We're back for Episode 147!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and highlight 6 Good Falling Block Puzzle Games.
7:00 - Quick Questions
39:48 - Patreon Song
45:11 - Tea Time With Tim - Amstrad Adventure
1:06:54 - Cody's Corner - Galloping Ghost
1:39:31 - News
2:39:42 - 6 Good Falling Block Games
News -
Tim – Pixel Gaiden now has a BlueSky account. Tim mostly posting on the account, a good place to keep an eye on up-and-coming battles, show release announcements, general stuff retro and beer related.
Pixel Gaiden - Retro gaming podcast (@pixelgaiden.bsky.social) — Bluesky
Eric - Review: Retro Fighters BattlerGC Pro - Time To Finally Retire Your GameCube's WaveBird | Time Extension
Tim – Shinobi has been ported to the NeoGeo by H0ffman. This is a port of the arcade version over to the NeoGeo by disassembling the arcade version to ensure all the original feel and graphics of the arcade came across. Free to download in NeoGeo and NeoGeo CD format.
https://h0ffman.itch.io/shinobi-neogeo
Cody - https://atarirepairparts.com/#!/Other-Parts/c/160952147
Eric – New Neo Geo cart by Back Bit!!! - https://store.backbit.io/product/backbit-platinum-mvs/
Tim – Super Polygon GP has new update for 2025 already! - Native SteamDeck / Linux build, Major performance upgrade, Online leaderboards added, Graphics re-styled, better track wall outlining, Difficulty rebalanced, Wall collisions made less harsh & AI upgraded
Eric - You're Not Seeing Things, PS1 Games Are Playable On GameCube | Time Extension
Cody - https://www.retrorgb.com/japanese-to-sega-master-system-cartridge-converter.html
https://www.retrorgb.com/colecovision-to-master-system-cartridge-adapter.html
Tim – Elite the classic space shooter and trading game is coming to the VIC20... yes that's right the VIC20. Aleksi Eeben has taken the C64 source and has ported across.
From Mark Moxon on BlueSky
https://bsky.app/profile/markmoxon.bsky.social/post/3lekpj6ytus2z
Video of game play
https://youtu.be/eR7df9rrbyQ?si=ED-Ki0OOKv73iohf
EventHubs: New XXL Street Fighter arcade cabinets are almost as large as the originals but not as expensive and comes with 14 games
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2025/jan/07/street-fighter-arcade-cabinets/
Tim – New fan based Sonic game gets demo release – Sonic Galactic demo is out for Windows and Mac. Sonic Galactic is a fan-made interpretation of what a 2D-sidescrolling entry in the Sonic series could have looked like on 32-bit, 5th Generation hardware. Sporting clean, hand-pixeled backgrounds and fluid animation, the game aims for an aesthetic that pays tribute to the best of the era. Source – Sonic Galatic project on BlueSky
https://bsky.app/profile/sonicgalactic.bsky.social
https://sonicgalactic.github.io/index.html
Game play footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO1lTblVODU&lc=UgwJYjfi1qgbbMovthp4AaABAg
Cody - https://myarcade
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