Cocktail Mode: Retro Games, Cocktails and Banter
Two old friends reminisce about a different retro game each episode and attempt to pair it with a cocktail of their choice
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Cocktail Mode
At Cocktail Mode we've been gaming since the 80's and drinking since the 90's
In the same way an expert sommelier might pair rich Argentinian Malbec with a slab of sirloin steak, we look at classic video games and pair them with a cocktail - or other boozy beverage - that will create the perfect synergetic vibe for playing and sipping
Gaming, like alcohol, is in our blood
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Some say "He can't be killed", some say "He drinks blood", I say: This is our longest episode yet so strap for a wild ride back to the eighties when films were great, games were great, and Jim Carrey (thankfully) wasn't famous yet!
Drinks this episode:
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
The seminal Irem shooter R-Type is the seed to start this episodes conversation about all things H-Shmup - from Gradius to Einhander, Defender to Delta - all bases are covered but they are sadly not 'belong to us', as we complete neglect to mention 'Zero Wing' in all it's meme-y glory. Nevermind, eh? For a bonus point, see if you can spot the moment Andy complete ignores Dave's Star Wars pun!
Cocktails this week:
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
We welcome a guest co-host to Cocktail Mode this week with the aim of bringing some insight to the sport behind the game as we talk about the BTCC in both it's video game and real world variants.
Cocktails this week:
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
Chris's Cocktail
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
You may not know of Football Champ (AKA Hat Trick Hero) but rest assured we spend plenty of time talking about FIFA, ISS, Sensible Soccer, and just about every other football game of the previous century - and a couple from this - before eventually choosing two drinks to accompany Taito's bonkers arcade soccer game.
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
We're of to Strangereal to visit Mobius 1 and the rest of the Ace Combat crew this episode, with the usual few detours en route - that this week include, among others, the musical stylings of Roxette!
Andy's cocktail this week
And Dave's
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Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Alongside the beast riding adventures of Ax Battler et al we'll be discussing all the usual beat-em-up suspects and some much less well known examples of the genre.
Cocktails this episode:
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
This time round we've experimented by choosing a game that neither of us had played before - Konamis 'hidden gem': Rocket Knight Adventures!
Cocktails this episode:
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
For the first time on Cocktail Mode we're discussing a game that one of us hadn't played prior to selection for this episode: Toejam & Earl on the Mega Drive!
Did we think it was Gnarly (sorry) or Heinous (sorry) and did we both find a bodacious (really, very sorry) cocktail to pair with it? Listen in and find out.
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
NBA Jam drains it from downtown into our tenth episode that rapid veers from basketball to just about every other sport - videogame and otherwise - under the sun. Basketball fans of a sensitive disposition can look away now!
Cocktails in this episode include...
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Some say it's the best PC game ever made, some say it's almost a genre unto itself, some say "Why would you make a game this hard? Are you nuts!?".
All sorts of other turn based games get a mention as Dave and I discuss, and try to pair a cocktail with, Julian Gollop's strategy masterpiece.
Cocktails featured in this episode:
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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