At last, RGDS returns with another 8-bit Underdog episode.  This time we are covering the Acorn Electron.  Joining Kingy is Almac, who owned one back in the day.  

The games covered:

Thrust

Way of the Exploding Fist

Pengi

Yie Are Kung Fu

Starship Command

Citadel

Imogen

Bug Eyes

Las of the Free

Eddie Kidd's Jump Challenge

Astroplumber

Corporate Climber

Show Notes:

Intellivision PCB as mentioned by Almac - https://github.com/aotta/PiRTOII

Acorn: A World in Pixels Book - https://www.idesine.com/products/acorn-a-world-in-pixels-memory-full-edition-book-bbc-micro-acorn-electron

BBC Literacy Project - https://clp.bbcrewind.co.uk/

Input Magazine - https://blog.ldodds.com/2022/02/18/remembering-input-magazine/

BBC Micro games site - https://www.bbcmicro.co.uk/

The emulators for the Acorn Electron:

ElectrEM

Elkulator

It's been the buzz of the moment.  Retro Games Ltd have recently released their latest micro computer replication.  Following on the success of the C64 mini/maxi, the Amiga 500 mini and the Atari 400, Sinclair fans celebrated as The Spectrum was dispatched to thousands of loving homes (in time for Christmas).  Join Drisky and Kingy as they discuss the system, its included games and suggested classics that you should play on this lovely rubber-keyed device.

Show notes::

Playdate:

https://play.date/

Root Bear - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDTVQp0-S44

BBC Micro Literacy Project Archive

https://clp.bbcrewind.co.uk/

Drisky's chosen list of Speccy games:

• 180

• 2. Atic Atac

• 3. Captain Blood

• 4. Chuckie Egg

• 5. Fantasy World Dizzy

• 6. Dan Dare

• 7. Deathchase

• 8. Head Over Heels

• 9. Three Weeks In Paradise

• 10. Enduro Racer

• 11. Chase HQ

• 12. Jet Set Willy

• 13. Garfield

• 14. Snoopy

• 15. Bear Bovver

• 16. Jet Pac

• 17. Batty

• 18. Trantor : The Last Stormtrooper

Kingy's Chosen list of Speccy games:

1. Bugaboo

2. Cyclone

3. Dynamite Dan

4. Knight Lore

5. Kokotoni Wilf

6. Mighty Magus

7. Mugsy

8. Orc Attack

9. The Pyramid

10. Worse Things Happen at Sea

MODERN INDIE:

castle escape

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM5VpMv5QT4

Cesare the Somnambule (Sleepwalker)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXNWbjNxW24

Donkey Kong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azNUWPUSvQk

Exo-tical

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oobdW3GJuBY

MArlow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkR43nTum7U

Marsmare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoQfnCsIKCQ&t=141s

Dr Acula

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGeM_o5FceM

Mushroom Soup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KQ8LhyJGBk

Nothing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtksG-wrKqE

Microblitz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYPmPPhXBRM

Aliens Neoplasma 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTx8f6Tt39M

Analogue 64

https://www.analogue.co/3d

Drisky and Garron, chat through six hidden gems on the GBA for our listeners to enjoy. Games are: Drill Dozer Ninja Cop (AKA Ninja Five-O) Iridion II Astro Boy: Omega Factor Car Battler Joe Sabre Wulf Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast https://www.youtube.com/@RGDSPodcast-qw6mw We have loads of cool stuff already and stacks of great new content on the way, so please consider subscribing, watching, and liking, to help our fledgling new YouTube channel to get better known.

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Following on from the last episode about Arcade Club, the Drisky and Kingy promised to do an episode on the lovely gift they received at the meetup.  The lads go through the list of their favourite games  that were cram-packed into the hacked Game & Watch systems they received.

Games on the episode:

1. Magical Puzzle Popolis  (GG) [Drisk]

2. The Castle (SG-1000) [Kingy]

3. Mole Mania (GB) [Drisk]

4. Arena (GG) [Kingy]

5. Dragonfire (Coleco) [Drisk]

6. The Heist (Coleco) [Kingy]

7. Magical Chase (PCE) [Drisk]

8. Balloon Kid (GB) [Kingy]

9. GG Aleste (GG) [Drisky]

10. Boy and His Blob (NES) [Kingy]

11. Factory Panic (GG) [Drisk]

12. Donkey Kong Jr (G&W) [Kingy]

13. Snoopy Tennis (G&W) [Drisk]

Almac's links on hacking the G&W:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZOSLUE6OfE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_6cOGCK-Ac

The New Schmoo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfyBBOgGAyQ

Killing Time Redux

It was the annual meetup in September this year at Arcade Club. It was our best yet, with so many great friends of the show making a brilliant effort to come to the event.  We are blessed with the most excellent of listeners.  So, join Drisky and Kingy as they chat about the weekend and cover 6 amazing games that stood out on this particular weekend.

The games are:

Motos

Solar Fox

Vindicators 

Star Castle

Zoo Keeper 

Amidar

Again, thank you for everyone who made the effort to come.  We shall see you all next year.

The RGDS Team return with another celebration of the wonderful PC Engine.  Join Drisky and Kingy as they chat about 6 chosen titles on this amazing console.

This episodes games:

Shockman

Keith Courage in the Alpha Zone

Boxy Boy

The Legendary Axe

Victory Run

Bonks Revenge

As discussed, the RGDS meetup at Arcade Club in Bury is on the 20th and 21st of September.  It's always a great event and we'd love to see our lovely listeners join us there if you can make it.  Hop into our Discord channel if you want more info. 

https://discord.gg/JydxCV4x

If you thought the guys suffered in pain from bad UK TV show licences the last time around, then you're in for a treat - Drisky and Kingy return to the dangerous world of TV to game adaptions, but this time its with all those big-budget American shows from the 80s.  We'd love to know which ones you bought.

Games featured in this episode:

The Dukes of Hazzard (Spectrum & C64)

Airwolf (Spectrum & C64)

Miami Vice - (Spectrum & C64)

The Fall Guy (Spectrum & C64)

Street Hawk (Spectrum & CPC)

The Addams Family (Spectrum & C64)

The Munsters (Spectrum & C64)

Zorro (Spectrum & C64)

Blue Thunder (Spectrum & C64)

V (Spectrum & C64)

Knight Rider (Spectrum and C64)

Show notes:

Games Drisky mentioned:

Doom Enhanced 

SP Grand Prix 

Asphalt Legends

Thank Goodness You Are Here

Jon joins Drisky as we go through six arcade games chosen by Jon for them both to play through.

Drisky, Kingy, and Ric go through part two and the concluding part of our Amiga extravaganza where we go through our top 50 Amiga games.  This episode covers from 25 through to 01 and our number one game.

If that wasn't enough we include another massive free Amiga book covering in-depth, not only all the games covered and their related games in the series. but the history of the Amiga, all the game pack-in bundles, and some of the histories of the key publishers and developers. Book 2:https://archive.org/details/rgds-amiga-top-50-games-book-two-25-01-v-1

Book 1:https://archive.org/details/rgds-amiga-top-50-games-2-v-3-book-one-50-26-7-jun The book is completely free, although if you consider a small voluntary donation on Buy Me a Coffee, for all my efforts, I would appreciate it:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDrisk Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast https://www.youtube.com/@RGDSPodcast-qw6mw We have loads of cool stuff already and stacks of great new content on the way, so please consider subscribing, watching, and liking, to help our fledgling new YouTube channel to get better known.

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Don't forget to subscribe and listen to part two, with our next episode covering the top 25 games and another free and even bigger Amiga book to enjoy.

Drisky, Kingy, and Ric go through part one of our Amiga extravaganza where we go through our top 50 Amiga games.  This episode covers from 50 through to 26.

If that wasn't enough we include a massive free Amiga book covering in-depth, not only all the games covered and their related games in the series. but the history of the Amiga, all the game pack-in bundles, and some of the histories of the key publishers and developers. https://archive.org/details/rgds-amiga-top-50-games-2-v-3-book-one-50-26-7-jun The book is completely free, although if you consider a small voluntary donation on buy me a Coffee, for all my efforts, I would appreciate it:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDrisk Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast https://www.youtube.com/@RGDSPodcast-qw6mw We have loads of cool stuff already and stacks of great new content on the way, so please consider subscribing, watching, and liking, to help our fledgling new YouTube channel to get better known.

Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here:

https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u

Don't forget to subscribe and listen to part two, with our next episode covering the top 25 games and another free and even bigger Amiga book to enjoy.