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
: "Video Game Preservation Archive Myrient Has Been "100% Backed Up" By The Community"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "BBC Micro inspired Raspberry Pi 500"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Worlds of Ultima games free on GOG"
1 post
#4
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
Popular Topics in r/thisweekinretro
#1
Retro
: "Norman Cook on The Retro Hour"
80 posts
#2
Retro Gaming
: "You can log into 28 vintage computer systems in your browser for free, thanks to the Interim Computer Museum — Experience legendary OSes, architectures, programming languages, and games"
59 posts
#3
Gaming
: "Just wanted to share something"
53 posts
#4
Amiga
: "Sonic Amiga Port Update"
41 posts
#5
Games
: "Just wanted to share something"
24 posts
#6
Computer
: "Rob Smith MiSTer floppy is here!"
23 posts
#7
Retro Games
: "New Street Fighter 2 release for Spectrum 128k."
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
15 posts
#10
Retro Computers
12 posts
Flair Used in r/thisweekinretro
#1
Show Link
: "PicoIDE Has Arrived! - This Week In Retro 253"
5 posts
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Last updated: July 14, 2026