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In this episode we explore the lowest of low-end graphics and sound to uncover of the essence of video gaming.  Special attention is paid to the Game & Watch series, various terrible American-made LCD games, the Dreamcast VMU, Sony Pocketstatio
Here, at long last, is the serious look back on the venerable Metal Gear series that absolutely no one has requested. Worry not, there’s more on offer than a recitation of tasteless Internet memes interspersed with giggling. Or is there, Mr. Pr
The Future Is Now! Our 17th episode is devoted to the venerable Neo-Geo platform. We’ll take you through the nearly a decade of beloved titles and SNK shenanigans beginning with the launch of the MVS in 1990. Learn how to make an arcade-quality
In this, our 16th episode, we recapitulate the definitive conflict of the early 90’s: the 16-bit console wars! Is there any room for cogent argument in this schoolyard debate? Will we be able to maintain civility? You’ll have to listen to find
Old Game Plus celebrates July 4th (and 6th) by diving into a handful of titles set in Axis of Evil nations. Join your hosts Auston and Allan for a face-palm session as we rapidly lose faith in the medium’s ability to connect gamers with world c
This week’s episode presents an eclectic history of arcade and home console racing games. Special attention is given to Gran Trak 10, Nurburgring, Sega Turbo, Out Run, Hang-On, Lucky and Wild, Daytona USA and Gran Turismo, to name a few. Becaus
For our thirteenth episode we discuss listener comments from 2010 before veering off into a discussion of game glitches and the hilarious lengths to which we have gone and continue to go to to play yesteryears’ classics. Somewhere in this 2 hou
In celebration of the recent (ahem) release of Duke Nukem Forever we are pleased to present an exhaustive history of the series that also touches on contemporary titles such as Commander Keen, Doom and Extreme Paintbrawl. You’ll laugh when we r
Old Game Plus rises from its grave to discuss the Nintendo 64! Cringe as we give beloved top-tier titles such as Zelda: The Ocarina of Time short shrift so that we may babble endlessly about a handful of forgettable first-person shooters — most
This episode delves into the tragic legacy of the Sega Dreamcast. After a quick analysis of its forward-thinking hardware we mediate on a handful of its most compelling titles: Jet Set Radio, Power Stone, Skies of Arcadia, Space Channel 5 and,
This “week” we continue our off-the-beaten-path exploration of the SNES library by looking at a selection of Japanese Square RPGs that do not have “Final Fantasy” in their titles: Seiken Densetsu 3, Treasure of the Rudras, Live-A-Live, Bahamut
Podukasuto da! Our first Super Nintendo retrospective examines a handful of obscure but notable titles making use of the Super FX2, DSP-1, SDD-1, SA-1 and MX15001TFC enhancement chips. This episode features fantastic music from Star Ocean, Star
This week we take a break from consoles and discuss a handful of unique titles for Windows 9X including MechWarrior 2, Total Annihilation, Rainbow Six, Grim Fandango, Kohan and Tropico. Listen in amazement as we dig into game mechanics and diss
Before unleashing our all-Windows 9x gaming podcast, we decided to follow up our SNATCHER episode with one on its pseudo-sequel, Policenauts. Equal parts heartfelt and sophomoric, this engaging adventure game was Hideo Kojima’s last before divi
You’ve probably been thinking that we perished in a traffic accident or were served a cease-and-desist by 1UP Networks but no, we’ve merely taken an unreasonable amount of time editing Episode 6. Our latest episode is entirely devoted to the on
Anybody else heard about Peace Walker’s Famitsu review in Japan?40/40? Famitsu — long ago guarded against rewarding its highest score to any but the most flawless games — has sold out. As has the entire nation, Hideo Kojima, and Konami.If you
Roger Ebert took out the old saw: video games can never be art. I thought that we were at an uneasy peace: video games, while in general lacking expressive quality, were doing well. Sure, the games industry is poor and consolidating into a few
Or is Franz Lanzinger on Retronauts Podcast 91 Phil Schiller? And another Tengen guy was from Apple. Coincidence???SCHILLER! SCHILLER!
This week, we examine those mid-90s Sega portables that brushed with Nintendo’s Game Boy: Game Gear, Mega Jet, Nomad, and Genesis CDX. To our surprise, we discover that these consoles didn’t disappoint to the degree you might expect. The Game G
In this episode we discuss a smattering of late PlayStation JRPGs in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the PlayStation 2 and its excellent PSone backwards compatibility. You’ll hear rants regarding Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy IX, Chr
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