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 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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Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
In a change to the advertised episode we're talking about Tetris this time out: The game, the film, the phenomenon.
Cocktails this episode:
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Dave waves the flag for the glorious PC gaming master-race, Andy rants about the quality of stories in games, and we even take the opportunity to give Portal 2 an off topic piece of our mind... all while discussing as many of the 30 Resident Evil games as possible.
Oh... and cocktails!
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Join us on a trip to New Washington and beyond as we follow Conrad B. Hart on his stunningly crafted adventure. We'll discuss ports, remakes, censorship, sequels and - of course - THAT door! Dave and Andy even manage to come from broadly the same direction when choosing their cocktails to pair with this 1992 masterpiece.
Cocktails from this episode:
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Drop in to the late nineties with Andy & Dave as we discuss the beauty of THPS, the art of the 'Strawpedo', the majesty of California Games, and the shear abject horror of having to listen to the The Suicide Machines' "New Girl" for the first time in twenty years.
Cocktails from this episode:
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Namco's classic lightgun arcade series is the focus of this episode - with Barbarian, Hitman, John Woo movies and Lebowski's bar in Glasgow featuring among the many obstacles to us sticking to the point!
Cocktails from this episode:
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Is Nico Collard really that horrible? Is George Stobbard secretly a pr**k? And are there any cocktails that we can somehow pair with gaming history's most annoying goat?
Give us 59 minutes of your time and the answer to all these questions (and more) will become clear!
Cocktails from this episode:
Andy's Cocktail
Dave's Cocktail
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