Episode 52 - The Month Of LOVE (And 8-Bit Platformers) + News + Battle Of The Systems - Mayhem in Monsterland (C64) vs Mr. Gimmik (NES)

We're back for Episode 52 In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and Battle Mayhem in Monsterland (C64) vs Mr. Gimmik (NES). We are doing news for the first monthly episode and then "catching up" later in the month.   Episode Guide --------------- Quick Questions 3:24 Patreon 12:02 News 39:40 Eric's Take - 7800 - First Look - 1:18:50 Tea Time With Tim - Memories 1:36:08 Mayhem in Monsterland (C64) vs Mr. Gimmik (NES) 2:06:44   News -    (cody) The 1,000 MIPS 68000 Amiga Buffy Accelerator Price Revealed  https://amitopia.com/the-1000-mips-68000-amiga-buffy-accelerator-price-revealed/  (Tim) - Dodgy Rocks - Amiga game by @Nivrig now getting physical release of this addictive game. Release by PheonixWare   https://www.phoenixware.co.uk/product/dodgy-rocks-amiga-preorders/  (Cody) Square One Board Games Console  https://www.wizama.com/  (Cody) Capcom leak based on refused ransom – A Captain commando and power stone  (Eric) The AmiKit XE release for Raspberry Pi 4/400 is scheduled for March 2021. Stay tuned! http://amikit.amiga.sk - https://twitter.com/AmiKit_Amiga/status/1357096181877383170  (Cody) Annalynn - A 2D platformer made in the style of arcade games from the early '80s!  http://www.indieretronews.com/2021/02/annalynn-2d-platformer-made-in-style-of.html#more  (CODY) PCE WORKS MEGA ENGINE!  MEGA ENGINE | PCEWorks (wordpress.com)  (Eric) Pitman - A homebrew puzzle platformer for the Sega Master System - http://www.indieretronews.com/2021/02/pitman-homebrew-puzzle-platformer-for.html    (Cody) Sega shows Nomad prototype called the Venus  Sega Just Showed Off A Prototype Handheld For The First Time Ever - Nintendo Life  (Tim) - Brick Rick: Graveyard Shift by Juan Martínez @reidrac for the ZX Spectrum 128k is close to release. Get it soon from:  https://www.usebox.net/jjm/graveyard-shift/  (Cody)  The 1,000 MIPS 68000 Amiga Buffy Accelerator Price Revealed  https://amitopia.com/       512mb = 139.99     1g = 179.99  (Tim) - More Amiga news... the musical talent that is Dj H0ffman has now turned his hand to games and has been since November 2020 working on porting the MSX classic Metal Gear to the Amiga 500. Looking really good.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh4-fNfhQlQ&feature=youtu.be  (Cody) Channel 4 Is Resurrecting GamesMaster, The UK's Most Popular Video Game TV Show - Nintendo Life  (Cody) Streaming Service Crackle To Premiere Five-Part Documentary Series About Nintendo's History Next Month - Nintendo Life  (Eric) 8bit-Slicks, remake of slick and slide for the c64 - http://www.indieretronews.com/2021/02/8bit-slicks-remake-update-of.html  (Cody) Multiplayer Vehicle Combat Game Drive Buy Speeds Onto Switch Next Month - Nintendo Life  (Eric) Amiga Addict issue #1 has arrived – Issue 2 is out now.  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 Henrik Ladefoged, Jim Tessier, Roy Fielding, Garry Heather, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, David Motowylak, Team Gray All The Way, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, and Dustin Newell for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.