Cocktail Mode: Retro Games, Cocktails & Banter
Two old friends reminisce about a different retro game each episode and attempt to pair it with a cocktail of their choice
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Some say it's the best PC game ever made, some say it's almost a genre unto itself, some say "Why would you make a game this hard? Are you nuts!?".
All sorts of other turn based games get a mention as Dave and I discuss, and try to pair a cocktail with, Julian Gollop's strategy masterpiece.
Cocktails featured in this episode:
In a change to the advertised episode we're talking about Tetris this time out: The game, the film, the phenomenon.
Cocktails this episode:
Dave waves the flag for the glorious PC gaming master-race, Andy rants about the quality of stories in games, and we even take the opportunity to give Portal 2 an off topic piece of our mind... all while discussing as many of the 30 Resident Evil games as possible.
Oh... and cocktails!
Join us on a trip to New Washington and beyond as we follow Conrad B. Hart on his stunningly crafted adventure. We'll discuss ports, remakes, censorship, sequels and - of course - THAT door! Dave and Andy even manage to come from broadly the same direction when choosing their cocktails to pair with this 1992 masterpiece.
Cocktails from this episode: Andy's Cocktail Dave's CocktailDrop in to the late nineties with Andy & Dave as we discuss the beauty of THPS, the art of the 'Strawpedo', the majesty of California Games, and the shear abject horror of having to listen to the The Suicide Machines' "New Girl" for the first time in twenty years.
Cocktails from this episode: Andy's Cocktail Dave's CocktailNamco's classic lightgun arcade series is the focus of this episode - with Barbarian, Hitman, John Woo movies and Lebowski's bar in Glasgow featuring among the many obstacles to us sticking to the point!
Cocktails from this episode: Andy's Cocktail Dave's CocktailIs Nico Collard really that horrible? Is George Stobbard secretly a pr**k? And are there any cocktails that we can somehow pair with gaming history's most annoying goat?
Give us 59 minutes of your time and the answer to all these questions (and more) will become clear!
Cocktails from this episode: Andy's Cocktail Dave's CocktailTrailer for Cocktail Mode - the podcast where great games meet great drinks!
Minnie Driver, Motorway Service Stations, and (of course) Turbo Esprit all feature in this episodes conversation about Taito's brilliant cop chase game - we even try and settle the decades old argument of which was better: ZX Spectrum or Amstrad CPC464?
Cocktails from this episode: Andy's Cocktail Dave's CocktailWhile reminiscing about the all-conquering fighting game Dave and I touch on Arcade Etiquette, Single Player modes, Kylie's posterior, and THAT movie! We even eventually get around to pairing Street Fighter 2 with a couple of cocktails!
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