Episode 176 - Robots vs Mutants! It’s a BATTLE!

We're back for Episode 176 of Pixel Gaiden!

In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems - Mutant League Hockey (Genesis) vs. Cyber Stadium Series—Base Wars (NES)

 

8:40 - Quick Questions

39:15 - Patreon Song

43:00- Tea Time With Tim - Road Trip with Vicky – Bournemouth Game Market 

1:05:23 - Eric's Take - Superstation One - First Impressions

1:39:40 - News

2:39:40 - Battle Of The Systems - Mutant League Hockey (Genesis) vs. Cyber Stadium Series—Base Wars (NES)

 

News -   

Tim – New Evercade Nexus handled up for pre order 

Dual Analogue Sticks, D-Pad and Face Buttons, Rear Bumper and Trigger buttons 

Screen  5.89″ 840×512 IPS high resolution screen with 500+ nit brightness 

 Processor Quad Core 1.5Ghz 

 Memory 4Gb EMMC RAM 

https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-nexus/ 

 

Cody – Game of the month is back, and New Evercade Indie Heros announced!  BioMenace Remastered 

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/evercades-next-indie-heroes-collection-announced-with-a-shareware-twist 

Tim – Maybe not new, but news to me. Brilliant website for chip tunes is available. Have to say a big thank you to @kevinedwards on BlueSky for the message highlighting this amazing site where you can play 1000’s of chip tunes from Nintendo systems, X68000, OPL, Midi and more. 

https://chiptune.app/ 

Cody – Neo Turf Master Hack - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/a-true-hell-i-wouldnt-wish-upon-anyone-heres-a-brand-new-way-to-unlock-neo-turf-masters-toughest-course 

Eric - RetroTap Aims To Eradicate Your "Tangled Mess Of Ageing, Bulky Wall Warts" 

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/retrotap-aims-to-eradicate-your-tangled-mess-of-ageing-bulky-wall-warts 

Tim  - BadComputer have made a radical remake of Road Fighter for SEGA Master System/Mark III. It’s now available for Download for free over at the creator's page on SMS Power website. 

https://www.smspower.org/Homebrew/RoadFighter-SMS 

Cody - Impossible Mission III - https://www.retronews.com/impossible-mission-3-c64/ 

Tim - Langford Productions has released a PC modern take of the classic and well loved by us. Ultimate game, Jetpac. You can grab it for FREE over on their itch.io their site. Thanks to Indie Retro News for the link. 

https://lvideo4867.itch.io/jetpac 

Cody – This is my Jam! https://www.retronews.com/heroes-of-might-and-magic-olden-era/ 

Tim – New MSX GameDev 25 entry Neon Horizon looks like a game worth checking out. This is a cool looking into the screen stylised Motocycle racer for the MSX2, OPL4 128KB, so some hefty requirements but looks promising. 

https://www.msxdev.org/2026/03/15/msxdev25-40-neon-horizon/ 

Cody – A new game AND peripheral for the Genesis? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/i-decided-to-complete-it-as-a-tribute-to-him-alone-in-the-dark-creators-new-genesis-game-comes-with-its-own-controller 

Eric - GBA RPG Sigma Star Saga DX Out Now On Modern Platforms 

https://www.retronews.com/sigma-star-saga-dx-out-now/ 

 

Cody – Propeller Arena Goes Online...again https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03/after-almost-25-years-an-unreleased-dreamcast-game-cancelled-in-the-wake-of-911-has-just-been-brought-back-online 

Eric - 10 Hardest '80s Retro Games of All Time, Ranked by Difficulty 

https://www.cbr.com/hardest-80s-retro-games-all-time-ranked-by-difficulty-list/rdest '80s Retro Games of All Time, Ranked by Difficult 

 

News Of The Weird!!! 

Eric – What the hell is this? - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/this-modular-marvel-can-be-a-controller-horizontal-handheld-and-tabletop-tate-device 

 

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