We chat to Rare legend Paul Machacek to hear the fascinating story of the company's portable games, including Battletoads, the Double Dragon crossover and the cancelled Super Battletoads game.




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Show notes: 



Windows 98 on Xbox Series X: https://bit.ly/3nYvAzs
Next-gen Dreamcast VMU 'VM2' coming soon:  https://bit.ly/3RtHKhn
Evercade THEC64 Collection: https://bit.ly/3ccmFYP
3DO M2 on MAME: https://bit.ly/3Rtzpu9
Portable TV and SNES: https://bit.ly/3uK3TP0