The Last 8-Bit Episode - This Week In Retro 255

🛠 Check out PCBWay at 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 Adventure Story Link: DevsQuest: 15:11 - Herculean Efforts In Retro Story Link: Additional Links: 34:03 - Housekeeping - News links found below 42:24 - Hail To The Catacombs Baby Story Link: Catacombs 3D 52:42 - 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 Last 8-Bit Episode - This Week In Retro 255 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 60:10 long.

This episode was published on Feb 14, 2026.

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