The Best Gaming Computer Of All Time - This Week In Retro 198

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What does your retro computing area look like? What is the best gaming computer of all time? How did the BBC of 1995 go about informing us of new tech? All this and more is discussed with special guest Iain Lee.

You can find all of Iain's stuff here: https://www.iainlee.com/ https://www.youtube.com/iainlee https://www.twitch.tv/tlna

00:00 - Show Opening

10:17 - Retro Corners Story Link: https://www.vice.com/en/article/setting-up-a-retro-corner-was-the-best-decision-of-my-gaming-life/

26:44 - He’s Making A List, We’re Checking It Twice Story Link: https://www.cbr.com/best-retro-gaming-computers-ranked/

46:37 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

52:27 - My WORM Is Burning Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUc_8Eg4Z4

59:51 - Community Question of the Week

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Dave's Briefs Links

Dave's Animation:  Download here: https://www.cartoonmonkey.com/TWIR-Dave.zip Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7zFxdYzRTM

Oldest Space Tech: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/25/amsat_oscar_7_anniversary/

MS-DOS Aspect: https://30fps.net/pages/msdos-aspect-ratio/

US Copyright Office Strikes Again: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-same-us-copyright-office-decision-that-struck-down-a-major-game-preservation-effort-also-quietly-reversed-a-historic-dmca-win-for-accessibility-advocates/

Apple II Cracker: https://paleotronic.com/2024/01/28/confessions-of-a-disk-cracker-the-secrets-of-4am/

Excalibur 64 Advert: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fcfvjo0nlcf3e1.jpeg

Roland Perry Interview: https://youtu.be/EeqRpnv2_HM?si=Mi5adcvM6oPvugMp

Casio G Shock Returns: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/28/24308133/casio-g-shock-dw5000r-digital-watch-announcement