Three life long gamers deep dive and analyse games, one letter at a time. Also cover the cultural landscape in and around the game release. Contains silliness and daft bits. #retrogaming #podcast
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 08, 2020
Wednesday Jan 08, 2020
HEY YOU GUYS!!!!
For letter G, Sull, Dan & Mark dip their toe into the world of movies tie ins with The Goonies on the Famicom. Movie tie-ins are also good and worth playing right?
Late Shift - https://www.walesinteractive.com/lateshift
World Rally - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMgLI9jnE6Y
Sky Kid - https://youtu.be/WTaTucGUuGg
Alien Isolation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkG6m9m22hY
!!!! CULTURAL INTERLUDE !!!!
Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIxUKbV0UEM
Su Pollard - Starting Together - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwuCqJtdxpw
The Damned - Eloise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b31L4P7G5j8
Madonna - Borderline - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSaC-YbSDpo
Survivor - Burning Heart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc71KZG87X4
James Brown - Living in America - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5BL4RNFr58
Phil Collins - Sussudio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0qBaBb1Y-U
Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf_OsStVpzs
Movie - ZX Spectrum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lle8Xu-UBV0
Uridium - C64 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU2NYljlnJo
Repton 2 - BBC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6erDu3Ox7Qs
Timber (ARCADE) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV4kauEVeys
What did you think to The Goonies?!? How many AWOOGAS would you give it? How was February the 21st, 1986 for you?!
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Next Episode's game; 1-8 - Hottaman no Chitei Tanken
"We play the games so you don't have to!"
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Ho Ho Ho my god! Is that REALLY a special bumper bonus seasonal episode full of all the usual gubbins?!? Why yes it is! What is in this digital Christmas Cracker? Read on...
- Christmas Memories
- A selection of Christmas (and tenuously related to Christmas) NES games
- NES Quiz - Play along at home or even better on Christmas Day with all your family!
- 2019 Cultural Interlude - A year in review.
- 2020 Cultural Interlude - What's that coming over the hill?
It's like a huge special podcast shaped selection box or something!
Finally thanks for tuning in in 2019. Make sure you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and we'll see you all in 2020!
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Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
For letter F, Mark, Sull & Dan head into the ruined city of Eolis in Faxanadu to bring peace to the tree and brown town and make amends with some dwarves or something... Is it FaxanaWOO or Faxanapoo?
Gato Roboto - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlhU5urjgwk
Octopath Traveller - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmi8KrntszI
The Toys That Made Us - https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80161497
The Movies That Made Us - https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80990849
!!!! CULTURAL INTERLUDE !!!!
Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTI8CWSiZ40
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE
....and Vanilla Ice's excuse - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TLo4Z_LWu4 "It's not the same!"
The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEkB-VQviLI
Enigma - Sadeness - Part i - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9DxYhqmKw
The Farm - All Together Now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRgtzZ-mOQo
MC Hammer - Pray - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mye1aCskFcM
Madonna - Justify My Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np_Y740aReI
Bronski Beat & Marc Almond - I Feel Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYFRFyvhGRY
Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY
Home Alone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEDaVHmw7r4
The Neverending Story 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg3pSz-P7IE
Almost An Angel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBnxLf1QSv0
Miami Blues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCihaiBkIxI
Speedball 2:Brutal Deluxe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyX4BPU-Bao
John Madden FOOTBALL - Mega Drive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx3HDAUT3Bw
Prince of Persia - (Amiga) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukSECkajKYA
The Art Of Rotoscoping - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMjucU3YQQU
Race Drivin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMpZBhHJ1sc
Pit-Fighter (Arcade) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbJRD1UKf_Y
Target Renegade - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDwmvJOW4xA
Run the Gauntlet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBm6Du65LeM
Tracksuit Manager - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Gur2TnMds
R-Type (Spectrum) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiQxq98OYfA
Hong Kong Phooey (Amstrad) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0zD14rVHMo
Question of Sport - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVGN8KcZiZ0
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
For letter E, Dan, Mark & Sull rev up their speedboats and race headlong into the 90s gaming horizon. Is Eliminator Boat Duel a water sport classic or a lumpen floater?
Grid - http://www.codemasters.com/game/grid/
Gemini Wing - https://youtu.be/7Ne4RYqIulg
Owl on a Segway - https://youtu.be/C-_jz5mjjVg
!!!! CULTURAL INTERLUDE !!!!
Bluebells - Young at Heart - https://youtu.be/e7n53nIBb3g
Snow - Informer - https://youtu.be/TSffz_bl6zo
Sub Sub - Ain’t No Love - https://youtu.be/TSffz_bl6zo
R.E.M. - Sidewinder sleeps tonite - https://youtu.be/mgiCechWNCo
Suede - Animal Nitrate - https://youtu.be/mgiCechWNCo
WWF - Slam Jam - https://youtu.be/os8Zs9iiiCY
Flashback - https://youtu.be/lqvYMm9-9b4
Road Avenger - https://youtu.be/5LK2KcUu6po
Night Trap - https://youtu.be/plV5l_uKzDo
Body Blows - https://youtu.be/hGSCgecF7-g
X-Wing - https://youtu.be/Ea_e0qiZz7c
Lemmings 2 - https://youtu.be/RSByEMmPJw8
Super SWIV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRAmj6-prq0
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs - https://youtu.be/qWYTBXCJU9U
What did you think to Eliminator Boat Duel? How many AWOOGAS would you give it? How was October 1993 for you?
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Next Episode's game; 1-6 Faxanadu
"We play the games so you don't have to!"
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
For letter D, Sull, Mark and Dan go from floor floor, jumping some more more, and opening and closing some door door. Is it Larry Grayson or is it no good son?
TowerFall - http://www.towerfall-game.com/
Celeste - Limited Run physical release - https://limitedrungames.com/collections/celeste
The Outer Worlds - https://outerworlds.obsidian.net/en
HowLongToBeat - https://howlongtobeat.com/
!!!CULTURAL INTERLUDE!!!
The number one UK single - FRANKIE- Sister Sledge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT_6HqePnH0
Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx2gvHjNhQ0
Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5Se-9XAVE
Denise Lasalle - My Toot Toot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-XP7apz4E
OPUS - Live Is Life - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pATX-lV0VFk
The Way Of The Exploding Fist C64 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_3rmoA1JKY
Dun Darach Spectrum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2znQXP08qI
Herbert's Dummy Run - Amstrad CPC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02cpzfP_lA8
The Rocky Horror Show - Amstrad CPC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_o3KH2JE_w
Devil World - NES / Famicom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08q_WmEMh4g&t
Evolution Of Dragon Quest Games (1986 – 2018) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krWnXelYEKQ
Dragon's Lair - Famicom - https://youtu.be/tHrNhut1sU4
Dropzone (NES) Gameplay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjpapVHvqyI
What did you think to Door Door? How many AWOOGAS would you give it? How was July 1985 for you?
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Next Episode's game; 1-5 Eliminator Boat Duel
"We play the games so you don't have to!"
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
For letter C, Dan, Sull and Mark become winged angelic beings with a penchant for junk food and a fear of dogs. Is it a floaty feast or a low grade microwave meal of a game?
Links Awakening for the Switch - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Link-s-Awakening-1514327.html
Celeste - Limited Run physical release - https://limitedrungames.com/collections/celeste
Cadence of Hyrule - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Cadence-of-Hyrule-Crypt-of-the-NecroDancer-Featuring-The-Legend-of-Zelda-1533129.html
Opening credit of Q-Taro cartoon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEiHBu791dE
!!!CULTURAL INTERLUDE!!!
The number one UK single - Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewxmv2tyeRs
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - Shaking Stevens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeyHl1tQeaQ
DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? - Band Aid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjQzJAKxTrE
WEST END GIRLS - Pet Shop Boys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3j2NYZ8FKs
Tau Ceti on the Spectrum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiJmJby47o
Captain Blood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od3jvPPugGc
Gauntlet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mMJio2MO6w
Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgeR1Eom3AU
Hang On - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TopLKeDqYhw
Fighting Warrior - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVbvOuUJSao
Way of the Exploding Fist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w5QsUGqaCg
Daley Thompson's Supertest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAVdN0u0iao
Finders Keepers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1JlSOpeVfY
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0XwgWWrcW8
Crisis Force - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cl2yizTrgQ
What did you think to Chubby Cherub? How many AWOOGAS would you give it? How was December 1985 for you?
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Next Episode's game; 1-4 Door Door
"We play the games so you don't have to!"
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Monday Oct 14, 2019
For letter B, Mark, Dan and Sull struggle (Mark and Sull do anyway) with Blodia Land: Puzzle Quest. With zero help from Google Translate do they think it's a high bar for puzzle games or a low blodia for all things cerebral?
How to discharge an Arcade Monitor by David at Chattanooga Pinball - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CEdvpSGDaE
Phoenix Wright Trilogy - https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Phoenix-Wright-Ace-Attorney-Trilogy-1522564.html
Ape Out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnDfbPZerQs
Telling Lies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0x9OaHDjig
Loco-Motion - 1982 Konami - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvRUZP-zeKo
!!!CULTURAL INTERLUDE!!!
Partners In Kryme - Turtle Power - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRtM1jsoNl8
Bombalurina - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiVMmAk45oY
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo
Blue Pearl - Naked In The Rain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLSGYZpsg9k
ITALY 1990 - U.S. GOLD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_5ZOASKTa0
Kick Off 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGxleim8atM
Big Trouble in Little China - ZX Spectrum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G5RLodNFOE
Time Traveller Arcade Gameplay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r0bCjMkFf8
What did you think to Blodia Land? How many awoogas would you give it? How was August 1990 for you?
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Next Episode's game; 1-3 Chubby Cherub
"We play the games so you don't have to!"
Monday Sep 30, 2019
Monday Sep 30, 2019
For letter A, Sull, Dan and Mark time travel back to prehistoric times with Adventures of Dino Riki. Is it a lovely fossil of a game or a dino dog egg?
Shinjinrui: The New Type (Adventures of Dino Riki) Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfdUYObUpuk
!!!CULTURAL INTERLUDE!!!
Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin and George Michael - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDxzQJaA228
Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5tpuCcPfGk
Steve "Silk" Hurley - Jack Your Body - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHUK5GnDgE
The Blow Monkeys - It Doesn't Have to Be This Way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ra8X_8waA
Taffy - I Love my Radio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AXcfkfi5m0
Nemesis (c64) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBqbSEBjZqI
10th Frame - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp5A96wquRM
What did you think to Dino Riki? How many awoogas would you give it? How was February 1987 for you?
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"We play the games so you don't have to!"
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Sull, Dan and Mark begin their exciting journey through the Famicom / NES library, one game, one letter at a time.
Bitmap Books - NES/Famicom: a visual compendium - https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/nes-famicom-a-visual-compendium
My Life in Gaming YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/mylifeingaming
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