# New CPC Games - Heavy Metal Computing - 1980s Space Shooters - This Week In Retro 244

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Podcast: [This Week in Retro](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400)
Published: 2025-11-15T10:00:00+00:00
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🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Dave is very excited because there have been a number of new games for the Amstrad CPC recently. Jason has been watching a very large and heavy hard drive spinning up. Chris has spent the past week in a galaxy far far away with some old space based games. 00:00 - Show Opening 02:44 - New Amstrad GamesStory Link: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=105245Sonic GX - https://norecess464.weebly.com/news/sonic-gx-is-now-available-for-downloadBugs Quest 2 - https://yb-software.itch.io/bugs-quest-2Amstrad Eterno X - https://capasoft.itch.io/amstrad-eterno-xSpeed Racer - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19817Svellas - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19816Dia De Los Muertos - https://vitop69.itch.io/la-dias-dos-muertosHexapucchu - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19300Secret of Anubis - https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=19174 21:29 - Macrocomputing Monsters!Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpC_9EmStAEBendix G-15: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1opwtve/bendix_g15_the_oldest_working_computer_in_north/Can This Be Fixed (Chaplet Halikan LA-30A): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BilLgXkR_Kw&t=1s 37:42 - Housekeeping - News links found below 44:03 - One Small Step, One Giant VideoStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46EJUAIdTM 56:57 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts!Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube:Chris - https://www.youtube.c…

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