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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.
This week, Dustin, Bruce, and Matt are back with another episode of Beer Belly Sports… and honestly, there wasn't a ton happening in Minnesota sports, but that has never stopped us before. ⚾ The Minnesota Twins are doing… okay. Not great. Not terrible. Just kind of existing in that weird Twins space where you're not quite sure how to feel about them.
This week it's Bruce and Matt behind the mic with a loaded episode full of Minnesota sports and the usual Beer Belly chaos.
Will KD be back for game 2 Tuesday night? News of the weird segment NBA playoff talk NFL draft talk
Rockets road to the playoffs News of the weird Jose Altuve great catch- play of the game NFL draft predictions Astros adding to their staff
Will CJ Stroud step up this year News of the weird
Predicting what a CJ Stroud contract would look like or if he should get one at all News of the weird
Mark Cuban's new video access issues Will Fernando Mendoza be a bust or key to success UH Cougars vs. Texas A&M tomorrow News of the weird
DTF St. Louis series review and Oscars films talk News of the weird UH basketball check-in
Host Raheel Ramzanali in for Lance College hype songs NFL combine news updates Texans new headquarters- Toro district The rangers sign 12-year-old News of the weird
NFL draft talk News of the weird BAFTA incident
What did you learn segment News of the weird Astros needs before opening day
Guest John McClain (Houston Chronicle) talks Texans Chances of CJ Stroud trade Texans draft needs News of the weird
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.
MLB lockout coming in 2027 How Kyle Tuckers contract was the breaking point of team owners What can Texans do to get back NBA all-star weekend News of the weird
-TPUSA announces alternate all-star weekend with Dean Cain, just kidding- John Chill from the Golden Nugget - RIP James Van Der Beek, and News Of The Weird
Drake Maye Super Bowl play Olympic games News of the weird
Host Raheel Ramzanali in for Lance Texans chances of bouncing back Cal McNair's image now News of the weird
Guest Five Star gives his Super Bowl picks Super Bowl talk News of the weird
Biggest Houston sports headlines NBA trade deadline New college football schedule Is CJ broken? News of the weird
Rockets trade talk Best coaches in NFL News of the weird
- Niners' messy divorce with Brandon Aiyuk- John and Lance take listener calls- This weeks Golden Nugget picks, plus news of the weird