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Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about a bomb scare at a Peter Kay show, a new Amstrad meetup in the UK, Atari's acquisition of the Wizardry RPG series, the MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Arcade, SEGA's Neptune, the new Steam controller, a new Commodore C64C, DOS 1.00 going open source & more!

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Episode Links:

Peter Kay Bomb Hoax: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d2pvle9lqo

UKAG Amstrad Meetup: https://www.ukag.org.uk/index.php/2026/01/08/more-info-on-the-june-uk-amstrad-group-meet

Atari Acquires Wizardry: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/who-owns-the-wizardry-rpgs-we-do-say-both-drecom-and-atari-as-an-unusual-ip-acquisition-splits-custody-of-the-genre-forming-series

MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Arcade: https://shop.heber.co.uk/multisystem2-arcade-system-jamma-with-black-enclosure

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7YXSS27oX0

Neptune Video 1: https://x.com/MichelinFabio/status/2047096894527045747

Neptune Video 2: https://x.com/MichelinFabio/status/2047096356544598265

New Steam Controller: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a55UIaiTE-A

New C64C: https://commodore.net/computer/?sku=c64cu-fe

DOS 1.00 Open Sourced: https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2026/04/28/continuing-the-story-of-early-dos-development

Atari ST Miracle Boy: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05/miracle-boy-is-an-atari-st-masterpiece-you-can-download-now

Video Of The Week 1 (Tom Scott In A Tiny Boat): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMYYcddinkE

Video Of The Week 2 (MattKC 3:2 Monitor): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYMI7MsnT1o

Video Of The Week 3 (MASTER BOOT RECORD Live Show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42-iTgICOh0

Video Of The Week 4 (74XX Wild Gunman): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOfqnomGPkM

Chapters:

00:00 I Nearly Got Blown Up Watching Peter Kay

07:01 PCBWay

07:52 Upcoming Amstrad UK User Meetup

12:58 Atari Acquires Wizardry

21:28 New MiSTer MultiSystem 2 JAMMA Arcade

31:35 Neptune, Steam Controller, And Commodore C64C Hardware News!

41:50 DOS 1.00 Goes Open Source

47:15 Videos Of The Week

Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about my renewed love for Monument Valley, Atari's acquisition of Implicit Conversions, the Commodore 64 Ultimate firmware debacle, a rare 1974 Nintendo arcade game, a bomb threat during a VCF YouTuber panel, ARPANet's reconstruction & more!

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Episode Links:

Monument Valley: https://www.monumentvalleygame.com

Atari Acquires Implicit Conversions: https://gamesbeat.com/atari-acquires-implicit-conversions-emulation-studio-that-takes-classic-games-to-new-platforms

Commodore 64 Ultimate Firmware Protection Update: https://www.commodore.net/post/your-hardware-your-choice-confirming-our-approach-to-firmware-protection

Nintendo FMV Game Reconstructed: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendos-extremely-rare-fmv-arcade-game-from-1974-has-been-restored-by-a-dedicated-fan/1100-6539509

VCF Bomb Threat: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/that-was-crazy-retro-panel-gets-interrupted-after-bomb-threat

ARPANet Reconstructed: https://obsolescence.dev/arpanet_home.html

Video Of The Week 1 (Portal 2 Community Edition): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhOZ8G51E4

Video Of The Week 2 (Second Wind / Fully Ramblomatic Atari vs. Nintendo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt7SkhWQoFo

Chapters:

00:00 Wherein I Waffle About The PS3 & Monument Valley

06:28 Atari Acquires Implicit Conversions

14:01 Commodore's Firmware Conundrum

22:36 Ultra Rare Nintendo Arcade Game Preserved

29:53 VCF Show Bomb Threat

36:28 ARPANet Is Back!

42:07 Videos Of The Week

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Latest Main Channel Release (GEEKOM Review): https://youtu.be/sTDwkXjINsQ

In this episode I talk about retro achievements on MiSTer, the SuperSega guy Alejandro Martin's new PC case, a new NEO GEO AES console from Plaion, a floppy drive in a Tesla, DOOM on a TrueType font, DOOM on a printer controller, a new Windows 9x themed factory game & more!

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Episode Links:

Retro Achievements On MiSTer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TguSvh6Xfg

Retro Achievements: https://retroachievements.org

SuperSega Guy's New PC Case: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/random-the-guy-behind-the-disasterous-supersega-is-back-and-he-wants-to-sell-you-a-wooden-pc

SuperSega Saga: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/12/this-is-the-end-the-man-behind-the-infamous-supersega-console-finally-admits-defeat

New Neo Geo: https://plaionreplai.com/en-gb/pages/neogeo

Tesla Floppy Drive: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/engineer-installs-3-5-inch-floppy-drive-in-a-tesla-modern-ev-recognizes-and-runs-ancient-storage-device-even-plays-an-mp3-file-from-diskette

DOOM On A TrueType Font: https://hackaday.com/2026/04/10/running-doom-on-a-truetype-font

GitHub Of The Above: https://4rh1t3ct0r7.github.io/ttf-doom

Adrian's Digital Basement DOOM On A Printer Controller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cltnlks2-uU

Factory95 Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3987250/Factory_95/

Video Of The Week 1 (Angine De Poutrine... Again): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi-9wS1so

Video Of The Week 2 (Rob Smith's Amiga Disk Drive Audio Demo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al5L0Ok7IRU

Video Of The Week 3 (DF Screamer Retrospective & Review): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOrsXMftTWI

Chapters:

00:00 I'm Back

04:04 PCBWay

05:01 RetroAchievements Come To MiSTer

12:20 SuperSEGA Guy Is Back... And He's Got Wood

20:08 NEO GEO Is Back... No Wood Though

34:24 Stick Your Floppy In A Tesla

42:24 DOOM On A Font - And A Printer Controller!

49:13 Windows 95 Factory Game Factory95

53:34 Videos Of The Week