Podcast appearances and mentions of Mark Scott

We're back for Episode 180 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Games With Sharks. 9:06 - Quick Questions31:36 - Patreon Song35:01- Tea Time With Tim - Retro Rivalries49:00 - Eric's Take - Pico-8 Hotness1:01:23 - News2:11:54 - 6 Good Games With Sharks!News notes at pixelgaiden.comPlease 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, 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, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.

We're back for Episode 180 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Games With Sharks.   9:06 - Quick Questions 31:36 - Patreon Song 35:01- Tea Time With Tim - Retro Rivalries 49:00 - Eric's Take - Pico-8 Hotness 1:01:23 - News 2:11:54 - 6 Good Games With Sharks!   News -    Cody – New Vectrex Action!  https://www.retronews.com/dark-alien-in-deep-space/  Eric - Valve Jacks Up Steam Deck Prices By As Much As $300  https://www.engadget.com/2182286/valve-jacks-up-steam-deck-prices-by-as-much-as-300/  Tim - Infe2tation from Monte Boyd for the C64 will be out in June. Maybe by the time you are listening to this! This is the follow up from infeZtation from the creator of show fave game Knights and Slimes.  https://bsky.app/profile/monteboyd.bsky.social/post/3mnh2jwhf2k2x  Cody - Rumor - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/rumour-sega-might-be-releasing-a-low-cost-handheld-with-removable-game-carts  Eric - "They Had No Idea What They Were Doing" - Amico Teardown Sheds Light On Doomed Intellivision Console | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/they-had-no-idea-what-they-were-doing-amico-teardown-sheds-light-on-doomed-intellivision-console  Tim - Petal Panic C64 – Preview – The Piggy 18 team behind the C64 game A Pigs Quest has just released a 3-world work in progress demo of their latest platformer for the C64. Hopefully this one will blossom on to our C64 screens soon.  https://piggy18.itch.io/petal-panic  Cody – My Kinda Game! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/oh-my-doug-is-a-hand-drawn-metroidvania-set-inside-a-human-body-with-ren-and-stimpy-style-gross-ups#enlarge-1  Eric - UFO 50 Nonograms is an unofficial fangame of Mossmouth's UFO 50.  https://m3zik.itch.io/lx-nonograms  Tim – Sonic for the Next – The ZX Spectrum Next has just received a surprise port of the SMS version of Sonic the Hedgehog. Dave18 via itch.io has just released this version. It follows on the heels of his previous SMS conversion of Astro Warrior. (Via Indie Retro News)  https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/06/sonic-spectrum-next-sonic-hedgehog.html#more  https://dave18.itch.io/wip-sonic-spectrum-next  Cody – New NeoGeo Games https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/necro-pop-is-a-new-game-built-from-the-ground-up-for-neo-geo  https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-all-the-risky-stuff-is-basically-ticked-we-spoke-to-the-developer-of-the-ambitious-neo-geo-first-party-game-overserved  Cody – More Cuphead!!! https://www.retronews.com/mighty-cuphead-adventure/  Eric – Playdate - Working on a port of space cadet pinball  https://www.reddit.com/r/PlaydateConsole/comments/1tmjssf/working_on_a_port_of_space_cadet_pinball/      Tim – The A1200 update video (of sorts!) - Retro Games Ltd have posted a new video on BookFace showing the A1200 in action, featuring the carrousel and a selection of games. Do they go as far as showing a working Workbench demo? Well, no they don't. Plus, the video is pretty crappy looking, but hey, we get to see a little of what we could have been using already! (insert old man grumbling and shaking fist at clouds)  https://www.facebook.com/reel/1599219712208942  Cody – Handrawn and now Liscensed! https://www.timeextension.com/features/this-mega-man-hand-drawn-game-guide-is-a-delightful-human-made-antidote-to-ai-generated-slop  Eric - Full-size arcade gaming system folds into a cabinet when not in use  https://newatlas.com/games/swap-arcade-gaming-system-folds-into-cabinet/?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4  Tim – Retro Frog (Todd Gill) -teases new device to use USB controllers with your Dreamcast (Via Time Extension)   https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/this-handy-gizmo-will-let-you-use-any-usb-controller-with-your-dreamcast-without-sacrificing-vmu-support  Cody – More NeoGeo Options soon?  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/im-considering-that-possibility-the-neo-geo-aes-might-be-getting-the-everdrive-treatment  Eric – Flippy Drive Update - https://www.crowdsupply.com/team-offbroadway/flippydrive/updates/shipping-progress-firmware-2-0-and-more  Tim – Hot off the press. Finally, a game I might be able to buy for the Switch 2! - Nintendo Direct just announced Star Fox for the Switch 2 coming soon, there is a downloadable demo available now.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY6QT50zrf0&t=2182s  News Of The Weird!!!  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/a-first-of-its-kind-collaboration-you-can-now-own-sonic-dreamcast-and-genesis-office-chairs    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, 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, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.

In this episode, we reflect on the 19th edition of CPDP (Computers, Privacy and Data Protection), the major Brussels tech policy conference, held last week under this year's theme, "Competing Visions, Shared Futures." We discuss the dominant debates from the gathering, including the contested Digital Omnibus simplification package, digital and tech sovereignty, researcher access to platform data under the Digital Services Act, the rising prominence of child online safetWe feature voices from across the conference, including Tech Policy Press contributing editor Mark Scott, AlgorithmWatch's Oliver Marsh, the Knight-Georgetown Institute's Peter Chapman, the Center for Democracy and Technology's Marie Seck, Project SENTIMENT's Joel Baumann, Mozilla's Svea Windwehr, and conference director Barbara Lazarotto.And, you'll hear two interviews: a conversation with European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski on whether the GDPR needs reform amid the simplification push, and a wide-ranging reflection from CPDP founder Paul De Hert on how the conference and the field of data protection have evolved over nearly two decades, the value of reasoned disagreement, and why Europe should be more self-critical.

We're back for Episode 179 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good 8-Bit Budget Games 7:54 - Quick Questions31:22 - Patreon Song33:51- Eric's Take - Atgames Legends Pinball Micro First Impressions 1:00:30 - Catching Up2:00:58 - 6 Good Games -- 8-Bit Budget 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, 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, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.

We're back for Episode 179 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good 8-Bit Budget Games   7:54 - Quick Questions 31:22 - Patreon Song 33:51- Eric's Take - Atgames Legends Pinball Micro First Impressions  1:00:30 - Catching Up 2:00:58 - 6 Good Games -- 8-Bit Budget 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, 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, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.

Australia has more homes per adult than at any point in our history. So why is our housing crisis worse than ever? Professor Nicole Gurran’s been studying housing for 15 years, and she says the solutions to Australia's housing crisis are obvious – it’s the execution that’s failing, and most Australians are being distracted by media and politicians. Nicole explains why "cutting red tape" won't solve the problem, why more than a million Australian households are living in housing stress, and what happened when government funding for social housing fell off a cliff in the mid-90s. +++ The Solutionists is a podcast from the University of Sydney, produced by Deadset Studios. Keep up to date with The Solutionists by following @sydney_uni on Facebook and Instagram, and @sydney.edu.au on Bluesky. This episode was produced by Liam Riordan with sound design by Jeremy Wilmot. Supervising producer is Sarah Dabro. Executive editors are Kellie Riordan, Jen Peterson-Ward, and Mark Scott. Strategist is Ann Chesterman. This podcast was recorded on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. For thousands of years, across innumerable generations, knowledge has been taught, shared and exchanged here. We pay respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back for Episode 178 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems - Boogie Wings Vs. Mystic Riders 12:10 - Quick Questions42:32 - Patreon Song45:02- Tea Time With Tim - Road Trip1:02:21 - Cody's Corner1:33:35 - News2:35:29 - Battle Of The Systems -Boogie Wings Vs. Mystic RidersNews notes at PixelGaiden.comPlease 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, 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, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.

We're back for Episode 178 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems - Boogie Wings Vs. Mystic Riders   12:10 - Quick Questions 42:32 - Patreon Song 45:02- Tea Time With Tim - Road Trip 1:02:21 - Cody's Corner 1:33:35 - News 2:35:29 - Battle Of The Systems -Boogie Wings Vs. Mystic Riders   News -    Cody – Iron Rails for Amiga  https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/05/iron-rails-railway-strategy-game-for.html#more  Eric - “Built To Extract The Best Possible Image From Your Consoles" - Pixel FX Announces The $200 'Morph 2K' Upscaler - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/built-to-extract-the-best-possible-image-from-your-consoles-pixel-fx-announces-the-usd200-morph-2k-upscaler  Tim – Zippy Race Amiga port has been completed by Dimitris Giannakis or better know as YouTuber Modern Vintage Gamer (MVG). He has been vlogging the development of the port across to the Amiga on his channel and its now complete for us to play over on his itch.io site.  https://modernvintagegamer.itch.io/zippy-race  Cody – Hyper Megatech Spectrum and C64 Handhelds https://www.hypermegatech.com/home-computer-handhelds/  Eric - Sounds Like Plaion Has Another Console In The Works Following The Neo Geo AES+ | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/sounds-like-plaion-has-another-console-in-the-works-following-the-neo-geo-aesplus    Tim – Atari ST platformer - Miracle Boy in Dragon Land by SamSoft. This was first released in 2024 and has just been updated. Not new but new to us. Looks like an ST game worth checking out. Although its £15 so not free to download.  (thanks to Time Extension)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPxDA9-CP_M  https://samsoft.itch.io/miracle-boy-in-dragon-land    Eric – Two new ZX Spectrum Games  Indie Retro News: SuperHair 2 Revenge of the Wizard - For the first time Super Hair goes Isometric in this new ZX Spectrum game from MicroChops  https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/05/superhair-2-revenge-of-wizard-for-first.html  https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/05/a-mouse-life-2-escape-from-science-lab.html      Cody – Revolo's all Ascii Game has a free Demo to try!  https://relevo.itch.io/battle-for-asciion  Tim – Gridlocker a new falling block puzzler for the C64 is in beta testing for all. This has a twist. Think Tetris meets Pipe Mania!  https://studio8502.itch.io/gridlocker  Indie Retro News: A mouse life 2: Escape from science lab - Help a Mouse escape from the laboratory in this new ZX Spectrum 128k game from BAD BITS  Eric - After 23 Years Bomberman Online For Dreamcast Is Now Back Online  https://retrododo.com/after-23-years-bomberman-online-for-dreamcast-is-now-back-online/  Tim – New Speccy shooter just announced – Shadow Fields for 128k only by zxgandulf. Horizontal scrolling shooter more details on Indie Retro News and ZX Gandalfs itch.io page where you can download the game.  https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/05/shadow-fields-this-side-scrolling-shoot.html?spref=tw  https://zxgandulf.itch.io/shadow-fields  Eric – New controller pre-order coming soon -- https://www.polygon.com/steam-controller-preorders-open-valve-date-time/  Tim – New Amiga AGA game Pauldron by Zener – This is a spell casting action game where you play as a wizard launching various spells at enemy forces that march slowly towards you. Destroy them before they reach the bottom of the screen.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QM4EyijrAU  https://zener.itch.io/pauldron    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, 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, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.

Joel Abramson, managing partner at Top Down Ventures Today’s In The Channel episode lands on the same morning that Vancouver-based Top Down Ventures announces the close of Founders Fund I at C$38 million – oversubscribed against an original target of US$25 million, and positioned as the first institutional venture fund focused exclusively on early-stage software and AI for the managed service provider ecosystem. Managing partner Joel Abramson joined the show to walk through the fund’s thesis and what it means for the channel. Abramson co-founded and led Fully Managed through more than a dozen acquisitions before its $137 million acquisition by Telus Business Solutions in 2021. He joins general partners Chris Day (founder of IT Glue and ScalePad) and Mark Scott (founder of N-able) at Top Down – three operators who between them have spent about 75 years building and scaling companies inside the MSP ecosystem. The fund’s first exit – zofiQ to ConnectWise, which closed in January 2026 – returned 5.3 times the invested capital in roughly six months. Abramson describes it as a case study in what Top Down looks for: founders solving singular problems with exceptional depth, validated by real MSP operators rather than generalist investors. The macro thesis is equally compelling. The global IT services market is projected to grow from $600 billion to over $1 trillion by 2030. And in 2026, SMB IT spend is on track to outpace enterprise IT spend for the first time ever – a shift Abramson contrasts with what he calls the “SaaSpocalypse” in enterprise, where headcount reductions are translating directly into fewer SaaS licenses. The fund’s LP base of more than 100 MSP operators – including Pax8 – acts as a flywheel for validating investments, sourcing design partners, and connecting portfolio companies with the customers best positioned to stress-test what they’re building. Find Top Down Ventures, including their newsletter and annual research report, at topdown.com. Read Full Transcript Robert Dutt: Hello and welcome to In The Channel from ChannelBuzz.ca, bringing news and information to the Canadian IT channel community for the last sixteen years. I’m Robert Dutt, editor of ChannelBuzz.ca and your host for the show. If you caught The Buzz this morning – and you really should have – you already know the headline. Vancouver-based Top Down Ventures has closed Founders Fund I at $38 million Canadian, oversubscribed, as the first institutional venture fund focused exclusively on early-stage software and AI for the managed service provider ecosystem. The story behind it, though, is rich. Top Down was founded with three partners with deep roots in the Canadian channel community: Chris Day of IT Glue and ScalePad, Mark Scott who founded N-able, and today’s guest, Joel Abramson, who ran Fully Managed through more than a dozen acquisitions before its $137 million sale to Telus Business Solutions in 2021. The fund already has its first exit in the books. zofiQ, an agentic AI platform for MSP service desks that ConnectWise acquired just six months after Top Down’s investment, at 5.3 times the invested capital. Joel joined me this morning to talk about why MSP software needs its own dedicated venture fund, what the first exit tells us about where agentic AI is headed, and one market shift that has the team genuinely excited about the decade ahead. Let’s get right into it. My chat with Joel Abramson. Joel, thanks for taking the time. I appreciate it. Joel Abramson: Great to be here, Rob. Robert Dutt: I wanted to start with the origin story here. I think it’s an interesting one in that you had a big role in building and running Fully Managed through a dozen or so acquisitions, then sold – instead of going off and retiring on a boat somewhere or that sort of thing, you ended up in venture investing in specifically MSP software. Can you walk me through how that happened? How did Top Down come together? Was this something that you sought out or something that Chris Day pulled you into? How did that happen? Joel Abramson: Yeah, well, let’s be clear – I do love being on boats. To tell the origin story, you get to go through a 25-year journey of the MSP ecosystem itself, because there are three general partners: Mark Scott, Chris Day, and myself, Joel Abramson. Our journey dates back to the early 2000s when Mark Scott started N-able, and he was one of the pioneers that really helped value-added resellers and break-fix IT service providers become MSPs. I meet people every time I’m out on the road who have a story about working with N-able – transitioning their revenue model from break-fix to recurring. N-able is a phenomenal company today and I think Mark’s legacy lives on there. Mark started that company and then exited just before the SolarWinds acquisition. Then he went on to start a service provider called CareWorks – an MSP focused on senior care facilities. A really interesting vertical, as well as broad SMB. But I’ll pause his story and focus on Chris, because Chris is founder and chairman and really sets the vision for Top Down. Chris had an MSP as well back in the early 2000s. Eventually that was Fully Managed, and that’s where I joined him. I had a small – much less successful – MSP called Packetsafe Networks, and I rolled my little MSP into Chris’s marquee MSP, Fully Managed, and together we set on this journey. We wanted to bring that company to ten cities with $10 million in revenue in each city and then sell it to a Canadian telco – and it’s not revisionist history, it was actually the goal. But then a couple of years into our shared journey at Fully Managed, Chris got pulled into building software. It was because I’d built a bunch of software for Fully Managed to run on, and he made the mistake – or the fortuitous opportunity – of showing it to his peer group. His peer group was like, “I want to use that.” So he said, “Okay, well, I’ll build it for you.” He started building a documentation platform from the ground up and called it IT Glue, and that was a phenomenal ride for him – taking it from a couple of peer group mates trying it out to selling to Kaseya in 2018 and building a very large company in a relatively short amount of time. Not without a tremendous amount of hard work and grind. He was on the road with pop-up banners signing up logo by logo by logo in the early days, but eventually the movement just took shape and every MSP realized that they needed a documentation platform, and IT Glue took off. So IT Glue exits to Kaseya in 2018. Chris has to make that decision: do I want to golf and travel for the rest of my life, or what brings me joy? And so he actually started Top Down as a way to re-engage back with the MSP community. He had an early portfolio of three companies: Warranty Master, a company he had started with his brother; Backup Radar; and Quoter. Together those three early companies started to grow at their own individual pace. Keep in mind, we’re still running Fully Managed over here – I’m running it for him. Then we ended up putting Fully Managed together with Mark Scott’s MSP, and that’s how the three of us came together. Then yes, we did a number of acquisitions. We grew Fully Managed to be $100 million in revenue. It wasn’t the straight line Chris and I had talked about – ten cities in ten years – but it was maybe seven cities. The bridge version: Telus came in and said they wanted to acquire Canada’s largest MSP, which was Fully Managed at the time. They had done a bunch of research and nine months later we consummated that transaction, at the end of 2021. I’d been working with Chris for a number of years on the early-stage portfolio, because we’d get a couple of calls every month with people saying, “Hey, I’m starting this project, Chris, are you interested in taking a look?” So we started to build this reputation as investors in early-stage MSP software companies. We tried some other stuff – everything from consumer packaged goods (we still have a couple of investments) to starting a country music label, which we’ll save for another time. But we always knew our home, I think, was in the MSP space. After the Fully Managed exit, we decided we wanted to really compound our impact. We had this idea of a venture fund – and maybe I’ll pause there, because I can continue the journey, but we’ll wait and see if you have any questions up to that point. Robert Dutt: Understandable. It’s a wild journey, and it really is back to the heart of the early days of the MSP movement – as you say, from break-fix and VAR models. I guess tell me a little bit about where you’re at now. The fund is positioned as the first institutional VC targeting early-stage software and AI for this ecosystem. Why do you think this space needs a dedicated fund? What does a generalist venture fund miss or get wrong when they’re looking at the space? Joel Abramson: We’ve been doing early-stage investing for a few years – five years. At the same time, Warranty Master became ScalePad, and ScalePad started to gain really, really great momentum. ScalePad brought in a growth equity partner, Integrity Growth Partners, who are just phenomenal folks. They capitalized the business and that grew ScalePad from $10 million to $50 million. They were great partners, great board members, and we watched these guys – we were like, wow, we’ve been through this journey a couple of times. They add a lot of value, and we’re really excited about that relationship. We were doing our thing with the early-stage companies, and so we looked across the ecosystem. We said, there is a ton of capital that’s ready to invest in companies in the MSP ecosystem when they get to a certain scale – that was kind of the scale that ScalePad had gotten to. Then we looked down and said, well, what about the guys that are just starting out? There’s not a ton of support. There’s a ConnectWise pitch contest that grants $60,000 or $70,000 to early-stage companies. And there are early-stage investors – we’ve seen companies like Pax8 and Huntress go through many rounds of financing and they started somewhere. But we saw that the strongest source of capital in the MSP ecosystem was actually coming from angel investors. It was Joe Paniterri and Kevin Blake and Channel Angels, and they had done a number of deals, bringing together really early-stage capital and putting $100,000 into a business fueled from a number of different folks. That’s really, really cool. But where’s all the venture? You look across horizontal software and there are funds of venture that just pour in. In the big markets – the Valley and New York – and then in secondary markets, there are funds focused on those areas. But we saw early-stage MSP software companies as vastly overlooked. So we said, what if we could bring together capital from the MSP ecosystem? Because we’ve made plenty of millionaires just by acquiring them with Fully Managed. You look at how that scales out across the ecosystem: you’ve got Evergreen and Integris and Thrive and all these folks buying up MSPs. The stats are over 200 search funds, family offices, and MSP aggregators buying MSPs right now. That’s generating a lot of wealth for a lot of people. Then you have MSPs that are super profitable and people are making good cash flow. Then you have all the software companies that have exited with similar stories to Chris’s. There’s actually quite a bit of capital that could be put to work back into the ecosystem if we just found a way to harness it and focus it on innovation. We said, instead of doing a couple of deals a year, what if we could make 8 to 10 investments a year by bringing capital together? And then what if we could build a system around that to take everything we’ve learned working with early-stage companies – applying those practices, bringing folks together for design partners, early customers, advice, and partnerships in the MSP ecosystem? So we set out to raise a $25 million venture fund, and we said we were going to focus on educating the MSP ecosystem on what investing in a venture fund looks like, because it’s really just going to fuel innovation for MSPs themselves. Our goal was to have half the fund raised from the MSP community and half from outside – similar to what it was at Fully Managed: let’s tell the world about what a great opportunity exists in MSP. We were super successful in the first bucket. We got really well received by the MSP community. We have over 100 LPs in the fund and we exceeded our target of $25 million. In the second bucket, we still have a lot of work to do. We’re one year into our Outliers podcast, we’ve produced one white paper, and we’ve had hundreds and hundreds of conversations in the institutional community, educating funds of funds and family offices on the opportunity for early-stage MSP software investing. We only got a couple of participants in this fund – which is all right, because it shows the strength of the MSP ecosystem. We still oversubscribed our target. But we’re excited to continue that journey of educating institutional investors for our second fund and beyond. Robert Dutt: You mentioned you’re in at the early stage. Where in the lifecycle do you typically start looking, and what does a target portfolio company look like at the point you’re getting involved? Joel Abramson: I’ve only been doing this for a few years, so I’m still learning some of the language, Rob. But we talk about early stage being right at inception – which is called pre-seed, the first money into a company. Maybe they have an idea of what they want to build, a prototype, a business plan, some people, but they haven’t actually started that path to launch – all the way up to around that first million or million and a half of revenue, where they’d be called a late-seed investment or an early Series A. So maybe it’s the second money in, or in a Series A it could be the third. But really we’re focused on the early stage where we can leverage the strength of our LP base – a lot of strong MSPs – as well as the strength of the community that Top Down works to enable and bring together. That can be for design partners, early customers, folks to help with advice, and then partnerships in the MSP ecosystem. Maybe a company is working with ScalePad to solve a problem and ScalePad can help by bringing that product to its customer base. It’s really about building the things that matter most to MSPs. And that’s why I think we love this ecosystem so much – it’s a partnership of vendors and service providers. If we look forward to how AI is going to impact things, you have small and medium businesses at the frontline – all the enablement use cases there, all the cybersecurity use cases. Then you have the service provider layer, which is MSPs helping them with all those things. Then you have a middle layer of supply chain software like the companies we invest in. And on top of that, you have the hyperscalers, the cloud companies, the frontier companies. That four-tiered system really matters, because without the innovation from Microsoft and Anthropic, the macro doesn’t move forward. But very rarely is it going to go straight from there into frontline workers’ hands. The two layers in between – the layer we invest in, and the MSPs themselves – are really what’s helping bring the value from the top to the end market. We think it’s an incredibly resilient ecosystem. We think there’s nobody better positioned to help with AI transformation than MSPs. And that layer between the frontier companies and the hyperscalers and the MSPs is really important – that’s where innovation happens on their behalf, and that’s the kind of companies we’re investing in. Robert Dutt: One example of that would be zofiQ, which I think was your first exit – and some pretty startling numbers there: a six-month turnaround, selling to ConnectWise, bringing back more than 5x what you put in. What did you see in that company that made you say “we’re in,” and what did the ConnectWise acquisition tell you about the market for PSA and agentic AI and where that’s all headed? Joel Abramson: It starts with Lee and his team. We get the fortunate opportunity to look at a lot of things that are being built and we’re still learning, trying to keep pace. As the last couple of years have played out, we’ve been students of what people are building and how they’re looking at solving problems, armed with the knowledge of the last 25 years of the ecosystem. When we met Lee, we were really impressed with him as a founder. He had a strong track record of purpose-building solutions. When Chris and I sat down with him, it was obvious he was solving singular problems with a tremendous amount of depth, versus some of the other folks we’d seen building solutions who were really going an inch deep and a mile wide. Knowing how mission-critical these solutions are to MSPs – that for every time they mess up a service ticket, they put that customer relationship at risk – we knew that Lee’s approach was just bang on. He was obsessed with solving singular use cases. It showed in the team he put together, the technology he built, and what customers were saying about the product. It’s very atypical to make an investment and then six months later have it acquired. When it was all going down and we were talking to the ConnectWise folks, it was bittersweet. We’re so happy to see ConnectWise gain this incredible capability, but we were sad to know we weren’t going to have Lee in the Top Down portfolio anymore. Ultimately, thrilled – because what it means for ConnectWise is that they can get this really powerful technology into a lot of people’s hands. That has a tremendous impact for the ecosystem, the end market, the MSPs partnered with ConnectWise. They can get this great innovative technology out into the market much faster than Lee could on his own, just going out and telling the story and waiting for the momentum to build. Thrilled for ConnectWise, thrilled for Lee and the team to jump into an organization like ConnectWise. And proud that we were able to play a tiny part on that journey. Robert Dutt: zofiQ was automating the service desk with AI agents. From what you saw inside that experience with them, and looking across the portfolio now, I’m curious – especially given your background running an MSP – when you’re talking to MSPs about what some of these companies are doing, how ready are they to adopt and operationalize this kind of agentic tooling? Both in terms of willingness and interest, which I’m sure is high, and actual aptitude and ability to make the operational changes that come with it? Joel Abramson: It totally depends on the MSP’s maturity. I’ve been through the life cycle of MSP maturity many times – two steps forward, one step back, a bunch of times. Every MSP is on a similar treadmill of growing and maturing, then having to embrace new technology, then getting hit by outside factors: whether it’s COVID, the move to remote work, the push back to the office, or the change in technology. It’s not a static industry, but it is an industrial-strength ecosystem because it’s so mission-critical for the customers MSPs serve. Everybody is at their own part of the journey. Companies like zofiQ come around and they focus on building the right technology, then working with the ideal MSPs that are at a place where they can embrace it. I go back to an inspirational investor, Dave Lahn, who always talks about the different buckets of work: the hero work, all the work that supports the hero work, and then all the work that should be done but isn’t. I think about MSPs with that third bucket. As a 20-year MSP operator, there were all these things I knew I wanted to do but could never get around to because we were always fighting fires, then trying to do proactive work, then project work – it compounds and you never had enough hands for the work that should be done that isn’t. I think that’s one of the huge opportunities with AI – actually getting that work done, staying on top of it, and providing more stable, secure environments for MSP customers. If AI is the great enabler for MSPs themselves, then how exciting is it to be in a position where I can’t think of a service provider that supports small and medium businesses that’s better positioned to bring AI enablement down to that market than an MSP. I doubt it’s the accountant, I doubt it’s the janitor or the maintenance people. I think it’s the MSP, because you’re already talking technology. As MSPs continue to evolve from the server room to boardroom conversations, AI is an incredible hook to get into that conversation. That’s why the work ScalePad does around customer success and supporting the strategy conversations is so critical. But the next wave of companies we see are really around helping MSPs actually deliver AI use cases successfully to their customers. That transformation will take place for a long, long time. Robert Dutt: Your base of limited partners includes more than 100 MSP operators, including Pax8. That’s unusual for a VC fund. Was that a deliberate choice? And how does having operators as limited partners actually change how you source and evaluate deals? Joel Abramson: It just makes us so strong. We have the brainpower of over 100 people there for us to tap and leverage. At our Horizons event in November – where we bring all of our LPs together – I’ve never seen a more aligned group of individuals, focused on supporting the supply chain of an ecosystem, come together and have meaningful conversations without any real individual agenda. We think about it as a flywheel. We have a group of limited partners with all of our capital in this fund together. Of course we all want to make money – but I think what drives that outcome is supporting innovation and figuring out exactly where the best place to put capital is today that can have the largest impact tomorrow. zofiQ is a perfect example. Here’s a strong founder with a huge problem, solving it at the deepest level, that MSPs are going to be able to take forward and dramatically impact their businesses and their customer experience. That, to me, is the genesis of venture investing: aligning all those things and putting the right pieces together. We think about the strength of the mindshare of our LPs, figuring out ways to connect them with our portfolio companies, ways to validate our thesis and investments by harnessing that energy, and then making the right investments and providing the right support throughout a portfolio company’s lifecycle, thanks to that really, really strong LP base. Robert Dutt: So if I’m an MSP owner listening to this – not an investor per se, just someone running a managed services shop – why should I be paying attention to what you guys are doing and what you’re funding? What’s the typical practical downstream impact on my business? Joel Abramson: You could look at our portfolio with a degree of confidence that these companies are getting great support to build great products, that they’re talking to top MSP operators around the world to help shape what gets built. The average MSP is the benefactor of that, because it means they’re getting great product built that they can use in their MSP or deploy to their customers. We’re doing this to earn and keep the reputation that a Top Down-backed company means tier-one innovation, great people behind it, that it’s been validated and tested – and that MSPs themselves can be the benefactor of that by leveraging this technology. Robert Dutt: You closed this fund at about $38 million, oversubscribed, in what you called a slog of an environment – and I get that. What does that tell you about where institutional capital is actually flowing in 2026? And what does a successful Fund I set up for Fund II? Joel Abramson: A lot of institutional capital is flowing towards the frontier companies and the supply chain of AI. We think that’s great, because just like the Microsofts and Googles that have powered the ecosystem for the last ten years, we think heavily capitalized AI companies are fantastic for the downstream companies – the software companies we’re investing in, the AI companies we’re investing in, the MSPs themselves, and the SMB layer. Capital flows down as well. As vertical-focused funds like ours demonstrate a strong track record, more institutional capital will flow into vehicles like ours. Certainly a lot of capital is tied up at the top right now, but we see that as a great thing because we’re not super concerned about the capital cycles of the next three months. We’re much more concerned about the capital cycles of the next two decades. As we’ve mobilized a non-insignificant pool of capital to support early-stage MSP software companies, we strive to earn the right to have a second fund with a more diverse group of participants, and subsequent funds beyond that – as long as we continue to find the right companies to partner with and add value along the way. Robert Dutt: And that seems like – just with the names you’ve mentioned and the names I can think of off the top of my head – a target-rich environment. There are lots of companies building specifically for the MSP market for obvious reasons. But I’m curious: without necessarily naming names or tipping your hand, what problem or product category are you most excited about in the MSP software pipeline right now? Where’s the white space that’s still underbuilt? Joel Abramson: In our research paper, we talk about two big macro things happening in the market right now. One: we think this market – let’s broaden it to IT services, not just MSP – is going from a $600 billion addressable market to a $1.3 trillion addressable market, certainly $1 trillion by 2030. That’s a huge market. On the MSP side specifically, we have four or five scaled companies at or above a billion in revenue. Ninja is on its way up there. N-able, of course, is a big company. But you’re talking about a much larger addressable market – there’s still empty canvas where new companies can scale up to fill the middle and eventually be alongside some of those platforms. We expect those platforms to continue to grow and thrive, and we hope to build or invest in companies that can partner with them to take advantage of their distribution and ultimately make small and medium businesses better through MSPs. All that said, what are some of those categories? I don’t think it’s new MSPs starting up and buying PSA – that market is fairly saturated. Nor do I think it’s more EDR or XDR – those are pretty saturated markets too. There’s still market share that will trade, don’t get me wrong, and innovation will build on top of it. But doubling the market requires new products, new revenue streams, and obviously AI is a critical part of that. Whether it’s the evolution of agentic service work to do all the work that should be done but isn’t, or raising productivity levels so the service is that much better, or helping the average SMB with a sophisticated IT strategy that evolves into an AI strategy – we see the category of AI services enablement for MSPs as a huge, huge opportunity. In the enterprise, we’re living through what I call the SaaSpocalypse – the idea that big SaaS companies are going to see fewer licenses because people are going to downsize headcount and thus take an impact on their top line. But we see the SMB market as more resilient, because my accountant with 60 people and one person in marketing – they’re not going to downsize that one-person marketing department. That person is actually just going to get that much better thanks to all the tools they’re using. SMB IT spend is expected to outpace enterprise IT spend for the first time ever in 2026. We believe that’s because of the resiliency of the SMB market – the idea that when a big tech company lays off 5,000 people, those people don’t all sail off into the sunset. A lot of them move into the SMB economy and start small businesses. Maybe the IT folks start an MSP. So we see the SMB part of the economy continuing to thrive, and it’s showing itself this year – thanks to this crazy stat that SMB IT spend will outpace enterprise IT spend for the first time ever. For all those reasons, we’re very excited about the opportunities it creates in the companies that we’re invested in. Robert Dutt: That is a crazy stat, and it’s worth underlining – because of where you and your peers and so much of this community is focused, right in that SMB space. And closer to home, as a Canadian podcast, we’re very much a nation of SMBs. So it really is super impactful here. Joel Abramson: Yeah, I would agree. Robert Dutt: For people who want to follow what you guys are doing – whether they’re founders, MSPs, or just interested in what’s coming in terms of new AI-first MSP software – where do they find you? How can they find out more? Joel Abramson: TopDown.com. We publish a newsletter and try to share all the learnings we’re gaining each quarter. We publish a white paper annually. We have a conference in November called Horizons – if you’re interested in investing in the MSP ecosystem, our goal is to bring everybody together as peers. We do a lot of dinners and events around the big MSP events. Our goal is always to bring everyone together as peers, not in a supplier relationship where you’re being sold to – just everybody trying to solve this thing together. The community aspect of the MSP ecosystem is so strong, and that’s how you engage. I’m pretty easy to find and always interested in a conversation with anybody from inside the ecosystem or outside, as we try to build this thing one brick at a time toward 1.3 trillion of addressable market. Robert Dutt: Brilliant. Go get that. Go build that. I appreciate you taking the time, Joel. Joel Abramson: Thank you so much for having me. Robert Dutt: There you have it – Joel Abramson from Top Down Ventures. I’d like to thank Joel for his time this morning. Thank you as always for listening to In The Channel. A few things stuck with me from this conversation. First, the framework Joel described: frontier AI companies at the top, then the supply chain software layer that Top Down invests in, then MSPs, then SMBs at the front line. It’s a clean way to think about how AI value actually gets delivered to small and medium businesses. And the point that MSPs are the most natural vehicle for that delivery is hard to argue with – from where I sit, and probably from where you sit too. Second, that stat about SMB IT spend outpacing enterprise IT for the first time ever this year. If we’re in what Joel calls the SaaSpocalypse for the enterprise, we’re in a resilience story for SMB. For an audience of MSPs, that’s your market, and that’s your moment. And the zofiQ story. A six-month hold, 5.3 times the invested capital to ConnectWise. What Joel said about what made it work – going deep into a singular problem rather than an inch deep and a mile wide – is as much a product philosophy lesson as it is a venture capital story. If you want to follow what Top Down is doing, find them at TopDown.com, where they publish a regular newsletter and annual white paper on the state of MSP capital. Their Horizons conference runs every November if you’re engaged in this ecosystem as a founder, an operator, or an investor. If you’re enjoying the show, please give the podcast a follow or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or most of the major podcast directories. Ratings and reviews are always encouraged. Until next time, I’m Robert Dutt for ChannelBuzz.ca, and I’ll see you in the channel.

What if the simple act of tapping your card could put your identity at risk? Every day, we trust encryption to protect our money, data, and digital lives. But quantum computers are advancing fast, and soon they could crack today’s security in seconds, making our current “digital locks” obsolete. So how do we protect ourselves in a quantum world? On this episode of The Solutionists, host Mark Scott explores the race to reinvent cybersecurity for the quantum age. He speaks with leading mathematician Nalini Joshi, 2025 NSW Scientist of the Year, who’s bringing together some of the world’s brightest minds to develop new forms of encryption powerful enough to withstand quantum computing. She explains why maths is central to our digital future, and how mathematical thinking can unlock entirely new possibilities. Plus, PhD researcher Prachi takes us inside a quantum control lab for a rare glimpse of a quantum computer in action. +++ The Solutionists is a podcast from the University of Sydney, produced by Deadset Studios. Keep up to date with The Solutionists by following @sydney_uni on Facebook and Instagram, and @sydney.edu.au on Bluesky. This episode was produced by Liam Riordan with sound design by Jeremy Wilmot. Supervising producer is Sarah Dabro. Executive editors are Kellie Riordan, Jen Peterson-Ward, and Mark Scott. Strategist is Ann Chesterman. This podcast was recorded on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. For thousands of years, across innumerable generations, knowledge has been taught, shared and exchanged here. We pay respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back for Episode 177 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good GBA Games.5:11 - Quick Questions22:00 - Patreon Song25:44- Cody's Corner - 47:55 - Eric's Take - Nostalgia For Nostalgia1:04:44 - Catching Up2:13;26 - 6 Good GBA 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, 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, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.

We're back for Episode 177 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good GBA Games.   5:11 - Quick Questions 22:00 - Patreon Song 25:44- Cody's Corner -  47:55 - Eric's Take - Nostalgia For Nostalgia 1:04:44 - Catching Up 2:13;26 - 6 Good GBA 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, 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, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.  

"I can't just grab my keys and leave the house. I have to make sure I have something with me in case my glucose levels go too low. I have to make sure that I have spare insulin pump consumables. There's lots of parts of having type one diabetes that isn't just what we eat." Michelle's lived with type 1 diabetes for 31 years. She has to plan everything: what she eats, when she drives, whether she can try new foods. Sophie, diagnosed as a teenager, spent years hiding her condition, injecting herself in secret in her school bathrooms. For the millions living with type 1 diabetes, insulin is lifesaving. But it's also relentless. Multiple daily injections, or a pump worn 24/7, and constant vigilance of everything from how you exercise to how hot it is on a given day. Professor Victoria Cogger is working on something scientists long thought impossible: smart insulin delivered orally as a single daily pill. Victoria explains how oral delivery could make insulin management much easier, what's made oral delivery so difficult thus far, and what exactly makes this new pill ‘smart.’ +++ The Solutionists is a podcast from the University of Sydney, produced by Deadset Studios. Keep up to date with The Solutionists by following @sydney_uni on Facebook and Instagram, and @sydney.edu.au on Bluesky. This episode was produced by Liam Riordan with sound design by Jeremy Wilmot. Supervising producer is Sarah Dabro. Executive editors are Kellie Riordan, Jen Peterson-Ward, and Mark Scott. Strategist is Ann Chesterman. This podcast was recorded on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. For thousands of years, across innumerable generations, knowledge has been taught, shared and exchanged here. We pay respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back for Episode 176 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems - Mutant League Hockey (Genesis) vs. Cyber Stadium Series—Base Wars (NES) 8:40 - Quick Questions39:15 - Patreon Song43:00- Tea Time With Tim - Road Trip with Vicky – Bournemouth Game Market 1:05:23 - Eric's Take - Superstation One - First Impressions1:39:40 - News2:39:40 - Battle Of The Systems - Mutant League Hockey (Genesis) vs. Cyber Stadium Series—Base Wars (NES) News Notes at pixelgaiden.com 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, 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, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.

We're back for Episode 176 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems - Mutant League Hockey (Genesis) vs. Cyber Stadium Series—Base Wars (NES)   8:40 - Quick Questions 39:15 - Patreon Song 43:00- Tea Time With Tim - Road Trip with Vicky – Bournemouth Game Market  1:05:23 - Eric's Take - Superstation One - First Impressions 1:39:40 - News 2:39:40 - Battle Of The Systems - Mutant League Hockey (Genesis) vs. Cyber Stadium Series—Base Wars (NES)   News -    Tim – New Evercade Nexus handled up for pre order  Dual Analogue Sticks, D-Pad and Face Buttons, Rear Bumper and Trigger buttons  Screen  5.89″ 840×512 IPS high resolution screen with 500+ nit brightness   Processor Quad Core 1.5Ghz   Memory 4Gb EMMC RAM  https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-nexus/    Cody – Game of the month is back, and New Evercade Indie Heros announced!  BioMenace Remastered  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/evercades-next-indie-heroes-collection-announced-with-a-shareware-twist  Tim – Maybe not new, but news to me. Brilliant website for chip tunes is available. Have to say a big thank you to @kevinedwards on BlueSky for the message highlighting this amazing site where you can play 1000's of chip tunes from Nintendo systems, X68000, OPL, Midi and more.  https://chiptune.app/  Cody – Neo Turf Master Hack - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/a-true-hell-i-wouldnt-wish-upon-anyone-heres-a-brand-new-way-to-unlock-neo-turf-masters-toughest-course  Eric - RetroTap Aims To Eradicate Your "Tangled Mess Of Ageing, Bulky Wall Warts"  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/retrotap-aims-to-eradicate-your-tangled-mess-of-ageing-bulky-wall-warts  Tim  - BadComputer have made a radical remake of Road Fighter for SEGA Master System/Mark III. It's now available for Download for free over at the creator's page on SMS Power website.  https://www.smspower.org/Homebrew/RoadFighter-SMS  Cody - Impossible Mission III - https://www.retronews.com/impossible-mission-3-c64/  Tim - Langford Productions has released a PC modern take of the classic and well loved by us. Ultimate game, Jetpac. You can grab it for FREE over on their itch.io their site. Thanks to Indie Retro News for the link.  https://lvideo4867.itch.io/jetpac  Cody – This is my Jam! https://www.retronews.com/heroes-of-might-and-magic-olden-era/  Tim – New MSX GameDev 25 entry Neon Horizon looks like a game worth checking out. This is a cool looking into the screen stylised Motocycle racer for the MSX2, OPL4 128KB, so some hefty requirements but looks promising.  https://www.msxdev.org/2026/03/15/msxdev25-40-neon-horizon/  Cody – A new game AND peripheral for the Genesis? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/i-decided-to-complete-it-as-a-tribute-to-him-alone-in-the-dark-creators-new-genesis-game-comes-with-its-own-controller  Eric - GBA RPG Sigma Star Saga DX Out Now On Modern Platforms  https://www.retronews.com/sigma-star-saga-dx-out-now/    Cody – Propeller Arena Goes Online...again https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/after-almost-25-years-an-unreleased-dreamcast-game-cancelled-in-the-wake-of-911-has-just-been-brought-back-online  Eric - 10 Hardest '80s Retro Games of All Time, Ranked by Difficulty  https://www.cbr.com/hardest-80s-retro-games-all-time-ranked-by-difficulty-list/rdest '80s Retro Games of All Time, Ranked by Difficult    News Of The Weird!!!  Eric – What the hell is this? - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/this-modular-marvel-can-be-a-controller-horizontal-handheld-and-tabletop-tate-device    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, 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, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.

Walk down the cereal aisle. Pick up a box of cereal. The front says "real nourishment" and shows a 4.5-star health rating. Flip it over. It's 25% sugar, packed with emulsifiers, flavors, and protein isolates – it’s full of ingredients you probably can’t even pronounce if you’ve ever heard of them before. Welcome to Australia's national diet: ultra-processed. Associate Professor Phillip Baker is the co-lead of a major Lancet series on ultra processed foods, one of the biggest global health challenges of our time. He says over half of what Australians eat is now ultra processed, and our diet is linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, and mental health problems. Phil explains why these foods are why these foods are so ubiquitous now, examines what they’re doing to our health, how policy needs to change to protect real food, and how individuals can fight back with their forks. +++ The Solutionists is a podcast from the University of Sydney, produced by Deadset Studios. Keep up to date with The Solutionists by following @sydney_uni on Facebook and Instagram, and @sydney.edu.au on Bluesky. This episode was produced by Liam Riordan with sound design by Jeremy Wilmot. Supervising producer is Sarah Dabro. Executive editors are Kellie Riordan, Jen Peterson-Ward, and Mark Scott. Strategist is Ann Chesterman. This podcast was recorded on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. For thousands of years, across innumerable generations, knowledge has been taught, shared and exchanged here. We pay respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back for Episode 175 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems: Megaman Soccer (SNES) VS Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei (Genesis)  9:46 - Quick Questions31:41 - Patreon Song35:15- Cody's Corner 1:03:30 - Catching Up2:17:17 - Battle Of The Systems: Megaman Soccer (SNES) VS Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei (Genesis)  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, 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 175 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems: Megaman Soccer (SNES) VS Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei (Genesis)    9:46 - Quick Questions 31:41 - Patreon Song 35:15- Cody's Corner  1:03:30 - Catching Up 2:17:17 - Battle Of The Systems: Megaman Soccer (SNES) VS Honoo no Toukyuuji Dodge Danpei (Genesis)    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, 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 174 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Two Player Games. 9:14 - Quick Questions37:44 - Patreon Song41:16- Tea Time With Tim - C64 Disk Collecting1:09:12 - Eric's Take - Nostalgia For Nostalgia1:40:22 - News2:39:50 - 6 Good Two Player Games News Notes at Pixelgaiden.comPlease 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, 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. The Future Was 8 Bit. - NEW CODE!! - PixelGaiden5 for 5% off with a min spend of £20 

We're back for Episode 174 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Two Player Games.   9:14 - Quick Questions 37:44 - Patreon Song 41:16- Tea Time With Tim - C64 Disk Collecting 1:09:12 - Eric's Take - Nostalgia For Nostalgia 1:40:22 - News 2:39:50 - 6 Good Two Player Games   News -    Tim – Todd Gill (@retrofrog) has designed a new MiSTer tabletop arcade cab. Todd Says: “So I've designed a desktop arcade cabinet for the MiSTer. Features tool-less rotatable high res 9.7-inch iPad screen, easily replaceable control panel and stereo audio speakers all powered from a single USB-C power source.”  https://bsky.app/profile/retrofrog.bsky.social/post/3mfa3qcftp222  Eric - Custom Portable SEGA Dreamcast Hits Aliexpress for $500  https://www.retronews.com/custom-portable-sega-dreamcast-hits-aliexpress-for-500/  Cody – New evercade releases announced https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/evercade-range-expands-with-two-new-carts-and-a-banjo-kazooie-packing-super-pocket  Tim – Terra Cresta port discovered and released for the Amiga.   https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/02/hot-news-terra-cresta-amiga-port.html?spref=tw  Eric - PicPic - The First PICO-8 Emulator on the App Store (NOW on ANDROID AND iOS 16) : r/pico8  https://www.reddit.com/r/pico8/comments/1rgakki/picpic_the_first_pico8_emulator_on_the_app_store/  Cody - https://retrododo.com/its-2025-and-were-getting-a-brand-new-8-bit-game-console/  Tim – Superstar Chefs – New C64 platformer is out.  The secret recipes have been stolen and scattered all across Cocktail Land. Help the Superstar Chefs recover them in a vibrant world filled with cartoon-style creatures, fruit, and hidden treasures.  https://donut80.com/c64.html  Eric - Evercade Wireless Controller Revealed - Retro News  https://www.retronews.com/evercade-wireless-controller/  Cody - https://www.retronews.com/pokemon-red-blue-game-music-collection/  Tim – Mikka “Misfit” new VIC20 game Gravzronox is coming soon. This is a Thrust style game but with the usual Misfit twist.  (Video from TFW8B showing pre-release game play)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwZgkugd9u0  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/this-new-game-boy-rom-hack-took-four-years-to-create-and-is-essentially-a-brand-new-mana-game  Tim – Castlevania is coming to the SMS! - a new playable demo for the #Sega #MasterSystem! by "Xfixium", "Louis The Sega Nerd" & "Mondo"  https://bsky.app/profile/kaptajnen.bsky.social/post/3mev2tstogk2w  Eric - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Made By Konami And The Dead Cells Devs, Launches In 2026 - Game Informer  https://gameinformer.com/state-of-play/2026/02/12/castlevania-belmonts-curse-made-by-konami-and-the-dead-cells-devs-launches  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/a-big-step-forward-earthions-physical-genesis-release-is-just-around-the-corner  Tim – Awesome friend and Patreon Vicky Lamburn gets new article about Hudson Soft's PC-FX ill-feted console featured on one of our fave show news sources TimeExtension.com  This follows on from the video produced about it on Vicky's YouTube channel.  https://www.timeextension.com/features/pure-fx-appeal-unpicking-the-history-of-the-pc-fx-one-of-japans-biggest-90s-console-flops  Eric - Hyper Sentinel Fusion Ships On A "Floppy Disk" And Is Now Live On Kickstarter | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/hyper-sentinel-fusion-ships-on-a-floppy-disk-and-is-now-live-on-kickstarter  CODY - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/the-atari-7800-is-getting-its-very-own-roguelike-and-you-can-play-it-now  Eric – Joe Ochwat in Compute's Gazette talking about the TeensyROM Expansion Cart  Cody - https://www.retronews.com/god-of-war-sons-of-sparta/  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, 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.   The Future Was 8 Bit. - NEW CODE!! - PixelGaiden5 for 5% off with a min spend of £20 

We're back for Episode 173 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems: Laydock 2: Last Battle (MSX2) vs A-Jax (PC - MSDOS)  16:12 - Quick Questions52:12 - Patreon Song55:46- Cody's Corner 1:13:27 - Catching Up2:22:29- Battle Of The Systems: Laydock 2: Last Battle (MSX2) vs A-Jax (PC - MSDOS)  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, 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 173 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems: Laydock 2: Last Battle (MSX2) vs A-Jax (PC - MSDOS)    16:12 - Quick Questions 52:12 - Patreon Song 55:46- Cody's Corner  1:13:27 - Catching Up 2:22:29- Battle Of The Systems: Laydock 2: Last Battle (MSX2) vs A-Jax (PC - MSDOS)    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, 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.

Episode Summary Runner and content creator Josh Berlari (Josh "Josh Berlari") breaks down the training behind his 2:29 London Marathon (2025) and a near-sub-15 5K, pushing back on rumors of "minimal training." He shares that his peak was about 100 km per week, with a focused 4-5 week speed block before a marathon block that overlapped with fasting during Ramadan. Based in Bali for five years, Josh explains how he built a 140K+ Indonesian-language Instagram following by running in costumes (including a suit and a Go-Jek helmet), while trying to balance entertainment with a serious pursuit of elite performance. He also discusses his full-time e-commerce and digital marketing role selling hearing aids into the US, managing global operations after scaling to seven figures per month. Now coached by Mark Scott, Josh details his build toward Tokyo up to roughly 140 km per week before an ankle injury from stepping into a pothole in heavy rain. He outlines how he's using bike and treadmill cross-training, and why he's keeping Tokyo conservative (around 2:24-2:25), while targeting sub-2:20 this year and longer-term goals that include London, Gold Coast, and Berlin. Links Josh Fothergill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshberlari/ Be coached by Matt: https://www.sweatelitecoaching.com/coaching-2026 Join the Shareholders Club / Private Podcast Feed: https://www.sweatelite.co/shareholders Matt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattinglisfox/ Matt Training Log - Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/6248359/ Contact Matt: matt@sweatelite.co Topics 00:00 - Minimal Marathon Build 00:31 - Speed Block Before London 01:47 - Fasting Through Training 02:26 - Meet The Runner 04:35 - Costumes And Content 07:20 - Going Global With YouTube 09:38 - Day Job And Hustle 11:58 - Full Time Running Dreams 16:06 - Coached By Mark Scott 18:47 - Tokyo Injury Setback 22:03 - Tokyo Goals And Potential 23:53 - Marathon Time Goals 25:17 - Instagram Origins 26:26 - Back To Back Racing 28:15 - Upgrading Content Gear 29:50 - Costumes Versus Speed 31:39 - Helmet And Suit Lessons 33:38 - Future Content Direction 37:51 - Tokyo Injury And Plan 41:01 - Where To Follow Josh 42:29 - Faith And Online Stereotypes

We're back for Episode 172 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Lesser-Known Genesis Titles+ Tea Time With Tim!7:01 - Quick Questions26:12 - Patreon Song29:46- Tea Time With Tim - AO486 Core On MiSTer53:33 - Eric's Take - How I Prepare For The Show1:23:48 - News2:09:19 - 6 Good Lesser-Known Genesis Titles News notes at pixelgaiden.com 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, 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 172 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Lesser-Known Genesis Titles + Tea Time With Tim!   7:01 - Quick Questions 26:12 - Patreon Song 29:46- Tea Time With Tim - AO486 Core On MiSTer 53:33 - Eric's Take - How I Prepare For The Show 1:23:48 - News 2:09:19 - 6 Good Lesser-Known Genesis Titles   News -  All - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/roguecraft-dx-is-available-now-on-amiga-mega65-and-game-boy-color  Tim - Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave – Now out for the C64. Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave brings the legendary fan-made arcade hack Lost Cave from 2012 to the C64, featuring 100 brand-new levels originally designed by TAITO as extra content for the console versions — now carefully adapted for Commodore's beloved 8-bit machine.  https://daves-retro-forge.itch.io/bubble-bobble-lost-cave-c64  Eric - Arcadeboy turns Nintendo Game Boy into arcade machine with 12.1-inch display  https://www.notebookcheck.net/Arcadeboy-turns-Nintendo-Game-Boy-into-arcade-machine-with-12-1-inch-display.1202813.0.html  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/doom-is-coming-to-evercade  Tim - Go-Go BunnyGun – New Japanese inspired shooter out now for ZX Spectrum 48k. Six levels of intense action, colourful animated sprites, parallax scrolling and daring boss fights. Bonuses and hidden secrets to uncover.  Enemies that vary their attack patterns and adapt to your actions, so never quite the same game twice.  Normal and Hard modes with extra bonuses and separate Hi-Score tables.  And all in a single 48K load!  https://ionian-games.itch.io/go-go-bunnygun  Eric - Donut Dodo is Being Ported to N64 and Dreamcast - Retro Handhelds  https://retrohandhelds.gg/donut-dodo-is-being-ported-to-n64-and-dreamcast/  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/future-knight-is-a-frantic-new-run-n-gun-shooter-that-is-keeping-the-spirit-of-the-game-and-watch-alive  Tim - Lost Beavis And Butt-Head Title Resurfaces On PS1 (from Time Extension)   https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/they-did-not-seem-like-a-very-happy-bunch-lost-beavis-and-butt-head-title-resurfaces-on-ps1  Eric - Take a Look at This Developer's WIP Engine for Retro Games  https://80.lv/articles/take-a-look-at-this-developer-s-wip-engine-for-retro-games  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/a-fanmade-vr-port-of-the-n64-classic-perfect-dark-is-currently-in-the-works  Tim - Chrono Trigger Vinyl Soundtrack Pre-Order - (From RetroRGB) Square-Enix has launched pre-order for Chrono Trigger Original Soundtrack. It's priced at $174.99. Scheduled release is March 25th in Japan, and around April 2026 in EU and US.  https://na.store.square-enix-games.com/chrono-trigger-original-soundtrack-vinyl-lp-box     News Of The Weird!!!  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/ataris-grand-hotel-plan-will-be-a-glowing-monolith-of-light-and-motion-in-downtown-phoenix  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, 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.

A passionate young woman with strong views about Palestine: Lauren Lancaster is unknown outside student politics, but the former University of Sydney student representative council president, who’s condemned Israel for ‘ethnic cleansing’, is the daughter of Richard Lancaster SC, the senior counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back for Episode 171 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Games from Your Itch.io Library 10:32 - Quick Questions30:10 - Patreon Song33:39- Cody's Corner - New C64 Games46:48 - Eric's Take - Intellivision Sprint Review1:18:49 - Catching Up2:12:40- 6 Good Games from Your Itch.io Library 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, 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 171 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Games from Your Itch.io Library   10:32 - Quick Questions 30:10 - Patreon Song 33:39- Cody's Corner - New C64 Games 46:48 - Eric's Take - Intellivision Sprint Review 1:18:49 - Catching Up 2:12:40- 6 Good Games from Your Itch.io Library   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, 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 170 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems: Zynaps (ZX Spectrum) vs Armalyte (c64)Plus - All three hosts talk about their best things from 2025! 7:37 - Quick Questions22:48 - Patreon Song26:17- Tea Time With Tim - Indie Developer Spotlight #143:58 - News1:33:25 - Battle Of The Systems: Zynaps (ZX Spectrum) vs Armalyte (c64)2:18:43- Best of 2025News notes at pixelgaiden.comPlease 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, 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 170 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems: Zynaps (ZX Spectrum) vs Armalyte (c64) Plus - All three hosts talk about their best things from 2025!   7:37 - Quick Questions 22:48 - Patreon Song 26:17- Tea Time With Tim - Indie Developer Spotlight #1 43:58 - News 1:33:25 - Battle Of The Systems: Zynaps (ZX Spectrum) vs Armalyte (c64) 2:18:43- Best of 2025   News -    Cody - https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/11/world-of-spells-this-first-person.html#more  Tim - Chikubi Ninja – MSX2 platformer from the MSX GameDev 25 competition.   Chikubi Ninja is an auto-scrolling action-platformer shoot-‘m-up with a groovy PSG soundtrack, where sharp reflexes and quick decisions are key to defeating every opponent. Designed for MSX2, but taking advantage of the MSX2+/turboR scrolling feature if present.  https://www.msxdev.org/2025/12/27/msxdev25-21-chikubi-ninja/  Eric - After 25 Years, Google Has Finally Killed Dreamcast Web Browser Support | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/after-25-years-google-has-finally-killed-dreamcast-web-browser-support  Tim – Bridle for the C64 from the awesome Roy Fielding (aka Roysterini) has now been released, a play on his previous release Turdle. Also a game thats been in dev for a while “eat ya greens” maybe back in development and out later this year.  https://megastyle.itch.io/birdle-c-64  Eric - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Burns onto Switch Online  https://www.retronews.com/fire-emblem-path-of-radiance-switch-online/  Cody – Marble Madness for 2026!  https://www.retronews.com/marbles-marbles-steam/  Eric - 'About Fishing' Is What You Get When You Combine Shenmue With Sega Bass Fishing, Apparently  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/about-fishing-is-what-you-get-when-you-combine-shenmue-with-sega-bass-fishing-apparently  Tim – Latest installment of Vix's series on Hudson Soft has been released. In part 4 Vix takes a look at the ill fated PC-FX console and sets a few things historically right about the system that has been misreported over time.  https://youtu.be/dg9dJ_0aHs8  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/someone-finally-did-it-this-homebrew-dreamcast-game-uses-two-vmu-displays-at-once    Eric - SN Operator lets you play actual SNES carts on your PC, pre-orders open Dec. 30th, 2025  https://gonintendo.com/contents/56332-sn-operator-lets-you-play-actual-snes-carts-on-your-pc-pre-orders-open-dec-30th-2025      Tim - Sega Channel on MiSTer (via RetroRGB) - One of the first download services for video game consoles that was released in the 90's for the Sega Genesis and only available via Time Warner Cable service.  The core is a modified version of the Mega Drive core, designed to run Sega Channel Revival ROMs released by BillyTime! Games.  https://retrorgb.com/sega-channel-on-mister.html  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/ais-insatiable-hunger-for-ram-is-going-to-play-havoc-with-the-emulation-handheld-industry-in-2026   Eric - Sega co-founder David Rosen dies aged 95 | Games | The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jan/05/sega-co-founder-david-rosen-dies  Cody – Super Important! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/who-created-the-term-metroidvania-gaming-historian-critical-kate-tries-to-find-out  Eric - Retro-inspired Turn Based Tennis Title Hardcourt Balls Announced  https://www.retronews.com/hardcourt-balls-announced/    Tim – PiMiga5 by Chris Edwards has been released, likely to be the last version. This is a BareMetal build of an Amiga emulator system that can be used on lots of different Intel or Arm based systems. It comes in an image you upload to an SD card or USB stick to boot from, you can also install it on an SSD.  Not only does it provide Amiga emulation, but within it, it also emulates early Mac systems and allows you to run early Mac games. You do however need to provide kickstart ROMs to get it working, but if you own Amiga Forever from Colanto then you already have them! Its a great way to breathe new life into old hardware by turning it in to an Amiga.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFa8YWv6j98  Eric – 2048 for Pico-8 (GREAT VERSION!)  https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=153397  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, 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 169 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Atari Games 5:42- Quick Questions29:23 - Patreon34:12 - Cody's Corner - The Kids!56:08 - Gift From Cody1:01:12 - Catching Up2:14:45 - 6 Good Games With Two Wheels 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, 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 169 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Atari Games   5:42- Quick Questions 29:23 - Patreon 34:12 - Cody's Corner - The Kids! 56:08 - Gift From Cody 1:01:12 - Catching Up 2:14:45 - 6 Good Games With Two Wheels   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, 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 168 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems: Truxton (Arcade) vs Raiden (Arcade) 17:32 - Quick Questions48:26 - Patreon Song53:14- Tea Time With Tim - Amiga Memories Part 21:04:50 - Eric's Take - MicroProse Rising!1:32:08 - News2:48:46- Battle Of The Systems: Truxton (Arcade) vs Raiden (Arcade)News notes can be found at pixelgaiden.comPlease 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, 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 168 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems: Truxton (Arcade) vs Raiden (Arcade)   17:32 - Quick Questions 48:26 - Patreon Song 53:14- Tea Time With Tim - Amiga Memories Part 2 1:04:50 - Eric's Take - MicroProse Rising! 1:32:08 - News 2:48:46- Battle Of The Systems: Truxton (Arcade) vs Raiden (Arcade) News -    Cody – Amazing Looking C64 Game! https://psytronik.itch.io/sherwood  Eric - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3911400/Super_Blood_Hockey_Rogue_Manager/  Cody – New Evercade Releases Upcoming  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/turrican-and-taito-collections-are-coming-to-evercade  Tim – Open Source DS Picio – New DS Pico based flash cart is coming soon. (Via RetroRGB)  https://retrorgb.com/open-source-nintendo-ds-flash-cart.html  Cody – Update! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/cancelled-splatterhouse-rpg-splatter-world-is-now-playable-in-english  Eric - abxylute M4 Snap-On Phone Controller for Anytime Pocket Play  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1932181238/m4-snap-on-magnetic-phone-controller-for-anytime-pocket-play/faqs      Cody – Duke Nukem 3D in Voxels - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/following-doom-and-doom-ii-duke-nukem-3d-is-the-latest-classic-fps-to-get-a-voxel-transformation  Tim – New Sonic the Hedgehog Mini arcade cabs coming from MyArcade. Includes: Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic Spinball and Sonic 3D Blast  https://xboxera.com/2025/12/01/sega-and-myarcade-team-up-for-new-sonic-the-hedgehog-retro-game-devices/  Eric – Sad local News – 1Up Robbed -   https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/s/ObW6ymVS2J  Cody – Daytona back in the Arcades? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/daytona-usa-is-returning-to-segas-body-sensation-roots  Tim – Another Commodore Plus/4 port release, this time Green Beret gets an arcade style port called Stab'N Dash. (via Indie Retro News)  https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/11/stabn-dash-commodore-plus4-gets-another.html?spref=tw  Eric - Fan community announces it will revive Unreal Tournament 2004 with Epic's blessing  https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/fan-community-announces-it-will-revive-unreal-tournament-2004-with-epics-blessing-were-doing-this-for-free-because-were-fans-of-the-game-and-we-like-a-challenge/  Cody – A new Shmup worth checking out?  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/dont-miss-out-on-one-of-this-years-most-exciting-shoot-em-ups  Tim – Melkhiors Mansion a colourful 3D Isometric modern creation comes to Windows, Linux and Mac via BitGlint games on Itch.  https://bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-mansion  Cody - https://www.retronews.com/feed-it-souls-first-impressions/  Eric – Someone working on a new Pico-8 Port - https://www.reddit.com/r/pico8/comments/1pe6kky/working_on_my_first_pico8_port/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/mariachi-legends-is-a-super-stylish-new-action-platformer-thats-giving-us-major-castlevania-vibes  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/the-modern-fps-classic-dusk-is-getting-a-retro-inspired-rpg-spin-off  ALL – Vectrex Mini Kickstarter is complete. $1.3M! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1852390947/vectrex-mini    News Of The Weird!!!  Eric - Random: Tommy Tallarico Got Bodied So Badly He's Now Using A Fake Name | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/random-tommy-tallarico-got-bodied-so-badly-hes-now-using-a-fake-name    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, 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.

In the Williams Broadcasting Studio join John, Scott, Spencer and Mark for this Friday's Motorsports Racing News Update for "In The Pits".

We're back for Episode 167 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Games With Two Wheels 9:38- Quick Questions32:04 - Patreon37:26 - Cody's Corner - 2600 Scene1:07:44 - Gameshow1:31:44 - Catching Up2:52:03 - 6 Good Games With Two Wheels 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, 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 167 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Games With Two Wheels   9:38- Quick Questions 32:04 - Patreon 37:26 - Cody's Corner - 2600 Scene 1:07:44 - Gameshow 1:31:44 - Catching Up 2:52:03 - 6 Good Games With Two Wheels   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, 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 166 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems: Scrapyard Dog (Atari 7800) vs Danan The Jungle Fighter (SMS) 14:01 - Quick Questions39:31 - Patreon Song44:50- Tea Time With Tim - Amiga Memories Part 21:02:59 - Eric's Take - Kinhank Review1:23:08 - News2:21:08- Battle Of The Systems: Scrapyard Dog (Atari 7800) vs Danan The Jungle Fighter (SMS) News notes at pixelgaiden.com 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, 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 166 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems: Scrapyard Dog (Atari 7800) vs Danan The Jungle Fighter (SMS)   14:01 - Quick Questions 39:31 - Patreon Song 44:50- Tea Time With Tim - Amiga Memories Part 2 1:02:59 - Eric's Take - Kinhank Review 1:23:08 - News 2:21:08- Battle Of The Systems: Scrapyard Dog (Atari 7800) vs Danan The Jungle Fighter (SMS)   News -  Tim – (Via Indie Retro News) The A1200 from Retro Games Ltd – Pricing, availability and pre order date announced.  Launch Date: 16th June 2026  SRP: £149.99 / €189.99 / $189.99 / AU$299.99  Includes: Full-size computer, Mouse, Gamepad  Retail Listings: 10th November 2025 (pfft its now believed to be Friday the 14hth of November on the Retro Games Ltd website)    https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/10/the-a1200-full-size-full-keyboard-full.html  Cody – https://atari.com/products/intellivision-sprint  Cody - https://atari.com/products/atari-90s-rewind-collection  Eric - The Mega Drive / Genesis Ecosystem Is Getting Even Richer" - Say Hello To MD Engine | Time Extension  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/the-mega-drive-genesis-ecosystem-is-getting-even-richer-say-hello-to-md-engine  Tim – Astrodrone for ZX Sprectrum - Your Starship has been damaged and you need to effect repairs.  You have three drones that you will send into a nearby asteroid to collect crystals.  Can you collect enough crystals to perform the ship repairs?  https://stevetyson.itch.io/astrodrone  Cody – Arkagis & Knuckles  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/this-indie-sega-genesis-mega-drive-title-takes-a-leaf-out-of-sonics-book-to-unlock-a-bonus-game  Tim – Evercade Firmware update brings game saves to Roguecraft DX   https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-features-update-october-2025/  Eric - Popful.mail Translation Patch  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/the-pc-engine-super-cd-roms-version-of-popful-mail-is-getting-an-english-dub-and-fan-translation  Cody – Mod Retro is at it again.  https://modretro.com/pages/m64  Tim - Infinos 1 & 2 Gradius-Style Shmups come to Switch and Switch 2 (from Time Extension)  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/infinos-1-and-2-are-a-pair-of-gradius-style-shmups-that-pay-tribute-to-the-golden-age-of-arcade-shooters  Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/cancelled-splatterhouse-rpg-splatter-world-has-been-dumped-and-released-into-the-wild  Tim - Trasmoz Legends – new 8 bit retro inspired spooky platformer comes to Steam. Step into the final chapter of the Trasmoz saga, a story that began with critically acclaimed homebrew hits on ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. Now, in this arcade-style adventure, you will experience the definitive version of the Trasmoz series as it would have been imagined in the golden age of arcades.  https://store.steampowered.com/app/2862210/Trasmoz_Legends/  Cody – New arcade Machine for Raiden? https://www.retronews.com/nova-blast-raiden/  Cody – Murtop Coming to NES!  Eric - The WonderSwan Is Getting A New FlashCart - https://retrododo.com/the-wonderswan-is-getting-a-new-flashcart/        Cody – More new Atari 2600/7800 games!  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/three-more-toaplan-games-are-coming-to-the-atari-2600plus-atari-7800-and-7800plus    News of the weird?  An Intellivision Amico Just Sold On eBay For Over $2,200 – Via Time Extension:  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/not-interested-in-selling-it-to-haters-an-intellivision-amico-just-sold-on-ebay-for-over-usd2200  https://www.ebay.de/itm/397054998181  Also – Super Rare MTV Tom Ford GameCube... a bargain at only EUR 149.000,00 !!  https://www.ebay.de/itm/388055224946  And Street Burgers!  https://www.retronews.com/street-burgers/  Cody – GBA + DeWalt https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/random-this-modded-gba-can-play-most-rpgs-from-start-to-finish-in-a-single-charge    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, 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 165 of Pixel Gaiden!In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Games With Witches 9:26- Quick Questions30:52 - Patreon34:34 - Eric's Take - Duds!57:22 - Catching Up1:59:00 - 6 Good Games With Witches! 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 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 165 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Games With Witches   9:26- Quick Questions 30:52 - Patreon 34:34 - Eric's Take - Duds! 57:22 - Catching Up 1:59:00 - 6 Good Games With Witches!   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 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.

In the Williams Broadcasting Studio join John, Scott, Spencer and Mark for this weeks Motorsports Racing update for "In The Pits

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 Questions33:19 - Patreon Song36:58- Tea Time With Tim - Amiga Memories49:45 - Cody's Corner - Cool Systems To Collect For1:07:38 - News2:01:24- Battle Of The Systems: Night Slashers (Arcade, Data East) vs Metamorphic Force (Arcade, Konami)News Notes At Pixelgaiden.comPlease 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 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 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/    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 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 Questions43:26 - Patreon48:26 - Eric's Take - Mods That Saved The System1:09:14 - Pairings Game Show1:42:36 - Catching Up3:10:20 - 1988 Cutesy Arcade Battle. Taito's New Zealand Story. VS Marchen Maze by Namco.  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 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. 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%

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.    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 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.   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%  

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 Questions36:57 - Patreon Song42:00- Tea Time With Tim - Tim's adventures in PS3 modding 58:21 - Cody's Corner - Caverns of Mars Recharged1:11:29 - News2:12:19- 6 Good Stress-Free GamesNews notes at pixelgaiden.comPlease 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 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. 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%

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!