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

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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