Outrun On The Big Telly - This Week In Retro 217

2025-05-03

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Outrun is getting a movie, an Australian arcade is closing its doors and can you get Windows 3.1 to run on a Game Boy? They started together so it seemed fitting they should be together again on Neil's last day as a regular host! John from Amigos Retro Gaming joins us for a chat. Who will replace Neil? All is revealed. Amigos Retro Gaming have 10 years of content on the Commodore Amiga AND just about every other gaming system thanks to their multiple shows. ...

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Outrun is getting a movie, an Australian arcade is closing its doors and can you get Windows 3.1 to run on a Game Boy?

They started together so it seemed fitting they should be together again on Neil's last day as a regular host! John from Amigos Retro Gaming joins us for a chat. Who will replace Neil? All is revealed.

Amigos Retro Gaming have 10 years of content on the Commodore Amiga AND just about every other gaming system thanks to their multiple shows. Please visit https://www.youtube.com/@AmigosRetroGaming

00:00 - Show Opening

23:10 - Running Out… Of Movie Ideas
Story Link: https://www.polygon.com/news/562889/outrun-movie-michael-bay-sydney-sweeney-sega-universal

37:43 - Aussie Arcade Runs Out Of Credits
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ1ALMXMwH8
Additional Links:
https://www.1uparcade.com.au/
https://www.1uparcade.com.au/games/

52:11 - Dave's Housekeeping

53:36 - Windows Goes Portable!
Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/someone-has-created-a-version-of-windows-for-game-boy-and-yes-it-includes-minesweeper

01:00:42 - Community Question of the Week

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