ARG Presents

Welcome to a soul searching addition of ARG Presents.  This time out, we will tackle the infinite question of religion...in gaming.  After a discussion about the stigma attached to most religious offereings, we will get down to business with a few picks of our own.  Bow your head and pray that we get acouple winners this week as we play Mandagon on Steam and Onesimus on classic DOS!

It's a Commodore 64 VOLCANIC MINE EXPLOSION!  Join Amigo Aaron and that dastardly THE BRENT this week as we once again dig DEEP down the mine shaft of C64 Cartridge Games!  This time out, clean up after terrorists in their volcano lair in CRISIS MOUNTAIN!  THEN, dig out some diamonds in your HOWITZER MINE CART in Diamond Mine!

Last week, the people spoke, and we listened.  The people DEMANDED Texas Instruments TI-99 4A!!  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we take a look WAY back at the first time we visited the TI, and then come with us as we take a look at two different titles for the machine from Texas, both of which MIGHT be hidden gems?!?  EXPERIENCE Moon Mine and Microsurgeon!

Roguelike games...what are they?!?  How do you define the genre and list out all the attributes that make a game a roguelike?  Heck if I know, but THE BRENT will attempt to explain it too me THIS WEEK on ARG Presents!  After i furrow my brow in a vain attempt to understand, we'll try a few of these roguelike (or is it rogue-like?!?) games!  Please join us as we take on the Scar...

Three years ago, ARG Present got the ENTIRE Amigos Network banned from Youtube...bad day.  So, after spinning a piece to commerate that fateful day, we'll take a trip down memory lane and look at the fall out.  THEN, after a topic like that, you gotta bring the CONTROVERSY, and so we shall, as we look at the DOS version of CARMAGEDDON and the C64 MASTERWORK that is Samantha Fox Strip Pok...

This week on ARG Presents, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we look at games that never made it over the pond...yes, it's European Exclusives!  First, you loved it on the Amiga, but how did it fair on the Mega Drive?  It's MEGA SWIV!  Then, sure it's got a DOUBLE sexy cover, but does the game live up to the straight up hotness?  It's GAME OVER on the C64!

It's SPOOKY time on ARG Presents this week, as the EVIL Brent and Amigo Aaron have a look at some games with a touch of all hallows eve in them!  Join us as we dare venture into the creepy world of Carnevil, and then we battle dark minions in our footie pajamas in Monster Bash!

Ok, the title is confusing...Protagonists BASED on Sentient Animated Objects.  Translate that to "Heroes that aren't people but are alive" and you're getting there.  Join THE BRENT as he explains it all to AMIGO Aaron this week, and then we take a few of those games out for a spin.  Ponder your humanity as we play KOOL-AID MAN for the Atari 2600 and GLOVER for the N64!  Freaky,...

Hello ladies and gentlemen!  Welcome to WRESTLING week on ARG Presents!  Join everyone's least favorite Tag Team, THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we grapple with two unusual wrestling games!  First, it's the NeoGeo battler KING OF THE MONSTERS, then it's something different...ONITA ATSUSHI FMW for the SUPER Famicom!  FIGHT!

This week on ARG Presents 234, we take a look at those special games that, once produced, set the standard for what was to follow...yes, it's Games that Defined a Genre!  After some discussion on the topic, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we make the case for 2 genre defining games, Rogue and Arkanoid!

Take aim and FIRE this week on ARG Presents, and THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron give LIGHT GUN GAMES a shot!  First we'll ponder the long history of gun games, and then we'll blast through a few choices of our own, as we take on Police Trainer and LETHAL Enforcers!  BANG!

We're here!  Better late then never this week, and we're going to BATTLE on the Neo Geo this week as we pit a very OLD Neo Geo game against a later release.  Please, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we look at The Super Spy and Prehistoric Isle 2. Apologies for the sound quality this week..I had an issue I wasn't aware of.  

Midway Games, one of the true pioneers of arcade gaming...gone..in an instant.  But why?  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we explore what killed this beloved developer, and then stick around as we pick a few games that WE think helped put the final nails in the Midway coffin.  Journey with us as we try out Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and John Woo Presents STRANGLEHOLD.

Can they play it?  YES they super a'CAN!  It was a LONG, hard road this week on ARG Presents, but we got 'er done!  This week's topic is the SUPER A'CAN, an OBSCURE console offering from our friends in Taiwan.  Out less then a year and with 12 total games in the library, this one is...not the easiest to play at home.  STILL, we pulled it off!  Join THE BRENT and Amigo...

It's games EXCLUSIVE to Japanese Arcades this week on ARG, and I think we found a couple winners!  First, we talk about Japan's arcade scene and some reason why some games stay in Japan.  Then, it's TIME as Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT discuss Ninja Baseball Bat Man and STEEL WORKER!

Bonjour, ya'll!  It's something different from your pals here at ARG Presents, as we take a look at Games From FRANCE!  First, we talk about a few famous French programmers and game designers, and then it's time to explore a few of the titles from the BIG F!  Join us for Le 5eme Axe aka The Fifth Axis, and Alpha Waves AKA Continuum!

As requested by the fans, this week on a special ARG Presents, we dive dive DIVE for your enjoyment as we take a look at the undersea world of SUBMARINE GAMES!  First, thrill to the OLD SCHOOL classic Scramble knock-off known as Sea Dragon!  Then..FMV...WINDOWS 3.1....you KNOW IT's GOLD as we batten down the hatches for SILENT STEEL!  We'll try not to torpedo this one!

Now THIS is a wacky episode!  Double rare "Video Game Console"...check.  Less then 10 commercial games released...check.  An unfinished emulator...check.  Only PART of ONE commercial game works...check.  We have to dig into the HOMEBREW scene for a game...CHECK!  That's right folks, it's NUON time, and we're giving it a whirl!  Join Amigo Aaron and the Brent for...

This week on a special ARG Presents, join THE BRENT and AMIGO AARON as we do a little bit more gaming in POST Amigathon edition.  Kick back as we fire up the A500 Mini SUPER HACKED EDITION for some great Amiga gameplay to raise a few more bucks for the Children's Miracle Network.  It's all Amiga ALL the time this week on ARG, plus a special EMERGENCY WHEEL SPIN!  We will return to o...

ARG is BACK with BIG episode 225!  This time out, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we dig DEEP into the C64 gaming archive for some fun.  First, experience the awe and amazement as we get draggy with Shirley Muldowney's TOP FUEL CHALLENGE!  THEN, ever wanted to play a BUM simulator!  It's time, hobo boy!  THE BRENT presents RAGS TO RICHES!

It's back to business this week on ARG Presents!  Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we head to Japan to sample another computer from the brilliant folks at Sharp!  It's MZ-700 time, gang!  First, a look at this interesting machine, and then it's GAME TIME as week check out HUNCHY and the brilliant and original title DONKEY GORILLA!

This week on ARG Presents, we bid a fond farewell to Boatfest 2022 by discussing some of the GAMES we saw at the show.  I have a bone to pick with people over Atari 2600 Pacman, and we also discuss games that were featured at the show like Street Fighter II Championship Edition, Timber Man, NBA Jam, Dodgy Rocks, and more!

HERE IT IS!  It's ARG 222 LIVE from Boatfest 2022!  Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT along with a LIVE CROWD as we play Wheel of Misfortune!  Join us as we talk about the Odyssey 2, Atari 5200, 4 Player NBA Jam on The Jag, the C64, and BRAZILIAN POPEYE!

Time for some CRIME this week on ARG Presents as we look at ARCADE HACKS AND BOOTLEGS!  YES, whether it's arcade owners squeezing some extra life out of a game, or games illegally crossing the border, bootlegs have always been a fascinating presence in the arcade.  After a history lesson from THE BRENT, the boys dig in with Donkey Kong II and Street Fighter II RAINBOW EDITION!

This week on ARG Presents, we get MONOCHROME with the quirky handheld from Japan, the Bandai Wonderswan!  We talk a bit about it's creator, it's cunning plan to undercut the Gameboy, and it's short, sweet life.  Then we take a look at two English friendly games for the system!  Join us for Buffers Evolution & Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha...Megaman and Bass for us...