In this episode I talk about a cancelled Quake 4 expansion called The Awakening, Return To Castle Wolfenstein finally being available in Germany, a CGA version of Unreal, the Atari ST Public Floppy Database, a port of Word For Windows 1.1a to x64, a very rare 1978 Intel 8080 rubylith in need of restoration, a chance to own an original Computer Space arcade game, a cross between Dune and SimCity, a new Game Boy Color FPS Called "Wolf" & more!
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Episode Links:
Cancelled Quake 4 Expansion: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/cancelled-quake-4-expansion-gets-surprise-github-release-after-former-xcom-2-developer-discovers-it-on-an-old-hard-drive-this-essentially-saved-my-life
RTCW Available Uncensored In Germany: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Return-to-Castle-Wolfenstein-is-now-being-sold-uncensored-on-Steam-and-GOG-11402983.html
Unreal CGA: https://unrealcga.com
Atari ST Public Floppy Database: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/atari-st-public-floppy-database-now-open-for-everyone-online-archive-originally-designed-for-st-flash-cart-packed-with-classics-and-homebrew
Word 1.1a Windows 11 Port: https://www.neowin.net/news/developer-ported-word-for-windows-11a-from-1990-to-run-natively-on-windows-11
Intel 8080 Rubylith: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/owner-of-original-intel-8080-pre-production-layout-seeks-restorer-handcrafted-rubylith-mask-shows-5-000-transistors-and-interconnect-patterns-of-the-fabled-2-mhz-cpu
Computer Space Auction: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/practically-unobtainable-heres-your-chance-to-own-an-incredibly-rare-piece-of-arcade-history
Auction Link For The Above: https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/350441907484220-computer-space-2-player-arcade-video-game
DuneCity: https://vr48.github.io/dunecity
Game Boy Color "Wolf" FPS: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/an-ambitious-technical-showcase-the-game-boy-color-just-got-a-new-wolfenstein-esque-fps
Quake Dawn Of The Machine Behind The Scenes: https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en-US/news/quake-dawn-of-the-machine-behind-the-scenes
Video Of The Week 1 (DF Quake Dawn Of The Machine): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_1qPfevSJw
Video Of The Week 2 (Leaked Quake 4 Expansion Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9WzIxWlOxw
Video Of The Week 3 (GOG Jazz JackRabbit 2 Plus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDDopnysHFY
Video Of The Week 4 (BBC Tomorrow's World Web Special 2000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrvqWEeQcmE
Chapters:
00:00:00 The Eclipse!
00:05:43 Unreleased Quake 4 Expansion Leaked
00:13:27 2001 FPS Classic Finally Available In Germany
00:22:18 Unreal Comes To 286
00:30:13 New Resource For Atari ST Games & Software
00:34:55 Word 1.1 - From 1990 - Comes To Windows 11
00:41:27 1978's Intel 8080 CPU Needs Your Help!
00:46:27 Rare Chance To Own The First Arcade Game
00:53:48 Videos Of The Week
01:04:31 One More Thing...
