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.

Episodes

Aug 18, 2025

1hr 47 min

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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Aug 11, 2025

1hr 40 min

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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Aug 4, 2025

1hr 15 min

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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Jul 28, 2025

1hr 24 min

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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Jul 21, 2025

1hr 11 min

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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Jul 14, 2025

1hr 15 min

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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Jul 7, 2025

1hr 19 min

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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Jun 30, 2025

1hr 23 min

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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Jun 23, 2025

1hr 21 min

Join me in a world-spanning adventure to battle an ancient Voodoo cult, as we talk about the classic point and click adventure title, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers!  Learn how the game was made, discover why it was a pretty risky move for Sierra in the early 90s, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to grab your magical Schatenjagger talisman and explore the supernatural underbelly of New Orleans, even today.
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Jun 16, 2025

1hr 18 min

Join me on a miniature-sized Zelda adventure, as we tackle The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap!  Learn how the game was made, discover why Nintendo entrusted one of its most prized mascots to a third party development team, and listen in as we determine whether it's still worth your time to travel the world of Hyrule in mini-Link form, even today.
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