Episode

What was to be a news episode, really branched out into some stats about how the United States searches for retro games. Mario Kart Wii is center stage for this week's Game of the Week... and we do get into an XL size news... which includes a rare heart-warming story from Anthony about a Christmas gift he got his mother this past holiday.
00:00 - Opening/Tears Done/Other M Done
16:57 - What Games Does The U.S. Search For?
33:39 - Social Media Plugs
34:07 - Suggested Games For Atari 400 Mini
38:15 - Game of the Week: Mario Kart Wii
58:05 - News
1:21:14 - Anthony's Arcade1Up Christmas Story
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[@johnstory4807]

I am glad you covered the end of the Z-80s production. It was so imporrant to both the history of gaming and computers.
Its main competitor in gaming and computers was the MOS 6502, another 8-bit CPU used in a wide variety of computers and game consoles. The following systems used the 6502 or one of its variants:
Apple I - 1976 [6502]
Commodore PET - 1977 [6502]
Atari VCS (later known as 2600) - 1977 [6507]
Atari 400/800 - 1979 [6502]
Commodore VIC-20 - 1980 [6502]
BBC Micro - 1981 [6502]
Commodore 64 - 1982 [6510]
Oric - 1982 [6502]
Atari 5200 - 1982 [6502]
Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom - 1983 [6502]
Apple IIe -1983 [6502]
Atari Lynx -1989 [65SC02]
This is not an exhaustive list and unlike the Z-80, the 6502 is still being produced. It was generally cheaper and simpler in design than the Z-80, but its almost RISC like simplicity generally made a 2mhz 6502-based computer perform about on par with a 4mhz Z-80-based computer.

[@johnstory4807]

The battery PSA serves as an excellent reminder. I routinely deal with the often horrific clean-up resulting from "exploded" batteries on motherboards, as well as in controllers and remotes.
Generally speaking, NiMH rechargeable batteries do not leak, unlike alkaline batteries. It is possible, but happens much more rarely than with alkaline batteries.
I use these kinds of rechargeable batteries in most of my electronics, and I have not been disappointed yet.
I have a short PSA of my own, along these lines:
If you have a computer made in the 80s and early 90s, there is a good chance that the battery installed to maintain computer settings and clock and date settings has exploded its guts all over the motherboard. When this happens, over time, the spill will corode the gold manufacturers use for motherboard's traces. Traces are the gold lines the system uses to communicate information between motherboard components.
Over time, thIs kills electronics, including computers.
So, if (for example) you have a cool old Macintosh, Amiga, or PC from this era kept with pride, high on a shelf somewhere, take it down, open it up, and find the battery.
If the battery has spilled its guts everywhere, carefully remove the battery . You may need to use flush cutters to clip it out. Use a soft brush and vinigar to clean up the battery residue and when you feel that you have cleaned it up well enough, do a final cleanup with isopropyl, to arrest the vinigars reaction to things like the silk screening on the circuit board - as left on too long, vinigar will disolve the labels.
Repairing trace damage is possible, but requires some serious skill.

[@mortiz6796]

U absolutely "DO" get a boost wen jumping off a ramp in Wii-Kart. It was 1st introduced on this version of Wii Kart not deluxe..
U have to shake ur controller wen jumping off a ramp if playing on Wii remote, if playing w/ Gamecube controller press the plus pad while in the air(different directions do different tricks) & will do a trick & get a boost wen u land..Can be done anytime u catch air off ramps..

[@TheRetroGamersPodcast]

You know... when I played, I thought I saw other characters doing it. I was using the Wii Classic Controller... clearly used to Switch gameplay. LOL. thanks for the correction!! :) -Larry