Amigos Retro Gaming
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Do you remember how awesome it was when you got your CoCo? Waiting by the mailbox for the latest issue of The Rainbow or Hot CoCo? Aiming disdain at those who chose other, lesser machines? Welcome home, my friend. No matter which model(s) you have, let Brent and Aaron take you on a nostalgic trip back to those days of computing bliss.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · August 2026
A focused retro computing review show that turns CoCo games into lively arguments about how they actually play.
The CoCo Show lives in a tight Leisure niche: TRS-80 Color Computer games, the hardware memories around them, and the Radio Shack habits that come with the territory. The format seems built around play and argument.
You want your Radio Shack nostalgia with actual joystick autopsies.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A BASIC-era oddity that turns shop prices, spell limits, and backtracking into the point.
Caves of the Unwashed Heathen is a strange Color Computer pick that leans hard into BASIC-era limits. Aaron and Brent start with the title and work backward through how it actually plays, covering random stat rolls, the shop, the pricey armor, the starter weapon choices, the…
The CoCo Show turns a static TRS-80 Color Computer puzzle into a neat test of clue logic and old-school problem-solving.
The CoCo Show treats its TRS-80 Color Computer escape-room setup with the right mix of Radio Shack nostalgia and practical curiosity. It moves quickly into how the game actually works: the code never changes, the whole thing can be finished in about 20 seconds if the answer is…
A loose year-end retro-gaming awards show with sharp opinions and listener picks.
A year-end retro-gaming awards panel might sound like filler, but this one keeps its pace with best games, worst games, listener and Discord picks, and blunt year-in-review calls.
A baffling Coco karate cartridge becomes a clear, funny look at odd controls and stubborn defense.
Eastworld Karate works as a Coco oddity because Aaron and Brent keep moving between memory and hands-on play. They lay out the joystick moves, show how diagonals change attacks, and explain the blocking rules while keeping the banter loose enough to make the discussion feel…
A warm CoCo holiday hangout that turns snowy control quirks into the main attraction.
The episode blends holiday cheer with old-hardware nostalgia, with Amigo Aaron's clear affection for the TRS-80 Color Computer and Brent's easy presence giving the conversation a relaxed shape.
A first-time CoCo look at Sinistar that explains the mining, drones, and constant pressure of the arcade classic.
The CoCo Show takes a close look at Sinistar through the TRS-80 Color Computer, with Aaron saying this is his first time playing this version.
A demolition-derby game gets nostalgia, mechanics, and a practical verdict.
Aaron and Brent revisit Demolition Derby as both a Radio Shack shelf regular and a ready-made memory trigger, with Happy Days and the wider demolition-derby fantasy giving the game its pull.
A shaggy Q&A that works because it is warm, specific, and a little ridiculous.
A rare Ask the Brent turns into a loose, good natured stretch of listener questions, sibling teasing, mall VR misery, and a deeply silly morph into a sea turtle answer.
Daily TED and TEDx talks hosted by Elise Hu, spanning science, psychology, and creativity.
Cristina Quinn profiles indie developers, Microsoft researchers, and designers building the next decade of tech.
A wound-down internet-culture show now feeding listeners into Alex Goldman's and Emmanuel Dzotsi's new podcasts.
FT reporters trace how people fall in love with, grieve, and depend on their chatbots.
In this bonus episode, Brent answers listener questions on topics ranging from embarrassing sibling stories and high school band memories to retro gaming preferences and VR experiences.
Holiday CoCo nostalgia takes the first chair.
Radio Shack opens the tangent.
The 2024 awards get loose fast.
Brent and Aaron review the Halloween-themed game Spooks for the TRS-80 Color Computer, praising its tight controls, smooth gameplay, and nostalgic appeal.
Brent and Aaron review 'Caves of the Unwashed Heathen,' a BASIC-based Dungeons & Dragons style game for the TRS-80 CoCo, discussing its development, gameplay, and nostalgic reflections on retro computing.
The host reviews Sinistar, an exclusive port for the TRS-80 Color Computer 3, detailing its development by David Dees, gameplay features like digitized speech, and comparisons to the arcade original.
Eastworld Karate comes in as a mystery oddball.
Hosts Brent and Aaron nostalgically discuss demolition derbies, from TV shows like Happy Days to local fairs, before reviewing the 1984 Tandy game Demolition Derby for the TRS-80 Color Computer.
The CoCo Show Episode 57 reviews Nick Marentes's Gunstar, a Color Computer 3 shoot-'em-up that Aaron compares favorably with arcade games.