Hosts: Paul Driscoll (The Drisk) & Garron Tungate (The G Man) The bugs are back… and this time they're taking over the show! In this swarm-tastic episode, The Drisk and The G Man dive headfirst into the sticky, six-legged world of classic bug-themed games. From arcade flyers to cartridge classics, we're covering a buzzing lineup of insect invaders, mechanical creepy-crawlies, and absolute chaos on…
Join Kingy and Drisky as they dive back into the world of overlooked classics and forgotten favourites, this time exploring the rich history of Nintendo's consoles and handhelds, with one SEGA stop along the way. From futuristic racing and ninja action to bizarre dreamscapes and pinball adventures, the lads uncover a selection of hidden gems that deserve a place in every retro gamer's collection.…
Join Kingy and Drisky as they return to their favourite topic of hidden gems. This time around, the guys have opted for various gaming systems instead of sticking with one. The games features are: The Factory - C64 Fast Eddie's Pool and Billiards - Amiga Rocky Rodent - SNES Rapid Reload - PS1 Slipstream - Arcade Cliffhanger - ZX Spectrum Show notes: Moss Moss game -…
🎙️ Love at First Byte Spectrum crushes, Amiga affairs, and the awkward romance of growing up digital What do you remember falling in love with first: your gaming system… or your teenage sweetheart? In Love at First Byte , Drisky and Kingy dust off the cassette tapes, fire up the disk drives, and confess their first proper loves – the ZX Spectrum and the Commodore Amiga . Along the way, things get…
OpenBOR (short for Open Beats of Rage ) is a free, open-source game engine designed primarily for creating side-scrolling beat 'em up games — the classic style made popular by titles like Streets of Rage and Final Fight . There are literally hundreds of homebrew games made with this and if you love a good WRAF, then this is the episode for you. Join Kingy, Almac and Retroric as they discuss their…
Drisky and Kingy take a deep dive into the digital realms of Middle‑earth as they journey through the long and varied history of Tolkien‑inspired video games. From humble text adventures on the 8‑bit micros to sprawling action epics on the PlayStation 2 and GameCube, the boys explore how developers across the decades interpreted one of fantasy's greatest worlds. Games Covered: The Melbourne House…
Join Kingy and very special guests from our Discord channel: Darren, Logan and Paul. The guys wax lyrical over this often misunderstood Tomb Raider game, which deserves everyone's attention. Just as with the previous episode that we covered Tomb Raider 1 episode, a few years back, the entire episode is dedicated to this game.
Join Kingy, Garron, Almac and Turnbl as the lads discuss their opinions on their new hardware purchase - The Analogue 3D, the N64 FPGA lovely bit of kit. Is it the saviour of their dust-gathering cartridges? Games featured on this episode: Zelda: Ocarina of Time Perfect Dark Sin and Punishment Shadows of the Empire Mission Impossible Waverace 64 Diddy Kong Racing Jet Force Gemini
Drisky and Kingy come back after the extended Chrimbo break choosing six top games froms the wonderful Ant Stream collection. Don't worry if you havent got Ant Stream, its just six awesome retro game to play... Alien Holocaust 2 (A2600) Arabian Nights (Amiga) Don Doko Don (Arcade) Reshoot-R (Amiga AGA) Side Pocket (Arcade) Pirate Pete (Arcade) Notes: PC Overlay to make your games look like a CRT:…
Kingy is joined by Almac and Drisky as they cover the games in Newsfield's incredibly popular ZX Spectrum magazine, CRASH. CRASH at this time of year always had a bumper edition Christmas special and it is with issue 12 (Dec '84/Jan '85) that the lads celebrate the games that were reviewed. Games featured in episode: Astronut - Software Projects Backpackers Guide to the Universe - Fantasy Software…