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Welcome to the Amigos Everything Amiga Show 572! This week we welcome special guest and good friend Pixels At Dawn to the big chair! We'll chat about his early days with gaming, how he got into the magazine game, and OH we'll look at a game involving spitting! Join your pals this week as we look at RUFFIAN! 🏆 Support Boat and Aaron Your Patreon support helps us continue to produce Amigos every week! https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/amigosretroFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/amigospodcast/Check out Amiga Addict: https://amiga.simulant.media/Amigos: Everything Amiga is a wee...

I bet some of you saw this episode coming! It's Season 6 Episode 3 of Conversations From The Darkside! Join Rob "Flack" O'Hara and Amigo Aaron as we take a hard look with our minds eye at ESP, Telekinesis, and Remote Viewing! Can you see the future, or the past? Can you see other parts of the world, or OTHER WORLDS, or though time itself?!? CAN YOU HURT PEOPLE WITH YOUR MIND?!? These are the questions we'll attempt to brooch in this episode. Plus, as always, we'll also have our weekly look at the News MACABRE, and more! Contact Aaron and...

On a VERY SPECIAL EPISODE of Pixel Gaiden!

Cody and Eric record from the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Fun was had by all!

4:18 - Atari

20:26 - Electronite

27:52 - Vectrex

41:24 - Pinball

50:06 - Patreon

51:34 - Champ Games

57:54 - 8Bit Widgets

1:01:04 - Songbird

1:06:50 - Pig Squad

1:10:30 - Overview

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This week on Atari Unlimited - Jack Attack! It's Jack Tramiel at Atari! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we consider the the controversial last KING of Atari, Jack Tramiel! Plus we take an in-depth look at the game his RAGE was named after, Jack Attack for the Commodore 64! If you enjoy Atari Unlimited content, make sure to hit LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!🔗 Get social!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogamingBluesky: amigosgretrogaming#Retrocomputing #retrorotation #atari2600 #atariunlimited

This is the END, my friends! It's Season 6 Episode 2 of Conversations From The Darkside! Join Rob "Flack" O'Hara and Amigo Aaron as we take a sobering look at what could (and might) cause the END OF THE FREAKIN' WORLD! Will it be Artificial Intelligence? Climate Change? Asteroids? ALIENS?!?! We'll weigh the possibilities and try to determine how likely each scenario is, and if there's a way to escape it! We'll also have our weekly look at the News MACABRE, and more! Contact Aaron and Flack at [email protected] ! We'd love to hear your experiences, predictions, ghost stories, ufo...

This week we welcome a special guest host from the brilliant Pixel Gaiden Podcast! It's none other then Eric Nelson, STRAIGHT outta Cali!! We'll be FORCED to review SAS Combat Simulator on the Amiga, a game that sets back combat troops 100 years and proves that military intelligence is an oxymoron! Enjoy our pain and laugh along as we test the limits of the Codemasters Seal of Quality! All that plus the news and more!🏆 Support Boat and Aaron Your Patreon support helps us continue to produce Amigos every week! https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastCheck out Eric and Tim's great pod...

This week on Our Sinclair it's we grab our whips and raise the dead as we play Castlevania - Spectral Interlude! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we try to vanquish evil! If you enjoy Our Sinclair content, make sure to hit LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!🔗 Get social!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogamingBluesky: amigosgretrogaming#Retrocomputing #retrorotation #zxspectrum

We are BACK! It's Season 6 Episode 1 of Conversations From The Darkside! Join Rob "Flack" O'Hara and Amigo Aaron as we journey to those places in the world that man fears to tread. This time out we'll cover this weeks goings on in News MACABRE, and then we'll start our discussion of our Dark Vacations! We'll go from the castle that inspired Dracula, to living in a tree. We'll examine lepers and leprechauns! We'll visit a Swiss village in the middle of nowhere, and we'll journey to the ancient ruins of Stonehenge. Kick back, grab a beverage, turn down the...

It's Amigos 570! This weeks SPECIAL guest host is STRAIGHT OUTTA Norway. Please welcome our good friend Edvin Helland to the big chair! We'll be ATTEMPTING to review Deuteros, the sequel to Millennium 2.2, on the Amiga, a tense and rewarding space-colony war simulation where players must manage resources, defend bases, and explore the solar system to expand BEYOND the battered Earth!🏆 Support Boat and Aaron Your Patreon support helps us continue to produce Amigos every week! https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/amigosretroFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/amigospodcast/Amigos: Everything Amiga is a weekly, wacky exploration of the Ami...

We're back for Episode 187 of Pixel Gaiden!

In this episode the boys catch up on the news and battle Wonder 3 (Saturn) vs. Gunners Heaven (PS1).

14:56 - Quick Questions

45:44 - Patreon Song

49:50- Tea Time With Tim - Cricket!

1:11:20 - Eric's Take - Memories, Vol2

1:40:04 - News

2:57:02 - Battle Of The Systems - Wonder 3 (Saturn) vs. Gunners Heaven (PS1)

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We're DOUBLE DIPPING with the Amstrad this week on ARG Presents! Yes, it's the Amstrad 464 Computer! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as explore this the old and the new of the Amstrad as we look at SUPER Robin Hood and RED Sunset! If you enjoy ARG Presents content, make sure to hit LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!🔗 Get social!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogamingBluesky: amigosgretrogaming#Retrocomputing #retrorotation #argpresents

Help Dr. Franz Johann Blockenspiel achieve his dream of sewing together parts from fresh cadavers, giving it life, and getting acceptance from the scientific community of Strudelburg in one weird and original game for the Commodore 64, MAD DOCTOR!

Tentacles, twisted puzzles and teenage trespassers—the Amigos revisit Maniac Mansion to see how well the first SCUMM adventure holds up.🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast!https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastMore Amiga Game Reviews:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaD3XRYu1lQRUrXT5aRTSNL5wMCkMOVlBSubscribe to the podcast version of the show at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcast#Amiga #Retrocomputing

This week on Atari Unlimited, Unreleased Atari - The What and WHY of the Atari 600XL! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we consider the purpose of the controversial Atari 600XL and and take an in-depth look at the game Caverns of Khafka! If you enjoy Atari Unlimited content, make sure to hit LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!🔗 Get social!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogamingBluesky: amigosgretrogaming#Retrocomputing #retrorotation #atari2600 #atariunlimited

From 46% to 94%, this racer had magazine readers wondering if the reviewers were playing the same game (or who were on the take!) Aaron and Boat give you their take on this 1995 top down racer!🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast!https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastMore Amiga Game Reviews:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaD3XRYu1lQRUrXT5aRTSNL5wMCkMOVlBSubscribe to the podcast version of the show at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcast#Amiga #Retrocomputing

This week on Our Sinclair it's we dust off the magic sword and hang on for dear life as we play SWORD OF IANNA! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we try to vanquish evil! If you enjoy Our Sinclair content, make sure to hit LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!🔗 Get social!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogamingBluesky: amigosgretrogaming#Retrocomputing #retrorotation #zxspectrum

We're back for Episode 186 of Pixel Gaiden!

In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Pico-8 Games (Part 2)

8:37 - Quick Questions

33:57 - Patreon Song

38:02- Cody's Corner 

59:56- Pressing News

1:32:46 - Catching Up

2:11:32 - 6 Good Pico-8 Games (Part 2)

Cody - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/were-genuinely-sorry-the-neo-geo-aesplus-has-been-delayed 

Tim – Spectrum Next KS3 update email has gone out for backers to update their contact details and addresses ready for delivery. Looks...

Aaron and Boat rack ’em up and enjoy a night of pool and its cousins in this hidden gem of a billiards title! 🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast!https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastMore Amiga Game Reviews:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaD3XRYu1lQRUrXT5aRTSNL5wMCkMOVlBSubscribe to the podcast version of the show at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcast#Amiga #Retrocomputing

This week on ARG Presents it's The Amstrad GX4000! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as explore this unique console and take a look at Tennis Cup 2 and Copter 271. If you enjoy ARG Presents content, make sure to hit LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!🔗 Get social!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogamingBluesky: amigosgretrogaming#Retrocomputing #retrorotation #argpresents

Before cinematic platformers were even a genre, there was Prince of Persia.🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast!https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastMore Amiga Game Reviews:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaD3XRYu1lQRUrXT5aRTSNL5wMCkMOVlBSubscribe to the podcast version of the show at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcast#Amiga #Retrocomputing

Time for another round of our Discord community's burning questions!

Welcome to the CoCo Show! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron this week we look at a CoCo's answer to Tutankham for the Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer and Dragon 32 Computer! Eye beams for the win!! Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogaming#trsgaming #Retrorotation#Retrocomputing #dragon32

We're back for Episode 185 of Pixel Gaiden!

In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Disney Games

6:14 - Quick Questions

34:54 - Patreon Song

39:12- Cody's Corner

1:12:27- Catching Up

2:16:34 - 6 Good Disney Games

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Namco’s Mappy never received an official Amiga conversion—but thanks to JOTD, the classic 1983 arcade game now feels right at home-with a few important caveats.🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast!https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastMore Amiga Game Reviews:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaD3XRYu1lQRUrXT5aRTSNL5wMCkMOVlBSubscribe to the podcast version of the show at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcast#Amiga #Retrocomputing

This week on Atari Unlimited, Unreleased Atari - The Games That Never Were! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we consider unreleased 2600 games and take an in-depth look at one of them, Hobo! If you enjoy Atari Unlimited content, make sure to hit LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!🔗 Get social!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogamingBluesky: amigosgretrogaming#Retrocomputing #retrorotation #atari2600 #atariunlimited

On this week's Amigos, we review Quik The Thunder Rabbit on the Amiga, a game that takes a decent stab at the oft imitated Sonic franchise. But...is it anyone good? Find out! And join us for news and more! It's Amigos 564

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Grab a joystick and a friend and help defend the Earth from Bozon Invaders in this port of a Capcom game that's exactly like the arcade version except very different... it's SIDE ARMS!

This week on Our Sinclair it's we FIRE UP the motorboat, dirt bikes, and jet ski's for RUN THE GAUNTLET! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we try to do the impossible on LIVE TV. If you enjoy Our Sinclair content, make sure to hit LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!🔗 Get social!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogamingBluesky: amigosgretrogaming#Retrocomputing #retrorotation #zxspectrum

We're back for Episode 184 of Pixel Gaiden!

In this episode Cody and Eric catch up on the news and cover The Dreaded Battle Of Puzzle Platformers: Mario Vs. Donkey Kong on GBA vs. Toki Tori on Game Boy Color

10:22 - Quick Questions

40:36 - Patreon Song

44:54- Tea Time With Tim - Summer Of Vic-20

59:18 - Eric's Take - Anbernic RG Rotate

1:32:56 - News

2:33:28 - The Dreaded Battle Of Puzzle Platformers: Mario Vs. Donkey Kong on GBA vs. Toki Tori on Game Boy Color

CyberPunks are back! Mutation Software returns to the Amiga with CyberPunks 2, a frantic futuristic team-based shooter.🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast!https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastMore Amiga Game Reviews:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaD3XRYu1lQRUrXT5aRTSNL5wMCkMOVlBSubscribe to the podcast version of the show at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcast#Amiga #Retrocomputing

This week on ARG Presents it's Joke Games That Became Popular! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we stroll down a silly path and take a look at Elf Bowling and the ZX Spectrum compilation OF DOOM known as "Don't Buy This!". If you enjoy ARG Presents content, make sure to hit LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!🔗 Get social!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogamingBluesky: amigosgretrogaming#Retrocomputing #retrorotation #argpresents

Domark and Vektor Grafix's 1988 Amiga port of Star Wars converts Atari’s legendary vector arcade coin-op into fluid raster graphics with digitised sound samples and mouse-controlled precision.

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This week on Atari Unlimited, it's Pac-Man Particulars - An Atari 2600 Story! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we ponder the much maligned 2600 port and reveal a few things you might not know! If you enjoy Atari Unlimited content, make sure to SUBSCRIBE!🔗 Get social!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogamingBluesky: amigosgretrogaming#Retrocomputing #retrorotation #atari2600 #atariunlimited

Sales Curve’s 1989 port of The Ninja Warriors brings Taito’s ultra-wide cybernetic beat 'em up to the Amiga with letterboxed grit and an incredible chip-synth soundtrack.🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast!https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastMore Amiga Game Reviews:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaD3XRYu1lQRUrXT5aRTSNL5wMCkMOVlBSubscribe to the podcast version of the show at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcast#Amiga #Retrocomputing

We're back for Episode 183 of Pixel Gaiden!

In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + 6 Good Games With In-Game Maps

4:15 - Quick Questions

29:48 - Patreon Song

33:22- Cody's Corner - Pinball Restoration

1:16:36- Catching Up

2:38:49 - 6 Good Games With In-Game Maps

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On this week's Amigos, we pack our passports and brace ourselves for some of the cheapest enemy hitboxes in 16-bit history to review Double Dragon III on the Amiga, Storm's highly accurate yet deeply flawed 1992 arcade conversion.🏆 Support our wacky, weekly Amiga podcast!https://www.patreon.com/amigospodcastMore Amiga Game Reviews:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaD3XRYu1lQRUrXT5aRTSNL5wMCkMOVlBSubscribe to the podcast version of the show at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amigospodcast0:00 Take your wallet to the cleaners0:32 Arcade Release Dates1:52 Arcade Devleopers3:32 Arcade Cabinet Details6:18 Game Story7:06 First game with microtransactions?8:00 Special Moves9:00 Ext...

Welcome to Our Sinclair, a show were two big fat hairy guys look at Garfield's Big Fat Hairy Deal for the ZX Spectrum! I HATE Mondays, but I LOVE Garfield, and we'll be talking about his ZX Spectrum debut game. If you enjoy Our Sinclair content, make sure to hit LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE!🔗 Get social!Email: theretrorotation@gmailFacebook: Amigos Retro GamingTwitch: amigosretrogamingBluesky: amigosgretrogaming#Retrocomputing #retrorotation #zxspectrum

It's a time to DRIVE A FREAKIN' TRAIN this week on the RETURNING ARG Presents. Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as they steam HEAD ON with these game selections - Densha De Go! for the Gameboy Color and Train Simulator Classic for the PC! ALL ABOARD!!!

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On this week's Amigos, we stuff our swag bags full of diamonds and slam the vault doors shut to review Lock 'N' Chase, the classic 1981 arcade bank heist that tests your reflexes against a relentless squad of chasing constabulary.

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At last weekend's International Retro Computer Expo (aka "BoatFest") I did a LIVE version of Sprite Castle in which I covered Rogue followed by several Roguelikes for both the Commodore 64 and other 8bit-and-16bit systems. Thanks to everyone who came to watch the show and I hope you enjoy this live edition of Sprite Castle!