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  • #16 Robocop – Shuffle and Gun

    #16 Robocop – Shuffle and Gun

    Retro review of Robocop on the ZX Spectrum, Gameboy and Arcade.

  • #12 Jetpac – Thrusting for fun

    #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…

  • Episode 10 – Desert Strike: Missing Interesting Action

    Episode 10 – Desert Strike: Missing Interesting Action

    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…

  • Episode 9 – Renegade: Just like the movies

    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,…

  • Episode 7 – Space Harrier: Welcome to the fantasy zone

    Episode 7 – 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 full motion hydraulic arcade cabinet experience? Tune in to find out if we completed it.

  • Episode 6 – The Way of the Exploding Fist: Roundhouse Zen

    Episode 6 – The Way of the Exploding Fist: Roundhouse Zen

    In this episode 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…

  • Mega Drive 2 Mini

    …or is it the Sega Mega Drive Mini 2? as it says on the box! Well, technically it is a Mega Drive 2, or at least a mini version of one, so in summary, it’s a mini Mega Drive 2 and the 2nd mini Sega have made…got it? Being a collector of retro gaming stuff…

  • R-type: Is it as good as we remember?

    If we were going to make a podcast about remembering games from our childhood, then we had to start somewhere. So why not 1988 and R-type? Why not a game from our beloved Sega Master System? Surely we could remember that! Yes, that really was an excellent shooter, right? We start this first episode by…