RGDS

12/07/2024

HAPPY FRIDAY! RGDSpodcast is proud to release our second installment on the Amiga covering the top final 25 Amiga games.

Book Two: bit.ly/3zObqkT 25 - 1
Book One: bit.ly/4czkvMR 50 - 26

The books are free, but a voluntary Buy Me A Coffee donation is very welcome here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDrisk

Audio version of the Podcast can be found here:
https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/

Or via your favourite podcast client.

The video version can be found on here:
Part Two: https://youtu.be/LV1cAeQKSoc
Part One: https://youtu.be/iXR3UGnBeTA

Any help in sharing and letting as many people know about the books and podcast, will greatly be appreciated.

21/06/2024

Drisky, Kingy, and Ric go through part one of our Amiga extravaganza where we go through our top 50 Amiga games. This episode covers from 50 through to 26.

https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/342-rgds-best-amiga-games-volume-one-50-26

If that wasn't enough we include a massive free Amiga book covering in-depth, not only all the games covered and their related games in the series. but the history of the Amiga, all the game pack-in bundles, and some of the histories of the key publishers and developers.

https://archive.org/details/rgds-amiga-top-50-games-2-v-3-book-one-50-26-7-jun

The book is completely free, although if you consider a small voluntary donation on buy me a Coffee, for all my efforts, I would appreciate it: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDrisk

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

https://www.youtube.com/-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 to get better known.

Also please join us on Discord and chat with us and other listeners here:

https://discord.gg/HzGAZ5FV7u

Don't forget to subscribe and listen to part two, with our next episode covering the top 25 games and another free and even bigger Amiga book to enjoy.

08/06/2024

Our latest episode is now out. 341 - PS1 Racers: vol 2. Drisky and Kingy return to the Sony Playstation and cover more arcade-like racers. This time around, it's 10 less-known titles.

Grab from your usual podcast outlet or directly at:
https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/314-ps1-racers-vol-2

13/02/2024

Thank you for your patience. Part 2 of you Your Sinclair Top 100 is now out, covering the games from 50 - 1. It's another big one and poor Drisky and Kingy are taking a well-deserved break. Go grab it from your favourite podcast source, or directly at https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/336-your-sinclair-top-100-part-2

Also remember we release a YouTube version of our episodes at - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD6XvwFgw9W_gBiPehyIteA

Enjoy

26/01/2024

In our latest episode, it's an epic one: The Your Sinclair top 100 (part 1). Yes, you read correctly. Join Drisky and Kingy as they go through 100 - 51 on this famous curated list. It's a long one folks - coming in just over 5 hours, this will keep your morning commutes occupied for a while. Enjoy
Grab here or via your favourite podcast client.

https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/335-your-sinclair-top-100-part-1-0

16/12/2023

It's that time is the year again where the gang go extra nostalgic in the Christmas Special Edition. Garron, Ric, Drisky and Kingy, put on our paper hats and get into the Christmas spirit, with the RGDS Christmas Special.
Where chat about all things Christmas, both past, present and future.

Grab from your usual podcast hubs, or directly from https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/333-rgds-christmas-special-2023

Merry Christmas to all our wonderful listeners.

01/12/2023

Who loves a bit of 2d/2.5d platforming fun on the PS. Many publishers thought 3d was the future and this type of game was a relic from the 16 bit era. Despite this, a good number of games came out in 2d, proving that there was more to games that just a 3d powerhouse. Join Drisky & Kingy as they cover a handful of games that they love playing.

https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/332-playstation-2d-platformers

or from your favourite podcast client.

01/11/2023

Our latest episode is now out. Drisky, Ric & Kingy sail the high seas, drink plenty of rum and discuss the topic of Piracy. Get from your usual podcast sources, or directly at:
https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/330-piracy

Do remember, we release a video companion for each episode these days, so why not pop over to our YouTube channel if you prefer to watch and listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oqskUbKPTE

We'd love to hear our listeners memories and anecdotes of the illicit world of video game piracy.

06/10/2023

It's the spooky season again and the lads are back with the 2023 Halloween Special. Yes Count Driskula and Gorgon King are back and the theme this year is The ZX Spooktrum: Homebrew Horror. Grab from your usual podcast outlets or directly at https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/329-halloween-special-zx-spooktrum-homebrew-of-horror

There's also a bonus interview with Kingy and Darren Browne from Numskull Designs with regards to the current kickstarter for the From Coin-Ops to Table-Tops: The Essential Electronic Games book

27/09/2023

The retro-machine that is Paul Driscoll has just released another video on our YouTube channel as part of his long running best of Arcades A-Z. He's now reached the difficult letter "U". I can only think of Uridium and that's not even an arcade game. Can our lovely listeners tell us their fav letter U arcade game?

A look at what my personal top 5 arcade games beginning with the letter U.This is where I ask the simple question...If I only had room for five games per let...

22/09/2023

In this episode Drisky and Kingy go delving in deep to the archives of the PS2 and cover a collection of games that are lesser spoken about.

Grab from your usual podcast outlets or directly from https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/328-ps2-deep-cuts

16/09/2023

Our very own Paul Driscoll has now reached the letter T in his continuing series of A-Z best of Arcade Games. Why not pop over to our YouTube channel and see this. Below is a playlist link to the whole series..

Drisk from RGDS chooses his personal top 5 favourite arcade games for each letter of the alphabet. Not to mention lots of honourable mentions. It's a perso...

05/09/2023

As mentioned during our episodes, the annual meetup at Arcade Club in Bury, Manchester is happening on Sat 14th October. Many of us will be there on the Friday night too. If any of our listeners fancy a day of excellent arcade gaming and chatting to the hosts and our friends from the Discord channel, you are most welcome to join us. Why not pop into our Discord channel - there's a dedicated sub-channel for this event.

03/09/2023

Join Drisky and Jon as they discuss the modern FPS shooters that hark back to the halcyon days of the genre. Grab from your usual podcast outlet it directly at https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/327-neo-retro-fps-shooters

20/08/2023

Drisky and Kingy talk about Hidden Arcade Gems that are on Antstream service on Xbox and PC. Of course there are many ways to play these games, but this is a great option. With the service only recently released in Xbox, we thought it be a good time to return to our continuing series of Hidden Arcade Gems and do an Antstream edition. Go grab from your favourite podcast repositories or directly at:
https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/326-arcade-hidden-gems-volume-5-antstream-edition

28/07/2023

In an age where Ocean ruled the 8-bit waves with the Hollywood blockbuster licences, other software houses secured the rights to classic British TV shows. Many didn't have a good reputation for being very enjoyable. Kingy and Drisky have went through the pain of these games, so our dear listeners don't need to. Tune in as they discuss brief memories of the shows alongside the games.

Available wherever you listen your podcasts on.
Or directly at https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/325-the-not-so-great-british-tv-licences

09/06/2023

This looks like another fantastic book by Sam and the team.

25/05/2023

Fancy a bit of DOS platform gaming. Why not tune in to our latest episode where Drisky and Jon chat about this genre on PC's in days of old! Available from your favourite podcast client or directly from: https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/322-dos-platformers

14/05/2023

In this episode of the RGDS podcast with the idea of Goin' Round Me Mate's House, Ric takes Kingy on a trip down Mega Drive Alley as he introduces Kingy to some lesser-known gems that he may have missed out on in attempt to peel Kingy away from his SNES loving ways.

Grab it from your usual podcast client, or directly at
https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/321-goin-round-me-mates-house?fbclid=IwAR0Zj1v9gJh39zsmHrU5dOu59ODjUnwKBE8b_1jy_DTnQ155zf3qxj47lTs

27/03/2023

How about some love for the awesome software house, Gremlin Graphics. A mighty company that rose from humble beginnings as a shop in Sheffield. Join Drisky and Kingy in part 1 that is Gremlin Graphics: The 8-bit Era

Grab it here:
https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/319-gremlin-graphics-pt1-the-8-bit-era

Or go to your favourite podcast client to listen to, like iTunes or Spotify.

01/03/2023

In our latest episode Kingy and Drisky don their tuxedos and sup on their vodka Martinis, shaken not stirred and take a look through March 40th Anniversary of James Bond video games.

Grab from your usual podcast client, or directly at https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/318-james-bond-license-to-game

12/02/2023

In this latest episode, Kingy is joined by some of our friends from our Discord channel to discuss the community game they played in tandem. The game in question is the excellent Tomb Raider 1.

Thanks to Oblisky, Snarkade, Dr Goggles and Mike Hod

Available from your favourite podcasting client or directly at https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/317-rgds-with-friends-tomb-raider

22/01/2023

In our latest episode, Drisky and Kingy discuss their love for emulation and all the many ways you can play those classic games. Find out how they each came across emulation and their views on it. They also discuss their top picks of emulators for many systems.
Go grab from your usual Podcast haunts, such as Spotify, ITunes, Podbean etc or directly at https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/316-emulator-paradise

03/01/2023

Happy New Year to all our friends.
and look back over 2022 and discuss some of their top picks of 8-bit games from this year. What were yours?
Go and grab from your usual podcast clients or directly at https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/315-8-bit-top-picks-of-2022

02/12/2022

Join Kingy and Garron as they return with a "memories" episode and chat about what life was like in the 1970's in the UK before video gaming was a thing. How did they ever manage to survive, and what did they do for entertainment? Tune in and find out.

Grab it from your usual podcast clients, or directly at -
https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/314-the-70s

18/11/2022

Our latest episode is now out. Drisky interviews the one and only Martyn Brown, co-founder of Team 17. What's everyone's fav game by this brilliant developer?

Get it from your usual podcast sources or directly at:
https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/313-rgds-team-17-the-martyn-brown-interview

27/10/2022

Just in time for the spooky season, our latest episode is now out. The A-Z of Horror Games & Movies - YES, a double bill!
Grab from your preferred podcast source or directly at
https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/312-halloween-spooktacular-a-z-games-movies-double-bill

13/10/2022

One more sleep. See you all in Bury

17/09/2022

This was last year at Arcade Club in Bury. The RGDS entourage will return this October on the 14 and 15th. We'd love to see more of our lovely listeners attend - you are all very welcome. Why not pop into our discord channel if you're interested, we don't bite. https://discord.gg/BwUwY8A

16/09/2022

A new RGDS Podcast episode all about brilliant Sega Saturn exclusives, where we convince fellow host Kingy, a Sony lover, to the wonder of the Saturn.

https://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/310-sega-saturn-western-exclusives