Y2K With A Vengeance - This Week In Retro 208

Neil and Dave love a bit of Ultima and there are two news stories related to that very series in this week's show. Can AI really be trusted to faithfully recreate classic video games for modern hardware? The BBC has a video all about the Millennium Bug (Y2K), so there is chat about that too.

It is your last chance to grab the Retro Collective Bundle: rmcretro.store/products/retro-collective-2025-…

Pixel Addict magazine has caught pinball fever and explores the history of pinball video games! There is an interview with Julian "Jaz" Rignall and a look at his new book! Head over to pixel.addict.media for your copy of the latest issue.

00:00 - Show Opening

05:58 - Reopening The Black Gate

Story Link: youtube.com/watch?v=UKeoXBBzqug

22:23 - Artificial Stupidity?

Story Link: aftermath.site/microsoft-xbox-muse-ai-phil-spe…

37:07 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

44:05 - Turn Off Your Computer Before Midnight!

Story Link: youtube.com/watch?v=n0O4CKaB4ls

52:43 - 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 Housekeeping Links:

1 in 4 Gen Z Brits Own Retro?: metro.co.uk/2025/02/18/1-4-gen-z-brits-owns-a-…

TWIR Inspired Sunday: reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.red…

Too Many Games Too Little Time: bbc.com/news/articles/czxklzlxxwyo

ITX LLama: youtu.be/UAFBR-Wk5Xw

Mastertronic Screenshot: i.redd.it/wfyybh16jqke1.jpeg