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| 368 - Naomi Hidden Gems | 14 Nov 2025 | 01:37:50 | |
When it comes to Sega's Naomi system, it's easy to think of games like Crazy Taxi, House of the Dead, Monkey Ball, Virtua Fighter etc. And as amazing as these games are, they've been spoken about to death on many podcasts, including our own. So, most of our listeners know Drisky and Kingy by now, they like to dig a little deeper in this rich catalogue of amazing arcade games.
Games in this episode Illmatic Envelope Airline Pilots The Maze of Kings Wild Riders Tokyo Bus Guide The King of Route 66
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| 367 - RGDS Arcade Little Club of Horrors Halloween Special 2025 | 25 Oct 2025 | 02:15:34 | |
Alma, King and Drisky join you for this Halloween Spooktacular, where we discuss the fantastic listener meetup in October and what it was like. We also go through all the high scores competition for the chosen games and the winners.
Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here:
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| 358 - Colecovision: Arcade Conversions | 02 May 2025 | 01:38:54 | |
Released in 1982, the Colecovision was a direct contender to the Atari 5200, yet no one really speaks about it - especially in the UK. Join Almac and Kingy as they chat about the system and go through a list of a dozen games they deem worthy of everyone playing.
The games are:
Show notes: Homebrew games - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8vFgMBFhYI Flashcart!
https://github.com/aotta/PiCOLECO
Convert your NES controller
https://yesterware.blogspot.com/2020/06/turn-nes-controller-into-colecovision.html
https://github.com/samson7point1/coleco_to_nes
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| 268 - SNES & Super Famicom Hidden Platform Gems | 19 Jun 2020 | 02:04:55 | |
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;
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| 267 - Amiga Shooters - Volume 2 | 06 Jun 2020 | 02:22:59 | |
Join Garron and Drisky as they take you through some more classic Amiga Shooters on Volume 2 of our imaginary compilation of Amiga Shooters.
FS-UAE Emu: https://fs-uae.net/ The Games: Apidya
Frenetic Killing Game Show StarDust Silent Demo scene Amiga : Turrican 2 Soundtrack and Remaster : https://chrishuelsbeck.bandcamp.com/music Walker Controls: Xenon Get Fresh TV show : https://youtu.be/LYyBi2Bgfvg Xenon 2 | |||
| 266 - Text Adventures | 22 May 2020 | 02:50:14 | |
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/
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| 265 - It's a British Thing | 08 May 2020 | 02:14:57 | |
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 | |||
| 264 - Netplay: The Lockdown Lowdown | 24 Apr 2020 | 02:39:32 | |
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. | |||
| 263 - Cover Tape Wars | 09 Apr 2020 | 02:51:01 | |
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!!! | |||
| 262 - Best Game of 1987 | 25 Mar 2020 | 04:54:45 | |
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
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| 261 - Arcade Hidden Gems vol 2 | 13 Mar 2020 | 02:27:37 | |
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
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| 260 - Mortal Kombat | 28 Feb 2020 | 02:35:34 | |
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
Fergality
Lawsuits https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Mortal_Kombat
RetroRic https://twitter.com/RetroRic79
Matt Lambourne
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| 259 - Hidden Arcade Gems - Volume 1 | 14 Feb 2020 | 02:09:50 | |
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 Captain Macaw WWF Wrestle Fest Pocky 'n Rocky Sir Fred - Micro Gen Sito Pons 500cc Grand Prix - Spectrum Motorbike game Bio Mechanical Toy
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| 357 - Dreamcast: Voyage Of Discovery - Vol 1 | 15 Apr 2025 | 01:43:40 | |
Drisky and Garron begin a retro journey with the SEGA Dreamcast, picking out ten interesting games as they begin their alphabetical journey through the systems wonderful library. Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here: | |||
| 258 - Amiga Shooters : Volume 1 | 31 Jan 2020 | 02:08:54 | |
Join Garron and Drisky as they take you through some classic Amiga Shooters. | |||
| 257 - 8-bit Memories | 16 Jan 2020 | 03:58:04 | |
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
Sid vs Pokey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioZRUVTKLx0
Atari 800 XL Emulator http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html
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| 256 - Decade By Decade/New Year Bash | 29 Dec 2019 | 02:17:07 | |
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. | |||
| 255 - Star Wars Games | 06 Dec 2019 | 02:14:39 | |
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. its a great read and perfect accompaniment to the show. Games covered are: 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] 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. | |||
| 254 - Atari 7800 - The Prosystem | 23 Nov 2019 | 02:09:18 | |
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
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| 253 Arcade Club | 01 Nov 2019 | 02:36:49 | |
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
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
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| 252 SEGA Dreamcast | 14 Oct 2019 | 01:56:43 | |
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 | |||
| Sega Blue Skies - 3D Sega Classic 3D collection | 21 Sep 2019 | 01:44:45 | |
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
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| 250 - A to Z of Sega Dreamcast | 29 Aug 2019 | 02:59:13 | |
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/
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| 249 - Turn-based Strategy Games | 02 Aug 2019 | 02:25:55 | |
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
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 Tanks of Freedom https://w84death.itch.io/tanks-of-freedom
Naked War by the Pickford Brothers http://www.zee-3.com/nakedwar/
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| 356 - Amiga Platformer Hidden Gems | 22 Mar 2025 | 01:45:40 | |
Drisky and Kingy look through some obscure but awesome Amiga games that Kingy had never tried before. Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here:
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| 248 - Sega Saturn - A Japanese Voyage of Discovery | 19 Jul 2019 | 01:52:20 | |
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 Hon Mentions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe_zhtvF60U Bulk Slash : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDoKYgIYsfM
Linkle Liver Story (Translated Patch): https://youtu.be/ByGL1WpUhn4 A great resource for all Saturn games can be found in this two volume work... Pre Chat:
Video of linking Amiga to Launch Box: https://youtu.be/5VNsisdSJNI 8 Dragons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9UQH6ZxoDA
Part 1: 7th-8th March 2020 and Part 2: 7th-8th November
Launchbox : https://www.launchbox-app.com/ | |||
| 247 - W.R.A.F - Beat 'em Up Special | 05 Jul 2019 | 02:25:56 | |
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 -
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| 246 Collecting vs Emulation | 21 Jun 2019 | 03:31:05 | |
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
Electric Underground Podcast
Launchbox
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| 245 Revival 2019 | 07 Jun 2019 | 01:34:59 | |
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 | |||
| 244 Three Men and a Baby | 17 May 2019 | 02:48:45 | |
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..
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
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| 243 Gameboy's A Day At The Movies | 03 May 2019 | 01:29:49 | |
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. | |||
| 242 Aliens Easter Extravaganza (Stereo version) | 19 Apr 2019 | 03:58:28 | |
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. Alien - Atari 2600 Alien - ZX Spectrum, C64 & 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 Aliens - EU Version - ZX Spectrum, C64 & Amstrad Windows fan remake of Aliens titled LV-426 (2007) Aliens 2 - MSX Aliens (Arcade) Alien 3 - Mega drive/Amiga/Snes/C64/Gameboy Alien 3 The Gun - Arcade Aliens vs Predator Arcade Aliens vs Predator - Atari Jaguar Alien Trilogy - PS1 Ultimate Doom Mod Alien Trilogy Ultimate Doom Mod Aliens Total Conversion Alien Infestation - Nintendo DS Alien Neoplasma - ZX Spectrum Homebrew Project Firestart Organism Alien Breed Alien Syndrome Xenomorph | |||
| Aliens Easter Extravaganza (Mono Version) | 19 Apr 2019 | 03:58:49 | |
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. Alien - Atari 2600 Alien - ZX Spectrum, C64 & 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 Aliens - EU Version - ZX Spectrum, C64 & Amstrad Windows fan remake of Aliens titled LV-426 (2007) Aliens 2 - MSX Aliens (Arcade) Alien 3 - Mega drive/Amiga/Snes/C64/Gameboy Alien 3 The Gun - Arcade Aliens vs Predator Arcade Aliens vs Predator - Atari Jaguar Alien Trilogy - PS1 Ultimate Doom Mod Alien Trilogy Ultimate Doom Mod Aliens Total Conversion Alien Infestation - Nintendo DS Alien Neoplasma - ZX Spectrum Homebrew Project Firestart Organism Alien Breed Alien Syndrome Xenomorph | |||
| 241 Easter EGG-travaganza Special | 05 Apr 2019 | 02:05:41 | |
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. 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
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| 240 35 Years of Jet Set Willy | 22 Mar 2019 | 02:09:07 | |
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:-
Your Sinclair Tipshop Tiptionary http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2001347 Sam Coupe Emulator
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 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
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| 355 - Firebird: The Silver 250 Range | 07 Mar 2025 | 02:06:32 | |
Almac and Kingy take a trip back to the era when budget games for 8-bit micros had us kids impulsively spending our pocket money on these affordable cassettes. Firebird was Telecomsoft's foray into the world of video games, eventually growing into a company that released both budget and full-price titles.
The games covered in this episode:
Show Notes: Master Key - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763030/Master_Key/
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| 239 PC Gaming and Upgrades | 08 Mar 2019 | 02:12:24 | |
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 | |||
| 238 Filling in the Blanks | 22 Feb 2019 | 01:11:10 | |
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.
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| 237 Amiga Arcade Coversions | 08 Feb 2019 | 01:57:07 | |
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. Heart of Neon documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERJ9-i9prng Follow us on Twitter @RGDSpodcast | |||
| 236 Resident Evil | 25 Jan 2019 | 01:28:56 | |
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! | |||
| 235 RGDS Spy Agency | 11 Jan 2019 | 02:05:58 | |
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
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| Bonus Ep - RGDS Xmas Show | 21 Dec 2018 | 02:31:38 | |
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. Magazines of Xmas past, two our favourites are chatted about. Amiga Power - Issue 20 | |||
| 234 RGDS - Exclusive Detective Agency | 14 Dec 2018 | 02:11:31 | |
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. Show Notes Broken Sword : Shadow of the Templars Cruise For A Corpse (Amiga) DiscWorld Noir (PC) Gabriel Knight 2 : The Beast Within 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: Sherlock (Spectrum) Tex Murphy : The Pandora Directive (PC) | |||
| 233 Video Pinball | 30 Nov 2018 | 01:35:56 | |
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/
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| 232 King of Amiga Fighters | 16 Nov 2018 | 02:41:51 | |
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 HOSTS Richard Yaxley @RetroRic79 Pauls Driscoll @TheDrisk Aaron White @aaronub4t | |||
| 231 ZX Spectrum - Hidden Gems | 02 Nov 2018 | 02:17:08 | |
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:-
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:- Kingy's Remake of Brainstorm for Windows
Follow RGDS on Twitter @RGDSpodcast Follow Kingy on Twitter @UVTkingy Follow Drisk on Twitter @TheDrisk | |||
| 354 - Atari Jaguar : Do The Math | 08 Feb 2025 | 02:18:12 | |
Almac returns as host and tries to convince Drisky, Bob and you why you should give the Atari Jaguar a go. Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here:
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| 230 This is the BBC Micro | 19 Oct 2018 | 01:54:12 | |
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
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| 229 Evolution of Racing Games Part 2 | 05 Oct 2018 | 03:01:44 | |
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
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| 228 30 years of the mighty Megadrive | 24 Sep 2018 | 01:43:55 | |
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 | |||