In this episode I talk about the new MiSTer 3DO core, Taki Udon's interview, the Nintendo Switch 2, Doom running inside a PDF, the new PicoCPC Amstrad CPC upgrade from the maker of the PicoMEM, an amazing Voodoo 2 repair & more!

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Episode Links:

MiSTer 3DO Core: https://x.com/srg320_/status/1879611087701889034

Video Of The Above In Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEoBPgfd17M

Taki Udon Interview: https://www.timeextension.com/features/interview-taki-udon-explains-how-his-fpga-ps1-aims-to-remove-barriers-to-fpga-gaming

Switch 2 Announcement: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg9z5wz80ko

PDF Doom: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/01/this-pdf-contains-a-playable-copy-of-doom/

Video Of The Above In Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ygXHmtHzs

PicoCPC Announcement: https://x.com/FreddyVETELE/status/1879953439549190596

Video Of The Above In Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfOszwaVW7w&t=1s

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJUvUX2fX6w

Latest Main Channel Release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MjnLKEz_dg

Chapters:

00:00 MiSTer 3DO Core Announced

07:08 Taki Udon Interviewed

08:36 Switch 2 Revealed

11:39 PDF Doom

15:00 A New Amstrad CPC Upgrade From The Maker Of PicoMEM

18:05 Video Of The Week

20:10 Main Channel Update

In this episode I talk about a boujee new Doom mod, Taki Udon's new

In this episode I talk about the alpha release of DCA3 (the homebrew GTA3 release for Dreamcast), Atari Jaguar Analogue Pocket and MiSTer Core news, a new lower cost RetroTINK 4K scaler, a huge leak of historical Halo material, and the sad and untimely passing of Team 17 co-founder Martyn Brown.

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Episode Links:

Main Channel Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKPRCkTvl88

LTT Second Channel Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn4fMp9Q0_k

MVG's GTA3 On Dreamcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MFN7QiF83M

"DCA3" Dreamcast GTA3 Official Website: https://dca3.net

Jaguar MiSTer / Analogue Core: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/01/atari-jaguar-is-coming-to-analogue-pocket

Pixel Cherry Ninja Livestream Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/live/14_CDdOmNlw

RetroTINK 4K CE: https://www.retrotink.com/post/holiday-2024-special-introducing-the-retrotink-4k-ce-and-more

Halo Leak: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/halo/almost-100gb-of-classic-halo-content-has-leaked-online-including-the-1999-demo-from-when-the-legendary-fps-was-in-third-person

Halo Leak Download (Taken Down): https://archive.org/details/halo1builds

Martyn Brown Obituary: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/team17-co-founder-martyn-brown-dies-aged-57

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc4yL3YTwWk

LegalEagle Class Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H4sScCB1cY

Chapters:

00:00 It's All About Me

03:45 GTA3 On Dreamcast Is Here - Play It Now!

07:49 Atari Jaguar Analogue Pocket & MiSTer Core Developments

13:39 New RetroTINK 4K CE Scaler

22:22 Historical Halo Builds Leaked

28:36 Video Of The Week

32:38 Rest In Peace Team 17 Co-Founder Martyn Brown

In this episode I talk about SuperSEGA (again...), the Spectrum once

In this episode I talk about the FASTER source code release, a new take on Microsoft’s classic SkiFree, the Screamer reboot, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2’s enormous 1.1 patch, Iain Lee’s absolutely wild interview with the man behind SuperSega and more!

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Episode Links:

FASTER Source Code Announcement: https://bsky.app/profile/atariste.bsky.social/post/3ldnt2aud2k22

GitHub Repo For The Above: https://github.com/jonathanopalise/le-mans-minigame

SkiFree Home Page: https://ski.ihoc.net/

YetiFree Announcement: https://bsky.app/profile/montoulieu.dev/post/3ldjdmc7qlk2x

Screamer Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAAS8HMMu9w

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 Patch 1.1: https://www.stalker2.com/news/patch-1-1

Iain Lee SuperSega Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYVlpZVLH48

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1iIU1Vui2M

Chapters:

00:00 FASTER Source Code Released

05:39 Revenge Of The SkiFree Yeti

09:38 Screamer Is Back

13:56 Quick S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 & SuperSega Update

23:23 Video Of The Week

In this episode I talk about Atari Addict magazine, the long-awaited release of FASTER, a racer for the Atari STE, some newly unveiled MiSTer MultiSystem 2 pictures, itch.io getting taken down by Funko, new Talos Principle and more!

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Episode Links:

FASTER Racing Game For Atari STE: https://retroracing.itch.io/faster-atari-ste

MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Board Pics: https://bsky.app/profile/multisystemfpga.bsky.social/post/3ld2cxmbbas2m

MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Case: https://bsky.app/profile/multisystemfpga.bsky.social/post/3ld6t4fbwx22m

Doom64 Dreamcast Update: https://x.com/falco_girgis/status/1865615692902391809

RM 800XL Update: https://x.com/rm_800xl/status/1866162332746879301

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26QHXElgrl8

Chapters:

00:00 Atari Addict

02:40 FASTER

08:34 itch.io Funko

14:41 Multisystem 2

22:11 Doom64 Dreamcast

24:45 Talos Principle

28:35 RM 800XL

32:39 Video Of The Week

In this episode I talk about Half-Life 2, the SuperSega (again), Heber’s MiSTer MultiSystem 2, a project to preserve game musician Dave Lowe’s historical disks, the long-awaited release of FASTER, a racer for the Atari STE, and more!

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Episode Links:

Half-Life 2 Anniversary Update: https://www.half-life.com/en/halflife2/20th

Half-Life 2 Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjNT9qGjh4

SuperSega Sued By Sega: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/to-the-shock-of-absolutely-nobody-sega-is-trying-to-shut-down-the-supersega-fpga-project

MultiSystem: https://bsky.app/profile/multisystemfpga.bsky.social

Dave Lowe Preservation Project: https://bsky.app/profile/mrtalida.bsky.social

Jonathan Thomas FASTER STE Racer: https://bsky.app/profile/atariste.bsky.social

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IyaHwwqn-c

Chapters:

00:00 Oops… I Missed Something Pretty Big...

18:41 SuperSega Sued By Sega

23:01 MiSTer MultiSystem 2

29:16 Dave Lowe's Work Preserved

32:39 Jonathan Thomas's STE Racer

34:38 Video Of The Week

In this episode I talk about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Atari Jaguar emulator emulator BigPEmu releasing on iOS, Atari Addict magazine, Bleem! coming back and more!

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Episode Links:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Official Website: https://www.stalker2.com

Rich Whitehouse BigPEmu Announcement: https://bsky.app/profile/richwhitehouse.bsky.social/post/3lbhuhk6al22x

Atari Addict Magazine: https://www.pixel.addict.media/shop/atari-addict-magazine

Bleem! Kickstarter Story: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/bleem-the-company-that-took-on-sony-and-won-is-crowdfunding-for-the-largest-retro-gaming-project-ever

Bleem!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleem!

Latest Main Channel Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DIMNMgGAEA

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIR8by3B718

Chapters:

00:00 It Is Very Cold

01:24 Get Out Of Here, S.T.A.L.K.E.R!

07:46 Jaguar Emulation On iOS

14:38 Atari Addict Magazine Update

16:44 Bleem! Is Back! ...Or Is It?!

23:14 Channel Update - New Video Released

26:06 Video Of The Week

28:59 It Is Still Very Cold

In this episode I talk about the Retro Computer Festival in Cambridge, and more!

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Episode Links:

WhatHoSnorkers (sun god): https://www.youtube.com/@WhatHoSnorkers

Rob Smith (disco machine): https://www.youtube.com/@RobSmithDev

GOG Preservation Program: https://www.gog.com/en/gog-preservation-program

Moustachio's Midnight Moonshine: https://ko-fi.com/s/1bbc65e2e2

Mario On Sega CD: https://x.com/_gf64/status/1856655023956275672

RoseTintedSpectrum Channel Taken Down: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/thank-you-to-every-one-that-boosted-this-terminated-youtube-retro-gaming-channel-gets-reinstated

Atari Addict Magazine: https://www.pixel.addict.media/shop/atari-addict-magazine

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-cx8yzk0A

Chapters:

00:00 Retro Computer Festival Cambridge

06:51 GOG Preservation Program

13:16 Midnight Brew's Moustachio's Midnight Moonshine For Movember

16:31 Mario Comes To Sega CD

18:14 Every YouTuber's Worst Nightmare

22:29 Atari Addict Magazine

29:16 Video Of The Week

In this episode I talk about the Retro Computer Festival in Cambridge, yet more SuperSega FPGAconsole drama, Taki Udon's DE10-Nano clone, Doom on Nintendo Alarmo alarm clocks, Game Gear consolisation, main channel updates and more!

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Episode Links:

Retro Computer Festival: https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/72253/Retro-Computer-Festival-2024-Saturday-9th-November

SuperSega 1: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/supersega-boss-rocks-up-in-his-lamborghini-to-beg-for-your-pre-order-cash

SuperSega 2: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/supersega-explains-why-it-produces-such-crappy-videos-says-its-afraid-analogue-will-steal-its-ideas

SuperSega 3: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/11/confusion-reigns-as-supersega-pre-orders-get-charged-for-the-full-amount

Taki Udon $5 Announcement: https://x.com/TakiUdon_/status/1853954486886334496

Doom on Nintendo Alarmo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IOVYvSMAoU

GitHub Repo For The Above: https://github.com/GaryOderNichts/alarmo_doom

iPod Game Preservation: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/11/ipod-fans-evade-apples-drm-to-preserve-54-lost-clickwheel-era-games

Latest Main Channel Release - Microsoft Return of Arcade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCZMXJfWFQw

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gfsTq8klJE

Chapters:

00:00 Retro Computer Festival Cambridge

03:05 SuperSega Scam Updates

12:36 Taki Udon DE10 Gets Even Cheaper

15:35 Doom on Nintendo Alarmo Alarm Clock

18:22 Latest ctrl-alt-rees Release

19:51 Video of the Week

23:21 Clickwheel iPod Games Preserved