Thanks for the warm welcome, y'all.
I started listening to the Assembly Line podcast a few days ago and was a bit saddened about the NA thing, but here we are!
I'm waiting until Christmas to give the AVS a spin and I'm SO FRIGGIN' EXCITED to play some of my old games on it. Feels like crossing days off on the calendar for the original NES back when I was a kid! Bionic Commando for sure, then a bunch of stuff on the retroUSB PowerPak since I don't have the funds or space for a proper collection. Will probably swing for some of the homebrew games soon -- Battle Kid 2 looks pretty dang fun!
In the meantime, I'm gonna be clocking some time on Disgaea 5 and Slay the Spire on the Switch. Both give me all sorts of ideas for making games.