Paul & Aaron talk Solomon’s Key, IF Games, ASCII Mode Games and Silver Surfer with a special Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy retrospective from Vipp!

Intro:

Florida Free Play:

http://www.freeplayflorida.com/

Play Brutal Alien Throwdown by Dan Bisciglia here! :

http://www.vintagegames.us/batr/

Video Game Challenge/Listener Pick :

Solomon’s Key (NES)

Features

Aaron: Silver Surfer (NES)

Paul: Caves of Thor (DOS)

http://www.myabandonware.com/game/the-thor-trilogy-11c

Aaron: Insantiy (DOS)

“http://www.textmodegames.com/download/insanity.html (1989)

Special Mention:

Ascii Sector: http://www.asciisector.net/

Dwarf Fortress: http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

Vipp :

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (8 bit home computers)

Play here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1g84m0sXpnNCv84GpN2PLZG/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-game-30th-anniversary-edition

Play Island Stakeout here:

http://www.jamesonline.net/islandstakeout/

Sidequest:

Do you think in 20-30 years time our obsession with collecting old video games will die out?

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Time Stamp

0:00:00 – Show Theme

0:02:16 – Intro

0:21:58 – Brutal Alien Throwdown (Approach Back Mountain – Swerdmurd aka Dan Bisciglia)

0:23:21 – Video Game Challenge (Solomon’s Key – NES)

0:33:48 – Silver Surfer (Stage Theme 02 – Tim and Geoff Follin)

0:35:23 – Feature Games

Adam, Paul, and Aaron talk Lagrange Point, ROCK STAR ATE MY HAMSTER and more!

Intro:

Feature Games:

Adam: Res-Q (mega drive)

Paul: Lagrange Point (Famicom)

Aaron: ROCK STAR ATE MY HAMSTER (zed esks spec)

Listener Pick: Chuckie Egg -Alex Crowley

Interview with Romanian Chiptune artists General Offensive and MrSonic699 AKA Alex and Tudd about their new EP release on Bandcamp “HARD RESET”

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Intro:

Features

Adam- BC Racers (Sega CD)

Aaron- Mega Twins (Arcade, Sega Gen, TG16)

Paul- The Ooze (Genesis)

Listener Pick-Eugene Levy’s Miniature Golf on CDI Chris Bidwell from Now You’re Playing with Podcast

Sidequest- What is your favorite genre of video game, and why? Has this changed over the years?

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Scarin’ Aaron: Soft and Cuddly (ZX Spectrum)

Stabbem’ Adam: Illbleed (Dreamcast)

Paul with Claws: Ghost Manor (SMS)

Sidequest: What makes a horror game scary?

Vipp Reviews: Deception II

In this episode we interview Sega FM legend Jredd  and  talk about an assortment of games including a text adventure, an obscure game boy RPG, and a Mega Drive action shooter. 

Intro:// // //

Featured Games:

Vericella (Interactive Fiction)

Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (aka The Frog For

Whom The Bell Tolls)

Granada (Mega Drive)

 

Interview with Composer “JREDD” Trevin Hughes

 

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Join Aaron, Adam, and Paul and they talk with guest host Dave Vogt and discuss various obscure (and not so obscure) games including his own game The Bounty!

Features:

Vib Ribbon (PS1)

ONE (PS1)

Blade Lords (MSX2)

Super Castlevania IV (SNES)

Faxanadu (NES) Listener Pick: James Kephart

Sidequest: Nostalgia for games, will our kids still feel it?

Download Dave’s game “The Bounty”

http://ludicrousda3ve.itch.io/the-bounty

 

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Aaron, Adam, and Paul talk JJ and Jeff, Nitro Ball and more!

Intro:// // //

Featured Games:

JJ and Jeff (TG-16)

Nitro Ball (Arcade)

The Lone Ranger (NES)

Listener Pick: Crazy Bus (Gen) By Erik Purscell

Sidequest: Swearing and game reviews? Hit, Miss, or #$&*!

Shoutouts:

Pixeltunes Radio

http://pixeltunesradio.com/

Tenpence Arcade

http://tenpencearcade.co.uk/

The Logbook

http://www.thelogbook.com/

Joe Schmo Comic Show

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joe-schmo-comic-show/id888119359?mt=2

Aaron, Adam, and Paul star in a remake of “The Lost Episode” recorded originally a few days before. Things did not go much better for our heroes, dropped calls, microphone problems, and Shining and the Holy Ark distractions. Somehow, someway the show went on.

Features:

Pit Pot(SMS)

Lucky and Wild (Arcade)

8 Eyes (NES)

Sidequest: CGE, Chicago Gamer Scene, AVGN: The Movie

Links:

http://gallopingghostarcade.com/

http://retrovideogamerco.uk

http://vimeo.com/ondemand/avgn

 

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Retro Obscura 34: Witness Protection Featuring Vic from Ten Pence Arcade

 

You Call That Art:

Adam:Top Gunner

http://www.rowsdowr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Top-Gunner-1986-Konam-Arcade-Flyer.jpg

Vic: Robby Roto

http://www.arcade-museum.com/images/109/1097083254.jpg

Paul: Street Fighter

http://www.blamethecontrolpad.com/streetfighter/flyerbig.jpg

Alex:Crime Fighters

http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/flyers_video/konami/18112601.jpg http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/flyers_video/konami/18112602.jpg

Aaron: BodySlam aka Dump Masamoto

http://emdkay.net/catalog/images/Body%20Slam%20marquee.jpg

Feature Games:

Adam: Knuckle Bash (Toaplan) 1993

Vic: Pooyan (Konami) 1982

Paul Leprechaun (Pot of Gold) 1982

Alex:Sheriff (Nintendo) 1979 / 1980

Aaron: Boogie Wings(Data East) 1992

 

SideQuest: What home console game do you think deserved to have it’s own arcade game but never got one?

Video Game Challenge:Uncle Poo

Pac Man Fever by Buckner & Garcia

I’ve got a pocketfull of quarters

And I’m headed to the arcade

I don’t have a lot of money

But I’m bringing everything

I made I have a callus on my finger

and my shoulder’s hurtin’, too

I’m gonna eat ’em all up

Just as soon as they turn blue

‘Cause I got Pac Man Fever (Pac Man Fever)

It’s drivin’ me crazy (Drivin’ me crazy)

I got Pac Man Fever (Pac Man Fever)

I’m goin’ outta my mind (Goin’ outta my mind)

I got Pac Man Fever (Pac Man Fever)

I’m goin’ outta my mind (Goin’ outta my mind)

 

Outspeak

The New Frontier Arcade http://www.ukvac.com/forum/welcome-to-the-new-frontier-full-waitlist-only_topic339830.html

Ten Pence Arcade: http://tenpencearcade.co.uk/

Throwback Network http://www.throwbacknetwork.net

Retro Junkies http://theretrojunkies.com/

Frank Cifaldi’s New Video Game Preservation Blog: http://gamepreservation.tumblr.com/post/96474841529/chubby-checker-dig-dug

William Culver – Arcade USA – Space Invaders Tribute Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLHSeRkxbhk

 

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We can’t stop here, man! This is Retro Obscura Country! Willie Culver Joins the boys in an enlightening conversation. Topics discussed: Pimp My Saturn Collection, Free HBO Weekend, The Sexiest Obscure gaming system ever, and the games!

We cover: A game about an egg. A game from a comedy magazine, and a game starring Kirk Cameron <3

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