Get Ready For THEA1200 - This Week In Retro 242

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With Jason away this week we needed help and who answered the call...Neil! The THEA1200 has been announced, an interview with the creator of a 1997 SNES emulator is really interesting and how did the BBC get Fred Harris inside a computer in 1988?

All this and other retro computing news plus The Community Question Of The Week.

00:00 - Show Opening

06:34 - The THEA1200 Update Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4aGhSoP7Rg

28:17 - Retro Is Retro Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG-oqvj4Tqk

42:53 - Housekeeping - News links found below

51:57 - Greetings Programs Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT5bUqxGmpk

01:02:54 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Dos Box Pure Unleashed For Dummies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju9zVJmSEIY

Shorter Games Worse Graphics: https://www.endlessmode.com/video-games/games-industry/shorter-games-with-worse-graphics-really-would-be-better-for-everyone-actually

Unreal Redux Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8zyKdyQsQ

Lego Goonies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yud24sbJlqo

Darkenstein 3D: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195910/Darkenstein_3D/

CoCo Colour Glitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqLJox6UQwg

Palace Arcade In Fremantle Is Closing: https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/perth/the-palace-arcade-fremantle-bar-closes-on-high-street-due-to-noise-complaints-and-threats-of-huge-fines-c-20422920