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Activision: The Inside Story with David Crane – The Retro Hour EP123
Pitfall creator David Crane gives us the inside story on Activision - the world's first third-party games developer. David Crane: http://www.dcrane.com/Home.html Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Robert Smith, Aaron Ostrander, Andrew Craig, Kristian Svanes...
S2 EP30: Grand Theft Auto V
Factory Sealed – Ep. 158: Onimusha: Warlords
Join Eric-san and Mike-san on a quest to level up their raisin swords and butcher a bunch of Japanese names in Onimusha: Warlords. The post Factory Sealed – Ep. 158: Onimusha: Warlords appeared first on Factory...
No 64 – McDonald’s Games – But why??
But why, indeed. McDonald's games ranged from the pretty decent to the downright creepy. Rob tells us how this all started, from its early 8-bit Nintendo days to its more than acceptable 16-bit outings. And what's that? There's a pretty decent app out there where you...
Pac-Man Fever with Jerry Buckner – The Retro Hour EP122
We talk to Jerry Buckner about the classic video game song Pac-Man Fever, working with Disney on Wreck-It Ralph and the early arcade scene. Jerry's website: http://www.bucknergarcia.com/ WIN weekend passes for PLAY Expo Glasgow:...
220 The Best Game of 1986
0 Dec 15, 2017 Hello and welcome to another episode of RGDS. This time we battle out the best video game released in the year 1985. Yes its another mega show, where we your humble hosts discuss and battle out the best game released in 1986. It's an amazing year...
Episode 75: APB and Super Pac-Man
Here we are with another instalment of Pie Factory Podcast, an arcade game podcast that most certainly exists. What do you get when you combine Atari and NAMCO? Well, maybe Pac-Mania, but in this case, you get cops and a superhero. This episode will certainly be just...
S2 EP29: Lords of Thunder (PC Engine CD)/Road House Recast/Mike’s Pop Quiz
Factory Sealed – Ep. 157: Full Throttle
It’s time for a trip down the highway at Full Throttle! Join us as we put our pedals to the metal on an epic road trip to everyone’s favorite store, Ar-Goes. The post Factory Sealed – Ep. 157: Full Throttle appeared first on Factory...
No 63 – Mega Drive Mini Speculation & Dream Lineup
This is not a SEGA-only podcast. I repeat, this is NOT A SEGA-ONLY PODCAST. We've lots of Nintendo goodness for you next week, but this week we join the queue of people warbling on about the Mega Drive Mini recently announced. We add in a bit of chat about the PS4 MD...
Killer Instinct & TimeSplitters with Graeme Norgate – The Retro Hour EP121
We get the story of Killer Instinct, TimeSplitters and GoldenEye 007 with Rare's resident sound man, Graeme Norgate! Graeme's website: http://www.graemenorgate.com/ WIN weekend passes for PLAY Expo Glasgow:...
S2 EP28: The Legend of Zelda/Overrated Games
The CRASH Annual 2018 | Nostalgia Nerd
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Steven Lucas
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Steven Lucas, who is displayed on card number 178, from the Superstars of 2011 Collection. Steven is the 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge National Champion, in which players contested over Super Mario Bros. 3, Pin-bot and Dr....
Secret Sequels: The Games of Satellaview – Radical Dreamers
Chrono Trigger was a role playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System that exploded onto the scene in 1995, capturing hearts and critical acclaim while selling millions. As such, it only stands to reason that there would be those clamoring for a sequel --...
The Last Official Release: Dreamcast – Karous
Hello again, retro friends, and welcome back to The Last Official Release. If you’re new around these here parts, in this series I divulge the last official games ever released on consoles, focusing on a different system each post. Usually, I playfully integrate what...
Jupiter Lander and the Birth of the Commodore 64
LOAD "JUPITER LANDER" ,8,1 SEARCHING FOR JUPITER LANDER LOADING READY RUN By 1982, the video game industry already had two titans that dominated the home video game market. The Apple II and Atari 2600 were both released in 1977 and were wildly popular. That same year...
The LaserActive: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World
In today's episode, I'm exploring Pioneers LaserActive. This 'converged' device could play TurboGrafx-16 and Genesis games (plus CD extensions for both consoles) plus a few propriety formats. However, it was a monumental failure. How so? Well, watch the video and find...
Cave Fighter for the Commodore 64
Junior high was a rough time for me. Not for the reasons you might expect junior high to have been rough for a guy who's now in his forties and writes about video games. I wasn't harassed by bullies or painfully awkward around girls or constantly picked last in gym...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – Toni Caven
Our next Trading Card Spotlight features Toni Caven, who is displayed on card number 2724, from the Superstars of 2017 Collection. Toni is the creator of company in Finland called “Reprocade Ltd.”. He repairs, restores and operates arcade cabinets and pinball...
The Mystery of the Bold Game Boy
Shortly after the launch of the Game Boy and throughout the 90's, fans of Nintendo products might have noticed something a little bit strange in advertisements for the handheld gaming juggernaut. See if you can catch it in the following advertisement:...
Kickstarter for Retro Game Engine Launches
While there are plenty of freely available game engines out there that allow budding game designers to create and self-publish the next big indie hit, there’s a decidedly huge gap if you’re looking to do that on retro consoles. While game engines such as Unity or the...
Retro Gaming Archives – May/June 1991
Consoles When any sort of new technology is made available for public consumption, there’s a portion of the population that will resist it and a portion that will embrace it wholeheartedly. Consumers of video games are no different in this regard. 1991 was a couple of...
Farsights Pinball Arcade Is Losing 60 Tables From Their Library
After years of success with the Williams and Bally pinball licenses that were part of the Farsight Pinball Arcade, they are no longer going to have the games available after June 30, 2018. A press release was issued on May 4th on their Facebook page: "Our...
Video Game Trading Card Spotlight – HollyAnne Setola
Our next Trading Card Spotlight Features HollyAnne Setola who is displayed on card number 293, from the Superstars Collection of 2012. HollyAnne is one of the most competitive female gamers out there. She has been playing games since she was 12 years old. She has...
New SNES Game Raises Awareness About Mental Health, for Charity
In a noble bid to raise awareness about the mental health of game developers and a toxic game industry practice known as “crunch”, publisher, Devolver Digital and developer, Mega Cat Studios have partnered up to produce a new SNES game. Fork Parker’s Crunch Out has...
A Closer Look at Nintendo’s Official NES Peripherals: NES Satellite
There are certain things that are easy to take for granted in video games these days, and the overall capacity for multiplayer experiences is one of them. With today's tech, we can see anything from 8-player matches in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U to the staggering...
Rainbow Brite and Robotech Coming to Coleco Evolved Mini Arcades
May 8, 2018 - Coleco today announced Coleco Evolved Mini Arcades, recreations of the 1981 classic tabletop arcade machines updated with two new games: Rainbow Brite: Journey to Rainbow Land and Robotech The Macross Saga. The Coleco Evolved Mini Arcades are available...
Introducing the Super Nt
There are many companies that are coming out with their own version of the reboot of games and game systems. Next on the list is no exception for the 16 bit generation and the Super Nintendo. Introducing the Super Nt. A reimagining of perhaps the greatest video...
