It's BIG ARG 207, and this week it's Games about bands, musicians, or artists! With so many games to choose from, you know THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron will go in two different directions and we did! Join us as we explore The Blues Brothers for the Amstrad CPC and Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style for the Playstation!
Welcome to a special ARG Presents that has a MILLION names! The Force 2? The Lansay 1392? Jeu Video TV perhaps? Maybe simply the MPU 1000 will do! There's no wrong answer, but join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron because we will be taking a look at the Acetronics MPU 1000 console! And what better games to try then AIR SEA ATTACK and GRAND PRIX!
Welcome to a fun and exciting ARG Presents, as we take a DEEP dive into the world of the COMMODORE PET! WE have a look at the origins of the machine, it's formative years, and it's amazing success. Then, it's GAME TIME as we tackle two of the offerings with FIRE! and Meteorite!
It's Videopac time! We're exploring the European offerings on the Odyssey 2 and Videopac consoles with week on ARG Presents! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we look at games for our childhood console favorite that never EVER made their way to the states in the glory days. Relax and enjoy our takes on The Mousing Cat and Chez Maxime aka Restaurant!
ARG Presents is BACK this week with something from WAAAY out there..it's Board Games based on Video Arcade Games! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we look at the massive GIRTH of board games that are spawned from popular classic and modern video games titles. After that, it's time to dig in as we review PAC-MAN The Game and Berzerk! Grab your dice and check it out!
Olá pessoal! Welcome to an INTERNATIONAL ARG event this week as we look at Sega Master System games that appeared EXCLUSIVELY in Brazil! We'll talk about how the SMS gained so much popularity there, what games are exclusive, and the company behind all the success. THEN, it's game time as we look at the Woody Woodpecker exclusive Férias Frustradas Do Pica Pau and a game straight from Japan to Brazil, Baku Baku Animal! É hora de diversão!
Welcome to ARG Presents 200 Episodes Celebration! Sure, it's episode 201, but still...we're celebrating the PREVIOUS 200...yeh that's it. Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we look back at MANY episodes, and talk about our favorite, and LEAST favorite consoles and computers! Watch our screwups! It's fun all around! And lastly, thanks to EVERYONE for supporting us since jumps street! We appreciate it!
It's BIG BIG episode 200, and what better way to celebrate then with a few Psikyo's like THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron! That's right, it's games that were based on the Psikyo SH2 Arcade PCB's this week. Psikyo, known for their shooters and out of business LONG ago are coming back in a BIG way this week on the 200th show! Thrill as we play GUNBARICH and Lode Runner THE DIG FIGHT!
Sometimes a gaming franchise has to take a chance, to make a change, and THAT is the sort of franchises that we're looking at this week on ARG Presents. Join us as we look at Blue Max 2001 on the C64 and Atari 8-bit systems, and Zelda II The Adventure of Link on the Nintendo Entertainment System!
If you've been DREAMING about an episode of ARG that tiptoes back into the land of SEGA, then your dream has come true! This week, join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for another go around with the Sega Dreamcast! First, thrill to the sorta-realistic racing simulation of MSR - Metropolis Street Racer! Then, strap in to your spaceship as Aaron takes a shot at StarLancer!
Pop that VHS tape in the old Video Cassette Recorder and SMASH THE PLAY BUTTON, because this week the ARG Presents crew are playing some old school VCR GAMES! Prepare to be abused and humbled at the feet of the gatekeeper this week, because THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron are in a scary AtmoFEAR when we play NIGHTMARE!
Listen, the ZX81 was great, and the ZX Spectrum was off the charts, so you KNOW the Sinclair QL will be SOLID GOLD! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we try to figure out what the heck this computer was, who it was for, how to use it, and where to get games for it! Then, after the history lesson, settle in for our two game selections this week as we tackle Cuthbert In Space and ...oh man....JUNGLE EDDI!!!!!!!!
Spit out that pacifier and jump out of that playpen! It's BABY games this week on ARG Presents, and Baby Aaron and Baby Brent are ready to strap on a nappy and ...ok, I can't even type that! Join the boys as we regress to our baby days with Baby Jo in "Going Home" and Baby Pacman! This is a two bottle gig, so strap on your bonnet and enjoy! WHAAAAAAAAAH!
It's BIG ARG 194 this week, and the boys are looking at the NOTORIOUS Game.com handheld console! Is this thing as craptastic as we've been lead to believe?!? YOU'LL FIND OUT! AND, it's a VERSUS week, so the boys will RIGEROUSLY be defending their titles. THRILL to THE BRENT and his game MONOPOLY in savage combat with Amigo Aaron and INDY 500!
Hello folks, your good pal Amigo Aaron here! it all went down on Friday, November 26, 2021....The Thanks-For-Giving 2021 Marathon! We left it all in the studio folks, and that video is up right now for your kind edification! With all that said, enjoy this quick post show, and prepare yourselves, for on December 5, we'll be looking at games on the notorious GAME.COM console!
SWITCHAROO this week on ARG Presents! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we take a look at Games that became OTHER GAMES! These are games that started off in one direction, and for a variety of reason, turned out COMPLETELY differently in the end! Join the fellas as they look at TIME PILOT from the arcades and the INFAMOUS BRATACCAS aka BANDERSNATCH on the Commodore Amiga!
Remember those bygone days of youth this week on ARG Presents, as we look at games based on beloved British cartoons! After a brief discussion, we jump right into the action! Go APE with Bangers and Mash on the ZX Spectrum, and then it's time for everyone favorite bumbling, grumbling, and stumbling man-child with Mr. Bean on the Nintendo DS!
Oh man, I get excited about this one! YES, after MUCH DEMAND, it's TIME for THE ComX-35 Computer...a computer with a murky past from the mysterious high-tech streets of 1980's HONG KONG! Water proof keyboard? Built-in joystick? RADIATION PROOF PROCESSOR?!? It's got it all! THRILL to the story of the ComX-35, and then relax and enjoy a few gaming offerings as we look at the provocatively titled GET YOUR GADGET and CROSS HORDE, the GAME OF 1000 PORTS!
Happy Halloween everyone! Welcome to ARG 190, costume edition! Grab that candy sack for some treats with no tricks...we promise! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron for some holiday fun as we take another look at LASER DISC GAMES! Thrill to the innovation of "I'm Your Man" and then it's time to DEFEND EARTH FROM INVADERS in US VS. THEM!
The days grow darker, there's a chill in the air...that can only mean one thing...HORROR GAMES on ARG! That's right, fright-fans, this week the chat DEMANDED IT and so Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT dipped their toes in the dark waters of horror. Join us as we explore Eternal Darkness on the Nintendo Gamecube and Nightmare Creatures on the Sony Playstation!
What's old is NEW again this week on ARG Presents! We're looking at MODERN 16 BIt titles on the Sega Genesis / Megadrive this week, and the action gets HOT AND HEAVY! First, we learn never to sign a peace treaty with The Demons of Asteborg, and NEVER have your bachelor party in a clown based nightclub, otherwise you might be in for a LETHAL WEDDING! ***Special Shout Out to SUPPORTER MARIO! Thank so much my friend!****
This week's ARG Presents is all about powerful Female Protagonists in gaming! After some talk of the history of the ladies as the main characters in retrogaming, we get down to business with two VERY different games, but both with awesome and elegant female leads! First it's a non-stop KILLFEST with Joanna Dark in Perfect Dark, and then it's the grace and skill of Faith in Mirror's Edge!
Fasten your seatbelts and put all trays in their upright positions for ARG 186, because this time out we look at Commodore 64 Flight Simulators! Join Captain Aaron and Co-Pilot THE BRENT and we fly this sucker flaps up and landing gear down when we float over Arcade Flight Simulator and A.C.E.!!
If you like beating the brakes off suckas, have I got the show for you! It's ARG Presents 185, and this time out, we look at the Capcom CPS Dash arcade system! Now, granted, there were only 5 games ever released for this thing but ALL of them feature HEART POUNDING BEAT DOWNS! Join Amigo Aaron and the Brent as we sample Warriors of Fate and THE PUNISHER!
Hello again AGAIN from ARG Presents! This time out, games so nice they PORTED THEM TWICE to the exact same system. This is a DOUBLE dose of Amstrad, as we look at the twice made versions of Paperboy and Double Dragon!
This week it's a SCIENTIFIC edition of ARG Presents. Join DEM BOYS for a trip back to the 70's with the Ohio Scientific Challenger Computer! First we'll briefly revisit the Binatone machine before taking a DEEP dive into OHIO. We'll talk about the company behind the OSC and it's humble beginning, then it's GAME TIME! Thrill to Star Wars, Othello, and HANG WOMAN!
PONG! That's all I need to say! You KNOW you can't get enough. It's been around for 45+ years, but it's engrained in your BRAIN! The bat, the square ball, the bleeps and bloops...it's PART OF YOU! So today, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we take a look at the UK's pong MASTER, it's TV MASTER in fact, the Binatone TV Master MK IV. We'll also have a look at the whole Binatone family of Pong consoles, the 8500 chip that made it all possible, and the many, MANY ways you can take pong and make it ...
Hello everyone! Welcome to BIG episode 181 of ARG Presents! This time out, we're taking a look at games that were bad...VERY bad. How bad? We're talking games that are 2 out of 10 or less! And, on top of that, we'll TRY to defend these dogs! Brace yourselves as we endure Guerrilla War for the Commodore 64 and Deadly Tower for the Nintendo NES!
This week on ARG Presents, DEM BOYS have a bone to pick with the video game industry, and a license to KILL! We're discussing Games That NEED to DIE! First, we discuss some honorable mentions and ponder the topic itself, then we get down to business. Watch in horror as we attempt to assassinate John Madden Football for the Apple 2 and Worms for the Amiga!
Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for an off the cuff discussion about the announced and upcoming A500 Mini, the long talked about and awaited Amiga Mini we've all pondered over the years. THE BRENT has some interesting opinions that are sure to engage and delight!
