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With McCormick oot on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan, Mick and Andy Mac are here with another tap 5 list episode - this time tackling oor favourite multiplayer games.

Mick fails to achieve Stanley Cup glory in "NHL '94" (1993) on the Mega Drive, Andy finds oot what he will buy for a dollar in "Smash TV" (1990) also on the Mega Drive version, and McCormick experiences tonal whiplash in action-adventure RPG "Illusion of Time" (1993) on the SNES.

We're kicking aff this holy season of Ramadan and Lent with Mick and Mick bringing you their tap 5 religions from computer games (Andy Mac is busy on a holy pilgrimage to Dobuita Street).

Grab yersel an old Priest, a young Priest and a cup of tea and settle in for some holy lore nuggets.

Andy Mac finds inner peace paneling 16-bit clowns in "Batman Returns" (1993) on the SNES, Mick goes on a quest which inexplicably does not feature paladins in "Paladin's Quest" (1992), also on the SNES, and McCormick grapples with his own sentience in "Sentient" (1997) for the PlayStation 1.

Mick goes through heaven and hell with Gynoug, McCormick flips out at Pokemon Pinball and Andy is [CENSORED] in Probotector

We kick aff oor 2026 podcasting with a weather-appropriate listicle episode. Mick and Mick are joined by super-sub Aaron Clocherty to discuss their tap 5 winter/ice themed levels in computer games.

Equip some longjohns and a hot drink and join us for the dicussion. Cheers!

It's time for the year end round-up.

As usual, yer auld Das are coming in with their tap 3 games of the year (characterised as delicious crispy Roast Totties) and their least favourite game of the year (the Brussels Sprout) on a theoretical Dynamite Neddy Christmas dinner plate.

Pour a large off-brand Irish cream and join us. Slàinte!

Mick gets ducked up in Kingdom Hearts, McCormick eats the best of a plain loaf in Zone of the Enders and Andy gets his garotte out in Hitman 2

McCormick sets the mitochondria free in Parasite Eve, Andy turns into the Angry Videogame Nerd over Sonic Unleashed and Mick has a cosy horror experience with Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you...a wee listicle.

The Micks are in the Neddy studio this week with super-sub Leo Glaister to discuss which 5 computer game characters they would take on a theoretical stag do.

Mick gets in the robot for Mega Drive mech hidden gem "Ranger X" (1993), McCormick considers whether he is philosophically Heli or Jeep in "Mega SWIV" (1995) also on the Mega Drive, and Andy Mac compares a rodent in a PlayStation 2 platformer to violent London gangster Ronnie Kray in "Jak and Daxter" (2001).

We're switching up the guest list and switching up the concept, Leo gets slap happy with Dungeon Keeper, McCormick seizes power in Tropico IV and Johnny fights a senseless war in Total Annihilation

Mick has his fill of riceballs in Shiren the Wanderer, Andy has theories about Undertale and McCormick lives out his coke fuelled criminal fantasies in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

To tide you over between your regularly scheduled episodes, Mick and special guest Leo discuss an important and yet criminally overlooked topic: who is yer favourite wizard?

Mick is joined by special guests Aero and Leo for a deep dive intae some obscure 90s arcade fighting games. We go through the many crimes of Bilstein in "Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein" (1998), meet everyone's favourite tiger-headed crime boss King Leo (no relation) in "Savage Reign" (1995) and re-live the horror of Karnov Boy in "Karnov's Revenge" (1994).

Andy Mac takes comfort in his beloved 3D shooter genre in "Soulstar" (1994) on the Mega-CD, Mick relives the height of third wave ska in "Incredible Crisis" (1999) on the PlayStation, and McCormick batters some Japanese teenagers in "Rival Schools: United by Fate" (1997) also on the PlayStation.

We're joined once again by Johnny Branchfield for a wee indie games roundup, where McCormick gets 80s DnD vibes from Skald: Against The Black Priory, Mick contemplates life's absurdity in The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa and Johnny gets his tentacles into The Last Case of Benedict Fox

Mick helps root oot counter-revolutionary bourgeois dissidents in "KGB" on MS DOS (1992), Andy Mac takes on heavy metal cinematic platformer "Blacthorne" on the SNES (1994) and McCormick plays auld N64 classic "Jet Force Gemini" (1999) which causes us to use the bleep button a record number of times.

Mick controls an unwieldy hillbilly in "Bubba 'n' Stix" (1994) for the Mega Drive, Andy Mac meets Joe Musashi's dug in "Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi" (1990), also for the Mega Drive, and McCormick ponders the Islamic Golden Age in "Defenders of Oasis" (1992) for the Game Gear.

We also have a re-telling of the opening story of One Thousand and One Nights, featuring a surprising amount of cuckoldry.

Andy leathers zombie Karl Marx in Nightmare Creatures, Mick survives a house of horror in Sweet Home and McCormick solves human-dolphin relations with the help of drugs in Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future

We rank all of the levels from Sonic 1, 2, 3 'n' Knuckles to find the ultimate zone

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We've got a wee listicle episode to tide you over - Mick and super-sub Leo Glaister discuss their tap 5 secret characters in video gaming.

Classic Dynamite Neddy action, including the beloved segment "Andy's Curry Hoose Reviews".

Mick has a 90s nostalgia moment with "X-Men" (1993) on the Sega Mega Drive, McCormick ponders sci-fi feudalism with "Phantasy Star III" (1990) also on the Mega Drive, and Andy Mac schools the ancient Greeks on "Hercules" (1997) on the PS1.

Mick saves some souls in SS Lucifer, McCormick confronts Mecha Hawk in Pilotwings 64 and Andy meets up with his sleep paralysis demon in Final Fantasy IX

This week we're shining a light on the support acts of computer games and your Auld Das are bringing you oor tap 5 first bosses.

There's discussions of frogs, pterodactyls, cowboys, barmen and of course, the Greenock Abu.

McCormick takes a wholesome golfing trip with Kirby in "Kirby's Dream Course" (1994), Mick investigates the crimes of Doctor Yoshiyama in "Pulseman" (1994) and Andy finds a new hero in Mayor Mike Haggar in "Final Fight" (1989).

Mick gets involved in some bloodsport with Universal Soldier (Turrican 2), Andy has a happy happy joy joy time with Stimpy's Invention and McCormick has a psychedelic experience with LSD: Dream Emulator

Working Christmas Eve? Ya poor soul, we've got ye covered - it's time for the end of year round-up.

As per, yer three intrepid hosts are giving ye their tap 3 games of the year (roast totties) and their least favourite of the year (the brussel sprout) on a theoretical Dynamite Neddy Christmas dinner plate.

Also featuring - Andy Mac reviews Jim Carrey's magnum opus, "Sonic the Hedgehog 3".

It's your favourite, it's oor favourite, it's the fitba special. After a match report from Linlithgow Rose vs. Clachnacuddin in a Scottish Cup tie a million years ago, we dive into four fitba adjacent games. Mick gets sent off for dissent in Red Card, McCormick suffers existential angst in Football Drama, Andy takes a trip down memory lane in ISS 64 and Johnny scuds Bep Jatter in Soccer Story

McCormick finds God in the meditative world of Japanese farming simulator "Harvest Moon" (1996), Mick C pontificates about Proto Man in "Mega Man: The Wily Wars" (1995) and a brief appearance from Andy Mac has him getting lost in the weeds of "Secret of Evermore" (1995).

In the thrilling conclusion to our tabletop adventure, Crawford Lyle (McCormick) and Knuckles McGraw (Andy) learn the dark plans of the mysterious Hugh Scott. Will they foil his infernal plot or will they succumb to madness?

We're doing something a bit different this Galoshans - we're playing spooky tabletop RPG Call of Cthulhu. Join eccentric dandy Crawford Lyle and battle-scarred hardman Knuckles McGraw in 1920s Greenock as they solve the mystery of the disappearing dock workers

McCormick finds out what it's like to truly hate Mondays in "Garfield: Caught in the Act" (1995), Clocherty becomes a 1660s French maritime monster in "Pirates! Gold" (1993) and MacArthur hates ladders but loves Xenomorphs in "Alien 3" (1992). All three games are on the Sega Mega Drive, just how we like it.

Also featuring: a discussion of the obscure Garfield lore characters present in "Orson's Farm" and a history lesson aboot the trials and tribulations of Captain William Kidd, and his chad former sidekick Rab Culliford.

Nae Mick today unfortunately but we've got special guest Aero experiencing daddy issues in Final Fantasy Legend 2, McCormick doing religious studies in Soul Edge and Andy having no moral compass in Beatdown: Fists of Vengeance

We've got a Michael-centric episode as Mr Andy Mac is busy doing reconnaissance work at "The Biscuit", with the return of an indie games recommendations episode.

McCormick charts the history of a cursed object in "The Case of the Golden Idol" (2022) and Mick attempts to survive an Eastern European battle royale in "Fear and Hunger 2 Termina" (2022). They also predict the winner of the US presidential election so you're gonnae want to get yourself to the bookies after listening to this one.

Andy Mac ponders what it is to be sexy in "Sexy Parodius" (1996), McCormick imagines life as a Victorian gentleman fighting the occult in "Master of Darkness" (1992) and Mick pilots his Mega Zord through some admittedly poor cultural sensitivity in "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" (1994).

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Hello and welcome to Dynamite Neddy - it's the retro games podcast where a couple of auld pals swap a couple of auld games.

It's relaunch day, and after a wee trip down memory lane we're kicking things off than with a look at our namesake game, the incredible Dynamite Headdy on the Sega Mega Drive.

Get yer tweed jaikets on and prawn sandwiches at the ready - we're going for some video game appraisal!

Andy Mac is putting his infamous valuation superpower to the test from his special antiques stall in Gourock - looking at titles from "Chuck Rock" to "Advanced Daisenryaku: Deutsch Dengeki Sakusen".

McCormick travels to Another World, Mick finds out if he's brave enough to fight in Ragnarok in Valkyrie Profile and Andy becomes king of the nerds in Canis Canem Edit (except we all know it's called Bully)

Mick wipes out on a gnarly wave in 16-bit surfer dude classic "Green Dog" (1992), McCormick tries to survive the Poseidon Adventure without the guidance of Gene Hackman playing a Priest in "SOS" (1993) and Andy Mac looks at the essence of a classic wee piler in the Mega Drive port of "Zool" (1992).

Dynamite Neddy is back at the arcade! This week we traverse back through the hallowed grounds of Largs and Scarborough and talk aboot some arcade classics.

Andy Mac ponders the life and legacy of everybody's favourite yellah baw in "Pac-Mania" (1987), a hungover Mick tries to recount a complicated science fiction plot in shoot em up masterpiece "Radiant Silvergun" (1998) and Mr McCormick explains who Wolf Hongo is and looks at "aff its nut in the best way possible" beat em up "Dynamite Cop" (also 1998).

A tribute to the bold yin - McCormick charges up to face Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3, Mick's dreams come true in Dragon Quest 6 and Andy throws projectiles at animals in Legacy of Goku 2

We're in with a listicle episode before the big Akira Toriyama special at the end o' the month - this week yer auld das are giein ye their tap 5 movie tie-in video games.

Come wi us on a journey through a more simple time, when every Rambo or Terminator had a 16-bit accomplice, as we grapple with big issues of the day like "are birds actually reptiles?" Featuring: toddlers and rabbits.

*Apologies for any rogue sound problems with this one, we've been a wee bit pressed to get this one oot and have a busy couple of weeks ahead (and were battling a gremlin outbreak at Neddy HQ)

Andy goes third-worldist in Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel (the gameboy one), Mick explains the title of Ecks vs Sever and McCormick shows us his jump in Morrowind.

We're back wi some classic mince n' totties Neddy action this week.

Mick gets nostalgic for anime guys wi spiky hair in "The Legend of Dragoon", PDM McCormick finds some convincing parallels to the Anglo-Irish War in "Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber" and Andy Mac visits a robotic Kazakhstan Soviet Socialist Republic in wee pile classic "Strider".

Elections are boring, but what if there was an election where Dr Robotnik was on the ballot paper? Would ye be tempted to put an X in the box and see wit happens?

There's nae Oxbridge punters or neoliberal lackeys on today's panel, just yer three auld das discussing their tap 5 video game villains they would vote for in an election.

Mick has some buzz playing Toy Story for the Mega Drive, McCormick gets triggered by Radical Dreamers and sleepy Andy is dragged into the world of Spyro the Dragon

Mick survives the 90s apocalypse in Vectorman, McCormick encounters a disturbing schnozz in Snowboard Kids and Andy gets up to some monkey business in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Last Friday before knocking aff for the Christmas break? We've got ye covered - it's time for the end of year round up.

Yer auld Das have picked their three favourite games of the year (roast totties) and their least favourite game of the year (the brussel sprout). What made their lists? Tune in noo!

Also, spare a thought for the less fortunate at this special time of year, like Parappa's Da. He's had a bad yin, as per.

Andy catches some wascally wabbits in Wiz and Liz, Mick goes back to the future in Tales of Phantasia, McCormick disentangles some True Lies and special guest Johnny makes your daddy scream real good in Lylat Wars