Spectrum Days - retro games and movies

Join Phil and Chris as they try to remember yet another game from the 80's! This time around it's another classic from Ocean - Robocop! Developed by Mike Lamb, the same coder that made Renegade, this is a classic. We also played the Nintendo Gameboy and arcade versions. Can you remember playing it? Did you play it recently?

Did Chris get off level one? Did Phil complete it? Tune in and find out.

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Welcome back to Spectrum Days, where we dust off our memories of gaming history! This week, join us as we delve into the shadowy world of Saboteur! by Clive Townsend, an 8-bit classic that took the gaming world by storm in 1985. 💣🎮

In this action-packed episode, we'll discuss the groundbreaking stealth mechanics (or lack of), unforgettable soundtrack, and unique level design that set Saboteur! apart from its contemporaries. 🌟

Did Chris play the right game? Did he get off the 1st screen? Did Phil complete it? Is it better that Revenge of Shinobi? Tune in to find out.

* BONUS * Discover how to pronounce "Durrel".

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Join Phil and Chris as they try and remember Starwing or Starfox (depends if you drink tea or coffee). Will Chris even play the right version? Does it have a tutorial? Did either of them complete it? Was it best on the ZX Spectrum? Was it better back in the 90's than it is now? Tune in to find out.

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Phil and Chris are back again, this time to talk about an all time classic - Tetris!

Did they ever play it on the ZX Spectrum, or was it all the Nintendo Gameboy? Do they take an international flight to try "In-Flight Tetris"?

Tune in to find out.

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Join Phil and Chris as they get to grips with flying around a screen trying to build and then fuel a space ship whilst wearing only a Jet Pack! Do their memories hold up? Is Jet Pac still a good game? Most importantly, is it one or two words? Jet Pac or Jetpac? Tune in to find out.

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Phil and Chris take turns trying to remember Daley Thompson's Decathlon on the ZX Spectrum. How many joytsicks did they break when playing it back in the day? How many keyboards did they break playing it now in 2023? Who can run the fastest? Can Chris even do the high jump? Is it as good as they remember? Tune in and find out.

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In this episode Phil and Chris try to remember Desert Strike on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. As usual, once they've racked their memories they pause to play the game and then share their thoughts.

Will they get past mission one? Will they agree that Airwolf on the ZX Spectrum was better? Tune in to find out.

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A podcast ruining childhood memories game by game. We try to remember a game, then play it to find out how much we were wrong.

Spectrum Days is a podcast where Chris and Phil ruin our childhood memories of the games we played as kids back in the 80s and 90s. Each episode features a new game that we discuss from our memories before pausing and playing. We then come back and let you know what we think now, 30 to 40 years after first playing it. We mostly cover ZX Spectrum, Sega Master System, and the Mega Drive but will cover other platforms like the Commodore Amiga, and Nintendo. There’s a new episode every two weeks featuring a new old game and conversation from two middle-aged gamers - tune in to see if we completed it, or got stuck on level one.

You can find the podcast on all the major podcast platforms and YouTube.

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Join Phil and Chris as they try to remember Renegade on the ZX Spectrum! Will they even remember who published the game correctly? Will they constantly confuse it with Target Renegade and Double Dragon? Of course they will! They released the game back in the 80’s you know!

When they get around to playing it, will they even get off the first stage? Will Chris use the right keys? Were these two ever any good at playing games? Tune in to find out.

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In this episode, Phil and Chris stumble through their memories of the ZX Spectrum classic Manic Miner! If you had a Spectrum, you played this! If you’ve never played it, then it’s time to add to your Retro gaming knowledge by listening to two middle-aged men wrestle with nostalgia and the fact that they might not be good at playing games anymore…

Has Manic Miner stood the test of time? How many times will they call it Magic Miner? Did they complete it? Tune in and find out.

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