To celebrate the 40th Birthday of the ZX Spectrum, Kingy and Drisky do their own RGDS top 40.  40 games to celebrate 40 amazing years of this incredible home micro.  It's epic in length, but such an amazing computer deserves the time.  We'd love to hear your own personal top 40's. Show notes:            Spectrum Archive Link to Play OnLine https://archive.org/details/zx_spectrum_library_games     John Ritman RGDS Podcast   https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/213-the-john-ritman-interview     Ian Bell Web site on Elite http://www.elitehomepage.org/     Bill Harbison episode  https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/retro-gaming-discussion-show-68913/episodes/172-an-interview-with-bill-har-3936265     Cyclone 128K mod with music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umoy06tZVS0     Online Bob Pape Free Book http://www.bizzley.com/   BBC Micro Men https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM     Z-Exemplar Store Link https://store.steampowered.com/app/434750/ZExemplar/     128K version of the Hobbit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9qrZC7WUio    Spectaculator emulator https://www.spectaculator.com/                                          

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In celebration of Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story being released, Drisky and Kingy go through some of the best Jeff Minter and Llamasoft's best games. There is a real voyage of discovery here, so join us as we play through these classic games. The games we have picked out from this amazing collection are: Deflex V  Metagalactic Llamas Battle at the Edge of Time  Hover Bovver  Laser Zone  Attack of the Mutant Camels Revenge of the Mutant Camels  Gridrunner Rox 64  Sheep in Space Attack of the Mutant Camels '89  Llamatron: 2112  Tempest 2000  Gridrunner Remastered  

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In the first of a brand new series of episodes, RGDS celebrates the love for lesser spoken about home micros and the wonderful games that were released for them.  In this episode, Ric and Kingy discuss the Atari 8-bit family and have some great fun with the games on this system.   The games covered: 1. Conan: Hall of Volta 2. Cave lord 3. LA SWAT 4. Drol 5. Fort Apocalypse 6. Dandy 7. Flip and Flop 8. The Rescue Expedition (modern Homebrew) Show notes   The Nostalgie Nerds Retrotech book:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nostalgia-Nerds-Retro-Tech-Computer/dp/1781575703   Cavelord English Mod:  https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-cavelord_6436.html    

337 - 8-Bit Underdogs: The Atari 8-Bit Family

We are in the bag with the second half of our gargantuan Your Sinclair Top 100.  In this episode Drisky and Kingy countdown from 50 to 1.     The games covered in this episode are:-     50 Enduro Racer - 1987 - Activsion  sega  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1628/ZX-Spectrum/Enduro_Racer   49 Tetris - 1988 - Mirrorsoft https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5212/ZX-Spectrum/Tetris   48 Renegade - 1987 - Renegade https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4082/ZX-Spectrum/Renegade   47 Antics - 1984 - Bug byte https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/537/ZX-Spectrum/Antics   46 Bobby Bearing - 1986 - The Edge  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/606/ZX-Spectrum/Bobby_Bearing   45 International Match Day - 1986 - Ocean  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2514/ZX-Spectrum/International_Match_Day   44 Rescue - 1987 - Mastertronic https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4110/ZX-Spectrum/Rescue   43 Midnight Resistance - 1990 - Ocean data east  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3188/ZX-Spectrum/Midnight_Resistance   42 The Hobbit - 1982 - Melbourne House  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/6440/ZX-Spectrum/The_Hobbit  41 Fantasy World Dizzy - 1989 - Codemasters  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9335/ZX-Spectrum/Fantasy_World_Dizzy   40 Highway Encounter - 1986 - Vortex Software  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2323/ZX-Spectrum/Highway_Encounter   39 Mercenary - 1987 - Novagen https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3126/ZX-Spectrum/Mercenary   38 Gauntlet - 1986 US GOLD https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1989/ZX-Spectrum/Gauntlet   37 Lode Runner - 1984 software projects  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2912/ZX-Spectrum/Lode_Runner   36 Cybernoid - 1988 - Hewson https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1196/ZX-Spectrum/Cybernoid   35 I, Ball 2: Quest for the Past - 1987 - Firebird https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2431/ZX-Spectrum/I_Ball_II   34 Deus Ex Machina - 1984 - Automata  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1373/ZX-Spectrum/Deus_Ex_Machina   33 Knight Lore - 1984 - Ultimate  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9366/ZX-Spectrum/Knight_Lore   32 Jet Set Willy - 1984 - Software Projects  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2589/ZX-Spectrum/Jet_Set_Willy   31 Lunar Jetman - 1983 - Utlimate  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9372/ZX-Spectrum/Lunar_Jetman   30 Nebulus - 1987 - Hewson https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3377/ZX-Spectrum/Nebulus   29 Think! - 1985 - Arioloasoft https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5235/ZX-Spectrum/Think   28 Deactivators - 1986 - Reaktor  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1278/ZX-Spectrum/Deactivators   27 Super Hang-On - 1987 - Electric Dreams  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5019/ZX-Spectrum/Super_Hang-On   26 Light Force - 1986 - FTL  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2882/ZX-Spectrum/Lightforce   25 Manic Miner - 1983 - Bug Byte  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3012/ZX-Spectrum/Manic_Miner   24 3D Starstrike 2 - 1986 - Realtime Games Software  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4881/ZX-Spectrum/Starstrike_II   23 The Great Escape - 1986 - Ocean  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2125/ZX-Spectrum/The_Great_Escape   22 Chase H.Q. - 1989 - Ocean https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/903/ZX-Spectrum/Chase_HQ   21 Alien - 1984 - Mind games/Argus Press https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/145/ZX-Spectrum/Alien     20 Spy vs. Spy - 1985 - Beyond Software  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4786/ZX-Spectrum/Spy_vs_Spy   19 Back to Skool - 1985 - Microsphere  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/362/ZX-Spectrum/Back_to_Skool   18 Underwurlde - 1984 - Ultimate  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9446/ZX-Spectrum/Underwurlde   17 Starquake - 1985 - Bubblebus https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4873/ZX-Spectrum/Starquake   16 Elite - 1985 - Firebird https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1601/ZX-Spectrum/Elite   15 Lords of Midnight - 1984 - Beyond Software  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/6604/ZX-Spectrum/The_Lords_of_Midnight https://www.icemark.com/tower/manual/guide.htm   14 Ant Attack - 1983 - Quicksilva https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/210/ZX-Spectrum/Ant_Attack   13 Chuckie Egg - 1983 - AnF software  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/958/ZX-Spectrum/Chuckie_Egg   12 Carrier Command - 1989 - Rainbird  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/825/ZX-Spectrum/Carrier_Command      11 Sim City - 1990 - Infogrames https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4509/ZX-Spectrum/Sim_City   10 T.L.L. 1984 - Vortex https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/5302/ZX-Spectrum/TLL   9 Boulder Dash - 1984 - Front Runner - First Star  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/639/ZX-Spectrum/Boulder_Dash   8 Rainbow Islands - 1990 - Ocean  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/724/ZX-Spectrum/Rainbow_Islands   7 The Sentinel  - 1987 - Firebird  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4400/ZX-Spectrum/The_Sentinel   6 R-Type - 1988 - Electric Dreams Software https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4256/ZX-Spectrum/R-Type   5 Head over Heels - 1987 - Ocean  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2259/ZX-Spectrum/Head_over_Heels   4 Stop the Express - 1983 - Hudson/Sinclair Research  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4916/ZX-Spectrum/Stop_the_Express   3 All or Nothing - 1984 - Abbex Electronics Ltd  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/167/ZX-Spectrum/All_or_Nothing   2 Rebel Star - 1986 Firebird https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/4058/ZX-Spectrum/Rebelstar   1 Deathchase - 1983 - Micromega  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1303/ZX-Spectrum/Deathchase   Show notes: The Hobbit 128K version:  https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/30399/ZX-Spectrum/Hobbit_128 Deus Ex Machina on Steam  https://store.steampowered.com/app/508910/Deus_Ex_Machina_Game_of_the_Year_30th_Anniversary_Collectors_Edition/ Lunar Jetman - the FAKE trailer http://www.carlylesmith.karoo.net/spectrum/gamefaq/gamefaq6.html Bill Barbison interview by RGDS  https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/171-an-interview-with-bill-harbison Bob Pape's excellent making of R-Type conversion for the Spectrum https://bizzley.42web.io/?i=1   Our interview with Jon Ritman  https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/213-the-john-ritman-interview    

336 - Your Sinclair Top 100 Part 2

 Your Sinclair was one of the "Big 3" Spectrum magazines, alongside CRASH and Sinclair User.  It was considered to be more humourous and zany than its contemporaries.  Its final issue was in September 1993, which was an incredible run, considering the 16-bit computers had taken foothold years prior.  In 1991, they published their top 100 games list, which was compiled by staff writer Stuart Campbell.  It was a comprehensive list of games featuring many classics (and some curveballs).  Join Drisky and Kingy as they go through the games on this list.  With thanks to Gary Arnott for recreating that final cover for our own poster for this episode.   Here are the first 50 games in the first part:  100    Zzoom 99    Maziacs 98    Pheenix 97    Mined Out 96    Cruising on Broadway 95    The Train Game 94    RoboCop 93    Gyron 92    Green Beret 91    Avalon 90    Bounder 89    Cobra 88    Wheelie 87    Codename Mat 86    Trashman 85    Guardian 2: Revenge of the Mutants 84    Technician Ted 83    Football Manager 82    Hyperaction 81    Dark Star 80    Sir Lancelot 79    Atic Atac 78    Flying Shark 77    Gyroscope 76    Three Weeks in Paradise 75    Wriggler 74    Pang 73    Popeye 72    Hijack 71    Frankie Goes to Hollywood 70    G-Force 69    Match Point 68    Tapper 67    The Way of the Exploding Fist 66    Splat 65    Batty 64    Buggy Boy 63    Scrabble 62    Thrust 61    Eric and the Floaters 60    Knot in 3D 59    Hyper Sports 58    Operation Wolf 57    Dun Darach 56    Bounty Bob Strikes Back 55    Saboteur 54    Rastan 53    Ping-Pong 52    Jumping Jack 51    Robotron: 2084     Snow Notes:  World of Stuart top 100 reproduction   https://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/ys100/ystop100.htm?fbclid=IwAR2J01M29bQutvprNe91s7dmoxSpndRIAyKFS2nw9ozOuHGmR0G0xfvKp3I  Kingy's Mined Out remake  https://archive.org/details/mined  Gyron Arena   https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2193/ZX-Spectrum/Gyron_Arena  Joy Chant - The High Kings  https://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Kings-Joy-Chant/dp/0553243063  Saturday Superstore - kids playing Speccy games  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9aUgK9rBGI  Steven Smith's games (including VR ones)  https://stephensmith.itch.io/  First Class TV show  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg-jmty8XuQ  Neadeital   https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/36565/ZX-Spectrum/Neadeital                           

335 - Your Sinclair Top 100 part 1

Ric and Drisky, go through 6 Amiga game recommendations by Drisk of Amiga games to try. Will Ric like them enough to use his blank floppy disks to X-Copy Dat Floppy? Show Links: Final  Fight Hack: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3582/ Workbench Classic:https://classicwb.abime.net/ Aminimiga: https://www.aminimiga.com/ Launchbox Amiga: https://youtu.be/FDjmENVd2EE   Senticam Switch Docking Station: https://rb.gy/b2hnzx Psikyo Alpha and Brava collections: Alpha: https://rb.gy/i5hch3 Bravo: https://rb.gy/i5hch3 Robocop vs Predator https://rb.gy/aeyfqh eXoDos v6: https://www.retro-exo.com/exodos.html Best Game of a Letter Arcade Edition: https://rb.gy/5t8er3 Reshoot Proxima 3: https://rp3.spieleschreiber.de/ The Games: LionHeart: Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/lionheart#manuals Apocalypse: Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/apocalypse#manuals Giganoid: Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/giganoid#manuals Woodys World: Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/woodys-world#manuals Shufflepuck Cafe: Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/shufflepuck-cafe#manuals Crazy Cars 3 / Lamborghini American Challenge: Manual: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/crazy-cars-iii#manuals 80's Overdrive: https://80soverdrive.com/ 198X: https://198xthegame.com/ Please join us on our You Tube channel here: 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, watch and liking, to help our fledgling new You Tube channel to get better known. Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here: https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u

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