Episode 152 - Three Dirty Dwarven Podcast Hosts? + Three Dirty Dwarves (Saturn) vs Mutation Nation (Neo Geo)

We're back for Episode 152!

In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and battle Mutation Nation (Neo Geo) vs Three Dirty Dwarves (Sega Saturn).

 

6:21 - Quick Questions

31:13 - Patreon Song

35:28 - Tea Time With Tim - TED Talk!

45:00 - Cody's Corner - Indie Heroes 4

1:35:30 - News

2:10:04 - Battle Of The Systems: Mutation Nation (Neo Geo) vs Three Dirty Dwarves (Sega Saturn)

 

News

All – Nintendo Switch 2 – Nintendo direct - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrTVeYm4iIM 

Release date – June 5th – but to purchase you have to have an invite from Nintendo from being a Nintendo account holder, The first batch of invitations will go out starting May 8, 2025. People with invites get 72hrs to purchase. 

MarioKart World, Controllers can be used as mice, bigger thumb sticks, bigger shoulder buttons, magnetic lock, C button to go in to GameChat mode, console has mic built in to talk friends while playing the same or other games, Switch 2 Camera to see ither players and augment's games with players faces in games. Switch 2 dock has built in cooling fan, USB C top port on switch 2. 

7.9” OLED Screen with HDR and 4K support, also a bunch of enhanced Switch games will be available to take advantage of the enhanced video support 

256Gb internal Memory 

New Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and a GameCube Controller with ‘C’ Button for Nintendo Switch Online members to run with new GameCube games available through Nintendo Online 

Crazy price $449 / £379 for the base cost – bundle cost with Mario Kart World digital $499 / £429 

Physical Mario Kart World cost $79.00 / £74.99 

Tim – MAHOOSIVE EVERCADE UPDATE – New NeoGeo based handhelds and cartridges.  

NeoGeo Arcade 1 - https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/neogeo-arcade-1/ 

Wind Jammers, Karnov and Friends - https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/windjammers-karnov-friends/ 

HyperMegaTech! NEOGEO Super Pocket - https://www.hypermegatech.com/neogeo-edition/ 

Eric - You've probably been pronouncing Balatro wrong all along, but 'it's kind of a gif/jif situation' | PC Gamer 

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/youve-probably-been-pronouncing-balatro-wrong-all-along-but-its-kind-of-a-gif-jif-situation/ 

CODY - https://www.retronews.com/90s-office-sim-spreadcheat-release-and-price-details-announced/ 

Tim - RFOFF Commodore 64 and 128 V1.1 - by Mark from The Retro Channel on YouTube. This is a replacement for your janky old RF modulator for all C64 and 128 revision boards. Get rid of that shadow, fuzzy images and remove the jailbars. New 1.1 version simplifies the mod required to remove the jailbars with a new mod for the board running form a socket that the VICII slots in to. 

https://www.tindie.com/products/theretrochannel/rfoff-commodore-64-and-128-v11/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYOJ08FkRaE 

Cody - https://www.brewotaku.com/category/issues/ 

Eric - FlippyDrive - Quick Update: Firmware, Shipping, and What's Coming Next | Crowd Supply 

https://www.crowdsupply.com/team-offbroadway/flippydrive/updates/quick-update-firmware-shipping-and-whats-coming-next 

Cody – More Atari Physical Games! https://atari.com/collections/7800?srsltid=AfmBOoo0CHNSiLeSc15cDCWtGs7i8oyGuBkMbXPgqvHnWrO9WsO_QPI1 

Cody - https://www.retronews.com/flea-and-flea-2-released-on-ngage/ 

Tim – Legend of Zelda sneakers?! - Bull Airs’ new sneakers (trainers) that are Legend of Zelda themed at crazy collector prices! 

https://www.bullairs.com/product-page/l-o-z-customer-sb-dunk-themed-low-top 

CODY - https://www.retronews.com/homebrew-factory-claim-a-revolution-for-retro-gamers/ 

Eric - Far Cry 3 Reborn is the remaster we’ve been waiting on - PC - GAMINGbible 

https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/pc/far-cry-3-reborn-remaster-405163-20250327 

Eric - Unlocking Achievements on the NES - Hackster.io 

https://www.hackster.io/news/unlocking-achievements-on-the-nes-549dede0e20f 

Cody -  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/microsoft-created-a-demo-of-quake-ii-using-ai-and-its-gone-about-as-well-as-youd-expect 

Eric - Handmade Trinitron-style retro monitors - Boing Boing 

https://boingboing.net/2025/03/30/handmade-trinitron-style-retro-monitors.html 

Eric - Recade Wants To Be Netflix For Arcade Games, But It Needs Your Help | Time Extension 

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/04/recade-wants-to-be-netflix-for-arcade-games-but-it-needs-your-help 

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