In celebration of Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story being released, Drisky and Kingy go through some of the best Jeff Minter and Llamasoft's best games. There is a real voyage of discovery here, so join us as we play through these classic games.

337 - 8-Bit Underdogs: The Atari 8-Bit Family

Mar 7th, 2024 2h 15m

In the first of a brand new series of episodes, RGDS celebrates the love for lesser spoken about home micros and the wonderful games that were released for them. In this episode, Ric and Kingy discuss the Atari 8-bit family and have some great

336 - Your Sinclair Top 100 Part 2

Feb 13th, 2024 5h 22m

We are in the bag with the second half of our gargantuan Your Sinclair Top 100. In this episode Drisky and Kingy countdown from 50 to 1. The games covered in this episode are:- 50 Enduro Racer - 1987 - Activsion sega https://spectrum

335 - Your Sinclair Top 100 part 1

Jan 26th, 2024 5h 10m

Your Sinclair was one of the "Big 3" Spectrum magazines, alongside CRASH and Sinclair User. It was considered to be more humourous and zany than its contemporaries. Its final issue was in September 1993, which was an incredible run, consider

334 - X-Copy Dat Floppy : Volume 3

Jan 12th, 2024 1h 46m

Ric and Drisky, go through 6 Amiga game recommendations by Drisk of Amiga games to try. Will Ric like them enough to use his blank floppy disks to X-Copy Dat Floppy? Show Links: Final Fight Hack: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3582/ Workbenc

333 - RGDS Christmas Special 2023

Dec 16th, 2023 2h 38m

Garron, Ric, Drisky and Kingy, put on our paper hats and get into the Christmas spirit, with the RGDS Christmas Special. Where chat about all things Christmas, both past, present and future. Show Notes: Open Discussion: Analogue Pocket: https:/

332 - PlayStation 2D Platformers

Dec 1st, 2023 1h 50m

Kingy and Drisky, go through 6 PS1 2D Platform Classics. Show Notes: Taito Egret Mini : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Taito-EGRET-%E2%85%A1-mini-Limited/dp/B0B6HZ47HF/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=taito+egret+2+mini&qid=1701366345&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d

331 - X-Copy Dat Floppy - Volume 2

Nov 17th, 2023 1h 52m

Ric and Drisky, go through 6 Amiga game recommendations by Ric of Amiga games to try. Will Drisky like them enough to use his blank floppy disks to X-Copy Dat Floppy? Show Links: Weird Dreams: Magazine Preview where Ric first saw and fell i

330 - Piracy

Nov 1st, 2023 2h 31m

The boys sail the high seas and chat all about gaming piracy and the many retro memories Show Links: Commercial Breaks Doc (Rise & Fall of Imagine): https://youtu.be/ZoDh61sgCOg Wardner : Pete Hahn https://youtu.be/pOo9PzTl8U4?si=CoGz7...

329 - Halloween Special - ZX Spooktrum : Homebrew of Horror

Oct 6th, 2023 2h 29m

It's the spooky season and the lads are back for our annual Halloween Special. Yes, Count Driskula and Gorgon King are back and chat about modern homebrew ZX Spectrum games with a macabre twist. The games covered are:- Ghostly Capers (2023)h

328 - PS2 Deep Cuts

Sep 22nd, 2023 1h 54m

In this episode Drisky and Kingy go delving in deep to the archives of the PS2 and cover a collection of games that are lesser spoken about. The games covered are:- God Hand War of the Monsters Forsaken City Extreme Metal Racing Freedom Fighter

327 - Neo-Retro FPS Shooters

Sep 3rd, 2023 1h 56m

Hello and Welcome to another episode of some fragging vicseral full on action as Drisky and Jon take you through some of the best Boomer Shooter or Neo-Retro FPS blasters around to day. So these are modern shooters but love letters to those fa

326 - Arcade Hidden Gems - Volume 5 : Antstream Edition

Aug 20th, 2023 2h 22m

Hello and welcome as Drisky and Kingy talk about Hidden Arcade Gems that are on Antstream service on xbox and PC. Of cours there are many ways to play these games, but this is a great option. Show Notes: https://www.antstream.com/ - Antstream

325 - The (not so) Great British TV Licences

Jul 28th, 2023 3h 22m

In an age where Ocean ruled the 8-bit waves with the Hollywood blockbuster licences, other software houses secured the rights to classic British TV shows. Many didn't have a good reputation for being very enjoyable. Kingy and Drisky have went

324 - Neo-Retro Arcade Racers

Jul 7th, 2023 3h 17m

Hello and welcome as Drisky and Kingy talk about some of the later arcade racers, in the ultimate modern racing collection. Also we include a section were we talk to Twitch gamer, MAGGS who tells us all about the gaming event at Arcade Club Bu

323 - Gremlin The Later Years

Jun 16th, 2023 2h 15m

In part three of the Gremlin story Drisky and Kingy discuss the later years of Gremlin, covering the PC, PS1, Saturn and N64 era, up until when Gremlin was bought by Infogrames and became Infogrames Sheffield. So come join us as we go through

322 - DOS Platformers

May 25th, 2023 1h 22m

Drisky & Jon chat all about some of the great DOS platform games out there. Dfend Reloaded (DOS Box Front End): https://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/Download.html Games Covered: Commander Keen: https://www.gog.com/en/game/commander_keen_com

321 - Goin' Round Me Mate's House

May 14th, 2023 2h 25m

EPISODE 321 GOIN’ ROUND ME MATE'S HOUSE (MEGA DRIVE EDITION) In this episode of the RGDS podcast with the idea of Goin' Round Me Mate's House, Ric takes Kingy on a trip down Mega Drive Alley as he introduces Kingy to some lesser-known gems tha

320 - Gremlin Graphics - Part Two - The 16-Bit era

Apr 19th, 2023 3h 25m

In this episode, Drisky and Kingy cover a truckload of games from the amazing software house, Gremlin Graphics. This is episode 1 of a 3-part series, with this one covering the 16-bit era. Show Notes Bruxólico (ZX Spectrum): https://amaweks

319 - Gremlin Graphics pt.1: The 8-Bit Era

Mar 27th, 2023 2h 17m

In this episode, Drisky and Kingy cover a truckload of games from the amazing software house, Gremlin Graphics. This is episode 1 of a 3-part series, with this one covering the 8-bit era. The Games: Wanted: Monty Mole 1984 Monty is Innocent

318 - James Bond : License To Game

Mar 1st, 2023 3h 17m

In our latest episode Kingy and Drisky don their tuxedos and sup on their vodka Martinis, shaken not stirred and take a look through March 40th Anniversary of James Bond video games. Not only that It is also the 70th Anniversary in April sin

317 - RGDS With Friends: Tomb Raider

Feb 12th, 2023 1h 49m

In this latest episode, Kingy is joined by some of our friends from our Discord channel to discuss the community game they played in tandem. The game in question is the excellent Tomb Raider 1. Thanks to Oblisky, Snarkade, Dr Goggles and Mike

316 - Emulator Paradise

Jan 22nd, 2023 2h 32m

In our latest episode, Drisky and Kingy discuss their love for emulation and all the many ways you can play those classic games. Find out how they each came across emulation and their views on it. They also discuss their top picks of emulators

315 - 8-bit Top Picks of 2022

Jan 3rd, 2023 1h 47m

Join Drisky and Kingy as they discuss some of their favourite homebrew 8-bit releases of 2022. Games in this episode:- Ringo - ZX Spectrum Knights and Slimes - C64 Dire Dare - Amstrad CPC TCQ - ZX Spectrum Empire Strikes Back - C64 Penguin At

314 - The 70's

Dec 2nd, 2022 2h 4m

Join Kingy and Garron as they return with a "memories" episode and chat about what life was like in the 1970's in the UK before video gaming was a thing. How did they ever manage to survive, and what did they do for entertainment? Tune in and