Episode 164 - Cool Systems And Amiga Memories + Battle Of The Spooky Brawlers

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  https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-baldurs-gate-3-hotfix-includes-steam-deck-native-version-of-the-rpg/1100-6534954/   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!!!  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/8bitdo-is-releasing-its-pro-3-in-spice-orange-to-match-your-beloved-gamecube   Cody – Pretty cool new C64 Title  https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/09/death-sector-rather-decent-sci-fi.html#more   News of the weird - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/09/random-c64-and-spectrum-fragrances-are-coming-this-christmas-and-they-dont-smell-like-body-odour-and-sweaty-socks  https://retrododo.com/campbells-team-up-with-pokemon-for-a-competition-to-soup-up-your-game-room/    Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at [email protected]. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Roy Fielding, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Joe Ochwat, John Shawler, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.