Podcast Rewind: Weird Nintendo Nostalgia, Reviving Old Tech, and Parking in Rome

NPC: Next Portable Console

This week, Federico, Brendon, and John tackle a load of weird news from playing Game Boy games on e-readers and ordering pizza from a Wii in 2026 to the upcoming Virtual Boy Switch 2 accessory.

On NPC XL, the guys chat about whether we’re approaching the endgame for handheld consoles and wonder why no one has made much of a move to adapt their handhelds for the living room.

Comfort Zone

Matt wants to talk about his (quick) notes, Niléane brings 3(!) topics, and everyone brings old(?) tech back from the dead.

On Cozy Zone, we tier listed Star Wars. All of it. Yes, even that one. If there was ever a time to give Cozy Zone a shot, it’s now.

MacStories Unwind

This week, John survived a bomb cyclone, Federico explains the fine art of parking in Rome, and John rounds out the episode with a reality TV show from Korea along with an Unwind deal you’ll find in the show notes.

NPC, Episode 66, ‘Living in the Past: Wii Pizza and the Return of the Virtual Boy’ Show Notes

The Latest Portable Gaming News

This is The New Worst Game Boy Setup

Someone Just Ordered Domino’s on a Wii in 2026

Virtual Boy Classics On Switch Are Bringing Back Two Lost Games

Mecha Comet modular Linux handheld hits Kickstarter for $189 and up

Onyx Boox Palma | A Review

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Comfort Zone, Episode 86, ‘40% Sickos’ Show Notes

Main Topics

Quick Notes 2

NuPhy Air75 V3

Meze 99 Neo Ear Pads

Other Things Discussed

Rubber ruck debugging

Fraunces font

Klack!

Enable ProMotion ion Safari

The new unified MacStories site

GameHub on Android

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 Roman Parking Wars to Korean Kitchen Battles’ Show Notes

Links and Show Notes

Bomb Cyclones

Roman Parking Wars

Parcheggiatore abusivo

John’s Pick:

Culinary Class Wars on Netflix

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