Retro Gaming Discussion Show

Retro Gaming Discussion Show

The Retro Gaming Discussion Show.

Episodes

July 24, 2026 73 mins

Hosts: Paul Driscoll (The Drisk) & Garron Tungate (The G Man)

The bugs are back… and this time they're taking over the show!

In this swarm-tastic episode, The Drisk and The G Man dive headfirst into the sticky, six-legged world of classic bug-themed games. From arcade flyers to cartridge classics, we're covering a buzzing lineup of insect invaders, mechanical creepy-crawlies, and...

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May 29, 2026 73 mins

Join Kingy and Drisky as they return to their favourite topic of hidden gems.  This time around, the guys have opted for various gaming systems instead of sticking with one.

The games features are:

The Factory - C64

Fast Eddie's Pool and Billiards - Amiga

Rocky Rodent - SNES

Rapid Reload - PS1

Slipstream - Arcade

Cliffhanger - ZX Spectrum

Show notes:

Moss Moss game - https://noelcody.itch.io/moss-moss

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May 1, 2026 100 mins

🎙️ Love at First Byte
Spectrum crushes, Amiga affairs, and the awkward romance of growing up digital

What do you remember falling in love with first: your gaming system… or your teenage sweetheart?

In Love at First Byte, Drisky and Kingy dust off the cassette tapes, fire up the disk drives, and confess their first proper loves – the ZX Spectrum and the Commodore Amiga. Along the way, things get uncomfortably...

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April 17, 2026 112 mins

OpenBOR (short for Open Beats of Rage) is a free, open-source game engine designed primarily for creating side-scrolling beat 'em up games — the classic style made popular by titles like Streets of Rage and Final Fight.

There are liter...

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Drisky and Kingy take a deep dive into the digital realms of Middle‑earth as they journey through the long and varied history of Tolkien‑inspired video games. From humble text adventures on the 8‑bit micros to sprawling action epics on the PlayStation 2 and GameCube, the boys explore how developers across the decades interpreted one of fantasy's greatest worlds.

Games Covered:

The Melbourne House Text Ad...

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February 13, 2026 133 mins

Join Kingy and very special guests from our Discord channel: Darren, Logan and Paul.  The guys wax lyrical over this often misunderstood Tomb Raider game, which deserves everyone's attention.  Just as with the previous episode that we covered Tomb Raider 1 episode, a few years back, the entire episode is dedicated to this game.

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January 30, 2026 161 mins

Join Kingy, Garron, Almac and Turnbl as the lads discuss their opinions on their new hardware purchase - The Analogue 3D, the N64 FPGA lovely bit of kit.  Is it the saviour of their dust-gathering cartridges?

Games featured on this episode:

Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Perfect Dark

Sin and Punishment

Shadows of the Empire

Mission Impossible

Waverace 64

Diddy Kong Racing

Jet Force Gemini

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January 17, 2026 108 mins

Drisky and Kingy come back after the extended Chrimbo break choosing six top games froms the wonderful Ant Stream collection. Don't worry if you havent got  Ant Stream, its just six awesome retro game to play...

Alien Holocaust 2 (A2600)
Arabian Nights (Amiga)
Don Doko Don (Arcade)
Reshoot-R (Amiga AGA)
Side Pocket (Arcade)
Pirate Pete (Arcade)

Notes:
PC Overlay to make your games look...

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December 14, 2025 139 mins

Kingy is joined by Almac and Drisky as they cover the games in Newsfield's incredibly popular ZX Spectrum magazine, CRASH.  CRASH at this time of year always had a bumper edition Christmas special and it is with issue 12 (Dec '84/Jan '85) that the lads celebrate the games that were reviewed.

Games featured in episode:

Astronut - Software Projects

Backpackers Guide to the Universe - Fantasy Software

Boulderdash - First Star So...

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November 14, 2025 97 mins

When it comes to Sega's Naomi system, it's easy to think of games like Crazy Taxi, House of the Dead, Monkey Ball, Virtua Fighter etc.  And as amazing as these games are, they've been spoken about to death on many podcasts, including our own.  So, most of our listeners know Drisky and Kingy by now, they like to dig a little deeper in this rich catalogue of amazing arcade games.

Games in this episode

Illmatic Envelope

Air...

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Alma, King and Drisky join you for this Halloween Spooktacular, where we discuss the fantastic listener meetup in October and what it was like.  We also go through all the high scores competition for the chosen games and the winners.

Then, as it's Halloween, we discuss some spooky-themed games at Arcade Club, which many of you can play at home to join in the fun.

So, can you beat our weekend scores? 
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October 9, 2025 102 mins
Drisky &, Almac dust off our PSP's amd play some of our favourite games...

Games in this episode are:

Wipeout Pulse
Afterburner: Black Falcon
LocoRoco 2
Medievil Resurrection
Burnout Legends
Prinny: Can I Really be the Hero?
Everybody's Golf 2
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars

Show notes...

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September 19, 2025 145 mins

Our popular series that shines a light on the lesser-spoken-about 8-bit home computers returns with the very underrated Commodore 16 & Plus 4 models.  Joining Kingy in this episode are friends of the show, Turnbl & Oblisky who both owned and loved these systems back in the day.

Games featured:

Kingy's Choices

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August 29, 2025 92 mins

Kingy and Drisky go through six more obscure arcade games for people to enjoy. Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast 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, watching, and liking to help our fledgling new YouTube channel become better known. Also pl...

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August 8, 2025 85 mins

Garron, Almac and Kingy battle it out over a selection of multiplayer Gamecube games via the Netplay feature on the Dolphin emulator. But whether you're playing with mates on your couch on real hardware or doing something similar as the lads, we welcome you all to play along.

Games in this episode are:

Mario Golf

Super Monkey Ball 2

Mario Tennis

Soul Calibur 2

Wario Ware Megamix

Show notes:

Gamecube Picoboot - PicoBo...

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July 25, 2025 149 mins

Armed with our new steering wheel setups, Drisky and Kingy decide to go for a spin and chat all about the beloved Ridge Racer game series.

Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast

https://www.youtube.com/@RGDSPodcast-qw6mw

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Drisky and Garron, decided in all this sunshine to look at the Gameboy again.  Choosing 8 depp cut classic hidden gems for you to enjoy.

So sit back in the sun and listen and play, these awesome titles.


Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel with video versions of the podcast

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June 15, 2025 118 mins

It's been a while since RGDS covered some SNES games and dedicate an episode to this amazing console.  Join Kingy and Almac as they cover various genres and recommend ones to play along to the episode with.

Games list:

Jelly Boy

Demon's Crest

Kirby's Dream Course

Super Tennis

Run Saber

Actraiser

Equinox (Solstice II)

Blackthorne

Axelay

Pop'n Twin Bee

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May 25, 2025 116 mins

With the imminent release of Ridge Racer on the Arcade Archives series, Drisky and Kingy thought it would be a good idea to peruse all the games on offer in this collection and recommend some of their favourites in it.  Of course, there are so many games to choose from, but the lads managed to settle on six fantastic ones for everyone to play along with the episode.

Games on the show:

Circus Charlie

Jackal

Overtop

Butasan

Shoc...

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