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Did you know that the songs of the Beatles inspired a text adventure game? Looking at some of the worst games on the Amiga and how much would you pay for a portable game of Asteroids?
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00:00 - Show Opening
04:27 - All You Need Is Text
Story Link: https://cultfollowing.co.uk/2025/01/20/the-beatles-ill-forgotten-video-game-resurfaces-as-fans-find-playable-copy-of-beatle-quest/
20:49 - The Amiga Sucks
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8CYthpfHvg
40:36 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below
46:34 - Got Time For A Game Of Asteroids?
Story Link: https://www.theverge.com/news/598008/atari-nubeo-asteroids-watch-retro-gaming
53:37 - Community Question of the Week
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Dave's Briefs Links:
3DO Mortal Kombat Port: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFBpaYoaRAY
Nintendo Loses To Super Mario: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-loses-trademark-fight-against-super-mario-supermarket
F-19 Raid: https://www.eurogamer.net/strange-but-not-true-did-a-us-game-publisher-really-get-raided-by-us-intelligence-services-over-a-fighter-plane-that-never-existed
A Closer Look At Shadow Of The Beast: https://youtu.be/ovwFjgAFhOs?si=zeTPbwJ58Bhwzbh3
Amiga 1000, The Perfect Computer: https://celso.io/posts/2025/01/26/the-first-perfect-computer/
What Happened To Packard Bell: https://dfarq.homeip.net/happened-packard-bell/
Atari Jaguar Cart Reissues: https://www.retrorgb.com/official-atari-jaguar-game-reissues.html
