# Plug In All The Joysticks - This Week In Retro 261

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Podcast: [This Week in Retro](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400)
Published: 2026-03-28T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 How did we allow this to happen?! Not the guest appearance by @adriansdigitalbasement , but rather the proliferation of competing controller standards which has finally been solved (possibly) by a new multi-interface project for USB, Raspberry Pi, and MiSTeR devices. Plus the latest developments at the new Commodore International Corporation, a treasure trove of audio recordings from Game Developer Conference 1989, the mostly-respectful observance of an important anniversary for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance, and the first "Chris' Corner" segment to keep the transportation news flowing while Chris takes a brief holiday! 00:00 - Show Opening 02:25 - Every Joyport, Everywhere, All At OnceStory Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/MiSTerFPGA/comments/1rx12q4/multi_controller_adapter_retro_controllers_on/ 20:50 - Commodore Is GrowingStory Link: https://www.ign.com/articles/former-xbox-front-man-major-nelson-just-joined-the-company-behind-the-commodore-64-retro-revival 39:04 - Housekeeping - News links found below 47:21 - Meeting Legendary MindsStory Link: https://gamehistory.org/cgdc-1989-tapes/ Additional link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/the-nes-is-not-gonna-go-on-forever-forget-gdc-2026-take-a-trip-back-in-time-with-recordings-from-the-1989-event 01:00:44 - 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.com/@005AGIMAJason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast:https://retroadvent…

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