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We're back for Episode 132!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news + Battle Of The Systems: Sled Storm (PS1) vs. Wave Race 64 (N64)
5:57 - Quick Questions
31:58 - Patreon Song
36:34 - Tea Time With Tim - Neo Geo Part 2
47:48 -  Cody's Corner - The Second $100
1:15:40 - News
2:15:02 - Battle Of The Systems: Sled Storm (PS1)  vs. Wave Race 64 (N64)
News -    
Tim – More Evercade news – The mysterious Evercade Alpha that was announced a little while ago has been revealed and is actually going to be a Bartop small arcade cab. Two versions have been announced with Capcom games included. One is a Street Fighter Collection and the other being MegaMan. It also has two cartridge parts on the front so you can load up any Evercade cartridge and play using the built screen and joystick, pre orders should be open now. 
https://evercade.co.uk/alpha/ 
Cody - https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/05/aliens-neoplasma-ii-sequel-to-amazing.html#more 
Eric - This Playdate Mod Solves The Handheld's Biggest Failing | Time Extension 
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/06/this-playdate-mod-solves-the-handhelds-biggest-failing 
Tim – Atari now owns Intellivision, yes thats right in the match up that no one would have ever predicted, Atari has purchased the rights to Intellivision. However, they have not purchased the rights to the vapourware console the Amico. 
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/atari-purchases-the-intellivision-brand-but-not-the-delayed-amico-console 
Cody – Exciting new 9 key! And buttons!  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4QC8R4P?tag=timeextension-20&th=1 
https://shop.8bitdo.com/products/8bitdo-keyboard-extensions?variant=44141790068913 
Tim – PacMan RX – Freind of the show and all-round coding legend HappyCoding has created this faithful port of PacMan to the ZX Spectrum. Available now on his itch.io website. 
https://happycodingzx.itch.io/pacman-rx 
Cody - https://retrododo.com/super-mario-kart-fan-made-expansion-gives-us-brand-new-levels-to-play-32-years-later/ 
Tim – Tony Montezuma’s Gold is a new C64 amazing Monochrome platformer gets a launch early June so should be available by the time you’re listening to this. This game promises to be characterful and charming. Developed and published by Monochrome Productions this looks set to be a C64 instant classic with physical versions to be available soon. 
https://monochrome-productions.itch.io/tony 
Eric - This Actually Playable LEGO Tetris Set Celebrates the Digital Game’s 40th Anniversary https://www.yankodesign.com/2024/05/17/this-actually-playable-lego-tetris-set-celebrates-the-digital-games-40th-anniversary/ 
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/06/turn-your-wonderswan-color-into-a-home-console-with-this-new-kit 
Eric – Flippydrive update – Now FlippyDrive will be available in Q2 2024 for $38 – small batch released as beta and I FAILED to get in fast enough. 
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/reviews/usb-to-3do-ode-a-usd60-gateway-to-interactive-multiplayer-bliss 
Eric – Tenjutsu – From Devolver - Tenjutsu is a jujutsu-inspired action roguelite from Sébastien Benard, lead designer of Dead Cells - https://www.gameinformer.com/news/2024/06/07/tenjutsu-is-a-martial-arts-roguelite-from-the-designer-of-dead-cells 
Eric - Alien Abduction! Is A New Atari 2600 Cart From Activision Legends - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/06/alien-abduction-is-a-new-atari-2600-cart-from-activision-legends 
Eric - Super-Rare Saturn Shmup Blast Wind Gets English Patch | Time Extension 
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/06/super-rare-saturn-shmup-blast-wind-gets-english-patch 
Cody – Capcoms Unreleased 8 Bit Shooter https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/06/check-out-capcoms-bizarre-unreleased-vulgus-sequel-titan-warriors 
 
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We're back for Episode 131!
In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Capcom-Konami 8-Bit Games
2:56 - Quick Questions
23:28 - Patreon
27:38 - Eric's Take - Catching Up With The Sega Saturn
50:46 - Game Show
1:31:26 - Catching Up
2:45:30 - 6 Good Capcom-Konami 8 Bit Games
 
Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts!
Thanks for listening!
You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. 
Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.
 

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We're back for Episode 130!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news + Battle Of The Systems: Flying Hero (SNES) vs Toy Shop Boys (PCE)
8:00 - Quick Questions
23:01 - Patreon Song
27:12 - Tea Time With Tim - The Problem With Idle Hands
50:02 -  Cody's Corner - Games By Locomolito
1:20:36 - News
2:33:35 - Battle Of The Systems: Flying Hero (SNES) vs Toy Shop Boys (PCE)
News -    
(Cody) -  Evercade announcements...  
The Evercade GigaCart! https://evercade.co.uk/introducing-giga-cart/ 
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/thalamus-collection-1-announced-for-evercade-consoles 
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/tomb-raider-giga-cart-confirmed-for-evercade-more-crystal-dynamics-collections-coming 
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/evercade-exp-r-and-evercade-vs-r-consoles-launch-this-july 
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/evercade-alpha-listing-hints-at-new-hardware-in-2024 
 
(Tim) Emus Massive Hunt! New game from Hewco (Pumpkid & Cheesy Trials) co designed and published by Rob Hull from TFW8B for the VIC20 with 35k.  Help the Emu traverse the Pink Windmill. But watch out its been taken over by all kinds of monsters! In this platformer you have to collect items, along with special strategic items to help you escape, like a snorkel to help you walk underwater. Also, you need to collect three coulored keys along the way. Grab a copy from TFW8B for only £4.99 and help Emu escape the Pink Windmill (Cody, YouTube video in link below at the bottom of the page) 
https://www.tfw8b.com/product/emh-vic20-35k/ 
(Eric) - Summercart64 and Saroo - https://summercart64.dev/      https://www.retrorgb.com/should-you-buy-a-saroo-saturn-flash-cart.html 
(Cody) - New MSX Fishing Title!  https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/04/trucho-lets-go-fishing-in-this-new-msx.html 
(Tim) Lost arcade port of Donkey Kong Jnr by Atarisoft for the BBC Micro has now been discovered. You can find out more about this and download the game itself over at the awesome Games that Weren’t website. The Beeb did get a version called Killer Gorilla but this was a licensed port that never made it. More details here: 
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2024/04/donkey-kong-jnr/ 
(Eric) Dead Cells dev’s new Prince of Persia roguelike is a must-play 
https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-rogue-prince-of-persia/preview 
(Cody) - Project Neon Neo Geo Game - https://fullset.io/collections/project-neon/products/project-neon-aes-standard-edition-preorder 
(Tim) Fantastic ZX Spectrum & MSX shooter from Retroworks – Genesis : Dawn of a new day. This side scrolling shooter has been recently released to itch.io. I’ve played it and will be talking about it on episode 131 in catching up. At the moment the Speccy version comes as a +3 Disk file, however this runs perfectly on the Next! 
https://retroworks.itch.io/genesis-dawn-of-a-new-day 
http://retroworks.es/php/game_en.php?id=8 
(Eric) Mega Drive Mini 2 Cyber Stick Is Getting A Gun Attachment That's Perfect For Operation Wolf | Time Extension 
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/mega-drive-mini-2-cyber-stick-is-getting-a-gun-attachment-thats-perfect-for-operation-wolf 
(Cody) - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/02/3-new-atari-2600-games-have-been-found-and-dumped 
(Tim) Everyone wants to mimic that mouse! Thanks to Steamboat Mickey releasing in to the public domain Sloanysoft has delivered a mashup of one of the most popular and well known ZX Spectrum games Jet Set Willy and Steamboat Mickey to bring us a charming new platformer with a black and white theme with a recreation of the title music for the Spectrum with 48k RAM. Check out sloanysoft.itch.io to download and play it on your rubber key wonder or on your Next, dont forget to throw them a few bucks for their work if you enjoy it! 
https://sloanysoft.itch.io/willie 
(Eric) Anbernic RG28XX: New pocket-sized retro gaming handheld released for under $50 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Anbernic

We're back for Episode 129!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good "Play This Not That" Games
 
Episode Guide
4:30 - Quick Questions
38:15 - Patreon
42:30 - Tea Time With Tim
1:03:45 - Gameshow
1:41:48 - Catching Up
2:35:40- 6 Good "Play This Not That" Games
 
Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts!
Thanks for listening!
You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. 
Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.
 

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We're back for Episode 128!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news + Battle Of The Systems: R.B.I. Baseball (NES) vs Great Baseball (SMS)
8:00 - Quick Questions
26:16 - Patreon Song
30:30 - Eric's Take - Path Not Taken
53:05 -  Cody's Corner
1:38:26 - News
2:25:20 - Battle Of The Systems: R.B.I. Baseball (NES) vs Great Baseball (SMS)
News -    
(Cody) Sams Journey on NES is out! https://www.knightsofbytes.games/samsjourney/nes#buy 
(Eric) - "Tap To Play" NFC Tags Give MiSTer FPGA A Much-Needed Physical Connection - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/tap-to-play-nfc-tags-give-mister-fpga-a-much-needed-physical-connection 
(Cody) Harharagon for the C64 - https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/03/harharagon-another-fabulous-commodore.html#more 
(Eric) New ROM Hack Makes One Of The Best Pinball Games Even Better - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/new-rom-hack-makes-one-of-the-best-pinball-games-even-better 
(Cody) Good Kniight C64 https://psytronik.itch.io/good-kniight 
(Eric) - 8BitDo’s latest retro keyboard is an ode to the Commodore 64 - https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/28/24113566/8bitdo-commodore-64-retro-mechanical-keyboard-specs-release-date-price-features 
 
(Cody) You can still buy Ice Cold Beer! https://avscompanies.com/product/retro-arcade-ice-cold-beer 
(Cody) Orb of Aeternum by Johan Peitz https://johanpeitz.itch.io/orb-of-aeternum 
(Eric) - A physical Balatro deck exists - https://www.pcgamesn.com/balatro/physical-deck 
(Eric) - Void Bastards is rustling up a space-western sequel  
 - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/well-toot-my-lizards-void-bastards-is-rustling-up-a-space-western-sequel 
(Cody)) Handheld Pinball....how?  https://retrododo.com/flipongo/ 
(Eric) - Dwarf Fortress Game Devs Reveal What’s Next For Them After The Game’s Sudden Success - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dwarf-fortress-game-devs-reveal-whats-next-for-them-after-the-games-sudden-success/1100-6522418/ 
(Cody) New Mario Kart...or not? https://retrododo.com/lego-mario-kart/ 
(Cody) https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/demons-of-asteborg-is-being-remade-for-gba-and-neo-geo 
(Cody) Hows Atari Doing? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/ataris-retro-racer-neosprint-roars-its-way-onto-pc-and-consoles-this-summer 
(Cody) https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/new-book-seeing-red-to-shine-a-spotlight-on-nintendos-virtual-boy 
(Cody) The ATARI 400 Mini is out. 
(Cody) Tiny Tires! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/tiny-tires-is-the-micro-machines-successor-weve-always-wanted 
(Cody) Didn’t know this Neo Geo Game existed... https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/03/neo-geo-medieval-casino-title-knights-chance-is-getting-a-new-physical-release 
Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts!
Thanks for listening!
You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. 
Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Andrew, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.
 

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We're back for Episode 127!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Arcade Exclusives
 
Episode Guide
7:00 - Quick Questions
27:40 - Patreon
33:22 - Cody's Corner - Yeti Mountain
57:06 - Gameshow
1:13:23 - Catching Up
2:43:44- 6 Good Arcade Exclusives
 
Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts!
Thanks for listening!
You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. 
Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.
 

Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%