This Week in Retro· Folge 286
It's A Humdinger Of A Retro Computing Find - This Week In Retro 289
Samstag, 10. Oktober 2026 · 56 min
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The rarest treasures lurk under piles of castoff keyboards, and there's a flood of cross-platform software ports heading your way. This week's top stories include a pack of ZX Spectrum updates and developments, the latest in surprise PC software, and the astounding thrift store find of an ultra-rare Humdinger home computer. Plus, catch up on news from the lands of Lemmings, Prodigy, CompuServe, and more.
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- Show Opening
- Any Port In A Storm?
Story Link: dsogaming.com/news/rave-racer-arcade-perfect-p…
dsogaming.com/news/time-crisis-arcade-perfect-…
dsogaming.com/news/the-legend-of-zelda-wind-wa…
timeextension.com/news/2026/09/this-super-mari…
ixbt.games/en/news/2026/09/28/spustia-19-let-s…
- Behold: The Humdinger Computer!
Story Link: reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1wu16c4/…
GitHub: github.com/indigoprime/doppledinger
- Housekeeping - News links found below
- This Week In Spectrum
Story Link: timeextension.com/news/2026/10/new-book-celebr…
timeextension.com/news/2026/09/blazes-c64-and-…
timeextension.com/reviews/grant-sinclairs-game…
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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
Physical media trends: theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/02/physical-med…
CompuServe retrospective: dfarq.homeip.net/what-happened-to-compuserve
Prodigy restoration: staging.prodigyreloaded.com/start
Lemmings editor: github.com/timoheimonen/Amiga-Lemmings-Editor
Windows 2000 vs. Linux vs. Oracle: youtube.com/watch?v=SliyHq54SxE
The Found Footage Festival: gizmodo.com/15000-vhs-tapes-and-counting-meet-…
Dizzy developments: youtube.com/watch?v=lTSaPajJCcE
