Classic Gaming Today: A Retro Gaming Podcast
Every week, we look at the gaming experiences of the past, through the eyes of the present! We’ll discuss each game’s historical context, as well as provide a verdict as to whether a given game is worth your time to visit, or revisit, today.
Episodes
It's time to dust off your Master Sword and polish your shield, as we take another trip across the land of Hyrule in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link! Learn how the game was made, discover why Zelda II was designed so differently than the original Legend of Zelda, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to defeat an evil horde of monsters and save a sleeping Hyrulean princess, even today.
Join me in a trip back in time as we tackle the historical real time strategy title, Age of Empires II! Learn how the game was made, discover why Age of Empires II is different than the majority of real time strategy games released up to this point in history, and listen in as we determine whether Age of Empires II is still worth your time, even today.
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Do you have what it takes to defeat all challengers using a mix of brutal combat and insane combos? If so, then you're ready to listen to our episode on Killer Instinct! Learn about the history behind game development studio Rare, discover how Killer Instinct came to be, and listen in as we talk about whether Killer Instinct continues Rare's longstanding streak of high quality releases, or if the game would, instead, be a COMBO B...
Join me in a space faring combat experience, as we tackle the classic Atari 2600 title, Yars' Revenge! Learn about the game's creator, Howard Scott Warshaw, while discovering how he created a game in Yars' Revenge that in the eyes of many, is one of the best Atari 2600 titles of all time. And then, listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to defeat an alien enemy menace that threatens the survival of your very c...
Did you ever want to be a landlord in charge of developing a community for a bunch of less than savory tenants? If so, Constructor is the game for you! Learn how the game was made, discover what makes Constructor a unique experience in the world of real time strategy titles, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to send an insane chainsaw wielding maniac to torture your opponents' citizenry, even today.
Help me explore a haunted mansion...and hopefully survive, as we tackle the classic point-and-click adventure title, Uninvited! Learn how the game was made, discover where it sits in the overall MacVenture series originally created by ICOM Simulations, and listen in as we determine whether it's still worth your time to escape a ghost-filled home of questionable ancestry, even today.
Stay awake and join me for a discussion about a game based on one of the most popular, and long lasting, horror franchises of all time, as we dive deep into A Nightmare on Elm Street! Learn about the movie behind the game, discover whether the game overcomes the challenges of most licensed titles to become something actually worthwhile to play, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to overcome your most de...
For me, music is one of the core components that contributes to the enjoyment, and engagement, of a video game title, and this episode is our latest deep dive into some of the classic soundtracks from those games. In today's episode, we'll look specifically at the music, and story, of Final Fantasy X, as I'm joined by our resident FFX sponsor, Iso!
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It's time to take the fight to the latest in a long line of alien menaces, as we discuss the space combat title, Zaxxon! Learn how the game was made, discover what makes the Atari 2600 version of the title so different in comparison to the arcade original, and listen in to see if it's still worth your time to push your Atari 2600 to the limits of its processing power while you attempt to make the universe a safer place, even today...
It's time to take a mystical journey into your dreams...and nightmares, as we discuss the NES classic, Little Nemo: The Dream Master! Learn how the game was made, discover how the history of animation plays into the creation of Little Nemo itself, and listen in as we determine whether it's still worth your time to save the denizens of Slumberland, even today.
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It's time to eliminate an alien menace, hopefully once and for all, as we tackle the run-and-gun shooter, Contra 4! Learn how the game was made, discover why Contra 4 was such a big deal when it first came out in comparison to other Contra titles from around the same time, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to machine gun your way to victory, even today.
What the heck is a "Strahl", you might be wondering? Well, you can find out by listening to this week's episode! Learn what the heck Strahl is, discover how and why the game was made, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to play through an animated laserdisc full motion video adventure that isn't named Dragon's Lair, even today.
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It's time to tackle one of the more infamous games ever created, as we dive deep to discuss Bubsy 3D...what could possibly go wrong? Learn how the game was made, discover why the character of Bubsy was created in the first place, and listen in as we discuss whether it's worth your time to take on the role of an anthropomorphic bobcat in an early Sony Playstation 3D adventure...
For the first time in our main feed's history, it's time to look at a modern title...albeit one that tries really hard to be vintage, as we tackle the text-parser, EGA-graphics styled adventure, The Crimson Diamond! Learn how the game was made, discover what inspirations ultimately led to the creation of a brand new text-parser adventure in 2024, and listen in as we discuss whether this modern take on a classic gaming paradigm is ...
Join me...and a friend, on a whirlwind journey into one of the most massive games we've ever tackled for CGT, Final Fantasy X! Learn how the game was made, discover why Final Fantasy X was a clear departure from the games in the series that preceded it, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to learn the intricacies of blitzball, even today...
Come with me if you want to live...or something like that, as we dive deep into the first person shooter, Terminator: Skynet! Learn how the game was made, discover why The Terminator itself was such a pop culture phenomenon, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to beat up a bunch of cybernetic organisms in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, even today. Join the discussion on Discord!
Sharpen your katanas and prepare for battle, as we discuss the one-on-one fighting game, Bushido Blade! Learn how the game was made, discover why Bushido Blade is so different than the majority of one-on-one fighters on the market, and listen in as we determine whether it's still worth your time to score a one-hit-kill victory, even today.
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Join me as we celebrate our three year anniversary of the podcast, with a definitive, at least as of today, ranking of our top 10 Pantheon entries from the past year! It's been a heck of a year, and I've loved making this podcast - I can't wait to see what the future has in store!
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It's time for a spooky point and click adventure, as we tackle the Sierra Online FMV title, Phantasmagoria! Learn how the game was made, discover why Roberta Williams wanted to create a horror game in the first place, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to try to survive a harrowing haunted mansion experience, even today.
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It's time to speed up and spin around as we tackle the Sega CD platformer, Sonic CD! Learn how the game was made, discover where it sits in the overall chronology of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to dash and jump your way through a variety of past, present, and future 2D platforming levels, even today.
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