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Episode 168 - Are you a Ball or a Bat? + Truxton (Arcade) vs Raiden (Arcade)
Pixel Gaiden Gaming Podcast
3 hours 40 minutes
3 weeks ago
Episode 168 - Are you a Ball or a Bat? + Truxton (Arcade) vs Raiden (Arcade)
We're back for Episode 168 of Pixel Gaiden!
In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover Battle Of The Systems: Truxton (Arcade) vs Raiden (Arcade)
17:32 - Quick Questions
48:26 - Patreon Song
53:14- Tea Time With Tim - Amiga Memories Part 2
1:04:50 - Eric's Take - MicroProse Rising!
1:32:08 - News
2:48:46- Battle Of The Systems: Truxton (Arcade) vs Raiden (Arcade)
News -
Cody – Amazing Looking C64 Game! https://psytronik.itch.io/sherwood
Eric - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3911400/Super_Blood_Hockey_Rogue_Manager/
Cody – New Evercade Releases Upcoming https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/turrican-and-taito-collections-are-coming-to-evercade
Tim – Open Source DS Picio – New DS Pico based flash cart is coming soon. (Via RetroRGB)
https://retrorgb.com/open-source-nintendo-ds-flash-cart.html
Cody – Update! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/cancelled-splatterhouse-rpg-splatter-world-is-now-playable-in-english
Eric - abxylute M4 Snap-On Phone Controller for Anytime Pocket Play
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1932181238/m4-snap-on-magnetic-phone-controller-for-anytime-pocket-play/faqs
Cody – Duke Nukem 3D in Voxels - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/following-doom-and-doom-ii-duke-nukem-3d-is-the-latest-classic-fps-to-get-a-voxel-transformation
Tim – New Sonic the Hedgehog Mini arcade cabs coming from MyArcade. Includes: Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic Spinball and Sonic 3D Blast
https://xboxera.com/2025/12/01/sega-and-myarcade-team-up-for-new-sonic-the-hedgehog-retro-game-devices/
Eric – Sad local News – 1Up Robbed -
https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/s/ObW6ymVS2J
Cody – Daytona back in the Arcades? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/daytona-usa-is-returning-to-segas-body-sensation-roots
Tim – Another Commodore Plus/4 port release, this time Green Beret gets an arcade style port called Stab’N Dash. (via Indie Retro News)
https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/11/stabn-dash-commodore-plus4-gets-another.html?spref=tw
Eric - Fan community announces it will revive Unreal Tournament 2004 with Epic's blessing
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/fan-community-announces-it-will-revive-unreal-tournament-2004-with-epics-blessing-were-doing-this-for-free-because-were-fans-of-the-game-and-we-like-a-challenge/
Cody – A new Shmup worth checking out? https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/dont-miss-out-on-one-of-this-years-most-exciting-shoot-em-ups
Tim – Melkhiors Mansion a colourful 3D Isometric modern creation comes to Windows, Linux and Mac via BitGlint games on Itch.
https://bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-mansion
Cody - https://www.retronews.com/feed-it-souls-first-impressions/
Eric – Someone working on a new Pico-8 Port - https://www.reddit.com/r/pico8/comments/1pe6kky/working_on_my_first_pico8_port/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/mariachi-legends-is-a-super-stylish-new-action-platformer-thats-giving-us-major-castlevania-vibes
Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/the-modern-fps-classic-dusk-is-getting-a-retro-inspired-rpg-spin-off
ALL – Vectrex Mini Kickstarter is complete. $1.3M! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1852390947/vectrex-mini
News Of The Weird!!!
Eric - Random: Tommy Tallarico Got Bodied So Badly He's Now Using A Fake Name | Time Extension
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/random-tommy-tallarico-got-bodied-so-badly-hes-now-using-a-fake-name
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