Would You Like To Go XL On That Atari? - This Week In Retro 290

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A surprising collaboration between Retro Games Ltd. and Atari leads the news this week, with an equal-time look at Amiga AGA gaming just behind. The 1990s were the peak and decline of supercomputing and bulletin board system (BBS) operators, and both are the subjects of new deep-dive videos. Plus timely event promos, cross-platform throwbacks, and wistful looks at peak clamshell PDA performance.

00:00 - Show Opening

04:21 - It's An XL Remake

Story Link: atari.com/pages/800xl

Into the Vertical Blank: intotheverticalblank.com/2026/10/11/making-sen…

21:12 - The Cry Of The Banshee

Story Link: spillhistorie.no/2026/10/05/da-dansk-dynamitt-…

32:35 - Housekeeping - News links found below

41:02 - The Supercomputer And The Sysop

Story Links: youtube.com/watch?v=qSgnDD83m-U

youtube.com/watch?v=ROQSw6jqJO8

56:52 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Richard Garriott on copyright: youtu.be/m60SbCPdfQI?si=R-j9hA_ZHxUQ0lRz

Vector Doom: streamable.com/0u960a

Nintendo FujiNet: forums.atariage.com/topic/393355-fujinet-for-n…

Ross Smith 3DFX interview: club386.com/3dfx-voodoo-history-ross-smith-int…

Wing Commander 3 remaster: club386.com/3dfx-voodoo-history-ross-smith-int…

Margaret Hamilton obituary: theregister.com/software/2026/10/08/margaret-h…

Dungeon Master on SCUMMVM: scummvm.org/news/20261008

Casio Cassiopeia: reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1wycdlh/…

Psion 5 profile: youtube.com/watch?v=kht2c7DyhlQ