This week on ARG Presents 234, we take a look at those special games that, once produced, set the standard for what was to follow...yes, it's Games that Defined a Genre! After some discussion on the topic, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we make the case for 2 genre defining games, Rogue and Arkanoid!
Take aim and FIRE this week on ARG Presents, and THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron give LIGHT GUN GAMES a shot! First we'll ponder the long history of gun games, and then we'll blast through a few choices of our own, as we take on Police Trainer and LETHAL Enforcers! BANG!
We're here! Better late then never this week, and we're going to BATTLE on the Neo Geo this week as we pit a very OLD Neo Geo game against a later release. Please, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we look at The Super Spy and Prehistoric Isle 2. Apologies for the sound quality this week..I had an issue I wasn't aware of.
Midway Games, one of the true pioneers of arcade gaming...gone..in an instant. But why? Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we explore what killed this beloved developer, and then stick around as we pick a few games that WE think helped put the final nails in the Midway coffin. Journey with us as we try out Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and John Woo Presents STRANGLEHOLD.
Can they play it? YES they super a'CAN! It was a LONG, hard road this week on ARG Presents, but we got 'er done! This week's topic is the SUPER A'CAN, an OBSCURE console offering from our friends in Taiwan. Out less then a year and with 12 total games in the library, this one is...not the easiest to play at home. STILL, we pulled it off! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron for Boom Zoo and SANGO Fighter!
It's games EXCLUSIVE to Japanese Arcades this week on ARG, and I think we found a couple winners! First, we talk about Japan's arcade scene and some reason why some games stay in Japan. Then, it's TIME as Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT discuss Ninja Baseball Bat Man and STEEL WORKER!
Bonjour, ya'll! It's something different from your pals here at ARG Presents, as we take a look at Games From FRANCE! First, we talk about a few famous French programmers and game designers, and then it's time to explore a few of the titles from the BIG F! Join us for Le 5eme Axe aka The Fifth Axis, and Alpha Waves AKA Continuum!
As requested by the fans, this week on a special ARG Presents, we dive dive DIVE for your enjoyment as we take a look at the undersea world of SUBMARINE GAMES! First, thrill to the OLD SCHOOL classic Scramble knock-off known as Sea Dragon! Then..FMV...WINDOWS 3.1....you KNOW IT's GOLD as we batten down the hatches for SILENT STEEL! We'll try not to torpedo this one!
Now THIS is a wacky episode! Double rare "Video Game Console"...check. Less then 10 commercial games released...check. An unfinished emulator...check. Only PART of ONE commercial game works...check. We have to dig into the HOMEBREW scene for a game...CHECK! That's right folks, it's NUON time, and we're giving it a whirl! Join Amigo Aaron and the Brent for Decaying Orbit and SPACE INVADERS XL!
This week on a special ARG Presents, join THE BRENT and AMIGO AARON as we do a little bit more gaming in POST Amigathon edition. Kick back as we fire up the A500 Mini SUPER HACKED EDITION for some great Amiga gameplay to raise a few more bucks for the Children's Miracle Network. It's all Amiga ALL the time this week on ARG, plus a special EMERGENCY WHEEL SPIN! We will return to our normal format NEXT WEEK, so get ready!
ARG is BACK with BIG episode 225! This time out, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we dig DEEP into the C64 gaming archive for some fun. First, experience the awe and amazement as we get draggy with Shirley Muldowney's TOP FUEL CHALLENGE! THEN, ever wanted to play a BUM simulator! It's time, hobo boy! THE BRENT presents RAGS TO RICHES!
It's back to business this week on ARG Presents! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we head to Japan to sample another computer from the brilliant folks at Sharp! It's MZ-700 time, gang! First, a look at this interesting machine, and then it's GAME TIME as week check out HUNCHY and the brilliant and original title DONKEY GORILLA!
This week on ARG Presents, we bid a fond farewell to Boatfest 2022 by discussing some of the GAMES we saw at the show. I have a bone to pick with people over Atari 2600 Pacman, and we also discuss games that were featured at the show like Street Fighter II Championship Edition, Timber Man, NBA Jam, Dodgy Rocks, and more!
HERE IT IS! It's ARG 222 LIVE from Boatfest 2022! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT along with a LIVE CROWD as we play Wheel of Misfortune! Join us as we talk about the Odyssey 2, Atari 5200, 4 Player NBA Jam on The Jag, the C64, and BRAZILIAN POPEYE!
Time for some CRIME this week on ARG Presents as we look at ARCADE HACKS AND BOOTLEGS! YES, whether it's arcade owners squeezing some extra life out of a game, or games illegally crossing the border, bootlegs have always been a fascinating presence in the arcade. After a history lesson from THE BRENT, the boys dig in with Donkey Kong II and Street Fighter II RAINBOW EDITION!
This week on ARG Presents, we get MONOCHROME with the quirky handheld from Japan, the Bandai Wonderswan! We talk a bit about it's creator, it's cunning plan to undercut the Gameboy, and it's short, sweet life. Then we take a look at two English friendly games for the system! Join us for Buffers Evolution & Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha...Megaman and Bass for us English folks!
It's LADIES night here at ARG Presents, as this week we look at Games Marketed Towards Girls! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we try to get in touch with our feminine side through GAMING! And the games we played..whoa boy. Experience the mystery of Nancy Drew - Message in a Haunted Mansion and then allow THE BRENT to explain his Girl Game - PAC-MAN! Let's see him wiggle his way outta this one!
Get ready to laugh...when you shouldn't! It's Serious Games That are Funny this week on ARG Presents, and we take a DEEP dive into the subject matter. First, laugh, cry, kill, fly in MASH for the Colecovision, and the shave your head, get a tattoo and steal peoples clothes in HITMAN!
Welcome to an episode of ARG well calculated to blow your mind! This week is an oddball as we look at Games on Calculators...specifically in this case games for the Texas Instruments TI-83 / TI-84 line of calculators. First THE BRENT does a DEEP dive into gaming on calculators, as well as his PERSONAL wacky exploits, and then it's game time, as we look at zDOOM and zTetris!
N-Gage! It's time for the ARG boys to take on one of the most notorious hand held consoles of all time. Is it as bad as they say it is!? Find out at Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT get crazy with the Taco Phone! Join us for looks at SSX Out Of Bounds and the JUGGERNAUT that is CALL OF DUTY!
Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for Pre and POST show antics! This week THE BRENT whines about OVERTIME!
It's BIG episode 215 of ARG Presents! This time out we take a look into the dark seedy underbelly of the beloved Nintendo Entertainment System...oh yes..this week it's NES BOOTLEG GAMES! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we talk about bootegged games, then it's time to pick a few to try out. Relax and experience the NES version of Super Mario World, and then gaze on in wonder at the FIRST TRUE Nintendo character fighting game, KART FIGHTER!
On this ARG Presents Pre-show, watch THE BRENT scold Amigo Aaron for having TOO MUCH JOY! We discuss the Coleco Adam Fujinet card, Babylon 5, and our life philosophies.
Hello folks, welcome to BIG episode 214 of ARG Presents! This time out, DEM BOYS take a look at J2ME Games...yeah we didn't know what that means either! A better name is JAVA PHONE GAMES! First, we learn a lil' something, then it's GAME TIME! Set back and relax as we look at ALPHA WING and Chuck Norris: BRING ON THE PAIN!!!!!!!!!!
By request, it's BURGER games this week on ARG Presents. You'll be surprised at the sheer amount of games based on hamburgers! Well...no...you won't, but we did find a couple! Join us for SUPER Burger Time and Sneak King!
Welcome to the present from THE PAST! It's Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT going back into the distant past this week on ARG Presents with TIME TRAVEL GAMES! First, be amazed at the splendor and beauty and INCREDIBLE DIFFICULTY that IS Dragons Lair 2: Time Warp. Then get in your TIME JEEP as we jaunt over to the Commodore 64 to BATTLE THROUGH TIME!
Welcome to an interesting episode of ARG Presents. This time out, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we learn all about the APPLE II GS! This was the mother of all APPLE II computers, and aside from being backwards compatible, brought it's own unique gaming vision to the table. Sit back, relax, and enjoy are look Ancient Glory and XENOCIDE!
Ok, i'll admit it...ARG 210 is a bit out there...a bit zany, a little off the FREAKIN' WALL, MAN! Join Amigo Aaron and THE FREAKIN' BRENT this week for Games That Make NO Sense! The boys will try to figure it out as they take on Wario ware, Inc. Mega Microgame$ for the Gameboy Advance and the DEMO of a NEVER RELEASED anti-drug game for MS-DOS named "Wrecked - A Psychedelic Journey". Yes, ANTI-DRUG! The Brent has done it again..this you gotta see!
Welcome to a fun-filled episode of ARG Presents, starring games featuring...ARG PRESENTS! It's Games featuring Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT this week on the show, and we will look at two GREAT games that were kind enough to include US in them in some capacity! Check out Gulpy and Chez Maxime ZX!
Just before the release of this weeks show, I've just found out that Scott Hall, aka Razor Ramon of the WWF ,and among the wrestlers featured in WWF Wrestlemania, has passed away. Scott was a great worker who was haunted by his demons his whole career. Rest In Peace Scott Hall..you were one of a kind. Welcome to wacky ARG Presents 208! You know, anyone can evolve there opinions, have a change of heart, or see something in a different light, and that's the show this week: Games We've Come Around ...
