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Darren Foulds

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Darren Foulds

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Way back in the 1980s, before the internet was a "thing", Darren and Robin dreamed of connecting their Commodore 64s to other computers. Could we change our grades on the school computers? Could we play games against super intelligent military
Darren and Robin share their memories of learning music at school and in private piano lessons, and eventually buying guitars and drums, recording equipment, and forming bands. Includes some terrible/awesome home recordings from the 1980s and e
This time, Darren and Robin talk about our memories of Construction Set games and programs from Electronic Arts and other similar software that allowed us to create in addition to playing.
Join your friends, Robin and Darren as they talk about all the things that they love about Steve Lisberger and Disney's 1982 classic, TRON! If you don't know what we're talking about, you're listening to the wrong podcast.
Board games! Back when we were little kids, "let's play a board game" might be suggested when we claimed to be bored. But, as we grew up, we found a number of board games that really entertained us. And this was all pre-Catan. We also talk abou
That big fat orange cat was a great source of entertainment and influence upon us as young kids at the beginning of the '80s. After a bit of a history lesson, listen to how Darren and Robin first discovered Garfield and collected the comics. Th
Collecting Comic Books! How we were introduced to comics and realized that we were collectors. We talk about buying the comics that everyone bought, and how we discovered the comics that we liked. How about the comic book stores in the neighbou
Robin and Darren go on a full ramble about things that fascinated us as kids in the '80s. Naturally we're talking about home computers, but also, Space Shuttles, how-to-draw books, the paranormal, and awesome vehicles, like the A-Team Van, and
Tears for Fears awesome Songs from the Big Chair gets the spotlight this episode! Darren and Robin talk about their memories of the album, listen to all the songs, talk about how they liked it as kids in the '80s and what makes this album stand
No Olympic Games for you this summer? No problem! Robin and Darren talk about the classic Epyx title: Summer Games for the Commodore 64 and host a min-Summer Games for you. Are you Team Australia or Team Canada? Check out the bonus VIDEO podcas
Robin and Darren talk about their favourite breakfast cereal memories, and also discuss important cereal history facts, some of those "foreign" cereals, and especially talk too much about that Canadian classic, Shreddies.
Do you remember going to the corner store when you were younger? Robin and Darren talk about their collections obtained from their local corner store in the 80s: candies, magazines, Wacky Packages, trading cards and more!
Darren and Robin talk about some of the micro computers used in schools around the world, from Robin's experiences with the MicroBee in Australia in 1987, to the excellent BBC Micro series by Retro Man Cave in the UK. Then we focus on our own s
Robin and Darren take a stroll down 80s lane, talking about all the various game systems and computers they had growing up.
When Darren was a kid, The Last Starfighter movie scared him to the movie theatre floor. But he's ok now! Today, Robin and Darren go deep into the 1984 Sci-Fi / Monster movie classic: The Last Starfighter. They talk all about the movie, special
It's time to go back to Computer Camp with Robin and Darren. Bullies, mainframes, Colossal Cave Adventure, Disk Copy Parties, Speed Racer, the first Amiga 1000 in Thunder Bay, maybe even Canada?! Listen in as Darren and Robin recall their many
Strap yourself into your Edgley Optica ultralight for 90 minutes of one of Robin's favourite movies ever! Slipstream is an oft-forgotten sci-fi movie from 1989 staring Star Wars' Mark Hamill, Aliens' Bill Paxton and Jurassic Park's Bob Peck. An
Robin and Darren talk about cartoons as they return to the Growing Up 80's couches after a year's absence! Do they stand the test of time? Perhaps nostalgia is better than YouTube? How about those rockin' theme songs!
Robin and Darren talk about cartoons as they return to the Growing Up 80's couches after a year's absence! Do they stand the test of time? Perhaps nostalgia is better than YouTube? How about those rockin' theme songs!
Get Spaced-Out with Robin and Darren as they talk about Classic Space LEGO and some of their most favourite "space" video games from the '80s. Join the boys as they hurtle their memories back through the vast void of nothing as the celestial wo
Get Spaced-Out with Robin and Darren as they talk about Classic Space LEGO and some of their most favourite "space" video games from the '80s. Join the boys as they hurtle their memories back through the vast void of nothing as the celestial wo
Dive deep with Robin and Darren as they explore the 1981 classic video game from Konami, Frogger! Sure, there are nibbles, lilly-pads, lady frogs and all you'd expect. But there are also a few retro '80s home ports and the first ever Growing Up
Dive deep with Robin and Darren as they explore the 1981 classic video game from Konami, Frogger! Sure, there are nibbles, lilly-pads, lady frogs and all you'd expect. But there are also a few retro '80s home ports and the first ever Growing Up
We're talking about the video games that amazed us when they first saw them. Not the best video games ever, maybe they didn’t end up being our favourite games even. But there was something about them, when we first saw them, that still stays wi
We're talking about the video games that amazed us when they first saw them. Not the best video games ever, maybe they didn’t end up being our favourite games even. But there was something about them, when we first saw them, that still stays wi
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