r/thisweekinretro is a subreddit with 6k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses retro, retro gaming, gaming, amiga, and games.
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Popular Themes in r/thisweekinretro
#1
News
: "RIP Stewart Douglas Cheifet (1938 - 2025) - Computer Chronicles Revisited"
18 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "BBC Micro inspired Raspberry Pi 500"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Sad times"
1 post
#4
Advice Requests
: "Worlds of Ultima games free on GOG"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Atari ST enthusiast announces the MiniST with FPGA, MiSTeryNano core, and black TKL case — priced at around $400 each, but the initial run is a mere five units | Tom's Hardware"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Retro Games Ltd. Announces THEQUICKSHOT II"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/thisweekinretro
#1
Retro
: "Retro Games Ltd. Announces THEQUICKSHOT II"
80 posts
#2
Retro Gaming
: "The Ultimate..."
59 posts
#3
Gaming
: "c64U is here!"
53 posts
#4
Amiga
: "Amiga Desktops Worth Seeing - Screenshots from another era"
41 posts
#5
Games
: "Just wanted to share something"
24 posts
#6
Computer
: "Rob Smith MiSTer floppy is here!"
23 posts
#7
Retro Games
: "C64u Test Drive"
21 posts
#8
Atari
: "Atari ST enthusiast announces the MiniST with FPGA, MiSTeryNano core, and black TKL case — priced at around $400 each, but the initial run is a mere five units | Tom's Hardware"
15 posts
#9
Commodore
: "First Commodore 64 Ultimate Review"
15 posts
#10
Retro Computers
: "Guy builds a Mini Commodore 1084 Monitor for Amiga A500 Mini (video has subtitles in English)"
12 posts
Flair Used in r/thisweekinretro
#1
Show Link
: "2025 Unseen Bits - This Week In Retro"
6 posts
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Last updated: June 14, 2026