# The Retro Counsellor Is In - This Week In Retro 271

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Podcast: [This Week in Retro](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400)
Published: 2026-06-06T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://TWIR.podbean.com/e/the-retro-counsellor-is-in-this-week-in-retro-271/
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## Resource

🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Welcoming back guest Iain Lee (www.iainlee.com) after too long away, we revisit Nintendo's all-too-brief commitment to low-cost crowd-pleasing mini consoles, explore the surprising history of videoconferencing and remote collaboration for Microsoft NetMeeting's 30th anniversary, and find out what made an octogenarian game developer sit down at the keys and settle unfinished business. 00:00 - Show Opening 05:54 - Why A Mini?Story Link: https://nintendoeverything.com/former-nintendo-exec-confirms-nes-and-snes-classics-were-made-to-sustain-the-companys-business/ 18:38 - See You OnlineStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhay6VryyvEMicrosoft memo: https://sriramk.com/memos/CU-NET.pdf 40:25 - Housekeeping - News links found below 47:03 - Head Over Heels 2Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SwQKv36bEUGame release: https://thalamusdigital.itch.io/return-to-blacktooth-amiga 55:12 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers 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: https://www.youtube.com/@T…

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