ARG Presents

Welcome to a MODERN-based ARG Presents this week!  We're doing modern games for 8-bit systems this week, so these are games that were released in the last few years for machines released almost 40 years ago!  Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for a look at H.P. Lovecraft inspired The Shadow Over Hawksmill for the C64, and The Abduction of Oscar Z for the Amstrad CPC.

This week on ARG Presents 169, we take a look at the underdog console of the 70's, the Bally Astrocade!  THE BRENT takes us on a DEEP dive into the history of the troubled console, and then it's game time!  Join us as we tackle THE INCREDIBLE WIZARD aka Wizard of WOR and Artillery Duel!

Welcome to a thought provoking episode of ARG Presents!  This time out, it's Last Games of a Trilogy, and it was NOT an easy one to brainstorm!  First out of the gate, we discuss a few entries and give some honorable mentions, and then we're off and running!  First, has THE BRENT done it again and mined another gem from DEEEP beneath the earth with "Nyet III?"  Then it's time f...

Welcome to a wild and wooly edition of ARG Presents!  This time out, we let our instincts take over as we dig into the land of Animal Protagonists!   Thrill to a mole on the run from the law in Monty on the Run, and then sit back, relax, and RIP APART A ZEBRA in the educational and VIOLENT game for Dos and Windows 95, LION!

Get your resume ready for ARG PRESENTS 166!  This time out, we look at NON-SPORTS Management Games!  Be your own boss and hire and fire employees at will!  Set salaries, open and close stores...BE THE MAN!  Sit back and enjoy our look as we tackle "FRANCHISE!" on the Tandy Coco and AeroBiz on the SNES!

Time to go down to the ol' Fishin' hole this week on ARG PRESENTS!  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we take a look at Fishing Video Games!  Everything from the TRS-80 Model III all the way up to the Sega Dreamcast and Nintendo Wii has had more then a few games about fishing, and it's our job to pick a few and give them a go!  This time out, we will be FISHIN' for compliments as we...

This week on ARG, it's back to battle as we pit two arcade systems against one another!  Watch with horror as the Polygame Master takes on the MIGHTY NeoGeo!  Can the upstart PGM dethrone the SNK juggernaut?!  FIND OUT!

Greetings and welcome to ARG Presents 163.  This time around, we pay homage to the POKEY Chip made famous by the brilliant folks at Atari.  We talk about what the chip is, where it came from, and where you could find it.  Then we pick a few games from the vast library of POKEY Chip classic, both with a bit of a Russian slant.  Relive the tension of the Cold War with Missile Com...

Quick!  Ninja run your way past the guards and join us for this weeks ARG Presents on Stealth Game!  Ninja master Aaron and his plucky pal THE BRENT examine this surprisingly new genre, including a look at the VERY FIRST STEALTH GAME.  Then it's on to the targets..and we've got two big ones.  Enjoy Tenchu: Stealth Assassins for the Playstation, then experience the arcade spy ga...

Greetings everyone and welcome to ARG 161!  This time out, we dust off our keyboards and do some coding...well sorta!  It's TYPE-IN GAMES this week!  That means Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT are typing games into a computer and playing them..it's that simple!  Join us on a trip back in time, with the help of Rainbow Magazine, and type and play 'Gopher' It! and Gopher Smash!

This week on ARG Presents, we take a look at cartridge games for the Commodore 64!  Who knew there were HUNDREDS of not only game carts, but utilities, hardware, and more!?  We'll lament the rise and fall of cartridge slots on home computers, and the we dive right in with our picks.  This week, Amigo Aaron tries out Activision's Pastfinder and THE BRENT goes hunting with Dragonden!

Welcome to BIG episode 159!  This time out..it's madness...ROBOT MADNESS!   The ARG gang is playing games with a robot theme this week, and MARVEL as they AGREE ON THINGS!  Yes, that happened!  Enjoy our look at Atari's arcade standout Cyberball 2072 and the Atari Computer game Mr. Robot and His Robot Factory!

Welcome to an interesting edition of ARG Presents!  This time out, we've landed on the Fairchild F8 processor, the brains of the Grandstand Video Computer and Channel F II, among other consoles.  We learn a bit about the processor itself, including a DIRECT connection to the founding of INTEL!  Then it's game time, as we tackle BOWLING and Galactic Space Wars!   #argpresents&nb...

Get ready for a showdown this week on ARG Presents!  Just in time for the 40th Anniversary of the ZX81, THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron are playing games on the ZX81's American cousin, the TIMEX SINCLAIR 1000!  First, we have a look at a maze program known simply as GULP, and then we play a game tantalizingly titled FORTRESS OF ZORLAC!  THEN the fighting begins! #fortressofzorlac #gulp #t...

It's GAMATE TIME, ya'll!   YES, you demanded MORE coverage of the mysterious GameBoy knockoff from Taiwan, and here it is!  It's all about the Gamate this week on ARG Presents!  First learn the colorful history of the Gamate AKA the Super Child Prodigy.  Then Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT play two games from this vast Gamate library, Bao Qing Tian and PUNK BOY!  Finally,...

ARG 155 is going to the birds, LITERALLY!  It's Games with Birds week, and we're lining our nests here with two great(ish) bird related titles!  First, check out the quirky hummingbird simulator on the Sega 32X with Kolibri, then it's straight to Duckberg with Disney's DuckTales for the Nintendo NES!

It's WAR this week on ARG Presents as we go head to head and SKULL TO SKULL!  It's time to pick sides as we debate that eternal question, GAME BOY COLOR or NEOGEO POCKET COLOR!

Are you ready to laugh?!  Well, that might be a problem, but we give it a shot this week on ARG Presents when we look at FUNNY GAMES.  These are games designed to tickle the ol' funny bone!  Sometimes they pull it off and sometimes they lay a big comedy egg!  We'll be checking out two such games, as we look at Gex on the 3DO and Battle Chess on the Commodore Amiga!

Welcome to ARG Presents, this week presented in MONOCHROME 3D!  That's right, it's time for a trip to the red tinted world of the Nintendo Virtual Boy!  Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we discuss the highs and lows of the system, and find out THE BRENT's preferred playing position...that'll pack 'em in!  Then it's game time, and game we do as we test our skills with Red Alarm and...

This week on ARG Presents, join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we delve into the realm of games with driving controls..of some sort.  YES, it's STEERING WHEEL GAMES week on ARG, and this week we have two games that are SO different it boggles the mind.  First, pay homage to one of the granddaddies of racing games...brought home...it's Sega's Turbo on the Colecovision!  THEN, THE BRENT...

Welcome to the 150th edition of ARG Presents!  To celebrate this momentous occasion, not only will THE BRENT announce an awesome new contest, but we will also be having our FIRST look at the Sony Playstation!  It's All Japan this week game-wise as we check out the game based on the HIGHLY successful manga, TV, and film franchise Ghost in the Shell, and then we rent a room in the wackiest...

It's BIG episode 149 of ARG Presents, and we're back to the SUPER Nintendo for this one.  When you think SNES titles, two games stand out as MUST PLAYS, and so, to be popular, we cover the MOST POPULAR games!  So, with that in mind, sit back and relax as we discuss Archer MacLean's Super Dropzone and the timeless Michael Jordan - Chaos in the Windy City!

Whadda you get when Taiwan makes a British microcomputer!?  BAM, it's the Tatung Einstein, the subject of ARG 148!  This time out we take a look at this capable but obscure machine  and learn about what made it a powerful component of the golden age of British computing...BEHIND THE SCENES!  Then we dive into some wacky games, as we try out Escape from Merlin 8 and LAZY JONES!

It's High Score Week here on ARG Presents!  Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we discuss speed runs and high scores, and then settle in for some game that were made for High Score Challenges!  First it's the outstanding Atari 2600 port of the arcade shooter Gyruss, then it's cartoon time with the exceptional Nintendo arcade game Popeye!

As we all know, there's no better way to spend the holidays then alone, in a dive bar, playing grungy games with the barflies and boozers.  "But how can we do that when the bars are all closed?", I hear you ask!  Fear not, for ARG 146 is here to answer that question!  We have two bar substitutes here to help you through this difficult period!  First, THE BRENT goes WAY back wit...