345 - American TV Show Games

The RGDS Team return with another celebration of the wonderful PC Engine.  Join Drisky and Kingy as they chat about 6 chosen titles on this amazing console.   This episodes games: Shockman Keith Courage in the Alpha Zone Boxy Boy The Legendary Axe Victory Run Bonks Revenge   As discussed, the RGDS meetup at Arcade Club in Bury is on the 20th and 21st of September.  It's always a great event and we'd love to see our lovely listeners join us there if you can make it.  Hop into our Discord channel if you want more info.  https://discord.gg/JydxCV4x    

If you thought the guys suffered in pain from bad UK TV show licences the last time around, then you're in for a treat - Drisky and Kingy return to the dangerous world of TV to game adaptions, but this time its with all those big-budget American shows from the 80s.  We'd love to know which ones you bought.   Games featured in this episode: The Dukes of Hazzard (Spectrum & C64) Airwolf (Spectrum & C64) Miami Vice - (Spectrum & C64) The Fall Guy (Spectrum & C64) Street Hawk (Spectrum & CPC) The Addams Family (Spectrum & C64) The Munsters (Spectrum & C64) Zorro (Spectrum & C64) Blue Thunder (Spectrum & C64) V (Spectrum & C64) Knight Rider (Spectrum and C64)   Show notes: Games Drisky mentioned: Doom Enhanced  SP Grand Prix  Asphalt Legends Thank Goodness You Are Here    

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

Drisky, Kingy, and Ric go through part two and the concluding part of our Amiga extravaganza where we go through our top 50 Amiga games.  This episode covers from 25 through to 01 and our number one game. If that wasn't enough we include another massive free Amiga book covering in-depth, not only all the games covered and their related games in the series. but the history of the Amiga, all the game pack-in bundles, and some of the histories of the key publishers and developers. Book 2:https://archive.org/details/rgds-amiga-top-50-games-book-two-25-01-v-1 Book 1:https://archive.org/details/rgds-amiga-top-50-games-2-v-3-book-one-50-26-7-jun The book is completely free, although if you consider a small voluntary donation on Buy Me a Coffee, for all my efforts, I would appreciate it:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDrisk Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast https://www.youtube.com/@RGDSPodcast-qw6mw We have loads of cool stuff already and stacks of great new content on the way, so please consider subscribing, watching, and liking, to help our fledgling new YouTube channel to get better known. Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here: https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u Don't forget to subscribe and listen to part two, with our next episode covering the top 25 games and another free and even bigger Amiga book to enjoy.

Drisky, Kingy, and Ric go through part one of our Amiga extravaganza where we go through our top 50 Amiga games.  This episode covers from 50 through to 26. If that wasn't enough we include a massive free Amiga book covering in-depth, not only all the games covered and their related games in the series. but the history of the Amiga, all the game pack-in bundles, and some of the histories of the key publishers and developers. https://archive.org/details/rgds-amiga-top-50-games-2-v-3-book-one-50-26-7-jun The book is completely free, although if you consider a small voluntary donation on buy me a Coffee, for all my efforts, I would appreciate it:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDrisk Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast https://www.youtube.com/@RGDSPodcast-qw6mw We have loads of cool stuff already and stacks of great new content on the way, so please consider subscribing, watching, and liking, to help our fledgling new YouTube channel to get better known. Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here: https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u Don't forget to subscribe and listen to part two, with our next episode covering the top 25 games and another free and even bigger Amiga book to enjoy.

Drisky and Kingy return to the Sony PlayStation 1 to look for more lesser-heard-of racers. The games covered in this episode are: Courier Crisis Muppets Racemania Mille Miglia Vanishing Point Wild Rapids Running Wild Peak Performance Streak: Hoverboard Racing Burning Road Tank Racer   Show notes: Innsmouth - https://bitfans.itch.io/innsmouth The Videokid - https://pixeltripstudios.itch.io/the-videokid                

Yes its another fab episode of RGDS your Retro Gaming discussion Show.  It's your host Paul Driscoll AKA Drisky and Gordon King AKA Kingy to discuss the wonderful Atari Lynx handheld console. So koin us as we go through this wonderful hand held machine. Please join us on our You Tube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@RGDSPodcast-qw6mw We have loads of cool stuff already and stacks of great new content on the way, so please consider subscribing, watch and liking, to help our fledgling new You Tube channel to get better known. Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here: https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u

In this episode, Drisky and Kingy choose 6 games from Sega's ill-fated Mega Drive add-on that is the 32X.  Is it worth playing?  The prices for the games can certainly be eye-watering.  Join the lads as they discuss their chosen list. Games in this episode are: The Amazing Spiderman: Web of Fire Kolibri Shadow Squadron Knuckles Chaotix Metalhead Tempo

In celebration of Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story being released, Drisky and Kingy go through some of the best Jeff Minter and Llamasoft's best games. There is a real voyage of discovery here, so join us as we play through these classic games. The games we have picked out from this amazing collection are: Deflex V  Metagalactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time  Hover Bovver  Laser Zone  Attack of the Mutant Camels Revenge of the Mutant Camels  Gridrunner Rox 64  Sheep in Space Attack of the Mutant Camels '89  Llamatron: 2112  Tempest 2000  Gridrunner Remastered  

In the first of a brand new series of episodes, RGDS celebrates the love for lesser spoken about home micros and the wonderful games that were released for them.  In this episode, Ric and Kingy discuss the Atari 8-bit family and have some great fun with the games on this system.   The games covered: 1. Conan: Hall of Volta 2. Cave lord 3. LA SWAT 4. Drol 5. Fort Apocalypse 6. Dandy 7. Flip and Flop 8. The Rescue Expedition (modern Homebrew) Show notes   The Nostalgie Nerds Retrotech book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nostalgia-Nerds-Retro-Tech-Computer/dp/1781575703   Cavelord English Mod: https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-cavelord_6436.html