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Latest Main Channel Release (Atari x PAC-MAN): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNWIhXjrEDA

In this episode I talk about a musical called Nerds, a fun new CGA game, a new Atari Falcon030, the Heretic & Hexen remaster, games censorship, another British arcade in trouble, the death of Steam on ChromeOS & more!

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Episode Links:

Nerds Musical Review: https://www.timeout.com/edinburgh/theatre/nerds-review

Tech Distractions YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechDistractions

Tech Distractions 99Things Game: https://4am.org/99

My Sparrow Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoF98_XLL3U

New Falcon030: https://wizztronics.com/falcon-rebuild

Heretic & Hexen Remaster: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/heretic-and-hexen-have-received-a-surprise-remaster-from-nightdive-studios-205747137.html

Steam Censorship Story: https://www.wired.com/story/steam-itchio-are-pulling-porn-games-censorship

Zoom on GTA & Duke Nukem 3D: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/grand-theft-auto-duke-nukem-and-saints-row-are-at-risk-amid-pressure-to-remove-adult-games-from-steam-and-itch-retro-platform-worries

Halifax Arcade Closing Down: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/ive-put-my-entire-heart-and-soul-into-creating-this-tribute-to-the-past-arcade-blast-from-the-past-set-to-close

Steam for Chromebook EOL: https://9to5google.com/2025/08/07/steam-chromebook-2026

Video Of The Week 1 (Tech Distractions 99Things Game): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mokpzomXx8E

Video Of The Week 2 (noclip Heretic / Hexen Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pANcjjPnzgw

Video Of The Week 3 (MattKC Darkspore): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGr_BcwyI9k

Chapters:

00:00 Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs - The Musical!

05:01 A Fun New CGA Game!

08:41 New Atari Falcon030!?

17:04 Heretic & Hexen Remaster

24:47 Games Censorship

34:31 Another British Arcade In Trouble :(

41:13 Steam on ChromeOS..? Not Anymore!

44:59 Videos Of The Week

Latest Main Channel Release (Atari x PAC-MAN): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNWIhXjrEDA

In this episode I talk about Perifractic's purchase of Commodore, a 3D printable Atari joystick, a new LaserActive SEGA MegaLD emulator, the new Raspberry Pi RP2350, a blurry keyboard, a dual screen Android handheld & more!

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Episode Links:

Commodore Industries SRL Press Release: https://commodore.inc/press-release-of-23-july-2025

3D Printable CX40 Joystick: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7105466

DecentCart Atari 8-Bit Flashcart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-sEndb4mEI

LaserActive MegaLD Emulator: https://techdocs.exodusemulator.com/Console/PioneerLaserActive/Software.html#emulation

RP2350: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/rp2350-a4-rp2354-and-a-new-hacking-challenge

Blurry Keyboard: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-keyboards/this-keyboard-looks-like-its-been-plucked-straight-from-half-life-1-with-how-well-it-replicates-low-res-classic-game-textures/

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

Video Of The Week 1 (Spinal Tap 2 Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m98E6X_Wato

Video Of The Week 2 (50 States In 50 Days): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTYbvU-aSf4

Video Of The Week 3 (LGR SEGE 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDmGzxKnzlM

Chapters:

00:00 Peri Buys Commodore

08:01 3D Printable Atari Joystick

13:32 New Atari 8-Bit Flashcart

16:34 LaserActive

21:15 Raspberry Pi 5V

25:52 Blurry Keyboard

30:37 Dual Screen Android Games Console

35:25 Video(s) Of The Week

41:00 What I’ve Been Working On

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Latest Main Channel Release (Atari x PAC-MAN): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNWIhXjrEDA

In this episode I talk about the Italian YouTuber who's in big trouble, an arcade saved from bankruptcy, a new LEGO Game Boy, a retro sleeper PC, a SNES handheld, a DOOM Fallout TC, Black Mesa RTX & more!

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Episode Links:

Brutal Legend: https://itch.io/s/157468/-brtal-legend-free-for-666-minutes-

Once Were Nerd: https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-not-innocent-3579610

Highest Score Arcade Saved: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20ny59dyndo

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

Retro Sleeper PC: https://www.theverge.com/news/712101/maingear-retro95-sleeper-pc-gaming-specs-pricing

SNES Handheld: https://retrododo.com/modern-snes-handheld-that-plays-physical-cartridges-is-in-the-works

Fallout: Bakersfield DOOM TC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h-rQCOKU0w

Black Mesa RTX: https://wccftech.com/half-life-remake-black-mesa-path-tracing-30-fps-rtx-5080

Julian LeFay Obituary: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/julian-lefay-the-father-of-the-elder-scrolls-has-passed-away-at-59

Video Of The Week (Shrunken Doom): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5x0bpZDkQw

Chapters:

00:00 Updates & Whatnot

10:01 PCBWay

10:58 LEGO Game Boy

15:24 Prebuilt “Retro” Sleeper PCs

19:26 Bits n’ Bobs

25:25 Video Of The Week

29:08 ...And Finally

Latest Main Channel Release (Gaming On A 2017 HPE MicroServer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15amosOXysc

In this episode I talk about Amiga OutRun, an Italian YouTuber facing jail time for covering retro handhelds, Nintendo bricking Switch 2 consoles over piracy, an expensive stapler, the new Commodore 64 & more!

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Episode Links:

Amiga OutRun: https://reassembler68k.itch.io/outrun-amiga-edition

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZzTp3vSC0g

Italian YouTuber Faces Jail Time: https://www.androidauthority.com/once-were-nerd-youtuber-copyright-lawsuit-3577995

Switch Pirate Cartridge PSA: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/07/psa-you-might-want-to-be-careful-buying-pre-owned-switch-1-games-for-your-switch-2

GameStop Switch 2 Stapler: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamestop-is-auctioning-off-the-stapler-and-the-staple-that-damaged-a-nintendo-switch-2-on-launch-day/1100-6533066

eBay Auction For The Above: https://www.ebay.com/itm/388688595731

Commodore 64 Ultimate: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/the-commodore-64-ultimate-computer-is-the-companys-first-hardware-release-in-over-30-years-pre-orders-start-at-usd299

Official Site For The Above: https://www.commodore.net

Gemini Concedes Defeat In Atari 2600 Chess Challenge: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/google-gemini-crumbles-in-the-face-of-atari-chess-challenge-admits-it-would-struggle-immensely-against-1-19-mhz-machine-says-canceling-the-match-most-sensible-course-of-action

Video Of The Week (vswitchzero PicoGUS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08IPnmvuatw

Chapters:

00:00 I Love Brighton [Personal]

07:10 OutRun Amiga Port Released!

14:32 Italian YouTuber Busted For Promoting… Piracy?

24:17 Used Nintendo Switch Games: Buyer Beware

27:46 World Famous Nintendo Stapler Sells For Lots Of Money

29:14 Perifractic Commodore News

39:12 Video of the Week

42:44 …and One More Thing

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Latest Main Channel Release (Gaming On A 2017 HPE MicroServer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15amosOXysc

In this episode I talk about an email I received from Atari, an interview with the creator of Blue’s News, an Old Computer Challenge, Grant Sinclair’s Gamercard console, the Switch 2’s USB C encryption, a lost Animaniacs game & more!

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Episode Links:

Atari VCS Big Dirty Liar Edition: https://atari.com/products/vcs-2-controllers-bundle

Blue’s News: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/out-of-the-blue-how-a-quake-blog-turned-pc-gaming-news-site-has-stayed-a-haven-from-internet-enshittification-for-nearly-30-years

Old Computer Challenge: https://occ.deadnet.se

Grant Sinclair Gamercard: https://www.grantsinclair.com/gamercard

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy7Mppyn_FE

Switch 2 USB C: https://www.theverge.com/report/695915/switch-2-usb-c-third-party-docks-dont-work-authentication-encryption

Animaniacs Game: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/preservationists-discover-a-nearly-complete-build-of-a-lost-animaniacs-game-22-years-after-it-was-cancelled-and-you-can-play-it-right-now

Video Of The Week 1 (Micro Men): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM

Video Of The Week 2 (Tech By Matt Steam Machine): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBT6uq_hohE

Chapters:

00:00 Atari Are Liars!

03:54 PCBWay

04:44 Blue’s News

11:53 Old Computer Challenge Time!

16:46 The Sinclairs Are At It Again

22:36 Naoki Is Trolling Me Again

29:06 Video Of The Week

34:26 Latest Main Channel Release

Latest Main Channel Release (Big Box Gaming on Linux): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWI9-t1qtHA

In this episode I talk about the latest happenings in the Stop Killing Games campaign, a man making some thick coins (for some reason), a new LLM-powered scam targeting retro gamers and OSS users, an official Xbox 360 dashboard update, Microsoft layoffs, the return (again) of the SEGA Neptune & more!

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Episode Links:

Stop Killing Games: https://www.stopkillinggames.com

Thnickels: https://thick-coins.net

Nathan Adams on LLM Scam: https://bsky.app/profile/dinnerbone.com/post/3lsu6m67flk2p

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update: https://www.theverge.com/news/693631/microsoft-xbox-360-dashboard-software-update-ads

Microsoft / Xbox Layoffs Latest: https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-june-2025-tracking-the-situation-as-it-happens

Romero Games Announcement: https://bsky.app/profile/romerogames.bsky.social/post/3lt2io5pmfk2v

SEGA Neptune FPGA Console: https://www.gf1neptune.com

BTTF Turns 40: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/03/back-to-the-future-at-40

25 Years Of Diablo 2: https://gamerant.com/diablo-2-25-year-anniversary-blizzard-arpg-builds-genre

WinUAE 6 Released: https://www.winuae.net/2025/07/03/winuae-6-0-0

DOOM On Elliptical: https://www.xda-developers.com/doom-exercise-machine

Copilot Beaten By Atari 2600: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/not-to-be-outdone-by-chatgpt-microsoft-copilot-humiliates-itself-in-atari-2600-chess-showdown-another-ai-humbled-by-1970s-tech-despite-trash-talk

Video Of The Week (RandomGamingInHD SteamOS Bad PC Ports): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlgqYDSpPc8

Chapters:

00:00 Stop Killing Games

11:55 Thnickels..!?

16:14 New Scam Targeting Retro Gamers / OSS Users

20:25 New Official Xbox 360 Dashboard Update!?

26:25 Mass Microsoft Layoffs

33:12 The SEGA Neptune Is Back… Again!

39:18 Rees’s Non-Copyright-Infringing Pieces

43:38 Video Of The Week

Latest Main Channel Release (Big Box Gaming on Linux): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWI9-t1qtHA

In this episode I talk about the 25th anniversary of Deus Ex, PicoGUS getting ODE support, a modern day LLM on vintage hardware, Lego Island, SpaghettiKart, DOS EDIT, a new sound card & more!

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Episode Links:

PicoGUS Firmware: https://github.com/polpo/picogus/releases

Llama LLM On Pentium II: https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/06/someone-used-a-1997-processor-and-showed-that-only-128-mb-of-ram-were-needed-to-run-a-modern-ai-and-heres-the-proof

SpaghettiKart: https://github.com/HarbourMasters/SpaghettiKart

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi-Sd6Cp1EI

Lego Island Porting Effort (MattKC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUNdWnI5BTk

27 Year Old Mac G3 Easter Egg: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/macos/27-year-old-easter-egg-found-in-the-apple-power-mac-g3s-rom-creating-a-ram-disk-with-the-name-secret-rom-image-unveils-a-hidden-file

MS EDIT On Linux: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/microsoft-surprises-ms-dos-fans-with-remake-of-ancient-text-editor-that-works-on-linux

Atari 2600 Digital Photo Frame: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/atari-2600-digital-photo-frame

New MK1869 Xtreme Sound Card: https://www.retrorgb.com/mk1869-xtreme-pre-order-now-live.html

Tech Tangents Mario Kart World Map: https://mkw.techtangents.net

Video of the Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNlRAd7mXds

Video Of The Week (Civvie11 Mars Game): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_cax0rIgUc

Chapters:

00:00 Deus Ex 25th Anniversary

05:22 PicoGUS Gets ODE Support

11:56 Modern Day LLM On Vintage Hardware

17:17 Decompilation News & New Releases

22:54 Big Bucket o’ Stories

31:53 Video of the Week

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Latest Main Channel Release (Bazzite): https://youtu.be/Q0s9PUe3AOI

In this episode I talk about an awesome electromechnical Lunar Lander game made from Meccano, a fix for Wing Commander’s speed-related issues after 35 years, a new Dig Dug game that’ll only be around for 2 weeks(!?), a lost Sid Meier documentary & more!

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Episode Links:

Meccano Lunar Lander: https://hackaday.com/2025/06/15/electromechanical-atari-is-a-steampunk-meccano-masterpiece

My New Favourite Runnymede-based Meccano Website: https://runnymedemeccanoguild.org.uk/gallery/sections/members,pete-wood,meccano-martian-mission

MVG Wing Commander Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuFNFd8I0WU

Wing Commander Overhaul Mod: https://www.wcnews.com/news/2025/06/11/breaking-news-wing-commander-speed-fix-released

New Dig Dug: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/06/a-new-dig-dug-game-has-just-been-released-but-its-only-playable-for-2-weeks

Sid Meier Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxbAX2LGFEg

Video Of The Week (LGR GPU Boxart): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_mxOmtMOg

Chapters:

00:00 Big Milestones!

03:54 Meccano Lunar Lander

10:01 PCBWay

11:08 Wing Commander Fixed After 35 Years!

18:05 New Dig Dug Game… For Now

23:29 Lost Sid Meier Documentary Resurfaces

28:17 Video of the Week

34:00 Did I Mention How Much I Love Bazzite?