The Amiga's Final Fight? - This Week In Retro 178

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Clint has been LGRing for 15 years, how many more until he is considered retro? The Amiga is getting another new version of Final Fight, this time using clever copper techniques to get even closer to the arcade original. How much money have you wasted on Steam games you have never played?

All this and more retro gaming news plus the Community Question Of The Week.

00:00 - Show Opening

08:03 - 15 Years Of LGR! Story Link: https://youtu.be/VQ-RUn5lzgw?si=QRRPTOFc8YOP8ilu

22:16 - Super Turbo Final Fight Championship Edition Alpha Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/06/super-final-fight-promises-a-more-authentic-arcade-experience-for-amiga-fans

37:30 - Dave's Housekeeping - Story links found below

53:19 - 15 Billion Pounds Wasted! Story Link: https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam/pile-of-shame

01:00:10 - Community Question of the Week

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Dave's Briefs Links:

Cecconoid gameplay video: https://youtu.be/QNwe9wkSQ4U?si=SeFw7LvVnTKEgQCT

Top 50 Amiga Games Free Book: https://archive.org/details/rgds-amiga-top-50-games-2-v-3-book-one-50-26-7-jun/RGDS%20Amiga%20Top%2050%20Games%202%20%20v3-%20Book%20One%20-%2050%20-%2026%20%287%20Jun%29/

RGDS Video Version: https://youtu.be/iXR3UGnBeTA?si=lWMs-DJDMLtIq-Z5

Never Released Sega Console: https://www.levelup.com/en/news/793720/A-neverreleased-SEGA-console-will-hit-the-market-thanks-to-a-Brazilian-company

Roland SC-55 Emulator: https://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2024/06/true-roland-sc-55-emulation-is-here.html

10MB Computer Advert: https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F29e458jeqk8d1.jpeg

The Computer History of Australia - Trailer: https://youtu.be/OA4vp1v8eME?si=DIzrNECHkg9qE7sZ

Seattle’s Living Computers Museum: https://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattles-living-computers-museum-logs-off-for-good-as-paul-allen-estate-will-auction-vintage-items/

PS2 Emulator on PS5: https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2024-df-direct-sony-is-wasting-ps5s-emulation-potential

Sony's Largest CRT: https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-biggest-crt-ever-made-sonys-pvm-4300/

Loom: https://www.eurogamer.net/lucasarts-loom-is-a-family-friendly-classic-with-lessons-for-todays-games

FreeDOS: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/30-years-later-freedos-is-still-keeping-the-dream-of-the-command-prompt-alive/