Atari Shock - This Week In Retro 213

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A bit of a thing broke out about the different way the US sees gaming history. There may be a new contender for Japan's first ever video game. Populous almost got a release on the NES, the code has been found and new footage is now available to watch.

All this and a handful of other stories and our Community Question Of The Week!

Ultima 7 Retrospective: youtube.com/watch?v=0NyaGRNH2zE

00:00 - Show Opening

08:42 - Let’s Go Bashing Americans!

Story Link: timeextension.com/news/2025/03/poorly-analyzed…

23:21 - Japanese Gaming History Unearthed

Story Link: timeextension.com/news/2025/03/is-this-japans-…

Additional Link: pinktentacle.com/2009/10/computopia-old-vision…

37:32 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

44:31 - Not Popular Enough

Story Link: gamesthatwerent.com/2025/03/populous

Populous - a 33 year lost Nintendo Entertainment System conversion recovered by Games That Weren't!: youtube.com/watch?v=as6rpF-coCY

54:51 - 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.

Dave's Briefs Links:

ETO AmigaOS Book: edsa.uk/blog/classic-amigaos-programming-the-n…

30 Years Of PlayStation On Tape: gamesradar.com/games/30-years-of-history-resid…

Cyan Worlds Lay Off Staff: pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/the-37-year-old-st…

Dave Garage Windows Longhorn: youtube.com/watch?v=RpRZ8BQiiMo

Acorn Atom Trash To Treasure: youtu.be/3v4sFkmM0GY?si=I5ReyJP8Ml7IlTyz

Repairing Datasettes: retrotrade.dk/2025/03/21/datasette-repair-notes