About this episode

The episode discusses new arcade designs, Eurovision contributions, and microcomputer innovations.

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 If you've had a hard time getting arcade cabinet purchases past "The Accountant" (as Chris affectionately calls Nicky) a new transformable design from furniture to fun on Kickstarter may be the solution. In addition to the marital politics of arcade ownership, this unprecedented episode of This Week in Retro also takes on the international politics of song through LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER's retro tech-themed contribution to Eurovision and the Australian politics of microcomputer innovation, which culminated in "The Matilda." All this, a Minty Cyberdeck, a replacement for the Atari POKEY, and more! ERRATA: Jason accidentally says "Atari 2600" at 19:22. He of course meant to say "Atari 600XL," the 16k microcomputer. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:47 - Small Solutions To Big Tech ProblemsStory Link: https://newatlas.com/games/swap-arcade-gaming-system-folds-into-cabinet/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amat/swap-arcade-full-arcade-that-turns-into-a-furniture-cabinet/description Swap Arcade Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amat/swap-arcade-full-arcade-that-turns-into-a-furniture-cabinetMinty Cyberdeck…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris, Jason, Dave, Duncan Styles

Topics covered

• arcade gaming
• Kickstarter
• Eurovision
• microcomputer innovation
• retro technology

Keywords

• arcade cabinet
• Kickstarter
• Eurovision
• retro tech
• microcomputers

Sponsors

PCBWay

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, Kickstarter

Products: Minty Cyberdeck, Atari POKEY, Atari 600XL

Books & works: The Matilda

Places: Australia

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