In this episode I talk about the FASTER source code release, a new take on Microsoft’s classic SkiFree, the Screamer reboot, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2’s enormous 1.1 patch, Iain Lee’s absolutely wild interview with the man behind SuperSega and more!

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Episode Links:

FASTER Source Code Announcement: https://bsky.app/profile/atariste.bsky.social/post/3ldnt2aud2k22

GitHub Repo For The Above: https://github.com/jonathanopalise/le-mans-minigame

SkiFree Home Page: https://ski.ihoc.net/

YetiFree Announcement: https://bsky.app/profile/montoulieu.dev/post/3ldjdmc7qlk2x

Screamer Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAAS8HMMu9w

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 Patch 1.1: https://www.stalker2.com/news/patch-1-1

Iain Lee SuperSega Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYVlpZVLH48

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1iIU1Vui2M

Chapters:

00:00 FASTER Source Code Released

05:39 Revenge Of The SkiFree Yeti

09:38 Screamer Is Back

13:56 Quick S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 & SuperSega Update

23:23 Video Of The Week

In this episode I talk about Atari Addict magazine, the long-awaited release of FASTER, a racer for the Atari STE, some newly unveiled MiSTer MultiSystem 2 pictures, itch.io getting taken down by Funko, new Talos Principle and more!

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Episode Links:

FASTER Racing Game For Atari STE: https://retroracing.itch.io/faster-atari-ste

MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Board Pics: https://bsky.app/profile/multisystemfpga.bsky.social/post/3ld2cxmbbas2m

MiSTer MultiSystem 2 Case: https://bsky.app/profile/multisystemfpga.bsky.social/post/3ld6t4fbwx22m

Doom64 Dreamcast Update: https://x.com/falco_girgis/status/1865615692902391809

RM 800XL Update: https://x.com/rm_800xl/status/1866162332746879301

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26QHXElgrl8

Chapters:

00:00 Atari Addict

02:40 FASTER

08:34 itch.io Funko

14:41 Multisystem 2

22:11 Doom64 Dreamcast

24:45 Talos Principle

28:35 RM 800XL

32:39 Video Of The Week

In this episode I talk about Half-Life 2, the SuperSega (again), Heber’s MiSTer MultiSystem 2, a project to preserve game musician Dave Lowe’s historical disks, the long-awaited release of FASTER, a racer for the Atari STE, and more!

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Episode Links:

Half-Life 2 Anniversary Update: https://www.half-life.com/en/halflife2/20th

Half-Life 2 Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjNT9qGjh4

SuperSega Sued By Sega: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/12/to-the-shock-of-absolutely-nobody-sega-is-trying-to-shut-down-the-supersega-fpga-project

MultiSystem: https://bsky.app/profile/multisystemfpga.bsky.social

Dave Lowe Preservation Project: https://bsky.app/profile/mrtalida.bsky.social

Jonathan Thomas FASTER STE Racer: https://bsky.app/profile/atariste.bsky.social

Video Of The Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IyaHwwqn-c

Chapters:

00:00 Oops… I Missed Something Pretty Big...

18:41 SuperSega Sued By Sega

23:01 MiSTer MultiSystem 2

29:16 Dave Lowe's Work Preserved

32:39 Jonathan Thomas's STE Racer

34:38 Video Of The Week