Irem's 1987 title R-Type is a horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up game. Though infamous for its difficulty, R-Type is among the most beloved games in its genre. Players control the star ship R-9 "Arrowhead" and strike against the evil alien race known as Bydo.
In this episode of Tubby Talk, Terry, Steve, and Chris discuss the games and the unique culture of arcades in the 80s and 90s.
Games discussed include: Street Fighter 2, Raiden, Mortal Kombat, Tekken 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Jurassic Park, The House of the Dead, The Typing of the Dead, X-Men, The Simpsons, Virtual On.
While supplies last ( most likely today only! ) we're serving up a special sundae based on the Super Bowl-winning predilections of Coach Doug Pederson.
The Doug Pederson is vanilla ice cream is topped off with from-scratch strawberry sauce, whipped cream, and rainbow jimmies. Stop on by and savor the taste OF WINNING.
We've been working on this for months, so we're beyond excited to unveil a new video podcast about classic video games: Tubby Talk!
Tremendous thanks go to Terry Leahy of Terry Leahy Films, who is hosting, producing, and editing every episode. Go ahead and subscribe to the Tubby Robot YouTube channel to get new content when it drops!
In this inaugural episode of Tubby Talk, Terry, Steve, and Chris discuss the impact of 8-bit games on their childhood development.
Games discussed include: Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Kirby's Adventure, A Boy and His Blob, Dragon Warrior, Battletoads, Wrath of the Black Manta.
We're now serving up "Cookie Season", a specialty sundae based on our Chocolate Mint Chocolate ice cream and topped off with hot fudge, cookie crumbles, whipped cream, and Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies. It's one of our all-time favorites, and what makes it even sweeter is that a portion of the proceeds will go directly to Roxborough Girl Scout Troop 9129.
Frigid temperatures have receded, and our favorite culinary titan is coming out of hibernation: Belgian Waffle sundaes are back.
We still bake them in the shop using our proprietary from-scratch batter, but now they're round and even thicker. Stop by this weekend to eat a waffle and watch the final weekend of Awesome Games Done Quick on Wall-O-Vision!
A public service announcement: this is the final weekend we'll be serving s'more sundaes this season. They're on the way out to make room for other hot menu items, so if you enjoy hot gooey marshmallows you'd best make haste.
Milk and cookies go really well together, but we suspect that Santa might prefer something with a higher butterfat content.
We'll be closed one week for the holidays! Our last day open this year will be Saturday, December 23rd. Our first day open in the new year will be Thursday, January 4th.
This means that Saturday the 23rd is your last chance to partake in Tubby Robot ice cream in 2017. Whether it's a few hand-packed pints to bring to your family Christmas party or a S'more sundae to warm your soul on a chilly day, we're ready to help you close this year out in the sweetest way possible.
It's cold out there! This kind of weather makes us want to bake cookies, so that's just what we did.
We currently have a batch of freshly baked from-scratch chocolate chip cookies that you can add to any of our menu items or devour on their own. They are soft and delicious and lots of other adjectives.