Amigos: Everything Amiga Podcast

SWITCHAROO this week on ARG Presents!  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we take a look at Games that became OTHER GAMES!  These are games that started off in one direction, and for a variety of reason, turned out COMPLETELY differently in the end!  Join the fellas as they look at TIME PILOT from the arcades and the INFAMOUS BRATACCAS aka BANDERSNATCH on the Commodore Amiga! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

Treasure Trap is an isometric puzzle adventure game that brings the genre into the 16 bit era with colorful graphics, a wide variety of enemies, and a large sunken ship to explore. 

Link: https://pixelgaiden.podbean.com/e/episode-70-what-is-a-franken-system-6-good-games-with-radar/ We're back for Episode 70 In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and discuss 6 Good Games With Radar. We are doing news for the first monthly episode and then "catching up" later in the month. Episode Guide --------------- 7:21 Quick Questions 18:14 Patreon 28:30 News 1:19:35 Eric's Take - Systems I Didn't Have 1:34:38 Cody's Corner - Cody's Collecting Future 1:54:35 6 Good Games With Radar Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Garry Heather, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, David Motowylak, Team Gray All The Way, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, CityXen, Hermski

Skool Daze is a truly original simulation of a British schoolday circa 1984 that originally on the ZX Spectrum and C64, but has recently been ported to the Atari 8 bit.  Watch live on Twitch! https://twitch.tv/amigosretrogaming 0:00 Did you ever have to write lines in school? 6:25 Skool Daze Review 30:38 Coming Up Next More Amigos Retro Gaming! Amigos: Everything Amiga - A weekly, wacky Commodore Amiga Podcast https://bit.ly/amigospodcast ARG Presents - Spin the wheel, make the deal! https://bit.ly/argpresents This Week in Retro - Up to date news for out of date tech! https://bit.ly/thisweekinretro The CoCo Show: A TRS-80 Color Computer Podcast https://bit.ly/thecocoshow Our Sinclair: A ZX Spectrum Podcast: https://bit.ly/oursinclair 1200XL - Atari 8 Bit Reviews:  http://bit.ly/1200xl The Amigos Retro Gaming Podcast Network: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast Our Twitter:  https://twitter.com/amigosretro Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amigospodcast/ #Atari8Bit #Podcast #RetroCom

Remember those bygone days of youth this week on ARG Presents, as we look at games based on beloved British cartoons!  After a brief discussion, we jump right into the action!  Go APE with Bangers and Mash on the ZX Spectrum, and then it's time for everyone favorite bumbling, grumbling, and stumbling man-child with Mr. Bean on the Nintendo DS! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

Street Rod takes you back to the life of a 50's street racer, complete with a wide variety of cars and customization options. But how's the racing?

The polls were called and the people were heard, and the topic they chose for CFTD this week was "Messages From Beyond The Grave".  Join Amigo Aaron, John "Boatofcar" Shawler, and Rob "Flack" O'Hara for some creepy tales of communication from the void, Ouija boards, mediums, and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

1984's Mikie is an energetic take on the life of an American High School student from Japanese developer Konami, and the Speccy port is not to be missed!

Oh man, I get excited about this one!  YES, after MUCH DEMAND, it's TIME for THE ComX-35 Computer...a computer with a murky past from the mysterious high-tech streets of 1980's HONG KONG!  Water proof keyboard?  Built-in joystick?  RADIATION PROOF PROCESSOR?!?  It's got it all!  THRILL to the story of the ComX-35, and then relax and enjoy a few gaming offerings as we look at the provocatively titled GET YOUR GADGET and CROSS HORDE, the GAME OF 1000 PORTS! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

Metal Gear finally made its way onto the Amiga in 2021 thanks to the tireless efforts of programmer/musician Hoffman. How does it compare to the MSX original or the NES game so many of us played, and how does this 1987 title hold up today? 

On this very special Halloween episode we grab our witchy broom and take on the PumpKing in this haunted game, CAULDRON! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

Was it Doom, Magic Carpet, or just because all your friends were switching? We discuss this and our Discord community's other burning questions on this edition of Ask the Amigos!

Happy Halloween everyone!  Welcome to ARG 190, costume edition!  Grab that candy sack for some treats with no tricks...we promise!  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron for some holiday fun as we take another look at LASER DISC GAMES!  Thrill to the innovation of "I'm Your Man" and then it's time to DEFEND EARTH FROM INVADERS in US VS. THEM! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

On Amigos Halloween Spooktacular VI, we take a look at Bloodfest, a PD dungeon crawler from Finland, and the aptly named Horror Zombies from the Crypt!

We're back with Episode 69! In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections. Battle of the Systems – Pop N Twinbee (SNES) vs. Twinkle Tale (MegaDrive) Episode Guide ------------------- 3:16 - Quick Questions 17:42 - Patreons 28:48 - Game Show 59:22 - Catching Up 2:06:16 - Battle of the Systems – Pop N Twinbee (SNES) vs. Twinkle Tale (MegaDrive) Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Garry Heather, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, David Motowylak, Team Gray All The Way, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, CityXen, Hermski, VaderGB, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, and Dustin Newell for making this show possible through their generous

You know the show, you know the family, and you most definitely know the theme song. Now it's time to get to know the game, THE MUNSTERS! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

The days grow darker, there's a chill in the air...that can only mean one thing...HORROR GAMES on ARG!  That's right, fright-fans, this week the chat DEMANDED IT and so Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT dipped their toes in the dark waters of horror.  Join us as we explore Eternal Darkness on the Nintendo Gamecube and Nightmare Creatures on the Sony Playstation! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

One of the earliest space 4x games, Millennium 2.2 is easy to learn, has a great UI, and fantastic art. It's worth checking out to see the roots of one of the most popular computer gaming genres today!

Fantastic graphics, multiple audio tracks, speech synthesis, and a perfect difficulty curve--there was no better reason to own a CoCo 3 in 1991 than Photon! 

What's old is NEW again this week on ARG Presents!  We're looking at MODERN 16 BIt titles on the Sega Genesis / Megadrive this week, and the action gets HOT AND HEAVY!  First, we learn never to sign a peace treaty with The Demons of Asteborg, and NEVER have your bachelor party in a clown based nightclub, otherwise you might be in for a LETHAL WEDDING!  ***Special Shout Out to SUPPORTER MARIO!  Thank so much my friend!**** --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message