TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games

Frogger Frogger Shownotes: Plugs:

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Arcade’s Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 – is quite a mouthful for this sort of game. But hey, it’s a thing. Tyler has returned with full audio capabilities and plenty of snack for us to try from Jungle Jim’s. So we discuss work woes, job interviews, snacks, audiobooks, and some new music. We do … Continue reading →

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Bonkers! Totally nuts. Let’s get this out of the way—yes, Tyler sounds terrible. Embrace the terrible. He is out of town for work and is doing his best. So, beyond 1/4 of the show having bad audio, Bubba Drewski joins us to discuss both the cartoon and the show this week. We talk about TikTok … Continue reading →

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Aero Fighters, you know—Aeros. And they are fighting. Did you guess this would be an intense cinematic platformer detailing a surface-dwelling human’s adventure trying to make his way through a cloud kingdom he woke up in? If so, you didn’t look at the game cover. It’s a top-down shooter. But I give you points for … Continue reading →

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Dave, Ian, and Bubba Drewski back together again for Lite Bake (Take Three). Plugs:

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Mecarobot Golf! Did you also think it was Mecha Robot Golf? Wrong. Did you think this was a cool arcade style golf game with robots and futuristic elements? Wrong. Maybe more than 1 robot? Wrong. This game is not really what you would expect at all. But we taste some hot sauces and salsa courtesy … Continue reading →

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Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies, and Super Pinball: Behind the Mask – That’s right, we go a little pinball crazy and takes on three games at once (hey, it’s pinball, not a ton of difference). But first we talk a lot Star Trek. Then some books. Then some movies. Then we try a food AND GET … Continue reading →

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Willow! Straight from Josh Nance’s heart to the shores of TADPOG. It doesn’t help us get to the end of the SNES library any quicker but we all need to live a little. We can have a little Willow, as a treat. This one may sound a little different (very different in Tyler’s case) but … Continue reading →

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ActRaiser 2, the factual sequel to factual sequel to the Biblical book of Acts has finally arrived on TADPOG shores. Tyler has returned to us, and he didn’t die this time, so he talks about his week away. We deeply discuss donkeys and their wedding presence. TADPOG Book nook arrives as Tyler and Dave discuss … Continue reading →

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Uh. Light Bake. So we were going to talk about Actraiser 2 on this episode. But. Tyler had a bunch of important life stuff going on, so we decided to just kind of have a fun, “independent study” episode. So the bad news: Tyler isn’t on this episode. But the GOOD NEWS: we got Bubba … Continue reading →

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Liberty or Death! or cake? Nah, no Eddie Izzard references here (for the moment). You know we love the vast field of minutia and crunch that are all Koei games, so surely we do even better with a game that relates to history we studied in middle and high school, right? RIGHT?! Plenty of time … Continue reading →

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The holiday season has come for us all, and with all the chaos surrounding it, we decided to listen to Taryn and bring back some calls. We clear out the entire backlog this time and start 2026 with a completely clean slate of calls. We discuss some movies, some current games, some books, and wrap … Continue reading →

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Super James Pond swims through the snow to TADPOG shores! Why snow? For some reason, this is a Christmas game, so that’s why we let it circumvent the Randomizer and get some love…or more likely some hate. You’ll have to listen or have listened to a few of our shows before to infer our general … Continue reading →

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The Tick, at last, and through so many iterations – has leapt onto TADPOG shores. In true celebration, we stacked the co-host panel for everyone. Not only do you get all the common hosts, you get BubbaDrewski and Captain Gun Nerd Jon Turley! We have to discuss a few movies, of the Rob Reiner variety, … Continue reading →

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WarpSpeed crashes onto TADPOG shores this week. We celebrate with Ian’s 3D printing, plenty of what we have been playing, what we have been watching, what we have been reading and more. We even discuss what we will play for Christmas this year. What do we think of this generically named game that we have … Continue reading →

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Post Thanksgiving Lite Bake is here to give us a little content preparation relief with all the Thanksgiving plans and shenanigans. Luckily, Bubba Drewski is here for us so we have a full house for chat, drafts, and more. We discuss what we’ve been playing, what did for Thanksgiving, what we’ve been watching and more. … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Dr. Franken, otherwise known as a justification to watch the new Frankenstein for the show, arrives on TADPOG shores! We mix is up in order to keep Nicole guess with our order of operations and discuss Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein right out of the gate. Then we discuss plenty of Stephen King, … Continue reading →

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So F1 looks to be a pretty broad SNES catergory for the ol Randomizer so this week we are knocking out two of them with F1 ROC. We have to bring on our foremost F1ologist in Bubbadrewski (I joke here as usual but he did really know what he was talking about, so did Ian.) … Continue reading →

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The Sporting News: Baseball slides its way to TADPOG Shores, courtesy of the Randomizer. Just for good measure, we bring someone who has actually heard of The Sporting News – BubbyDrewski! Hey, it’s TADPOG and sports. Not arcade sports but a real sports simulator type game so you know what they generally means for us. … Continue reading →

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Mario’s Early Years. That’s right. The true greatest trilogy on the SNES has finally landed on TADPOG shores. Do you think there is a chance we do everything right and by the book in our normal routine? I suppose you will have to sit awhile and listen to find out. We do a draft, talk … Continue reading →

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Barbie: Super Model and the canceled Barbie: Vacation Adventure drive their pink corvettes onto TADPOG shores. We also take the opportunity to discuss the Barbie movie and bring on our foremost Barbologist, Nicole Nance, from half of TADPOG’s sweethearts, to cover all things Barbie. We talk about car parts, HBO shows, the next Dungeon Crawler … Continue reading →

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This was supposed to be a big episode on a released Barbie SNES game, an unreleased Barbie SNES game, and the 2023 Barbie movie. Then everything fell apart four hours before recording. So. We had to punt. Dave, Ian, and Bubba Drewski sit down and talk about how the hell they’ve been doing. We hope … Continue reading →

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Captain Commando commands its way to TADPOG shores, courtesy of Ian’s suggestion. Commando wasn’t working out too well so we pivoted to another thematic SNES game this week. Judging by the baby in the mech suit, you can imagine what we collectively thought about this game. BUT first, Tyler has gifts from his recent business … Continue reading →

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First off, Tyler is NOT dead. He is not dead. Secondly, Dave and Ian are joined by Bubba Drewski to help talk about two SNES games in this episode: Top Gear and Top Gear 3000. There is also some talk about the unrelated BBC show Top Gear, some talk about Jeeps, some talk about missing … Continue reading →

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Lite Bake. We heard you. Everyone knows the rules. The show will always look like the show art unless you ask for a lite bake. So here you are. You’re all long time fans of the show and understand the reference, right? We know that’s a big draw for people – lots of inside jokes. … Continue reading →

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Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team Up street fights its way to TADPOG. This episode truly is the ultimate team up since we have a special message from someone destined to be a guest host one day, likely even the 4th permanent host. BUT before that, we gain a new studio pet (you can … Continue reading →

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TNN Bass Tournament of Champions! That’s right, The now defunct The Nashville Network came out with their very own fishing game! It must be glorious, right? RIGHT?! We will get there. But first, let’s talk about some new Steam releases, Crook and Chase, Peacemaker, Ian’s Horror Hole, Pete Holmes, and more books and movies before … Continue reading →

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Nickelodeon GUTS gets busted all over our show this week. Did you want more game show video games? TOOOO BAD, this is the official last one for us to cover on the SNES. We have some storied housing and AC updates, some gaming news, and a new round of drafts. Yes, multiple drafts. Does that … Continue reading →

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American Gladiators assaults, power balls, cannon balls, and jousts it’s way over to TADPOG. Being good little 80s and 90s kids, we all had a love for this show. But does that carry over to this SNES game? You can probably guess. We draft some princesses and your favorite TADPOG episodes, we get really deep … Continue reading →

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??? might be your first thought at the title of this episode. But yes, Rule 34 is definitely applicable for what we have in store for you. Tyler and Dave both had business trips this last week, so we went with more of a relaxed episode with conversational bits. Don’t worry, we’ll get back to … Continue reading →

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Wheel of Fortune and Wheel of Fortune Deluxe Edition for the SNES spins it’s way over to TADPOG shores. We have to start the show with plenty of home-ownership woes, plenty of Anime I? A visit to the TADPOG Book Nook, some table top stories, Ian’s Horror Hole, and more. We all have a storied … Continue reading →

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Rambo bleeds it’s way onto TADPOG shores. Wait, that cover shot doesn’t look like it’s from the original Rambo movie, he never wielded that sort of gun in the daylight. On grass and dirt. Could this game actually be based not n Rambo First Blood but on the terribly named First Blood Part II? YES. … Continue reading →

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Super Baseball 2020 swings for the fences this week on TADPOG! We just had to pair this robot classic with the finale of our Summer Baseball series with Major League 3: Back to the Minors. We talk about some anime developments, visit Ian’s Horror Hole, see what Dave has been playing, what Tyler has been … Continue reading →

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Super R.B.I. Baseball is summoned into the world of the living directly from the 90s, just for you. That’s not the only thing resurrected for the show. That’s right. Courtesy of the Dave’s vested internet interests, Tyler is back, gradually, and we continue our Major League in the Major League series – this time with … Continue reading →

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This episode dedicated to the memory of our friend and co-host, Tyler Holland. Good night, sweet prince. That’s sad. BUT! We are joined by Captain Gun Nerd Jon Turley to talk about all three of the Super Bases Loaded games that were released on the SNES! And of course, we talk a lot about the … Continue reading →

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Milo and Otis! You remember their adventures, right? And all Americans are very familiar with the Japanese NES – The Famicom and it’s Japanese only exclusive peripheral, the Famicom Disc System? Yes? I knew it! The Adventures of Milo and Otis was a MASSIVE hit over seas so, of course, it has a video game … Continue reading →

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Hey! It’s Summer Break! It’s hot! It’s busy! There was a recent federal holiday! Plus a business trip all combines into not being able to properly prepare for this week. We must all dedicate real time to Milo & Otis and Milo’s subsequent Japanese game. So Tyler has prepared some bits for us to go … Continue reading →

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Platoon! Did you know this was an NES game? Have you seen Platoon? While watching it did you think it was just the PERFECT movie to base an NES game on? No? Neither did we. But we watched/re-watched Platoon and did a deep dive into this game. Of course, we brought on our foremost gunologist … Continue reading →

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Predator crash lands on the shores of TADPOG to turn invisible and hunt us using it’s heat vision. But don’t worry, we Peppa Pig out with some muddy puddles and we’re safe. But we do bring on the genuine article of foremost Predator experts with Game Bud Prime Nathan E (he held the 2nd best … Continue reading →

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Conan! What is best in life?! Not this game. It most definitely crushes Tyler, Dave, and Ian, drives us out before it, and hears the lamentations of our wives. That’s just Conan for the NES. What do we think of the 1982 hit, Conan the Barbarian? A lot more. So please, come hear us chat … Continue reading →

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