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 Sep 01, 2025
Monday Sep 01, 2025
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 worth your time to experience, and play, today
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Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
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...
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Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
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!
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Monday Aug 11, 2025
Monday Aug 11, 2025
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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Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
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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Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
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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Monday Jul 21, 2025
Monday Jul 21, 2025
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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Monday Jul 14, 2025
Monday Jul 14, 2025
It's time to pick up your favorite weapon and crack some skulls en route to becoming the best fighter out there, as we discuss the one-on-one tournament fighting title, Soulcalibur! Learn how the game was made, discover why it was such a big deal when it first came out, and listen in as we determine whether it's still worth your time to take up arms against a ton of skilled weapons-based combatants, even today.
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Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jul 07, 2025
It's time to boldly go where no person has gone before, as we tackle the classic point and click adventure title, Star Trek: 25th Anniversary! Learn about the history of Star Trek, the television series, as well as the history of Star Trek in gaming, before we dive head first into discovering whether it's still worth your time to don a red shirt and tackle a bunch of different away missions while trying not to die, even today.
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Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
It's time to hop on your bike and rev your engines, as we tackle the motocross racing title, Excitebike 64! Learn how the game was made, discover why the original Excitebike was such an influential and important title in gaming history, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to leap off of a ton of on-track obstacles en route to an eventual victory lap, even today.
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