ARG Presents

This week on ARG Presents, join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as they have a look at Games THEY Can "Beat" on ONE CREDIT! In a world DEDICATED to parting a player and his cash, there are very very few arcade machines that one can truly defeat, but the boys pick a few machines they can take to school and share them with the world! 00:00 - 02:57 Intro 02:58 - 09:25 Great Arcade Games From 1982 09:26 - 32:30 Moon Patrol 32:31 - 33:54 Games Listeners Can Beat on One Credit 33:55 - 39:13 Great Arcade Games From 1985 39:14 - 1:03:21 Mat Mania 1:03:22 - 1:05:22 SPIN THE WHEEL, MAKE THE DEAL! 1:05:23 - 1:08:28 Outro Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming #argpresents #Retrorotation#arcade #Retrocomputing

This week on ARG Presents, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as they have a look at 2-D Games on the Sega Saturn! Was this the high water mark for 2-D console gaming?!?!? We'll attempt to find that out as we play Shinobi X aka Shinobi Legions and Keio Flying Squadron 2! 00:00 - 01:31 Intro 01:32 - 00:00 What's the pinnacle of 2-D Console Gaming discussion 10:20 - 28:16 Keio Flying Squadron 2 28:17 - 51:16 Shinobi X ( Shinobi Legions ) 51:18 - 52:45 SPIN THE WHEEL, MAKE THE DEAL! 52:46 - 57:17 Outro Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming #argpresents #Retrorotation#segasaturn #Retrocomputing

It's a special episode this week, as THE BRENT recovers from illness!

It's HERE! Boatfest 2024 - The Interviews. Join Amigo Aaron as he talks to several of the luminaries that attended the show. We have many of the names you've heard over and over on this and other channels, and we get to hear from them first hand in a relaxed interview from the show floor! It's been a long path getting these Boatfest 2024 interviews ready to watch and listen to. I've had 2 computers die and a TON of editing, but better late then never! I had a few interviews that sadly could not be saved due to some audio issues, and while this is over NINTY minutes of interviews, there were SO many more attendees I wanted to speak with. But the weekend SHOOTS by so fast, and I hope this year to get much more coverage. Sit back, relax, and enjoy these smart, interesting, and diverse characters that help make Boatfest what it is year after year! 0:00:00 - 0:07:59 Pajaco6502 0:08:00 - 0:18:30 Laurent 0:18:31 - 0:30:55 Petzel 0:30:56 - 0:43:35 TSI Matt and John Marshall 0:43:36 - 0:53:53 Retro Dreamstate 0:53:54 - 0:55:00 Special Thanks to TSI Matt 0:55:01 - 0:59:16 Ken from Canadian Retro Things 0:59:17 - 1:08:37 Henry Gernhardt from thebreakkey.com 1:08:38 - 1:17:47 L. Curtis Boyle from The Coco Nation 1:17:48 - 1:33:07 Mobius Subscribe to the podcast at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcast Amigos: Everything Amiga is a weekly, wacky exploration of the Amiga scene, current news, and a look at the games we all remember--even those we'd like to forget! #Boatfest #Retrocomputing

Welcome to ARG PRESENTS 301! This time out, we'll be taking a look at the Spectravision / Spectravideo computers and games! I'm talking SV 318, 328, AND 728! If you don't know what the heck those are..neither did we! Tune in and find out! 🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support The Coco Show and our other wacky endeavors! https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation 🔗 Get social! Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming #argpresents #Retrocomputing

Welcome to an ARG Presents Special Feature! This week, myself and THE BRENT had the honor of chatting with Dean Bent! Dean is a rags to riches story in the gaming business. From starting out working the phones at US Gold to Game Testing at Rage to QA work on the N-GAGE! This man worked for companies like Eidos, Code Masters, Rovio, and more! He's helped PRODUCE games like Angry Birds, Alan Wake II, and Cyberpunk, and is currently at Nvidia! Kick back and hear the tales of travel and change from a fellow who has travelled the world and seen it all!

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Well, it's been over 6 years in the making, but WELCOME to BIG Episode 300 of ARG Presents. Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we ponder what the hell we've been doing with out lives for the last six years. We talk about the show start with our buddy John "Boatofcar" Shawler. We get into the technical challenges for people with no experience, skill...talent, etc. THEN, I beseech you AVERT YOUR GAZE as THE BRENT debuts his new ARG Theme Song Video! 🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support ARG Presents and our other wacky endeavors! https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation 🔗 Get social! Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming #argpresents #Retrocomputing

What happens when an EPIC toy company dips it's toes in the ELECTRONIC GAMING POOL?!? Insanity, that's what! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we look at the ENTIRE LINE of Mego Corporations Mini-Vid Handheld games! We GIVE YOU EVERYTHING WE GOT! Don't expect much, but still...FUN!

Captain Power was a kids show from 1987 with one goal: SELL TOYS! But it ended up being so much more! Technically innovative, a show featuring such generic-sounding characters as Lord Dread and Captain Power was actually sophisticated, well acted, well written, and THOROUGHLY HATED by it's critics. Come join the boys for the tale of a kids live action program born from the fertile imagination of Marc Zicree and written by the legendary man that pinned and created Babylon 5, J. Michael Straczynski. We'll talk Saturday morning TV in the 80's, and we'll play with toys, this week on ARG Presents 298! 🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support ARG Presents and our other wacky endeavors! https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation 🔗 Get social! Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming #Amiga #Retrocomputing

Welcome to ARG Presents 297! This week I, Amigo Aaron picks BOTH games! I've decided to explore the Sega System 32 Arcade PCB. I'll be playing Spider-Man: The Video Game. THE BRENT will get to play a game I've NEVER heard of until this week, and it's a fighting game. Enjoy the fun of Dark Edge. 🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support ARG Presents and our other wacky endeavors! https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation 🔗 Get social! Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming #Amiga #Retrocomputing

It's the Gaming Life of Dean Bent this week on ARG Presents 296! Who's Dean Bent you ask?!? FIND OUT as we delve DEEPLY into a career spanning from U.S. Gold to Code Masters to NVIDIA! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we check out two of the games Dean toiled on - Go Go Beckham on the Gameboy Advance and Striker Pro 2000 aka UEFA Striker! Get your tickets for Kickstart, the UK’s largest Amiga Event! https://www.amigashow.com/ 🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support ARG Presents and our other wacky endeavors! https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation 🔗 Get social! Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming #Amiga #Retrocomputing

It's that time of year...the homecoming of retro computer and gaming enthusiasts known as Boatfest has arrived! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for a LIVE edition of ARG Presents LIVE from Boatfest 2024!

This time out on BIG episode 294, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we take a look at Link Cable Games - games you play with a pal or pals using the unbridled POWER of 2 or more machines. First, we chat about our personal history of playing linked up games, then it's game time! Both our offerings this week come from the MIGHTY GBA aka the Gameboy Advance. Join us as we take on A Sound of Thunder and Backyard Football 2006!

Let's take one game and stick 2 or more games in there! That'll work, right? RIGHT!? Find out this week on ARG PRESENTS episode 293, as we have a go at Multi-genre Games! These are games with multiple TYPES of game in the GAME! Experience The Adventures Of Bayou Billy on the NES and "Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade" for the Super Famicom!!!!

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The Boys are BACK this week with an unusual episode of ARG Presents, as we take a look at Games ENTIRELY Made with Text Graphics like ASCII and PETSCII. Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we tackle Digiloi for the C64 and Plus 4, and CANDY BOX for your Browser of choice! 🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support ARG Presents and our other wacky endeavors! https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation 🔗 Get social! Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming

This week on ARG Presents, the boys have a go at the RARE Exidy Sorcerer Computer! This is another obscure machine, but with the backing of a successful computer chain and a great arcade manufacturer, what went wrong? We'll learn a bit of history, and try a few games as well! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we try out ASTRO ATTACKER and Arrows and Alleys!

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PLATO PLAYS! See THE ORIGINAL Graphical Dungeons & Dragons from 1974 & GOLF on the Plato System! It's ARG Presents 290! First we learn a little something about the VAST SIXTY year history of the PLATO, and then we go gaming! Join us as we look at GOLF (like the first golf game) and PEDIT5 (The first graphical Dungeons and Dragons game). 🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support ARG Presents and our other wacky endeavors! https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation 🔗 Get social! Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming

No one can EVER say that ARG won't get down in the DIRT! Join those DIRTY boys this week for some Games About Dirt! After a DIRTY discussion on dirt based games, we'll drop down IN THE MUD and discuss this weeks games. Kick back and relax as we discuss Colin Mcrae Rally for the PSX and Windows, and THUNDERGROUND for the MIGHTY Atari 2600! 🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support ARG Presents and our other wacky endeavors! https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation 🔗 Get social! Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming

Welcome to ARG Presents 288. Yes, we again gave Funny Games a shot...we're...confident..that these games will be considered HILARIOUS...by some people. After a conversation about the category, we dive in. Kick back and get ready to laugh as we talk about Capcom's FMV escapade FOX HUNT and the crazy mash up that is Tell Tale's POKER NIGHT TWO!

ARG is BACK with the MEMOTECH! Join THE BRENT & Amigo Aaron as we have a look at this machine and see if it's a Treasure or Fools Gold! After we learn a bit about the Memotech, we get down to BUSINESS with our looks at Nemo and OBLITERATION ZONE! Let's get OBLITERATED!!!! 🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support ARG Presents and our other wacky endeavors! https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation 🔗 Get social! Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming

This week on ARG Presents, join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we take a look at one of the more colorful and prolific game programmers of all time, Jeff Minter! It's Llamasoft Games - Gridrunner and Attack of the Mutant Camels! 🏆 Please check out our Patreon to support ARG Presents and our other wacky endeavors! https://www.patreon.com/TheRetroRotation 🔗 Get social! Email: theretrorotation@gmail Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming

It's the FIRST ARG of the new year, and we got a good one! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we take on the FORCE..sorta. It's Star Wars-ISH Games! Snuggle up with your favorite wookie and enjoy our look at the Atari 8-bit Prototype game The Last Starfighter and 3D STARSTRIKE for the Enterprise 128!

Join John "Boatofcar" Shawler, Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for FIRST OF IT'S KIND EVENT! All of the Amigos Retro Gaming shows COME TOGETHER for an END OF THE YEAR AWARDS SHOW! We'll pick the best, and the worst, of games featured in 2023 on Amigos, ARG Presents, Our Sinclair, The CoCo Show, and the Atari ST Show! We'll also see what game YOU, the listener thought were the big winners and BAD losers! Kick back, relax, and let the warm memories wash over you, and say goodbye to the year that WAS 2023! 🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast! https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcast Like old computers? Check out these conversational, congenial romps: 🤹‍♂️Amigos: Everything Amiga https://bit.ly/amigospodcast 🌈Our Sinclair https://bit.ly/oursinclair 🏔Atari ST Show https://bit.ly/ataristshow 🪐1200XL https://bit.ly/1200xl ⌨️The CoCo Show https://bit.ly/thecocoshow 🔗 Get social! Twitter: @amigosretro Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming Amigos: Everything Amiga is a weekly, wacky exploration of the Amiga scene, current news, and a look at the games we all remember--even those we'd like to forget! Thanks to our sponsors! RetroRewind.ca - Retro Computing Goodness! Amiga Addict - Britain’s best-selling Amiga Magazine! #Amiga #Retrocomputing

Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for some holiday themed games! And you may not believe this, but they are both GREAT! This time around, we'll be playing Johnny Platform Saves Xmas AND that staple of all Christmas time, THE GRINCH! 🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast! https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcast Like old computers? Check out these conversational, congenial romps: 🤹‍♂️Amigos: Everything Amiga https://bit.ly/amigospodcast 🌈Our Sinclair https://bit.ly/oursinclair 🏔Atari ST Show https://bit.ly/ataristshow 🪐1200XL https://bit.ly/1200xl ⌨️The CoCo Show https://bit.ly/thecocoshow 🔗 Get social! Twitter: @amigosretro Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming Amigos: Everything Amiga is a weekly, wacky exploration of the Amiga scene, current news, and a look at the games we all remember--even those we'd like to forget! Thanks to our sponsors! RetroRewind.ca - Retro Computing Goodness! Amiga Addict - Britain’s best-selling Amiga Magazine! #Amiga #Retrocomputing

Don't fret, it's time for the COMMODORE PET! ARG Presents is going OLD school with the grand daddy of Commodore computers! Today we play the games of JIM SUMMERS, and talk about his high school programming days! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT LIVE as we examine about Astro Rescue and Star Spores!

It's HALLOWEEN here at ARG Presents, and you know what that means...Trick Or Treat! That perfectly describes our topic this week as we play Beautiful Games That Are HORRIBLE! Join MING THE MERCILESS aka Amigo Aaron and THE HURRICANE aka THE BRENT as we look at two games that have a pretty package but a ROTTEN taste, as we look at FX Fighter for DOS, and Space Lords from the genius-types at Atari's arcade division! Like old computers? Check out these conversational, congenial romps: 🤹‍♂️Amigos: Everything Amiga https://bit.ly/amigospodcast 🌈Our Sinclair https://bit.ly/oursinclair 🏔Atari ST Show https://bit.ly/ataristshow 🪐1200XL https://bit.ly/1200xl ⌨️The CoCo Show https://bit.ly/thecocoshow 🔗 Get social! Twitter: @amigosretro Facebook: Amigos Retro Gaming Twitch: amigosretrogaming

It's the Lynx from Camputer this week on ARG Presents! The Lynx (not to be confused with the Atari Lynx handheld) was ANOTHER of the early 80's UK computers, and we get the scoop! Then it's game time and we got a couple standouts on the system, as we try out OH MUMMY! and Floyd's Bank!

FMV games tend to have a bad rap, but this week on ARG Presents dem boys will be looking at GOOD FMV Games...at least in our eyes! For starters, we'll talk about the sudden resurgence of Full Motion Video Games across all modern platforms, and then it's time to dig into our picks. Kick back and enjoy "Press X To NOT Die" for Steam and HARDLINE for DOS!

The Acorn Atom is the topic this week on ARG Presents! First we learn a little something about this unique and interesting machine, and then it's GAME TIME! Join DEM BOYS as we play Bell Hop and Painter!

From the mind of CLIVE SINCLAIR and his technical wizards, the NEWBRAIN was born. Passed around and continually passed over, only GRUNDY could finally secure the long overdue release of this unique machine. Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we attempt to figure out what exactly went down back in the late 70's, and what was ultimately produced. Then it's GAMETIME, as we kick the tires on a couple action-oriented NEWBRAIN games. Listen along as we check out WORM and PEAT!

Once in a very long while, you'll come across a game that you just can't seem to beat. Most of the time, it's too hard, or it gets old...but on rare occasion, the game CAN'T be beat! It's glitched, or maybe the programming for the game ISN"T COMPLETED! THIS is the subject of ARG 277. Join Amigo Aaron and the BRENT for Robocop on the C64 and Mine Storm on the VECTEX! We promise, this show is one thing you CAN finish!

This week on ARG Presents, the wheel has spoken, and this week and THIS WEEK ALONE, it's ALL THE BRENT, all the time! The Brent gets to pick BOTH games this week, and he's went in some strange directions! Join us as we play Space Bandits on the TI99/4a and Red Hook's Revenge, an educational board game on DOS!

Sibling rivalry..it's real, and it's happening THIS WEEK on ARG Presents as we play Games YOU love but your brother WILL HATE! Watch the boys toss each OTHER under this bus, as we take a gander at Cookie Clicker, and Worms ULTIMATE Mayhem!

Roll back time with us here at ARG...back to those days where Blockbuster and Hollywood Video kept you entertained on a Friday night. This was a time when you stared at a wall of movies and games and hoped that the one you wanted wasn't rented out. Go back to a time where it seemed like you had a universe of choices..but you only had them for 2 days, and you darn sure better rewind. If you were a frequent GAME renter at your local video store, then you are probably well aware that some games ONLY appeared for rent! It's down this road we travel! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for RENTAL EXCLUSIVE GAMES, as we tackled Stunt Racer 64 for the Nintendo 64, and Sonic Adventure Limited for the Dreamcast. Pop some corn and settle in!

Get your insurance paid up, because this week on ARG Presents 273 it's MEDICAL GAMES! Calling Doctor Aaron, paging Intern THE BRENT..emergency! Join the boys for a little malpractice as they take a look at the curiously named Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon for the Super Nintendo, and Ambulance for the Texas Instruments TI99/4a!

FINALLY...the one true battle to determine which machine was the KING DONG of the 1980's! There can only be one, and it will be either the BBC MICRO or the PC ENGINE! Join the ARG crew as we compare and contrast these two great systems and try to determine which one will be ARG BATTLE CHAMPION!

It's AWARD SEASON on ARG Presents! Join Amigo Aaron and that no good THE BRENT for "Award Winning Games...THAT SUCK!". First, we tackle Golden Joystick Game of the Year in 1988, THUNDER BLADE for the Sega Master System. THEN, stick around and learn about the SCAM that is the TEN AWARD WINNING Nintendogs! Plus stick around for a LIVE AWARD PRESENTATION!

Here at ARG, we aren't the most healthy eaters...too much meat, too much sugar...we tend to over indulge. Thanks goodness the folks out in radio land are looking out for us, as they've advised us this week to try Games Featuring Fruit! After a lovely bunch of Top Banana's, we dig in to our video game fruit salad! First...well...sometimes fruit goes rotten, and that's the case as we look at Orange Squash on the Commodore 64. Then, sit back as we delight in a tray of natures candy, as we play a few rounds of the arcade classic, Kangaroo!

It's TIME! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT at BOATFEST 2023! Yes, it's DEM BOYS LIVE ON STAGE! Prepare yourself for The Brent's most ridiculous stunt yet...it's the BOATFEST WHEEL OF FUN!

DEM BOYS are back with another episode of ARG Presents! This time out, we dip our toes back in the pool one last time with the CAPCOM CPS-1 Arcade System! After a brief refresher on the CPS-1 and it's many awesome titles, we pick two FRESH games to take for a spin! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we play MAGIC SWORD and FORGOTTEN WORLDS!

It's CHAT CHOICE week on ARG, and the people have spoken...they DEMAND Sword and Sorcery Games, and Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT aim to deliver! Join DEM BOYS as they take a walk down fantasy game road and recall favorite games from their past. THEN, it's time to talk games! First, THE BRENT jump and climbs in FULL armor with the NES classic Wizards & Warriors! Next, Amigo Aaron walk and floats down a LOT of halls, all to cure food poisoning in the Amiga "Classic" Castle Warrior!

ARG is BACK WITH A VENGENCE!! Well, we're back anyway! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron this week as we take a ride with VTECH's CREATIVISION! We talk about the hardware, the games, and the DICK SMITH CONNECTION! Then it's time to get down and FUNKY with our big game selections. First, it's caveman Pengo with STONE AGE, and then it's an old school criminal BEAT DOWN with POLICE JUMP!

This week ARG Presents travels DEEP into the interior of Brazil as we take a look at the Microdigital Eletrônica TK-90X aka the "Brazilian ZX Spectrum"! We get into WHY it HAD to exist, it's success, it's follow-up's, and what it had in common with it's sister system across the pond! THEN, it's game time. Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we venture into O Túmulo do Drácula aka THE TOMB OF DRACULA! Then, prepare to be moved and amazed with the poignant Brazilian platformer that's a gift to the world: Bruxólico!

It's CROSSOVER week on ARG Presents! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we celebrate the greatness of the Pixel Gaiden podcast, hosted by those lovable scamps Tim, Cody, and Eric! After we put them over HUGE, it's time to BURY SOME GAMES! Join us as we consider the question...were Pixel Gaiden WRONG about Time Pilot 84 and SUPER Bomberman 2?!?!?

Slenderman...Shadow People...BEACH VOLLEYBALL!!! Yes, join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we guide you down the dark path that IS URBAN LEGEND GAMES! YES, we know the nameless terrors that man DARE NOT SPEAK! First, SHIVER and giggle as we examine the seedy underbelly of Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball! THEN, watch the dark lady turn the mystic cards (On the NES) as we RISK IT ALL with Taboo THE SIXTH SENSE!

* FILMED DURING AN ACTUAL THUNDERSTORM for you enjoyment!* The forecast calls for a copious amount of FUN this week on ARG Presents! Join Action News Team Meteorologist Amigo Aaron and sexy weathergirl THE BRENT as we look at, by request, WEATHER GAMES! Doppler radar predicts a 100 percent chance of bad acting as we look at Team Xtreme: Operation Weather Disaster for Windows 3.1. Then, the 5 day outlook spells doom for you castle. Expect lightning, hail, tornados, and rain as we take a look at WEATHER WAR II! Back to you, Wink!

The Oric-1...the Oric Atmos...two great computers from the UK that hit it big in France. But what the hell are they? And what's the difference? Find out on ARG 261 as THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron take a DEEP dive into what makes the Oric tick. THEN, it's game time, and what a lineup we have this week. Join DEM BOYS as we take ANOTHER deep dive with SCUBA DIVE! Then strap in as we bounce around with ZEBBIE!

Greetings. It's the first "Spirit of the Wheel" episode of ARG Presents. The Spirit of the Wheel is the top level of the ARG Patreon and is held by only one person at a time. That person can request any special episode in addition to our weekly shows. And so, it is our duty and honor to present "No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!" for the PlayStation, requested by John "Boatofcar" Shawler.

Oh man, it's a computer we've NEVER heard of, and I LOVE IT! Join AMIGO Aaron and THE BRENT as we get into it with the Philips VG5000 - a computer that FAILED mightily in the big F! First we get into the history and specs of the VG5000 and then we play some games. Go to school with THE BRENT at the MONKEY ACADEMY, and then rescue downed airmen and blast suckers in HELICOPTERE aka Helicopter Rescue!

X Gon' Give it to Ya this week on ARG Presents! Join "Mr. X" aka THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we take a look at EXCLUSIVE games for the ORIGINAL XBOX Console, aka the OG XBOX! First, go to SPACE PRISON with Vin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay! Then, grab your armor and a couple Cure Light Wounds potions as we try out Atari's Dungeons And Dragons: Heroes!

HAM Games! What the heck IS this? Food based? Games with a pig? Well, NO, it's Commodore Amiga HAM Games...Hold And Modify! This week on ARG we attempt to explain this whole gimmick, and talk about ALL the known games on the Amiga that PLAY in HAM mode. Then, school is OUT and Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT attempt to PLAY a few HAM games. Sit back, relax, and fix your gaze upon the screen as we HAM it up with Pioneer Plague and OLOFight!

It's BIG episode 257 of ARG this week, and it's time to play with our PET...our COMMODORE PET to be exact! YES, this time around join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we look at games for one of the THREE PILLARS of computing from the 1970's, the Commodore PET! First, we discuss the PET and some of the other games we checked out, and then we're OFF THE LEASH! Kick back and DO SOME YARD WORK with LAWN!, and then it's high stakes hotel stock trading with the classic boardgame turned PET game ACQUIRE!

When you think FIGHTING TEAM, you GOTTA think Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT! We're BACK and ready to rumble this week for Team Fighting Games! Join the brutal beatdown as we talk about the history of the Team Fighters, and then we throw two of our favorites into the ring! Say your prayers and take your vitamins as we hook up with the HULKSTER for WWF Superstars! Next, get out your comic books and BEAT down a human cactus, or cat girl, as we TAKE YOU FOR RIDE with Marvel Vs. Capcom 2!

It's NOT A RERUN, it's a NEW edition of ARG Presents!  This week, we take another dip into the pool of Games Based on TV Shows!  After a bit of a TV CHAT, it's down to business!  First, get sexy and nail suckers with your bladed frisbee in Xena: Warrior Princess for the Playstation!  THEN, it's the assault of the original killer trashcans in Dalek Attack!  I promise we will EXTERMINATE your boredom!

Feet don't fail me now!  It's DANCING Games this week on ARG Presents.  We're getting down and funky with our bad selves and bustin' out the A material on the disco floor!  After some fancy and dancy discussion, we crank up the ballet of PAIN as we waltz with the games that brought us to the dance!  Get your groove on as THE BRENT steps on the toes of BUST A GROOVE on the Playstation, then get your cardboard ready as Amigo Aaron spins on his head for BREAK STREET on the C64.  Get giggy with it!

Demakes - Gaming Devolved...a fascinating topic this week on ARG Presents, and we're up for the challenge!  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we go down the path of DE-evolution...games boiled down to their component parts.  After some discussion we dig in to the topic as we explore SUPER 3D Portals 6 for the Atari 2600 and Mirror's Edge 2D for browsers with Adobe Flash!

This week on ARG Presents, we have a real treat.  Out of Amigo Aaron's PERSONAL collection, we bring you the Milton Bradley MICROVISION!  We show off the box, the console, and the games LIVE on this episode!  Then, join Aaron along with THE BRENT as we take a look at two games on the Microvision - Block Buster and COSMIC HUNTER!

Everybody LOVED consolizing a computer!  So what happens when South Korean super corp Daewoo does it?  You get the Zemmix V CPC-51!  Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT on a path of discovery as we learn all about this unusual console...why it exsists...what it is really...what it does.  Then we play a few games for the V!  Kick back and enjoy HEAVY Boxing and The King's Valley!

You got a highly successful TV show, right?  Now you need a SUPER GAME to seal the deal!  That's the formula this week on ARG Presents!  Join Amigo Aaron and TV's THE BRENT as we dive into the realm of TV Tie-In Games!  After a bit of discussion on the topic, we attempt to pick a few "winners".  Prepare yourself for ALF on the Sega Master System, and Gargoyles on the Megadrive/Genesis!  Don't you DARE change that dial!

It's time to get a little POKEY this week on ARG Presents!  Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we check out home games based on the beloved POKEY Chip!  First we go off on the lack of Atari 8 -Bit respect, and then we get down to it.  Please enjoy our takes on Alley Cat for the Atari Computers and the go Commando on the Atari 7800!

Welcome to a FIRED UP EDITION of ARG Presents!  It's time to sound the horns for the GAMES OF SOUTH AFRICA!  Are they good games?  Are there a lot of games?  DO THEY MAKE GAMES!  HECK YEAH THEY DO!  Join AMIGO F'N AARON and THE BRENT as we go to WAR with two such games..it's TOXIC BUNNY and BROFORCE!

Games get banned all over the world for good reasons.  Sexy content, gore, and violence are all examples of what would get a game banned...but that's NOT what we're exploring this week on ARG Presents!   This week we'll be examining games banned for STUPID reason!  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we explore Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure and EVERQUEST

Happy New Year from your buddies at ARG Presents!  What a better way is there to start off a fresh new year then with Super Nintendo European Exclusive Games!  They exsist!  Who knew?!?!  Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we dive deep into a shallow pool this week.  After listing ALL the exclusives, we take a look at Waterworld and Jelly Boy!

Well, here we are at the end of 2022...a time of reflection and consideration.  It's also time to RANK THIS SUCKER!  Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we run down our personal favorite episodes and games of 2022, as well at the WORST of the worst!  We'd also like to thank all of our friends for watching and listening this past year, and a big thanks to Retrorewind.ca for being such a great partner!

Ho-Ho-Helloooo everyone!  It's the holiday season here at ARG Presents, and we're in a festive mood!  But how will Santa treat us this year?!?  Find out as we play Bad Arcade Ports...maybe...I mean we hear they are bad..and they don't look great, but we don't KNOW!  Help us figure it out as we play Pengo on the Atari 2600 and 720 on the Nintendo Entertainment System!

Welcome to a soul searching addition of ARG Presents.  This time out, we will tackle the infinite question of religion...in gaming.  After a discussion about the stigma attached to most religious offereings, we will get down to business with a few picks of our own.  Bow your head and pray that we get acouple winners this week as we play Mandagon on Steam and Onesimus on classic DOS!

It's a Commodore 64 VOLCANIC MINE EXPLOSION!  Join Amigo Aaron and that dastardly THE BRENT this week as we once again dig DEEP down the mine shaft of C64 Cartridge Games!  This time out, clean up after terrorists in their volcano lair in CRISIS MOUNTAIN!  THEN, dig out some diamonds in your HOWITZER MINE CART in Diamond Mine!

Last week, the people spoke, and we listened.  The people DEMANDED Texas Instruments TI-99 4A!!  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we take a look WAY back at the first time we visited the TI, and then come with us as we take a look at two different titles for the machine from Texas, both of which MIGHT be hidden gems?!?  EXPERIENCE Moon Mine and Microsurgeon!

Roguelike games...what are they?!?  How do you define the genre and list out all the attributes that make a game a roguelike?  Heck if I know, but THE BRENT will attempt to explain it too me THIS WEEK on ARG Presents!  After i furrow my brow in a vain attempt to understand, we'll try a few of these roguelike (or is it rogue-like?!?) games!  Please join us as we take on the Scarab of Ra on the Macintosh and the MEATGRINDER that is Telengard for MS-DOS!

Three years ago, ARG Present got the ENTIRE Amigos Network banned from Youtube...bad day.  So, after spinning a piece to commerate that fateful day, we'll take a trip down memory lane and look at the fall out.  THEN, after a topic like that, you gotta bring the CONTROVERSY, and so we shall, as we look at the DOS version of CARMAGEDDON and the C64 MASTERWORK that is Samantha Fox Strip Poker!

This week on ARG Presents, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we look at games that never made it over the pond...yes, it's European Exclusives!  First, you loved it on the Amiga, but how did it fair on the Mega Drive?  It's MEGA SWIV!  Then, sure it's got a DOUBLE sexy cover, but does the game live up to the straight up hotness?  It's GAME OVER on the C64!

It's SPOOKY time on ARG Presents this week, as the EVIL Brent and Amigo Aaron have a look at some games with a touch of all hallows eve in them!  Join us as we dare venture into the creepy world of Carnevil, and then we battle dark minions in our footie pajamas in Monster Bash!

Ok, the title is confusing...Protagonists BASED on Sentient Animated Objects.  Translate that to "Heroes that aren't people but are alive" and you're getting there.  Join THE BRENT as he explains it all to AMIGO Aaron this week, and then we take a few of those games out for a spin.  Ponder your humanity as we play KOOL-AID MAN for the Atari 2600 and GLOVER for the N64!  Freaky, man!

Hello ladies and gentlemen!  Welcome to WRESTLING week on ARG Presents!  Join everyone's least favorite Tag Team, THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we grapple with two unusual wrestling games!  First, it's the NeoGeo battler KING OF THE MONSTERS, then it's something different...ONITA ATSUSHI FMW for the SUPER Famicom!  FIGHT!

This week on ARG Presents 234, we take a look at those special games that, once produced, set the standard for what was to follow...yes, it's Games that Defined a Genre!  After some discussion on the topic, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we make the case for 2 genre defining games, Rogue and Arkanoid!

Take aim and FIRE this week on ARG Presents, and THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron give LIGHT GUN GAMES a shot!  First we'll ponder the long history of gun games, and then we'll blast through a few choices of our own, as we take on Police Trainer and LETHAL Enforcers!  BANG!

We're here!  Better late then never this week, and we're going to BATTLE on the Neo Geo this week as we pit a very OLD Neo Geo game against a later release.  Please, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we look at The Super Spy and Prehistoric Isle 2.

Apologies for the sound quality this week..I had an issue I wasn't aware of.  

Midway Games, one of the true pioneers of arcade gaming...gone..in an instant.  But why?  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we explore what killed this beloved developer, and then stick around as we pick a few games that WE think helped put the final nails in the Midway coffin.  Journey with us as we try out Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and John Woo Presents STRANGLEHOLD.

Can they play it?  YES they super a'CAN!  It was a LONG, hard road this week on ARG Presents, but we got 'er done!  This week's topic is the SUPER A'CAN, an OBSCURE console offering from our friends in Taiwan.  Out less then a year and with 12 total games in the library, this one is...not the easiest to play at home.  STILL, we pulled it off!  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron for Boom Zoo and SANGO Fighter!

It's games EXCLUSIVE to Japanese Arcades this week on ARG, and I think we found a couple winners!  First, we talk about Japan's arcade scene and some reason why some games stay in Japan.  Then, it's TIME as Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT discuss Ninja Baseball Bat Man and STEEL WORKER!

Bonjour, ya'll!  It's something different from your pals here at ARG Presents, as we take a look at Games From FRANCE!  First, we talk about a few famous French programmers and game designers, and then it's time to explore a few of the titles from the BIG F!  Join us for Le 5eme Axe aka The Fifth Axis, and Alpha Waves AKA Continuum!

As requested by the fans, this week on a special ARG Presents, we dive dive DIVE for your enjoyment as we take a look at the undersea world of SUBMARINE GAMES!  First, thrill to the OLD SCHOOL classic Scramble knock-off known as Sea Dragon!  Then..FMV...WINDOWS 3.1....you KNOW IT's GOLD as we batten down the hatches for SILENT STEEL!  We'll try not to torpedo this one!

Now THIS is a wacky episode!  Double rare "Video Game Console"...check.  Less then 10 commercial games released...check.  An unfinished emulator...check.  Only PART of ONE commercial game works...check.  We have to dig into the HOMEBREW scene for a game...CHECK!  That's right folks, it's NUON time, and we're giving it a whirl!  Join Amigo Aaron and the Brent for Decaying Orbit and SPACE INVADERS XL!

This week on a special ARG Presents, join THE BRENT and AMIGO AARON as we do a little bit more gaming in POST Amigathon edition.  Kick back as we fire up the A500 Mini SUPER HACKED EDITION for some great Amiga gameplay to raise a few more bucks for the Children's Miracle Network.  It's all Amiga ALL the time this week on ARG, plus a special EMERGENCY WHEEL SPIN!  We will return to our normal format NEXT WEEK, so get ready!

ARG is BACK with BIG episode 225!  This time out, join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we dig DEEP into the C64 gaming archive for some fun.  First, experience the awe and amazement as we get draggy with Shirley Muldowney's TOP FUEL CHALLENGE!  THEN, ever wanted to play a BUM simulator!  It's time, hobo boy!  THE BRENT presents RAGS TO RICHES!

It's back to business this week on ARG Presents!  Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we head to Japan to sample another computer from the brilliant folks at Sharp!  It's MZ-700 time, gang!  First, a look at this interesting machine, and then it's GAME TIME as week check out HUNCHY and the brilliant and original title DONKEY GORILLA!

This week on ARG Presents, we bid a fond farewell to Boatfest 2022 by discussing some of the GAMES we saw at the show.  I have a bone to pick with people over Atari 2600 Pacman, and we also discuss games that were featured at the show like Street Fighter II Championship Edition, Timber Man, NBA Jam, Dodgy Rocks, and more!

HERE IT IS!  It's ARG 222 LIVE from Boatfest 2022!  Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT along with a LIVE CROWD as we play Wheel of Misfortune!  Join us as we talk about the Odyssey 2, Atari 5200, 4 Player NBA Jam on The Jag, the C64, and BRAZILIAN POPEYE!

Time for some CRIME this week on ARG Presents as we look at ARCADE HACKS AND BOOTLEGS!  YES, whether it's arcade owners squeezing some extra life out of a game, or games illegally crossing the border, bootlegs have always been a fascinating presence in the arcade.  After a history lesson from THE BRENT, the boys dig in with Donkey Kong II and Street Fighter II RAINBOW EDITION!

This week on ARG Presents, we get MONOCHROME with the quirky handheld from Japan, the Bandai Wonderswan!  We talk a bit about it's creator, it's cunning plan to undercut the Gameboy, and it's short, sweet life.  Then we take a look at two English friendly games for the system!  Join us for Buffers Evolution & Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chōsensha...Megaman and Bass for us English folks!

It's LADIES night here at ARG Presents, as this week we look at Games Marketed Towards Girls!  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we try to get in touch with our feminine side through GAMING!  And the games we played..whoa boy.  Experience the mystery of Nancy Drew - Message in a Haunted Mansion and then allow THE BRENT to explain his Girl Game - PAC-MAN!  Let's see him wiggle his way outta this one!

Get ready to laugh...when you shouldn't!  It's Serious Games That are Funny this week on ARG Presents, and we take a DEEP dive into the subject matter.  First, laugh, cry, kill, fly in MASH for the Colecovision, and the shave your head, get a tattoo and steal peoples clothes in HITMAN!

Welcome to an episode of ARG well calculated to blow your mind!  This week is an oddball as we look at Games on Calculators...specifically in this case games for the Texas Instruments TI-83 / TI-84 line of calculators.  First THE BRENT does a DEEP dive into gaming on calculators, as well as his PERSONAL wacky exploits, and then it's game time, as we look at zDOOM and zTetris!

N-Gage!  It's time for the ARG boys to take on one of the most notorious hand held consoles of all time.  Is it as bad as they say it is!?  Find out at Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT get crazy with the Taco Phone!  Join us for looks at SSX Out Of Bounds and the JUGGERNAUT that is CALL OF DUTY!  

Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for Pre and POST show antics!  This week THE BRENT whines about OVERTIME!

It's BIG episode 215 of ARG Presents!  This time out we take a look into the dark seedy underbelly of the beloved Nintendo Entertainment System...oh yes..this week it's NES BOOTLEG GAMES!  Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we talk about bootegged games, then it's time to pick a few to try out.  Relax and experience the NES version of Super Mario World, and then gaze on in wonder at the FIRST TRUE Nintendo character fighting game, KART FIGHTER!

On this ARG Presents Pre-show, watch THE BRENT scold Amigo Aaron for having TOO MUCH JOY!  We discuss the Coleco Adam Fujinet card, Babylon 5, and our life philosophies.

Hello folks, welcome to BIG episode 214 of ARG Presents!  This time out, DEM BOYS take a look at J2ME Games...yeah we didn't know what that means either!  A better name is JAVA PHONE GAMES!  First, we learn a lil' something, then it's GAME TIME!  Set back and relax as we look at ALPHA WING and Chuck Norris: BRING ON THE PAIN!!!!!!!!!!

By request, it's BURGER games this week on ARG Presents.  You'll be surprised at the sheer amount of games based on hamburgers!  Well...no...you won't, but we did find a couple!  Join us for SUPER Burger Time and Sneak King!

Welcome to the present from THE PAST!  It's Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT going back into the distant past this week on ARG Presents with TIME TRAVEL GAMES!  First, be amazed at the splendor and beauty and INCREDIBLE DIFFICULTY that IS Dragons Lair 2: Time Warp.  Then get in your TIME JEEP as we jaunt over to the Commodore 64 to BATTLE THROUGH TIME!