The Z80 CPU has come to the end of its run, after 48 years it finally goes out of production. There is a resurgence in analogue tech and media. Just how crazy can a printer from the 1990s drive you? These topics and more are covered in this episode of our retro podcast.

We also have your answers to the last show's Community Question Of The Week.

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00:00 - Show Opening

06:25 - Zed’s Dead Baby. Zed’s Dead Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c7booz/z80_discontinued_after_48_years/

17:22 - Woah, Slow Down There Technology Story Link: https://theconversation.com/hard-work-and-happy-accidents-why-do-so-many-of-us-prefer-difficult-analogue-technology-227472

34:37 - Dave's Housekeeping

Sonic Calculator: https://www.xda-developers.com/sonic-2-ti84-calculator/

David Thorpe: https://www.binaryzone.org/thezone/davidthorpe.php

Retro In Japan: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/the-tourists-have-taken-everything-laments-japanese-resident-as-retro-runs-dry

C64 Beats IBM Quantum?: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/commodore-64-outperforms-ibms-quantum-systems-1-mhz-computer-said-to-be-faster-more-efficient-and-decently-accurate

Riqa, The Lost N64 Game: https://www.gamesradar.com/after-25-years-the-lost-n64-game-that-couldve-been-nintendos-answer-to-tomb-raider-has-been-preserved-online/

5 Reasons To Play DOS Games: https://www.howtogeek.com/now-is-the-best-time-to-play-retro-dos-games/

Golden Axe TV Show: https://www.engadget.com/theres-a-tv-show-coming-based-on-segas-classic-arcade-game-golden-axe-185336446.html

44:06 - Ink Jet Fury! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aoBK-K_K-Y

52:42 - 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

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This week we are joined by Frank from Retro Rewind. You can check out everything Frank has to offer at https://retrorewind.ca/

UK based retro enthusiasts will soon be able to take their console to a high street store to have them repaired. Has retro or gaming addiction changed over the years? Would you like to support a movement to stop games being taken away from paying customers?

All this and our Community Question Of The Week and a number of other topics looked at in brief.

00:00 - Show Opening

05:48 - I’m Not Addicted I Could Stop Whenever I Want Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbu0kmCeLSI

17:39 - Cexy Time Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/cex-is-launching-its-own-repair-service-for-retro-consoles

29:57 - Dave's Housekeeping

Trocadero - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bzohn1/mayor_of_london_candidate_pledges_to_turn/

CPC464 Hits 40! - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bz7kid/amstrad_cpc_464_turns_40/

Backporting .NET - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c1iozu/backporting_the_net_framework_to_allow_relatively/

The Story of The Oregon Trail - https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1c1ox0s/the_story_of_the_oregon_trail/

Paul Daniels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_iEWoiRVIQ

Atari ST 50fps Racer - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/this-new-atari-st-racer-is-looking-seriously-smooth

Hyperion - https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2024-04-00029-EN.html

41:15 - Please Don’t Go! Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE

Campaign Link: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

55:32 - 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 Neil from RMC and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

BAFTA thinks Lara Croft is just about as iconic as a game character can get, do you agree. We might soon see retro gaming on Apple's iOS but what exactly do their new rules mean? We don't have a clue but we'll talk about it anyway. 3M used to be big in the world of the Floppy Disk but they jumped ship early....why was that?

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00:00 - Show Opening

05:48 - Games With Character Story Link: https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/bafta-most-iconic-character-poll-results

17:56 - Apples To Oranges Story Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1bwuci2/apple_to_finally_allow_retro_emulators_in_the_app/

33:02 - Dave's Housekeeping

The400 Mini CX Stick Fix Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OoeCWnRcLE&t=1s

Desk That Runs Doom: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/rescued-retro-desk-pc-becomes-the-latest-device-to-run-doom-amd-duron-based-system-unsurprisingly-lets-you-shotgun-blast-imps-without-major-issues

Youngsters Like Retro Too!: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/02/why-are-younger-generations-embracing-the-retro-game-revival

Legal Action To Protect Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w70Xc9CStoE

New Tune from H0ffman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9ucA_WXSUw&t=1s

UK Collector Frazer Rhodes Making A Museum: https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-meet-the-uk-collector-creating-his-own-retro-game-museum

Retro Could Save The Gaming Industry: https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/07/retro-gaming-can-saviour-whole-video-games-industry-readers-feature-20599998/

45:40 - We’re All Floppy Story Link: https://spectrum.ieee.org/3m-floppy

58:54 - Community Question of the Week

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