Tadpog: Tyler And Dave Play Old Games

HAL’s Hole in One Golf birdies it’s way onto TADPOG Shores. We are sadly down a Bubba Drewski this week, but at least we all saw Project Hail Mary, so we have that going for us. We go on about what we have been playing AND what we have been reading – we are very … Continue reading → The post Ep. 866 – HAL’s Hole in One Golf appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Pokémon Pinball does that one banned maneuver where you lazarus the ball from certain doom back into play, directly to TADPOG shores. Chosen as the TADPOG retro game of the month by the TADPOG Nation, we thought it would be timely to knock this one out. Since it’s pinball, you know we have to bring … Continue reading → The post Ep. 865 – Pokemon Pinball (GBC) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

SimCity 2000, you know, about THE YEARRRRR TWOOOOO THOUSSAAAANNNNNDDDDD. Right? Okay, good enough. We did Sim City many many years ago so it’s only fair we give the SNES sequel a go like a decade or so afterward. In this episode we try out some special Easter candy in the form of Asian exclusive oreo … Continue reading → The post Ep. 864 – SimCity 2000 appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

D-Force forces its D directly onto our show, courtesy of The Randomizer. We are blessed by the presence of Bubba Drewski to help us talk about different kinds of sugar, what Larry David is doing, discuss Ian’s journey into The Dresden Files, Tyler’s journey into He Who Fights With Monsters, Dave’s journey in Project Hail … Continue reading → The post Ep. 863 – D-Force appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Circus of Values! That’s right, special discount for this episode. Totally free. Non-game related. Just hanging out, taking quizzes, doing bits, and generally just enjoying the company of each other. Pull up a chair and hang out for us. We are pretty hard of hearing so we may not hear you but don’t let that … Continue reading → The post Ep. 862 – Circus of Values (Lite Bake March 2026) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Frogger Frogger Shownotes: Plugs: The post Ep. 861 – Frogger (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Arcade’s Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 – is quite a mouthful for this sort of game. But hey, it’s a thing. Tyler has returned with full audio capabilities and plenty of snack for us to try from Jungle Jim’s. So we discuss work woes, job interviews, snacks, audiobooks, and some new music. We do … Continue reading → The post Ep. 860 – Arcade’s Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1 (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Bonkers! Totally nuts. Let’s get this out of the way—yes, Tyler sounds terrible. Embrace the terrible. He is out of town for work and is doing his best. So, beyond 1/4 of the show having bad audio, Bubba Drewski joins us to discuss both the cartoon and the show this week. We talk about TikTok … Continue reading → The post Ep. 859 – Bonkers (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Aero Fighters, you know—Aeros. And they are fighting. Did you guess this would be an intense cinematic platformer detailing a surface-dwelling human’s adventure trying to make his way through a cloud kingdom he woke up in? If so, you didn’t look at the game cover. It’s a top-down shooter. But I give you points for … Continue reading → The post Ep. 858 – Aero Fighters (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Dave, Ian, and Bubba Drewski back together again for Lite Bake (Take Three). Plugs: The post Ep. 857 – Lite Bake (Take Three) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Mecarobot Golf! Did you also think it was Mecha Robot Golf? Wrong. Did you think this was a cool arcade style golf game with robots and futuristic elements? Wrong. Maybe more than 1 robot? Wrong. This game is not really what you would expect at all. But we taste some hot sauces and salsa courtesy … Continue reading → The post Ep. 856 – Mecarobot Golf (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies, and Super Pinball: Behind the Mask – That’s right, we go a little pinball crazy and takes on three games at once (hey, it’s pinball, not a ton of difference). But first we talk a lot Star Trek. Then some books. Then some movies. Then we try a food AND GET … Continue reading → The post Ep. 855 – Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies, and Super Pinball: Behind the Mask appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Willow! Straight from Josh Nance’s heart to the shores of TADPOG. It doesn’t help us get to the end of the SNES library any quicker but we all need to live a little. We can have a little Willow, as a treat. This one may sound a little different (very different in Tyler’s case) but … Continue reading → The post Ep. 854 – Willow (NES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

ActRaiser 2, the factual sequel to factual sequel to the Biblical book of Acts has finally arrived on TADPOG shores. Tyler has returned to us, and he didn’t die this time, so he talks about his week away. We deeply discuss donkeys and their wedding presence. TADPOG Book nook arrives as Tyler and Dave discuss … Continue reading → The post Ep. 853 – ActRaiser 2 appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Uh. So we were going to talk about Actraiser 2 on this episode. But. Tyler had a bunch of important life stuff going on, so we decided to just kind of have a fun, “independent study” episode. So the bad news: Tyler isn’t on this episode. But the GOOD NEWS: we got Bubba Drewski (aka … Continue reading → The post Ep. 852 – Light Bake (Redux) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Liberty of Death! Liberty or Death! (SNES) Shownotes: Plugs: The post Ep. 851 – Liberty or Death! (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

The holiday season has come for us all, and with all the chaos surrounding it, we decided to listen to Taryn and bring back some calls. We clear out the entire backlog this time and start 2026 with a completely clean slate of calls. We discuss some movies, some current games, some books, and wrap … Continue reading → The post Ep. 850 – 2025 Year in Review (All Calls) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

Super James Pond Super James Pond Shownotes: Plugs: The post Ep. 849 – Super James Pond (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

The Tick, at last, and through so many iterations – has leapt onto TADPOG shores. In true celebration, we stacked the co-host panel for everyone. Not only do you get all the common hosts, you get BubbaDrewski and Captain Gun Nerd Jon Turley! We have to discuss a few movies, of the Rob Reiner variety, … Continue reading → The post Ep. 848 – The Tick (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.

WarpSpeed WarpSpeed Shownotes: Plugs: The post Ep. 847 – WarpSpeed (SNES) appeared first on TADPOG: Tyler and Dave Play Old Games.