Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:
This week on NPC: Next Portable Console, Federico, Brendon and I introduce NPC, compare handheld gaming origin stories, and share our current setups before Federico springs a surprise on us.
This week on AppStories, Federico and I introduce Comfort Zone and NPC: Next Portable Console, two new MacStories podcasts, and share our wishes for watchOS and tvOS updates.
NPC, Episode 1 Show Notes
Links and Show Notes
About the Hosts
Federico Viticci
MacStories
Other Podcasts
AppStories
MacStories Unwind
Connected
Remaster
John Voorhees
MacStories
Other Podcasts
AppStories
MacStories Unwind
Ruminate
Brendon Bigley
Our Portable Gaming Histories
Brendon
Game Boy Pocket
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy SP
Nintendo DS
Nintendo 3DS
Playstation Vita
Ambernic RG351P
John
Game Boy Color in Kiwi Lime
Game Boy SP
Sega Game Gear
Nintendo DSi
Nintendo 3DS
Playstation Vita
Ambernic RG351M
Federico
Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance
PSP
8 Mile
Nintendo 3DS
Playstation Vita
Ambernic RG351M
Current Setups
John
Ayn Odin 2 Pro
OLED Switch
Legion Go
ONEXGPU
Miyoo Mini+
iPhone and iPad Pro
Brendon
Ayn Odin 2 Pro
Retroid Pocket Flip
Miyoo Mini+
Steam Deck
OLED Switch
iPhone and Backbone One
iPad Pro
Playdate
Federico
Legion Go
Playdate
USB 4 eGPU with an NVIDIA 4090 GPU
MacStories Unwind: A Small Fire at 3AM
Games Mentioned
Kirby Dream Land 2
Kingdom Hearts
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
GTA Liberty City Stories
Hot Line Miami
Super Crate Box
Persona 4
Binding of Isaac
Rogue Legacy
Nuclear Throne
Spelunky
Dragon’s Dogma
Other Links
John joins Brendon on Wavelengths to talk about the Ayn Odin 2
AppStories, Episode 386 Show Notes
Two New MacStories Podcasts
Comfort Zone
Hosts:
Christopher Lawley
Niléane Dorffer
Matt Birchler
Birchtree
A Better Computer
Art: Scout Wilkinson
Music: Will LaPorte
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NPC: Next Portable Console
Hosts:
Brendon Bigley
Wavelengths
Into the Aether
Federico Viticci
John Voorhees
Art: Brendon Bigley
Music: Will LaPorte
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watchOS Wishes
Related coverage:
watchOS 10: The MacStories Review
tvOS Wishes
Related Coverage:
Magic Rays of Light: tvOS Wishes 2024 and Franklin
tvOS 17: The MacStories Review
On AppStories+, a video experiment, I have iPad Pro follow-up, and Federico has technical follow-up and a question for listeners about streaming videogames over Wi-Fi.
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MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Ruminate, Comfort Zone, and NPC: Next Portable Console that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.
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