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
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
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
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
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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Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
It's time to dive into a post-apocalyptic Australian Outback as we tackle the third person point and click adventure title, Beneath a Steel Sky! Learn how the company behind the game, Revolution Software, got its start, why Beneath a Steel Sky's engine is more advanced than the engines used by competitor companies like Sierra Online and LucasArts, and learn whether it's still worth your time to play the game today. Will Beneath a Steel Sky make it into our Pantheon of Classic Gaming? There's only one way to find out!
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Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Join me as we discuss our favorite mustachioed plumber's third outing, Super Mario Bros. 3! Learn all about Mario's origin story, how Super Mario Bros. 3 was made, why it is such a beloved classic, and learn whether the game still hold's up to a playthrough today.
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Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Join me on an island-hopping isometric quest, as we discuss Little Big Adventure! Learn how the title evolved and inherited from early survival horror games, why it is so beloved amongst the broader gaming community, and whether the title still holds up today, despite some very 1990s design decisions. Will Little Big Adventure make it into our Pantheon of Classic Gaming? There's only one way to find out!
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Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Happy Holidays everyone!
In the spirit of the holidays, I thought it might be fun to "gift" everyone with an episode of the podcast that was previously only available to our Patreon members. I hope you all enjoy!
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Original Patreon show notes below:
In the late 80s, one amateur radio station decided to fund the creation of a show dedicated to the best news and reviews in modern gaming - Pixelated Power was the result of that funding.
From 1987 to 1998, Pixelated Power went on the air one night a month to discuss the latest gaming news, the hardware and gadgets that people were most looking forward to, the best magazines of the time, and various other aspects of video game pop culture. The recording releasing today previously aired on December 25, 1989. Listening to it today, we can glean some additional insight into a period of time we now call classic, and as such, it provides an interesting "blast from the past" that I'm hoping everyone enjoys.
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Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Join me as we discuss the Blue Bomber's second outing, Mega Man 2! Learn about the origins of Mega Man as a character, discover how the first two games in the series were made, and find out whether Mega Man 2 is still worth your time today.
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Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Grab your motorcycle and join me on a cross-country voyage through the world of Full Throttle! Learn how the game was made, why it's unique amongst its LucasArts adventure game brethren, and determine whether experiencing life as a biker is still worthwhile today.
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