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
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!!!
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