Category: Podcast
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Are games too long?
Whether you are a PC gamer or a console gamer, we want to know, are games just too long now? Games only lasted about 20 minutes back in the days of the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64, now they can last for hundreds of hours! Games like Zelda and the Witcher, massive sprawling sandbox style…
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One year podcasting – 5 things we learned
Have a good reason to do it (hint: it’s not making money) I had the idea of starting the podcast when Jon was looking for a way to practice his audio editing skills. I also knew I wanted to speak with Phil more often, but we rarely just picked up the phone. After recording a…
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#21: Bruce Lee – Best Fight Game Ever?
Is Bruce Lee on the ZX Spectrum the best fighting game ever, the top of the beat ‘em ups, or is it just a platform game with some brawler elements? Not just on the humble Speccy, it also appeared on the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari, MSX and Apple 2. Did it get converted to…
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#20 Match Day – Better than FIFA?
Chris and Phil are back once again to discuss their fading memories of old retro games from the 80’s and the 90’s. This time it’s Match Day on the ZX Spectrum! Was it the best football game on the ZX Spectrum? How much better is it than FIFA? Is it still great today? Tune in…
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#15 Saboteur! – Retro ninja stealth
🚨 New Episode Alert 🚨 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…
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#14 Starfox / Starwing – Bogey on my six
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?…
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#13 Tetris – Block Dropping Feats
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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#12 Jetpac – Thrusting for fun
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…
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#11 Daley Thompson’s Decathlon – Waggle Fest
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…
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Episode 9 – Renegade: Just like the movies
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,…