Pixel Gaiden Gaming Podcast

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

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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.

Monday Dec 01, 2025

Episode 167 - Atari 2600 Scene and Mini Vectrex + 6 Good 2 Wheeled Games

Monday Dec 01, 2025

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

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Tuesday Nov 18, 2025

Episode 166 - Pinball Lore and Amiga Memories! + Scrapyard Dog (Atari 7800) vs Danan The Jungle Fighter (SMS)

Tuesday Nov 18, 2025

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

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Thursday Oct 30, 2025

Episode 165 - Witches Get Stitches! - 6 Good Games With Witches

Thursday Oct 30, 2025

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!

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Wednesday Oct 15, 2025

Episode 164 - Cool Systems And Amiga Memories + Battle Of The Spooky Brawlers

Wednesday Oct 15, 2025

We're back for Episode 164 of Pixel Gaiden!

In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems: Night Slashers (Arcade, Data East) vs Metamorphic Force (Arcade, Konami)

7:12 - Quick Questions

33:19 - Patreon Song

36:58- Tea Time With Tim - Amiga Memories

49:45 - Cody's Corner - Cool Systems To Collect For

1:07:38 - News

2:01:24- Battle Of The Systems: Night Slashers (Arcade, Data East) vs Metamorphic Force (Arcade, Konami)

News -

Cody – A full sized modern Amiga? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/amiga-lives-apollo-a6000-promises-to-pick-up-where-commodore-left-off

Tim – Could this be the best Amiga ever? – NEW... Raspberry Pi 500+ quad-core 64-bit Arm, CPU, 16Gb RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD included. Plus, a new mechanical keyboard with coloured LED's. Ideal for use with PiMiga to give the ultimate Amiga in a very small footprint.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-500-plus/

Cody – Playdate now has Folders! Is this a big deal Eric? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/playdate-os-3-0-adds-a-much-requested-feature-folders

Tim - RM 800XL – Atari 800XL modern recreation in the offing from Revive Machines in Poland. The website is dated 2023, so not sure what the progress is. This came from something on my Bluesky feed showing the case mockup. Looks promising here are the details so far on the site:

https://revive-machines.com/index-en.html

Cody – Lets bust out the NeoGeo Pocket! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10/dont-die-mr-robot-gets-demade-for-the-neo-geo-pocket-color

Eric - New Baldur's Gate 3 Update Includes Steam Deck-Native Version Of The RPG – GameSpot

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-baldurs-gate-3-hotfix-includes-steam-deck-native-version-of-the-rpg/1100-6534954/

Cody – I have always wanted to play these star wars games, now I can? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/these-new-snes-rom-hacks-aim-to-make-the-super-star-wars-trilogy-a-whole-lot-fairer

Tim – New Arcade Archive games come to consoles. Master of Weapon, Growl, Fighting Hawk, Crime City and more..

10 More Arcade Archives Games From Taito Are 30% Off Right Now

Cody – ASCII Art Lovers Might Enjoy this one https://www.retronews.com/effulgence-rpg-steam/

Eric - Dreamcast Arcade Romp Shadow Gangs Gets Reprint - Retro News

https://www.retronews.com/shadow-gangs-reprint/

Cody – A new virtual Boy...kinda. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/icymi-if-you-want-to-play-virtual-boy-classics-youll-need-to-buy-one-of-nintendos-accessories

Tim – New Lego Gameboy, out now (when this is released!)

https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/game-boy-72046

Cody – New Halloween Game for October? https://www.retronews.com/halloween-1985-next-month/

Eric - Rayman Leaps Back Onto GBC With New Chromatic Release - Retro News

https://www.retronews.com/rayman-leaps-onto-gbc/

Cody – “MegaVania?” Now that is my kinda game! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/castlevania-inspired-spine-lasher-is-a-megavania-not-a-metroidvania

Eric - Now in orange!!!

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/8bitdo-is-releasing-its-pro-3-in-spice-orange-to-match-your-beloved-gamecube

Cody – Pretty cool new C64 Title https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/09/death-sector-rather-decent-sci-fi.html#more

News of the weird - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/random-c64-and-spectrum-fragrances-are-coming-this-christmas-and-they-dont-smell-like-body-odour-and-sweaty-socks

https://retrododo.com/campbells-team-up-with-pokemon-for-a-competition-to-soup-up-your-game-room/

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Tuesday Sep 30, 2025

Episode 163 - "Pairings" The Gameshow! + 1988 Cutesy Arcade Battle - Taito’s New Zealand Story. VS Marchen Maze by Namco

Tuesday Sep 30, 2025

We're back for Episode 163 of Pixel Gaiden!

In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 1988 cutesy arcade battle. Taito’s New Zealand Story. VS Marchen Maze by Namco.

11:48- Quick Questions

43:26 - Patreon

48:26 - Eric's Take - Mods That Saved The System

1:09:14 - Pairings Game Show

1:42:36 - Catching Up

3:10:20 - 1988 Cutesy Arcade Battle. Taito’s New Zealand Story. VS Marchen Maze by Namco.

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Monday Sep 15, 2025

Episode 162 - Stress-Free Bedhead Morning Edition - 6 Good Stress-Free Games

Monday Sep 15, 2025

We're back for Episode 162 of Pixel Gaiden!

In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Stress-Free Games

7:14 - Quick Questions

36:57 - Patreon Song

42:00- Tea Time With Tim - Tim’s adventures in PS3 modding

58:21 - Cody's Corner - Caverns of Mars Recharged

1:11:29 - News

2:12:19- 6 Good Stress-Free Games

News -

Tim – Vectrex Mini – Kickstarter coming soon.

https://vectrex.com/vectrex-mini-kickstarter/

Eric - Indie Retro News: LittleBigPlanet on the C64? It's certainly possible!

https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/08/littlebigplanet-on-c64-its-certainly.html

Cody – Evercade Cart News

https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/activision-collection-1/

https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/llamasoft-collection/

Also Rare Collection – NeoGeo Arcade 2 and 3.

Tim – Buzz Bumper on Planet Pinball - Platform / Pinball style new game coming to the Nintendo Gameboy Color. (via Time Extension)

https://pearacidic.itch.io/buzz-bumper-on-planet-pinball

Cody – Atari Back to school Pack

https://atari.com/collections/back-to-school?srsltid=AfmBOopyblji471hCAJ8uwqbhrut-WJfHecFoS4mNik8ZoIMdOv5w8sK

Tim -DMG vs. Super Game Boy the first "Super Game Boy exclusive" video game. This experimental game uses a Super Game Boy feature normally "locked away", and that no commercial Game Boy game ever used: the ability to control Super NES sprites in addition to everything moving on the Game Boy screen. (Via Time Extension)

https://drludos.itch.io/dmg-vs-super-game-boy

Eric - Indie Retro News: Operation Hibernation - A challenging single screen platformer for the ColecoVision and MSX

https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/08/operation-hibernation-challenging.html

Cody – New Vectrex Stuff! https://www.vectrexmulti.com/order2.html

Tim – What If... OutRun on the Gameboy. Sorry guys another version of OutRun to report on! This time on the GameBoy Color. OutRun GB is a port of the original Arcade version of Out Run to the Game Boy Color. It's the whole game - all the tracks - all the music - all the wind in your hair!😊 (via RetroRGB)

https://rocketshippark.itch.io/what-if-outrun

Eric - "Rarest" Nintendo Famicom Game Found In US Retro Store For $12 | Time Extension

Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/following-the-game-boy-segas-genesis-mega-drive-is-getting-the-lego-treatment-next

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/rarest-nintendo-famicom-game-found-in-us-retro-store-for-usd12

Tim - Punch Out NES to SNES - a complete ground-up conversion, started from scratch. The main focus of the original was the technical achievement of porting the NES MMC2 mapper, but this version focuses on the game itself. It’s got all the advantages of a NES to SNES conversion, along with rumble support. (via RetroRGB)

https://archive.org/details/mike-tysons-punch-out-snes_202508

Eric - The Atari Gamestation Go Launches Next Month

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/the-atari-gamestation-go-launches-next-month

Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/cant-decide-between-shinobi-and-ninja-gaiden-this-steam-bundle-should-help

News of the Weird:

McDonalds Chicken McNugget Tetris holder.

https://blueshell3d.com/products/mdtn?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=2da38fb1b&pr_rec_pid=8850292605219&pr_ref_pid=9333255962915&pr_seq=uniform

Eric - Earthion Invades Streets of Rage 2 in ROM Hack - Retro News

https://www.retronews.com/earthion-invades-streets-of-rage-2-in-rom-hack/

Tim – NES Game Genie – mini GameJam! There is a current Game Jam in progress to code games that run on the NES Game Genie hardware. Using the 16kb onboard ROM and CHR graphics.

https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?t=26222

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Saturday Aug 30, 2025

Episode 161 - Tim Buys Empty Boxes And Fills Them With Dreams + 6 Good DS Games

Saturday Aug 30, 2025

We're back for Episode 161!

In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good DS Games

9:16- Quick Questions

21:18 - Patreon

25:52 - Eric's Take - Physical Games Backlog

58:12 - Catching Up

2:06:44 - 6 Good DS Games

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Friday Aug 15, 2025

Episode 160 - Help Cody Help YOU! + Failed UK Computers - Battle Of 16bit On-Rail Shooters!

Friday Aug 15, 2025

We're back for Episode 160 of Pixel Gaiden!

In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Galaxy Force II (Arcade) vs. Panorama Cotton (Megadrive)

11:06 - Quick Questions

32:44 - Patreon Song

37:19- Tea Time With Tim - Failed UK Computers

53:39 - Cody's Corner - Help Me Buy Games!

1:18:42 - News

2:32:13- Battle Of The Systems:

Galaxy Force II (Arcade) vs. Panorama Cotton (Megadrive)

News

Cody – The Speccy NEXT is blowing up! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/spectrum-next-kickstarter-smashes-funding-goal-unlocking-game-upgrades-and-support-for-another-classic-80s-home-micro

Tim – New Evercade Taito Arcade 1 & 2 carts, coming in September. Pre order is live now.

https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/taito-arcade-1/

https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/taito-arcade-2/

https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/rare-collection-1/

Cody – New MSX Game https://arugulaz.itch.io/solar-fox-2-space-evaders

Tim – New prototype of space shooter called Star Cursh HyperDrive from Rozz Games, creator to SPGP has been announced, but only to Patreons first, however, looks promising.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/star-crush-here-135473806

Eric - Terminator 2D: No Fate delayed to October 31st https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2025/07/22/terminator-2d-no-fate-delayed-to-october-31st/

Cody – Earthion is here, but not on Genesis? https://www.timeextension.com/reviews/steamdeck/earthion

Eric - AYANEO Announce The Pocket DS - The World's First Flip Dual-Screen Android Handheld

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/07/ayaneo-announce-the-pocket-ds-the-worlds-first-flip-dual-screen-android-handheld

Tim – Stunning 3D Spectrum platformer announced! Cubix by Gogin comes to the 128K Speccy as part of the YRGB Game Competition. Pop over to the yrgb.org website to check out Cubix and more games for this great ZX Spectrum competition, voting closes on the 20th of Aug. Tim to go over some games he tested in catching up next episode.

https://yrgb.org

https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/08/cubix-first-3d-platformer-of-its-kind.html

Cody – Now this is my kind of Retro! https://retrogames.biz/products/thec64-mini-black/

Eric - The Pro 3 is 8BitDo’s first controller with swappable buttons | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/news/706967/8bitdo-pro-3-wireless-bluetooth-controller-tmr-swappable-buttons

Cody – Atari announces Colorful 2600’s and new 7800 Game Lineup

https://atari.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopQ7CSainXcoRNhxOZTt5_GQM33cNoULtDgArnPxfWHBRWJWwF0

Eric - SAM Coupe Teased by SpecNext Ltd. - Retro News

https://www.retronews.com/sam-coupe-teased/

Cody – Upcoming Ninja Battle? Ninja Gaiden Ragebound! OUt now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2542120/NINJA_GAIDEN_Ragebound/

Shinobi Art of Vengance to come! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361770/SHINOBI_Art_of_Vengeance/

Not to mention last years Shadow of the Ninja Reborn!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2543760/Shadow_of_the_Ninja__Reborn/

Eric - Retro-Styled Brawler Nice To Yeet You Hitting Out On Steam - Retro News

https://www.retronews.com/nice-to-yeet-you-steam/

Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/three-years-later-and-hyperkins-pc-engine-turbografx-16-clone-is-finally-coming-out

Eric - Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution Release Date And Deluxe Edition

https://www.retronews.com/shantae-advance-risky-revolution/

Cody - https://www.retronews.com/ufo-50-switch/

Eric - Truxton Blasts onto Evercade Highlight of the Month

https://www.retronews.com/truxton-blasts-onto-evercade/

Cody – AOL discontinuing dialup. https://retrododo.com/aol-is-shutting-down-its-dial-up-internet-service-after-34-years/

Eric – News To me! From Amigos – TMNT Shredder’s Re-Revenge on Mega CD.

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Wednesday Jul 30, 2025

Episode 159 - The Dark Side Of Quick Questions + Top Gear 2 (SNES) vs Lotus 2 RECS (MegaDrive)

Wednesday Jul 30, 2025

We're back for Episode 159!

In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems - Top Gear 2 (SNES) vs Lotus 2 RECS MegaDrive

11:06- Quick Questions

28:03 - Patreon

33:05 - Eric's Take - WinXP

1:01:11 - Catching Up

2:18:26 - Battle Of The System - Top Gear 2 (SNES) vs Lotus 2 RECS (MegaDrive)

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