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In this episode I talk about the Kickstart Amiga Expo, the Worms and Quake 30th anniversaries and new releases for each, the Evercade DOOM Collection, Atari's latest highly successful financial results, a new ZX Spectrum game called Nightshift Skedaddle, Need For Speed 3DO on the Atari Jaguar, JagRacer, some bonus DOOM tat & more!
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Episode Links: Kickstart Amiga Expo: https://www.amigashow.com Worms 30th Expansion: https://worm.net Quake New Anniversary Episode: https://www.polygon.com/quake-dawn-of-the-machine-anniversary-update Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uf4PcgE8gA Evercade DOOM Collection: https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/the-doom-collection Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxROqJLZQWg Atari Financial Results: https://www.reuters.com/technology/once-bankrupt-atari-returns-profit-with-decade-high-revenue-2026-08-03 Nighshift Skedaddle ZX Spectrum: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/08/the-zx-spectrum-just-got-a-colourful-pac-man-style-game-that-you-can-play-right-now-for-free Download Page For The Above: https://mavtherave.itch.io/nightshift-skedaddle-zx/devlog/1612794/all-about-nightshift-skedaddle-zx- Atari Jaguar Need For Speed Info: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/07/the-original-3do-programmers-deserve-serious-kudos-this-experiment-is-bringing-a-classic-ea-racer-to-the-atari-jaguar JagRacer Jaguar Game WIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9MItShFCZY Jaguar Need For Speed On Real Hardware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzsNzaX0BzM Bonus DOOM Tat: Dark Ages Firepit: https://www.thefirepitcompany.co.uk/product/miniblaze-doom Bonus DOOM Tat: Gold Floppy Disks: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commemorative-golden-doom-floppy-disks-go-up-for-pre-order-pair-of-limited-edition-dummy-imitation-gold-plating-disks-and-a-box-are-usd30-at-gamestop
Video Of The Week 1 (Bobby Fingers Johnny Depp): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGt7-WnWdhE Video Of The Week 2 (JerryRigEverything Steam Machine Teardown): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIOTxSlkuBc Video Of The Week 3 (CNCDan Space Cadet Pinball Part 3): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wvKlX_NsGk Video Of The Week 4 (Saturn Homebrew Showcase): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UakJH6VcMFs Video Of The Week 5 (NT To Now Windows NT): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxpY1vuAixs Video Of The Week Bonus (My Kickstart 2 Vlog): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gYSj5VUU1I
Chapters: 00:00:00 Shoutout To Kickstart Attendees 00:06:16 PCBWay 00:07:33 Worms 30th Anniversary 00:16:22 Surprise! New Quake Episode (+ DOOM Evercade Bonus!) 00:25:09 Atari Doing Well..!? 00:30:10 New ZX Spectrum Game "Nightshift Skedaddle" 00:38:11 Atari Jaguar Need For Speed Port 00:49:05 Videos Of The Week 01:00:20 Bonus DOOM Tat
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