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Latest Main Channel Release (Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition Review): https://youtu.be/Moyy2WeNm_w

In this episode I talk about Valve's new hardware - including their Steam Machine console and VR headset - the new Atari 8-bit port of Street Fighter II, 20 years of the Xbox 360, Microsoft's historic audio software piracy in the XP era, the new PicoIDE from Ian Scott of PicoGUS fame, a brand new 8-bit console for 2025, WipEout in the real world & more!

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Episode Links:

New Valve Hardware: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware

Atari 8-Bit Street Fighter II: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381129-street-fighter-2-for-atari-xexl

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peICJ1wHJmE

Major Nelson's Launch Xbox 360: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/first-images-of-xbox-360-project-leaders-launch-console-shared-ahead-of-hd-gaming-pioneers-20th-anniversary-major-nelson-admits-he-has-never-powered-on-launch-team-05-console

Microsoft Audio Piracy: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/my-new-new-favorite-deep-windows-lore-in-2004-microsoft-got-caught-shipping-windows-xp-with-audio-files-made-using-cracked-software

PicoIDE: https://picoide.com

GameTank 8-Bit Console: https://www.crowdsupply.com/clydeware/gametank

Physical WipEout: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/one-mans-life-long-dream-of-creating-a-physical-wipeout-race-track-is-complete

Catch Me Soon On The Retro Hour Podcast: https://theretrohour.com/

Video Of The Week 1 (polymatt LGR Laptop Restoration): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BilLgXkR_Kw

Video Of The Week 2 (Coca-Cola Christmas Ad): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy6fByUmPuE

Chapters:

00:00 New Valve Hardware

12:34 PCBWay

13:18 Street Fighter II Atari 8-Bit Port

18:57 Xbox 360 Is 20 Years Old

24:30 Microsoft Guilty Of Piracy!?

31:25 PicoIDE Is All I Ever Wanted

38:22 New GameTank Retro 8-Bit Console!

46:21 WipEout In The Real World

50:05 Videos Of The Week

Latest Main Channel Release (Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition Review): https://youtu.be/Moyy2WeNm_w

In this episode I talk about the new Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition, a cool new toy using shaders in Windows, an update on the Stop Killing Games movement, a new port of ELITE to the Atari 8-bits, a 68060 CPU upgrade for classic Macs, DOOM running on an actual orbiting satellite, Commodore suing... Commodore?, a Windows 10 EOL workaround & more!

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Episode Links:

ShaderGlass CRT Shaders: https://github.com/mausimus/ShaderGlass

Steam Page For The Above: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3613770/ShaderGlass

Stop Killing Games: https://www.stopkillinggames.com

Accursed Farms: https://www.youtube.com/@Accursed_Farms

Stop Killing Games MP Debate: https://www.the-independent.com/tech/stop-killing-games-ubisoft-the-crew-b2857787.html

ELITE On Atari 8-Bit: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/385615-elite-ported-from-the-bbc-micro-disk-version-to-the-atari-8-bit

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWNHR3Xp1x0

Macintosh Quadra 68060: https://github.com/ZigZagJoe/Macintosh-Q650-68060

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXSWiKu-ASA

DOOM On A Satellite: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/doom-can-run-just-about-anywhere-including-space-hacker-recounts-tale-of-running-the-game-on-an-orbiting-satellite

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zthssUIFG6c

Commodore Sues Commodore: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/commodore-industries-is-trying-to-prevent-the-revived-commodore-international-from-using-the-iconic-name

Joy of Sticks Newsletter: https://thejoyofsticks.substack.com

YouTube Channel Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/user/thejoyofsticks

Video Of The Week 1 (Michael MJD Windows 10 LTSC IoT): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1rPnCc9wbU

Video Of The Week 2 (ThatNukemGuy Doom II): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7i-vMDEBS0

Video Of The Week 3 (Screamer Reboot Dev Update): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XyNgNKX1jg

Chapters:

00:00 Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition Released!

06:03 Shaders, Shaders, Everywhere!

14:14 Stop Killing Games Update

24:07 ELITE Ported To Atari 8-Bit

33:00 The First Ever 68060 Classic Mac?

37:56 DOOM On A Satellite

44:27 Commodore Sues Commodore

50:29 Videos Of The Week

57:01 AOB

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Latest Main Channel Release (Family Athlon 650): https://youtu.be/3ivGSh-PShc

In this episode I talk about the new Intellivision console, the Halo remaster, Halloween PAC-MAN, a new SoundBlaster, the Indian government's newfound love for Linux, Counter-Strike shenanigans, a new Simon The Sorcerer game, a DOOM board game & more!

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Episode Links:

Atari Intellivision Sprint Console: https://atari.com/products/intellivision-sprint-emea

Halo: Campaign Evolved Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efThjRym-ks

PAC-MAN Halloween Google Doodle: https://doodles.google/doodle/pac-man-halloween-2025-edition

New SoundBlaster: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soundblaster/sound-blaster-re-imagine-modular-audio-hub-with-ai

Indian Government Linux: https://news.itsfoss.com/indian-govt-linux-windows

Counter-Strike Economy Crash: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/ludicrous-usd6-billion-counter-strike-2-skins-market-crashes-loses-usd3-billion-overnight-game-update-destroys-inventories-collapses-market

Simon The Sorcerer Origins: https://smallthingstudios.com

Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J28oQ1C9rGY

DOOM Board Game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/modiphius/doom-arena-board-game

Video Of The Week 1 (RandomGamingInHD Radeon 8060S): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxuBmzCdZNs

Video Of The Week 2 (Luke O'Sullivan Hovercraft): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y70wpa4wxIs

Chapters:

00:00 Intellivision Lives! (Again!)

08:59 PCBWay

09:49 New Halo Remaster Looks Sweeeet

15:29 Halloween PAC-MAN Courtesy Of Google

21:08 New SoundBlaster

30:26 The Year Of Linux On The (Indian) Desktop

36:19 Counter-Strike Economy Crashes!

40:39 New Simon The Sorcerer Game

47:05 New DOOM Board Game

53:45 Videos Of The Week