Check and Mate! - This Week In Retro 224

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ChatGPT makes excuses as to why an Atari 2600 beat it at chess. Wing Commander gets a neat update to stop it getting ahead of itself on modern systems and an Atari 2600 Earthquake gets some attention.

00:00 - Show Opening

04:05 - Checkmate For ChatGPT

Story Link: tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-inte…

20:46 - Wing Commander

Story Link: timeextension.com/news/2025/06/this-new-wing-c…

31:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below

39:51 - Plug It In, Plug It In

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55:33 - Community Question of the Week

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News in Briefs Links:

BBC Commercial Breaks: youtube.com/watch?v=buuUZFh_pyk

Another World on ScummVM: facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=128915478987…

C64Audio.com Closing: c64audio.com

Spectrum R-Type: m.youtube.com/watch?v=5lKs5jlB5n8

Case and Keys For ZX Mechtrum: hackaday.com/2025/06/02/the-keyboard-sinclair-…

Atari 2600 Random Code: bbenchoff.github.io/pages/FiniteAtari.html