Spectrum Days - retro games and movies

By Chris Head, Phil Head, Jon Head

The podcast where we ruin our childhood memories of games we used to play.

Join Phil and Chris as we take look at the video games we played as kids back in the late eighties and nineties.

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The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.

Spectrum Days - retro games and movies episodes:

January 05, 2023 Space Harrier: Welcome to the fantasy zone
In this episode Phil and Chris mix up their memories of playing Space Harrier. Surely playing it at home on the ZX Spectrum or Mega Drive was exactly the same as the fullmotion hydraulic arcade cabinet experience? Tune in to find out if they completed it.

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57min
December 22, 2022 The Way of the Exploding Fist: Roundhouse Zen
We go back to the ZX Spectrum and play The Way of the Exploding Fist for this episode. Do you remember the keys? Could you get the flying kick timing right? Is it better than Street Fighter? Join us this episode and hear what we can half remember, and then how we feel after playing it over thirty years since the last time.

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46min
December 08, 2022 Speedball: Shades of grey
This time Phil and Chris try to remember how awesome Speedball and Speedball 2 Brutal Deluxe was on console and the Amiga. Do their memories serve them well? Was it really that good? Did the Bitmap Brother's predict the future? Are we all wearing spikes? Were they really even brothers? Most importantly - is the game any fun playing it today in 2022? Or is it terribly bland...

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53min
November 24, 2022 The Revenge of Shinobi: Jump into the unknown
Join Phil and Chris as they stumble through their memories trying to remember how great The Revenge of Shinobi was on the Sega Mega Drive. Do their memories serve them well? Is it still the classic they vaguely remember? Is it incredibly difficult to play some 30 years later? Can Chris use the right buttons on the controller? Tune in to find out.
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November 10, 2022 Horace Goes Skiing: The Horace trilogy, a slippery slope
In this episode we play the classic Horace Goes Skiing on the ZX Spectrum along with the other two games in the “Horace Trilogy”. A true gaming classic that we remember fondly. It was brilliant back in the day. So what’s it like now when we “review” it now? Has it stood the test of time? Or is it incredibly hard and diabolically frustrating? Join us as we reminisce and then destroy our childhood memories.
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46min
October 27, 2022 Ghouls 'n Ghosts: Terrifyingly difficult?
In this halloween inspired episode we reminisce about playing Ghouls 'n Ghosts - can we remember on which platform we played? Do you? We then play it to see if our memories are holding up. Is it as difficult as we remember? Is it any good now?
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55min
October 17, 2022 R-Type: Is it as good as we remember?
In this, our first episode, Phil and Chris talk about R-type and the memories it stirs. We then play it and share our thoughts now, some 35 years since we last played it. Has it stood the test of time? Or has playing it again ruined our childhood memories? Join us to find out.
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44min

FAQs about Spectrum Days - retro games and movies:

How many episodes does Spectrum Days - retro games and movies have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.