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I'm pushing the show back one more time to Aug 16. My focus has been away from gaming but that will change soon. I hope you're enjoying a wonderful summer (or winter, for those in the Southern Hemisphere). I hope to see you in 2 weeks time! 🍻

There's a lot of fun retrogaming going on today:

• Intellivision Day 2023 (everywhere)
• Retro World Series at the Abilene Comic-Con in Abilene, TX (Twitch)
• RGLTV presenting the 2023 Coin-Op Classic (Twitch)

That's not listing the new monthly challenges both here at Atari.io as well as the EverythingC64 High Score Challenge for December, which is Mega Apocalypse. Oh, and there's the #MegaDriveChallenge and the #RBGHighScore challenge on Twitter/X.

What a month for retrogaming!

Here's the IG teaser for Episode 111 streaming this Wednesday night at 9pm ET! Featuring new retrogaming records, Virtua Fighter 3tb Online in Japan, + a Donkey Kong moment for the ages!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0vMtuDyJFt

It should be a normal one here, right?

https://www.instagram.com/p/C1QkOpDRCvT

I played Wizard for the C64 this weekend as it's this month's High Score Challenge over at EverythingC64. Wizard is a platformer which will remind you of Jumpman (though it was designed by another company altogether). Your wizard, named Wilfred, can gain a spell every level upon grabbing a key which is also used to escape.

I posted a short clip on Twitter: https://x.com/retrowithmarco/status/1747104821667356866?s=20

Here's the teaser for Episode 115 streaming this Wednesday night at 9pm ET! Featuring new retrogaming records, a look at a new shmup documentary, & the discovery of the Sega AI Computer!

This month's EverythingC64 High Score Challenge is The Cosmic Tunnels, released back in 1983 by Datamost. It's a fun, challenging game that can be frustrating at times, yet retains its replay value. I edited an 80 second clip of my PB run. Please check it out here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3RocjUOIda/

My controller died while playing The Cosmic Tunnels for the C64. I was burnt because I was aiming to extend my PB and submit to the EverythingC64 High Score Challenge. I'm not sure my truncated run will be accepted.

I've been out of pocket & realized that I wasn't going to get the show edited on time. So I'm postponing for a week. Please check out my updated schedule!

I'm back after a rough stretch at work (along with a forced & unwanted app update) with the teaser for Episode 119 streaming tomorrow night at 9pm ET! Featuring new retrogaming records, a look at the upcoming McRaeathon event, plus plus the Streamers Against Child Abuse fundraiser!

Here's the Feature Run from Episode 119: Nondrowsy reclaims the TG record for Pole Position II (Arcade) Suzuka track with a thrilling run totaling 79,600. It was fortuitous that Nondrowsy was in the chat during the show, so he provided some commentary which I highlighted on screen.

I cleared all 24 levels of Bagman Strikes Back v1.3 for the C64 late last night. I was surprised yet relieved to reach the end. I was lucky to have recorded the run. I'm hoping to upload it to YouTube by tonight.