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PatMan Picks Stampede Wrestling Classics. The British Bulldogs vs Cuban Commandos.

I loved watching tag team wrestling as a kid as there were some amazing and entertaining tag teams in many territories. Teams like the Road Warriors, Can Am connection, Killer Bees, Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik and the Hart Foundation top my list of top tag teams from the past. However one tag team […]

PatMan Picks Retro PC Games: High Octane

Welcome to another PatMan Picks Retro PC games. This time around I am picking one of my favorite racing/action titles on the PC. It was made by the folks at Bullfrog using the same engine that powered the classic Magic Carpet game, which I may or may not talk about another time. The title I […]

PatMan Picks Stampede Wrestling Classics. Andre The Giant Battle Royal.

After making the clean tag with G, Im back with another edition of Stampede Wrestling classics. This time around I am bringing in someone one BIG. How big you say? How about the legendary Andre the Giant?  In order to showcase his amazing size and skills, the big hearted giant made several appearances in the Stampede […]

PatMan Picks Retro PC Games.Star Wars Rebel Assault.

What can I mention that I haven’t already discussed about Star Wars and PC games. I love Star Wars. I love video games. So, it was really only a matter of time until I talked about my first ever CD ROM PC game, Star Wars Rebel Assault. I enjoyed this title way back on my […]

Stampede Wrestling Classics? Kind of…

Oh no! G has invaded again!! BOO!!! BOOOOOO-URNS!!!!! This week I return to give PatMan a break and bring you some Stampede Classics… or something related to the Stampede Wrestling professional wrestling promotion from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This week brings a famous Hart brother and an innovator of Mixed Martial Arts to a head… and […]

PatMan Picks Retro PC Games. Earth Worm Jim

Earth Worm Jim is one of my favorite  old school 2D platform games of all time, that didn’t star a plumber searching for a kidnapped Princess. It was a fun, colorful and funny platform title with great gameplay and it was because of its humor and its crazy colorful environments that it had tones of […]

PatMan Picks Stampede Wrestling Classics. Jake(Before His Snake) VS Junk Yard Dog (Daddy Ritter)

Welcome to another episode of PatMan Picks Stampede Wrestling classics. This week I am going back in time to a point further than I remember actually watching Stampede Wrestling on television as a kid. I don’t know if my fellow Calgary man G was watching the promotion as far back as what is seen in […]

PatMan Picks Stampede Wrestling Classics. Chris Benoit vs Great Gama Title Match!

Its time once again for another old school classic Stampede Wrestling moment from the PatMan. This time around I am including one of Stampede Wrestlings most talented wrestlers who, like many others, went on to enjoy great Success in the WCW ,WWE and Japan.  Unfortunately, his story did not end with success but rather with […]

PatMan Picks Retro PC Games. Parsec on the Ti994a.

Thus far, I have been basically picking PC games from 486 and Pentium PCs which I  personally and loosely like to call the DOS era or “golden age” of PC games. The truth is, I had been enjoying video games as a child on personal home computers well before then. So, this time around, its an […]

PatMan Picks Stampede Wrestling Classics. Bret Hart VS Bad News Allen(Brown)

One of my favorite battle royals in Pro Wrestling history must be the classic at WM4. And as mentioned in our Stampede Wrestling podcast, as kids growing up in Calgary that match was extra special for the likes of G and myself. There were several Stampede Wrestling alumni in that big match including Junk Yard […]