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Oct 24, 2024

Following on from the last episode about Arcade Club, the Drisky and Kingy promised to do an episode on the lovely gift they received at the meetup.  The lads go through the list of their favourite games  that were cram-packed into the hacked Game & Watch systems they received.

Games on the episode:

1. Magical Puzzle Popolis  (GG) [Drisk]

2. The Castle (SG-1000) [Kingy]

3. Mole Mania (GB) [Drisk]

4. Arena (GG) [Kingy]

5. Dragonfire (Coleco) [Drisk]

6. The Heist (Coleco) [Kingy]

7. Magical Chase (PCE) [Drisk]

8. Balloon Kid (GB) [Kingy]

9. GG Aleste (GG) [Drisky]

10. Boy and His Blob (NES) [Kingy]

11. Factory Panic (GG) [Drisk]

12. Donkey Kong Jr (G&W) [Kingy]

13. Snoopy Tennis (G&W) [Drisk]

 

Almac's links on hacking the G&W:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZOSLUE6OfE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_6cOGCK-Ac

 

The New Schmoo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfyBBOgGAyQ

 

Killing Time Redux

 

 

 

Oct 6, 2024

It was the annual meetup in September this year at Arcade Club. It was our best yet, with so many great friends of the show making a brilliant effort to come to the event.  We are blessed with the most excellent of listeners.  So, join Drisky and Kingy as they chat about the weekend and cover 6 amazing games that stood out on this particular weekend.

The games are:

Motos

Solar Fox

Vindicators 

Star Castle

Zoo Keeper 

Amidar

Again, thank you for everyone who made the effort to come.  We shall see you all next year.

 

 

Sep 13, 2024

The RGDS Team return with another celebration of the wonderful PC Engine.  Join Drisky and Kingy as they chat about 6 chosen titles on this amazing console.

 

This episodes games:

Shockman

Keith Courage in the Alpha Zone

Boxy Boy

The Legendary Axe

Victory Run

Bonks Revenge

 

As discussed, the RGDS meetup at Arcade Club in Bury is on the 20th and 21st of September.  It's always a great event and we'd love to see our lovely listeners join us there if you can make it.  Hop into our Discord channel if you want more info. 

https://discord.gg/JydxCV4x

 

 

Aug 22, 2024

If you thought the guys suffered in pain from bad UK TV show licences the last time around, then you're in for a treat - Drisky and Kingy return to the dangerous world of TV to game adaptions, but this time its with all those big-budget American shows from the 80s.  We'd love to know which ones you bought.

 

Games featured in this episode:

The Dukes of Hazzard (Spectrum & C64)

Airwolf (Spectrum & C64)

Miami Vice - (Spectrum & C64)

The Fall Guy (Spectrum & C64)

Street Hawk (Spectrum & CPC)

The Addams Family (Spectrum & C64)

The Munsters (Spectrum & C64)

Zorro (Spectrum & C64)

Blue Thunder (Spectrum & C64)

V (Spectrum & C64)

Knight Rider (Spectrum and C64)

 

Show notes:

Games Drisky mentioned:

Doom Enhanced 

SP Grand Prix 

Asphalt Legends

Thank Goodness You Are Here

 

 

Aug 2, 2024

Jon joins Drisky as we go through six arcade games chosen by Jon for them both to play through.

Jul 12, 2024

Drisky, Kingy, and Ric go through part two and the concluding part of our Amiga extravaganza where we go through our top 50 Amiga games.  This episode covers from 25 through to 01 and our number one game.

If that wasn't enough we include another massive free Amiga book covering in-depth, not only all the games covered and their related games in the series. but the history of the Amiga, all the game pack-in bundles, and some of the histories of the key publishers and developers.

Book 2:https://archive.org/details/rgds-amiga-top-50-games-book-two-25-01-v-1

Book 1:https://archive.org/details/rgds-amiga-top-50-games-2-v-3-book-one-50-26-7-jun

The book is completely free, although if you consider a small voluntary donation on Buy Me a Coffee, for all my efforts, I would appreciate it:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDrisk

Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast

https://www.youtube.com/@RGDSPodcast-qw6mw

We have loads of cool stuff already and stacks of great new content on the way, so please consider subscribing, watching, and liking, to help our fledgling new YouTube channel to get better known.

Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here:

https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u

Don't forget to subscribe and listen to part two, with our next episode covering the top 25 games and another free and even bigger Amiga book to enjoy.

Jun 21, 2024

Drisky, Kingy, and Ric go through part one of our Amiga extravaganza where we go through our top 50 Amiga games.  This episode covers from 50 through to 26.

If that wasn't enough we include a massive free Amiga book covering in-depth, not only all the games covered and their related games in the series. but the history of the Amiga, all the game pack-in bundles, and some of the histories of the key publishers and developers.

https://archive.org/details/rgds-amiga-top-50-games-2-v-3-book-one-50-26-7-jun

The book is completely free, although if you consider a small voluntary donation on buy me a Coffee, for all my efforts, I would appreciate it:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDrisk

Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast

https://www.youtube.com/@RGDSPodcast-qw6mw

We have loads of cool stuff already and stacks of great new content on the way, so please consider subscribing, watching, and liking, to help our fledgling new YouTube channel to get better known.

Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here:

https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u

Don't forget to subscribe and listen to part two, with our next episode covering the top 25 games and another free and even bigger Amiga book to enjoy.

Jun 8, 2024

Drisky and Kingy return to the Sony PlayStation 1 to look for more lesser-heard-of racers.

The games covered in this episode are:

Courier Crisis

Muppets Racemania

Mille Miglia

Vanishing Point

Wild Rapids

Running Wild

Peak Performance

Streak: Hoverboard Racing

Burning Road

Tank Racer

 

Show notes:

Innsmouth - https://bitfans.itch.io/innsmouth

The Videokid - https://pixeltripstudios.itch.io/the-videokid

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
May 17, 2024

Yes its another fab episode of RGDS your Retro Gaming discussion Show.  It's your host Paul Driscoll AKA Drisky and Gordon King AKA Kingy to discuss the wonderful Atari Lynx handheld console.

So koin us as we go through this wonderful hand held machine.

Please join us on our You Tube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/@RGDSPodcast-qw6mw

We have loads of cool stuff already and stacks of great new content on the way, so please consider subscribing, watch and liking, to help our fledgling new You Tube channel to get better known.

Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here:

https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u

Apr 26, 2024

In this episode, Drisky and Kingy choose 6 games from Sega's ill-fated Mega Drive add-on that is the 32X.  Is it worth playing?  The prices for the games can certainly be eye-watering.  Join the lads as they discuss their chosen list.

Games in this episode are:

The Amazing Spiderman: Web of Fire

Kolibri

Shadow Squadron

Knuckles Chaotix

Metalhead

Tempo

Mar 29, 2024

In celebration of Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story being released, Drisky and Kingy go through some of the best Jeff Minter and Llamasoft's best games. There is a real voyage of discovery here, so join us as we play through these classic games.

The games we have picked out from this amazing collection are:

Deflex V 

Metagalactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time 

Hover Bovver 

Laser Zone 

Attack of the Mutant Camels

Revenge of the Mutant Camels 

Gridrunner

Rox 64 

Sheep in Space

Attack of the Mutant Camels '89 

Llamatron: 2112 

Tempest 2000 

Gridrunner Remastered

 

Mar 7, 2024

In the first of a brand new series of episodes, RGDS celebrates the love for lesser spoken about home micros and the wonderful games that were released for them.  In this episode, Ric and Kingy discuss the Atari 8-bit family and have some great fun with the games on this system.

 

The games covered:

1. Conan: Hall of Volta

2. Cave lord

3. LA SWAT

4. Drol

5. Fort Apocalypse

6. Dandy

7. Flip and Flop

8. The Rescue Expedition (modern Homebrew)

Show notes

 

The Nostalgie Nerds Retrotech book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nostalgia-Nerds-Retro-Tech-Computer/dp/1781575703

 

Cavelord English Mod:

https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-cavelord_6436.html

 

 

Feb 13, 2024

We are in the bag with the second half of our gargantuan Your Sinclair Top 100.  In this episode Drisky and Kingy countdown from 50 to 1.  

 

The games covered in this episode are:-





50 Enduro Racer - 1987 - Activsion  sega

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1628/ZX-Spectrum/Enduro_Racer



49 Tetris - 1988 - Mirrorsoft

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5212/ZX-Spectrum/Tetris

 

48 Renegade - 1987 - Renegade

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4082/ZX-Spectrum/Renegade

 

47 Antics - 1984 - Bug byte

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/537/ZX-Spectrum/Antics

 

46 Bobby Bearing - 1986 - The Edge

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/606/ZX-Spectrum/Bobby_Bearing

 

45 International Match Day - 1986 - Ocean

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2514/ZX-Spectrum/International_Match_Day



44 Rescue - 1987 - Mastertronic

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4110/ZX-Spectrum/Rescue

 

43 Midnight Resistance - 1990 - Ocean data east

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3188/ZX-Spectrum/Midnight_Resistance



42 The Hobbit - 1982 - Melbourne House

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/6440/ZX-Spectrum/The_Hobbit

41 Fantasy World Dizzy - 1989 - Codemasters

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9335/ZX-Spectrum/Fantasy_World_Dizzy

 

40 Highway Encounter - 1986 - Vortex Software

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2323/ZX-Spectrum/Highway_Encounter



39 Mercenary - 1987 - Novagen

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3126/ZX-Spectrum/Mercenary

 

38 Gauntlet - 1986 US GOLD

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1989/ZX-Spectrum/Gauntlet

 

37 Lode Runner - 1984 software projects

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2912/ZX-Spectrum/Lode_Runner



36 Cybernoid - 1988 - Hewson

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1196/ZX-Spectrum/Cybernoid



35 I, Ball 2: Quest for the Past - 1987 - Firebird

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2431/ZX-Spectrum/I_Ball_II



34 Deus Ex Machina - 1984 - Automata

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1373/ZX-Spectrum/Deus_Ex_Machina

 

33 Knight Lore - 1984 - Ultimate

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9366/ZX-Spectrum/Knight_Lore



32 Jet Set Willy - 1984 - Software Projects

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2589/ZX-Spectrum/Jet_Set_Willy

 

31 Lunar Jetman - 1983 - Utlimate

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9372/ZX-Spectrum/Lunar_Jetman

 

30 Nebulus - 1987 - Hewson

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3377/ZX-Spectrum/Nebulus

 

29 Think! - 1985 - Arioloasoft

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5235/ZX-Spectrum/Think

 

28 Deactivators - 1986 - Reaktor

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1278/ZX-Spectrum/Deactivators



27 Super Hang-On - 1987 - Electric Dreams

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5019/ZX-Spectrum/Super_Hang-On

 

26 Light Force - 1986 - FTL

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2882/ZX-Spectrum/Lightforce

 

25 Manic Miner - 1983 - Bug Byte

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3012/ZX-Spectrum/Manic_Miner



24 3D Starstrike 2 - 1986 - Realtime Games Software

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4881/ZX-Spectrum/Starstrike_II

 

23 The Great Escape - 1986 - Ocean

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2125/ZX-Spectrum/The_Great_Escape



22 Chase H.Q. - 1989 - Ocean

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/903/ZX-Spectrum/Chase_HQ



21 Alien - 1984 - Mind games/Argus Press

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/145/ZX-Spectrum/Alien





20 Spy vs. Spy - 1985 - Beyond Software

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4786/ZX-Spectrum/Spy_vs_Spy

 

19 Back to Skool - 1985 - Microsphere

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/362/ZX-Spectrum/Back_to_Skool



18 Underwurlde - 1984 - Ultimate

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9446/ZX-Spectrum/Underwurlde

 

17 Starquake - 1985 - Bubblebus

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4873/ZX-Spectrum/Starquake

 

16 Elite - 1985 - Firebird

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1601/ZX-Spectrum/Elite



15 Lords of Midnight - 1984 - Beyond Software

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/6604/ZX-Spectrum/The_Lords_of_Midnight

https://www.icemark.com/tower/manual/guide.htm



14 Ant Attack - 1983 - Quicksilva

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/210/ZX-Spectrum/Ant_Attack

 

13 Chuckie Egg - 1983 - AnF software

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/958/ZX-Spectrum/Chuckie_Egg



12 Carrier Command - 1989 - Rainbird

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/825/ZX-Spectrum/Carrier_Command






11 Sim City - 1990 - Infogrames

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4509/ZX-Spectrum/Sim_City

 

10 T.L.L. 1984 - Vortex

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5302/ZX-Spectrum/TLL

 

9 Boulder Dash - 1984 - Front Runner - First Star

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/639/ZX-Spectrum/Boulder_Dash



8 Rainbow Islands - 1990 - Ocean

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/724/ZX-Spectrum/Rainbow_Islands

 

7 The Sentinel  - 1987 - Firebird

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4400/ZX-Spectrum/The_Sentinel

 

6 R-Type - 1988 - Electric Dreams Software

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4256/ZX-Spectrum/R-Type

 

5 Head over Heels - 1987 - Ocean

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2259/ZX-Spectrum/Head_over_Heels



4 Stop the Express - 1983 - Hudson/Sinclair Research

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4916/ZX-Spectrum/Stop_the_Express



3 All or Nothing - 1984 - Abbex Electronics Ltd

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/167/ZX-Spectrum/All_or_Nothing

 

2 Rebel Star - 1986 Firebird

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4058/ZX-Spectrum/Rebelstar

 

1 Deathchase - 1983 - Micromega

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1303/ZX-Spectrum/Deathchase

 

Show notes:

The Hobbit 128K version:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/30399/ZX-Spectrum/Hobbit_128

Deus Ex Machina on Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/508910/Deus_Ex_Machina_Game_of_the_Year_30th_Anniversary_Collectors_Edition/

Lunar Jetman - the FAKE trailer

http://www.carlylesmith.karoo.net/spectrum/gamefaq/gamefaq6.html

Bill Barbison interview by RGDS

https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/171-an-interview-with-bill-harbison

Bob Pape's excellent making of R-Type conversion for the Spectrum

https://bizzley.42web.io/?i=1

 

Our interview with Jon Ritman

https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/213-the-john-ritman-interview

 

 

Jan 26, 2024

Your Sinclair was one of the "Big 3" Spectrum magazines, alongside CRASH and Sinclair User.  It was considered to be more humourous and zany than its contemporaries.  Its final issue was in September 1993, which was an incredible run, considering the 16-bit computers had taken foothold years prior.  In 1991, they published their top 100 games list, which was compiled by staff writer Stuart Campbell.  It was a comprehensive list of games featuring many classics (and some curveballs).  Join Drisky and Kingy as they go through the games on this list.  With thanks to Gary Arnott for recreating that final cover for our own poster for this episode. 

Here are the first 50 games in the first part:

100    Zzoom
99    Maziacs
98    Pheenix
97    Mined Out
96    Cruising on Broadway
95    The Train Game
94    RoboCop
93    Gyron
92    Green Beret
91    Avalon
90    Bounder
89    Cobra
88    Wheelie
87    Codename Mat
86    Trashman
85    Guardian 2: Revenge of the Mutants
84    Technician Ted
83    Football Manager
82    Hyperaction
81    Dark Star
80    Sir Lancelot
79    Atic Atac
78    Flying Shark
77    Gyroscope
76    Three Weeks in Paradise
75    Wriggler
74    Pang
73    Popeye
72    Hijack
71    Frankie Goes to Hollywood
70    G-Force
69    Match Point
68    Tapper
67    The Way of the Exploding Fist
66    Splat
65    Batty
64    Buggy Boy
63    Scrabble
62    Thrust
61    Eric and the Floaters
60    Knot in 3D
59    Hyper Sports
58    Operation Wolf
57    Dun Darach
56    Bounty Bob Strikes Back
55    Saboteur
54    Rastan
53    Ping-Pong
52    Jumping Jack
51    Robotron: 2084

 

Snow Notes:

World of Stuart top 100 reproduction

https://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/ys100/ystop100.htm?fbclid=IwAR2J01M29bQutvprNe91s7dmoxSpndRIAyKFS2nw9ozOuHGmR0G0xfvKp3I

Kingy's Mined Out remake

https://archive.org/details/mined

Gyron Arena

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2193/ZX-Spectrum/Gyron_Arena

Joy Chant - The High Kings

https://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Kings-Joy-Chant/dp/0553243063

Saturday Superstore - kids playing Speccy games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9aUgK9rBGI

Steven Smith's games (including VR ones)

https://stephensmith.itch.io/

First Class TV show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg-jmty8XuQ

Neadeital

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/36565/ZX-Spectrum/Neadeital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan 12, 2024

Ric and Drisky, go through 6 Amiga game recommendations by Drisk of Amiga games to try.

Will Ric like them enough to use his blank floppy disks to X-Copy Dat Floppy?

Show Links:

Final  Fight Hack: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3582/
Workbench Classic:https://classicwb.abime.net/
Aminimiga: https://www.aminimiga.com/
Launchbox Amiga: https://youtu.be/FDjmENVd2EE  
Senticam Switch Docking Station: https://rb.gy/b2hnzx

Psikyo Alpha and Brava collections:
Alpha: https://rb.gy/i5hch3
Bravo: https://rb.gy/i5hch3

Robocop vs Predator https://rb.gy/aeyfqh
eXoDos v6: https://www.retro-exo.com/exodos.html
Best Game of a Letter Arcade Edition: https://rb.gy/5t8er3
Reshoot Proxima 3: https://rp3.spieleschreiber.de/

The Games:

LionHeart:
Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/lionheart#manuals

Apocalypse:
Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/apocalypse#manuals

Giganoid:
Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/giganoid#manuals

Woodys World:
Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/woodys-world#manuals

Shufflepuck Cafe:
Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/shufflepuck-cafe#manuals

Crazy Cars 3 / Lamborghini American Challenge:
Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/crazy-cars-iii#manuals

80's Overdrive: https://80soverdrive.com/
198X: https://198xthegame.com/

Please join us on our You Tube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/@RGDSPodcast-qw6mw

We have loads of cool stuff already and stacks of great new content on the way, so please consider subscribing, watch and liking, to help our fledgling new You Tube channel to get better known.

Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here:

https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u

Dec 16, 2023

Garron, Ric, Drisky and Kingy, put on our paper hats and get into the Christmas spirit, with the RGDS Christmas Special.
Where chat about all things Christmas, both past, present and future.

Show Notes:

Open Discussion:

Analogue Pocket: https://youtu.be/VvWxnWdgvbU?si=baATeRQjtucE_dIh

Analogue Duo: https://youtu.be/qZi_Y_Eza6k?si=hJqvGdPUBqQ4rBrW

Open BoR: https://github.com/DCurrent/openbor
BoR He-Man: https://youtu.be/GOsYJkdqbOk
BoR: Beats of Rage: https://youtu.be/zvHDP8ZgpYU
BoR Best Games: https://youtu.be/zvHDP8ZgpYU
ChronoCrash: https://youtu.be/cO2hoP3WV24
Wardner Community Game: https://youtu.be/pOo9PzTl8U4
Wardner Compare Mega Drive to Arcade: https://youtu.be/oEoT4jIHdak

Rubber Key Wonder - Documentary: https://youtu.be/OQulLuguKq0
Other : Amiga Games Doc, Vol 2: https://youtu.be/OQulLuguKq0
Death of E3: https://youtu.be/hKjimOkLjbg
SEGA Announcement: https://youtu.be/Z9d9tGZWG70
Streets of Rage Remake: https://youtu.be/V9r5IYrtyEc
Cannonball Outrun: https://archive.org/details/outrun-cannonball
Taito Super Pocket (Evercade):https://youtu.be/9s8MWrY-zJc
Evercade Cartridge: https://youtu.be/odcDfUevb7k

Christmas Gaming Past:

Kingy:
Spectrum and 6-Pack:
Horace Goes Skiing: https://worldofspectrum.net/item/4000038/
Survival: https://worldofspectrum.net/item/0005080/
Chequered Flag: https://worldofspectrum.net/item/0000912/
Chess: https://worldofspectrum.net/item/0000914/
Computer Scrabble: https://worldofspectrum.net/item/0004375/
Make A Chip:https://worldofspectrum.net/item/0008385/

Accordian Funded Games:
Avalon:https://worldofspectrum.net/item/0000348/
Chuckie Egg: https://worldofspectrum.net/item/0000958/
Manic Miner: https://worldofspectrum.net/item/0003012/
Pyjamarama: https://worldofspectrum.net/item/0003012/

Garron:
Argos Catalogue (RetroMash): https://retromash.com/argos/
Astro Wars: https://youtu.be/ELmVBBcucBI
Entex Galaxian 2: https://youtu.be/jaSGyumIVdA

Super Striker: https://youtu.be/CWDyHThgpJQ
Atari ST with Powerpack: https://youtu.be/l-f0W9HJOWg
Super Famicom Imported with Super Mario World:


Ric:
Mega Drive Barcelona Olympics: https://youtu.be/Yecnr-xVu-Y
Sonic the Hedgehog: https://youtu.be/O4nQesRa-vM
Tetris (Gameboy): https://youtu.be/E-ej_8XBwmI
Michael Jackson Dangerous: https://youtu.be/UGT_9ah_YFo?list=PL15ty5GYCv5u0_w7pusvZtUP225slLmRT
Tiger LCD Handhelds: https://youtu.be/u5RDBqmcF_c

Drisky:
Whizzer & Chips Annual: https://archive.org/details/whizzerchipsannu0000unse/page/n5/mode/2up
Cards Rules for Queeny and Chase The Ace:
https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/53722/what-are-the-rules-to-the-card-game-queenie
https://www.classicgamesandpuzzles.com/Chase-the-Ace.html#:~:text=Playing%20Chase%20the%20Ace&text=If%20the%20player%20decides%20to,of%20the%20players%20as%20proof.

Garfield : Big Fat Hairy Deal (Spectrum): https://youtu.be/sgCfmDWcFto
Dr Franken (Gameboy): https://youtu.be/LsCvvO-C-aI
Wheels of Fire (Spectrum):
- Turbo Out Run: https://youtu.be/e5ZOoWA0tV8
- Chase HQ: https://youtu.be/s2aYrkofKHM
- Powerdrift: https://youtu.be/KTIe8hnyqxs
- Hard Drivin': https://youtu.be/JHGkHlmebbo

- Star Wars Toys: https://youtu.be/8R1n8tfDvMU
- Crossbow & Catapults: https://youtu.be/lGu1_7UPncI
- Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs: https://youtu.be/P7GhUY8zQwE
- Escape from Atlantis: https://youtu.be/zH5rYGbsCv8
- Tomy Super Cup Electronic Football: https://youtu.be/vJbV3a7Rpl0
- Tomy Atomic Pinball: https://youtu.be/Nyn6YBRXE3I

- Labryrinth Boardgame: https://youtu.be/Vh_UccGyJrQ
- Hero Quest: https://youtu.be/5vj3DN5tYyc

Present:

Ric: 
Holiday Lemmings '93: https://youtu.be/_m0JATs3JtM
Snow Bros: https://youtu.be/DlVMfC2Bm4M

Garron:
World of Warcraft Christmas: https://youtu.be/w_M5Okf4vC4
Death Smiles 2 (Switch): https://youtu.be/tUp37dk7qYE
Mario Wonder (Switch): https://youtu.be/88JL-WM_kV0
Shooting Books Ordered:
Do-Don Pachi Jou (Switch): https://youtu.be/NLGogMUTEPM

Kingy:
Synth Software (SID):
Vortex Tracker (AY)
Rhino Hero: https://youtu.be/dOfLs88y87I
Simon the Sorceror 1: https://youtu.be/ZOpj3M_HEfI

Drisky:
Chrimbo (Amiga): https://blackjet.itch.io/crimbo
Arctic Atac (Spectrum): https://highriser.itch.io/arctic-atac
Jet Pack Christmas Special: https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Jetpack_Christmas_Special%21.html
Christmas Monty Mole:
Fire and Ice Christmas Special: https://youtu.be/nrXYZADE0B4
Fire and Ice (CD32): https://youtu.be/zl9wG-RUdLs
Lucy Dreaming (PC): https://youtu.be/dGx7joZPcE8


To Watch:

Garron:
Bluey Christmas Special:
Bings Advent Calendar:
Home Alone 1:
Home Alone 2:
Trading Places:
Click 'n Collect:
Royale Family Christmas Special:
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special - Tin Foil skit:
Only Fools and Horses:

Ric:
Clash of the Titans:
Jason & The Argonauts:
The Vikings:
Mickeys Christmas Carol:
Black Adder Christmas Carol:
Bottom - Holy Episode:
South Park Christmas Special:
Harry Enfield Christmas Episode:

Kingy:
Christmas Comes To Pac-Land: https://archive.org/details/extremely-rare-christmas-comes-to-pac-land-1982-geor4745nius-not-on-dvd-boomerang
A Christmas Story:

Drisky:
8-Bit Christmas:
National Lampoon Christmas:
Muppet Christmas Carol:
Garfield Christmas Special: https://youtu.be/TbL-uxd4ZVw?si=6q8bRnLBMaSMCFqi
Morcambe & Wise:
Yogi's First Christmas:
Father Ted Christmas Special:
Worst Christmas Week of my Life:
Gremlins:
Die Hard:
Die Hard 2:
Batman Returns:

Future:
Digital Pinball:
Papago Translator:

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Dec 1, 2023


Kingy and Drisky, go through 6 PS1 2D Platform Classics.

Show Notes:

Taito Egret Mini : 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Taito-EGRET-%E2%85%A1-mini-Limited/dp/B0B6HZ47HF/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=taito+egret+2+mini&qid=1701366345&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

Taito Flashware :
https://www.taito.co.jp/en/egret2mini/support/update

Rubber Key Wonder Spectrum Doc:
https://www.graciousfilms.com/pages/the-rubber-keyed-wonder-film

Crash, ZZap 64and Amitrax:
https://fusionretrobooks.com/products/crash-micro-action-issue-15-crash-magazine?variant=39991673454686

FPS:  First Person Documentary:
https://fpsdoc.com/password

Letter V You Tube Vid:
https://youtu.be/u8U90iDcMT8?si=5h71L3TOhUxoa4s8

Ant Stream Xbox:
https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/store/antstream-arcade/9N0BXMRL9X66

Comparison Videos:

Strider 2 (Arcade vs Playstation) Side by Side Comparison:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCNuz2a9Nyg

Mickey's Wild Adventure (Mega CD vs Playstation) Side by Side Comparison:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qk8UI-BOt4&t

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Nov 17, 2023

Ric and Drisky, go through 6 Amiga game recommendations by Ric of Amiga games to try.

Will Drisky like them enough to use his blank floppy disks to X-Copy Dat Floppy?

Show Links:

Weird Dreams:

Magazine Preview where Ric first saw and fell in love with the game: 
https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-090/page/n105/mode/2up?view=theater

 Novella and Manual for the game:
https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/weird-dreams#manuals

Deliverance : Storm Lord 2:
Manual : https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/docs.php?id=454

Space Hulk (1993 version):
Manual : https://www.starehry.eu/download/strategy/docs/Space.Hulk-Manual.pdf

 Sneech:
Shareware Download link: http://www.oldgamesfinder.com/?m=2&q=Sneech%20V1.52

 Alpha Waves / Continuum:
Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/alpha-waves#manuals

Monsters of Terror:
Shareware link: https://lazycow.de/monsters/index.html

 Other Notes:
How to hack the Atari Flashback: https://youtu.be/13Z_d0fnk1A?si=qqA54frbHu9n4aQ5

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Nov 1, 2023

The boys sail the high seas and chat all about gaming piracy and the many retro memories

 

Show Links: Commercial Breaks Doc (Rise & Fall of Imagine): https://youtu.be/ZoDh61sgCOg

Wardner : Pete Hahn https://youtu.be/pOo9PzTl8U4?si=CoGz7...

Retro Hour Podcast : Fairlight (Galahad) : https://youtu.be/y6ykMdp1do8?si=LrQLi...

GDC 16 : GCC Ms Pac Man History  https://youtu.be/rhM8NAMW_VQ?si=pVS8p... 

Send and Email : https://youtu.be/3KxPGb2jKBk?si=cEpvQ...

Spectrum Game Reviews (BBC TV Show) 

https://youtu.be/m9aUgK9rBGI?si=7CV0Q...

WHSmiths Video Game Promo (Oct 1988):

https://youtu.be/-EdtZaOwnCM?si=_g85w...

Oct 6, 2023

It's the spooky season and the lads are back for our annual Halloween Special. Yes, Count Driskula and Gorgon King are back and chat about modern homebrew ZX Spectrum games with a macabre twist. 

The games covered are:-

Ghostly Capers (2023)
https://teknamic.com/product/ghostly-capers/

Bruxólico (2023)
https://amaweks.itch.io/bruxlicozx

Castlevania : The Spectral Interlude (2015)
https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arcade/adventure/castlevania-spectral-interlude/
[Can Play This Online or Download for Free]

Dark Castle (2016)
https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arcade/maze/dark-castle1/
[Can Play This Online or Download for Free]

Yumiko In The Haunted Mansion (2012)
https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arcade/maze/yumiko-in-the-haunted-mansion/
[Can Play This Online or Download for Free]

Metamophasis (2021)
https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/metamorphosis/
[Can Play This Online or Download for Free]

Terrorlandia (2014)https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arcade/platform/terrorlandia/
[Can Play This Online or Download for Free]

Maritini: Freelance Monster Slayer (2012)
https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arcade/maze/maritrini-freelance-monster-slayer/qid:677436/
[Can Play This Online or Download for Free]

Nosy (2021)
https://javierfopiani.itch.io/nosy

Invasion Of The Zombie Monsters (2010)
https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arcade/action/invasion-of-the-zombie-monsters/
[Can Play This Online or Download for Free]

Tenabra Macarbre (2013)
https://majikeyric.itch.io/tenebra-macabre

Dark: The Lost Pages (2021)
https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/the-dark-lost-pages/
[Can Play This Online or Download for Free]

ULAPLUS Spectrum games 

https://sourcesolutions.itch.io/ulaplus10

Don't Forget:

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Sep 22, 2023

In this episode Drisky and Kingy go delving in deep to the archives of the PS2 and cover a collection of games that are lesser spoken about.

The games covered are:-

God Hand

War of the Monsters

Forsaken City

Extreme Metal Racing

Freedom Fighters

The Suffering

Maximo

 

Show notes

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Chase Horizon 2

Samurai Western

This years Arcade Club meetup is on 13th/14th October at Arcade Club, Bury, near Manchester

 

Sep 3, 2023

Hello and Welcome to another episode of some fragging vicseral full on action as Drisky and Jon take you through some of the best Boomer Shooter or Neo-Retro FPS blasters around to day.  So these are modern shooters but love letters to those fab gunners we grew up with in the 90's.   So Hail to the King Baby and chew some bubble gun as we take you for a blast of a time.

Show Notes:

Prodeus
https://store.steampowered.com/app/964800/Prodeus/ - £19.99

Cultic: Chapter One
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684930/CULTIC/  - £8.50 (Free Demo Available)

Ion Fury https://store.steampowered.com/app/562860/Ion_Fury/ - £20.99

Dusk https://store.steampowered.com/app/519860/DUSK/ - £14.99

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465510/DUSK_82_ULTIMATE_EDITION/?curator_clanid=6856383  - Dusk 82 edition DUSK '82: ULTIMATE EDITION - £5.19

Amid Evil
https://store.steampowered.com/app/673130/AMID_EVIL/ -£15.99
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1852860/AMID_EVIL__The_Black_Labyrinth/ - DLC £9.99
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2320910/AMID_EVIL_VR/ - £8.37

W40k boltgun
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2005010/Warhammer_40000_Boltgun/ - £18.99

Hon mentions

Turbo Overkill https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328350/Turbo_Overkill/

Beyond Sunset https://store.steampowered.com/app/1665260/Beyond_Sunset/?curator_clanid=41054936

Project Warlock
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1640300/Project_Warlock_II/?curator_clanid=41054936

Karm: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1348760/KARM/?curator_clanid=41054936

Impaler https://store.steampowered.com/app/1573090/Impaler/?curator_clanid=41054936

Phantom Fury https://store.steampowered.com/app/1733240/Phantom_Fury/

Viscerafest https://store.steampowered.com/app/1406780/Viscerafest/?curator_clanid=41054936



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Aug 20, 2023

Hello and welcome as Drisky and Kingy talk about Hidden Arcade Gems that are on Antstream service on xbox and PC.  Of cours there are many ways to play these games, but this is a great option.

Show Notes:
https://www.antstream.com/ - Antstream service if you want to knoww more.

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.


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Jul 28, 2023

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

 

Jul 7, 2023

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 - 

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