Retro Gaming Discussion Show

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 literally hundreds of homebrew games made with this and if you love a good WRAF, then this is the episode for you.
Join Kingy, Almac and Retroric as they discuss their favourite choices from the plethora of games.
Games in this Episode:
He-Man
Castlevania: Silver Night's Crusaders
Ghouls 'n' Demons
Dungeons and Dragons
Evil Dead
Nightslashers X
 
Show notes:
Wardner by Ric for Amiga - https://retroric.itch.io/wardneragademo
 
Chronocrash - 
https://www.chronocrash.com
 
New He-Man game-
 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3749580/HeMan_and_the_Masters_of_the_Universe_Dragon_Pearl_of_Destruction/
Dungeons and Dragons cartoon - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-34TlmRULR8

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:
BlueSky for Jet Set Willy Online v2:
https://bsky.app/profile/mausthekat.bsky.social

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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/

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.
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