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An unexpected surprise this week in the form of Cyberflix's Titanic: Adventure Out of Time, a mid-90s point and click adventure that rode the wave of Titanic popularity to a level of success that even its creators hadn't anticipated. Listen in to find out what might possibly be the reason behind Chris's assertion that this may be the best game we've played on the show. Come join us on all the usua...

Chris, as ever, is pushing the rules to breaking point this week and bringing what he calls a game but is actually a glorified tutorial for Metal Gear Solid, a title we discussed at length mere weeks ago. But who knows, maybe he can explain just why the VR Missions deserve almost an hour of your time, or maybe it will all crash and burn in catastrophic fashion. Listen in to find out! Come join us...

Almost not making it out because Ashley was too scared to edit it, this week's episode is a celebration of all things spooktacular as Chris and Ashley tackle Splatterhouse 2, an early Mega Drive hit that comes packed to the gills with buckets of blood (albeit green), a mass of blunt weapons, and monsters galore. Will it scratch your supernatural itch in the run up to Halloween? Listen in to find o...

With a brand new iteration of Microsoft's Windows operating system on the horizon, Chris and Ashley's minds drift back to the early days of the platform and the hidden gem that is Minesweeper that sat there, unassuming, somewhere in the depths of the Start Menu. Anybody who ever touched a PC in the two decades either side of the millenium has played it (probably) and now Chris and Ashley are playi...

Samus is back! At least she was in 1991 when Metroid II: The Return of Samus hit the Game Boy, and then again in 1998 when Ashley played it (and yes we know she's back again in Metroid Dread). This sequel to the hit NES is peculiar in a number of ways (that you'll have to listen to the episode to find out about, natch!) but we're certain it is worth anyone's time if they have even the slightest wh...

What's good about Metal Gear Solid? That's the question Chris and Ashley are trying to answer this week as they plumb the depths of this Kojima cut. Their answers might surprise you.   Come join us on all the usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagram Facebook Music for this episode is by Stevia Sphere from the album Cell Div...

We've both been a bit under the weather this week so our episode today was recorded a little while ago. Long before the epiphany Chris experienced with Starcraft, in the midst of his denial of all things strategy, Ashley took up the impossible task of convincing him to play the latest entry in one of the finest turn-based strategy game series in existence, Civilization VI. Join Chris in finding ou...

If Ashley had a quid for every time Chris has slandered the real time strategy genre then he'd probably have a minor fortune. However, turns out it was all completely baseless because Chris has hardly even touched an RTS, let alone played one for any length of time. So what better place to start than with StarCraft? Does the game have what it takes to turn Chris around on an entire genre he has re...

We're going way back this week with Chris's Acorn Archimedes pick of Repton, a game Ashley hadn't even heard of let alone played, but one that nevertheless spawned a multitude of sequels. Listen along to find out whether they were deserved! During the episode, we played Repton at: BBC Micro Archive Repton 3 - Fan Remake Come join us on all the usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate,...

To celebrate the release of WarioWare: Get it Together! this week, Chris and Ashley go back to where it all began on the Game Boy Advance with Mega Microgames. If you've ever played a WarioWare title you should know what to expect, and if you haven't, well we give you permission to pause the episode and go find one right now, because they're a lot of fun! But do come back afterwards. Come join us...

Are you the sort that might want a treasure trove of games on tap and in your pocket at all times? Are you an exclusive type who only wants the best, who only has the best? Well Chris is, and he says he gets it all from Apple Arcade! We have to admit, after talking about it for an hour, it seems there are rather a lot of compelling reasons to dive into this subscription-based games collection. Lis...

This week, Chris and Ashley celebrate the release of Psychonauts 2 by taking a look at the original, a game that stands tall among the many gaming experiences either of them have had. But is it as good as either of them remember? Listen in to find out! Come join us on all the usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagram Faceboo...

Are you the sort of person who watches bumper bundles of old adverts on YouTube for a sweet little hit of nostalgia? Then boy do we have the game for you! Zool is the first game Chris and Ashley have played that has included overt product placement! The game is a home grown 90s platformer that shares more than a little DNA with the blue blur, but does it live up to the standards of the hasty hedge...

Turns out not everyone in the whole world has played a Mega Man game like Ashley thought, because Chris had never touched one before. In a way, he still hasn't because Mega Man Battle Network isn't your Nana's Mega Man. A fusion of several different genres, the title takes in elements of action, turn-based, and tactics RPGs, as well as a bit of puzzling and a dose of Pokemon-style collectomania! S...

Fantasy Zone, released on the Game Gear in 1991, is a bright, bold and breezy shoot-em-up starring Opa Opa, a sentient space ship. Confusingly, it is a reworking of Fantasy Zone, released on the Master System in 1986, a bright, bold and breezy shoot-em-up starring Opa Opa, a sentient space ship. Does the Game Gear version bring something new to the table? Is the game worth a go? What is a cute-em-...

Does your brain sometimes move at a million miles an hour even when you don't want it to? Do you sometimes find yourself in need of a moment? If the answer is yes, then Agar.io might just be the game for you. A semi-serene take on battle-royale style gameplay (and predating a number of the big names in that space, to boot!) Agar.io isn't necessarily everyone's cup of tea, but it could be yours! Li...

Normality, a 90s adventure game set against a dystopian quasi-United Kingdom on the brink of revolution created by the developers of the Premier Manager series. Sounds like Chris and Ashley's very precise cup of tea, that! But is it, though? Is it really? Give us a listen and find out! Come join us on all the usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please:...

To celebrate seventy episodes, Chris and Ashley play Clock Tower, a Japan-only survival horror game often talked about as one of the games that really got the ball rolling for the genre, and one that turns the tables on how the pair usually respond to horror-filled gaming. Listen in to find out why exactly Ashley loved this, and what turned Chris away. Come join us on all the usual socials - follo...

It's that time again, where Ashley attempts to convince Chris to get his wallet out and stump up the cash for a game he thinks he'd love. This week's candidate is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. First released in 2011 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Zelda series, Skyward Sword is once more seeing the light of day, this time to coincide with the series' 35th birthday. Listen in to...

Zombies are eating your neighbors in Zombies Ate My Neighbors, a 1993 LucasArts joint, in which you're tasked with blasting your way through hordes of zombies, monsters and things that go bump in the night to prevent them all from eating your neighbors. Jinkies! Come join us on all the usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twitter YouTube Instagr...

Golf. Once the preserve of the landed and lorded, the game has since been coopted by the lowly to become one of the greatest gaming genres (you know, as long as you don't think too hard about the existence of golf sims). Kirby's Dream Course is one of Nintendo's many forays into the golf world, and still one of their most fun, too! Listen in to find out what makes it so great! Come join us on all...

We're talking this week about what is probably the first ever game that gives a worm a starring role (I haven't checked, don't @ me), Earthworm Jim! Remembered fondly by 90s kids for both the superb Saturday morning cartoon and this game, we're digging it up once more to see how it holds together. Come join us on all the usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if...

If you've ever had stars in your eyes, Lionhead Studios' The Movies might be the game for you! Chris and Ashley take on the role of movie moguls this week, tasked with building the mother of all movie studios, and one capable of sweeping the board at the game's awards show. Can they do it or does Hollywood chew them up and spit them out like so many before them? Listen in to find out! Come join us...

Mario and company's latest outing takes them to the many and varied worlds of the Sprixie Kingdom and sees absolutely everybody clawing their way up what could, for all we know, be a greasy pole at the end of each level. Chris seems to like it. Ashley seems to like it. Listen in to find out why! Come join us on all the usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if y...

This week, Chris and Ashley actually enjoy playing a game for once when they revisit Road Rash 2, a Sega Mega Drive motorcycle racing game where chains and billy clubs aren't optional and your biggest opponents aren't other racers but the cars careering down the highway behind you. Come join us on all the usual socials - follow, like, share, subscribe, rate, review and all that, if you please: Twi...