Play Comics<p><strong>Batman Begins with Wells Thompson (WellsThompson.com)</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://playcomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Batman-Begins.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>Holy cowl-wearing console catastrophe, comic crusaders! This week on Play Comics we’re grappling-hooking our way into the surprisingly deep shadows of 2005’s Batman Begins video game – because apparently someone at Eurocom looked at Christopher Nolan’s gritty reboot and thought, “You know what this needs? A fear meter and the ability to summon actual bats to terrify thugs into submission!”</p><p>Released across more platforms than Batman has traumatic childhood memories, this movie tie-in somehow managed to land on PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance without completely embarrassing itself in the process. While most movie games crash and burn faster than if I tried to drive the Batmobile, this stealth-action adventure actually tried to do something interesting with its “High Frequency Transponder” gadget and environmental intimidation mechanics that made enemies drop their weapons in sheer terror.</p><p>Joining us for this digital descent into Gotham’s criminal underworld is the incredibly talented Wells Thompson, creative mastermind behind indie comic sensations and the brilliant mind that helped bring us <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wellsthompson/the-scorpion-and-the-queen-1-a-sapphic-romance-adventure" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Scorpion and the Queen</a> (among <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/wellsthompson/created" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a bunch of other Kickstarter projects</a>) and the force over at <a href="https://wellsthompson.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">WellsThompson.com</a>. Wells brings his unique perspective on comic storytelling and adaptations to help us figure out whether this game captured the essence of both the Dark Knight’s origin story and Nolan’s cinematic vision, or if it belongs in Arkham Asylum alongside the rest of the movie tie-in disasters.</p><p>From the surprisingly robust stealth segments that actually rewarded patience over button-mashing, to those Batmobile sequences that had us questioning our life choices, we’ll explore how this Eurocom-developed title managed to be the last Batman movie to get a proper video game adaptation – and whether that’s a good thing or a tragedy. So grab your utility belt and join us as we investigate whether fear really is the best weapon, or if this game should have stayed in the cave where it belongs!</p><p>Learn such things as:</p><ul><li>Where does this game fit into the timeline of the movie?</li><li>Is it a problem that I could just buy the driving parts by themselves?</li><li>How many times can you do the same puzzle?</li><li>And so much more!</li></ul><p>You can find Wells on BlueSky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/wellsthomp.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@wellsthomp</a>, his newsletter <a href="https://substack.com/@wellsthompson" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Comics, Cats, and Cocktails</a>, his current Kickstarter <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wellsthompson/the-scorpion-and-the-queen-1-a-sapphic-romance-adventure" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Scorpion and the Queen</a> or just go ahead and see <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/wellsthompson/created" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">all of his stuff on Kickstarter</a>, and of course his website <a href="https://wellsthompson.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">WellsThompson.com</a>.</p><p>If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the <a href="https://playcomics.com/be-a-guest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Be a A Guest on the Show page</a> and let me know what you’re interested in.</p><p>If you want to help support the show check out<a href="https://www.patreon.com/playcomics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> the Play Comics Patreon page </a>or head over to the<a href="https://playcomics.com/support" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Support page </a>if you want to go another route. You can also check out the<a href="https://playcomics.com/shop/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Play Comics Merch Store</a>.</p><p>Play Comics is part of the<a href="https://www.gonnageek.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Gonna Geek Network</a>, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.</p><p>You can find Play Comics <a href="https://staging.bsky.app/profile/playcomics.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@playcomics.bsky.social</a> on Bluesky, <a href="http://twitter.com/playcomicscast" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@playcomicscast</a>on Twitter and in the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/playcomicspodcast/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Play Comics Podcast Fan Group</a>on Facebook.</p><p>A big thanks to <a href="https://capesonthecouch.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Capes on the Couch</a> and for the promos today.</p><p>Intro/Outro Music by <a href="http://backingtrack.gg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Backing Track</a>, who would probably actually use that Batsuite for spelunking.</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/batman/" target="_blank">#Batman</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/dc/" target="_blank">#DC</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/ea-games/" target="_blank">#EAGames</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/eurocom/" target="_blank">#Eurocom</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/game-boy-advance/" target="_blank">#GameBoyAdvance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/gamecube/" target="_blank">#Gamecube</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/ps2/" target="_blank">#PS2</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/vicarious-visions/" target="_blank">#VicariousVisions</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment/" target="_blank">#WarnerBrosInteractiveEntertainment</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/wells-thompson/" target="_blank">#WellsThompson</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/xbox/" target="_blank">#Xbox</a></p>
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Breathing Retro<p>I Implemented My Resume as a Playable <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GameBoyAdvance" target="_blank">#GameBoyAdvance</a> Cartridge — a cool idea!
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<a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23gbdev" target="_blank">#gbdev</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23gbadev" target="_blank">#gbadev</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23gameboy" target="_blank">#gameboy</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23retrodev" target="_blank">#retrodev</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23arm" target="_blank">#arm</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23retrogaming" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23programming" target="_blank">#programming</a></p>
Efemèrides Videojocs 🕹👾<p>Avui fa 20 anys que ens arribava "Steel Empire" per "Game Boy Advance" de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> 🕹🎮. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SteelEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteelEmpire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameBoyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoyAdvance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shooter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Videojocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Videojocs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClassicGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VideojocsAntics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideojocsAntics</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://schleuss.online/@itnewsbot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>itnewsbot</span></a></span> I wished some of those <em>"chinese knockoff console makers"</em> would actually go through the effort and make like a <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GameboyPlayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameboyPlayer</span></a>"</em> but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/standalone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standalone</span></a>. </p><ul><li>I mean they certainly are able to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/clone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clone</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GameBoyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoyAdvance</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GBASP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBASP</span></a> pretty well, and even a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi0W" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi0W</span></a> can emulate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBA</span></a> at full speed without hiccups, so making a smol top-loader console for it should be in the cards.</li></ul><p>Sadly the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DSlite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DSlite</span></a> doesn't support <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GameBoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoy</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBC</span></a> cartridges...</p>
obrhoff<p>I'm still looking for a copy of Doom 2 for the GBA. So far, so good. Both are pretty good ports, I have to say.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameboy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameboyadvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameboyadvance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogaming</span></a></p>
🧿🪬🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸<p>Now I'm curious about other weird peripherals. I saw a "sensors" setting in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroArch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroArch</span></a> that mentions light sensors, and gyros. I wonder if those weird <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameboyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameboyAdvance</span></a> games like "Boktai: sun is in your hand", "Yoshi's Topsy Turvy" or "WarioWare: twisted" work now!? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameboy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nintendo</span></a></p>
HyperComboGamer<p>Nintendo Website (2001)</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GameCube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameCube</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Website" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Website</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FediArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediArt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GameBoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGames</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Y2K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Y2K</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mario</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Pokemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pokemon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Zelda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zelda</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GB</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SuperMario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperMario</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GameBoyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoyAdvance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/2000s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2000s</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GameArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameArt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IndieDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieDev</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WebDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebDev</span></a></p>
HyperComboGamer<p>Space World 2000 wasn’t just hype; it was the moment that promised players a future filled with 128 Marios, high-definition Zeldas, and a console that wasn’t afraid to look different.</p><p><a href="https://hypercombogamer.com/retro-flashback-nintendo-space-world-2000/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hypercombogamer.com/retro-flas</span><span class="invisible">hback-nintendo-space-world-2000/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GB</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GameCube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameCube</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/N64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>N64</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GameBoyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoyAdvance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GameBoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IndieDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieDev</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a></p>
nytpu<p>New gemlog post: Reverse-Engineering Game Boy Advance Games (and General Reverse-Engineering Advice)</p><p><a href="https://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-08-06-2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-08-06-2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-08-06-2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="ellipsis">gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025</span><span class="invisible">-08-06-2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/GBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBA</span></a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/GameBoyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoyAdvance</span></a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/ReverseEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReverseEngineering</span></a></p>
nytpu<p>New gemlog post: Some New Nintendo e-Reader Reverse-Engineering</p><p><a href="https://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-08-06" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-08-06</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-08-06" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible"></span><span class="ellipsis">gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025</span><span class="invisible">-08-06</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/GBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBA</span></a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/GameBoyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoyAdvance</span></a></p>
DerTobi<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rpimag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rpimag</span></a></span> I made a preview video for the upcoming release of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAGBDisplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAGBDisplay</span></a> project. An Open Hardware IPS mod for the Gameboy Advance. The RP2350 performs impressively and really shows what it’s capable of. There's still some work to do, but things are coming together nicely.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MakerMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakerMonday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAGBDisplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAGBDisplay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSHW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSHW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameBoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Modding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Modding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameBoyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoyAdvance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XFNJI190SY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=3XFNJI190SY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Play Comics<p><strong>Digimon Battle Spirit with Joshua Moore (Morphenomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered the World)</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://playcomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Digimon-Battle-Spirit.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>Digital monsters, handheld mayhem, and nostalgic button-mashing collide! Prepare to jack into the Digital World as Play Comics takes a pixelated punch at Digimon Battle Spirit on the Game Boy Advance. This portable fighting game promised to capture all the Agumon-punching, Gabumon-grappling action of the beloved anime and manga series, but did it deliver a champion-level experience or just leave us saying “that’s not very digivolving of you”?</p><p>Joining us for this pocket-sized digital duel is Joshua Moore, the brilliant mind behind <a href="https://www.joshuamoore.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Morphenomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered the World</em></a>. Together, we’ll explore whether this GBA gem successfully translated the franchise’s monster-battling essence into something more substantial than a Rookie-level disappointment, or if it left players feeling like they’d been banished to the Dark Area of gaming history.</p><p>So dust off that Game Boy Advance, charge up your Digivice, and prepare for some serious handheld heroics! Will Digimon Battle Spirit prove itself worthy of the Crest of Gaming Excellence, or will we discover it’s about as useful as a chocolate D-3 device? Time to find out if this digital adventure was truly the digimon we deserved, or just another case of “close enough” licensing magic!</p><p>Learn such things as:</p><ul><li>Can a game be both the best and worst thing ever?</li><li>How do you connect different eras of a series that are only loosely connected anyway?</li><li>Will Chris ever be able to make a Digimon episode without bringing up Pokemon?</li><li>And so much more!</li></ul><p>You can find Joshua on BlueSky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/joshuamoore.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@joshuamoore.com</a> and of course his website <a href="https://www.joshuamoore.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">JoshuaMoore.com</a> and of course check out his book <em>Morphenomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered the World</em>.</p><p>If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the <a href="https://playcomics.com/be-a-guest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Be a A Guest on the Show page</a> and let me know what you’re interested in.</p><p>If you want to help support the show check out<a href="https://www.patreon.com/playcomics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> the Play Comics Patreon page </a>or head over to the<a href="https://playcomics.com/support" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Support page </a>if you want to go another route. You can also check out the<a href="https://playcomics.com/shop/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Play Comics Merch Store</a>.</p><p>Play Comics is part of the<a href="https://www.gonnageek.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Gonna Geek Network</a>, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.</p><p>You can find Play Comics <a href="https://staging.bsky.app/profile/playcomics.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@playcomics.bsky.social</a> on Bluesky, <a href="http://twitter.com/playcomicscast" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@playcomicscast</a>on Twitter and in the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/playcomicspodcast/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> Play Comics Podcast Fan Group</a>on Facebook.</p><p>A big thanks to the <a href="https://www.glitterjaw.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective</a> and <a href="https://www.certainpov.com/fun-and-games" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fun and “Games”</a> for the promos today.</p><p>Intro/Outro Music by <a href="http://backingtrack.gg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Backing Track</a>, who insists that Digimon must me real and that’s what’s messing up his tech.</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/agumon/" target="_blank">#Agumon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/bandai/" target="_blank">#Bandai</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/dimps/" target="_blank">#Dimps</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/game-boy-advance/" target="_blank">#GameBoyAdvance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/guilmon/" target="_blank">#Guilmon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/joshua-moore/" target="_blank">#JoshuaMoore</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/renamon/" target="_blank">#Renamon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/sukamon/" target="_blank">#Sukamon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/terriermon/" target="_blank">#Terriermon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/veemon/" target="_blank">#Veemon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/wormmon/" target="_blank">#Wormmon</a></p>
Stefan Wolfrum :mastodon:<p>I totally lost track with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnionOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionOS</span></a> on my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiyooMini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiyooMini</span></a> and just found out that my version 4.3.0 is outdated. Installing the currently latest beta version 4.4.0-beta2 worked flawlessly. 😊 Now I can play <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TetrisDX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TetrisDX</span></a> again AND get my achievements registered with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroAchievements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroAchievements</span></a> because of the latest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroArch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroArch</span></a> version! Yayyy! 🤩 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HandheldGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandheldGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HandheldConsole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandheldConsole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameBoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameBoyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoyAdvance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GameBoyColor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoyColor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tetris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tetris</span></a></p>
Games That Weren't<p>Also, we have added another build of Sarge's Heroes for the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GameboyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameboyAdvance</span></a> has been added from 01/09/2000, as well as another 7 prototype builds of Micro Machines 1 & 2 for the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GameboyColor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameboyColor</span></a>. Links in first reply.</p>
Ishambard<p>I love Banjo Kazooie, I think it was a great series that hit an unfortunate bump in the road (hah!).</p><p>But one game I never played was the <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/GBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBA</span></a> game Grunty's Revenge. Years ago, I watched Scykoh play it on YouTube, and I always thought it looked like a cool game.</p><p>Set as a mid-quel between Kazooie and Tooie. Grunty's spirit is put inside a mechanical suit, and she goes back in time to stop Banjo and Kazooie from meeting. So Mumbo sends Banjo back in time to seek help from Bottles' ancestor and a "handsome young shaman" to find Kazooie and defeat Gruntilda. As a premise, this is quite brilliant. Appropriate levels of peril.</p><p>Gameplay wise... Bit of a mixed bag, the perspective leads to some issues with depth perception, making it a tiny bit difficult to navigate or make a few jumps here or there. It also leads to a few rude item placement, hiding them behind things.</p><p>(1/2)</p><p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/BanjoKazooie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanjoKazooie</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/GameBoyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameBoyAdvance</span></a></p>
Play Comics<p><strong>Fantastic Four with Anthony Sytko (Capes on the Couch)</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://playcomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Fantastic-Four-2005.png" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>Flame on, podcast listeners! This week we’re stretching our way back to 2005 to tackle the Fantastic Four game that somehow managed to land on more consoles than Reed Richards has had scientific breakthroughs. Based on the first Fox movie that made us all question whether Hollywood truly understood what “fantastic” meant, this multi-platform adventure promised to let us clobber our way through levels faster than Ben Grimm goes through doorframes.</p><p>Joining us for this cosmic-powered gaming expedition is Anthony Sytko from <a href="http://capesonthecouch.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Capes on the Couch</a>, who’s here to help us determine whether this game was the ultimate power or just another case of “it’s clobberin’ time” gone wrong. We’ll be exploring how this tie-in game managed to squeeze onto everything from GameCube to Game Boy Advance, and whether any version actually captured the magic of Marvel’s first family – or if they all just left us feeling more invisible than Sue Storm on a bad day.</p><p>So grab your unstable molecules costume and prepare for a gaming experience that’s sure to be more unpredictable than Johnny Storm’s dating life. It’s time to see if this Fantastic Four adaptation was truly marvelous or just another victim of the superhero movie game curse!</p><p>Learn such things as:</p><ul><li>Does yelling “FLAME ON!” improve your loading times?</li><li>Is this the worst timeline for Dr. Doom?</li><li>How long can we go without saying something about America’s Ass?</li><li>And so much more!</li></ul><p>You can find Anthony @CapesOnTheCouch on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/capesonthecouch.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">BlueSky</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/capesonthecouch" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/capesonthecouch" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@capesonthecouch" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, and of course the <a href="http://capesonthecouch.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Capes on the Couch</a> website.</p><p>If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the <a href="https://playcomics.com/be-a-guest" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Be a A Guest on the Show page</a> and let me know what you’re interested in.</p><p>If you want to help support the show check out <a href="https://www.patreon.com/playcomics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">the Play Comics Patreon page</a> or head over to the <a href="https://playcomics.com/support" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Support page</a> if you want to go another route. You can also check out the <a href="https://playcomics.com/shop/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Play Comics Merch Store</a>.</p><p>Play Comics is part of the <a href="https://www.gonnageek.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gonna Geek Network</a>, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.</p><p>You can find Play Comics <a href="https://staging.bsky.app/profile/playcomics.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@playcomics.bsky.social</a> on Bluesky, <a href="http://twitter.com/playcomicscast" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@playcomicscast</a> on Twitter and in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/playcomicspodcast/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Play Comics Podcast Fan Group</a> on Facebook.</p><p>A big thanks to <a href="https://shows.acast.com/nerdbestfriends" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Nerd Best Friends</a> and <a href="https://www.transmissionspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">TransMissions Podcast Network</a> for the promos today.</p><p>Intro/Outro Music by <a href="http://backingtrack.gg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Backing Track</a>, who is willing play the game, but is going to pretend that the movie doesn’t exist.</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/7-studios/" target="_blank">#7Studios</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/activision/" target="_blank">#Activision</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/anthony-sytko/" target="_blank">#AnthonySytko</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/game-boy-advance/" target="_blank">#GameBoyAdvance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/gamecube/" target="_blank">#Gamecube</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/human-torch/" target="_blank">#HumanTorch</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/johnny-storm/" target="_blank">#JohnnyStorm</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/marvel/" target="_blank">#Marvel</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/playstation-2/" target="_blank">#PlayStation2</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/reed-richards/" target="_blank">#ReedRichards</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/sue-storm/" target="_blank">#SueStorm</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/the-thing/" target="_blank">#TheThing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/torus-games/" target="_blank">#TorusGames</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://playcomics.com/tag/xbox/" target="_blank">#Xbox</a></p>
obrhoff<p>Beat the first boss in Ages. This time its not about Instruments to wake up the Windfish. Rather find the essences. </p><p>The game feels a little bit like a weird fanmod of Links Awakening since they reused the same engine and ton of assets like the music again.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zelda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zelda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chromatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chromatic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameboy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameboycolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameboycolor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameboyadvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameboyadvance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nintendo</span></a></p>
TomatoGrilledCheese :saitama:<p>This is kind of awesome. Somebody went back and did a full on port of the PC version of <a href="https://famichiki.jp/tags/Doom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Doom</span></a> and ported it to the <a href="https://famichiki.jp/tags/GameboyAdvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameboyAdvance</span></a>. It's way better than the official port which was just a port of the Atari Jaguar version that had a lot of problems. This has better frame rate, way better and correct music. Stages aren't simplified, etc. If you are playing Doom on the <a href="https://famichiki.jp/tags/GBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBA</span></a>, this is the way to play it. <a href="https://famichiki.jp/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4899/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">romhacking.net/hacks/4899/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
obrhoff<p>Btw I completed my collection. Sorry people but this account will keep you now updated for years.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zelda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zelda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chromatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chromatic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameboy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameboycolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameboycolor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameboyadvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameboyadvance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nintendo</span></a></p>
obrhoff<p>I would love to get my hands on Metroid Zero Mission for thE GBA, but it’s like they sold no copies of that game, and the used price is over 100€, or it’s a Chinese counterfeit.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gameboyadvance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gameboyadvance</span></a></p>
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