Classic Gaming Today: A Retro Gaming Podcast

Episode 164 - Yars' Revenge

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 civilization, even today.
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Episode 163 - Constructor

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.
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Episode 162 - Uninvited

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.
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Episode 161 - A Nightmare on Elm Street

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 deadly nightmares, even today.Join the discussion on Discord!
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Episode 160 - Sounds of the Classics: Final Fantasy X

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!  
This one is a little bit different from our standard Sounds of the Classics episodes, in that we'll be diving really deep into the story and lore of Final Fantasy X, so if you haven't played that particular epic title yet, be warned - there will be spoilers here.  For those who have experienced the game before, though, this will hopefully be a comforting return to the world of Spira, as we listen to a bunch of songs, and discuss the amazing narrative, of Final Fantasy X.
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Episode 159 - Zaxxon

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.
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Episode 158 - Little Nemo: The Dream Master

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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Episode 157 - Contra 4

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.
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Episode 156 - Strahl

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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Episode 155 - Bubsy 3D

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...
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