In an age where Ocean ruled the 8-bit waves with the Hollywood blockbuster licences, other software houses secured the rights to classic British TV shows. Many didn't have a good reputation for being very enjoyable. Kingy and Drisky have went through the pain of these games, so our dear listeners don't need to. Tune in as they discuss brief memories of the shows alongside the games.
The shows/games featured in this episode are:
Minder
Knightmare
Benny Hill’s Madcap Chase
Grange Hill
Bangers and Mash
Thunderbirds (Grandslam)
Monty Pythons Flying Circus
Auf Wiedersehen Pet
The Young Ones
Yes Prime Minister
Spitting Image
Eastenders
Super Gran
Run The Gauntlet
Dalek Attack
Allo Allo
Hello and welcome as Drisky and Kingy talk about some of the later arcade racers, in the ultimate modern racing collection. Also we include a section were we talk to Twitch gamer, MAGGS who tells us all about the gaming event at Arcade Club Bury on the 16th August 2023.
Show Notes:
https://timelessgaming.co.uk/ - Retro event on 16th Aug
https://www.arcadeclub.co.uk/ - Biggest Arcade venue in Europe. Don't forget RGDS is doing a listener meet up on 13th and 14th October 2023. It's so much fun.
https://teknogods.github.io/ - The emulator to play the games we cover in the home.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.naver.labs.translator&hl=en&gl=US - Japanese translator app where you can take a photo and will translate Japanese to English. So useful for playing Retro games.
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The games covered:
H2Overdrive - https://youtu.be/a9ebSUc06bI
Dirty Drivin
Initial D stage 8 infinity
Outrun 2 SDX - https://youtu.be/qN_r0BUhGiY
Radical Bikers
Sega Race TV
Sega Rally 3
Storm Racer G
Supercars
Super Bikes 2
Wagan max tune 6
Wacky races
Dead Heat
Hon Mentions:
Rise : Race for the Future - https://youtu.be/bjCY4VJ0aFs
Riptide GP : Renegade - https://youtu.be/LMBAWz1fvhg
80's Overdrive -
Slipstream -