Yes, it’s another show with Commodore in the title but things are happening! The original D&D mega-dungeon has returned…again! Do you remember the creation of the computer phone? Let the BBC remind you.
All this plus news of a new theC64 Mini with all NEW games as well as a Mac mini which may not be around for too long.
Pixel Addict issue number 29 features reviews of some of the latest retro games: Capcom Arcade Stadium (Switch/Xbox/PC/PS4), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind (Switch/Xbox/Steam/PS5) and Old Towers (Atari Jaguar). Grab your copy at https://www.addict.media/
00:00 – Show Opening
02:53 – Fun & Challenges Keeping Up With Commodores
C64 Mini Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGg933fOb2M
Commodore Victory: https://youtube.com/shorts/J-GZBvIneQU?si=4nmKFxwjf0-yN_8f
Commodore Industries Press Release: https://commodore.inc/press-release-of-23-july-2025/
23:54 – Let’s Go Back To Where It All Began
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL-x0H4MKMs
Circle Of Eight Mod Pack: https://co8.org/community/threads/the-circle-of-eight-modpack-explained.7737/
Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3843520/The_Temple_of_Elemental_Evil/
36:48 – Housekeeping – News links found below
42:07 – The Computer Phone
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuF65Ohn51M
57:15 – Community Question of the Week
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News In Brief Links:
30 Years Of Descent: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07/remembering-descent-the-once-popular-fully-3d-6dof-shooter/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null
AmigaCF Adaptor: https://gitlab.com/autumnhippo/amigacf
Mini Mac: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/29/buy-a-24-inch-macintosh-plus-before-apple-stops-you
Amiga Prototype: https://www.reddit.com/r/amiga/comments/1mg63k7/the_amiga_prototype_demoed_at_ces/
Football Manager Re-release: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-creator-of-the-original-1982-football-manager-is-porting-it-to-steam-jokes-its-the-only-football-manager-coming-this-year/
C64 Built From Scratch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvHDKfl2Tjo
Episode Credits
"C64 DTV" by Jan Hagelskamp1 is licensed under CC BY 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/?ref=openverse.
Parts of "thec64mini_se_video" courtesy of https://x.com/MuseumCommodore
"Psion Series 3 in Computer History Museum – California" by Anton Chiang from Cupertino, CA, USA is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?
"A Psion Series 5mx PRO 24MB German Edition " by Georg Dembowski https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2005-04-16_Psion_Serie_5mx_PRO_24MB_beschn_unscharf_scharf.JPG
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