Podcast Rewind: GameHub for the Mac, a Pokémon FireRed Challenge, and Emily in Rome

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

NPC: Next Portable Console

This week, John, Federico, and Brendon cover the news that GameSir is bringing GameHub to the Mac and chat about the ASUS’s special edition ROG Flow Z13.

Then on NPC XL, John tests the Virtual Boy accessory for the Switch 2, Federico follows up on his Android emulation experiments, and Brendon has been optimizing the Ayn Thor.

Comfort Zone

Matt demands we roast his Home Screen, Niléane drops some knowledge on SSDs, and (almost) everyone has fun with Pokémon.

On Cozy Zone, we played Geoguesser, and it has a better ending than we could have even scripted.

MacStories Unwind

This week, John explains the web app he built for covering Apple announcements, plus Emily winds up in Rome while John tends to his Pokémon.

NPC, Episode 70, ‘Game Hub Is Coming to the Mac’ Show Notes

GameSir to Bring GameHub to the Mac

GameSir’s GameHub is bringing Steam (PC) games to Mac

Game Porting Toolkit - Games

Emuready

The ASUS ROG Flow Z13-KJP

ROG Flow Z13-KJP | Kojima 2 in 1 Gaming Laptop

This limited edition Death Stranding-inspired tablet is the coolest computer I’ve ever touched

See also:

ROG Flow Z13-ACRNM RMT02 | Gaming Laptops | ROG – Republic of Gamers

Subscribe to NPC XL

NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the “regular” NPC episodes. You can subscribe here.

Comfort Zone, Episode 90, ‘I Paid for Those Pixels’ Show Notes

Things Discussed

Swipe to Type on the Mac

Sharge USB-C cable

BILRESA Ikea buttons

Cozy Zone

For even more from the Comfort Zone crew, you can subscribe to Cozy Zone. Cozy Zone is a weekly bonus episode of Comfort Zone where Matt, Niléane, and Chris invite listeners to join them in the Cozy Zone where they’ll cover extra topics, invent wilder challenges and games, and share all their great (and not so great) takes on tech. You can subscribe to Cozy Zone for $5 per month here or $50 per year here.

MacStories Unwind, ‘From Press Releases to Pokopia’ Show Notes

Links and Show Notes

A Look at John’s Apple Event Press Release Tool

Picks

Federico’s Pick:

Emily in Paris, Season 5

John’s Pick:

Pokémon Pokopia

Unwind Deal

The Godfather Trilogy is just $19.99 in the TV app.

MacStories Unwind+

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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, Comfort Zone, NPC: Next Portable Console, and First, Last, Everything 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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