https://www.t3.com/news/i-played-atari-2600-plus-for-10-seconds-and-its-not-a-games-console-its-a-time-machine  The Ubiquitously Requisite Atari 2600+ : https://youtu.be/0nHwoiRkQE4?si=xH5-cjacPHkvyaRU 01:18:08 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube: https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro 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 Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Have you ever thrown away your game boxes only to wish you hadn't? What if we could revive all those dead CRT screens? Did you ever see the DVD player that though it was a gaming console? All this plus the Community Question Of The Week AND a special guest! This is your weekly look at some Retro Gaming stories. Please check out our guest's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees 00:00 - Show Opening 06:56 - Best Boxes Banished Story Link: https://www.nintendolife.com/features/talking-point-the-games-we-got-rid-of-what-were-we-thinking Big Big Collection: https://bigboxcollection.com/#CollectionOverview 28:29 - Adrian Black Says CRTs Are Back Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoqflFfvkR0 Link to the product: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005005439371756.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt 39:58 - What Nuon About? Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/features/ultimate-guide-nuon-the-dvd-player-that-tried-to-be-a-games-console-and-failed Nuon Specs: https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg00-nuon.htm#page=specs PlayStation 2 Specs: https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg00-playstation_2.htm#page=specs 51:18 - Community Question of the Week Our sponsor, Pixel Addict magazine, has just released issue 14.  Some of the included articles are: • The cover story this issue observes the relationship celebrities have had with computers and gaming. • BeOS and Haiku OS alternative operating systems. • Alex Lee interviewed about his time working on classic gaming magazines like Games-X, GB Action, Super Action, Amiga Action and Control. • Rare vintage computer hardware: Casio PV-2000, Handspring Visor and Power Mac G4 Cube. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for current and back issues as well as storage binders for your collection. 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro 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 Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

The original Wipeout has been reverse engineered and is now playable in your browser. From Ultimate Play The Game to Rare, we look at 40 years of games. Battletech mech games have an awesome article you should take a look at. Plus the usual Community Question Of The Week. We are kindly sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine, the monthly digital culture magazine. Available from WHSmith in the UK and various other newsagents around the world. You can also buy individual issues and subscriptions (printed and PDF) at https://www.pixel.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 11:11 - Sony Source Story Link: https://kotaku.com/sony-playstation-wipeout-remaster-free-pc-port-ps-plus-1850728999 28:49 - A Rare Story Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/aug/07/ultimate-rare-40-years-british-videogames-jet-pac-goldeneye-sea-of-thieves?fbclid=IwAR1PCsVy4e2m6XhEgRl2sQXwKfDdUQWqjLZ4pvmV3T3nGV36gvoKfIIphkw 47:28 - Suit Up O Shut Up! Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-making-of-battletech-the-groundbreaking-90s-combo-of-immersive-reality-online-play-and-esports 1:02:58 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro ☕Or just buy us a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts! Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmcretro Youtube https://youtube.com/rmcretro https://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rmcretro Subscribe to the audio version of the show! 📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4 📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y 📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com 📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw 📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss 📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/ 📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro 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 Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. #wipeoutsourcecode #retropodcast #mechwarrior