In Browser Emulation - This Week In Retro 278

We welcome retro productivity software blogger Christopher Drum of Stone Tools (stonetools.ghost.io) to ask the big questions: was the television game show just as important to culture as Doom? Is there a sensible way to acquire arcade cabinets without spending all one's time and/or money on them? And when did the web browser become more important for running software than exploring unconnected pages? 

00:00 - Show Opening

03:33 - Top American Cultural Creations (Besides DOOM)
Story Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/interactive/2026/07/15/25-most-influential-works-american-culture/
Romero post: https://bsky.app/profile/johnromero.bsky.social/post/3mqp3vasns22u

21:51 - Insert More Coins
Story Link: https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/19/become-a-golden-age-arcade-machine-collector-repairman-readers-feature-29166149/
Additional link: https://www.ukvac.com/forum/

31:26 - Housekeeping - News links found below

39:51 - Long Live Browser Emulation!
Story Link: https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit
Additional links: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/psp-and-dreamcast-are-the-most-likely-to-land-next-afterplay-creator-on-pushing-the-limits-of-browser-based-emulation
https://retrogamecoders.com/zxnext-js-emulator/

50:53 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

UK Nintendo Nostalgia?: https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/15/nes-45-years-old-no-nostalgia-uk-29091381/

Steam cartridge system: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/pc-gamer-turns-steam-games-into-cartridges-with-ingenious-2-5-inch-ssd-system-games-are-stored-on-128gb-drives-alongside-a-script-to-auto-start-the-title-once-plugged-in

Zilog Z80 CPU turns 50: https://goliath32.com/blog/z80.html

1.44 MB game contest: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/news-floppy-disk-1-44mb-game-development-contest/

GAME enters administration: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/26291655.uk-retail-giant-collapsed-administration-owing-16m/
Related: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/physical-games-are-irrelevant-to-gamestops-business-says-ceo/

Day in the Life of a 1980s K-Mart Manager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCrkaOyDHfw&t=3280s

Super Mario 64 on PS1 and 3DO: https://retrododo.com/super-mario-64-is-now-running-on-the-panasonic-3do-ps1/