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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Episodes

5 days ago

It's time to bring arcade action into our living rooms, as we discuss Sega's Altered Beast, the game that would end up being the Genesis / Mega Drive pack-in title for a couple years, before Sonic decided to run circles around everyone (literally).  Learn about Sega's arcade roots, how Altered Beast transformed the landscape of home gaming, and discover whether it's still worth your time to shapeshift your way through this arcade experience, even today!
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Monday Mar 18, 2024

Almost exactly 25 years ago, the world of online gaming would change forever, as EverQuest would release to the market and, in one fell swoop, capture the hearts, minds, and imaginations of gamers everywhere.  Learn how the game evolved from the text-based MUDs of the 70s and 80s and discover why it became so popular that it would eventually become known as "EverCrack".  Then, join me on a trip down my own personal memory lane as we explore our first "Nostalgia Trip" episode, where we don't look at the game as it exists today, we talk about what the game was like when it first released, and what the world of EverQuest, and its players, meant to me.
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Episode 77 - Night Trap

Monday Mar 11, 2024

Monday Mar 11, 2024

It's time for another full motion video classic, as we dive into the voyeuristic world of Night Trap!  Learn how the game evolved from a VHS exclusive title into one of the games that would help spearhead the creation of video game content ratings around the world, discover why a unique stage play from the mid-80s inspired the original creation of the title, and find out whether it's worth your time to protect a bunch of slumber party pals, even today!
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Episode 76 - Dark Seed

Monday Mar 04, 2024

Monday Mar 04, 2024

What do you get when you take H.R. Giger's artwork and combine it with a point and click adventure?  The answer to that question is Dark Seed!  Learn how the game was made, why the development team chose to collaborate with Giger in the first place, and whether the game is still worth your time, even today!
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Episode 75 - Kid Chameleon

Monday Feb 26, 2024

Monday Feb 26, 2024

Who's the raddest 1990s kid around?  Kid Chameleon!  Join me as we discuss how the game was created, why it has a decidedly American flair, and learn whether it's still worth your time to explore Kid Chameleon's virtual reality landscapes today!
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Monday Feb 19, 2024

What happens when a Parisian vacation goes very, very wrong?  Find out as we explore the Revolution Software point-and-click classic, Broken Sword (or Circle of Blood, depending on where you live)!  Learn how the game was made, the ways it evolved from Revolution Software's earlier work, and whether it's still worth your time to go on a globe-trotting adventure with George and Nico, even today.
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Episode 73 - Pilotwings

Monday Feb 12, 2024

Monday Feb 12, 2024

Take to the skies with me as we discuss the classic console flight simulator, Pilotwings!  Learn about the history of flight simulation in general, discover why Pilotwings was unique in comparison to other flight titles released through the early 1990s, and learn whether it's still worth your time to strap on a rocket belt and crash into nearby landscapes, even today.
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Monday Feb 05, 2024

Join me as we discuss Link's first 3D adventure, and a game that many people consider to be the best game of all time, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time!  Learn how the game was made, why it set the standard for so many features that would become commonplace in future titles, and discover whether Ocarina of Time remains a Legend, even today.
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Monday Jan 29, 2024

Come join me as we discuss one of the gaming world's favorite Nintendo mascots, and resident puff ball, Kirby!  Learn how the game was made, why it almost didn't release to market, and discover whether it's still worth your time to fire up your Gameboy and traipse through Dream Land today!
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Monday Jan 22, 2024

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 second 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 the SNES, Nintendo's 16-bit console, as I pick some of my favorite, and most personally significant, tracks from that particular system.  
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