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SEGA Master System Hits 40 - This Week In Retro 246
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- This Week in Retro
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- Nov 29, 2025
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- 3380
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🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 The SEGA Master System ( and Windows ) have reached 40 years old. Microsoft has made Zork open source. We remember the work of Rebecca Heineman. 00:00 - Show Opening 01:37 - Time Waits For No Man - Or Console For That MatterStory Link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/18/sega-master-system-nintendo-entertainment-system Xbox 360 At 20: https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox360at20 20:30 - 1979 In The Spotlight: Zork Is Now Open SourceStory Link: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11/20/preserving-code-that-shaped-generations-zork-i-ii-and-iii-go-open-sourceAdditional Link: https://blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork-is-open-sourceBBC Link: https://youtu.be/2df88qJYYnM 38:00 - Housekeeping - News links found below 43:09 - Burger Time - Celebrating The Life Of A True LegendStory Link: https://youtu.be/x8PbLVCMLsw?si=w808z5iiEc2x7fs5&t=1772Retro Collective Link: https://youtu.be/lPTLPXNtb2I?si=gQH6806ZzSHNCd1w 51:23 - 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://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show!📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y📻 Podbean: https://twir.podbean.com📻 Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/en/show/5734337📻 RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml📻 YouTube: ht…