Description
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 BanishedStory Link: https://www.nintendolife.com/features/talking-point-the-games-we-got-rid-of-what-were-we-thinkingBig Big Collection: https://bigboxcollection.com/#CollectionOverview
28:29 - Adrian Black Says CRTs Are BackStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoqflFfvkR0Link 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-failedNuon Specs: https://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg00-nuon.htm#page=specsPlayStation 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.
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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 Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.