The boys sail the high seas and chat all about gaming piracy and the many retro memories Show Links: Commercial Breaks Doc (Rise & Fall of Imagine): https://youtu.be/ZoDh61sgCOg Wardner : Pete Hahn https://youtu.be/pOo9PzTl8U4?si=CoGz7.. . Retro Hour Podcast : Fairlight (Galahad) : https://youtu.be/y6ykMdp1do8?si=LrQLi.. . GDC 16 : GCC Ms Pac Man History https://youtu.be/rhM8NAMW_VQ?si=pVS8p.. . Send and Email : https://youtu.be/3KxPGb2jKBk?si=cEpvQ... Spectrum Game Reviews (BBC TV Show) htt...
Nov 01, 2023•2 hr 32 min
It's the spooky season and the lads are back for our annual Halloween Special. Yes, Count Driskula and Gorgon King are back and chat about modern homebrew ZX Spectrum games with a macabre twist. The games covered are:- Ghostly Capers (2023) https://teknamic.com/product/ghostly-capers/ Bruxólico (2023) https://amaweks.itch.io/bruxlicozx Castlevania : The Spectral Interlude (2015) https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arcade/adventure/castlevania-spectral-interlude/ [Can Play This Online or Download ...
Oct 06, 2023•2 hr 29 min
In this episode Drisky and Kingy go delving in deep to the archives of the PS2 and cover a collection of games that are lesser spoken about. The games covered are:- God Hand War of the Monsters Forsaken City Extreme Metal Racing Freedom Fighters The Suffering Maximo Show notes Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Chase Horizon 2 Samurai Western This years Arcade Club meetup is on 13th/14th October at Arcade Club, Bury, near Manchester...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 55 min
Hello and Welcome to another episode of some fragging vicseral full on action as Drisky and Jon take you through some of the best Boomer Shooter or Neo-Retro FPS blasters around to day. So these are modern shooters but love letters to those fab gunners we grew up with in the 90's. So Hail to the King Baby and chew some bubble gun as we take you for a blast of a time. Show Notes: Prodeus https://store.steampowered.com/app/964800/Prodeus/ - £19.99 Cultic: Chapter One https://store.steampowered.com...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 56 min
Hello and welcome as Drisky and Kingy talk about Hidden Arcade Gems that are on Antstream service on xbox and PC. Of cours there are many ways to play these games, but this is a great option. Show Notes: https://www.antstream.com/ - Antstream service if you want to knoww more. https://www.arcadeclub.co.uk/ - Biggest Arcade venue in Europe. Don't forget RGDS is doing a listener meet up on 13th and 14th October 2023. It's so much fun. Please join us on our new You Tube channel here: https://www.yo...
Aug 20, 2023•2 hr 23 min
In an age where Ocean ruled the 8-bit waves with the Hollywood blockbuster licences, other software houses secured the rights to classic British TV shows. Many didn't have a good reputation for being very enjoyable. Kingy and Drisky have went through the pain of these games, so our dear listeners don't need to. Tune in as they discuss brief memories of the shows alongside the games. The shows/games featured in this episode are: Minder Knightmare Benny Hill’s Madcap Chase Grange Hill Bangers and ...
Jul 28, 2023•3 hr 22 min
Hello and welcome as Drisky and Kingy talk about some of the later arcade racers, in the ultimate modern racing collection. Also we include a section were we talk to Twitch gamer, MAGGS who tells us all about the gaming event at Arcade Club Bury on the 16th August 2023. Show Notes: https://timelessgaming.co.uk/ - Retro event on 16th Aug https://www.arcadeclub.co.uk/ - Biggest Arcade venue in Europe. Don't forget RGDS is doing a listener meet up on 13th and 14th October 2023. It's so much fun. ht...
Jul 07, 2023•3 hr 17 min
In part three of the Gremlin story Drisky and Kingy discuss the later years of Gremlin, covering the PC, PS1, Saturn and N64 era, up until when Gremlin was bought by Infogrames and became Infogrames Sheffield. So come join us as we go through these amazing games 1. slipstream 5000 2. whiplash 3. Actua Soccer 4.Loaded 5. Normality 6. Actua Golf 7. Reloaded 8. hardcore 4x4 9.Realms of the Haunting 10. N2O 11.Motorhead 12 Body Harvest post Gremlin Hon mentions: 13 Wacky Races 14 Hogs of War 15 Soul...
Jun 16, 2023•2 hr 16 min
Drisky & Jon chat all about some of the great DOS platform games out there. Dfend Reloaded (DOS Box Front End): https://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/Download.html Games Covered: Commander Keen: https://www.gog.com/en/game/commander_keen_complete_pack - £2.99 Duke 1 and 2 : Can't buy officially today… So Dfend Reloaded and Abandonware sites your only friend sadly. Alien Carnage: https://3drealms.com/catalog/alien-carnage_48/ - FREE Monster Bash: https://www.gog.com/en/game/monster_bash - £4....
May 25, 2023•1 hr 22 min
EPISODE 321 GOIN’ ROUND ME MATE'S HOUSE (MEGA DRIVE EDITION) In this episode of the RGDS podcast with the idea of Goin' Round Me Mate's House, Ric takes Kingy on a trip down Mega Drive Alley as he introduces Kingy to some lesser-known gems that he may have missed out on in attempt to peel Kingy away from his SNES loving ways. GAMES ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN [1995] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR0MWpOK1RU ALISIA DRAGOON [1992] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIIRtWPYBtg BAD OMEN/DEVILIS...
May 14, 2023•2 hr 25 min
In this episode, Drisky and Kingy cover a truckload of games from the amazing software house, Gremlin Graphics. This is episode 1 of a 3-part series, with this one covering the 16-bit era. Show Notes Bruxólico (ZX Spectrum): https://amaweks.itch.io/bruxlicozx?fbclid=IwAR2s7RxLKDlqScVbRzr5j-nyUgnX1z9VDXrf7SMFWVHuAh-vFS6T-2D6d0s Amiga Event by Ravi of The Retro Hour: https://www.amigashow.com/ Totally free James Bond Book: https://youtu.be/a3bZ8dTWkvA links to book in the You Tube vid description....
Apr 19, 2023•3 hr 25 min
In this episode, Drisky and Kingy cover a truckload of games from the amazing software house, Gremlin Graphics. This is episode 1 of a 3-part series, with this one covering the 8-bit era. The Games: Wanted: Monty Mole 1984 Monty is Innocent 1985 Monty on the Run 1985 Auf Wiedersehen Monty 1987 Moley Xmas 1987 Impossamole 1990 Potty Pigeon 1984 Suicide Express 1985 (c64) Bounder 1985 Grumpy Gumphrey Supersleuth 1985 Thing on a Spring 1985 Westbank 1985 Future Knight 1986 The Way of the Tiger 1986...
Mar 27, 2023•2 hr 17 min
In our latest episode Kingy and Drisky don their tuxedos and sup on their vodka Martinis, shaken not stirred and take a look through March 40th Anniversary of James Bond video games. Not only that It is also the 70th Anniversary in April since James Bond was first introduced to the world in the book Casino Royale and October last year was the 60th Anniversary of the Bond films, so there is plenty of reasons to celebrate Bond. So sit back and enjoy as we take you through 40 years of great gaming ...
Mar 01, 2023•3 hr 17 min
In this latest episode, Kingy is joined by some of our friends from our Discord channel to discuss the community game they played in tandem. The game in question is the excellent Tomb Raider 1. Thanks to Oblisky, Snarkade, Dr Goggles and Mike Hod Show notes: Tomb Raider 2 fan remake demo: http://tombraider-dox.com/
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 50 min
In our latest episode, Drisky and Kingy discuss their love for emulation and all the many ways you can play those classic games. Find out how they each came across emulation and their views on it. They also discuss their top picks of emulators for many systems. Show Notes: Arcade Paradise:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRARBnSQ6iA Tiny Metal: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/TINY-METAL-FULL-METAL-RUMBLE-1595198.html The emulators discussed are: Atari 2600 - S...
Jan 22, 2023•2 hr 32 min
Join Drisky and Kingy as they discuss some of their favourite homebrew 8-bit releases of 2022. Games in this episode:- Ringo - ZX Spectrum Knights and Slimes - C64 Dire Dare - Amstrad CPC TCQ - ZX Spectrum Empire Strikes Back - C64 Penguin Attack - Amstrad CPC Show Notes Behlogar -https://store.steampowered.com/app/1399750/Beholgar/ Atari Couchcade - https://www.game.co.uk/en/arcade1up-atari-couchcade-2872946 RGDS XMAS Quiz on Powerpoint - https://bit.ly/3CjR41t...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 48 min
Join Kingy and Garron as they return with a "memories" episode and chat about what life was like in the 1970's in the UK before video gaming was a thing. How did they ever manage to survive, and what did they do for entertainment? Tune in and find out. Show notes: Hoffman live Amiga DJ set https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVF-GbGHxA8 CPC Dire Dare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E30zyCOMsA...
Dec 02, 2022•2 hr 4 min
Join Drisky as he interviews gaming industry legend Martyn Brown. Yes the co-founder of 17-Bit Software and Team-17, and so helped design and publish siuch amazing games as Alien Breed, Project-X, Body Blows, Super Frog and Worms to name but a few. So come join us as we reminisce about the wonderful Amiga days and some of the systems best games, with the Mr Team-17 himself.
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Yes Boys and Ghouls here at RGDS towers we thought we would really go crazy for Halloween, with an A to Z of Halloween video games to try over the spooky season. if that wasn't enough we decided to double bill the episode, also giving you a suggest Horror film for each letter as well. So sit back and enjoy this epic length episode and hopefully discover some spooky treats to try this Halloween. SPOILERS GAMES AND MOVIES COVERED ---------------------------------------------- # Game - 7th Guest [1...
Oct 26, 2022•5 hr 4 min
Join Drisky and Kingy as they discuss some quality PS2 arcade racers. There are so many great racing games that came out in the generation of gaming, we'd love to hear what your fav ones of this era were. Show Notes: Daddarulekonge ebooks - https://daddarulekonge.itch.io/?fbclid=IwAR14BLXMnBwKxoYS1HOfHRbSnqqCi185N88gCyHy8-AFG30GR-VbsTfXJp4
Oct 07, 2022•2 hr 34 min
Join The Drisk, Garron and Kingy as they try to win Kingy over on the wonderful Sega Saturn with some games that was released in the west and only on the Sega Saturn. Show Notes: Megadrive 2 mini : Link Everdrive Mega Pro : Link Egret Console Mini : Link Raddical Reggie You Tube : Link Metal Jesus Rocks You Tube : Link ThaBeast721 You Tube : Link Papago Translator : Android | Apple Launch Box Saturn emulator : Mednafen Saturn Mode disc optical : Link Sega Action Replay : Link Related RGDS episod...
Sep 16, 2022•2 hr 39 min
Join The Drisk and Kingy as they chat about some of their favourite games based on kids TV we love (and we sure you do to). Games in this episode: Chip and Dale (NES) : Cartoon | Game Link Through The Trapdoor (Spectrum) : Cartoon | Trap Door Game | Through The Trapdoor Game Adventures Of Batman & Robin (SNES) : Cartoon | Game Link Thunder Cats (Amiga) : Cartoon | Game Link Bravestarr (Spectrum) : Cartoon | Game Link Bugs Bunny : Crystal Castle (Game Boy) : Cartoon | Game Link Wolf & She...
Sep 02, 2022•2 hr 45 min
Join Ric, The Drisk and Kingy as they chat about some of their favourite sword yielding and magic wafting games. This isn't deep RPG style games but more an episode on easy accessible and highly playable titles within the sub-genre. Games in this episode: Moonstone (Amiga) Myth (Amiga) Magic Sword (Arcade) Twinkle Tale (Mega Dive) Ice Palace (C64) Heretic (PC) Show notes: Steering wheel config video for combined pedals as mentioned by Kingy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_q1nfvcsHI&t=111...
Aug 11, 2022•2 hr 3 min
Join Drisky and Kingy as they discuss 4 of the lesser spoken 3d platform games on the Nintendo 64. The games in this episode are: Glover Iggy's Reckin' Balls Space Station Silicon Valley Rocket: Robot on Wheels Show notes: Rodeo shooting mechanical game https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=17476 Goldeneye Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIDUjKgbl24 Glover on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257880/Glover/ Rocket: Robot on Wheels Playthrough https://www.youtu...
Jul 23, 2022•2 hr 3 min
Yes at RGDS Towers we thought we would chat about all things Sonic, in celebration of the Sonic Origins compilation... With us talking about the first four Sonic releases and then we chat about the brilliant Sumo Digital Sonic and Sega Tennis and Racing games. So sit back and enjoy as we take you Super Sonic. We will share out some of the things mentioned on our Discord channel. RGDS Discord Channel https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u Ending Music on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSxBKFTe1X...
Jul 02, 2022•2 hr 29 min
Here at RGDS Towers, we are treated to another Ric Edit marvel, as Drisky, Ric and Aaron take you through some of the licensed movie games on the wonderful Amiga. So grab the popcorn and mega slurpy as we reminisce about these classic films and the license adaptations with our very own Movie game compilation.. Show Notes: Odin : Ultimate Retro Handheld Games: Godfather Film Trailer Game Longplay Game Manual Blues Brothers Film Trailer Game Longplay Game Manual Karate Kid : Part II Film Trailer G...
Jun 17, 2022•3 hr 14 min•Ep. 305
Join Drisky and Kingy as they cover a great collection of Game Boy games that are fantastic conversions of their arcade counterparts. Games covered in this episode: Double Dragon Donkey Kong Burger Time Deluxe Elevator Action Mr Do Ms Pacman Boulder Dash Parodius Show notes: Renegade 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ML_bx_xhw Mario vs Donkey Kong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip5oAXDsPVs Kirby and the Forgotten Land - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwRZ21Hn5yE Super Game Boy - https://...
Jun 04, 2022•2 hr 9 min
Here at RGDS Towers, we love our Amiga, and so in celebration of the wonderful new Amiga Mini console, we thought it would be fun to wax lyrical of some of our recommendations of lesser know Amiga games. So grab some floppies and join us as we X-Copy 'Dat' Floppy of some real classics. Show Notes : RGDS Discord Channel: Discord Link Buy an Amiga Mini : Amazon Link Extra Amiga Mini Mouse: Amazon Link Extra Amiga Mini Joypad: Amazon Link Competition Pro USB Joystick: Amazon Link A500 Mini/Maxi Use...
May 20, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 303
To celebrate the 40th Birthday of the ZX Spectrum, Kingy and Drisky do their own RGDS top 40. 40 games to celebrate 40 amazing years of this incredible home micro. It's epic in length, but such an amazing computer deserves the time. We'd love to hear your own personal top 40's. Show notes: Spectrum Archive Link to Play OnLine https://archive.org/details/zx_spectrum_library_games John Ritman RGDS Podcast https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/213-the-john-ritman-interview Ian Bell Web site on El...
May 06, 2022•5 hr 16 min
Drisky and Kingy chat through the Shadow of the Beast Trilogy on the Amiga and the wonders of whizzy graphics and music. Drisky also chats about his new toy, the Amiga Mini and his opinions... and also a complete off topic chat on pinball. So come and join us as we cover these wonderful if divisive games. Amiga Mini: https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-A500-Mini-Electronic-Games/dp/B09BW8N7JZ Competition Pro USB Joystick: Competition Pro USB Joystick C64 Mastertronic Book Kingy has been working on: htt...
Apr 15, 2022•2 hr
