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Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about my unexplained popularity in a well-known South American country, officially licensing the Commodore brand, a new PAC-MAN guitar from Fender, Sonic on the ZX Spectrum Next, the Microsoft / Valve collusion lawsuit, a new magazine for Steam gamers, a new SEGA handheld, a new brawler called Metro Siege & more!

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Episode Links:

Commodore Licensing: https://commodore.net/the-commodore-community-licensing-affiliate-pipeline-is-now-in-open-beta

My Band - The MightyC TITAN: https://www.youtube.com/@titanbandleicester

Fender PAC-MAN Telecaster: https://uk.fender.com/products/limited-edition-fender-x-pac-man-player-ii-telecaster

Sonic On Spectrum Next: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/sonic-the-hedgehog-comes-to-the-zx-spectrum-next-in-an-unofficial-capacity-at-least

Download For The Above: https://dave18.itch.io/wip-sonic-spectrum-next

Microsoft Sued: https://aftermath.site/gamers-sue-microsoft-valve-steam-antitrust-lawsuit

SteamOS Gamer Magazine: https://www.addict.media/steamos-gamer

SEGA Handheld Rumour: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/rumour-sega-might-be-releasing-a-low-cost-handheld-with-removable-game-carts

Metro Siege Amiga / Neo Geo / PC Beat 'em Up: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metrosiege/metro-siege

Video Of The Week 1 (C++ Documentary Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXwTRzywDSk

Video Of The Week 2 (Civvie11 Ken's Labyrinth): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OWxsKXmhjE

Video Of The Week 3 (MVG Neo Geo DOOM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f1-7c6WX10

Chapters:

00:00 Don't Podcast For Me Argentina

02:37 PCBWay

03:22 Officially Licensing Commodore

09:34 The PAC-o-Caster Rocks!

17:59 Sonic On The ZX Spectrum Next

22:52 Microsoft & Valve Sued For Pricing Collusion

31:10 A New (Printed) Magazine For Steam Gamers!

35:33 New Handheld Sega Console On The Way?

40:58 Videos Of The Week

52:23 New Beat 'em Up On Amiga, Neo Geo & PC

Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about Doom in the Library of Congress, Atari's move to Luxembourg, Atari's 800XL trademark application, some Cray supercomputers for sale, a new Gameboy emulator for the Playdate called CrankBoy, a DOOM 3 RTX path tracing mod, DOOM on walkie talkies, a new Head Over Heels sequel by the original developer, a virtual OS museum & more!

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Episode Links:

Doom In The Library Of Congress: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-original-doom-soundtrack-joins-our-national-playlist-in-the-us-library-of-congress/

Atari Moves To Luxembourg For Some Reason: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/sacre-bleu-atari-is-no-longer-a-french-company

Atari 800XL Trademark: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/new-atari-trademark-application-hints-at-hardware-refresh-for-mr-ts-favourite-home-computer

Cray For Sale: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/supercomputers/first-ever-cray-t3d-supercomputer-goes-up-for-auction-with-usd81-000-reserve-europes-fastest-supercomputer-in-june-1996-goes-on-the-block

Playdate: https://play.date/shop

Playdate CrankBoy Gameboy Emulator: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/game-boy-emulator-crankboy-is-now-available-via-playdate-catalog

Doom 3 RTX Path Tracing Mod: https://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/new-doom-3-rtx-path-tracing-video-showcases-lit-particles-pom-relief-mapping-better-gi

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KobIeSvs9Dg

dhewm3 Source Port: https://dhewm3.org

Walkie Talkie DOOM Port: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aRQLHLls0k

GitHub Of The Above: https://github.com/atc1441/TXW818_WalkieTalkie_Doom

New Head Over Heels Sequel: https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/27/80s-amiga-classic-head-heels-finally-gets-a-sequel-40-years-28543392

Interview With Colin Porch: https://www.itv.com/watch/news/computer-programmer-finally-finishes-game-sequel-37-years-later/rpy7w3f

Virtual OS Museum: https://www.hackster.io/news/andrew-warkentin-s-virtual-os-museum-collects-174gb-of-ready-to-use-vintage-operating-systems-79b8c3954bd1.amp

Video Of The Week 1 (CNCDan Space Cadet Pinball): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU_02HABZ4s

Video Of The Week 2 (Old Lamer Doom Dark Ages): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXlKcFPeSoU

Video Of The Week 3 (Action Retro Amstrad PPC640): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tt874nkplo

Video Of The Week 4 (Bits und Bolts Virge Overclock): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NacKCoauW70

Video Of The Week 5 (RC Handheld MiSTer Update): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arSnNwDQS2k

Video Of The Week 6 (Rees MiSTer Handy Interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYQDqnJT0Lk

Chapters:

00:00 DOOM In The Library Of Congress

05:35 Atari News - Luxembourg Move & New 800XL?

14:04 Get Your Own Cray Supercomputer

19:36 PlayDate Gameboy Emulator Released!

25:22 DOOM 3 Path Tracing Mod... And A Walkie Talkie Bonus

33:07 Official Head Over Heels Sequel... 40 Years Later

38:35 Videos Of The Week

52:32 Reesy Bonus - Virtual OS Museum

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Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about a Kickstarter for a fold up arcade machine that transforms into a piece of furniture, Steve Jobs immortalised on a really awful looking $1 coin, Sega Saturn MiSTer core secrets, a Taki Udon SuperStation review, a new mod for DOOM that makes it all shiny, the Football Manager legacy collection, Atic Atac in 3D & more!

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Episode Links:

Retro Directory: https://retro.directory

RetroFest: https://www.retrofest.uk

My MAME Cab Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG8TK2Qjh_U

Kickstarter Swap Arcade: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amat/swap-arcade-full-arcade-that-turns-into-a-furniture-cabinet

Steve Jobs $1 Coin: https://www.engadget.com/2170555/steve-jobs-coin-on-sale-today

Sega Saturn MiSTer Core Article: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/05/08/saturn-mister-core-optimizations-overcome-chock-full-fpga

Taki Udon SuperStation Review: https://www.timeextension.com/reviews/superstation-one-this-usd210-fpga-playstation-puts-sonys-ps-classic-to-shame

Dez DOOM Mod: https://www.facebook.com/groups/180107965965298/permalink/1990507271592016

Football Manager Legacy Collection: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/original-football-manager-creator-returns-to-the-zx-spectrum-just-in-time-for-the-2026-world-cup

Atic Atac 3D: https://stephensmith.itch.io/atic-atac-3d

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EofGuoLeSrQ

Video Of The Week 1 (Nostalgia Nerd Swindon Museum): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfl8poxJjPo

Video Of The Week 2 (MVG Neo Geo AES+): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFNRUgRupkU

Video Of The Week 3 (BBC Money Programme 2000 Mobile Internet): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NedkJwn28jw

Chapters:

00:00 This Week's Events

02:25 PCBWay

03:15 A Foldy Uppy Arcade Cabinet

12:57 This Steve Jobs Commemorative Coin Looks Terrible

17:39 The Secrets Of The Sega Saturn MiSTer Core Revealed

22:55 Taki Udon's SuperStation Looking Splendid

28:42 Dez DOOM Mod Is Rather Shiny

35:23 ZX Spectrum Football Manager Is Back!

41:21 Atic Atac In 3D

42:56 Videos Of The Week

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Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about a bomb scare at a Peter Kay show, a new Amstrad meetup in the UK, Atari's acquisition of the Wizardry RPG series, the MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Arcade, SEGA's Neptune, the new Steam controller, a new Commodore C64C, DOS 1.00 going open source & more!

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Episode Links:

Peter Kay Bomb Hoax: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d2pvle9lqo

UKAG Amstrad Meetup: https://www.ukag.org.uk/index.php/2026/01/08/more-info-on-the-june-uk-amstrad-group-meet

Atari Acquires Wizardry: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/who-owns-the-wizardry-rpgs-we-do-say-both-drecom-and-atari-as-an-unusual-ip-acquisition-splits-custody-of-the-genre-forming-series

MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Arcade: https://shop.heber.co.uk/multisystem2-arcade-system-jamma-with-black-enclosure

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7YXSS27oX0

Neptune Video 1: https://x.com/MichelinFabio/status/2047096894527045747

Neptune Video 2: https://x.com/MichelinFabio/status/2047096356544598265

New Steam Controller: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a55UIaiTE-A

New C64C: https://commodore.net/computer/?sku=c64cu-fe

DOS 1.00 Open Sourced: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2026/04/28/continuing-the-story-of-early-dos-development

Atari ST Miracle Boy: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/miracle-boy-is-an-atari-st-masterpiece-you-can-download-now

Video Of The Week 1 (Tom Scott In A Tiny Boat): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMYYcddinkE

Video Of The Week 2 (MattKC 3:2 Monitor): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYMI7MsnT1o

Video Of The Week 3 (MASTER BOOT RECORD Live Show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42-iTgICOh0

Video Of The Week 4 (74XX Wild Gunman): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOfqnomGPkM

Chapters:

00:00 I Nearly Got Blown Up Watching Peter Kay

07:01 PCBWay

07:52 Upcoming Amstrad UK User Meetup

12:58 Atari Acquires Wizardry

21:28 New MiSTer MultiSystem 2 JAMMA Arcade

31:35 Neptune, Steam Controller, And Commodore C64C Hardware News!

41:50 DOS 1.00 Goes Open Source

47:15 Videos Of The Week

Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about my renewed love for Monument Valley, Atari's acquisition of Implicit Conversions, the Commodore 64 Ultimate firmware debacle, a rare 1974 Nintendo arcade game, a bomb threat during a VCF YouTuber panel, ARPANet's reconstruction & more!

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Episode Links:

Monument Valley: https://www.monumentvalleygame.com

Atari Acquires Implicit Conversions: https://gamesbeat.com/atari-acquires-implicit-conversions-emulation-studio-that-takes-classic-games-to-new-platforms

Commodore 64 Ultimate Firmware Protection Update: https://www.commodore.net/post/your-hardware-your-choice-confirming-our-approach-to-firmware-protection

Nintendo FMV Game Reconstructed: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendos-extremely-rare-fmv-arcade-game-from-1974-has-been-restored-by-a-dedicated-fan/1100-6539509

VCF Bomb Threat: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/that-was-crazy-retro-panel-gets-interrupted-after-bomb-threat

ARPANet Reconstructed: https://obsolescence.dev/arpanet_home.html

Video Of The Week 1 (Portal 2 Community Edition): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhOZ8G51E4

Video Of The Week 2 (Second Wind / Fully Ramblomatic Atari vs. Nintendo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt7SkhWQoFo

Chapters:

00:00 Wherein I Waffle About The PS3 & Monument Valley

06:28 Atari Acquires Implicit Conversions

14:01 Commodore's Firmware Conundrum

22:36 Ultra Rare Nintendo Arcade Game Preserved

29:53 VCF Show Bomb Threat

36:28 ARPANet Is Back!

42:07 Videos Of The Week

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Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about retro achievements on MiSTer, the SuperSega guy Alejandro Martin's new PC case, a new NEO GEO AES console from Plaion, a floppy drive in a Tesla, DOOM on a TrueType font, DOOM on a printer controller, a new Windows 9x themed factory game & more!

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Episode Links:

Retro Achievements On MiSTer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TguSvh6Xfg

Retro Achievements: https://retroachievements.org

SuperSega Guy's New PC Case: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/random-the-guy-behind-the-disasterous-supersega-is-back-and-he-wants-to-sell-you-a-wooden-pc

SuperSega Saga: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/this-is-the-end-the-man-behind-the-infamous-supersega-console-finally-admits-defeat

New Neo Geo: https://plaionreplai.com/en-gb/pages/neogeo

Tesla Floppy Drive: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/engineer-installs-3-5-inch-floppy-drive-in-a-tesla-modern-ev-recognizes-and-runs-ancient-storage-device-even-plays-an-mp3-file-from-diskette

DOOM On A TrueType Font: https://hackaday.com/2026/04/10/running-doom-on-a-truetype-font

GitHub Of The Above: https://4rh1t3ct0r7.github.io/ttf-doom

Adrian's Digital Basement DOOM On A Printer Controller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cltnlks2-uU

Factory95 Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3987250/Factory_95/

Video Of The Week 1 (Angine De Poutrine... Again): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so

Video Of The Week 2 (Rob Smith's Amiga Disk Drive Audio Demo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al5L0Ok7IRU

Video Of The Week 3 (DF Screamer Retrospective & Review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOrsXMftTWI

Chapters:

00:00 I'm Back

04:04 PCBWay

05:01 RetroAchievements Come To MiSTer

12:20 SuperSEGA Guy Is Back... And He's Got Wood

20:08 NEO GEO Is Back... No Wood Though

34:24 Stick Your Floppy In A Tesla

42:24 DOOM On A Font - And A Printer Controller!

49:13 Windows 95 Factory Game Factory95

53:34 Videos Of The Week

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Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about NASA's broken Outlook, a ZX Spectrum landing on the moon, a new Nintendo recomp launcher called N64RecompLauncher, DLSS 5 vs. V-Rally 3 on the GBA, some massive Raspberry Pi price increases, the ultimate PlayStation, a Lego PSP, Linux's gaming marketshare milestone & more!

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Episode Links:

NASA Audio Recording: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jzhiqz7fb5dj6h7cydluryvn/post/3miik2wzosk25

ZX Spectrum Lands On The Moon: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/enthusiast-lands-on-the-moon-using-hardware-from-the-1980s-zx-spectrum-home-computer-with-3-5-mhz-cpu-and-48kb-of-memory-power-kerbal-space-flight

Apollo Guidance Computer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

N64RecompLauncher: https://steamdeckhq.com/news/find-native-pc-ports-retro-games-n64recomplauncher

DLSS 5 vs. GBA V-Rally: https://www.ign.com/articles/dlss-5-isnt-anywhere-near-as-impressive-as-v-rally-3-on-the-game-boy-advance

My GBA FPS Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jev5QogEg7U

Raspberry Pi Price Increases: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-3gb-raspberry-pi-4-for-83-75-and-more-memory-driven-price-increases

Ultimate PlayStation: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/modder-picks-apart-old-playstation-consoles-to-create-the-ultimate-hybrid-ps1

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWGI8xwVDV4

LEGO PSP: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/a-flood-of-happy-memories-this-fanmade-lego-psp-needs-your-help-to-become-the-real-deal

LEGO Ideas Page For The Above: https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/afb69019-4b4f-4628-8757-583372823fe3

Steam Linux Marketshare Tops 5%: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-On-Linux-Tops-5p

Video Of The Week 1 (Scott Manley's ZX Spectrum On The Moon): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQTh1Davsj8

Video Of The Week 2 (eFIXX Plug In DIY Solar In The UK): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na4LTD1M6nw

Video Of The Week 3 (TFI Friday Episode 1 1996): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcEt9-FgcoI

Chapters:

00:00 Outlook In Spaaaaaace! (also it's broken)

02:53 PCBWay

03:44 ZX Spectrum - Also In Space! (but not broken)

10:18 New Nintendo Recompilation Launcher - N64RecompLauncher

17:39 DLSS 5 vs. V-Rally 3 On The Gameboy Advance(!?)

25:26 Massive Raspberry Pi Price Increases

33:15 The Ultimate PlayStation

38:48 LEGO PSP

43:34 Big Linux Steam Survey Marketshare News

50:21 Videos Of The Week

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Latest Main Channel Release (PicoIDE Review): https://youtu.be/BHSOVnahKjY

In this episode I talk about Ashens' new horror film (which I've seen!), a new Atari Falcon, the 3dfx Voodoo chip in FPGA, a Raspberry Pi Pico based drop in Z80 replacement, the discontinuation of the Mac Pro, a Jetpac remake, some Namco games coming to Arcade Archives, Wine 11, Epic's layoffs, an interactive 3D Atari ST in your browser & more!

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Episode Links:

Turn Back Horror Film: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ashens/turn-back-a-folk-horror-film-told-in-reverse

RE-Falcon Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL4RZdK2JXA

Official Website For The Above: https://re-falcon.com

3dfx Voodoo FPGA: https://hackaday.com/2026/03/22/the-3dfx-voodoo-lives-again-in-an-fpga

Official Website For The Above: https://noquiche.fyi/voodoo

PicoZ80: https://hackaday.com/2026/03/23/picoz80-is-a-drop-in-replacement-for-everyones-favorite-zilog-cpu

Official Website For The Above: https://eaw.app/picoz80

Mac Pro Discontinued: https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/26/apple-discontinues-the-mac-pro

Jetpac Remake: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/the-zx-spectrum-classic-jetpac-has-been-unofficially-remade

Arcade Archives Releases: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/a-revolutionary-namco-racer-and-a-classic-nichibutsu-shoot-em-up-are-both-heading-to-consoles-this-week

Wine 11 Released: https://www.xda-developers.com/wine-11-rewrites-linux-runs-windows-games-speed-gains

Epic Games Layoffs: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/todays-layoffs

Interactive 3D Atari ST Thingy: https://labs.mesmotronic.com/atari-st

Video Of The Week 1 (RoseTintedSpectrum's YouTube Ordeal): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ-QxbVUg6o

Video Of The Week 2 (Tom Scott's Triumphant Return): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz3lSKgz4q8

Chapters:

00:00 I Saw The New Ashens Film!

08:21 PCBWay

09:09 The Atari Falcon030 Is Back!

18:02 3dfx Voodoo In FPGA

29:20 Drop-In Z80 CPU Using Raspi Pico: PicoZ80

36:39 Mac Pro Finally Gone For Good

42:30 Quickfire News: Jetpac, Arcade Archives, Wine 11, Epic Layoffs, Virtual ST

54:03 Videos Of The Week