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As an #Evercade fan, great to see a double-page spread in @retrogamermag.bsky.social this month. Wasn’t so sure about the lukewarm reception to NeoGeo 2, but lots of cart goodness celebrated. As @retrogamerdaz.bsky.social says, the carts still offer brilliant value for money.

Spoke to the old man on the phone just now, asked what he wanted for Christmas. “Oh nothing really…. Actually, there is something. I could really do with some diabetic soft top socks.” Nothing says Christmas more than diabetic soft top socks. Who said the magic of Christmas isn’t still alive?

Shameful FIFA

Finally gave in and bought the TATE grip for my @evercade.co.uk EXP. £18 for plastic handles felt daft, but it completely transforms the vertical games. Started with Toaplan 3 on Crazy Burger’s recommendation. Not a huge shmup fan but liking it so far. What’s next?

Evercade EXP gaming console with Tate grip
And Toaplan cartridge

Retro Titans Podcast @retrotitans.com · 11mo ago

Proper chills watching the Stranger Things Season 5 trailer, with Queen’s Who Wants to Live Forever 🎵 Will be a Kate Bush moment for Queen, not that they need it. youtu.be/PssKpzB0Ah0?...

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🎙️ We’re diving back into the wonderful world of #Pico8 with one of its most creative minds, @johanpeitz.com From Alpine Alpaca to Golf Sunday, his games capture everything we love about Pico-8. We discuss game design, demakes, music & more. On Spotify, Apple etc. open.spotify.com/episode/44MS...

Phil Szomszor @phil.brightside.digital · 12mo ago

Saw the Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere last night. Kept away from reviews before, which I'm glad I did. Well worth seeing as a lifetime fan. Jeremy Allen White pulls it off as the Boss, and Stephen Graham was brilliant, as always, as his old man. Go see it.

New full size Amiga 1200 recreation to be launched next year 🎉 There have been so many hardware releases this year, from Spectrum Next to the special edition 64 - but this is the one I’ve been looking forward to. #Amiga #Amiga1200 #ReteoGamesLtd youtu.be/p4aGhSoP7Rg?...

THEA1200 - Announcement (EN)

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Just finished binging Coining It, the podcast about self-styled bitcoin Robin Hood, James Parker. @lewisgoodall.com does a brilliant job on the narration and intereviews and is pretty sensitive to all the guests, without punching down or judging. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

Coining It

True Crime Podcast · Series · In a damp Blackpool flat, James Parker is broke, restless, and stuck in a life going nowhere - until he discovers a glitch in a Bitcoin trading platform that begins pouri...

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This might be the most important podcast listen for anyone in the PR industry this week. @prweekuk.bsky.social tackle the rise of antisemitism - featuring agency leaders Mandy Sharp, David Fraser and Barry Frankfurt. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

PR and antisemitism: ‘where's the empathy?’

Podcast Episode · Beyond the Noise - the PRWeek podcast · 13/10/2025 · 43m

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Retro Titans Podcast @retrotitans.com · last yr.

MTV to stop broadcasting music videos in the UK 😢 Fond memories of watching the likes of Oasis, Alanis Morissette, The Cranberries, Spice Girls and the Smashing Pumpkins - not all bands I necessarily loved - playing on repeat on our rented telly in our uni house. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

MTV to axe its music TV channels in the UK

The broadcaster will stop showing music videos in December, but its main channel will remain on air.

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🕹️ Back with a bang! We’re talking Operation Wolf, Thunderbolt, Night Striker & Space Gun with TAITO's Yuichi Toyama in our latest episode. Arcade nostalgia + behind-the-scenes insight = 💥 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1Vf0... #TAITO #retrogaming #arcade

Retro Titans Podcast @retrotitans.com · last yr.

🎙️ This week on Retro Titans: We talk to @brandonsalt.bsky.social from @retrododo.bsky.social about building a retro gaming empire, losing traffic to Google, and sounding the alarm on AI. And, his top picks for Evercade & handheld emulators. Listen on Spotify + more open.spotify.com/episode/0ucV...

🔓 New free coworking space unlocked: Samsung KX. Decent coffee and plenty of room (until word gets out). Try not to get distracted by the gaming station… 🚶‍♂️ 3 minute walk from Kings Cross and St Pancras. 📍 Coals Drop Yard, London

How can it be 30 years since Pulp’s Different Class came out? Forget Oasis vs Blur, Pulp - and this album, in particular - were always my favourite. This Radio 2 Class of 95 is worth a listen. Favourite song? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton - Class of 95 - Pulp - Different Class - BBC Sounds

Jo Whiley takes a deep dive into Pulp's career defining Different Class album.

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Retro Titans Podcast@retrotitans.com · last yr.

My side-hustle / hobby podcast is conversations with people who are bringing old-school video games back. The latest interview is with two of the heads of Blaze Entertainment, the company behind cartridge-based system, @evercade.co.uk Check it out 👇

Excited about the Evercade Showcase? 🙋‍♂️ Or maybe you have questions… 🧐 Either way, check out our exclusive interview with Blaze head honcho Andrew Byatt and marketing supremo Sean Cleaver. Listen on Spotify, Apple, Amazon and more open.spotify.com/episode/4Jt3... #retrogaming #neogeo #taito

Retro Titans Podcast @retrotitans.com · 2y ago

If I have to watch this Mother's Day ad from Open Table one more time, I might have to take a frying pan to my phone 🤯 Reckon I get served it around 10x a day on YouTube. Enough already 🍳 <<and breathe>>

This is a big one: an interview with legendary game designer Jon Hare, co-founder of Sensible Software and the man behind hits such as Sensible Soccer and Cannon Fodder Listen on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/0Yq7... #retrogaming #sensiblesoccer #amiga

Just saw this from @brucedaisley.com on LinkedIn. Can't express this any better. Google just stepping into line like so many others.

Bruce Daisley: "The way that societal norms are destroyed in states moving from democracy are often not by government edicts but by voluntary obedience.

Here’s Google showing some pretty extraordinary voluntary obedience. Remembering the Holocaust isn’t some annoying act of the wokerati.

With the actions of Kanye, Musk and, yes, Netanyahu it seems never more relevant to remind ourselves of what we promised to never do again."

TikTok may have got a 75-day extension while Trump plays god, but it's not stopping Instagram trying to lure it's creators across with cash bonuses of $10,000 to $50,000 per month 😮 www.theverge.com/2025/1/21/24...

Instagram is reportedly trying to attract TikTok creators with large bonuses

Instagram is taking advantage of the chaos surrounding TikTok.

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If you’ve had enough of the effect that Elon Musk has had on the national discourse this week, have a read of AskBrits on Reddit. A bit of levity and a lot of swearing… www.reddit.com/r/AskBrits/s...

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Here’s a pair happy to be back in the routine of school runs and the return to work. 📍 Digswell Viaduct, Hertfordshire

Sucker for a bit of Jools Holland and tuned in tonight for Roger Taylor (big Queen fan) - but Kathy Sledge, Boomtown Rats and especially Jade worth tuning in for 👏

The best move we made in recent years was getting to know folk in the neighbourhood. For years, I was obsessed with uni mates (who I still love) who live around the UK. Tonight was Christmas Eve drinks at our place. Easier on so many levels ❤️ The kids are… somewhere 🤷‍♂️

Gareth Southgate is on Desert Island Discs. What a thoroughly decent man. Never understood the hate he got as England manager. Added professionalism, decency and got better results than almost all his predecessors. What gives? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Listen live to BBC Radio 4 on BBC Sounds

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