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
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.
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 de...
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 episo...
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...
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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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.
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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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...
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 ...
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...
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!
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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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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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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, ev...
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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