Sparkfun vs. Adafruit, New New Zealand Story, Dreamcast Mario 64 & More - Ramble 145
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl-9Ru0dgE
In this episode I talk about the new official sequel to New Zealand Story from Commodore, DOOM on a pressure cooker, Windows Media Player dropping CD metadata support, a new UK Amstrad user group’s first meetup, games for UEFI, Mario 64 on the SEGA Dreamcast, Sparkfun and Adafruit’s Teensy dispute, Hewson’s new Hyper Sentinel game & more!
Chapters
- 00:00 – Official New Zealand Story Sequel From Commodore
- 07:52 – DOOM On A Pressure Cooker!?
- 14:00 – Microsoft Media Player Kills Audio CDs
- 20:22 – New UK Amstrad User Group Meetup
- 27:08 – UEFI Games
- 33:09 – Dreamcast Mario 64 Port Released
- 41:35 – Adafruit vs. Sparkfun Drama
- 49:42 – New Hewson Game: Hyper Sentinel Fusion
- 55:57 – Videos Of The Week
Original Video Links
Episode Links:
New Zealand Story: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/commodores-official-remake-of-taitos-the-newzealand-story-launches-next-month
DOOM Pressure Cooker: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/youtuber-makes-doom-run-on-a-smart-cooking-pot-after-a-full-firmware-refresh
Media Player CD Metadata RIP: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/microsoft_windows_media_player_forgets
UKAG June Meetup: https://www.ukag.org.uk/index.php/2026/01/08/more-info-on-the-june-uk-amstrad-group-meet
UEFI Games: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/dev-creates-uefi-games-compendium-where-you-have-to-win-to-access-your-computer-10-month-project-will-shutdown-your-pc-if-you-lose
Dreamcast Mario 64: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/01/plays-like-a-aaa-native-release-super-mario-64-gets-a-dreamcast-port
GitHub For The Above: https://github.com/jnmartin84/sm64-dc
Sparkfun Statement: https://www.sparkfun.com/official-response
Adafruit Statement: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/12/discontinuing-the-teensy-at-adafruit
Hewson On MobyGames: https://www.mobygames.com/company/1537/hewson-consultants-ltd
Hyper Sentinel Fusion: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robhwson/hyper-sentinel-fusion-2
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