The Retro Counsellor Is In - This Week In Retro 271
From This Week in Retro by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
June 6, 2026 · 1h 3m · Episode 268
About this episode
The episode features a discussion on mini consoles, the history of videoconferencing, and an octogenarian game developer's return to gaming.
🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Welcoming back guest Iain Lee (www.iainlee.com) after too long away, we revisit Nintendo's all-too-brief commitment to low-cost crowd-pleasing mini consoles, explore the surprising history of videoconferencing and remote collaboration for Microsoft NetMeeting's 30th anniversary, and find out what made an octogenarian game developer sit down at the keys and settle unfinished business. 00:00 - Show Opening 05:54 - Why A Mini?Story Link: https://nintendoeverything.com/former-nintendo-exec-confirms-nes-and-snes-classics-were-made-to-sustain-the-companys-business/ 18:38 - See You OnlineStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhay6VryyvEMicrosoft memo: https://sriramk.com/memos/CU-NET.pdf 40:25 - Housekeeping - News links found below 47:03 - Head Over Heels 2Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SwQKv36bEUGame release: https://thalamusdigital.itch.io/return-to-blacktooth-amiga 55:12 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your…
People in this episode
Hosts: Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave, Duncan Styles
Guest: Iain Lee
Topics covered
- mini consoles
- videoconferencing
- remote collaboration
- game development
- retro gaming
Keywords
- Nintendo
- Microsoft NetMeeting
- mini consoles
- videoconferencing
- retro gaming
Sponsors
PCBWay
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nintendo, Microsoft, TWiR Sub Reddit, Apple
Books & works: Head Over Heels 2, Return to Blacktooth
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