Listen "Tiny 486/Pentium PC Using New Components - This Week In Retro 95"
Episode Synopsis
Do you fancy a 486 that (almost) fits in the palm of your hand? Do you miss LAN parties or couch gaming with your friends? Have you thought about disembodied brains that can play Pong? If any of the answers to those questions is yes or no or even if you simply like old computers/consoles/games then this is the show for you.
Stick around until the end for this week's community question of the week!
Thanks to everyone that let us know about some issues with last week's audio version of the podcast. Fingers crossed our host has sorted that issue out now.
00:00 - Show Opening
09:58 - How Many Brain Cells Does It Take To Play A Game?
Story Link: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/13/world/brain-cells-pong-intl-scli-scn/index.html
24:43 - Chasing The Halo High
Story Link: https://babylonbee.com/news/man-still-chasing-that-high-he-felt-playing-halo-at-lan-party-with-the-whole-gang
42:35 - Tiny 486/Pentium Era PC Using New Components
Story Link: https://youtu.be/iFZJjNTxgu8
The HDD Clicker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxTtG9wmAFM
54:35 - 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, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Stick around until the end for this week's community question of the week!
Thanks to everyone that let us know about some issues with last week's audio version of the podcast. Fingers crossed our host has sorted that issue out now.
00:00 - Show Opening
09:58 - How Many Brain Cells Does It Take To Play A Game?
Story Link: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/13/world/brain-cells-pong-intl-scli-scn/index.html
24:43 - Chasing The Halo High
Story Link: https://babylonbee.com/news/man-still-chasing-that-high-he-felt-playing-halo-at-lan-party-with-the-whole-gang
42:35 - Tiny 486/Pentium Era PC Using New Components
Story Link: https://youtu.be/iFZJjNTxgu8
The HDD Clicker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxTtG9wmAFM
54:35 - 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/
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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