In this episode I talk about the death of VARTA, the undeath of Arcade1Up, Minecraft's system requirements, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's new episode Cost of Hope, the PSN outage, a rare Mario / Duck Hunt cartridge haul, DOOM on the C64, DOOM on regex, Thimbleweed Park 2, Gremlin Graphics Classics & more!

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Episode Links:

Hack Build Restore: https://www.youtube.com/@hackbuildrestore

Website For The Above: https://hackbuildrestore.com

VARTA Is Dead!?: https://www.reuters.com/business/german-battery-maker-varta-files-insolvency-applications-2026-07-24

Arcade1Up Isn't Dead!?: https://gizmodo.com/the-dream-of-home-arcades-isnt-dead-and-neither-is-arcade1up-2000723657

Arcade1Up OutRun: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/this-out-run-arcade-cabinet-features-five-games-and-costs-usd629-99

Arcade1Up Street Fighter: https://arcade1up.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/street-fighter-ii-supreme-arcade-machine

Arcade1Up Ms. PAC-MAN: https://arcade1up.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/ms-pac-man-pub-table-arcade-machine

Arcade1Up Sonic: https://retrododo.com/arcade1up-set-to-release-two-sonic-arcade-cabinets-later-this-year

Minecraft System Requirements: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/minecraft-system-requirements-raised-for-the-first-time-in-17-years-microsoft-now-recommends-16gb-of-ram-and-a-2020s-or-newer-cpu-to-run-the-java-edition

ClassiCube: https://www.classicube.net

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321686/20260727/stalker-2-cost-hope-launches-august-20-alongside-free-unreal-engine-upgrade.htm

PSN Outage: https://www.ign.com/articles/sonys-nightmare-month-gets-worse-as-playstation-network-goes-down-leaving-fans-unable-to-play-digital-games-just-weeks-after-killing-disc-controversy-erupted

HP Keyboard PC: https://www.gadgetguy.com.au/hp-eliteboard-g1a-australia-launch

Rare Mario / Duck Hunt Cartridge: https://www.ign.com/articles/how-97-copies-of-an-unreleased-version-of-super-mario-bros-duck-hunt-were-discovered-in-a-wisconsin-warehouse

Famicombox: https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-famicombox-found-japanese-love-hotel

C64 DOOM: https://www.reddit.com/r/c64/comments/1v8zk85/doom_for_c64_by_steve_mccrea

Regex DOOM: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/programming/daring-coder-gets-doom-running-with-regular-expressions-at-180-seconds-per-frame-like-playing-correspondence-chess-with-a-shotgun-nearly-14-million-substitutions-to-render-a-frame-at-80-000-substitutions-per-second

Shinobi For A500: https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=123358

Thimbleweed Park 2 Announcement: https://www.grumpygamer.com/twp2_announce

Gremlin Graphics Classics: https://gremlingraphics.co.uk

Video Of The Week 1 (Semi-Ramblomatic Duke vs. Quake): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEDP7tp4z28

Video Of The Week 2 (Explaining Computers Bazzite): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcAtLr1u86o

Video Of The Week 3 (Sayaka Bil Herd Interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3jbIH6wuWc

Video Of The Week 4 (Ancient Miniature Mechanical TV): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41b8fw3_wP8

Chapters:

00:00:00 Retro Collective Sale Day Update

00:10:28 RIP VARTA

00:15:51 Arcade1Up Still Exists!?

00:23:44 You'll Need To Buy A New Minecraft PC

00:31:50 New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Expansion: Cost of Hope

00:40:57 Not Reese's Pieces

00:54:34 Videos Of The Week

01:03:22 Gremlin Graphics' Triumphant Return

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

In this episode I talk about DOOM being influential, the upcoming official Atari movies, some dubious "backward compatible" original Xbox games on PC, a new album released on the NES, a Mario Kart recompilation project, the Z80's 50th anniversary, a floppy disk game design contest, Fallout: New Vegas getting an official remaster, the computers of Jurassic Park, an upcoming official Wolfenstein RPG, the MultiSystem 2 & more!

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Episode Links:

Retro Collective Table Top Sale: https://www.retrocollective.co.uk/view-event.php?id=656

Washington Post DOOM Influential: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/the-washington-post-selects-doom-as-one-of-the-25-most-influential-works-of-american-culture

DOOM On Custom CPU: https://armaangomes.com/blogs/doom

Atari Movies: https://deadline.com/2026/07/atari-universal-deal-10-game-ip-script-matt-reilly-carl-hampe-entertainment-360-1237001656

OG Xbox "Backward Compatible" PC Releases: https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-announces-xbox-backward-compatibility-on-pc-with-new-features-and-achievements

Emo Album On NES: https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/dadydream-plus-interview-second-last-day-summer-nes-cartridge-3958260

Mario Kart Wiicompiled: https://collider.com/mario-kart-wii-pc-port-beta-august-2026

Zilog Z80 50th Anniversary: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/zilog-z80-turns-50-as-open-source-replacement-heads-for-drop-in-dip40-silicon

1.44M Game Design Contest: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/korean-outfit-hosting-1-44mb-game-development-contest-to-honor-the-floppy-disk-entrants-must-confine-entire-fileset-including-resources-engine-and-library-to-miniscule-storage-format

Bethesda Announcements: https://x.com/BethesdaStudios/status/2078117386935214101

Jurassic Park Computers: https://fabiensanglard.net/jurrasic_park_computers/index.html

Wolfenstein RPG: https://screenrant.com/wolfenstein-ttrpg-fall-2026-release

MultiSystem 2 Update: https://shop.heber.co.uk/blog-news/multisystem2-pocket-development-progress-handheld-mister-fpga-system

Video Of The Week 1 (CPSvis Dune II C64 Remake): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SILhafNKU8c

Video Of The Week 2 (RetroBuilt DIY Tiny Monitor): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOZOUVhqeNg

Video Of The Week 3 (Dan Wood MEGA65 Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbwnjCF96bw

Video Of The Week 4 (Lavina / Gotu Commodore Plus/4 Demo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpHyrDOa1-s

Video Of The Week 5 (NetworkChuck FIFA Broadcast Network): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhnH0juUaGw

Video Of The Week 6 (CrossFit Games Live Coverage): https://www.youtube.com/@CrossFitGamesTV

Chapters:

00:00 Retro Collective Table Top Sale

09:27 PCBWay

10:37 DOOM News

19:05 Atari Movies

25:43 OG Xbox Back Compat Games?

32:38 Some Stuff

48:21 Videos Of The Week

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

In this episode I talk about the mass layoffs at Xbox, Eben Upton's BBC Micro port of DOOM (that he didn't actually code himself), fake Half-Life screenshots doing the rounds again, a port of Yume Nikki to the PS1 and Dreamcast, Chuckie Egg's return, the GF1 Neptune, PC games on SSD cartridges, Linux on the Atari Jaguar & more!

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Episode Links:

Xbox Mass Layoffs BTS: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/production/-good-work-is-not-going-to-save-your-job-at-this-company-laid-off-xbox-devs-condemn-microsoft

Eben Upton DOOM BBC Micro Port: https://github.com/ebenupton/doom

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

Fake Half-Life 3 Screenshot: https://egw.news/gaming/news/35971/half-life-3s-first-screenshot-reportedly-leaked-bu-oLaPXRHGu

Reddit Post Of The Above: https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife3/comments/1uoo2xb/potential_hl3_leak_weird_screenshots_posted_and

Elias Daler (Yume Nikki): https://bsky.app/profile/eliasdaler.bsky.social

Cartridges For PC Games: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/pc-gamer-turns-steam-games-into-cartridges-with-ingenious-2-5-inch-ssd-system-games-are-stored-on-128gb-drives-alongside-a-script-to-auto-start-the-title-once-plugged-in

GF1 Neptune Running Golden Axe 32X: https://x.com/GamesCareBRA/status/2070633177039655055

Chuckie Egg Is Back: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevl40j4vv3o

EndBASIC: https://www.endbasic.dev/2026/07/endbasic-0.14.html

Mega CD Tempest Port: https://github.com/pleft/mega-tempest

Linux On Atari Jaguar: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/dev-ports-linux-to-ataris-notorious-jaguar-console-from-1993-the-first-64-bit-console-features-2mb-of-ram-13-3-mhz-cpu-and-tom-and-jerry-co-processors-the-jag-was-notoriously-difficult-to-program-and-flopped

Hannah Montana Linux: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/hannah-montana-linux-gets-modern-remaster-after-nearly-two-decades-sweet-niblets-new-v26-is-built-on-debian-with-a-re-skin-of-kde-plasma

PS5 Emulation: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/ps5-emulation-ramps-up-in-wake-of-sonys-end-to-physical-media-ps5-titles-now-booting-across-different-emulators-with-rapid-community-development-for-both-2d-and-3d-games

DRAM Shortages: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/researchers-predict-a-memory-demand-shortfall-so-large-that-half-of-this-years-actual-global-dram-capacity-wouldnt-cover-the-extra-needed

Open source Comic Chat: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2026/07/16/microsoft-comic-chat-is-now-open-source

Video Of The Week 1 (HM Royal Marines Play Halo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ8FZDm8pso

Video Of The Week 2 (Saberman Amiga 1200 Zepton Port): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oegnkn9DSsk

Video Of The Week 3 (Casio Loopy DOOM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDe06uY5C40

Video Of The Week 4 (Digital Foundry Evercade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ad-WRGDts

Video Of The Week 5 (ThatNukemGuy Ray Traced Duke Nukem): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzWFpMeK1UQ

Video Of The Week 6 (Slidebean Black Bars): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYg0rBfAz6U

Video Of The Week 7 (MVG Neo Geo DOOM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJwffCeo4jU

Chapters:

0:00 Xbox Is Dead?

10:24 DOOM On The BBC Micro

17:26 Half-Life 3 Leak?

23:10 Weird RPG Yume Nikki Comes To PS1 & Dreamcast

28:49 PC Games On Cartridge

34:42 Bits n' Bobs

45:46 Videos Of The Week

59:13 One More Thing...

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

In this episode I talk about PlayStation and Xbox dropping physical disc support, Half-Life 2 in a web browser, Linux on the Mega Drive, an E-Ink Game Boy called the Paper Boy, Command and Conquer On The Atari ST, the Hugo TV games from kid's TV & more!

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Episode Links:

PlayStation Drops Disc Support: https://www.ign.com/articles/playstations-physical-media-free-future-isnt-just-concerning-its-offensive

Xbox Project Helix Drops Disc Support: https://www.ign.com/articles/xboxs-new-console-project-helix-will-reportedly-not-have-a-disc-drive-microsoft-exploring-ways-to-digitize-physical-games

Half-Life 2 In A Web Browser: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112364/you-can-now-play-half-life-2-in-your-browser/index.html

Play The Above: https://hl2.slqnt.dev

Linux On The Mega Drive: https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/its-linux-on-a-sega-megadrive

GitHub For The Above: https://github.com/LinuxMD/linuxmd

E-Ink Game Boy: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/designer-turns-niche-e-ink-dev-board-into-a-60hz-game-boy-handheld-960x540-display-powered-by-ultra-low-cost-esp32-s3-microcontroller

Atari ST Command & Conquer: https://indyjo.itch.io/commandconquer

Hugo Multiverse TV Game: https://github.com/gzalo/hugo-re

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gurU8Xo3OOU

Kim Justice Hugo Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODm5BcbhdY

Video Of The Week 1 (Evercade Talk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=texdcJPU0hQ

Video Of The Week 2 (itsaPIXELthing DOS Gaming): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf41l9gHd0o

Video Of The Week 3 (Jeff Geerling Buying Isn't Owning): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l19tXQcw2tE

Video Of The Week 4 (Clicks Communicator Phone): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMNdr8dV23A

Video Of The Week 5 (Luxocrates C64 Series): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YWe811rehU

Chapters:

00:00 The Death Of Physical Media

09:45 PCBWay

10:39 Half-Life 2 In A Browser?

18:17 Mega Drive Linux

25:19 E-Ink Game Boy

32:13 Command & Conquer Comes To Atari ST

42:27 Play The Legendary Hugo TV Games At Home

48:25 Videos Of The Week

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

In this episode I talk about the Commodore phone (again), the PolyGame Master (again), the weather, Richard Garriott acquiring the copyright to Ultima from EA, the Steam Machine finally launching, Sonic The Hedgehog's 35th anniversary cartridge release, Windows 10's updates being extended again & more!

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Episode Links:

UK Weather Madness: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7vy8ql6rgnt

RetroHQ PolyMaster Flash Cart: https://x.com/TheRetroHQ/status/2065050537146347906

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsD-5lyBiOs

Polygame Master: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolyGame_Master

Commodore Phone: https://commodore.net/callback

Richard Garriott Acquires Ultima: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-creator-of-ultima-is-reportedly-reclaiming-the-series-rights-back-from-ea-and-it-could-happen-as-soon-as-next-year

Steam Machine Launch Behind The Scenes: https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-steam-machine-price-availability-reaction

Product Page For The Above: https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steammachine

DDR2 In Demand: https://www.techpowerup.com/350157/consumer-dram-shortages-extend-to-ddr2-products-with-contract-prices-expected-to-continue-rising-in-3q26

Sonic 35th Cartridges: https://www.iam8bit.com/collections/sonic-35th

Windows 10 Updates Extended: https://x.com/WindowsLatest/status/2070219940142174439

RIP Claude Guillemot: https://www.reuters.com/world/ubisofts-co-founder-claude-guillemot-dies-plane-crash-2026-06-20

Video Of The Week 1 (MVG Taki Udon SuperStation Review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvDn8lKPvVc

Video Of The Week 1a (Taki's Rebuttal To The Above): https://x.com/TakiUdon_/status/2069271534083121628

Video Of The Week 2 (Will It Work? Wii U Bernoulli): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GZDOpV2OXk

Video Of The Week 3 (Kim Justice Amstrad GX4000): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH1f1EcjnkU

Video Of The Week 4 (DookNookim Doom64KB): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-GHv9Re5oU

Video Of The Week 5 (Slidebean HDR): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hAVA6_Sczs

Chapters:

00:00 Corrections & Whatnot

10:50 Garriott To (Finally) Regain Ownership Of Ultima?

17:11 The Steam Machine Is Here! And It's Expensive!

27:14 We're Sitting On A Goldmine

32:58 New Sonic The Hedgehog Cartridge Release

39:43 Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Support

43:54 Videos Of The Week

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

In this episode I talk about a new Commodore 64 documentary (and their new phone...), Stop Killing Games, Xbox 360 XBLA GoldenEye coming to PC, SiN Reloaded, a Datasette boombox, a new PolyMega flashcart, a new open source DOS, an A600 motherboard, a new Amiga emulator, the sad passing of Bobby Prince & more!

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Episode Links:

Commodore 64 Documentary: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/graciousfilms/the-commodore-64-the-birth-of-a-cultural-icon

BBC Summary Of Stop Killing Games: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e8e7g0r82o

EU Commission On Stop Killing Games: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-will-engage-industry-following-european-citizens-initiative-disabling-videogames

Xbox 360 GoldenEye Recomp: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/cancelled-xbox-360-version-of-goldeneye-007-gets-recompiled-for-pc-no-emulator-the-game-runs-as-a-real-native-executable-insists-dev

Commodore Callback 8020 Phone: https://commodore.net/callback

SiN Reloaded: https://nightdivestudios.com/sin_reloaded

Commodore Datasette Boombox: https://www.hackster.io/news/the-commodore-datasette-gets-an-80s-boombox-makeover-86b8382e26c5

RetroHQ PolyMaster GameDrive: https://x.com/TheRetroHQ/status/2065050537146347906

LiberDOS: https://github.com/libersoft-org/liberdos

A600 Junior Motherboard: https://www.retropassion.co.uk/product/amiga-a600-junior

Copperline Amiga Emulator: https://copperline.dev

RIP Bobby Prince (Tom Hall): https://bsky.app/profile/thattomhall.bsky.social/post/3momgnsrxyk2i

Video Of The Week 1 (Offspring Smash 40th Anniversary Concert): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y07dv1cO5Y

Video Of The Week 2 (Tom Scott First Smart Home): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2lEgMHF2Fo

Video Of The Week 3 (Robot Wars Ep1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFFKBzpOef8

Chapters:

00:00 Update On Last Week's Revelation

05:13 PCBWay

06:07 New Commodore 64 Documentary

13:01 Stop Killing Games Makes EU Progress

22:00 GoldenEye XBLA Recompilation Project

31:18 On That Commodore Phone...

42:31 Nightdive Remasters SiN

47:02 Bits 'n Bobs

53:51 Videos Of The Week... And A Tribute

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

In this episode I talk about my ADHD diagnosis, Half-Life on the Nokia N95, a LEGO Batman C64 easter egg, the Atari Jaguar MiSTer core being production ready, the new Digital Eclipse Barbie collection, a Daytona USA recompilation for PC, the new Cuphead games, Resident Evil Veronica, the upcoming Nightdive Thief remaster & more!

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Episode Links:

Half-Life On N95: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/developer-gets-half-life-running-at-30-fps-on-a-2007-nokia-n95

Video Of The Above: https://x.com/dante_leoncini/status/2063035015068307905

LEGO Batman C64 Easter Egg: https://bsky.app/profile/cabel.panic.com/post/3mnpxqsbwok2i

Atari Jaguar MiSTer Core: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Jaguar_MiSTer

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOSXuni8uqk

Digital Eclipse Barbie Collection: https://www.gamespress.com/en-GB/Digital-Eclipse-and-Atari-Bring-Barbie-Rewind-To-A-New-Generation

Daytona USA XBLA Port: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/native-pc-port-of-xbla-daytona-usa-is-here-if-youre-willing-to-do-some-leg-work

Resident Evil Veronica: https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-veronica-announced-coming-2027

Mighty Cuphead: https://mightycuphead.com

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

Nightdive Thief Remaster: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/oh-hell-yes-nightdives-next-delicious-remaster-treat-is-thief

Dreamcast External HDMI Adapter: https://x.com/ElectronShep/status/2063071910045552740

CRT Rental: https://kitto.rent/kit/crt-monitors

Mega Drive Games On Vinyl: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/retro-gaming-enthusiast-attempts-loading-games-to-sega-genesis-from-a-vinyl-record-player-recording-game-data-as-sound-mega-everdrive-pro-and-pi-pico-2-board-not-enough-to-overcome-limitations-of-the-turntable

SuperStation Update: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/06/first-major-release-of-superstation-ones-console-mode-is-coming-this-week

New OS: https://github.com/luke8086/gentleos32

New Spyro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHFW16_mDbo

Green Xbox: https://x.com/XBOX/status/2063678575891693867

Lynx Wolf3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFtfM5KpmNI

Apidya Vidya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUP-wVaUxpU

Video Of The Week 1 (MVG NEO GEO Follow Up): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onKTVMmy-sA

Video Of The Week 2 (Electron Impressions Elmo In A Particle Accelerator): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs8vLmo7Rsc

Video Of The Week 3 (Nick Bouwhuis TC Buying 2 Of Everything): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyUPGEdRPQM

Bonus: The Boroughs: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81627130

Chapters:

00:00 I Got A New Toy... Also I Have ADHD

03:24 Half-Life... On The Nokia N95!?

10:26 A Very Cool LEGO Batman C64 Easter Egg

14:29 MiSTer Jaguar Core Released!

23:45 Digital Eclipse Barbie Collection

28:48 Daytona USA XBLA Recomp For PC

35:13 Resident Evil: Code Veronica Remake Incoming!

38:28 New Cuphead Games Incoming!

42:27 Nightdive (Finally) Announces Thief

47:36 Videos Of The Week

53:12 And Finally...

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

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

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Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PW

Episode Links:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapters:

00:00 Don't Podcast For Me Argentina

02:37 PCBWay

03:22 Officially Licensing Commodore

09:34 The PAC-o-Caster Rocks!

17:59 Sonic On The ZX Spectrum Next

22:52 Microsoft & Valve Sued For Pricing Collusion

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

35:33 New Handheld Sega Console On The Way?

40:58 Videos Of The Week

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