{"podcast":{"title":"This Week in Retro","slug":"this-week-in-retro-1052400","podcast_index_feed_id":1052400,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml","website_url":"https://TWIR.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14670378/This_Week_In_Retro_Podcast_Logo9mtfm.png","author":"Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles","episode_count":281,"summary":"Get up to speed with the hottest news in the world of retro gaming and computing. Submit your own stories and upvote your favourites at r/ThisWeekinRetro. Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. A relaxed and light hearted chat on the subjects that YOU choose on our Reddit page. With the occasional special guest and a Community Question Of The Week where you get to have your say and share stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T08:20:56.062979+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400"},"episode":{"title":"The Last 8-Bit Episode - This Week In Retro 255","slug":"the-last-8-bit-episode-this-week-in-retro-255","published_at":"2026-02-14T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400/the-last-8-bit-episode-this-week-in-retro-255","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400","url":"https://TWIR.podbean.com/e/the-last-8-bit-episode-this-week-in-retro-255/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ztzjiy7qqvyz2ium/TWIR-Episode255.mp3","summary":"🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We're gonna need a bigger byte to hold future episodes of This Week in Retro, but the end of the 8-bit era leads off with an exploration of the innovative SCUMM adventure game engine. Originally created by Lucasarts Games for Maniac Mansion, the system went on to be used in major franchises including Sam and Max and Indiana Jones, and is the topic of an upcoming crowdfunded documentary. We also report on some major achievements for retro users of PowerPC Macs and ancient accounting packages, and sift through the 30 year legacy of Duke Nukem 3D and the origins of John Romero's Catacombs 3D. 00:00 - Show Opening 02:15 - Passport To AdventureStory Link: https://adventuregamehotspot.com/announcement/5936/sign-up-available-for-passport-to-adventure-the-scumm-story DevsQuest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq-am862uRg 15:11 - Herculean Efforts In RetroStory Link: https://lowendmac.com/2026/finally-a-properly-modern-browser-for-powerpc-macs/ Additional Links: https://dmitrybrant.com/2026/02/01/defeating-a-40-year-old-copy-protection-donglehttps://github.com/HarryR/z80aihttps://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/ATARI_ST_MV16_Sound_Audio_Card_Cartridge_BAT_e1c2ad3a.html 34:03 - Housekeeping - News links found below 42:24 - Hail To The Catacombs BabyStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70mZq8bUStw Catacombs 3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcUqwMf01pI 52:42 - 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…","meta_description":"🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 We're gonna need a bigger byte to hold future episodes of This Week in Retro, but the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3610,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-retro-1052400/episodes/the-last-8-bit-episode-this-week-in-retro-255/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400/the-last-8-bit-episode-this-week-in-retro-255.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}