Cocktail Mode: Retro Games, Cocktails and Banter

Jan 20 2025 28 ep. 67 mins 2
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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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Jet Set Radio - Cocktail Mode: Retro Games, Cocktails and Banter - S02E02

Jan 20 2025 64 mins  
*Apologies for some occasional and very slight crackle on the audio this episode* We take to the streets of Tokyo-to with Beat, Gum, and the rest of the GGs with the iconic granddaddy of cel-shaded games: Jet Set Radiooooooo!!! Also up for discussion is the sequel Jet Set Radio Future, along with several of the newer games released that pay homage to it... such as Bum Rash Cider Pu

Gran Turismo - Cocktail Mode: Retro games, Cocktails and Banter - S02E01

Jan 07 2025 77 mins  
Welcome to Season 2 of Cocktail mode where 2 old mates continue to struggle to stay on topic aout an old videogame and then try to chose a cocktail that compliments it. This episode is about the the CaRPG that started it all, with mild diversions into Ridge Racer, MSR, Motor Toon GP, and of course Dark Souls... Wait. What? Also, hi to https://martinishot.blog/, who get a mention la

Xmas Special - Cocktail Mode: Retro Games, Cocktails and Banter - S01E25

Dec 23 2024 78 mins  
Join us for our very agnostic break from the usual format as we discuss the games of Christmas Past and the drinks of Christmas Present. Thanks to ZapSplat for an extra little festive flair this episode Extra special thank you to Smooth-Foot-4688, 'Neil', and the boys of Pig Unit for providing our special Xmas outro: A wonderful gift for you; our lucky listener! Andy's Cocktail Dav

Cannon Fodder - Cocktail Mode: Retro games, Cocktails and Banter - S01E24

Dec 09 2024 60 mins  
How much fun is 'so much fun'? How attached can you get to a 12 pixel face? How did they squeeze this masterpiece onto the Game Boy Color? We may or may not actually answer these questions, but we have a damn good time while we talk about Cannon Fodder and try and pair it with a cocktail! Andy's Cocktail Dave's Cocktail THAT Intro song

Doom - Cocktail Mode: Retro Games, Cocktails and Banter - S01E23

Nov 25 2024 80 mins  
The first person shooter that predates the name 'first person shooter' - Listen to Dave and Andy discus the history, the sequels, the legacy, and of course the fridges. Andy's Cocktail Dave's Cocktail The best song you'll hear today

Soul Blade/Calibur - Cocktail Mode: Retro Games, Cocktails and Banter - S01E22

Nov 11 2024 71 mins  
A double header of blade clashing action courtesy of the first two games in Namco's epic tale of souls and swords, eternally retold! What's our favourite in the series? What's our favourite character? What cocktails will we choose? What... I mean - WHAT - actually is Voldo!? All this and more in this weeks Cocktail Mode! Andy's Cocktail Dave's Cocktail THAT intro cinematic

Crazy Taxi - Cocktail Mode: Retro games, Cocktails and Banter - S01E21

Oct 28 2024 66 mins  
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah! If it's good enough for Tim Waltz, if good enough for us... We're showing our love to one of the Dreamcast's most iconic games this time out on Cocktail Mode: Crazy Taxi reminds us what it was like before the PlayStation and Xbox turned everything brown and grimy! We'll talk punk, we'll talk sequels, we'll talk law suits, and we'll talk S-Club 7... yes, re

Tomb Raider - Cocktail Mode: Retro Games, Cocktails and Banter - S01E20

Oct 14 2024 84 mins  
The greatest videogame ever made? The greatest marketing machine that ever existed? The greatest piece of fortuitous episode timing ever? As the new TV series lands, the remastered original trilogy flies high in the charts, and the conversation about 'what's next' gets ever more prevalent - it couldn't be a better time for Andy and Dave to weigh in on what they think of Lara Croft

Die Hard Trilogy - Cocktail Mode: Retro Games, Cocktails and Banter - S01E19

Sep 30 2024 67 mins  
Welcome to the party, pal, where the drinks are great and the games are... err... you'll have to listen to find out. Dave and Andy wander off topic (as usual) in this episode and end up discussing every Die Hard videogame ever made and spend no small amount of time chatting about the films too. Cocktails this week: Andy's Cocktail Dave's Cocktail sadly doesn't have a link this week

Batman The Movie (The Game) - Cocktail Mode: Retro Games, Cocktails and Banter - S01E18

Sep 16 2024 84 mins  
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