Retro Gaming Discussion
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"RGDS Podcast" is a retro gaming podcast for retro gamers by retro gamers! We cover everything from the 8bit days all the way up to modern indie retro inspired games.
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2023-10-06

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:

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.

Please join us on our new 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


2023-09-22

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

 


2023-09-03

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



Don't Forget:

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.

Please join us on our new 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


2023-08-20

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.


Please join us on our new 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


2023-07-28

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

 


2023-07-07

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.

Please join us on our new 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

 

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 - 


2023-06-16

In part three of the Gremlin story Drisky and Kingy discuss the later years of Gremlin, covering the PC, PS1, Saturn and N64 era, up until when Gremlin was bought by Infogrames and became Infogrames Sheffield.

So come join us as we go through these amazing games

1. slipstream 5000 
2. whiplash
3. Actua Soccer
4.Loaded
5. Normality
6. Actua Golf
7. Reloaded
8. hardcore 4x4
9.Realms of the Haunting
10. N2O
11.Motorhead
12 Body Harvest post Gremlin

Hon mentions:
13 Wacky Races
14 Hogs of War 
15 Soul Bringer

Please join us on our new 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 getter better known.

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

https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u


2023-05-25

Drisky & Jon chat all about some of the great DOS platform games out there.


Dfend Reloaded (DOS Box Front End): https://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/Download.html

Games Covered:

Commander Keen: https://www.gog.com/en/game/commander_keen_complete_pack - £2.99

Duke 1 and 2 : Can't buy officially today… So Dfend Reloaded and Abandonware sites your only friend sadly.

Alien Carnage: https://3drealms.com/catalog/alien-carnage_48/ - FREE

Monster Bash: https://www.gog.com/en/game/monster_bash - £4.99 - 49p right now 90% off https://www.gog.com/en/game/monster_bash_hd - £7.19 - £2.89 right now

Jazz Jack Rabbit: https://www.gog.com/en/game/jazz_jackrabbit_collection -£1.99 80% at moment
Jazz Comic Scan http://www.zerker.ca/home/files/Jazz.pdf

 

RGDS Discord Channel

https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u


2023-05-14

EPISODE 321

GOIN’ ROUND ME MATE'S HOUSE

(MEGA DRIVE EDITION)

In this episode of the RGDS podcast with the idea of Goin' Round Me Mate's House, Ric takes Kingy on a trip down Mega Drive Alley as he introduces Kingy to some lesser-known gems that he may have missed out on in attempt to peel Kingy away from his SNES loving ways. 

GAMES

ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN [1995]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR0MWpOK1RU

ALISIA DRAGOON [1992]

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

BAD OMEN/DEVILISH [1992]

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

COMIX ZONE [1995]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS-F0UFezFA

CONTRA HARD CORPS (JPN) [1994]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6vDhKpjzpI

DYNAMITE HEADDY (JPN) [1995]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPdzvGn7SSw

ELEMENTAL MASTER  [1990]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmwIKpO8OtM

GLEY LANCER [1992]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlaP-7SIHz0

SHINOBI III [1993]

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

TOEJAM & EARL  [1991]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RrgPpEj5fQ

WANI WANI WORLD [1992]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v9WLA9oJtM

YUYU HAKUSHO MAKYOU TOITSUSEN/SUNSET FIGHTERS [1994]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqvaDENt4Ng

 

MENTIONS

 

TWINKLE TALE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f55z988wECc

ELIMINATE DOWN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6jYOrBs2XQ

THUNDERFORCE 3 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irez54My43Q

DAHNA: MEGAMI TANJOU

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

CRUDE BUSTER

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

 

Show notes:-

Undrium by Rich Jordan - https://bitglint.itch.io/undrium

 

 


2023-04-19

In this episode, Drisky and Kingy cover a truckload of games from the amazing software house, Gremlin Graphics.  This is episode 1 of a 3-part series, with this one covering the 16-bit era.

Show Notes

 

Bruxólico (ZX Spectrum):

https://amaweks.itch.io/bruxlicozx?fbclid=IwAR2s7RxLKDlqScVbRzr5j-nyUgnX1z9VDXrf7SMFWVHuAh-vFS6T-2D6d0s

 

Amiga Event by Ravi of The Retro Hour:

https://www.amigashow.com/

 

 

Totally free James Bond Book:

https://youtu.be/a3bZ8dTWkvA

links to book in the You Tube vid description.

Game shoutouts:

Arietta of Spirits
Blossom Tales (Steam)
Kaze The Wild Mask
Eight Dragons
Tamuki Justice
Sega Picross
Blast Brigade Vs Evil of Dr Creed
Ni No Kuni
Spy Who Shot Me

Debug Magazine
https://www.teamdebug.com/magazine

Gremlin Games:

Switchblade
https://www.simonphipps.com/games/

Turbo Lotus Esprit
Super Cars
Venus The Fly Trap
Hero Quest
Lotus 2
Pegasus
Super Cars 2
Utopia
Harlequin
Lotus 3
Cannonball Outrunhttps://github.com/djyt/cannonball

Nigel Mansells World Championship
Rik Mayall TV Ad for game: https://youtu.be/e7_2zoE4GkU

Space Crusade
VideoKid
Top Gear
Horizon Chase Turbo

Zool
Zool Redemensioned

Zool 2
Top Gear 2
Top Gear 3000


2023-03-27

In this episode, Drisky and Kingy cover a truckload of games from the amazing software house, Gremlin Graphics.  This is episode 1 of a 3-part series, with this one covering the 8-bit era.

 

The Games:

Wanted: Monty Mole 1984

Monty is Innocent 1985

Monty on the Run 1985

Auf Wiedersehen Monty 1987

Moley Xmas 1987

Impossamole 1990

Potty Pigeon 1984

Suicide Express 1985 (c64)

Bounder 1985

Grumpy Gumphrey Supersleuth 1985

Thing on a Spring 1985

Westbank 1985

Future Knight 1986

The Way of the Tiger 1986

Dark Fusion 1988

Deflektor 1989

Super Scramble Simulator 1989

 

Hon Mentions (as already covered)

 

Jack the Nipper 1 & 2

The Muncher

Trailblazer

Technocop

Mask Series

Show Notes:

 

A Pig Quest

https://www.protovision.games/games/apig.php?language=en

 

 

A Gremlin in the Works by Mark Hardisty

https://www.bitmapbooks.com/products/a-gremlin-in-the-works?gclid=CjwKCAjw_YShBhAiEiwAMomsEHvbZ2CLOMRNzxXrLJTzFSRgaBn1rvG4I6W1fGO6A8UE3dY9ODVX0xoCxNAQAvD_BwE

Kingy's Potty Pigeon Remake:

https://archive.org/details/swizzle_demu_Pp

 


2023-03-01

In our latest episode Kingy and Drisky don their tuxedos and sup on their vodka Martinis, shaken not stirred and take a look through March 40th Anniversary of James Bond video games. 

Not only that It is also the 70th Anniversary in April  since James Bond was first introduced to the world in the book Casino Royale and October last year was the 60th Anniversary of the Bond films, so there is plenty of reasons to celebrate Bond.

So sit back and enjoy as we take you through 40 years of great gaming history with Bond.

James Bond Blu Ray Collection :
https://www.amazon.co.uk/James-Bond-Collection-1-24-Blu-ray/dp/B074T8XN1Q/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2V7LY2P5J0MWA&keywords=james+bond+box+set&qid=1676922538&sprefix=james+bond+%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-8

 

here is the original tune, that Bond tune was based from an abandoned indian inspired musical in 1950...Monty Norman who was brought on to do dr no music and wrote the ursula andress song in dr no, but wasnt the sound they wanted so they brought in john barry last min....who took the tune and jazzed it up... https://youtu.be/g6EuzGhIyRQ

 

1. Shaken But Not Stirred 1982 spectrum
Play Online : Spectum : https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arcade/action/shaken-but-not-stirred/shaken-but-not-stirred/#

 

2. James Bond 2600 1983 vcs, c64
Play Online :
              Atari 2600 VCS : https://archive.org/details/atari_2600_james_bond_007_james_bond_agent_007_1983_parker_brothers_joe_gaucher_l
 

3. A View to a Kill (both pc txt adv and Domark)
C64 : https://archive.org/details/View_to_a_Kill_A_1985_Domark_cr_DD
PC Mindscape Text Adventure : https://archive.org/details/a2woz_James_Bond_007_in_A_View_To_A_Kill_1985_Mindscape

Manuals for PC Game : https://www.mocagh.org/loadpage.php?getgame=viewtoakill-alt
 

4. Goldfinger 1986 (pc txt adv)

PC Mindscape Text Adventure : https://archive.org/details/msdos_James_Bond_007_-_Goldfinger_1986
Manual : https://www.mocagh.org/loadpage.php?getgame=goldfinger
 

 5. Living Daylights 1989
Amstrad CPC : https://archive.org/details/007_The_Living_Daylights_1987_Domark

 

 6. Live and Let Die 1988
C64 : https://archive.org/details/Live_and_Let_Die_1988_Elite
 

7. License to Kill 1989
https://archive.org/details/zx_007_Licence_to_Kill_1989_Domark_a_128K
 

8. Spectrum +2 Action Pack 1989
Ad: ZX Spectrum +2  James Bond 007 Action Pack 1990 TV Commercial

Q Audio Tapes on You Tube : James Bond Action Pack - Desmond Llewellyn's Audio Briefing as Q
Q Audio Tapes in MP3 Format https://archive.org/download/World_of_Spectrum_June_2017_Mirror/World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror.zip/World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror/sinclair/music/bonustracks/JamesBond007ActionPack.mp3.zip

 

 


9. Spy Who Loves Me 1990

Amstrad CPC: https://archive.org/details/007_The_Spy_Who_Loved_Me_1990_Domark_cr_NPS_t_2_NPS

Amiga Manual : https://archive.org/details/TheSpyWhoLovedMe/page/n4/mode/1up

 

10. James Bond: Stealth Affair 1990
PC: https://archive.org/details/msdos_James_Bond_007_-_The_Stealth_Affair_1990

 

11. Octopussy (unlicensed Slovakian Game) 1992 translated and given 128K mod in 2018
Spectrum :
https://archive.org/details/zx_James_Bond_Octopussy_1992_Ultrasoft_sk_128K_incomplete
2018 128K Mod:
https://vtrd.in/release.php?r=0ea1fbab0fdaf6563d85d2d4e7308a19&fbclid=IwAR1m-XGvc0BcogaUzLg9z2hZLtoEkvaLpA1j_7ggLYV7z4E7CSW7z3J_mtY
 

12. James Bond The Duel ( MegaDrive and Master System)
Vid: James Bond 007: The Duel (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) - Full Walkthrough HD

 

 

13. Goldeneye N64 1996

Buy Rare Replay Digitally to Own Goldeneye on Xbox (Currently in Sale as of 1st March) : https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/store/rare-replay/BWXKD3FFMNP3

Golden Eye Source: https://www.geshl2.com/
XBLA ver and new release. https://gamingretro.co.uk/how-to-play-goldeneye-007-xbox-360-xbla-game-on-windows-pc/

1964 Emulator to play Goldeneye, GoldFinger 64 and Perfect Dark with upscaled visuals and  option for mouse and keys support:
https://github.com/Graslu/1964GEPD/releases/tag/latest?fbclid=IwAR32q74h3xKUIRUm5rHXJ_c3JBnMjAKMHgcwh4NeQa-vaRYXD1ikHZWLbtc

XBLA Version never officially released : GoldenEye 007 XBLA - Longplay (4K 60FPS)

 

14. James Bond 007 1998 Gameboy
James Bond 007 (GB) - Level 1&2 (China/London) - Long Play

 

 

15. Tomorrow Never Dies ps1
Old UK gaming advert - Playstation James Bond Tomorrow Never Dies 1999 1990s

 

 

16. World Is Not Enough 2000 n64 and ps1 (diff games n64 better)

 

17. 007 Racing ps1

 

  1. Agent Under Fire (GC, PS2, Xbox)

 

19. NightFire 2002 (GC, PS2, Xbox) mention terrible pc and diff gba game.

 

20. Everything or Nothing (gc, ps2, xbox) mention diff gba game

 

21. Goldeneye : Rogue Agent (gc, ps2, xbox) mention ds version

 

22. From Russia with Love 2005 (GC, PS2, Xbox, PSP)

 

23. Quantum Of Solace (PS3, 360, wii, pc) mention diff ds game

 

24. Bloodstone (ps3, 360, pc) mention diff ds game.

 

25. Goldeneye 007 2010 Wii and Goldeneye Reloaded 2011 ps3,360

 

26. 007 Legends 2012 (ps3, 360, pc wiiu)

 

27. Goldfinger n64 fan made game patching Goldeneye rom

Patched N64 Rom :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-CDp1qcn55XUVWy8IK6arwuzMC3Y37xD/view?usp=sharing


2023-02-12

In this latest episode, Kingy is joined by some of our friends from our Discord channel to discuss the community game they played in tandem.  The game in question is the excellent Tomb Raider 1. 

Thanks to Oblisky, Snarkade, Dr Goggles and Mike Hod

 

Show notes:

Tomb Raider 2 fan remake demo:

http://tombraider-dox.com/

 

 

 


2023-01-22

In our latest episode, Drisky and Kingy discuss their love for emulation and all the many ways you can play those classic games. Find out how they each came across emulation and their views on it.  They also discuss their top picks of emulators for many systems.

 

Show Notes:

Arcade Paradise:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRARBnSQ6iA

Tiny Metal:

https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/TINY-METAL-FULL-METAL-RUMBLE-1595198.html

The emulators discussed are:

Atari 2600  - STELLA 

Atari 7800 - Prosystem/Emu7800

ZX Spectrum - Spectaculator & Retro Virtual Machine

C64 - Winvice/C64 Forever

Amstrad CPC - Retro Virtual Machine/Win Ape

BBC Micro -www.bbcmicro.co.uk

Amiga - WINUAE/FSUAE/Amiga Forever/PiMiga

Atari ST -Hatari

Sega Master System/Game Gear/Mega Drive/32X/Sega CD - FUSION

NES - MESEN

SNES - SNES9x

Gameboy/ GBA etc - Visual Boy Advance

PC Engine - Bizhawk

PS1 - Duckstation

N64 -PJ64

Sega Saturn- Mednafen/Retroarch

Jaguar - BigPEmu

PS2 - PCSX2

DREAMCAST -Redream

Gamecube - Dolphin

Arcade - MAME








2023-01-03

Join Drisky and Kingy as they discuss some of their favourite homebrew 8-bit releases of 2022.  

Games in this episode:-

Ringo - ZX Spectrum

Knights and Slimes - C64

Dire Dare - Amstrad CPC

TCQ - ZX Spectrum

Empire Strikes Back - C64

Penguin Attack - Amstrad CPC

 

Show Notes

Behlogar -https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399750/Beholgar/

Atari Couchcade - https://www.game.co.uk/en/arcade1up-atari-couchcade-2872946

RGDS XMAS Quiz on Powerpoint - https://bit.ly/3CjR41t

 

 

 


2022-12-02

Join Kingy and Garron as they return with a "memories" episode and chat about what life was like in the 1970's in the UK before video gaming was a thing.  How did they ever manage to survive, and what did they do for entertainment?  Tune in and find out.

 

Show notes:

Hoffman live Amiga DJ set

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVF-GbGHxA8

 

CPC Dire Dare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E30zyCOMsA


2022-11-18

Join Drisky as he interviews gaming industry legend Martyn Brown.  Yes the co-founder of 17-Bit Software and Team-17, and so helped design and publish siuch amazing games as Alien Breed, Project-X, Body Blows, Super Frog and Worms to name but a few.  So come join us as we reminisce about the wonderful Amiga days and some of the systems best games, with the Mr Team-17 himself.


2022-10-26

Yes Boys and Ghouls here at RGDS towers we thought we would really go crazy for Halloween, with an A to Z of Halloween video games to try over the spooky season.   

if that wasn't enough we decided to double bill the episode, also giving you a suggest Horror film for each letter as well.

So sit back and enjoy this epic length episode and hopefully discover some spooky treats to try this Halloween.

SPOILERS GAMES AND MOVIES COVERED
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# Game  - 7th Guest [11th Hour, 13 Dolls and Clandestiny]
  Movie - 1408 

A Game  - Addams Family 
  Movie - American Werewolf in London

B Game  - Blood 
  Movie - Beetlejuice 

C Game  - Call of Cthulu : Dark Corners of the Earth
  Movie - Cats Eye 

D Game  - Dr Franken (Gameboy)
  Movie - Dave Made A Maze 

E Game  - Evil Dead : Hail To The King (DC | PS2 )
  Movie - Evil Dead 2 

F Game  - Fatal Frame II :  Crimson Butterfly (AKA Project Zero 2) 
(Xbox | PS2)
  Movie - Final Girls 

G Game  - Gremlins (Spectrum) 
  Film  - The Gate 

H Game  - Haunting Featuring Polterguy (Mega Drive)
  Movie - The Haunting (1963) 

I Game  - Ico (PS2) 
  Movie - I know What You Did Last Summer 

J Game  - Jack The Ripper (PC) 
  Movie - Jennifer's Body 

K Game  - Kid Dracula (Famicom) 
  Movie - Killer Clowns From Outer Space 

L Game  - The Lurking Horror (Amiga)
  Movie - Lost Boys 

M Game  - Matrian Gothic : Unification (PS1)
  Movie - Monster Squad 

N Game  - Nightmare Creatures (PS1) 
  Movie - Nosferatu (1922)

O Game  - Overblood (PS1) 
  Movie -  Of Unknown Origin 

P Game  - Phatasmagoria (PC)
  Movie - Pin (1988) [Trailer]

Q Game  - Quake (PC)
  Movie - Q : The Winged Serpent

R Game  - Realms Of The Haunting (PC)
  Movie - Return Of The Living Dead

S Game  - Silent Hill (PS1) 
  Movie - Society

T Game  - The Thing (PS2, XBOX)
  Movie - The Thing (1982)

U Game  - Underwurlde (Spectrum)
  Movie - Underworld 

V Game  - Vampire Masquerade : Redemption & Bloodlines
  Movie - Van Helsing 

W Game  - Werewolves of London [Spectrum | C64 | CPC]
  Movie - Witchboard

X Game  - X-Files : Resist Or Serve (PS2) 
  Movie - X: Man with the X-Ray eyes 

Y Game  - Yuuyami Doori Tankentai (PS1)
  Movie - You Might Be The Killer 

Z Game  - Zombie Ate My Neigbors (Zombies in PAL regions)
  Movie - Zombie Land

(Recommended PS2 True Horror Games
  Kuon (Gameplay)
  Rule of Rose (Gameplay)
  Haunting Grounds (Gameplay)
  Mitchigan Report From Hell (Gameplay)
  Clock Tower 3 (Gameplay)
  Ghost Hunters (Gameplay)
  Trapt (Gameplay)
)


2022-10-07

Join Drisky and Kingy as they discuss some quality PS2 arcade racers.  There are so many great racing games that came out in the generation of gaming, we'd love to hear what your fav ones of this era were.

 

Show Notes:

Daddarulekonge ebooks - https://daddarulekonge.itch.io/?fbclid=IwAR14BLXMnBwKxoYS1HOfHRbSnqqCi185N88gCyHy8-AFG30GR-VbsTfXJp4


2022-09-16

Join The Drisk,  Garron and Kingy as they try to win Kingy over on the wonderful Sega Saturn with some games that was released in the west and only on the Sega Saturn.
 

Show Notes:

Megadrive 2 mini : Link
Everdrive Mega Pro : Link
Egret Console Mini : Link

Raddical Reggie You Tube : Link
Metal Jesus Rocks You Tube : Link
ThaBeast721 You Tube : Link

Papago Translator : Android | Apple 
Launch Box

Saturn emulator : Mednafen
Saturn Mode disc optical : Link
Sega Action Replay : Link 

Related RGDS episodes to discove more on the Sega Saturn : 
Episode 248 Saturn Voyage of Discovery
Episode 224 PlayStation Vs Saturn
Episode 146 Sega Saturn


2022-09-02

Join The Drisk and Kingy as they chat about some of their favourite games based on kids TV we love (and we sure you do to).
 

Games in this episode:
Chip and Dale (NES) : CartoonGame Link
Through The Trapdoor (Spectrum) : Cartoon | Trap Door Game | Through The Trapdoor Game
Adventures Of Batman & Robin (SNES) : Cartoon | Game Link
Thunder Cats (Amiga) : Cartoon | Game Link
Bravestarr (Spectrum) : Cartoon | Game Link
Bugs Bunny : Crystal Castle (Game Boy) :  Cartoon | Game Link
Wolf & Sheep (PS1) : Cartoon | Game
Wacky Races (Dreamcast) : Cartoon | Game


Show Notes:
NES SEN : Link
Atari Mania : Link
Atari 50th Anniversary : Link
Cowabunga Collection : Link
GOG Sale : https://www.gog.com/
Donut Dodo : Link

Pedestrian : Link

Going Live : Link
Get fresh : Link
Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade : Link

Harvey Birdman : Link
Game : Link

1953 Don't Give up the sheep cartoon : Link

Great Race 1965 : Link
DaddaRuleKonge Books : https://daddarulekonge.itch.io/

HE MAN Homebrew arcade : Link


2022-08-11

Join Ric, The Drisk and Kingy as they chat about some of their favourite sword yielding and magic wafting games.  This isn't deep RPG style games but more an episode on easy accessible and highly playable titles within the sub-genre.

 

Games in this episode:

  1. Moonstone (Amiga)
  2. Myth (Amiga)
  3. Magic Sword (Arcade)
  4. Twinkle Tale (Mega Dive)
  5. Ice Palace (C64)
  6. Heretic (PC)

Show notes:

Steering wheel config video for combined pedals as mentioned by Kingy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_q1nfvcsHI&t=111s

 

Moonstone modded for PC - https://thecompany.pl/game/Moonstone:+A+Hard+Days+Knight

Moonstone Tavern - http://moonstonetavern.co.uk/

Moonstone proof of concept remake in 3d - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhtabGmcbpw

 

 

 


2022-07-23

Join Drisky and Kingy as they discuss 4 of the lesser spoken 3d platform games on the Nintendo 64.  

The games in this episode are:

Glover

Iggy's Reckin' Balls

Space Station Silicon Valley

Rocket: Robot on Wheels

 

Show notes:

Rodeo shooting mechanical game

https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=17476

Goldeneye Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIDUjKgbl24

Glover on Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257880/Glover/

Rocket: Robot on Wheels Playthrough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mPCPgTBLKg


2022-07-02

Yes at RGDS Towers we thought we would chat about all things Sonic, in celebration of the Sonic Origins compilation... With us talking about the first four Sonic releases and then we chat about the brilliant Sumo Digital Sonic and Sega Tennis and Racing games.

So sit back and enjoy as we take you Super Sonic.

We will share out some of the things mentioned on our Discord channel.

RGDS Discord Channel

https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u

Ending Music on You Tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSxBKFTe1XI


2022-06-17

Here at RGDS Towers, we are treated to another Ric Edit marvel, as Drisky, Ric and Aaron take you through some of the licensed movie games on the wonderful Amiga.  So grab the popcorn and mega slurpy as we reminisce about these classic films and the license adaptations with our very own Movie game compilation..

Show Notes:

Odin : Ultimate Retro Handheld

Games:

Godfather
Film Trailer
Game Longplay
Game Manual

Blues Brothers
Film Trailer
Game Longplay
Game Manual

Karate Kid : Part II
Film Trailer
Game Longplay
Game Manual

Untouchables
Film Trailer
Game Longplay
Game Manual

Batman :  The Movie
Film Trailer
Game Longplay
Game Manual

Jurassic Park
Film Trailer
Game Longplay
Game Manual


2022-06-04

Join Drisky and Kingy as they cover a great collection of Game Boy games that are fantastic conversions of their arcade counterparts.

 

Games covered in this episode:

Double Dragon

Donkey Kong

Burger Time Deluxe

Elevator Action

Mr Do 

Ms Pacman

Boulder Dash

Parodius

 

Show notes:

Renegade 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ML_bx_xhw

Mario vs Donkey Kong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip5oAXDsPVs

Kirby and the Forgotten Land - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwRZ21Hn5yE

Super Game Boy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Game_Boy

Retro PDF books on itch.io - https://daddarulekonge.itch.io/?fbclid=IwAR2-FbunfsMBvLEt2IP5KOGZEJw3pvutwVCIeg3zHc3Elt1ZJpu8i-avVLo

Donkey Kong manual - https://ia800704.us.archive.org/28/items/NintendoGameBoyManuals/Donkey%20Kong%20%28World%29%20%28Rev%20A%29.pdf

Burger Time Deluxe manual - https://ia800704.us.archive.org/28/items/NintendoGameBoyManuals/BurgerTime%20Deluxe%20%28World%29.pdf

Double Dragon Manual - https://ia800704.us.archive.org/28/items/NintendoGameBoyManuals/Double%20Dragon%20%28USA%2C%20Europe%29.pdf

 

 

 

 

 


2022-05-20

Here at RGDS Towers, we love our Amiga, and so in celebration of the wonderful new Amiga Mini console, we thought it would be fun to wax lyrical of some of our recommendations of lesser know Amiga games.   So grab some floppies and join us as we X-Copy 'Dat' Floppy of some real classics.

Show Notes:

RGDS Discord Channel: Discord Link Buy an Amiga Mini : Amazon Link

Extra Amiga Mini Mouse: Amazon Link
Extra Amiga Mini Joypad: Amazon Link
Competition Pro USB Joystick: Amazon Link

A500 Mini/Maxi Users: Discord Link

Aminimiga: https://www.aminimiga.com/
(Make your Amiga Mini a fully fledged Amiga Workbench with 3K games, all the demos, apps and an amazing jukebox of Amiga tunes.

RGDS of best of PD for Amiga Mini
(install on USB in ADF\Public Domain\Best Of PD & Shareware)
Entire 17-Bit and Assassin PD Library as ADF

Amiga Power ADF Renamed collection

Drisk's CD32 Project
(on Amiga Mini install on USB in Amiga CD32 folder.)

Rufus Disk Manager Tool : Link - Make USB sticks bigger than 32Gb work with an Amiga Mini for extra space.

Ambernic 351V : Amazon Shop Link
The Ultimate Guide to Amiga PD Games Book: Amazon Link

The Games for the RGDS Compilation:
X-Copy 'Dat' Floppy : Volume 1

1. Hudson Hawk : Game | Manual
2. Alien Fish Finger : Game  
3. Roadkill : Game | Manual
4. Life and Death : Game | Manual
5. Ruff 'n' Tumble : Game | Manual

Grapevine Amiga Magazine: Links



 

 

 


2022-05-06

To celebrate the 40th Birthday of the ZX Spectrum, Kingy and Drisky do their own RGDS top 40.  40 games to celebrate 40 amazing years of this incredible home micro.  It's epic in length, but such an amazing computer deserves the time.  We'd love to hear your own personal top 40's.

Show notes:

 

2022-04-15
Drisky and Kingy chat through the Shadow of the Beast Trilogy on the Amiga and the wonders of whizzy graphics and music.

Drisky also chats about his new toy, the Amiga Mini and his opinions... and also a complete off topic chat on pinball.

So come and join us as we cover these wonderful if divisive games.


Amiga Mini:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-A500-Mini-Electronic-Games/dp/B09BW8N7JZ

Competition Pro USB Joystick: Competition Pro USB Joystick

C64 Mastertronic Book Kingy has been working on: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zzap642021annual/the-commodore-64-collectors-guide-to-mastertronic

Drisky's Free Mastertronic Book I did years ago back in my time at Retro Asylum: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzvd4KYph8BNblFWelJrOXlDZkk/edit?resourcekey=0-udyLyoJEDt2sZWh-cWrVeg



2022-03-30

We have made it through to 300 episodes.  The RGDS team would like to thank all you lovely listeners out there - without you, we would have never reached this landmark episode. Join Kingy, Drisky, Garron, Ric and Aaron as they catch up, go over favourite past episodes and choose some hidden gem games.

Show notes:

Deadlock's RGDS companion book

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NJX4RuprqvauSqQyCU767Qxw4XuQGndJ/view

Extra Life Arcabe Club Event

https://facebook.com/events/s/extra-life-24-hour-charity-gam/2104505369710011/

Edinburgh Retro Computer and Video Game meetup

https://www.facebook.com/Edinburgh-Retro-Computer-and-Video-Games-314578715248971

48k Spectrum Beeper Music by Tufty

https://tufty1.bandcamp.com/album/on-and-off

 

 

 


2022-03-06

For best listening experience use headphones in a dark room with some alcoholic beverages of your choice :D

 

In this super sci-fi episode Ric and Kingy are dropped deep into the Central American jungle to chat about all these weird and quirky Predator themed games. The titles range from the 8-bit era right through to the early 2000's PC games. 

 

Games covered in this episode are:

 

PREDATOR (1987)

ZX Spectrum - Predator Walkthrough, ZX Spectrum - YouTube

Commodore 64 - Predator Longplay (C64) [50 FPS] - YouTube

Amstrad CPC - [Amstrad CPC] Predator - Longplay - YouTube

 

Abduction of Oscar Z

http://www.indieretronews.com/2020/11/the-abduction-of-oscar-z-fabulous-run.html

 

 

P

PREDATOR (1988)

Acorn Electron - BBC/ELECTRON - PREDATOR - SUPERIOR/ACORNSOFT

BBC Micro - Predator for the BBC Micro - YouTube

Atari ST - Predator - FULL Atari ST Longplay - YouTube

 

PREDATOR (1988)

Amiga - Amiga Longplay [185] Predator - YouTube

 

PREDATOR (1988)

MSX - Predator (MSX2) review - YouTube

NES - predator nes - YouTube

 

PREDATOR 2 (1990)

PC - Predator 2 (1990) MS-DOS by Konami - YouTube

 

PREDATOR 2 (1991) 

Amstrad CPC - [Amstrad CPC] Predator 2 - Longplay - YouTube

Commodore 64 - Predator 2 Longplay (C64) [50 FPS] - YouTube

ZX Spectrum - Predator 2 Walkthrough, ZX Spectrum - YouTube

Atari ST - ATARI ST Predator 2 Imageworks Image Works Mirrorsoft

Amiga - Predator 2 Longplay (Amiga) [QHD] - YouTube

Sega Master System -  Master System Longplay [145] Predator 2 - YouTube

 

PREDATOR 2 (1992) 

Sega Game Gear - Master System Longplay [145] Predator 2 - YouTube

Sega Mega Drive - Mega Drive Longplay [372] Predator 2 - YouTube

 

ALIENS VS. PREDATOR (1999)

PC - Aliens versus Predator: Classic 1999 - Full Game 1080p60

 

ALIENS VS. PREDATOR 2 (2001)
PC - Aliens versus Predator 2 (PC 2001) - Full Game 1080p60

OUTTAKES/MENTIONS

Alien vs Predator - Alien vs Predator (Super Nintendo) Game Playthrough

Predator Concrete Jungle  - PREDATOR CONCRETE JUNGLE Gameplay Walkthrough

 

ADDITIONAL NOTES

Kingy’s Virtual Pinball Table - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqTSSZ9n_5E

Alien Vs Predator 2 Download - https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=53960.0

Predator Christmas Special - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVrRjt69lhU

Outro Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgjBhhzTHU8


2022-02-03

In this episode, Kingy is joined by 2 of the creators of Melkhior's Mansion - Rich Jordan and Craig Stevenson.  This project took 3 and a half years to complete and is a brilliant homage to the Ultimate Play the Game ZX Spectrum Classic, Atic Atac.

 

Show Notes:

Ger Melkhior's Mansion here:

https://bitglint.itch.io/melkhiors-mansion

Rich's Remakes can be found at https://retrospec.sgn.net/index.php

Craig's ZX Art:

https://zxart.ee/eng/authors/c/craig-stevenson/

 


2022-01-22

Join Kingy and Jon as they celebrate the popular series of Wonder Boy games from Sega. From its humble platform origins, through to its RPG/Metroidvania endgame, there is no denying this great series went through an evolution of styles.

 

Show notes:

Blasphemous game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/774361/Blasphemous/

 


2021-12-31

It is with sad news that we hear of the passing of the great and influential American Football icon, John Madden. Please join Matt Aguilera and Matt Lambourne with our RGDS tribute to this legend.


2021-12-23

Join the RGDS festive mood with Kingy and Drisky as they cover 12 Christmassy-themed ZX Spectrum games. It's time to blow the dust off your rubber keyboard and get your kids involved in the 8-bit Christmas spirit.

Games covered are:

  1. Frantic Pengo :https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/36581/ZX-Spectrum/Frantic_Pengo
  2. Chrimblast: https://www.jungsi.de/chrimblast-sinclair-zx-spectrum/
  3. Zombos Christmas Capers : https://malcolmkirk.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-unofficial-zombos-christmas-capers.html?m=1
  4. Sprouty : https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/35148/ZX-Spectrum/Sprouty
  5. Grumpy Santa : https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=32183
  6. Crimbo :https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/25374/ZX-Spectrum/Crimbo
  7. Santos Xmas Adventure :https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/32187/ZX-Spectrum/Santos_Christmas_Adventure
  8. Christmas Cracker : https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/18719/ZX-Spectrum/Christmas_Cracker
  9. Merry Christmas From Horace: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=30318
  10. All Present and Correct : https://worldofspectrum.org/archive/software/games/all-present-and-correct-bob-smith-1
  11. Plum Duff : https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3774/ZX-Spectrum/Plum_Duff
  12. Percy Penguin:https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/34813/ZX-Spectrum/Percy_Penguin_in_The_Present_Palaver

 

Other Possible Games.

 

  1. Rupert and the Ice Castle: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4276/ZX-Spectrum/Rupert_and_the_Ice_Castle
  2. Sheepy Xmas: https://quantumsheep.itch.io/a-very-sheepy-xmas
  3. Moley Christmas: https://worldofspectrum.org/archive/software/games/moley-christmas-your-sinclair

16. Toofy's Winter Nuts:https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/28158/ZX-Spectrum/Toofys_Winter_Nuts

 

Show notes:

Astro City Mini:- https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B09NRQ8SF7/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_HE6A2TDC8BB3Q329X7EB?fbclid=IwAR1cnCXZHxMaR3bhhmUWmORjM2rVfzHiDrQoKHuAfQ4obwUYofwYVsExo3U

 

Amiga Mini:- https://retrogames.biz/thea500-mini

 

 

 


2021-12-02

 

Join Matt Aguilera in his first interview of a retro God for the first time in a few years. It's an honour to have Gold2th gaming, a YouTuber with old school comedy vibes with a touch of Tupac and a sprinkle of music parodies guaranteed. The discussion is all about Gold2th's current retro gaming pickup obsession and his unique story telling technique

You can find Gold2th's channel here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMyT7zNoO-GiWw_FU2C2F9A/featured

 

 


2021-11-05

October 15th/16th 2021 saw the team make their pilgrimage to Arcade Club in Bury. They were joined by a host of friends and had a great weekend playing games and chatting away. Tune in to hear all about it - including listener contributions.

Show notes

Z-Exemplar Episode

https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/lets-play-z-exemplar

RGDS Discord Channel

https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u

 

 

 

 


2021-09-26

Kingy and Ric return to the beat-em-up genre and follow on from the last episode. This time round, the lads cover much more lesser known games in this amazing genre.

Games covered:

Growl - 1990 - Taito

Violent Storm - 1993 - Konami

Night Slashers - 1993 - Data East

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs - 1993 - Capcom

The Ninja Warriors - 1994 - Titus

Shin Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-Tachi no Banka - 1994 - Technos

Sengoku 3 - 2001 - SNK

Viewtiful Joe - 2003 - Capcom

 

Show Notes:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ7-4ldPqdA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uEL94eibKE

 

Nightlashers Remake news - https://www.destructoid.com/night-slashers-remake-retro-arcade-forever-entertainment/

 

 


2021-08-27
Join Matt  and Drisky as they go through some classic games featuring the music of the music wonder Yuzo Koshiro.
 
Pre Show Chat:
RGDS Listener Meetup on 16th Oct at Arcade Club in Bury 
 
Games Covered:
Revenge of Shinobi (Mega Drive):
GamePlay:  Link    Soundtrack: Link

Act Raiser (SNES):
GamePlay: Link Soundtrack: Link

Streets Of Rage / Bare Knuckles (Mega Drive):
Gameplay: Link Soundtrack: Link

Streets of Rage - Title Music - Link
Soul to Soul - Get a Life- Link

Super Adventure Island (SNES):
Gameplay: Link Soundtrack: Link

Streets of Rage 2 / Bare Knuckles 2 (Mega Drive): 
Gameplay: Link Soundtrack: Link

Streets of Rage 2 - 1-1 : Link
Bass Value - Do You want to Party?  : Link

Streets of Rage 3 / Bare Knuckles 3 (Mega Drive):
Gameplay: Link Soundtrack: Link

Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3 (Arcade):
Gameplay: Link Soundtrack: Link

198X (PC, PS4, Switch):
Gameplay: Link Soundtrack: Link

So come on our Discord channel and play through these games with us today.

https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A


2021-08-13

Remember those days when gaming compilations were something to be excited about. Well, with the help of our listeners, Drisky and Kingy discuss the most popular gaming boxsets of this bygone era.

 

Notes -

Little Book of Soundchips

https://fusionretrobooks.com/products/the-little-book-of-sound-chips-vol1?variant=39368939765854

 

https://c64audio.com/collections/books/the-little-book-of-sound-chips

 


2021-07-16

Welcome to another fantastic episode were we look at the often maligned and derided in it short life.   But for RGDS towers we love the console, seeing it as a vanguard into CD gaming and showing the art of the possible, with some fantastic and eclectic titles that never found life anywhere else.

So come and join Matt L, Matt A and The Drisk as we discuss through some of our fondly remembered games and console memories.

https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A


2021-06-26

Join hosts Kingy and The Drisk as they go over some real classic Spectrum games with their compiled RGDS 6-Pak.

 

Games in this episode are:

Fantastic Voyage

Software Star

Gunfright

Dynamite Dan 2

Cobra

Dan Dare 2

Show notes:-

Papers Please game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/Papers_Please/

Retro Virtual Machine - https://www.retrovirtualmachine.org/en/

 

 


2021-06-03

Join Garron and Drisky as they go through some classic Gameboy games.

So come on our Discord channel and play through these games with us today.

https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A

 

 


2021-05-16

Summer is here, and in celebration of that Kingy, Drisky and Garron reminisce over the fine balance of gaming vs holidays in this anecdote driven episode. Whether it was a holiday in the UK, or one in foreign shores, the lads were sure to still get their gaming fix.


2021-04-25

Join Kingy and Drisky as they go through some more arcade Hidden gems you need to play.

So come on our Discord channel and play through these games with us today.

Games featured in this episode:-

Bongo - Jetsoft 

Boogie Wings - Data East

Ninja Baseball Batman - Irem

FAST LANE - Konami

Puzzle Action Tant R - Sega

SHUUZ - Atari

 

 

RGDS Discord Channel

https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A

 

Show Note:

Memory Engine - By Gary Walkden book

 

 


2021-04-02

In this episode Ric and Kingy cover some of their favourite games on the Atari 8-bit systems, and in particular, the 800XL.

Show notes - 

 

Street Fighter 2 Documentary

https://sf2doc.com/?fbclid=IwAR0hfHUXbL5rWpwWl0TBA-ut0tmSuH-ulkkDE2eiuVF6myyy7BYcQbCX77E

8-bit memories episode

https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/257-8-bit-memories

Goonies remake

https://computeremuzone.com/ficha.php?id=810&l=en&sec=remakes

Altirra emulator

http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html

 

 

 


2021-03-20

Come and join Kingy and Drisky as they burn some rubber and play some of PlayStation racers less talked about today.

Amazing PS1 emulator called DuckStation: https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/releases

RGDS Discord Channel

https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A


2021-02-26

In our latest episode of RGDS, Ric and Kingy cover Retro Remakes. The chosen list covers a host of re-imaginings of classic 8-bit era games. They all have been given some polish to bring them up to date with the modern age (and that’s just the show hosts).

 

Remakes featured in this episode:

 

Manic Miner

http://retrospec.sgn.net/game/mm

 

The Pyramid

https://archive.org/details/The_Pyramid

 

Klass of 99

http://retrospec.sgn.net/game/ko99

 

Empire Strikes Back

https://archive.org/details/1EmpireStrikesBackMinion

 

Jet Set Willy Online

https://archive.org/details/swizzle_demu_Jsw

 

Ghostbusters

https://archive.org/details/Ghostbusters_Remake

 

Space Fury

https://tardis.dk/wordpress/?page_id=50

 

Potty Pigeon

https://archive.org/details/swizzle_demu_Pp

 

Cybernoid 3

http://www.spacetimegames.co.uk/iframe/c3.htm

 

 

 

Show Notes:

Ric’s Youtube page

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjlGli7QC4YhLtAGrm1GiQ

 

Pug Fugly Games

https://itch.io/profile/pugfuglygames

 

Kingy’s terrible Pyramid remake

https://archive.org/details/pcramid

Xentrix Ghostbusters video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFob3FZA7qg

 

 

RGDS Discord Channel

https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A

 

 

 


2021-02-13

¡Ay, caramba! the RGDS boys have a new podcase out and this time looking at some of the best (and worst) Simpson and Futurama video games ever released. 

So come join us as we go through some of these classic video games.

Don't forget if you want to reach out and give your own memories and thoughts then reach out to us on our Discord channel here... 

https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A

This will be also where we put the show links to all items covered in our episode.


2021-01-24

Join Drisky and Kingy as they take you through six of our favourite game on the ill-fated Mega CD or Sega CD.   So come join us as we take you through these amazing games.


2021-01-10

Yes its time to buckle up and take a ride with some of the other amazing lesser talked about Amiga Racing games worthy of your time.  

So join Drisky and Kingy as they go on a nostalgic nitro fuelled trip through some of these amazing Amiga racers.

Don't forget if you want to reach out and give your own memories and thoughts then reach out to us on our Discord channel here... 

https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A

This will be also where we put the show links to all items covered in our episode.


2020-12-14

As the year comes to an end, The Drisk and Kingy sit with a beer (or two) and intersperse Arcade Hidden Gems: Vol 3 with some festive memories.  Join the lads as they go through Merry Driscoll’s choice of seldom spoken about arcade goodies.  All at RGDS would like to wish all of our listeners a Merry Christmas and a better New Year for 2021.

 

Show notes.

 

The Drisk’s YouTube channel, featuring  A-Z top 5 of arcade games

 

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDrisk/videos

 

The RG350P retro handheld console

 

https://droix.net/collections/classic-gaming/products/rg350p-retro-gaming-console?gclid=Cj0KCQiA8dH-BRD_ARIsAC24umaVzq3zXpCbbtL5UryuKiLKcxzI4FW08Q74AQ4J2o596dTLbqUsW-caAiJXEALw_wcB

 

Games played in this episode

 

Fever SOS:-

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV3d-jIWgAk

 

Hammerin’ Harry:-

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GP3EoxU3xk

 

Asterix:-

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LhEovW4Uqw

 

Gals Panic S Extra Edition:-

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH5LVctRuuY

 

A.B Cop:-

 

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

 

Heavy Smash:-

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QCD8u-3YTw




2020-11-20

Yes, we thought at RGDS towers it will be fun to do a show talking through some of the Gaming Turkeys of years past that squat in the memories of Drisky and Kingy...

So sit back and enjoy as we take you through these infamous and terrible games.

Show Notes:

 

Bikers ZX Next Game

https://cavern.games/

 

Renegade III - recoloured

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/36471/ZX-Spectrum/Renegade_III_Recoloured

 

Target Renegade Recoloured

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/36470/ZX-Spectrum/Target_Renegade_Recoloured

Pacland Recoloured

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/36469/ZX-Spectrum/Pac-Land_Recoloured

 

Kim Justice docu - Rise of the Robots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4udiQq5gpY


2020-11-06

Join Garron and Kingy as they go back to the origins of their love for gaming and how it stayed with them through to present day. Expect nostalgia, anecdotes and and schemes they devised to feed their gaming habits.

Why not hop in to our Discord Channel and let us know your own gaming life.

 

 


2020-10-23

Yes here at RGDS spooky towers we thought  it would be fun to go through some spooky and horror games.  As we have done a few of these in the past, we decided to go a bit more modern looking at games from the late SNES and PS2 era of gaming.

So put on your best trick 'n treat garb and join us through these spooktacular video games.

So come and reach out to us on Discord and chat through with like minded people and ourselves all about Retro gaming.

https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A

Hope to see you soon.


2020-10-09

Come join us back to the totally radical 90's, when Sega was king and taking the World by storm with all their ground breaking 3D arcade games.

The Sega Model 2 Arcade Board was special, with games such as Daytona, Sega Rally and Virtua 2 to name but a few... So come join Aaron White and Paul Driscoll as we wax lyrical about this special time in gaming and all of our hearts.

Come say hi on our RGDS (Retro Gaming Discussion Show) Discord channel for show notes and catching up with us and our listeners.


2020-09-26

In this fantastic episode, Drisky and Kingy cover the great early period of the ZX Spectrum - 82-84.  From mail order games to ones from upstart companies that became industry giants, the lads have it covered.  Join in as they go through their chosen list.

 

Show notes

Launchbox

https://www.launchbox-app.com/

 

The Retro Hour Podcast episode on text adventures

https://theretrohour.com/text-adventure-games-history-ep238/

 

Adventuron

https://adventuron.io/

 

A Guide to ZX Spectrum Games book

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077RLWTKP/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

 

Spectaculator

https://www.spectaculator.com/

 

Oliver Twins Website

https://www.olivertwins.com/

 

WOS Classic

https://worldofspectrum.net/

 

Spectrum Computing

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/

 

Hey Matthew song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Jb9aTSoSc

 

Rise and Fall of Imagine Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hmItsUvyhM

 

ComCon configurable interface

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=1000070

 

Outro music Hey Matthew by Aaron White


2020-09-06

Get those balls polished and join us for another fantastic episode of RGDS.  Yes Kingy and Drisky are looking at games with trackballs and Spinners.  So join us as we go through some all time classic games

X-Arcade: https://shop.xgaming.com/products/x-arcade-tankstick-trackball-usb-included

Mayflash 300 - arcade stick: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mayflash-F300-Arcade-Fight-Joystick/dp/B019MFPLC0/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=mayflash+f300&qid=1599387628&sr=8-1

Video Tour of Arcade Club: https://youtu.be/8o4ZcV0t_z8

Kensigton with Orbit Ring Trackball: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kensington-Orbit-Mouse-ergonomic-ambidextrous-Sapphire-Blue/dp/B002Q42S4E/ref=sr_1_3?adgrpid=52572632589&dchild=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwkdL6BRAREiwA-kiczOf8fI6HiXbb3SwGJ6YHSaeIpK_e06gDta__2ObMAib8ZPhPcgAixxoCOtEQAvD_BwE&hvadid=259043908211&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9045517&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=17016366982645344268&hvtargid=kwd-316360756243&hydadcr=24354_1753692&keywords=kensington+orbital&qid=1599387744&sr=8-3&tag=googhydr-21

Atari Vault Collection on Super Sale right now on PC:
https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/atari-vault-complete-pack

Ultimate Guide To Videogame History by Steven L Kent:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-History-Video-Games-Pokemon-ebook/dp/B003FCVF6I/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=steven+l+kent&qid=1599387792&sr=8-2

 


2020-08-16

Join Drisky and Kingy as they celebrate the excellent series of games in the Bubble Bobble world. The timeless classic that is Bubble Bubble is consistently on arcade players' top ten favourites and is undisputedly one of the best arcade games of all time.  It spawned many other spin offs too, including the excellent Rainbow Islands.

Don't let Baron von Blubba get you, sit bat and let us make a journey to the cave of monsters!  

 


2020-07-24

In this episode, Aaron, Matt A & Matt L table the discussion that troubled so many gamers in the 8-bit, 16-bit and even 32-bit era. Which is better, PAL or NTSC. More importantly, what’s the difference?

If you’ve ever been confused about this eternal struggle, we’re here to help. If you don’t know your RGB from your RF, your 60HZ from your Big Black Borders, and perhaps you’re complexed why box art varies so much from region to region, don’t worry… the boys cover all this and more as they pull out the best and the worst that each gaming region has to offer.

 

Follow us @RGDSPodcast

Music featured in this episode

- Intro: Sonic 1 (NTSC and PAL)

- PAL Intro: European Club Soccer (Title Theme)

- NTSC-J intro: Pilotwings (Rocketbelt)

- NTSC-U Intro: Mortal Kombat (MD, Title Theme)

- Outro: Midnight Resistance (MD, Level 1 theme)


2020-07-10

Y'aar welcome to an episode themed around swashbuckling pirate games. 

Join Drisky and Kingy as they go through various gaming systems and various genres within the theme.

Games features in this episode are:

Booty

Overboard

Monkey Island 2

Pirates

Capt'n Havoc

Skull & Crossbones 

Cutthroat island

Windwaker

 

Show Notes:

Alwa's Legacy

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205900/Alwas_Legacy/

 

 

 


2020-06-19

Join Kingy and Drisky as they turn their eye to the amazing SNES and Super Famicom and some hidden platform game gems.

Games covered are;

Super Adventure Island 2
https://youtu.be/Mq9puS2dark

Umihara Kawase (girl with fishing line)
https://youtu.be/FDt4ulUnBrc

Plok
https://youtu.be/r-29NkxK6YY
Link to Pickford Bros site and Plok Comics:
http://www.zee-3.com/pickfordbros/

Do-Re-Mi Fantasy - Milon no Dokidoki Daibouken (Elf)

https://youtu.be/WXNmZb2U3SY

Claymates
https://youtu.be/9UWlVQ1i9Ag

Sutte Hakkun (Colour Penguin)
https://youtu.be/SHrAV2JNgMg

Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel
https://youtu.be/bD9kUSaXoXE

 

 


2020-06-06

Join Garron and Drisky as they take you through some more classic Amiga Shooters on Volume 2 of our imaginary compilation of Amiga Shooters.


Supercade Book 2 : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vanburnham/supercade-a-visual-history-of-the-videogame-age-1985-2001
SEGA Announcement (FOG & Game Gear Mini) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6XBIhtFg58
Adventure Game Studio: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/

FS-UAE Emu: https://fs-uae.net/
Buy Kickstarter roms officially: https://www.amigaforever.com/
WHDLoad: https://www.whdownload.com/

The Games:

Apidya
Game: https://youtu.be/QCwvVpfhi7k
Manual:
Manual
Chris Huelsbeck Remaster MP3:
https://chrishuelsbeck.bandcamp.com/album/apidya-soundtrack


Agony
Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4RnxYPpMKI
Manual : https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/docs.php?id=38
Frank Sauer Website: http://francksauer.com/index.php/games/test/15-games/published-games/10-agony

Frenetic
Game: https://youtu.be/hCRoQzGVf6E
Manual: http://hol.abime.net/627/manual

Killing Game Show
Game : https://youtu.be/mLZoYUgilkI
Fatal Rewind Game : https://youtu.be/qh3G5mWVj-E
Manual: http://hol.abime.net/627/manual

StarDust
Game : https://youtu.be/c35y_rBOrDY
Manual :
Manual
Super Stardust CD32 : https://youtu.be/d0FDH-Wfcic
Super Stardust HD : https://youtu.be/-UPZ3L_MMJ0
Super Stardust VR : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc6XyfJwBbQ

Silent Demo scene Amiga :
Soul Kitchen : https://youtu.be/07Uf-wW7zzY
Fruit Kitchen : https://youtu.be/SE3eUVUWtVU

Turrican 2
Game : https://youtu.be/wFtLGDywZlg
CDTV Version : https://youtu.be/DmkgaHTHD6I
Manual:
Manual

Soundtrack and Remaster : https://chrishuelsbeck.bandcamp.com/music
Gunlord : https://youtu.be/9v22jvBf5pU (Buy Gunlord X on PS4 or Switch)

Walker
Game: https://youtu.be/UaNEml45ZL8
Manual:
Manual

Controls:
Manual

Xenon
Game : https://youtu.be/N8zfoir_T8M
Game - Arcadia Version : https://youtu.be/3xfin5uNa_s
Manual:
Manual

Get Fresh TV show : https://youtu.be/LYyBi2Bgfvg

Xenon 2
Game : https://youtu.be/d-TfIo8UGwc
Game CDTV: https://youtu.be/ywwGYL4Qtng
Manual : Manual


2020-05-22

Kingy is joined by 3 fantastic guests in this fascinating topic of text adventures; back to an era when flashy graphics meant nothing, but good writing was everything.

 

Guests are:

Mark Hardisty, curator of Classic Adventurer magazine

Tim Gilberts - owner of Gilsoft and the genius behind The Quill, Illustrator and PAW

Stefan Vogt - a modern day text adventure author.

Show Notes:

Classic Adventurer http://classicadventurer.co.uk/

A Gremlin in the Works - https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/a-gremlin-in-the-works

Gilsoft adventure systems kindly written in Stefan's Blog -

http://8-bit.info/the-gilsoft-adventure-systems/

 

Stefan's text adventure games - https://8bitgames.itch.io/

 

 


2020-05-08

In this episode, Professor Will Brooker makes his return visit and chats with Kingy, the oddity that is/was British Gaming. They discuss the obscure British references during the 8-bit era; a time when international sales was but a pipe dream.

Join the guys as they take a stroll down suburbia and chat about working class depictions in games.

 

Show notes:

The ZX Spectrum Experience Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp5NLOIuJRk

Klass of 99 - Skooldaze sequel

http://retrospec.sgn.net/users/rjordan/klass/

Games that Weren't

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/


2020-04-24

We thought in these strange times, we would look for our listeners how to Netplay, in other words playing classic retro machines remotely.

To add to the fun, Kingy and Drisky decided to have a competition of some versus games on the Mega Drive and 32X virtually, where the very honour of our retro gaming crown and our respective countries were at stake.



2020-04-09

Kingy and Drisky dive back into the wonderful world of magazine cover tapes and disks on the Amiga and Spectrum.

Cor Blimey!  Howz-about a free exclusive book to accompany show for every listener!!! ... https://archive.org/details/rgdscovertapewars_202004/mode/2up

Talk about generous!!!


2020-03-25

At last, and back my popular demand, the team return to the epic battle-fest that is Best Game of 1987.

The lads argued, fought and whittled the list down to a whopping 25 games and then argue their case for their own personal top 5. Which game will be crowned the top game of this year.

Join Drisky, Kingy, Ric and Garron as they try their best to entertain you in such a difficult time we are globally living in. Please note that many references made in this episode were recorded prior to the lockdown in which we are all currently living under.

Be safe everyone, we will make it through this.

Games features in this episode:

 

 

 

1943: BATTLE FOR MIDWAY

AFTER BURNER

AUF WIEDERSEHEN MONTY

BLACK TIGER

CALIFORNIA GAMES

CONTRA

DARIUS

DIZZY

DOUBLE DRAGON

DRAGON SPIRIT

DUNGEON MASTER

GALAGA 88

HEAD OVER HEELS

IK+

LEISURE SUIT LARRY

MANIAC MANSION

OPERATION WOLF

PAC-MANIA

R-TYPE

RAINBOW ISLANDS

RASTAN

SHINOBI

STREET FIGHTER

WARDNER (PYROS in USA)

WONDER BOY IN MONSTER LAND

 

Show notes:-

Blast Annual Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1863593401/blast-annual-2020-volume-1-multi-platform-retro-game-book

Black Tiger Speedrun - https://www.speedrun.com/black_tiger/run/zq6r5j5y?fbclid=IwAR21Xw4YiZrOEfw5Pq7QhFFvkpZHa3_c0kuVIJMpu4s9rt1mPt4XA5bASJg

Shinobi Megadrive/Genesis - https://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?30411-WIP-Shinobi-MD-port&p=824182&viewfull=1&fbclid=IwAR2n990LZTt7j3E2LSUQEK7o-S2Xrbnr3SjQdiwXdymQaSEh_WYc60fQWZY#post824182

 

Darius info - http://shmuplations.com/darius/?fbclid=IwAR2ifjK8FpJ2xHwDTxfTdpBDZ1rGYZUXH2f7nKi89ymWFAfDnhUr-kqrerg

EX  Mosquito Rtype Speedrun - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_16HX57QRA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0t7q6_pNrFd6OxYkXpJivqrwfcS1VID77KQ7riG0MWTyqB3678q9eW0as

 

Head over Heels remake - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1134050/Head_Over_Heels/

 

Monster Max - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ga1rmuNjMA

 

 

 

 

 


2020-03-13

Drisky and Kingy return with volume 2 and continue on their journey of rare arcade game discovery. This time, the lads go through Drisky's chosen list.

 

Games featured in this episode are:

Big Karnak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw8QpIejpg4

Racing Hero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcv62GL_Sj4

EDF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkgO23Ye7DM

Vendetta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX4Rf_DghKg

Cyvern

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfjSAM1OVvQ

Asura Blade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrICa38J9g

PhotoY2K

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH4c815CznE

Super Side Kicks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrP_V6lrSDI

 

 

 


2020-02-28

The kings of retro fighters RetroRic, Matt Lambourne and Matt Aguilera revisit the gory age of the early games of the Mortal Kombat franchise. MK1, MK2, MK3, UMK3 and MK Trilogy.

 

Talking fatalities, controversies, secrets, censorship, the impact of the franchise and its lasting legacy within the vs fighting scene. 

 

FINISH HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Mortal Kombat II Unlimited

https://youtu.be/gdoe0ApzPDM

 

Fergality

https://youtu.be/HZ-xxOjBKtE

 

Lawsuits

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Mortal_Kombat

 

RetroRic

https://twitter.com/RetroRic79

 

Matt Lambourne 

https://twitter.com/LamboMat

 


2020-02-14
Join Kingy and Drisky as they take you through some obscure arcade gaming gems.
 
We all love discovering new games and we all get paralysed by the sheer choice of most retro collections, that we thought it would be fun if we choose an obscure gem in each genre for us all to try.
 
Volume 1 is Kingy's choices with Volume 2 and Drisky's choices coming soon.    We would also love you the listeners to give your suggestions.

So come join us  as Kingy suggest some real wonders, we would love for you to try them and tell us what you think...

Hidden Gems:

Horizontal Shooter : P-47
Fighter                     : The Main Event
Platformer               : Magic Crystals
Racer                        : World Rally
Vertical Shooter      : Change Air Blade
Beat 'em Up             : Knuckle Bash
Sport                        : Squash (Gaelco)
Puzzle                       : Puzz Loop

Other Mentions:

Captain Macaw
Platago!
Kingy's itchio games
Saint Dragon
P-47 Aces
Hacha Mecha Fighter 
Rock ' n Wrestle
WWF Superstar

WWF Wrestle Fest
Saturday Night Slam Masters

Battlantis
Devestator

Pocky 'n Rocky
Carlos Sainz - Campeonato del Mundo de Rallies - by Zigurat Soft on Spectrum

Fred - Quik Silva

Sir Fred - Micro Gen
Afteroids - On Spekky
Thunder Hoop - Arcade fun platformer
TH Strikes back - sequel

Sito Pons 500cc Grand Prix  - Spectrum Motorbike game
Jahangir Khan's World Championship Squash Amiga
Jonnah Barrington Squash (Spectrum)

Bio Mechanical Toy
Szczepaniak, S.M.G. The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Gold Edition . SMG Szczepaniak. Kindle Edition.


 


2020-01-31

Join Garron and Drisky as they take you through some classic Amiga Shooters.

The Games covered:

Hybris:
Hybris Video
Hybris Manual

Battle Squadron:
Battle Squadron Video
Battle Squadron Manual

Blood Money:
Blood Money Video
Blood Money Manual

Z-Out:
Z-Out Video
Z-Out Manual

SWIV:
SWIV Video
SWIV Manual

Project X: Special Edition:
Project X : SE Video
Project X: SE Manual
Project X Original Manual

Disposable Hero:
Disposable Hero Video
Disposable Hero Manual

Banshee:
Banshee Video
Banshee Manual

This is a great episode and we can't wait to hear from you your favourite Amiga shooters.


2020-01-16

Join Kingy and Ric in this epic episode where the lads share their memories and chosen games in this exciting 8-bit era.  They mainly focus on the micro-computers of this period; if Commodore, Sinclair, Atari, Acorn and Amstrad floats your boat, then this is the episode for you. Expect gaming anecdotes, the bad humming of tunes and camaraderie driven banter.



Combat Hack Red vs Blue

 

https://atariage.com/hack_page.php?SystemID=2600&SoftwareHackID=197

 

Combat Comeback

https://archive.org/details/combat_201506

 

Micro Men

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM

 

Nifty Lifty remake

https://archive.org/details/nifty_201506



Mario Dream cast Hack

http://dcevolution.sourceforge.net/index.php?id=nifty_lifty

 

Citadel Randomizer mod

http://www.bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=2841

 

BBC Emulation website

http://www.bbcmicro.co.uk/index.php




Lord of the Rings cartoon trailer

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

 

Get Dexter comic strip

https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Amstrad_CPC/manual/Formated/Get_Dexter_-_1986_-_Personal_Software_Services.pdf

 

Sid vs Pokey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioZRUVTKLx0

 

Atari 800 XL Emulator

http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html

 

Alley Cat Remeow

https://gamejolt.com/games/alleycatremeow/327439


2019-12-29

Join Drisky, Garron, Ric, Jon and Kingy as they drunkenly celebrate the year end and reflect over all the previous decades of gaming.

Warning: This episode contains alcohol misuse, swearing and other type of content not suitable for all. You have been warned.

 

We'd like to thank our of our listeners for making 2009 great and we shall see you all in 2020.


2019-12-06

In celebration of the new Star Wars film, ending of a Saga, join Drisky and Kingy as they chat about some of the lesser known Star Wars Games out there, that we love and all mixed in with two big hitters that are our favourites.

Don't forget Drisky wrote the book on Star Wars Video Games (literally) way in his time at Retro Asylum, so have a read with this free pdf book that covers every Star Wars game ever made (up to 2014 when it was written)...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxvnp7cHAPAZR3NIZmZsNTlHZm8/view?pli=1

its a great read and perfect accompaniment to the show.

Games covered are:

Death Star Interceptor (Spectrum) : [Vid Link]

Star Wars (Famicom) : [Vid Link]

Star Wars - Attack on the Death Star (X68000) : [Vid Link]

Star Wars (Game Gear) : [Vid Link]

Star Wars Dark Forces (PC) : [Vid Link]

Rogue Squadron 2 : Rogue Leader (Game Cube) : [Vid Link]

Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of  Sith (GBA) : [Vid Link]

Other notes:
Sharp X68000 Emulator : [Vid Link]

As always we would love to hear your thoughts and opinions so please reach out to @RGDSPodcast on Twitter or on Facebook [Vid Link] we would love to hear.



2019-11-23

Join Drisky and Kingy as they chat about the very much underrated Atari 7800. Could it have been the dominant console if it were released when planned?  There are some real gems of games on this system, so join the lads as they wax lyrical about them.

 

Show notes:-

Paul Davies' book - Florin's Zx Spectrum Haul of Games - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07ZZGDDXX/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Blast Annual 2020

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2286690961659824/

 

Baggers in Space

https://www.spectrumnextgames.uk/baggers-in-space

 

Pro System 7800 Emulator

https://gstanton.github.io/ProSystem1_3/

 

Paul's Games X scans

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AiVi73qXqCnMd5MV24tfdwwRvwj1uNfL?usp=sharing

 

Evercade

https://evercade.co.uk/

 

 

 

 

 


2019-11-01

The 20th of October saw the RGDS team make their annual pilgrimage to Arcade Club in Bury.  Join Drisky and Kingy as they chat about the weekend and go over their choices of "games of the weekend".

 

Apologies for the distortion in my mic, I hadn't noticed the gain had been knocked up. (Kingy)

 

Show notes:-

 

Kingy's video interviewing the RGDS team at Arcade Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeVx-oBKIco#action=share

 

Will Brooker's successful ZX Spectrum documentary Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mscsi/the-zx-spectrum-experience

Drisky's MAME config

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GYg69kaVcoqC81A7lEtdn5pPtlOZs8iW/view?fbclid=IwAR1UOYT_sPzO6PcRWoADll--BqlxXLrdlQ5f3VAWE8JwJn41tUtOw8qB1so

 

Arcade Sidekick App

Ios - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/arcade-sidekick/id1462217278

Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rumzcorp.arcadesidekick&hl=en_GB

 

 

 


2019-10-14

Join Matt, Aaron and Garron as they talk about their Dreamcast journey, as the console now hits 20 in the PAL region.

We chat about made this short lived console so great, some of our favourite games and its legacy.

Join  the team as they talk about the first entry to the 6th generation of consoles. 

 

Matt has shared his awesome Apple Music Crazy Taxi playlist 

https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/2019-music-from-and-inspired-by-crazy-taxi/pl.u-Z60Jsr2G3o

Mike Phelan over at the fantastic Dreamcast Junkyard produced this great guide to all of the Dreamcast releases. 

http://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/p/collectors-guide.html?m=1


2019-09-21

Drisky and Kingy take you through some classic Sega games that appeared on Sega 3D Classics Collection on the 3DS by M2.  Don't worry if you don't have a 3DS as really its an excuse (as if we needed one) to talk through some great Sega retro classics.

3D VR NES emulator

https://geod.itch.io/3dnes/devlog/26400/3dnes-v2-release

Kingy guesting on Arcade Perfect chatting about Power Drift

https://arcadeperfectau.podbean.com/e/arcade-perfect-podcast-ep-17-powerdrift/

Super Bub on Net Yaroze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55v7Ifi_li0

You can grab it here:-

http://www.psxdev.net/yaroze.html

 

Sega 3d Fukkoku Archives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY2w0UrLWgw


Enjoy



2019-08-29

No. 250 is upon us. There is no better way to celebrate our sestercentennial episode than have a bumper episode featuring the grossly underrated Sega Dreamcast.

Join Drisky and Kingy as they discuss their favourite games in our continuing series of A to Z.

 

Will Brooker's Kickstarter trailer/kickstarter for ZX Spectrum Experience.

 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mscsi/the-zx-spectrum-experience/

 

 

 

 


2019-08-02

Kingy and Drisky chat about some of their favourite games in this tactical genre. The chosen list is one in which the rules of engagement and concise and they are very accessible for players who may be new/shy to this style of  game. Don't worry about overly complicated tutorials; the guys are too old and impatient for that kind of thing these days :)

 

Games featured in the episode are

 

Rebelstar Raiders

Rebelstar

Hero Quest

Space Crusade

Advance Wars

Worms

Gladius

 

 

Show notes:-

Dr Ninja's Hero Quest

https://drninja.itch.io/hero-quest

Rebelstar Raiders Manual PDF

https://archive.org/download/World_of_Spectrum_June_2017_Mirror/World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror.zip/World%20of%20Spectrum%20June%202017%20Mirror/sinclair/games-info/r/RebelstarRaiders.pdf

 

Lasers Squad Map Maker

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027609

 

This guy has made his own Rebelstar tabletop!!!

https://www.matakishi.net/rebelstar.html

 

Tabletop Simulator

https://store.steampowered.com/app/286160/Tabletop_Simulator/

 

Warhammer Quest

https://store.steampowered.com/app/326670/Warhammer_Quest/

Dark Quest 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/453690/Dark_Quest_2/

 

Wargroove

https://wargroove.com/

Tanks of Freedom

https://w84death.itch.io/tanks-of-freedom

 

Naked War by the Pickford Brothers

http://www.zee-3.com/nakedwar/

 

 


2019-07-19

In this episode Drisky and G set sail looking at some of the best Japanese only Sega Saturn games to play and how to play them.  There are lots of hidden gems for you to discover and enjoy here, so join us by trying some of these great games and telling us what you think.

Come Join us on Discord and tell us what you think: https://discord.gg/jGZuZWy


Games
Super Tempo : https://youtu.be/Y_Cr8HP9EnQ
Pui Li Ru : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyI3b8fWKZQGame Tengoku: The Game's Paradise! :   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTf2IVMQIrI
Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHeek-aZBK0
Arthur to Astaroth no Nazo Makaimura - Incredible Toons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s7FiXAOdf4
Tryrush Deppy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7XZL9O57ws
 

Hon Mentions:
Cotton 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD10gFW7wQw
Cotton Boomberang:
2do Aru Koto ha Sando R :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe_zhtvF60U

Bulk Slash : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDoKYgIYsfM
Gale Racer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J2wdX7V86o
Gal Panic SS : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IN2QkQy2W4
Gussun Oyoyo S : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMA1kYjLKNg
 Paodius Forever With Me:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFstPageTKs
Keio Yugekitei Katsugekihen (Keio Flying Squadron 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bxm2BXM2Hs
Thunder Force V: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iDaWp1_ZCE


Translated Patched Games - Rom Hacking Net

Linkle Liver Story (Translated Patch): https://youtu.be/ByGL1WpUhn4
Shining Force 3 Scenario 1 to 3  (with translated Patch) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REk92HMpCTI
Policenauts (Translated) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5q9DbQLfYI

A great resource for all Saturn games can be found in this two volume work...
Saturn Encyclopedia: https://daddarulekonge.itch.io/saturn
 

Pre Chat:

 

Video of linking Amiga to Launch Box: https://youtu.be/5VNsisdSJNI
Ion Fury / Ion Maiden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjnhRz_GP3c

8 Dragons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9UQH6ZxoDA

Revival 2019 :
Amigos Podcast Overview of event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh_0MVyQfxg
Bull Frog Talk: https://youtu.be/Hvn9v8_U2MU
Sensible Soccer Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUKz27-fDoM
Arcade World Holder Talk: https://youtu.be/LpY-fysMVEw


Next Revival Announced :

Part 1: 7th-8th March 2020 and Part 2: 7th-8th November
@ Fivestar Community Centre, Wednesbury WS10 8JG


Action Replay Plus: https://segaretro.org/Action_Replay_Plus
Mednafen: https://mednafen.github.io/
Saturn to Launchbox vid: https://youtu.be/u26ScPsAQ-A

Launchbox :  https://www.launchbox-app.com/

Saturn Encyclopeadia :  https://daddarulekonge.itch.io/saturn  (an amazing two volume work)


2019-07-05

Ric and Kingy team up to discuss their favourite beat 'em ups. It's such a special genre close to their hearts. Many classics and some lesser known ones are discussed. Expect the usual banter and many memories of these brawler games.

 

Show notes:-

 

Bruce Lee remakes...

C64 Bruce Lee II - http://kollektivet.nu/brucelee2/

ROCK HARD!!!!

 

SMS version: http://www.smspower.org/Homebrew/BruceLee-SMS

By Kagesan - This was a competition entry in 2014 (SMSPOWER.ORG)

Slaps and Beans -

https://store.steampowered.com/app/564050/Bud_Spencer__Terence_Hill__Slaps_And_Beans/

 

198x -

https://198xthegame.com/

 

 

 


2019-06-21

Drisk is joined by Garron and Kingy as they discuss their own experiences in both camps of retro gaming. The pros and cons are discussed of both physical collecting and that of emulating.  There is no right way, only your way.

 

Show notes:-

Spectrum DAW example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59eXA48x2SM

 

M2 Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc5DlOkOcU4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR155n0e7uRs-rB5e8-6QPcsZJ5ViuZEj3b-MebrmAC9u0SSob2qbL2eyW4

 

Electric Underground Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/electric-underground-podcast/id1377920944?i=1000437779375&fbclid=IwAR3Mx6EVG8ewsI3se4f_jf1f61YyINDcPNNIwPxmw-zaBot7Umy6yjIU1mE

 

Launchbox

https://www.launchbox-app.com/big-box?fbclid=IwAR1BfwOnzEG36yGOAYxtWWRMS_aqp85DlLfo4rhCzhQcgrd6PMWXuw9lcCU

 

 

 

 

 


2019-06-07

Drisky and Garron catch up with Revival organiser Craig Turner to discuss this year's Revival even in Walsall.

 

Full details of the event can be found here-https://www.revivalretroevents.co.uk/

Hope to see some of our listeners there


2019-05-17

In celebration of The Drisk becoming a grandad!!! We decided it would be fun to have a show featuring games featuring babies/toddlers.

Join Drisky, Garron and Kingy as they try and change the nappies on these retro classics.

 

Come join the chat on our Discord channel..

https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A

 

 

Games featured in this episode are:-

Aero Wings 2

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa

Chuck Rock 2

Herbert's Dummy Run

Jack the Nipper 1 & 2

Messiah

Yoshi's Island

 

Show Notes - 

Drisky's Jack the Nipper Map -

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zf6koYYRvihAj0h8gol7x6hAQo2goRSE

 

Parodius featuring Bobby the Baby -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Parodius_-_Pursue_the_Glory_of_the_Past

 

 


2019-05-03

Yes Drisky and Garron look through what we consider the top 5 movie licenses on the humble original Gameboy.  There are some classic games talked about so take a listen and join us as we play through it.

The RGDS Discord Channel:
A new place for our listeners to all meet up and chat.  Lots of fun and useful knowledge with a great group.  We hope to see you there soon.
https://discord.gg/f583qJa

Ant Stream Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/234135283/antstream-retro-gaming-reborn/description

BGB a great Gameboy Emulator:
http://bgb.bircd.org/


2019-04-19

Please note:- There are 2 versions of this episode; the stereo mix is done in a cinematic way to celebrate the movies.  If you, for whatever reason, require the mono version - please choose that one

For best listening experience use headphones in a dark room with some alcoholic beverages of your choice :D

In this epic sci-fi episode, Ric and Kingy awake from their retro cryo-pods aboard the RGDS Nostromo and chat about all these lovely Alien themed games. The titles range from the 8-bit era, right through to the 64-bit generation. You may hear the lads wax lyrical about their favourite titles, but remember - in space, no one will hear them scream.
Games covered in this episode are:

Alien - Atari 2600
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2hTPqNqqJk

Alien - ZX Spectrum, C64 & Amstrad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6NVttxy_nI - Spectrum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCw3SmAvRMs - C64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCtjw2-dNxc&t=286s - Amstrad

Fanmod Bugfix spectrum version - https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=625&p=18783&hilit=alien#p18783

Aliens - US Version - ZX Spectrum, C64 & Amstrad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5vqewOH474 - Spectrum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKq1b9CzToE - C64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWJc0AO0Op4 - Amstrad

Aliens - EU Version - ZX Spectrum, C64 & Amstrad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_2E2BQiwHI&t=1471s - Spectrum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efolLO2zcpc - C64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4qd-9CvnlU - Amstrad

Windows fan remake of Aliens titled LV-426 (2007)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TUOqAm3SeE
https://derbian.webs.com/lv-426/

Aliens 2 - MSX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tLZbhlzcs
Play msx games online @ http://www.jamsx.com/
Cancelled NES/FAMICOM version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdgs5IVlWec

Aliens (Arcade)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvvgwFbHr7Q

Alien 3 - Mega drive/Amiga/Snes/C64/Gameboy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMOdKrs8wdg - Megadrive Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ge5vZN_DiU Amiga Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPafigDOOvI&t=849s - Snes Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xarmn0gTCkg&t=529s - C64 Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNuIz7yUx_E - GameBoy Version

Alien 3 The Gun - Arcade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htUjhFtgtEY

Aliens vs Predator Arcade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTHS2TIISUE

Aliens vs Predator - Atari Jaguar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kLG8v3O_UE

Alien Trilogy - PS1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW2IQrfci0I

Ultimate Doom Mod Alien Trilogy
https://www.moddb.com/mods/aliens-the-ultimate-doom/news/alien-trilogy-ud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djqjKV5wZ8U

Ultimate Doom Mod Aliens Total Conversion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5qOCCnxj88
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMzQPWfFIDM
https://www.moddb.com/mods/aliens-tc

Alien Infestation - Nintendo DS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFW4fOyEjlI

Alien Neoplasma - ZX Spectrum Homebrew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZEE2Gxex1s

Project Firestart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8UJamK45o4

Organism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7sZI04RXtM

Alien Breed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfZtX8Vj4s0

Alien Syndrome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC0wrCI0-EI

Xenomorph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPrMz1SrAhI


2019-04-19

Please note:- There are 2 versions of this episode; the stereo mix is done in a cinematic way to celebrate the movies.  If you, for whatever reason, require the mono version - please choose that one

For best listening experience use headphones in a dark room with some alcoholic beverages of your choice :D

In this epic sci-fi episode, Ric and Kingy awake from their retro cryo-pods aboard the RGDS Nostromo and chat about all these lovely Alien themed games. The titles range from the 8-bit era, right through to the 64-bit generation. You may hear the lads wax lyrical about their favourite titles, but remember - in space, no one will hear them scream.
Games covered in this episode are:

Alien - Atari 2600
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2hTPqNqqJk

Alien - ZX Spectrum, C64 & Amstrad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6NVttxy_nI - Spectrum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCw3SmAvRMs - C64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCtjw2-dNxc&t=286s - Amstrad

Fanmod Bugfix spectrum version - https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=625&p=18783&hilit=alien#p18783

Aliens - US Version - ZX Spectrum, C64 & Amstrad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5vqewOH474 - Spectrum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKq1b9CzToE - C64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWJc0AO0Op4 - Amstrad

Aliens - EU Version - ZX Spectrum, C64 & Amstrad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_2E2BQiwHI&t=1471s - Spectrum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efolLO2zcpc - C64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4qd-9CvnlU - Amstrad

Windows fan remake of Aliens titled LV-426 (2007)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TUOqAm3SeE
https://derbian.webs.com/lv-426/

Aliens 2 - MSX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tLZbhlzcs
Play msx games online @ http://www.jamsx.com/
Cancelled NES/FAMICOM version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdgs5IVlWec

Aliens (Arcade)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvvgwFbHr7Q

Alien 3 - Mega drive/Amiga/Snes/C64/Gameboy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMOdKrs8wdg - Megadrive Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ge5vZN_DiU Amiga Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPafigDOOvI&t=849s - Snes Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xarmn0gTCkg&t=529s - C64 Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNuIz7yUx_E - GameBoy Version

Alien 3 The Gun - Arcade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htUjhFtgtEY

Aliens vs Predator Arcade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTHS2TIISUE

Aliens vs Predator - Atari Jaguar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kLG8v3O_UE

Alien Trilogy - PS1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW2IQrfci0I

Ultimate Doom Mod Alien Trilogy
https://www.moddb.com/mods/aliens-the-ultimate-doom/news/alien-trilogy-ud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djqjKV5wZ8U

Ultimate Doom Mod Aliens Total Conversion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5qOCCnxj88
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMzQPWfFIDM
https://www.moddb.com/mods/aliens-tc

Alien Infestation - Nintendo DS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFW4fOyEjlI

Alien Neoplasma - ZX Spectrum Homebrew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZEE2Gxex1s

Project Firestart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8UJamK45o4

Organism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7sZI04RXtM

Alien Breed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfZtX8Vj4s0

Alien Syndrome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC0wrCI0-EI

Xenomorph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPrMz1SrAhI


2019-04-05

Yes, with Easter around the corner, Kingy and Drisky have decided to take you through an EGG-xellent adventure full of us poaching some of the best games and yolks through gaming past.

We cover the Dizzy series, Chuckie Egg 1 & 2, Jazz Jack Rabbit and Billy Hatcher and that's not all Yolks! we even manage to squeeze in a few honourable mentions.

So come and join us on this EGG-citing adventure and have a great Easter.

Show Notes:

Dizzy Fansite:-

http://yolkfolk.com/

Chuckie Egg Fansite (Get Chuckie Apple here):-

http://www.bagshot-row.org/chuckie-egg/

Jazz Jackrabbit on GOG:-

https://www.gog.com/game/jazz_jackrabbit_collection

Jazz Jackrabbit comic scans:-

https://www.gog.com/forum/jazz_jackrabbit/original_manual_scans_with_comics_here

 

 


2019-03-22

35 Years ago this month, Jet Set Willy was unleashed upon the 8 bit world.  This sequel to the already popular Manic Miner still remains a fan favourite to this day.

 

Join Kingy and Drisky as they cover the entire series of Miner Willy games and discuss it's enduring legacy.

Show notes:-

8-bit Annual Kickstarter:-

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/8bitmagazine/8-bit-annual-2019-hardback

 

Spectronica Album by Tufty can be found here:-

https://tufty1.bandcamp.com/album/spectronica

 

Manic Miner & Jet Set Willy Remakes:-

http://retrospec.sgn.net/

 

Your Sinclair Tipshop Tiptionary

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2001347

Sam Coupe Emulator

http://www.simcoupe.org/

 

Jet Set Willy Lord of the Rings

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi

Jet Set Willy Megamix

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0025421

Matthew Smith interview on Thumb Candy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ngGU4tUDLM

Central Cavern Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/groups/centralcavern/

 

Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner Online Community

http://jswmm.co.uk/

Manic Miner: The Lost Levels NDS

http://headsoft.com.au/index.php?category=mmll

 

Sir Lancelot Mobile remake

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lapigames.sirlancelotquest

Gary Arnott's icon art (Pooterman)

https://www.deviantart.com/pooterman

 

 

 

 

 

 


2019-03-08

The RGDS boys sit down to chat about memories of PC gaming during the 90’s and the numerous Hardware upgrades they purchased to play the latest and greatest games.

 

Hear why Matt L can’t be trusted to buy a good Graphics card, why Drisky was king of the gaming world (for a while at least), why Kingy overpays for corporate junk and Matt A believes the PC’s time is now (as well as then…).

 

If you played PC games in the 90’s and know your RTS from FPS, your 3DFX from PhysX and your HBP from your AGP, you’ll have a blast dipping back in time with this episode.

 

 

@TheDrisk

@UVTKingy

@Lambomat

@Matt_Aguilera


2019-02-22

Kingy is joined by special guest, Will Brooker to discuss the phenomena of "Filling in the Blanks" in gaming. Where the imagination takes over the experience suggested in the particular game.

This episode is based around the 8-bit era where the games were a lot more basic and the players own imagination took the game to a new level.

Will has submitted an academic paper on this very topic and discusses it in the show.

Twitter details

Follow us on @rgdspodcast

Follow Kingy on @uvtkingy

Follow Will on @willbrooker

 

Show notes:-

Details of Will's Spectrum documentary (as discussed in the episode)

I’m currently filming my first round of interviews with Spectrum gamers - people local to me who can fund their own travel to the university - and I’m going to apply for funding to cover the costs of more distant interviews.

In the meantime I’m inviting Spectrum gamers to mail me their video memories. Here’s what I’ve sent my respondents so far.

We can ask your listeners to send in their videos, and they can check details in the show notes.

 

 

The end goal for this project is a short film about Spectrum fans which will be screened at the Centre for Computing History as part of their 2020 Spectrum anniversary celebrations. It may also be screened and hosted elsewhere -- I'll keep you informed if that happens. I'll be gathering material over a long period, with the aim of having the film edited in 2020-2021. I should be able to show you clips before that.

 

I'm currently interviewing fans who live close to me, and then I will be applying for funding to cover the cost of interviewing more distant fans. I hope I may also be able to interview you face to face.

 

Meanwhile, if you are willing, I'd like you to submit your responses to some questions by video. The questions are at the bottom of this email.

 

This can be as simple as you like -- no problem with using a phone, though if you have other camera equipment, please feel free to use it. The videos will be compiled into my documentary film as a montage of responses, so a mixture of different styles and quality will be fine.

 

Feel free to film your responses to them separately or all at once. There is no right or wrong way of doing this -- just please make sure that I can hear you clearly with no background noise, that you're well-lit and in focus.

 

If you want to include your own Spectrum and original cassettes in the video, please do.

 

Once you've filmed your responses, please upload them to https://wetransfer.com/

and send them to me at drwillbrooker@gmail.com. (My gmail account has more room than my work one).

 

Or you can attach them directly to an email and send them to me at drwillbrooker@gmail.com.

 

Thanks very much for taking part, and if you have any questions, do let me know.

I'll very much appreciate all contributions.




Questions for Spectrum fans

1. Your name, your age now, and where you’re from.

2. What Spectrum did you first have, and when? How old were you?

3. What did the Spectrum mean to you?

4. What were your favourite games?

5. Please read podcaster Gordon King’s review of Avalon here.  He talks about how he was entirely drawn into the world, experiencing fear and shivering in the cold dungeon.

http://girnygamer.scottige.com/2017/04/13/avalon-the-greatest-game-of-all/


Did you feel immersed like this in any games? Please say as much as you want.

6. What do you remember about the role the Spectrum played in your friendships and family relationships? (For instance, swapping games with friends, two-player mode with a brother or sister; your parents buying you games for Christmas; taking the Spectrum to a grandma’s house or on holiday...?) Say as much as you want.

7. Can you still experience the magic and wonder of the Spectrum in the 80s, or is it something of a specific time, which has now been lost?

Please feel free to send any photos of yourself from the time, and/or you at the Spectrum, your bedroom, Spectrum games from the time – or, even better, video from the time that you are happy for me to use.


2019-02-08

In this episode Drisky and Kingy hark back to a time when the arcade was still king and we all coveted home ports of our favourite coin guzzlers. The lad’s champion what they think are some of the best arcade to home conversions on the Commodore Amiga.

Games featured in this episode are:

Arkanoid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKr4M_4b3I

Pac-mania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rzfco6rpy0&t=532s

Pang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26GXjmzjAdU

Rainbow Islands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-JXM43NkIg

Rodland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYVdnXuNRM8

Saint Dragon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeY9kOot9iI

Silkworm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdVX1kmSWw0

Super Hang On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRdZSYpACk8

Show notes:-

Heart of Neon documentary
https://vimeo.com/310850660

Andrew Braybrook blog on Rainbow Islands
https://uridiumauthor.blogspot.com/2018/03/rainbow-islands.html

Afterburner Amiga (Activision)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERJ9-i9prng

Afterburner Amiga (sega)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UznN5Xc_4v0

Follow us on Twitter @RGDSpodcast
@UVTkingy@TheDrisk


2019-01-25

Welcome back to RGDS. We’ve deployed our R.G.D.S Bravo team of Matt A, Matt L and Jon back to the Spencer Mansion to battle the evil demons of destruction, in celebration of the newly released Resident Evil 2 Remake.

The boys discuss their favourite memories of the original Resident Evil, the 1996 seminal Survival Horror experience for PS1, Saturn and PC, memories of acquiring via slightly dodgy means on Import 6 months before a PAL release, and Matt A had a few nightmares he’d like to forget about.

We also give a quick run through some of the games that inspired the original RE, and a round-up of the immediate sequels.

If you like Shotguns, Tyrants, and a Jill Sandwich, this is the podcast for you.

Follow - 

@RGDSPodcast

@Matt_aguilera

@Piepew

@Lambomat

Original BIOHAZARD Trailer that came on the disc for Street Fighter Zero (Alpha) in Japan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRuJeR_CkWM

DON”T OPEN THAT DOOR!


2019-01-11

In this episode Drisky and Kingy look at a whole host of clandestine espionage games, covering a multitude of genres and systems. Expect much cloak & dagger discussions and many games secrets passed back and forth between our RGDS secret agents.

 

Games covered in this episode are:-

Goldeneye

Perfect Dark

Saboteur

Spycraft

Superspy

Covert Action

Spy Vs Spy

Sly Spy

Show notes:-

Captain MaCaw game on Steam...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/946000/Captain_MaCaw/

We have a competition to win a key for the upcoming game.

#RGDScompo on twitter and tell us why you'd like to win this key.

Winner will be chosen on Friday 18th January.

 

Tuckersoft pop up store - https://www.iambirmingham.co.uk/2019/01/03/surreal-black-mirror-bandersnatch-store-mysteriously-appears-birmingham/

Tuckersoft website - https://www.tuckersoft.net/ealing20541/

 

Golden Eye easter egg ZX Spectrum Emulator - https://kotaku.com/5897828/long-lost-emulation-easter-egg-discovered-in-goldeneye

 


2018-12-21

Here in Retro RGDS towers, Jon, Kingy and Drisky chat through some of their favourite Christmassy games, fondly remembered toys and wonderful video gaming related movies to get us all in the Christmas cheer.  We then round out talking about two of our favourite xmas video game magazines of years past.

So merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at RGDS.

Show Notes:

Magazines of Xmas past, two our favourites are chatted about.

Your Sinclair - Issue 25
https://ia800306.us.archive.org/12/items/your-sinclair-25/YourSinclair_25_Jan_1988.pdf

Amiga Power - Issue 20
http://amr.abime.net/issue_20?fbclid=IwAR0PrWwys_vvUcyEt7MHTYZUyXH0eHHVoR949_WoFI5kY8SX2tvnloj1alo


2018-12-14

Hello its another fab episode of RGDS, here the boys don their Fedoras and set on the case to find some of the best Retro detective games out there.

So come and join in on the hunt of these classic games.

Show Notes
Batman : The Caped Crusader (Spectrum / C64)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS1cViEeHto

Broken Sword : Shadow of the Templars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6EO16GWmM0

Cruise For A Corpse (Amiga)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAlVDtThgW0

DiscWorld Noir (PC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukGXUZei3Lk&t=1225s

Gabriel Knight 2 : The Beast Within
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybKV6rBfzV4&t=19s

MOVIE (Spectrum)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lle8Xu-UBV0&t=164s

Sam & Max : Hit The Road (PC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7qBJak98cs

PDF of Sam & Max Surfin the highway:

https://getcomics.info/other-comics/sam-max-surfin-highway-2012/
 

Example of the Lucas Arts News Letter the Adventurer:
http://lucasartsadventurer.blogspot.com/2011/09/adventurer-issue-no-1-fall-1990.html  <-- All issues here
https://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org/pdf/adventurer2.pdf
https://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org/pdf/adventurer4.pdf
https://lucasarts.vintagegaming.org/pdf/adventurer8.pdf

Sam & Max  Cartoon:
Season 1
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1ngTb_5MMEyncPzhSguqvQ

Sherlock (Spectrum)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7qBJak98cs

Creepy Watson Video

Tex Murphy : The Pandora Directive (PC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeIv3Deu_QU

Tex Murphy Radio Theater
http://www.unofficialtexmurphy.com/casefiles/radio/


2018-11-30

Kingy is joined by friend of the show Daz from Arcade Perfect Podcast.

The lads flip their balls in a quest to find out if the transition of such a wonderful tactile game to video screen is achievable. They start at the early years and move through the decade in hope of finding pinball greatness in their own homes.

 

Follow RGDS on Twitter -  @rgdspodcast

Follow Kingy - @uvtkingy

Follow Daz - @dazau78

Follow Arcade Perfect - @arcade_perfect_

 

Show notes - Primus pinball table - https://www.theprp.com/2018/11/23/news/primus-to-release-official-pinball-machine-preview-available/

 

 

 

 

 


2018-11-16

In this episode Richard, Paul and Aaron take a look at the Amiga's Fighting game library and discuss the best games in the genre for the platform.

COMPETITION

To enter the competition, please send us your answer on twitter with #RGDSComp hashtag attached or leave us a message on our facebook.

OTHER BITS

Barbarian remake: http://www.indieretronews.com/search/label/Barbarian
International Karate Plus Plus: https://gamesnostalgia.com/en/game/international-karate?fbclid=IwAR0FkKYMCb5KVK0LSOHfDsANtB2V34UWGE5_VeSp85rcf1c19hbmkBNTtBY
Fighting Warriors:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqGWWIIC5r4

HOSTS

Richard Yaxley @RetroRic79

Pauls Driscoll @TheDrisk

Aaron White @aaronub4t


2018-11-02

Kingy is joined by Drisk as they cover the topic of hidden gems on the ZX Spectrum.  

It's all to common to chat about the top 50 titles. What about the underdogs which are every bit as good?  This episode is dedicated to them.

Games covered in the episode are:-

 

Mighty Magus

Tornado Low Level

Brainstorm

Worse Things Happen at Sea

Rapscallion

Roller Coaster

Strike Force Cobra

Contact Sam Cruise

Mutant Monty

Alchemist

As some bonus content, there is also a review of Andy Remic's sequel to Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict called "Load 2".  Stay tuned after the main episode to listen to Kingy share his views on it.

Check out the movie site here - https://spectrumaddict.wordpress.com/category/spectrum-addict-load-film-2/

 

Links mentioned in the show:-

Dragons Lair: Legend

Captain MaCaw by Auld Games

Kingy's Remake of Brainstorm for Windows

Kingy's words on Rapscallion

 

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Follow Kingy on Twitter @UVTkingy

Follow Drisk on Twitter @TheDrisk


2018-10-19

THIS IS THE BBC MICRO

 

In this episode, Kingy is joined by Vic from Ten Pence Arcade Podcast to go over this loved but less spoken about 8-bit home computer.

The lads go over their own personal experiences of the system and go through their chosen list of favourite games.

 

Show notes:-

Play a vast collection of BBC games in your browser at :- www.bbcmicro.co.uk - this is an awesome site.  Also check out Richard Broadhurst's  amazing arcade ports by typing his name in the search.

 

Granny's Garden for PC link - http://www.4mation.co.uk/cat/granny.html

If you fancy a Windows remake of Imogen - check out http://www.ovine.net/ for their brilliant version of it.

Vic recommended any BBC enthusiasts to visit https://stardot.org.uk/forums/  for a great community keeping the spirit of the system alive.

Drisky recommended http://www.elitehomepage.org/ for everything Elite.

Kingy mentioned the Exile Novella for those who never got a chance to read it back in the day - http://www.inventivity.co.uk/exileami/novella.htm

The tank/helicopter game on the Archimedes that was like Virus was called Conqueror - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p04EZboXc5M

 

Follow RGDS on Twitter on @RGDSpodcast

Follow Kingy on Twitter @ UVTkingy

Follow Vic/Ten Pence Arcade on Twitter @tenpencearcade

 

 

 


2018-10-05

The Drisk and Kingy return for an epic second part of this series. We enter the 90's, we enter the age of 3D racing. Be sure to listen to our previous episode (part 1) to get the full appreciated of this series.  It's been a long journey, but we @RGDSpodcast think the lads have included a killer list of games in this discussion.

 

The games included are:-

Indy 500

Hard Drivin'

Stunt Car Racer

F-Zero

Lotus Turbo Esprit 1 & 2

Road Rash

Virtua Racing

Mario Kart

F1GP

Daytona

Ridge Racer

Sega Rally

Need for Speed

Gran Turismo

Crazy Taxi

MSR

Burnout 1&2

Project Gotham 2

Outrun 2

 

Show note links:-

Info on Stunt Car Racer TNT mod:- http://hol.abime.net/2345

Take That playing Virtua Racing:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx7YBHEWBHQ&feature=youtu.be

 

 

 

Follow us on Twitter @RGDSpodcast

Follow Drisk - @thedrisk

Follow Kingy - @uvtkingy

 

 

 

 

 


2018-09-24

SEGA Megadrive at 30 

 

Paul, Aaron, Ric and Garron talk about their memories of the SEGA Megadrive as this mighty console turns 30, from their introductions to the console and it’s various add ons to the games they remember the most. 

 

This is the third of our Megadrive trilogy, take a listen to the previous two shows if you have missed them. 

 

Follow the team on twitter at

 @RGDSpodcast 

@RetroRic79

@TheDrisk 

@aaronub4t 

@retroshmuper 

 

And on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RGDSPodcast/

 

Some links mentioned in the show. 

Ric’s Megadrive youtube mods

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8VJrmNeF-HgXLcg8hYfDWhh8cBUL6jPZ

 

Our chums over at maximum power up have a great show about SEGA power magazine check it out here https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/maximum-power-up/id981147074?mt=2&i=1000382179945 


2018-08-31

Continuing on with our celebrations of the 30th Anniversary of the Sega Mega Drive, Matt Lambourne is joined by our very own Richard Yaxley and with very special guest Darren Browne aka King Monkey.

 

Follow the lads on twitter -

@lambomat

@retroric79

@kingmonkey25

 

The games discussed in this episode are:-

Aladdin

https://segaretro.org/Disney%27s_Aladdin

 

Battle Mania Daiginjo

https://segaretro.org/Battle_Mania_Daiginjo

 

Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse

https://segaretro.org/Castle_of_Illusion_Starring_Mickey_Mouse_(Mega_Drive)

 

Devilish: The Next Possession

https://segaretro.org/Devilish:_The_Next_Possession

 

EA Hockey

https://segaretro.org/EA_Hockey

 

Flicky

https://segaretro.org/Flicky

 

Gunstar Heroes

https://segaretro.org/Gunstar_Heroes

 

Hellfire

https://segaretro.org/Hellfire

 

Insector X

https://segaretro.org/Insector_X

 

Jordan vs Bird: One on One

https://segaretro.org/Jordan_vs_Bird

 

Kid Chameleon

https://segaretro.org/Kid_Chameleon

 

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

https://segaretro.org/The_Lost_World:_Jurassic_Park_(Mega_Drive)

 

Magical Flying Turbo Hat Adventure

https://segaretro.org/Magical_Hat_no_Buttobi_Turbo!_Daibouken

 

The NewZealand Story

https://segaretro.org/The_NewZealand_Story

 

Olympic Gold

https://segaretro.org/Olympic_Gold

 

Panorama Cotton

https://segaretro.org/Panorama_Cotton

 

Quackshot Starring Donald Duck

https://segaretro.org/Quackshot_Starring_Donald_Duck

 

Red Zone

https://segaretro.org/Red_Zone

 

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

https://segaretro.org/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_2_(Mega_Drive)

 

Truxton

https://segaretro.org/Truxton

 

Undeadline

https://segaretro.org/Undeadline

 

Verytex

https://segaretro.org/Verytex

 

WWF Super Wrestlemania

https://segaretro.org/WWF_Super_WrestleMania

 

X-Men 2: Clone Wars

https://segaretro.org/X-Men_2:_Clone_Wars

 

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys

https://segaretro.org/Ys_III:_Wanderers_from_Ys

 

Zoom!

https://segaretro.org/Zoom!





Grumpy Retro Gamers (Olympic Gold Video)

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

 


2018-08-13

Welcome to the first of several episodes that RGDS will be releasing to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the release of the Sega Mega Drive in Japan, hosted by our very own Matt L.

 

The Mega Drive was a big hit amongst fans of the early grey import scene, and we thought there was nobody better to guest on the show than Colin Dimond, the former co-owner of the infamous Console Concepts import store, based in Stoke-on-Trent during the late 80’s and early 90s.

 

Colin gives his expert insight into the impact the MD had on the import scene, where the MD lays amongst its competitors of the time and the legacy it left on the industry.

 

This is a fascinating conversation, and if you enjoyed Colin’s last appearance on RGDS in EP 197 (The Golden Age of Imports), you’ll simply love this one too.

 

#KeepItImport

 

@Lambomat

@RGDSPodcast

 

All music on this episode is sourced from YouTube channel - Savaged Regime.

 

The author reproduces famous video game tracks (particularly Mega Drive) using the MD’s own Yamaha 2616 sound processor, but vastly more detailed. Some of the tracks you will recognise, but will never have heard them so good!

 

Title music - Solar Modulation - original piece

 

16:10 - Track 2 - MUSHA Aleste - For the love of (YM2612 rearrangement)

 

30:17 - Track 3 - Mortal Kombat II - Title/Character Select (YM2612 arrangement)

 

43:15 - Track 4 - Sonic - Spring Yard Zone (YM2612 arrangement)

 

55:24 - Track 5 - Castlevania: Bloodlines - Reincarnated Soul (YM2612 arrangement)

 

Closing track - Vectorman - Oshin Thing/Tidal Surge (YM2612 arrangement)

 

Savaged Regime URL - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbQQcXMh_ELHjiXY4dbRD6A

 


2018-08-08

Play Expo London - Bonus Show 

Garron is  joined by Andy Brown MD of Play Expo and they chat about the London Expo on 11-12 August including a couple of reveals.  

Take a look at the website for more information. 

https://www.playexpolondon.com 

 

Venue 

Print works 

Canada Water

Surrey Quays Road 

SE16 7PJ 


2018-07-27

In this episode, Drisk and Kingy chat about the lesser spoken titles in the genre of platform games on the Commodore Amiga. It may have been an over-saturated category, but there were some of the best games on the system contained within.

The chosen games were (hyperlinks are within title):

FLOOD

SCOOBY AND SCRAPPY DOO

TOKI

SWITCHBLADE 2

HARLEQUIN

PARASOL STARS

SHADOW OF THE BEAST 3

SUPERFROG

RUFF 'N' TUMBLE

 

TOKI - AMIGA VS ARCADE VERSION 

TOKI FOR ATARI 7800

Follow the show on Twitter @RGDSpodcast

Follow Drisk on Twitter @thedrisk

Follow Kingy on Twitter @UVTkingy

 

 

 


2018-07-13

Welcome to episode 224 of RGDS Podcast, and in this episode we sit down to discuss the import war of the 32-bit era, Sega Saturn vs Sony PlayStation.

 

In a modern day top-trumps, Matt Aguilera sides as champion of PS1 and Aaron White puts up his dukes to protect the honour of the Sega Saturn. Popular opinion during their heyday would see PS1 win this battle hands down, particularly if sales figures have anything to do with it. However as more and more have sample the delights of each machine over the years, we feel the debate is once again wide-open.

 

Host of the show Matt Lambourne plays the role of independent adjudicator as the champion of each console choose their favourite titles from 11 different game genres to determine which is the greatest machine of the 32-bit age.

 

Stay tuned to this one, hilarity ensures as two grown men reignite playground style petty squabbles and we re-visit some amazing games of one of gaming’s greatest generations.

 

Contact us -

 

@RGDSPodcast

@Lambomat

@Matt_Aguilera

@AaronUB4T

 


2018-06-29

Hello and welcome to another episode of RGDS.   This time Kingy and The Drisk look at how the video game racing genre has evolved over its 45 year history.

This is part one that looks at the racing genre from it humble beginnings through to the end of the 1980's

Ways to Contact Us:

RGDS Podcast - @RGDSPodcast

 

Gordon King - @UKTKingy

Paul Driscoll - @THeDrisk

Read more at http://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/#ABDzCLRseXOieLg8.99



2018-06-15

Hello Retro Gamers and welcome to episode 222 of RGDS.

This episode is dedicated to discussion the many Mental Health problems experience by many of us within the Retro Gaming community. From addiction, to depression and dealing with the difficulties that every day life can bare upon us, we discuss it all and leave no topic off the table.

If you believe you that your mental well being has been impacted by one of the subjects on today’s show, please reach out to some you trust. Discussing the matter is the first step towards making it better.

Resident RGDS host Matt Aguilera, who has dealt with a mental health issues for much of life has given the following book recommendation to people who wish to help themselves to improve their life.

We hope that this episode is a useful resource for people who don’t have someone to talk to about their issues, and realise that you are not alone.

Book recommendation - 

Lost Connections: Uncovering the real causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions - by Johann Hari - https://amzn.to/2sHKNZP

Tom Charnock article - The Catharsis of selling off my games collection - https://goo.gl/JunFtq

Hosts on the show;

Matt Aguilera - @matt_aguilera

Matt Lambourne - @Lambomat

 

Music used in this episode;

Intro music - Heart Shaped Box - Westworld season 2 soundtrack

Track 2 - Dire Dire Docks - Mario 64

Track 3 - Kakariko Village - Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Track 4 - Requiem of the Gods - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Track 5  - Paint it black - Westworld Season 1 Soundtrack

Track 6 - No Surprises - Westworld Season 1 Soundtrack

Track 7 - Intro theme - Wild Arms

Ending music - Main Theme - Metal Gear Solid 2


2018-06-01

Crash, Your Spectrum/Sinclair & Sinclair User were 3 of the best selling and much loved ZX Spectrum magazines in the 80's. Rising from the emerging industry of home computer games, these giants wrote the rule book in video game journalism. 

Retro Gamer writer Graeme Mason joins Kingy and discusses the rise and fall of these publications and chat about their fond memories of them.

Follow RGDS on Twitter - @RGDSpodcast

Follow Kingy on Twitter - @UVTkingy

Follow Graeme on Twitter - @wizwords

 

Crash Magazine Scans

https://archive.org/details/crash-magazine

Your Spectrum Scans

https://archive.org/details/your-spectrum-magazine

Your Sinclair Scans

https://archive.org/details/your-sinclair-magazine

Sinclair User Scans

https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine

 

Grame's article on cover tape wars

http://www.wizwords.net/the-spectrum-covertape-wars/#.Ww6LL9KPKM8

 

Unclear User Parody

http://www.crashonline.org.uk/19/unclear.htm

 

Knight Lore Map

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/pub/sinclair/games-maps/k/KnightLore.jpg

 

Alien 8 Map

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/49/5e/