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Each week join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT as we spin the wheel and make the deal! Every system and topic in video game history is up for grabs! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arg-presents/support
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The Expat Chat is a weekday podcast where we interview inspiring expats and perpetual nomads who have thrown off the constraints of western congestion to enjoy their dream lifestyle in other parts of the world. If you want to combine the travels of Rick Steves and Samantha Brown with the lifestyle freedom of Tim Ferriss then this is for you.Subscribe today.
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PhilanSocial is a podcast hosted by everyday working stiff John Sherrill. This particular podcast is designed to highlight a wide range of charitable causes, championed by thought leaders throughout the country from all different walks of life. With interesting people all around us, doing extraordinary things, the mission of PhilanSocial is to discover what makes people tick, what drives them, what amuses them, and why they support the causes that they do. Combining philanthropy with a socia ...
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Game Off Podcast

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It's time for a Game Off! We're bringing you a weekly podcast that showcases two prominent video games per episode, along with all the latest gaming news complete with in-depth discussion and hot takes! The game showcase with rank each against all others from the year culminating in an annual tournament to decide the Game Off Champion! Come have a sit-down with Andy and Brent for a weekly dose of gaming in all its glory.
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JP & The Shoutouts

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The Fantasy and sci-fi book club discussion podcast you have been missing. Literature discussion done right! We, The Shoutouts, from Lyket Entertainment, have a book club discussion on our favorite fantasy and sci-fi literature with select wine, beer, ale, and rum. We will often be reading Brandon Sanderson and the Cosmere, Brent Weeks, Stephen King, Robert Jordan, and many more. We like books, we like fantasy, we like sci-fi, we like craft drinks, and we love shenanigans! Join us, read with ...
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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 Intro02:…
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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 Intro01:32 - 00:00 What's the pinnacle of 2-D Console Gaming discuss…
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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 sh…
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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/Th…
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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 h…
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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.…
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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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a…
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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 act…
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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 …
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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 …
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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 A…
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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!!!! Get your…
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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 endea…
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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 an…
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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 ch…
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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 …
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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! --- S…
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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 end…
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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/TheRetroRotatio…
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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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spot…
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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 lis…
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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/amigospodcastLike old computers? Check out these conve…
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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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify…
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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…
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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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…
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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 …
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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…
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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 St…
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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! --- Support this podcast: https://podca…
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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 day…
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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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arg-presents/support…
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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! --- Support this po…
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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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c…
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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 PRESENTAT…
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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…
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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! --- Supp…
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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 &…
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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 cr…
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In this episode of the podcast, I explore the exciting experience of living and travelling on a boat. I talk to Tim Bull, who is exploring the Mediteranean from his mooring base in Montenegro. We discuss the typical day of a live-aboarder, the appeal of living on a boat, along with its challenges, and the vibrant community of live-boarders in Monte…
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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 ventur…
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In this episode, we explore full-time travel and settling down with Ryan Runge of Snail Travelers. Ryan and his wife Emily decided to leave the traditional American 9-5 lifestyle to pursue their dream of traveling the world. We follow their journey from Lima, Peru to Malaysia, Mexico, and finally, Turkey, where they choose to settle due to the kind…
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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?!?!? ---…
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In this episode, we chat with Richard and Angelyn Burk who have been traveling the world for over two years. Inspired by their forever home, they decided to pursue traveling upon their retirement and took advantage of deals for cruises after the onset of COVID. We discuss cruising during and post-COVID, the protocols in place to keep passengers saf…
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