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

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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 

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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

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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 

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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.

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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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. 

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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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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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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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 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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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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