Neo-Geo is Back & Locking Down The C64 Ultimate - This Week In Retro 265

About this episode

The episode discusses the future of the Neo-Geo console and various topics in retro gaming.

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Welcome Andrew Borman, Director of Digital Preservation at The Strong ( https://www.museumofplay.org/ ) for an in-depth look at the future of the iconic Neo-Geo game console, with brand-new hardware just around the corner. If Metal Slug and Super Baseball aren't your thing, we also cover Channel 9 Australia's endorsement of retro gaming, the revival of a 50-year old electromechanical arcade machine from Nintendo, The Krypton Factor, and a potential block on alternative cores for the Commodore 64 Ultimate. If you think that's a CRT on the horizon it might just be a discarded kitchen appliance, but don't let that stop you from enjoying This Week in Retro episode 265! 00:00 - Show Opening 07:12 - Neo GeoStory Link: https://plaionreplai.com/ 34:48 - Two Tales Of The Wild WestStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOfqnomGPkMStory Link 2: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commodore-fans-split-over-c64-ultimate-fpga-firmware-lockdown-firm-says-it-wants-to-protect-its-hardware-and-reduce-support-fallout 56:18 - Housekeeping - News links found below 01:02:46 - TV Gets Retro GamingStory Link…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave, Duncan Styles

Guest: Andrew Borman

Topics covered

• Neo-Geo
• retro gaming
• Commodore 64
• arcade machines
• digital preservation

Keywords

• Neo-Geo
• C64 Ultimate
• retro gaming
• arcade machines
• digital preservation
• Metal Slug
• Super Baseball

Sponsors

PCBWay

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Strong, Channel 9 Australia, Nintendo, Commodore

Products: Neo-Geo, C64 Ultimate

Books & works: Metal Slug, Super Baseball, The Krypton Factor

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