# Sparkfun vs. Adafruit, New New Zealand Story, Dreamcast Mario 64 & More - Ramble 145

> 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!

- Canonical URL: https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2026-01-16-sparkfun-vs-adafruit-new-new-zealand-story-dreamcast-mario-64-more-ramble-145.html
- Published: 2026-01-16
- Last updated: 2026-01-17
- Author: Rees (ctrl.alt.rees)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl-9Ru0dgE (1:02:33)
- Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 UK (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/), unless stated otherwise below

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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl-9Ru0dgE&t=0s)
* [07:52 – DOOM On A Pressure Cooker!?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl-9Ru0dgE&t=472s)
* [14:00 – Microsoft Media Player Kills Audio CDs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl-9Ru0dgE&t=840s)
* [20:22 – New UK Amstrad User Group Meetup](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl-9Ru0dgE&t=1222s)
* [27:08 – UEFI Games](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl-9Ru0dgE&t=1628s)
* [33:09 – Dreamcast Mario 64 Port Released](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl-9Ru0dgE&t=1989s)
* [41:35 – Adafruit vs. Sparkfun Drama](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl-9Ru0dgE&t=2495s)
* [49:42 – New Hewson Game: Hyper Sentinel Fusion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl-9Ru0dgE&t=2982s)
* [55:57 – Videos Of The Week](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl-9Ru0dgE&t=3357s)

## 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](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](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](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](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](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](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](https://github.com/jnmartin84/sm64-dc)
Sparkfun Statement: [https://www.sparkfun.com/official-response](https://www.sparkfun.com/official-response)
Adafruit Statement: [https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/12/discontinuing-the-teensy-at-adafruit](https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/12/discontinuing-the-teensy-at-adafruit)
Hewson On MobyGames: [https://www.mobygames.com/company/1537/hewson-consultants-ltd](https://www.mobygames.com/company/1537/hewson-consultants-ltd)
Hyper Sentinel Fusion: [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robhwson/hyper-sentinel-fusion-2](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robhwson/hyper-sentinel-fusion-2)