Episode 164 - Cool Systems And Amiga Memories + Battle Of The Spooky Brawlers

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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