The History Of Shoot 'Em Ups - This Week In Retro 256

DJ Slope of @slopesgameroom is our guest for this week's dive into the history of shoot 'em up games of all shapes and sizes. In other departments we examine the claim that 1996 changed computing history forever and explore whether handheld retro tech can defeat the modern scourge of doomscrolling. Plus news in classic tech ranging from the Nabu to the CIDCO Mailstation, on Episode 256 of This Week in Retro. Visit for your copy of Pixel Addict magazine. 00:00 - Show Opening 02:23 - Shmups Away Story Link: 20:59 - 1996 Really Was A Big Deal Story Link: Additional link: 38:01 - Housekeeping - News links found below 44:07 - Doomscrolling Defeated Story Link: 56:42 - 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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The History Of Shoot 'Em Ups - This Week In Retro 256 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 61:27 long.

This episode was published on Feb 21, 2026.

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