Episode 130 - Emus and Evercades + Flying Hero (SNES) vs Toy Shop Boys (PCE)
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Show Notes
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/2024/05/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
(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-RG28XX-New-pocket-sized-retro-gaming-handheld-released-for-under-50.831281.0.html
GBA SP inspired Anbernic
https://gbatemp.net/threads/anbernic-reveals-the-rg35xxsp-a-gba-sp-inspired-retro-handheld.655641/
(Eric) Pacific Rim Pinball
Pinball FX - Official Pacific Rim Pinball Announcement Trailer - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_4LdgnHJig
(Eric) Time Extension: The Cost Of Owning A MiSTer FPGA Is About To Come Down Dramatically
(Cody) News of the Weird!
Atari News! https://gfuel.com/products/atari-2600
7-11 and Tetris Team up! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/you-can-now-play-tetris-on-a-slurpee-cup
(Eric) Limited Run Games Apologises For Shipping 3DO Games On CD-Rs | Time Extension
(Cody) MSXdev24 Compo is back on! https://www.indieretronews.com/2024/05/princess-palomas-rescue-first-entry-in.html#more
(Eric) SNES Multi-Out Breakout Box | RetroRGB
https://www.retrorgb.com/snes-multi-out-breakout-box.html
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