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The Raspberry Pi 500 returns upgraded! Jordan Mechner posts about the many Prince Of Persia ports. All of Infocom all in one place.

All of this plus more retro computing news along with your answers to the Community Question Of the Week.

00:00 - Show Opening

01:29 - Pies In My Eyes Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8LRs3a-wv4

19:48 - The Prince Of Persia Speaks! Story Link: https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/#a-platform-jumping-prince Commodre Plus/4 Port: https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/06/hot-news-as-prince-of-persia-has-been.html CPC Longplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCDu3hHbChI

39:40 - Housekeeping - News links found below

43:10 - Gruedness Me

54:07 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Tech Pinup: https://old.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1nsqtqs/what_tech_is_your_pinup/

Atari 2600 Golden Axe: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/golden-axe-is-being-unofficially-ported-to-the-atari-2600

PicoGUS Improved: https://youtu.be/AkzHC6B1bKY?si=wPzagwrh5DyhsmiF

Sir Clive Sinclair Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXnhJWsa24

EA Bought: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/26/electronic-arts-buyout.html

3DFX Voodoo Upgrade: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/3dfx-voodoo-modded-with-12-mb-of-ram-and-two-texture-mappers-reveals-how-revolutionary-gpu-was-way-ahead-of-its-time

We are joined by Andy from the Big Car and Little Car YouTube channels today to talk about Dungeons and Dragons, inverted flight controls and how the BBC predicted that computer banking would spell the end for cash.

Check out the latest issue of Pixel Addict magazine at https://www.addict.media/ for more news and features on all things old and new for retro computing and gaming.

Check out Andy's channels too! For his motoring videos head to https://www.youtube.com/@BigCar2 and for his computing content go to https://www.youtube.com/@LittleCar instead.

00:00 - Show Opening

06:29 - Dungeons & Dragons & Hamsters Story Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_video_games

Additional Link 1: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/bioware-never-stopped-making-baldurs-gate-2/

20:08 - Up Is Down, Down Is Up Story Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/sep/18/why-do-some-gamers-invert-their-controls-scientists-now-have-answers-but-theyre-not-what-you-think

33:19 - Housekeeping - News links found below

38:02 - Did The Card Kill Cash? Story Link: https://youtu.be/QiuIQNa-0-0 Additional Link 1: https://yorkshirepayments.com/the-history-of-card-payments/ Additional Link 2: https://www.mobiletransaction.org/history-of-credit-card-machines/ Additional Link 3: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/financial-services/our-insights/global-payments-in-2024-simpler-interfaces-complex-reality

47:24 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Computer Chronicles Style Logo: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1niw6nw/the_computer_chronicles_kinda/

Atari 8-Bit Elite: https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/09/elite-david-brabens-8-bit-space-combat.html

Deluxe Paint Review: https://hackaday.com/2025/09/16/reviewing-deluxe-paint-40-years-on/

Arm History: https://thechipletter.substack.com/p/arms-chief-architect-on-the-history

Apollo A6000: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/amiga-lives-apollo-a6000-promises-to-pick-up-where-commodore-left-off

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Jason has his report and some footage from Vintage Computer Festival Midwest (VCFMW). Chris is looking at the evolution of Elite and Dave asks a confusing question about gaming legends that rose from nothing.

Plus other retro gaming/computing news in brief and your answers to the Community Question Of The Week.

Luke A. Winter Writing : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61574579192577

00:00 - Show Opening

01:30 - The Rise Of The Nobody Story Link: https://youtu.be/H1jwoyBRYcU?si=IyQnlEIwJEXr9Uu6

17:37 - My Vintage Computer Festival Weekend!

36:24 - Housekeeping - News links found below

42:20 - The Evolution Of Elite Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NivmyB2JhKE

52:16 - Community Question of the Week

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News In Brief Links

Tariffs and The Hobby: https://www.404media.co/its-just-a-mess-23-people-explain-how-tariffs-have-suddenly-ruined-their-hobby/

C64 Indy: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/09/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-adventure-prototype-recovered-for-the-commodore-64/

PETSCII Outrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNfUGs6JbNo

Amiga Belfast: https://retro.directory/e777

PDP Gaming: https://obsolescence.dev/pdp1.html

Sega Dev Kit Raid: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/sega-dev-kit-raid-a-preservation-disaster-for-collectors-archivists-and-the-gaming-community