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Did you know there’s a retro game where you defend your teeth from junk food and plaque?

In this episode of the Tangent Retro Gaming Podcast, Toby dives into the bizarre and surprisingly fun Atari classic Plaque Attack.

Released on the legendary Atari 2600, this strange arcade-style shooter puts you in control of a toothbrush blasting toothpaste at waves of attacking burgers, pizza, candy, and plaque monsters.

Yes… it’s exactly as weird as it sounds.

We explore:

🦷 The strange concept behind the game

🎮 How the gameplay actually works

👾 The developer who created it

📺 Why Atari made a dental hygiene game

🏆 Whether it still holds up today

Plus we drop some retro gaming trivia you might not know about this unusual title.

If you love discovering weird forgotten retro games, this episode is for you.

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In this episode of Tangent Retro Gaming Podcast, Toby dives into one of the strangest early NES shooters ever made — MAGMAX.

Originally an arcade game from 1985, MAGMAX featured a unique mechanic where players collected robot parts to transform their ship into a giant mech. It was weird, experimental, and very much a product of the early Nintendo era.

Was MAGMAX a hidden gem… or a forgotten oddball?

Let’s find out.

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What if one of the most creative multiplayer games on the original PlayStation… was also one of the most forgotten?

In this episode of the Tangent Retro Gaming Podcast, Toby dives into the chaotic and wildly unique world of Team Buddies, a 1999 PlayStation game developed by Psygnosis.

Unlike most games of its time, Team Buddies introduced a bizarre but brilliant mechanic: weapon crafting using cardboard boxes. Stack them in different patterns and you could create everything from machine guns and rocket launchers to tanks and helicopters.

So why did a game this creative disappear from the spotlight?

In this episode we explore:

The strange and innovative box crafting system

Why multiplayer matches became absolute chaos

The story behind Psygnosis and their experimental design

Why the game struggled to succeed in 1999

How Team Buddies eventually became a retro cult classic

If you love forgotten PlayStation games, retro multiplayer chaos, and gaming history, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

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