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.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
Dust off your leisure suit and grab some minty breath spray, as we cruise the strip looking for a (hopefully) sure thing in Leisure Suit Larry! Learn about the history behind the game, discover why Al Lowe was the perfect choice to bring Larry Laffer to life, and listen in as we discuss whether looking for love in all the wrong places is still worth your time, even today.
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Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Join me in an adventure into the depths of hell, as we explore the action role playing game, Diablo! Learn about the history behind the game, discover why Diablo was almost a very different game than it eventually became, and listen in as we discuss whether cleaving the denizens of the underworld in two is still worth your time, even today.
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Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Did you ever want to take a road trip across the USA with a wisecracking dog and a highly sociopathic rabbit? If so, you don't want to miss this one, as we discuss the LucasArts "buddy cop" classic, Sam & Max: Hit the Road! Learn about Sam & Max's origins, discover how the game was made, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to go on a whirlwind adventure with a couple of anthropomorphic wisecracking detectives, even today.
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Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Glory to the Empire! Join me as we discuss one of the most critically acclaimed releases in the entire Star Wars saga. Star Wars: Tie Fighter. Learn how the game was made, discover why the game was so unique in comparison to other Star Wars titles, and listen in as we discuss whether it still feels good...to be bad...even today.
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Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
It's time to tackle another fairytale adventure, as we tackle the classic Sierra On-Line point and click title, King's Quest V! Learn how the game, discover why King's Quest V represented a shift in Sierra's adventure game design process, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to listen to Cedric the Owl drone on about "POOIIISSONOUS Snakes!"...even today.
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Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
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 at a cross-section of games from across the landscape of the Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game, or MMORPG, genre, as I pick some of my favorite, and most personally significant, tracks from that particular genre of gaming.
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Monday Mar 10, 2025
Monday Mar 10, 2025
It's time to eradicate an alien menace, as we take to the streets to save the small town of El Cadron in the Sega CD FMV title, Ground Zero: Texas! Learn about the history of full motion video in gaming, discover why Digital Pictures believed its second generation of FMV titles were lightyears beyond their earlier efforts, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to shoot a bunch of FMV aliens in the face, even today.
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Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Join me on a jungle adventure as we explore the Atari 2600 classic, Pitfall! Learn how the game was made, discover why David Crane achieved what many thought to be impossible, and listen in as we determine whether it's still worth your time to swing on a vine across a crocodile infested pool of water, even today.
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Marvin Acme is dead...his will is missing...Toontown's fate hangs in the balance! There's only one question to answer...Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Join me as we discuss how the game was made, the history behind the film on which the game is based on, and whether it's still worth your time to save the denizens of Toontown from certain Doom, even today.
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Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Grab your badge, holster your gun, and put on your leather jacket, as we dive into the seedy underbelly of New York City in Remedy Entertainment's third person action title, Max Payne! Learn how Remedy evolved from humble beginnings into one of the premier game developers in the world, discover why Max Payne was the title that launched them into superstardom, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to unleash a slow motion fueled ballet of destruction on your enemies, even today.Join the discussion on Discord!
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