Amigos: Everything Amiga Podcast

Greetings and welcome to ARG Presents 163.  This time around, we pay homage to the POKEY Chip made famous by the brilliant folks at Atari.  We talk about what the chip is, where it came from, and where you could find it.  Then we pick a few games from the vast library of POKEY Chip classic, both with a bit of a Russian slant.  Relive the tension of the Cold War with Missile Command, then settle in for the all time classic from Mother Russia with Tetris. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

Fire Force is an Amiga tactical shooter that places you in the role of a special forces agent bent on fighting for freedom, wherever there's trouble! 

Get ready for sword-swinging, a scantily-clad princess, and muscle-bound fighters in this week’s game, 1987’s BARBARIAN --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

We're back for Episode 56 In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and Battle Of The Systems: Animaniacs (SNES vs. Genesis). We are doing news for the first monthly episode and then "catching up" later in the month. Episode Guide --------------- Quick Questions 2:05 Patreon 12:31 News 22:50 Tea Time With Tim - 1:01:40 Eric's Take - 1:31:21 Battle Of The Systems - Animaniacs - 2:07:36 News Notes can be found at https://www.pixelgaiden.com 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, Mr. Toast, and Dustin Newell for maki

First released on the Atari 8 bit platform, this later CoCo 3 exclusive has the best cockpit graphics. But can it push the smooth framerate of the original? 

Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego landed on the Amiga in 1990. Join Aaron and Boat in the Chronoskipper to take a look!

Quick!  Ninja run your way past the guards and join us for this weeks ARG Presents on Stealth Game!  Ninja master Aaron and his plucky pal THE BRENT examine this surprisingly new genre, including a look at the VERY FIRST STEALTH GAME.  Then it's on to the targets..and we've got two big ones.  Enjoy Tenchu: Stealth Assassins for the Playstation, then experience the arcade spy game 005! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

It's time for another round of our Discord community's burning questions! Settle in, grab a cold one, and enjoy the latest edition of Ask the Amigos. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

Elevator Action descended onto the ZX Spectrum in 1987 - how does it stack up to the arcade original?

Greetings everyone and welcome to ARG 161!  This time out, we dust off our keyboards and do some coding...well sorta!  It's TYPE-IN GAMES this week!  That means Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT are typing games into a computer and playing them..it's that simple!  Join us on a trip back in time, with the help of Rainbow Magazine, and type and play 'Gopher' It! and Gopher Smash! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

While this week’s game isn’t trash, we’ll spend some time picking it up while discussing a classic Activision game for the Commodore 64, PARK PATROL --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

The rotating towers in Nebulus were impressive, but does the game stand up to the visuals?

insert disk 2 - Mister and Unamiga talk The MiSTer FPGA board allows you to simulate a number of classic computers and has a large development community. But the UnAmiga has its charms as well! Aaron and Boat discuss their recent experiences. Which one is better for you?  0:00 Introduction 0:56 My MiSTer Setup 12:43 Aaron's UnAmiga Setup --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

We're back with Episode 55 - In this episode Cody, Tim, and Eric catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections. Plus, 6 Good Golf Games. Episode Guide ------------------- Quick Questions - 2:30 Patreons - 11:06 Game Show - 22:12 Catching Up - 32.35 6 Good Golf Games- 1:45:23 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, Mr. Toast, and Dustin Newell for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

This week on ARG Presents, we take a look at cartridge games for the Commodore 64!  Who knew there were HUNDREDS of not only game carts, but utilities, hardware, and more!?  We'll lament the rise and fall of cartridge slots on home computers, and the we dive right in with our picks.  This week, Amigo Aaron tries out Activision's Pastfinder and THE BRENT goes hunting with Dragonden! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

Rally Championships is one of the Amiga's few rally-inspired racing games. How does it stack up to arcade favorite Neo Drift Out? 

Imagic's Demon Attack was an excellent rendition of the arcade game Phoenix on the Tandy Color Computer. How good was it compared to the other ports of the game?  0:00 Ridiculous Banter 5:39 Demon Attack Review 28:36 Show Closing

Wizzy's Quest and Doctor Strange 2 are two solid entries in the public domain catalog of the Amiga. What are some of your favorite PD games?

Welcome to BIG episode 159!  This time out..it's madness...ROBOT MADNESS!   The ARG gang is playing games with a robot theme this week, and MARVEL as they AGREE ON THINGS!  Yes, that happened!  Enjoy our look at Atari's arcade standout Cyberball 2072 and the Atari Computer game Mr. Robot and His Robot Factory! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message

This week we send our 001 infiltration unit off into space to save a freighter overrun with malicious robots in one of the great Commodore 64 games of all time, PARADROID --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/amigospodcast/message