Commodores Under the Christmas Tree - This Week In Retro 249

In the last regular show of the year we are joined by Neil and Aaron for a bumper episode. The latest goings-on at Commodore including Commodore 64 Ultimates under the tree and reciprocal trademark challenges, a collection of things to do over the holidays and a look back at how catalogue shopping was a fun way to find your next tech obsession. We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine which has just launched issue 32. It covers those dial-up ISPs that had a firm grip on your internet access back in the day. Head over to Aaron is part of the team at Amigos Retro Gaming: Neil is part of the team at The Retro Collective: GLYPHIS_IO BBS: The Proxy Tapes 1989: 00:00 - Show Opening 06:53 - We’re Still Keeping Up With The Commodore Story Link: C64 Laptop: Amiga 40th: 31:40 - Snow Day Diversions Story Link: The Eagle Obsession: ReStory Chill Electronic Repairs: 52:16 - Housekeeping - News links found below 58:53 - All I Want For Christmas Story Link: Full Catalogue: Argos Autumn / Winter 1989/1990: 1991/92 has some consoles in the toy section on page 338: Argos Christmas Gifts 1993 - Consoles and games from page 10: Nostalgia Nerd Christmas Catalogues flick through videos: Christmas and other vintage TV Adverts at: RetroSpectives, he’s just dropped a video called “The 1984 Dixons Catalog - what’s inside?”: My own Christmas Pamphlet Catalog Video (Fresh from last Friday): 01:18:06 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing! 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: Follow your hosts! Bluesky: Youtube: Chris - Jason - Audio Podcast:

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Commodores Under the Christmas Tree - This Week In Retro 249 is an episode from This Week in Retro by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles.

This episode is 84:39 long.

This episode was published on Dec 20, 2025.

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