We're back for Episode 172 of Pixel Gaiden!

In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover 6 Good Lesser-Known Genesis Titles

+ Tea Time With Tim!

 

7:01 - Quick Questions

26:12 - Patreon Song

29:46- Tea Time With Tim - AO486 Core On MiSTer

53:33 - Eric's Take - How I Prepare For The Show

1:23:48 - News

2:09:19 - 6 Good Lesser-Known Genesis Titles

 

News - 

All - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/roguecraft-dx-is-available-now-on-amiga-mega65-and-game-boy-color 

Tim - Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave – Now out for the C64. Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave brings the legendary fan-made arcade hack Lost Cave from 2012 to the C64, featuring 100 brand-new levels originally designed by TAITO as extra content for the console versions — now carefully adapted for Commodore’s beloved 8-bit machine. 

https://daves-retro-forge.itch.io/bubble-bobble-lost-cave-c64 

Eric - Arcadeboy turns Nintendo Game Boy into arcade machine with 12.1-inch display 

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Arcadeboy-turns-Nintendo-Game-Boy-into-arcade-machine-with-12-1-inch-display.1202813.0.html 

Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/doom-is-coming-to-evercade 

Tim - Go-Go BunnyGun – New Japanese inspired shooter out now for ZX Spectrum 48k. Six levels of intense action, colourful animated sprites, parallax scrolling and daring boss fights. Bonuses and hidden secrets to uncover.  Enemies that vary their attack patterns and adapt to your actions, so never quite the same game twice. 

Normal and Hard modes with extra bonuses and separate Hi-Score tables. 

And all in a single 48K load! 

https://ionian-games.itch.io/go-go-bunnygun 

Eric - Donut Dodo is Being Ported to N64 and Dreamcast - Retro Handhelds 

https://retrohandhelds.gg/donut-dodo-is-being-ported-to-n64-and-dreamcast/ 

Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/future-knight-is-a-frantic-new-run-n-gun-shooter-that-is-keeping-the-spirit-of-the-game-and-watch-alive 

Tim - Lost Beavis And Butt-Head Title Resurfaces On PS1 (from Time Extension)  

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/they-did-not-seem-like-a-very-happy-bunch-lost-beavis-and-butt-head-title-resurfaces-on-ps1 

Eric - Take a Look at This Developer's WIP Engine for Retro Games 

https://80.lv/articles/take-a-look-at-this-developer-s-wip-engine-for-retro-games 

Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/a-fanmade-vr-port-of-the-n64-classic-perfect-dark-is-currently-in-the-works 

Tim - Chrono Trigger Vinyl Soundtrack Pre-Order - (From RetroRGB) Square-Enix has launched pre-order for Chrono Trigger Original Soundtrack. It’s priced at $174.99. Scheduled release is March 25th in Japan, and around April 2026 in EU and US. 

https://na.store.square-enix-games.com/chrono-trigger-original-soundtrack-vinyl-lp-box 

  

News Of The Weird!!! 

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/ataris-grand-hotel-plan-will-be-a-glowing-monolith-of-light-and-motion-in-downtown-phoenix 

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