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This Week in Retro

This Week in Retro

Technology

There are Stranger Things Than A Customised Workbench - This Week In Retro 79

There are Stranger Things Than A Customised Workbench - This Week In Retro 79

2022-06-11
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It's a sad day when a respected member of the retro gaming community scams fellow members for big cash, yet that is what has happened. We take a look at the Ultimate scam. In happier news SEGA has announced their new mini console and Stranger Things gets a lot of things right about 1980s computers. All this and our community question of the week.

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