For the first episode of 2025 we take a look at some of the BBC's Tomorrows World predictions from 30 years ago. What did they get right and wrong. We talk about how video game history can be different depending upon which angle you look at it. Then finally it's all about the CRT TV and would you want a monster of a set in your home?

All this and more retro tech news in Dave's Briefs and we set a new Community Question Of The Week.

This week we are sponsored by Sega Mania magazine. The new issue covers the second half of 1995 and finds out what is new for the Saturn and if the Mega Drive still has life left in it. Head on over to https://www.sega-mania.com/ and use the code TWIR10 to save on issue 8!

00:00 - Show Opening

04:44 - We’ve Seen The Future Story Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdn10yk0k1o

20:12 - They’re Rewriting The Past Story Link: https://felipepepe.medium.com/the-gentrification-of-video-game-history-dfe11f1e08ae

34:42 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

44:11 - Oooh, That’s A Big One Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfZxOuc9Qwk

50:21 - 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Dave's Housekeeping Links:

Amigathon 2025 Coming Soon!: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=548758 Watch Their Twitch Stream On 18th Jan: https://www.twitch.tv/amigosretrogaming

C64 Cash Register: https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/indiana-bakery-still-using-commodore-64s-originally-released-in-1982-as-point-of-sale-terminals

1984 Games Shopping With Sarah Greene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9aUgK9rBGI

RIP Martyn Brown of Team 17: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/team17-co-founder-martyn-brown-has-passed-away-aged-57

How Elite Works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J10vYqqE6oI

Elite on Vic-20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7df9rrbyQ

Retrobytes Top 5 Mircos: https://youtu.be/DtWOeloLDWk

CRT Simulator: https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/blur-busters-releases-authentic-crt-simulator-shader-for-high-refresh-oled-and-lcd-screens-240-hz-oled-recommended-for-the-best-experience

Pentium Division Bug: https://www.righto.com/2024/12/this-die-photo-of-pentium-shows.html

Cancelled Star Wars Battlefront 3: https://www.thegamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-3-free-radical-nintendo-wii-build-found-16-years-pre-cancellation-gameplay-footage/

Atari ST and PC Sharing An Operating System: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/computer-cousins-the-atari-st-and

New RetroTink 4K CE: https://www.notebookcheck.net/New-Retrotink-4K-CE-upscaler-now-available-as-an-entry-level-product-for-475.940018.0.html

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠

Episode 200 is a bumper show with the return of occasional host Chris and special guest Aaron from Amigos Retro Gaming. Some of this week's topics are FPGA or real hardware, the Supersega saga and a 68000 Amiga port of Carmageddon.

Please check out everything Amigos Retro Gaming has to offer at: www.youtube.com/@AmigosRetroGaming

00:00 - Show Opening

09:19 - Bin Your Vintage Hardware Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tOMUN65_L8

37:33 - Scaaaammmeerrrrrrs Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYVlpZVLH48

53:40 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

01:08:28 - Amiga Takes Max Damage Story Link: https://arcziii.itch.io/carmageddon-68k

01:21:43 - 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Dave's Briefs Links:

BBC Battle For Santa's Software: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChmQBK_EaUQ&feature=youtu.be

Mark Sibly Has Passed Away: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fqusx6pdq3e6e1.png%3Fwidth%3D625%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D04a6e6f09ae629ebe11bfd6cb378642518be5f20

The Last BBC Micro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wELAhgbqNzc

Dreamcast Doom 64: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/fan-made-doom-64-dreamcast-port-now-the-definitive-version-of-the-game

Commodore P500: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256168129526?itmmeta=01JEZ2N5X84CQF8DGY5D6E4V7V&hash=item3ba4cf73f6:g:rYEAAOSwDTJky7AX

BBC & The Rubber Keyed Wonder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCF3hqf3H3k&feature=youtu.be

A clever coder has created what is surely the fastest, smoothest and most impressive racer for the Atari STE. Indiana Jones has a new game out but lets not forget the old ones. Watching people play games is getting more popular but why and is it really a new thing?

Issue 25 of Pixel Addict magazine is ready to order! Fantasy World Dizzy is arguably the most iconic game the Oliver Twins and Codemasters ever released. To mark the game's 35-year history, writer Graham Pembrey is joined by Andrew and Philip Oliver to discuss the twins' fondness for Dizzy, as well as the franchise's undying popularity from fans. There is an in-depth look at the history of the Dizzy series. Head over to pixel.addict.media

00:00 - Show Opening

06:13 - Let’s Go FASTER Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6nQeMhw2Es Download Link: https://retroracing.itch.io/faster-atari-ste

22:22 - “It’s Not The Years, Honey, It’s The Mileage” Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyHLYLHuCSA

41:31 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

55:22 - Do You Like To Watch, Or Take Part? Story Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamers-may-spend-more-time-watching-games-than-playing-them/1100-6528205/

01:03:18 - 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Dave's Briefs Links

The Retro Gaming Weekend: https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1h8vwyw

BG Ollie's Demo: https://github.com/olonguet/TWIR-Housekeeping

SuperSEGA Saga: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/to-the-shock-of-absolutely-nobody-sega-is-trying-to-shut-down-the-supersega-fpga-project

Heber's MMS 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/true-all-in-one-mister-fpga-multisystem-2-console-is-coming-in-2025

Pico-Mac: https://github.com/evansm7/pico-mac

Star Dust Wars Amiga Game: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/the-amiga-just-got-an-amazing-new-star-wars-game-made-by-fans

Amiga Software Archive: https://www.amigalove.com/viewtopic.php?t=2835

Starbug Auction: https://auctions.windsorauctions.co.uk/auctions/9117/windso10233/lot-details/f14e8dac-0819-4a91-bfc8-b23f0122179d

Kazuhiko Nishi MSX Interview: https://youtu.be/ehge3kgS1Ww?si=fX7HdBZgYrRnjvzK