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An 80s film and game icon has a statue at long last, RAM prices are sky high and not for the first time and the BBC took a look at how CGI was used in the film Tron.

00:00 - Show Opening

01:53 - Your Move, Statue Creep Story Link: https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/detroit-finally-has-a-robocop-statue/

14:19 - All Of This Has Happened Before, And It Will All Happen Again Story Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/after-nearly-30-years-crucial-will-stop-selling-ram-to-consumers/ Frontline Scotland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQDWytFwpYI

26:38 - Housekeeping - News links found below

30:34 - Back To The Grid Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr1QuMnoLvQ Tron Behind The Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm4i6D3XXBQ Long Tron Doco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbgHMrLPQrE Hold and Modify: https://www.youtube.com/c/holdandmodify

42:46 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Nick Thorpe Passes: https://bsky.app/profile/retrogamerdaz.bsky.social/post/3m6zkrs5yws2o

UT2004 Revived: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/fan-community-announces-it-will-revive-unreal-tournament-2004-with-epics-blessing-were-doing-this-for-free-because-were-fans-of-the-game-and-we-like-a-challenge/

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Passes: https://deadline.com/2025/12/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa-dead-mortal-kombat-actor-1236636368/

MD Engine: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1pd3i1f/md_engine_create_your_own_mega_drive_games/

New Carmageddon Game: https://www.polygon.com/carmageddon-rogue-shift-reveal-trailer-release-date-2026/

Sega Dreamcast Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYF87gt6hAQ

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00:00 - Show Opening

05:33 - Joy Of A Decent Stick Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4QQDqkVCng

23:19 - Tales Of The Unexplained Story Link: https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2025/01/the-invalid-68030-instruction-that-accidentally-allowed-the-mac-classic-ii-to-successfully-boot-up/ The 1988 Mystery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRHpN53hb34 The Games Machine Issue 09: https://archive.org/details/TheGamesMachineIssue09Aug88/page/n97/mode/2up The Dodleston Messages: https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/dodleston-messages.htm

40:53 - Housekeeping - News links found below

47:28 - Not Too Bright Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n_WpjseCXA Macho Nacho Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXhxTtK42A8

59:59 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy In Browser: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1g84m0sXpnNCv84GpN2PLZG/the-game-30th-anniversary-edition

Perforated Tape Reader: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/retro-computing-enthusiast-creates-perforated-tape-reader-designed-from-scratch-reads-data-at-about-50-bytes-per-second

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The SEGA Master System ( and Windows ) have reached 40 years old. Microsoft has made Zork open source. We remember the work of Rebecca Heineman.

00:00 - Show Opening

01:37 - Time Waits For No Man - Or Console For That Matter Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/18/sega-master-system-nintendo-entertainment-system Xbox 360 At 20: https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox360at20

20:30 - 1979 In The Spotlight: Zork Is Now Open Source Story Link: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11/20/preserving-code-that-shaped-generations-zork-i-ii-and-iii-go-open-source Additional Link: https://blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork-is-open-source BBC Link: https://youtu.be/2df88qJYYnM

38:00 - Housekeeping - News links found below

43:09 - Burger Time - Celebrating The Life Of A True Legend Story Link: https://youtu.be/x8PbLVCMLsw?si=w808z5iiEc2x7fs5&t=1772 Retro Collective Link: https://youtu.be/lPTLPXNtb2I?si=gQH6806ZzSHNCd1w

51:23 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

C64 Raycasting FPS: https://c64universe.com/2025/11/19/grey-commodore-64-fps-game-showcase/

Windows Hits 40: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2979524/microsoft-windows-hits-40-years-old-a-visual-walk-down-memory-lane.html

The Analogue 3D Is Out : https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/11/the-analogue-3d-is-the-modern-n64-fans-have-been-waiting-for/

More On Windows At 40: https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/windows-operating-systems/windows-is-40-today-heres-the-20-best-and-worst-moments-in-windows-history

MET Office Super Computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7hvHslfS5A

Crash Live 2025 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSfZwnPiq9HBpQ_0mTwdCp54g4VKgfOa7