This Week in Retro
This Week in Retro
Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
Do Stacked Expansions Scratch Your Brain? - This Week In Retro 287
1 hour 1 minutes Posted Sep 26, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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Trademarks Trash TracksStory Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/microprose-turns-to-fans-to-rename-geoff-crammond-racing-4s-grid-following-steam-reissues-licensing-woes
PlayStation 2 Finally CrackedStory Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/26-year-old-sony-ps2-security-chip-broken-wide-open-after-four-years-of-effort-reverse-engineering-enthusiast-successfully-unlocks-cxp102064-mechacon-chip
Housekeeping - News links found below
Some Less-Loved ComputersStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT2-7KkPkBcComputer Forum magazine: https://spectravideo.org/viewtopic.php?t=38Amiga UX: https://amigaux.org
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Dozens of potential trademark violations stand in the way of a retro racer's comeback! Naturally we lead with that news. After a quarter-century the secrets of the PlayStation 2's security chip are now open for inspection, and there's exciting news for enthusiasts of niche platforms including Sony's high-resolution SMC-70 CP/M machine, Amiga Unix, and the Spectravideo 318 in the latest episode of This Week in Retro!
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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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
News In Brief Links
Eternal Darkness returns?: https://ixbt.games/en/news/2026/09/16/436122-nightdive-nameknula-na-vozvrashhenie-xorrora-eternal-darkness.html
Wi-Fi For Gameboy Advance: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/canocoder/canoflash-wi-fi-adapter-for-original-game-boy-advance-hard
ZX81 mega expansion: https://codeberg.org/NollKollTroll/OpenSpand
Atari 2600 tech demo: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/city-by-the-lake/