Retro Gaming Discussion Show

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 Adventures (8‑bit)
The Hobbit (ZX Spectrum)
Lord of the Rings (ZX Spectrum)
Shadows of Mordor (ZX Spectrum)
Crack of Doom (PD DOS)
War in Middle Earth (Amiga)
Lord of the Rings Vol. 1 (Amiga, 1990, Interplay)
Lord of the Rings (SNES, 1995)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (PC/PS2, 2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (GBA)
The Hobbit (GameCube)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PS2, EA)
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (PS2, EA)

So  Whether you're nostalgic for Speccy parsers or cinematic hack‑and‑slash, this episode celebrates how Middle‑earth has evolved across generations of gaming hardware.
So, what are your favourite Tolkien games?
Have you ever typed "THROW ROPE" at a troll?
Come join us on this An Unexpected Journey.
Show Notes:
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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.

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

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 like a CRT:
https://mausimus.itch.io/shaderglass
Mac Overlay to make your games look like a CRT:
https://dirkwhoffmann.github.io/RetroVisor/

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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.
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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 Software
Cyclone - Vortex Software
The Fall Guy - Elite
Knight Lore - Ultimate
Lode Runner - Software Projects
New Cylon Attack - A 'n' F Software
Pole Position - Atarisoft
Potty Pigeon - Gremlin Graphics
The Runes of Zendos - Dorcas Software
Skyranger - Microsphere
Underwurlde - Ultimate