Mc Donalds Nugget Plays Tetris - This Week In Retro 126
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We are joined by Rees from ctrl-alt-rees this week to chat about some of the stories that you have suggested for us on our Reddit page. The WinXP activation process can now be completed without the need to go online thanks to a new process. A shop that shut its doors for 30 odd years reopens with all its old tech stock intact an up for sale. Mc Donald's customers in China have been able to buy a Mc Nugget that can run Tetris. All this and some answers to the Community Question Of The Week. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine, sister mag to Amiga Addict. In it you will find a mix of subjects from home computers to games, toys and film. Homebrew games for various systems are featured each month along with info on the latest retro computer/gaming events. Visit https://www.pixel.addict.media/ for info on the latest issue as well as back issue and some nice merch. 00:00 - Show Opening 11:37 - WinXP CrackedStory Link: https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/26/windows_xp_activation_keygen/ 22:27 - Time Travelling Technology ShopStory Link: https://www-is-fi.translate.goog/tampereen-seutu/art-2000009615431.html?_x_tr_sl=fi&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fi&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true 47:40 - Chicken Nuggets Square Nuggets, Long Nuggets, Z and L Shaped NuggetsStory Link: https://retrododo.com/mcdonalds-tetris-handheld/ 55:30 - 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 Youtubehttps://youtube.com/rmcretrohttps://www.youtube.com/005agima Twitchhttps://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.
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