TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games

Nigel Mansell’s World Championship Racing FINALLY comes to TADPOG. We know all the Mansellheads have been chomping at your bits for us to finally get to this 1992 classic and not a single one of the show hosts had ever heard about. BUT FIRST, we have to talk about Herman’s Head and Murphy Brown – … Continue reading → The post Ep. 877 – Nigel Mansell’s Worl...

Freefall ’95, since it’s ’95 that totally makes it retro, right? Even if the actual game is like a week old. Sure, that makes sense to me. We can run with it. So we have a LOT of Jungle Jim’s treats to try out. Mostly good. We also spend quite a bit of time in … Continue reading → The post Ep. 876 – Freefall ’95 (PC) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler a...

Well. Here it is. The game you’ve all been waiting for us to cover.,,Steel Talons! You know it’s a serious game because the “O” in the game’s logo is a targeting reticle. It’s a game so important to the SNES library that Tyler dipped out and we got Bubba Drewski on as third mic to … Continue reading → The post Ep. 875 – Steel Talons (SNES) appe...

Spider-Man! That’s right, Phil Spiderman, hits TADPOG shores. We’ve done Maximum Carnage, is this game similar? NO? Is that a bad thing? Listen and find out! You can probably guess. But just to clear everything up, we brought on our foremost Spidermanologist, Sandwich Pope Phil! Before we get started, we have to visit TADPOG Book … Continue reading → The post Ep. 874 &#8211...

Mina the Hollower digs it’s way over to TADPOG shores – it has to be something special in order to break out SNES streak with a new release. Some please come sit awhile and listen to us review this retro style game for Steam. Tyler went to Jungle Jim’s and returned with a bevy of … Continue reading → The post Ep. 873 – Mina the Hollower appeared first on TADPOG:...

Hey, Tyler is out this week so it’s just Dave and Ian on this Lite Bake episode. It’s a really fun one. Good goofy energy. Hope you enjoy. Plugs: The post Ep. 872 – Litest of Bakes – June 2026 appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games .

Pac-Attack, yes, that is correct. More tangential Pac-Man properties that just take the brand and force it into new elements. How will this stack up to the other crazy Pac-Man games on the SNES? We get there – eventually. But first we do a deep dive into the TADPOG book club with Dungeon Crawler Carl … Continue reading → The post Ep. 871 – Pac-Attack (SNES) appeared first o...

Jim Lee’s Wild C.A.T.S. comes oh so covertly to TADPOG shores courtesty of The Randomizer (All Hail!). We discuss a lot of books, from the new Dungeon Crawler Carl, to the Dresden Files, to Hearts in Atlantis and more. We discuss a few movies, try a lot of chips and candy (LISTEN TO US CHEW, … Continue reading → The post Ep. 870 – Jim Lee’s Wild C.A.T.S. (Covert Action Teams) (SN...

Dr. Ropez, aka Bubba Drewski joins us to talk about Shien’s Revenge. Shien’s Revenge Shownotes: Plugs: The post Ep. 869 – Shien’s Revenge (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games .

Lock On! We also cover a game called Lock On! So we are totally locked on to Lock On! But we also discuss ear buds, some audio books, some horror movie trailers, viral pickle dip and Melissa not enjoying Peanut Butter in her no bake cookies. We discuss the dedication of Mr. Freeze and take … Continue reading → The post Ep. 868 – Lock On! (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and...

Lite Bake, of the extra extra variety comes to TADPOG shores as the last week of the month. Busy times leads to some much needed therapy. We talk about the movies, games, TV, and books we have spend time with during the week, spend a lot of time on a new TikTok inspired video game … Continue reading → The post Ep. 867 – Lite Bake (April 2026) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and D...

HAL’s Hole in One Golf birdies it’s way onto TADPOG Shores. We are sadly down a Bubba Drewski this week, but at least we all saw Project Hail Mary, so we have that going for us. We go on about what we have been playing AND what we have been reading – we are very … Continue reading → The post Ep. 866 – HAL’s Hole in One Golf appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler...

Pokémon Pinball does that one banned maneuver where you lazarus the ball from certain doom back into play, directly to TADPOG shores. Chosen as the TADPOG retro game of the month by the TADPOG Nation, we thought it would be timely to knock this one out. Since it’s pinball, you know we have to bring … Continue reading → The post Ep. 865 – Pokemon Pinball (GBC) appeared first...

SimCity 2000, you know, about THE YEARRRRR TWOOOOO THOUSSAAAANNNNNDDDDD. Right? Okay, good enough. We did Sim City many many years ago so it’s only fair we give the SNES sequel a go like a decade or so afterward. In this episode we try out some special Easter candy in the form of Asian exclusive oreo … Continue reading → The post Ep. 864 – SimCity 2000 appeared first on TAD...

D-Force forces its D directly onto our show, courtesy of The Randomizer. We are blessed by the presence of Bubba Drewski to help us talk about different kinds of sugar, what Larry David is doing, discuss Ian’s journey into The Dresden Files, Tyler’s journey into He Who Fights With Monsters, Dave’s journey in Project Hail … Continue reading → The post Ep. 863 – D...

Circus of Values! That’s right, special discount for this episode. Totally free. Non-game related. Just hanging out, taking quizzes, doing bits, and generally just enjoying the company of each other. Pull up a chair and hang out for us. We are pretty hard of hearing so we may not hear you but don’t let that … Continue reading → The post Ep. 862 – Circus of Values (Lit...

Frogger leaps onto TADPOG shores, courtesy of a busy week for us all. But first, we do plenty of book talk, anime talk, what we have been playing, and more. For a game we all felt a certain way about, we packed plenty of good conversation into this episode. So from Atari to Seinfeld, won’t … Continue reading → The post Ep. 861 – Frogger (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyle...

Arcade’s Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 – is quite a mouthful for this sort of game. But hey, it’s a thing. Tyler has returned with full audio capabilities and plenty of snack for us to try from Jungle Jim’s. So we discuss work woes, job interviews, snacks, audiobooks, and some new music. We do … Continue reading → The post Ep. 860 – Arcade’s Greatest Hit...

Bonkers! Totally nuts. Let’s get this out of the way—yes, Tyler sounds terrible. Embrace the terrible. He is out of town for work and is doing his best. So, beyond 1/4 of the show having bad audio, Bubba Drewski joins us to discuss both the cartoon and the show this week. We talk about TikTok … Continue reading → The post Ep. 859 – Bonkers (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: T...

Aero Fighters, you know—Aeros. And they are fighting. Did you guess this would be an intense cinematic platformer detailing a surface-dwelling human’s adventure trying to make his way through a cloud kingdom he woke up in? If so, you didn’t look at the game cover. It’s a top-down shooter. But I give you points for … Continue reading → The post Ep. 858 – Aero Fig...

Dave, Ian, and Bubba Drewski back together again for Lite Bake (Take Three). Plugs: The post Ep. 857 – Lite Bake (Take Three) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games .

Mecarobot Golf! Did you also think it was Mecha Robot Golf? Wrong. Did you think this was a cool arcade style golf game with robots and futuristic elements? Wrong. Maybe more than 1 robot? Wrong. This game is not really what you would expect at all. But we taste some hot sauces and salsa courtesy … Continue reading → The post Ep. 856 – Mecarobot Golf (SNES) appeared first on TADP...

Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies, and Super Pinball: Behind the Mask – That’s right, we go a little pinball crazy and takes on three games at once (hey, it’s pinball, not a ton of difference). But first we talk a lot Star Trek. Then some books. Then some movies. Then we try a food AND GET … Continue reading → The post Ep. 855 – Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies...

Willow! Straight from Josh Nance’s heart to the shores of TADPOG. It doesn’t help us get to the end of the SNES library any quicker but we all need to live a little. We can have a little Willow, as a treat. This one may sound a little different (very different in Tyler’s case) but … Continue reading → The post Ep. 854 – Willow (NES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyl...

ActRaiser 2, the factual sequel to factual sequel to the Biblical book of Acts has finally arrived on TADPOG shores. Tyler has returned to us, and he didn’t die this time, so he talks about his week away. We deeply discuss donkeys and their wedding presence. TADPOG Book nook arrives as Tyler and Dave discuss … Continue reading → The post Ep. 853 – ActRaiser 2 appeared first...