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In this episode I talk about LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER representing the UK in Eurovision, Metacritic's AI slop policy, a new flash cart for the Atari 2600+ and 7800+ consoles, Rave Racer's first ever official console release, the death of Xbox, Unreal Tournament's new unofficial (but officially endorsed) re-release & more!
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Episode Links: Retro Hour Fatboy Slim Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-UOBjJjGuM LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER Eurovision: https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2026/uk-eurovision-2026-look-mum-no-computer LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER Furby Organ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYLBjScgb7o Metacritic AI Slop Policy: https://kotaku.com/resident-evil-requiem-metacritic-ai-review-videogamer-2000674042 Atari 2600+ / 7800+ Flash Cart: https://www.16-32bit.eu/product-page/unocart-for-atari-2600-and-7200 Rave Racer: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/arcade-only-ridge-racer-sequel-rave-racer-is-finally-making-its-home-console-debut-31-years-on Xbox Drama: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/feb/25/all-change-at-the-head-of-xbox-what-will-this-mean-for-the-future-of-its-games Unreal Tournament 2004: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/unreal-tournament-2004-is-now-grabbable-for-free-and-optimised-for-modern-pcs-thanks-to-dedicated-fans
Video Of The Week 1 (BBC Archive DataPlay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQz-yrE_SK4 Video Of The Week 2 (Techmoan DataPlay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEISYaWgCRg Video Of The Week 3 (Ocelot Half-Life 2 Changes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlJxXMaRWBk Video Of The Week 3 (Explaining Computers CachyOS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjWW6o2KGNc
Chapters: 00:00 On My Love For Fatboy Slim 02:53 PCBWay 03:50 LMNOC Eurovision 11:48 Metacritic Anti-AI 18:50 New Atari 2600+ / 7800+ Flash Cart 28:43 Raaaaaaave Racer! 33:40 RIP Xbox? 40:24 UT 2004 Re-Release Gets Official Blessing 47:21 Videos Of The Week
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https://www.pcbway.com - PCB fabrication, assembly, 3D printing, CNC machining & more!