A Legendary Joystick Returns - This Week In Retro 282
Notes de l’épisode
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Neil stops by to check out Commodore's latest product, the TAC-2. A legendary joystick that has been reborn. An ABCNews story takes a look at our hobby of choice and The Need For Speed is coming to the Atari Jaguar, could this be the game that proves that the Jag could have been a contender?
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00:00 - Show Opening
05:53 - Sometimes Tactics Aren’t Enough
Story Link: https://commodore.net/store/tac-2/
21:16 - Getting Serious About Preservation
Story Link: https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/ai-grips-world-thrill-collecting-vintage-computers-growing-135508246
ENIAC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUg-tXigVUI
Fuze Museum: https://www.fuze.co.uk/museum.html
National Museums Scotland: https://my.nms.ac.uk/23690/23691
40:20 - Housekeeping - News links found below
50:26 - ATARI Jaguar Feels The Need For Speed
Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/the-original-3do-programmers-deserve-serious-kudos-this-experiment-is-bringing-a-classic-ea-racer-to-the-atari-jaguar
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/@Budfolk
01:04:01 - Community Question of the Week
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News In Brief Links
Re-Falcon 030: https://bsky.app/profile/philsan.bsky.social/post/3msstgmem4a2t
ASCII City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YtygAx_C6A
Zzap Amiga: https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/retro/the-upcoming-amiga-a1200-remake-will-ship-with-a-special-edition-of-an-iconic-uk-gaming-magazine-but-only-if-youre-an-early-bird/
Rare IBM PC: https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/rare-ibm-pc-brought-back-to-life/
Use C64 As Controller: https://blog.tindie.com/2026/07/give-c64-emulation-a-realistic-touch/
Outrun Sega 32x: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJO8AYSyTeQ