Retro Gaming Discussion Show

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.

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. Don't forget Drisky wrote the book on Star Wars Video Games (literally) way in his time at Retro Asylum, so have a read with this free pdf book that covers every Star Wars...

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...

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=...

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/playl...

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://arca...

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-exper...

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   Rebelsta...

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 Super Tempo : https://youtu.be/Y_Cr8HP9En...

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 B...

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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc5DlOkOcU4&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR155n...

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

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.. https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A     Games featured in this episode are:- Aero Wings 2 Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa Chuck Rock 2 Herbert's D...

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. The RGDS Discord Channel: A new place for our listeners to all meet up and chat.  Lots of fun and useful knowledge with a great group.  We hope to see you there soon. https://discord.gg/f583qJa An...

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 N...

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 N...

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. We cover the Dizzy series, Chuckie Egg 1 & 2, Jazz Jack Rabbit and Billy Hatcher and that's not all Yolks! we even manage to squeeze in a few honourable mentions. So come and join us on this EGG-citing adventure and...

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   Spec...

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...

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 discu...

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. Games featured in this episode are: Arkanoid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKr4M_4b3I Pac-mania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rzfco6rpy0&t=53...

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 m...

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 o...

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. Show Notes: Magazines of Xmas pas...

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. So come and join in on the hunt of these classic games. Show Notes Batman : The Caped Crusader (Spectrum / C64) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS1cViEeHto Broken Sword : Shadow of the Templars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6EO16GWmM0 Cruise For A...