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  • PLAY RETRO 149: Commander Keen
    2024/12/27
    The iconic MS-DOS platformer from early Id Software that introduced PC gamers to console smooth scrolling, console-style platforming, 90s era Id Software humor, and the adventures of Billy Blaze, aka Commander Keen. From the first Keen Epsiode to the Keen finale; Aliens Ate My Babysitter!

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    1 時間 17 分
  • PLAY RETRO 148: Worms!
    2024/12/20
    The Play Retro show is here, and we are talking about the long running Tactical turn-based strategy series, developed by Andy Davidson and Team17 in the 90s that went on to defined the genre with their wacky humor, destructible environments, and an arsenal of bizarre weapons. Worth a mention: Worms: Director’s Cut and Worms Pinball.

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    1 時間 17 分
  • PLAY RETRO 147: Maniac Mansion
    2024/12/13
    Time to go way back on the Play Retro Podcast, for a Mansion full of Maniacs! Maniac Mansion is a 1987 graphic adventure video game where players control a character named Dave Miller, who must rescue his girlfriend from a mad scientist in a creepy mansion. The game features a point-and-click interface, multiple playable characters, and non-linear gameplay with various puzzles to solve. Let’s see how the classic holds up!

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    1 時間 26 分
  • PLAY RETRO 146: MediEvil
    2024/12/06
    This week on the Play Retro podcast, Brian and Scott look at MediEvil (1998) and MediEvil 2 (2000), action-adventure games for the PlayStation, blending gothic aesthetics, humor, and hack-and-slash gameplay. Players control Sir Daniel Fortesque, a skeletal knight seeking redemption after his accidental heroism in life.

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    1 時間 17 分
  • PLAY RETRO 145: Vectorman
    2024/11/22
    Let’s do podcast about the history of a side-scrolling action platformer for the Sega Genesis, set in a dystopian future where Earth is overrun by rogue robots. Players control Vectorman, an Orbot janitor-turned-hero, as he battles through diverse levels to stop the evil Warhead. Featuring innovative pre-rendered 3D graphics, fluid animations, and a techno-inspired soundtrack, Vectorman pushed the Genesis to its limits.

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    1 時間 18 分
  • PLAY RETRO 144: Donkey Kong Country
    2024/11/15
    A groundbreaking pre-rendered 3d sprite platformer for the Super Nintendo developed by Rare. Players control Donkey Kong and his sidekick Diddy as they journey through the jungle to reclaim their stolen banana hoard from the villainous King K. Rool!

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    1 時間 26 分
  • PLAY RETRO 143: Golden Axe
    2024/11/08
    A classic side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game set in the medieval fantasy land of Yuria. Players choose from three heroes—Ax Battler the Barbarian, Tyris Flare the Amazon, and Gilius Thunderhead the Dwarf—each with unique magic abilities. Together, they battle through hordes of enemies, ride mythical creatures, and face the evil Death Adder, who has kidnapped the royal family.

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    1 時間 21 分
  • PLAY RETRO 142: GhostBusters
    2024/10/29
    On this really big Twinkie of an episode, we’re covering some of the classic Ghostbusters games, starting with the original 1984 Ghostbusters Business Sim game by Pitfall creator David Crane, Ghostbusters II's questionably fun version of the movie, The New Ghostbusters II game that Japan and Europe got that was surprisingly good and Ghostbusters for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis that was doing its own thing. Plus, we’ll give a quick mention to The Real Ghostbusters arcade game.

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    1 時間 13 分