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We're back for Episode 164 of Pixel Gaiden!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems: Night Slashers (Arcade, Data East) vs Metamorphic Force (Arcade, Konami)
7:12 - Quick Questions
33:19 - Patreon Song
36:58- Tea Time With Tim - Amiga Memories
49:45 - Cody's Corner - Cool Systems To Collect For
1:07:38 - News
2:01:24- Battle Of The Systems: Night Slashers (Arcade, Data East) vs Metamorphic Force (Arcade, Konami)
News -
Cody – A full sized modern Amiga? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/amiga-lives-apollo-a6000-promises-to-pick-up-where-commodore-left-off
Tim – Could this be the best Amiga ever? – NEW... Raspberry Pi 500+ quad-core 64-bit Arm, CPU, 16Gb RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD included. Plus, a new mechanical keyboard with coloured LED's. Ideal for use with PiMiga to give the ultimate Amiga in a very small footprint.
https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-500-plus/
Cody – Playdate now has Folders! Is this a big deal Eric? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/playdate-os-3-0-adds-a-much-requested-feature-folders
Tim - RM 800XL – Atari 800XL modern recreation in the offing from Revive Machines in Poland. The website is dated 2023, so not sure what the progress is. This came from something on my Bluesky feed showing the case mockup. Looks promising here are the details so far on the site:
https://revive-machines.com/index-en.html
Cody – Lets bust out the NeoGeo Pocket! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/dont-die-mr-robot-gets-demade-for-the-neo-geo-pocket-color
Eric - New Baldur's Gate 3 Update Includes Steam Deck-Native Version Of The RPG – GameSpot
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-baldurs-gate-3-hotfix-includes-steam-deck-native-version-of-the-rpg/1100-6534954/
Cody – I have always wanted to play these star wars games, now I can? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/these-new-snes-rom-hacks-aim-to-make-the-super-star-wars-trilogy-a-whole-lot-fairer
Tim – New Arcade Archive games come to consoles. Master of Weapon, Growl, Fighting Hawk, Crime City and more..
10 More Arcade Archives Games From Taito Are 30% Off Right Now
Cody – ASCII Art Lovers Might Enjoy this one https://www.retronews.com/effulgence-rpg-steam/
Eric - Dreamcast Arcade Romp Shadow Gangs Gets Reprint - Retro News
https://www.retronews.com/shadow-gangs-reprint/
Cody – A new virtual Boy...kinda. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/icymi-if-you-want-to-play-virtual-boy-classics-youll-need-to-buy-one-of-nintendos-accessories
Tim – New Lego Gameboy, out now (when this is released!)
https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/game-boy-72046
Cody – New Halloween Game for October? https://www.retronews.com/halloween-1985-next-month/
Eric - Rayman Leaps Back Onto GBC With New Chromatic Release - Retro News
https://www.retronews.com/rayman-leaps-onto-gbc/
Cody – “MegaVania?” Now that is my kinda game! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/castlevania-inspired-spine-lasher-is-a-megavania-not-a-metroidvania
Eric - Now in orange!!!
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/8bitdo-is-releasing-its-pro-3-in-spice-orange-to-match-your-beloved-gamecube
Cody – Pretty cool new C64 Title https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/09/death-sector-rather-decent-sci-fi.html#more
News of the weird - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/random-c64-and-spectrum-fragrances-are-coming-this-christmas-and-they-dont-smell-like-body-odour-and-sweaty-socks
https://retrododo.com/campbells-team-up-with-pokemon-for-a-competition-to-soup-up-your-game-room/
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Thank you to Roy Fielding, 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, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Joe Ochwat, John Shawler, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.
We're back for Episode 163 of Pixel Gaiden!
In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 1988 cutesy arcade battle. Taito’s New Zealand Story. VS Marchen Maze by Namco.
11:48- Quick Questions
43:26 - Patreon
48:26 - Eric's Take - Mods That Saved The System
1:09:14 - Pairings Game Show
1:42:36 - Catching Up
3:10:20 - 1988 Cutesy Arcade Battle. Taito’s New Zealand Story. VS Marchen Maze by Namco.
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Thank you to Roy Fielding, 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, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Jochwat, John Shawler, 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 162 of Pixel Gaiden!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Stress-Free Games
7:14 - Quick Questions
36:57 - Patreon Song
42:00- Tea Time With Tim - Tim’s adventures in PS3 modding
58:21 - Cody's Corner - Caverns of Mars Recharged
1:11:29 - News
2:12:19- 6 Good Stress-Free Games
News -
Tim – Vectrex Mini – Kickstarter coming soon.
https://vectrex.com/vectrex-mini-kickstarter/
Eric - Indie Retro News: LittleBigPlanet on the C64? It's certainly possible!
https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/08/littlebigplanet-on-c64-its-certainly.html
Cody – Evercade Cart News
https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/activision-collection-1/
https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/llamasoft-collection/
Also Rare Collection – NeoGeo Arcade 2 and 3.
Tim – Buzz Bumper on Planet Pinball - Platform / Pinball style new game coming to the Nintendo Gameboy Color. (via Time Extension)
https://pearacidic.itch.io/buzz-bumper-on-planet-pinball
Cody – Atari Back to school Pack
https://atari.com/collections/back-to-school?srsltid=AfmBOopyblji471hCAJ8uwqbhrut-WJfHecFoS4mNik8ZoIMdOv5w8sK
Tim -DMG vs. Super Game Boy the first "Super Game Boy exclusive" video game. This experimental game uses a Super Game Boy feature normally "locked away", and that no commercial Game Boy game ever used: the ability to control Super NES sprites in addition to everything moving on the Game Boy screen. (Via Time Extension)
https://drludos.itch.io/dmg-vs-super-game-boy
Eric - Indie Retro News: Operation Hibernation - A challenging single screen platformer for the ColecoVision and MSX
https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/08/operation-hibernation-challenging.html
Cody – New Vectrex Stuff! https://www.vectrexmulti.com/order2.html
Tim – What If... OutRun on the Gameboy. Sorry guys another version of OutRun to report on! This time on the GameBoy Color. OutRun GB is a port of the original Arcade version of Out Run to the Game Boy Color. It's the whole game - all the tracks - all the music - all the wind in your hair!😊 (via RetroRGB)
https://rocketshippark.itch.io/what-if-outrun
Eric - "Rarest" Nintendo Famicom Game Found In US Retro Store For $12 | Time Extension
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/following-the-game-boy-segas-genesis-mega-drive-is-getting-the-lego-treatment-next
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/rarest-nintendo-famicom-game-found-in-us-retro-store-for-usd12
Tim - Punch Out NES to SNES - a complete ground-up conversion, started from scratch. The main focus of the original was the technical achievement of porting the NES MMC2 mapper, but this version focuses on the game itself. It’s got all the advantages of a NES to SNES conversion, along with rumble support. (via RetroRGB)
https://archive.org/details/mike-tysons-punch-out-snes_202508
Eric - The Atari Gamestation Go Launches Next Month
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/the-atari-gamestation-go-launches-next-month
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/cant-decide-between-shinobi-and-ninja-gaiden-this-steam-bundle-should-help
News of the Weird:
McDonalds Chicken McNugget Tetris holder.
https://blueshell3d.com/products/mdtn?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=2da38fb1b&pr_rec_pid=8850292605219&pr_ref_pid=9333255962915&pr_seq=uniform
Eric - Earthion Invades Streets of Rage 2 in ROM Hack - Retro News
https://www.retronews.com/earthion-invades-streets-of-rage-2-in-rom-hack/
Tim – NES Game Genie – mini GameJam! There is a current Game Jam in progress to code games that run on the NES Game Genie hardware. Using the 16kb onboard ROM and CHR graphics.
https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?t=26222
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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 Roy Fielding, 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, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Jochwat, John Shawler, 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 161!
In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good DS Games
9:16- Quick Questions
21:18 - Patreon
25:52 - Eric's Take - Physical Games Backlog
58:12 - Catching Up
2:06:44 - 6 Good DS Games
Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts!
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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, 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, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Jochwat, John Shawler, 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 160 of Pixel Gaiden!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Galaxy Force II (Arcade) vs. Panorama Cotton (Megadrive)
11:06 - Quick Questions
32:44 - Patreon Song
37:19- Tea Time With Tim - Failed UK Computers
53:39 - Cody's Corner - Help Me Buy Games!
1:18:42 - News
2:32:13- Battle Of The Systems:
Galaxy Force II (Arcade) vs. Panorama Cotton (Megadrive)
News
Cody – The Speccy NEXT is blowing up! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/spectrum-next-kickstarter-smashes-funding-goal-unlocking-game-upgrades-and-support-for-another-classic-80s-home-micro
Tim – New Evercade Taito Arcade 1 & 2 carts, coming in September. Pre order is live now.
https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/taito-arcade-1/
https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/taito-arcade-2/
https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/rare-collection-1/
Cody – New MSX Game https://arugulaz.itch.io/solar-fox-2-space-evaders
Tim – New prototype of space shooter called Star Cursh HyperDrive from Rozz Games, creator to SPGP has been announced, but only to Patreons first, however, looks promising.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/star-crush-here-135473806
Eric - Terminator 2D: No Fate delayed to October 31st https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2025/07/22/terminator-2d-no-fate-delayed-to-october-31st/
Cody – Earthion is here, but not on Genesis? https://www.timeextension.com/reviews/steamdeck/earthion
Eric - AYANEO Announce The Pocket DS - The World's First Flip Dual-Screen Android Handheld
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/ayaneo-announce-the-pocket-ds-the-worlds-first-flip-dual-screen-android-handheld
Tim – Stunning 3D Spectrum platformer announced! Cubix by Gogin comes to the 128K Speccy as part of the YRGB Game Competition. Pop over to the yrgb.org website to check out Cubix and more games for this great ZX Spectrum competition, voting closes on the 20th of Aug. Tim to go over some games he tested in catching up next episode.
https://yrgb.org
https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/08/cubix-first-3d-platformer-of-its-kind.html
Cody – Now this is my kind of Retro! https://retrogames.biz/products/thec64-mini-black/
Eric - The Pro 3 is 8BitDo’s first controller with swappable buttons | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/news/706967/8bitdo-pro-3-wireless-bluetooth-controller-tmr-swappable-buttons
Cody – Atari announces Colorful 2600’s and new 7800 Game Lineup
https://atari.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopQ7CSainXcoRNhxOZTt5_GQM33cNoULtDgArnPxfWHBRWJWwF0
Eric - SAM Coupe Teased by SpecNext Ltd. - Retro News
https://www.retronews.com/sam-coupe-teased/
Cody – Upcoming Ninja Battle? Ninja Gaiden Ragebound! OUt now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2542120/NINJA_GAIDEN_Ragebound/
Shinobi Art of Vengance to come! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361770/SHINOBI_Art_of_Vengeance/
Not to mention last years Shadow of the Ninja Reborn!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2543760/Shadow_of_the_Ninja__Reborn/
Eric - Retro-Styled Brawler Nice To Yeet You Hitting Out On Steam - Retro News
https://www.retronews.com/nice-to-yeet-you-steam/
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/three-years-later-and-hyperkins-pc-engine-turbografx-16-clone-is-finally-coming-out
Eric - Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution Release Date And Deluxe Edition
https://www.retronews.com/shantae-advance-risky-revolution/
Cody - https://www.retronews.com/ufo-50-switch/
Eric - Truxton Blasts onto Evercade Highlight of the Month
https://www.retronews.com/truxton-blasts-onto-evercade/
Cody – AOL discontinuing dialup. https://retrododo.com/aol-is-shutting-down-its-dial-up-internet-service-after-34-years/
Eric – News To me! From Amigos – TMNT Shredder’s Re-Revenge on Mega CD.
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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, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Jochwat, John Shawler, 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 159!
In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems - Top Gear 2 (SNES) vs Lotus 2 RECS MegaDrive
11:06- Quick Questions
28:03 - Patreon
33:05 - Eric's Take - WinXP
1:01:11 - Catching Up
2:18:26 - Battle Of The System - Top Gear 2 (SNES) vs Lotus 2 RECS (MegaDrive)
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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, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Jochwat, 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 158 of Pixel Gaiden!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Hudsonsoft games.
8:48 - Quick Questions
32:36 - Patreon Song
37:38 - Tea Time With Tim - UK computer & game stores from the 80’s to the 2000’s
51:32 - Cody's Corner - Retro Games Market Update
1:29:22 - News
2:16:50 - 6 Good Games For Mini Consoles / Systems
News -
Cody - https://www.retronews.com/the-nyanja/
Tim - Zelda-Esque NES Homebrew 'Knight On The Moon' Gets Digital Release
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/zelda-esque-nes-homebrew-knight-on-the-moon-gets-digital-release
Cody - https://www.retronews.com/plants-vs-zombies-game-boy/
Eric - 3d NES games
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/after-10-years-of-development-the-emulator-that-lets-you-play-nes-games-in-full-3d-has-been-fully-released/
Cody – Is ChuckeeCheese going to be worth going to again? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/iconic-arcade-chain-chuck-e-cheese-launches-new-locations-aimed-at-nostalgic-adults
Tim – British F1 racing legend Nigel Mansel, The names sake C64 game lost to time by Gremlin Graphics has finally been found and released by Frank Gaskin and the team at Games That Were’nt.
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/nigel-mansell-world-championship/
Video footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW62BDHXzb0
Cody – Cathedral Prequel https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/nes-inspired-metroidvania-cathedral-is-getting-a-prequel-and-it-looks-incredible
Eric - The 32-bit Generation Is Coming - Unofficial FPGA-Based Sega Neptune Launches This December
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/the-32-bit-generation-is-coming-unofficial-fpga-based-sega-neptune-launches-this-december
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/more-amico-games-release-on-switch-and-steam-as-the-company-still-insists-hardware-is-the-goal
Tim - Evercade EXP-R And VS-R Refreshed With A New NES-Style Colour Scheme
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/evercade-exp-r-and-vs-r-refreshed-with-a-new-nes-style-colour-scheme
Eric - "Missing" Genesis Beat 'Em Up Paprium Is Finally Playable Under Emulation
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/missing-genesis-beat-em-up-paprium-is-finally-playable-under-emulation
CODY - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/modretros-chromatic-is-back-in-stock-alongside-sabrina-the-teenage-witch
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/cuphead-is-now-playable-on-wii-u-thanks-to-a-new-unofficial-port
Eric - GamerCard Developed by Clive Sinclair’s Nephew
https://www.retronews.com/gamercard/
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/the-netflix-hit-squid-game-is-now-a-game-boy-title-thanks-to-fans
Eric - New Nintendo Magazine Ninsight Launches on Kickstarter
https://www.retronews.com/ninsight-launches-kickstarter/
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news?page=2
NEWS OF THE WIERD
Entry for this month, maybe ?! (From Time Extension)
This Ocarina Of Time & Ace Attorney Crossover Is The Most Ridiculous N64 Mod We've Seen This Year
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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, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Jochwat, 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 157!
In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems - Pokémon Pinball (GBC) vs. Sonic Spinball (Genesis)
6:44- Quick Questions
26:29 - Patreon
31:16 - Eric's Take - Skateboarding Memories
58:00 - Gameshow
1:23:00 - Catching Up
1:69:32 - Battle Of The System - Pokémon Pinball (GBC) vs. Sonic Spinball (Genesis)
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We're back for Episode 156!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Games On Mini Systems
11:02 - Quick Questions
26:14 - Patreon Song
31:01 - Tea Time With Tim - Switch 2
59:06 - Cody's Corner - Modern Retro Overload
1:24:02 - News
2:37:18 - 6 Good Games For Mini Consoles / Systems
News -
Cody – Great little C64 Arcade Game https://bonnette2020.itch.io/el-cartero-c64-demo
Tim – Roguecraft DX – Rougecraft DX has been announce for the Evercade.
https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/roguecraft-dx/
Cody – I am legitimately excited about this one! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/kaiju-themed-shoot-em-up-gaurodan-gets-an-amazing-free-update-for-2025
Eric - https://liliputing.com/magicx-zero-40-is-a-75-handheld-with-a-vertical-display-for-nintendo-ds-emulation-and-classic-arcade-games/
Cody - https://www.retronews.com/donut-dodo-fantastico/
Tim - New Speccy Next game – UrbX-Warriors from Stoo Cambridge and Tony Warriner Kickstarter is live.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonywarriner/urbx-warriors-an-original-game-for-the-spectrum-next
Cody – Also another Speccy NEXT Game! O https://fusionretrobooks.com/collections/games/products/o-pre-order
Tim - R-Type Delta: HD Boosted announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, and PC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQUJJ01kqEQ
Cody – so.......I guess the switch 2 is out?
Eric - The Commodore 64 Gets An HDMI Upgrade | Hackaday
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/25/the-commodore-64-gets-an-hdmi-upgrade/
Cody - https://www.retronews.com/yosei-wars/
Eric - GameCube WavePhoenix Receiver | RetroRGB
https://www.retrorgb.com/gamecube-wavephoenix-receiver.html
Cody - https://www.retronews.com/spectrum-next/
Eric - Terminator 2D NO FATE
https://www.bitmapbureau.com/games/terminator-2d-no-fate
Cody – Atari is doing well...with GAMES! More to come! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/atari-which-just-had-its-best-year-in-over-a-decade-says-new-consoles-are-on-the-way
Eric - New Custom Neo Geo Arcade Sticks Up for Pre-order - Retro News
https://www.retronews.com/neo-geo/
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/tempest-inspired-tube-shooter-operius-dx-makes-its-debut-on-nintendo-switch-today
NEWS OF THE WIERD
https://www.retronews.com/kirby-gets-saucy-with-kirby-ketchup/
Also... atari on amazon?
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We're back for Episode 155!
In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems - Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast (PS2) vs. Metropolis Street Racer (DC)
10:40- Quick Questions
30:35 - Patreon
35:05 - Eric's Take - Minecraft Memories
58:20 - Catching Up
2:03:18 - Battle Of The System - Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast (PS2) vs. Metropolis Street Racer (DC)
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We're back for Episode 154!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Games With Double Jump
11:27 - Quick Questions
29:36 - Patreon Song
34:08 - Tea Time With Tim - AliExpress Pickups
1:02:49 - Cody's Corner - Dreamcast
1:34:22 - News
2:11:32 - 6 Good Games With Double Jump
News
Tim – The Multisystem2 from Heber has now been released for general sale. This is the successor to the original Multisystem that allowed you to consolise the DE10 Nano MiSTer system. The Muiltisystem2 offers everything including the FPGA on board along with all the connections you might need for controllers, inputs and outputs. There is a digital and analog version of the system, shipping starts with pre-orders in August.
https://shop.heber.co.uk/mister-multisystem/
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/alan-wake-and-max-payne-dev-mikko-huovinen-is-creating-a-space-harrier-style-shooter-for-vectrex
Eric - Slap Fight set to Slap Back onto Genesis - Retro News https://www.retronews.com/slap-fight-set-to-slap-back-onto-genesis/
Cody – Reviving the use of a great old controller. https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/the-wavephoenix-brings-nintendos-best-controller-back-to-life-for-usd5
Tim – Vicky Lamburn (Vix) has started a new series of videos all about the rise and fall of one of our favorite software and hardware publishers Hudson Soft on her Vix (not) in Japan YouTube channel. Vicky explained this video to me on our recent travel to the South West Amiga Group, now its out for everyone to enjoy, please give it a watch.
https://youtu.be/sYAxNEJRs1s?si=079vLJHw7k_xOvOR
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/random-this-new-3d-demo-for-the-neo-geo-is-seriously-blowing-our-minds
Eric - Retro gaming lounge at Seattle airport lets you play for free - The Points Guy https://thepointsguy.com/news/retro-gaming-lounge-seattle-airport/
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/evercades-namco-carts-now-work-on-the-vs-thanks-to-a-stealthy-update
Eric - Neo Geo Evercade Cartridge Delayed - Retro News https://www.retronews.com/neo-geo-evercade-cartridge-delayed/
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/retro-fighters-latest-release-is-a-wireless-evolution-of-the-classic-xbox-360-controller
Eric - Retro-style Tower Defence Gnomes Steam review - Retro News https://www.retronews.com/retro-style-tower-defence-gnomes-steam-review/
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/limited-run-games-is-releasing-doom-plus-doom-ii-in-a-box-that-can-run-doom
Eric - 😥8BitDo Is The Latest Company To Suspend Shipping To the US From China 😥 - https://retrododo.com/8bitdo-is-the-latest-company-to-suspend-shipping-to-the-us-from-china/
Cody – NEW GAMES FOR OLD SYSTEMS
https://badcomputer0.itch.io/frontier-force
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/knight-on-the-moon-is-a-new-sci-fi-nes-game-inspired-by-a-nintendo-classic
https://www.retronews.com/pizza-pop-to-be-delivered-to-the-west-for-1st-time/
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/the-sega-classic-outrun-is-coming-to-the-big-screen-with-michael-bay-attached-to-direct
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We're back for Episode 153!
In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good TED Chip Games.
4:06 - Quick Questions
21:32 - Patreon
25:46 - Eric's Take - Goodwill Finds
53:11 - Catching Up
2:10:14 - 6 Good TED Chip Games
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We're back for Episode 152!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and battle Mutation Nation (Neo Geo) vs Three Dirty Dwarves (Sega Saturn).
6:21 - Quick Questions
31:13 - Patreon Song
35:28 - Tea Time With Tim - TED Talk!
45:00 - Cody's Corner - Indie Heroes 4
1:35:30 - News
2:10:04 - Battle Of The Systems: Mutation Nation (Neo Geo) vs Three Dirty Dwarves (Sega Saturn)
News
All – Nintendo Switch 2 – Nintendo direct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrTVeYm4iIM
Release date – June 5th – but to purchase you have to have an invite from Nintendo from being a Nintendo account holder, The first batch of invitations will go out starting May 8, 2025. People with invites get 72hrs to purchase.
MarioKart World, Controllers can be used as mice, bigger thumb sticks, bigger shoulder buttons, magnetic lock, C button to go in to GameChat mode, console has mic built in to talk friends while playing the same or other games, Switch 2 Camera to see ither players and augment's games with players faces in games. Switch 2 dock has built in cooling fan, USB C top port on switch 2.
7.9” OLED Screen with HDR and 4K support, also a bunch of enhanced Switch games will be available to take advantage of the enhanced video support
256Gb internal Memory
New Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and a GameCube Controller with ‘C’ Button for Nintendo Switch Online members to run with new GameCube games available through Nintendo Online
Crazy price $449 / £379 for the base cost – bundle cost with Mario Kart World digital $499 / £429
Physical Mario Kart World cost $79.00 / £74.99
Tim – MAHOOSIVE EVERCADE UPDATE – New NeoGeo based handhelds and cartridges.
NeoGeo Arcade 1 - https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/neogeo-arcade-1/
Wind Jammers, Karnov and Friends - https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/windjammers-karnov-friends/
HyperMegaTech! NEOGEO Super Pocket - https://www.hypermegatech.com/neogeo-edition/
Eric - You've probably been pronouncing Balatro wrong all along, but 'it's kind of a gif/jif situation' | PC Gamer
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/youve-probably-been-pronouncing-balatro-wrong-all-along-but-its-kind-of-a-gif-jif-situation/
CODY - https://www.retronews.com/90s-office-sim-spreadcheat-release-and-price-details-announced/
Tim - RFOFF Commodore 64 and 128 V1.1 - by Mark from The Retro Channel on YouTube. This is a replacement for your janky old RF modulator for all C64 and 128 revision boards. Get rid of that shadow, fuzzy images and remove the jailbars. New 1.1 version simplifies the mod required to remove the jailbars with a new mod for the board running form a socket that the VICII slots in to.
https://www.tindie.com/products/theretrochannel/rfoff-commodore-64-and-128-v11/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYOJ08FkRaE
Cody - https://www.brewotaku.com/category/issues/
Eric - FlippyDrive - Quick Update: Firmware, Shipping, and What's Coming Next | Crowd Supply
https://www.crowdsupply.com/team-offbroadway/flippydrive/updates/quick-update-firmware-shipping-and-whats-coming-next
Cody – More Atari Physical Games! https://atari.com/collections/7800?srsltid=AfmBOoo0CHNSiLeSc15cDCWtGs7i8oyGuBkMbXPgqvHnWrO9WsO_QPI1
Cody - https://www.retronews.com/flea-and-flea-2-released-on-ngage/
Tim – Legend of Zelda sneakers?! - Bull Airs’ new sneakers (trainers) that are Legend of Zelda themed at crazy collector prices!
https://www.bullairs.com/product-page/l-o-z-customer-sb-dunk-themed-low-top
CODY - https://www.retronews.com/homebrew-factory-claim-a-revolution-for-retro-gamers/
Eric - Far Cry 3 Reborn is the remaster we’ve been waiting on - PC - GAMINGbible
https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/pc/far-cry-3-reborn-remaster-405163-20250327
Eric - Unlocking Achievements on the NES - Hackster.io
https://www.hackster.io/news/unlocking-achievements-on-the-nes-549dede0e20f
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/microsoft-created-a-demo-of-quake-ii-using-ai-and-its-gone-about-as-well-as-youd-expect
Eric - Handmade Trinitron-style retro monitors - Boing Boing
https://boingboing.net/2025/03/30/handmade-trinitron-style-retro-monitors.html
Eric - Recade Wants To Be Netflix For Arcade Games, But It Needs Your Help | Time Extension
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/recade-wants-to-be-netflix-for-arcade-games-but-it-needs-your-help
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We're back for Episode 151!
In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Amstrad Games
4:08 - Quick Questions
16:42 - Patreon
21:22 - Eric's Take - Gen 6 Mods
1:05:10 - Catching Up
1:46:12 - 6 Good Amstrad Games
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We're back for Episode 150!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and battle Gex (3DO) vs. Rayman (Atari Jaguar).
12:10 - Quick Questions
33:02 - Patreon Song
37:42 - Tea Time With Tim - Road Trip!
1:14:18 - News
2:10:04 - Battle Of The Systems: Gex (3DO) vs. Rayman (Atari Jaguar).
News:
Tim - california-fire-relief-bundle - Hundreds of game and tabletop game developers have gotten together to create this bundle in support of CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), a Los Angeles-based organization which offers direct monetary support to survivors of the fires, and supports projects for fire resilience in affected areas (and potential disaster zones).
There are more than 400 games, TTRPGs, asset packs, and other projects in this bundle, and we encourage you to donate above the minimum whenever possible.
https://itch.io/b/2863/california-fire-relief-bundle
CODY – Psytronik releases new numbered C64 Tape Lineup! https://www.psytronik.net/
Eric - Square Enix Staff Discover Cache Of Pristine Retro Games, Some Of Which Date Back 30 Years
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/square-enix-staff-discover-cache-of-pristine-retro-games-some-of-which-date-back-30-years
Tim – Evercade gets Firmware update of 2025 - v4.04 adds new game Midnight Resistance by Data East (from Data East Collection 1) - Dip Switch (BETA) Settings for all compatible Arcade games.
https://evercade.co.uk/support-vs-r/vs-r-patch-notes/
CODY – New 2D Terminator Game? Awesome! https://www.retronews.com/new-run-n-gun-terminator-2d-announced/
Eric - ‘Streets of Rage 4′ Makers’ New Game Is a Divine Fantasy Beat ‘Em Up - Absolum
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/absolum-preview-streets-of-rage-dotemu-1235278050/
Tim – Digital Eclipse who brought us the Gold Master Series - Making of Karateka and The Jeff Minter Story – Llamasoft on PS5 and Switch downloads, now are releasing physical copies to own.
https://www.digitaleclipse.com/media/own-physical-editions-of-the-gold-master-series
Cody - https://www.retronews.com/jeff-minter-game-jam-announced-by-atari/
Eric - RallyXSE - Had enough of the usual? Then check out this proof of concept Amiga game by Zooperdan - https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/02/rallyxse-had-enough-of-usual-then-check.html
Tim – Vapourware Pinball coming to Steam in April - Play video pinball, relax in vaporwave environments and enjoy an anti-stress digital holiday.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/Vaporwave_Pinball/
Cody - https://www.retronews.com/balatro-shuffles-onto-ds/
Eric - OutRun Arcade - A vastly superior version of a classic racer is coming to an Amiga
https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/02/outrun-arcade-vastly-superior-version.html
Cody - Does the X68000 intrigue you? Then fill out this form! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/03/company-behind-the-x68000-z-range-wants-to-know-if-global-players-will-buy-them
Eric - SymbOS 4.0 multitasking madness on the Next
SymbOS, the GUI operating system that made its name on the MSX and Amstrad CPC has been ported to the Spectrum Next - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=940L9_7h22o
CODY - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/three-years-later-and-hyperkins-pc-engine-turbografx-16-clone-is-finally-coming-out
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We're back for Episode 149!
In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Games With Hearts
7:31 - Quick Questions
33:55 - Patreon
38:52 - Tea Time With Tim - CompuNet
53:56 - Cody's Corner - Retro Modern Retro
1:31:38 - Catching Up
2:36:58 - 6 Good Games With Hearts
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We're back for Episode 148!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and battle Iridion II (GBA) vs Judgement Silversword (WonderSwan).
16:22 - Quick Questions
42:54 - Patreon Song
47:52 - Eric's Take -- Piracy!
1:43:54 - News
2:45:32 - Battle Of The Systems: Iridion II (GBA) vs Judgement Silversword (WonderSwan).
News -
Cody – Nintendo Switch 2 Announced https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-switch-2-to-be-released-in-2025/?srsltid=AfmBOoof96ZRzpMcmqI0ZFMf3bxS1ttMkkoInI3sgj-u9XLrLWKR9Vcd
Eric - S.C.I.O.N. set to Blast onto ZX Spectrums Soon - https://www.retronews.com/s-c-i-o-n-set-to-blast-onto-zx-spectrums-soon/
Cody – Europe wants cool keyboards too! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/8bitdos-c64-and-nes-style-retro-mechanical-keyboards-are-getting-european-layouts
Eric - Brotato PS5™ (Deluxe Edition)
https://www.redartgames.com/games/695-brotato-ps5-deluxe-edition.html
Cody – Breakout for the Amico is finally here! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/atari-is-bringing-the-former-amico-exclusive-breakout-beyond-to-pc-and-modern-consoles
Cody - Balatro WAS on the c64. https://ko-ko74.itch.io/balatro-for-the-commodore-64-c64
Eric - There's a new gaming console designed for retro games (and it's has 70K+ pre-loaded)
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2594204/theres-a-new-gaming-console-designed-for-retro-games-and-its-has-70k-pre-loaded.html
Cody - https://johanpeitz.itch.io/ascent/devlog/882189/ascent-dx-coming-to-steam
Eric - Nintendo Switch gamers treated to free game we've been begging for (Wario Land 4)
https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/nintendo/nintendo-switch-free-game-054172-20250207
Cody – Video Game History Foundation Digital Library - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/the-video-game-history-foundation-digital-library-is-now-available-in-early-access
Eric - Atari 7800+ Console With Wireless Controller Drops to Its Lowest Price for Retro Gaming Fans
https://gizmodo.com/atari-7800-console-with-wireless-controller-drops-to-its-lowest-price-for-retro-gaming-fans-2000559172
Cody – Free Dreamcast game Dream Ride https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/dream-ride-is-a-new-micro-machines-esque-party-game-for-the-sega-dreamcast
Eric - Dream retro gaming compilation finally gets a release date – Capcom Fighting Collection 2
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/2010004/Capcom-fighting-collection-2-game-year-release-date
Cody – Missle Command returns to the Arcades? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/missile-command-recharged-is-the-next-atari-title-heading-to-arcades
Eric – Driveloop (from Alexisms) - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3183730/Driveloop/
Cody – New Jaguars Cartridges....yes please! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/atari-jaguar-mario-kart-clone-atari-karts-is-getting-a-new-limited-edition-reprint
Eric - If You Like UFO 50, I’m Begging You To Play Retro Game Challenge https://www.thegamer.com/ufo-50-play-retro-game-challenge/
Cody – Wonderland Amusements making Pinball Affordable? - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wonderlandamusements/wonderland-pinball
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/14-percent-of-north-americans-still-play-gaming-systems-released-before-2000
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We're back for Episode 147!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and highlight 6 Good Falling Block Puzzle Games.
7:00 - Quick Questions
39:48 - Patreon Song
45:11 - Tea Time With Tim - Amstrad Adventure
1:06:54 - Cody's Corner - Galloping Ghost
1:39:31 - News
2:39:42 - 6 Good Falling Block Games
News -
Tim – Pixel Gaiden now has a BlueSky account. Tim mostly posting on the account, a good place to keep an eye on up-and-coming battles, show release announcements, general stuff retro and beer related.
Pixel Gaiden - Retro gaming podcast (@pixelgaiden.bsky.social) — Bluesky
CODY – https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/the-scalable-video-switch-might-be-the-ultimate-av-solution-for-retro-gaming-fans
Eric - Review: Retro Fighters BattlerGC Pro - Time To Finally Retire Your GameCube's WaveBird | Time Extension
https://www.timeextension.com/reviews/retro-fighters-battlergc-pro-time-to-finally-retire-your-gamecubes-wavebird
Tim – Shinobi has been ported to the NeoGeo by H0ffman. This is a port of the arcade version over to the NeoGeo by disassembling the arcade version to ensure all the original feel and graphics of the arcade came across. Free to download in NeoGeo and NeoGeo CD format.
https://h0ffman.itch.io/shinobi-neogeo
Cody - https://atarirepairparts.com/#!/Other-Parts/c/160952147
Eric – New Neo Geo cart by Back Bit!!! - https://store.backbit.io/product/backbit-platinum-mvs/
Tim – Super Polygon GP has new update for 2025 already! - Native SteamDeck / Linux build, Major performance upgrade, Online leaderboards added, Graphics re-styled, better track wall outlining, Difficulty rebalanced, Wall collisions made less harsh & AI upgraded
Eric - You're Not Seeing Things, PS1 Games Are Playable On GameCube | Time Extension
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/youre-not-seeing-things-ps1-games-are-playable-on-gamecube
Cody - https://www.retrorgb.com/japanese-to-sega-master-system-cartridge-converter.html
https://www.retrorgb.com/colecovision-to-master-system-cartridge-adapter.html
Tim – Elite the classic space shooter and trading game is coming to the VIC20... yes that's right the VIC20. Aleksi Eeben has taken the C64 source and has ported across.
From Mark Moxon on BlueSky
https://bsky.app/profile/markmoxon.bsky.social/post/3lekpj6ytus2z
Video of game play
https://youtu.be/eR7df9rrbyQ?si=ED-Ki0OOKv73iohf
EventHubs: New XXL Street Fighter arcade cabinets are almost as large as the originals but not as expensive and comes with 14 games
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2025/jan/07/street-fighter-arcade-cabinets/
Tim – New fan based Sonic game gets demo release – Sonic Galactic demo is out for Windows and Mac. Sonic Galactic is a fan-made interpretation of what a 2D-sidescrolling entry in the Sonic series could have looked like on 32-bit, 5th Generation hardware. Sporting clean, hand-pixeled backgrounds and fluid animation, the game aims for an aesthetic that pays tribute to the best of the era. Source – Sonic Galatic project on BlueSky
https://bsky.app/profile/sonicgalactic.bsky.social
https://sonicgalactic.github.io/index.html
Game play footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO1lTblVODU&lc=UgwJYjfi1qgbbMovthp4AaABAg
Cody - https://myarcade.com/blogs/press-and-news/my-arcade-announces-gamestation-retro-including-bandai-namco-and-capcom-games?srsltid=AfmBOoqcuJu_eQsrFxmTq6pqRXTxa6O032NHkEbu78-6CZydWnerzUb-
Cody – Juan Martinez releases one for DOS! https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/12/alien-intruder-new-ms-dos-single-screen.html#more
Eric- From DanJ (Patreon Dude!) Dungeons And Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye! Pinball - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHM0D6kHouY
Cody – News of the Weird! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/random-this-us-bakery-still-uses-a-commodore-64-for-sales-in-2024
Eric - Nintendo Switch Players Are Reporting Their New Games Have Been Replaced With...Googly Eyes - IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-players-are-reporting-their-new-games-have-been-replaced-withgoogly-eyes
Cody – Evercade Carts are going up in price.
https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/indie-heroes-collection-4/
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We're back for Episode 146!
In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems: Super Fantasy Zone (Genesis) vs Super Air Zonk - Rockabilly-Paradise (Turbo Duo)
5:36 - Quick Questions
27:26 - Patreon
22:48 - Eric's Take - Mass Media
44:36 - Best Of 2024
1:54:46 - Catching Up
2:41:27 - Battle Of The Systems
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, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, 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 145!
In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Shareware Games
8:30 - Quick Questions
28:12 - Patreon
33:07 - Cody's Corner
1:00:10 - Game Show
1:16:10 - Catching Up
2:04:32 - 6 Good Shareware Games
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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, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, 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%