The classic 250th Episode with the original hosts – Derrick and Jennifer Schommer and Don Dunn. Enjoy the special episode when they returned to grace the podcast to celebrate the milestone.
TD Gaming Flashback: Episode 250
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Retro FlashBack: DragonFire (Atari 2600)Retro FlashBack: DragonFire (Atari 2600)
Now here is another interesting video game for the Atari 2600, the game Dragon Fire consisted of two game screens, one which you ran across a bridge while fireballs were shot at you, you had to duck or jump over the fireball. This screen was a side-scroller style screen (although it doesn’t actually scroll), at the other end of the bridge was a castle door which you’d enter to get to the next screen.
The second screen was more classic “overhead but not really” screen where you ran around this black screen picking up treasures while a dragon at the bottom shot fire at you from below.
As the game increased in level jumping fireballs became more challenging (on the first screen) as you ran because they would come quicker, more often. The second screen would get very difficult very quickly as the dragon would increase in speed and fireball spitting. You could tell how hard the dragon would be as it would change colors from lighter to darker black as you progress stages.
When you finished collecting all the treasure an exit would pop up in the corner and you had to run to it without being burned by the fireballs, that dragon would turn from left to right nearly instantly too! Then, you’d jump into the exit and be back on the bridge again, but this time it was harder. You could die up to 7 times before the game was over (just to show you how hard it is, they gave you a bunch of lives).
The game was tough, frustrating, hard to replay because you were just so nervous and jittery from the last attempt. Graphics were “okay,” nothing to rave at but it was, after all, the 2600.
You can hear all we had to say about DragonFire for the Atari 2600 on Episode 79 of the TD Gaming Podcast!
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Episode 362: Getting PoliticalEpisode 362: Getting Political
This week’s episode gets a little political as certain factions get into the videogame discussion and have some interesting ideas about them, which is enough to get Paul a little angry and a lot disappointed.
This week’s news includes:
- Rust creator: “I’d have done the same thing” on Mojang deal
- Conservative group issues video lambasting gaming’s feminist critics
- Trade your violent games in for ice cream in California
- Xbox games may soon be streamed to PC
This episode also features the Question of the Week discussion about preorders and bonus content.
Episode 706: Goodbye E3Episode 706: Goodbye E3
E3 is no more, but was it inevitable?
Other news includes:
- E3, the video game expo, officially shuts down forever
- Report: Insomniac suffers ransomware attack
- Zelda producer doesn’t get why some fans want to go back to the “limited” and “restricted” games
- The Last of Us Online finally canceled
Let us know what you think.
