Do Stacked Expansions Scratch Your Brain? - This Week In Retro 287
Notes de l’épisode
Dozens of potential trademark violations stand in the way of a retro racer's comeback! Naturally we lead with that news. After a quarter-century the secrets of the PlayStation 2's security chip are now open for inspection, and there's exciting news for enthusiasts of niche platforms including Sony's high-resolution SMC-70 CP/M machine, Amiga Unix, and the Spectravideo 318 in the latest episode of This Week in Retro!
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00:00 - Show Opening
02:23 - Trademarks Trash Tracks
Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/microprose-turns-to-fans-to-rename-geoff-crammond-racing-4s-grid-following-steam-reissues-licensing-woes
17:20 - PlayStation 2 Finally Cracked
Story Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/26-year-old-sony-ps2-security-chip-broken-wide-open-after-four-years-of-effort-reverse-engineering-enthusiast-successfully-unlocks-cxp102064-mechacon-chip
32:37 - Housekeeping - News links found below
37:32 - Some Less-Loved Computers
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT2-7KkPkBc
Computer Forum magazine: https://spectravideo.org/viewtopic.php?t=38
Amiga UX: https://amigaux.org
55:12 - Community Question of the Week
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News In Brief Links
Eternal Darkness returns?: https://ixbt.games/en/news/2026/09/16/436122-nightdive-nameknula-na-vozvrashhenie-xorrora-eternal-darkness.html
Wi-Fi For Gameboy Advance: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/canocoder/canoflash-wi-fi-adapter-for-original-game-boy-advance-hard
ZX81 mega expansion: https://codeberg.org/NollKollTroll/OpenSpand
Atari 2600 tech demo: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2026/09/city-by-the-lake/