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Star Wars: X-Wing Gets An Upgrade - This Week In Retro 222

Jun 07, 20251 hr 5 minEp. 218
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Delve into the making of Myst and its sequels. Check out the amazing work on revamping X-Wing. Are you fan of PDAs? It is time for another hour of retro computing/gaming chat.

PAUG Gaming Day Footage: https://youtu.be/hL7vvB_-ApQ?si=TAWpmYXpOMp0m25u

00:00 - Show Opening

04:17 - Myst-ery Videos Recovered Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee8IivQyu_4 Additional Link 1: https://themystdocumentary.com/  Additional Link 2: https://gamehistory.org/donate/ 

19:35 - Red Five Standing By Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/@AzrapseWare

35:46 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

44:33 - Public Displays of Affection! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut9nErQHOvI

58:44 - 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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

Dave's Housekeeping Links

The Design Droid: https://www.thedesigndroid.co.uk/

Urb-X Warriors Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonywarriner/urbx-warriors-an-original-game-for-the-spectrum-next/

TWIR On A Refrigerator: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1l0ddfu/twir_on_a_refrigerator/

GenesisFan54 Passes: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/his-contributions-will-be-sorely-missed-sega-homebrew-dev-genesisfan64-has-passed-away

Retroarch Run Ahead Feature: https://www.xda-developers.com/run-ahead-setting-turns-super-mario-world-platformer/

Portland Arcade Closes: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/25181545.freeplay-gaming-arcade-portland-close-month/

BBS Truck: https://i.redd.it/ieicmjcw853f1.jpeg

Classic Games That Never Need A Remake: https://www.dualshockers.com/classic-games-that-will-never-need-remake/

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