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A series of third-person shooters with light platforming and puzzle-solving elements. The series' main protagonist is the exosuit-equipped sniping janitor Kurt Hectic, who, together with his colleagues, the genius scientist Dr. Fluke Hawkins and the six-legged wonder robot-dog Max, has to rid Earth of alien invaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. S...

We are out of town, which means we STILL wanted to do a show for you this week! Give it a listen! Lots to talk about! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The player is a god, and as such, has world-altering powers that can be used for the betterment of one's own devotees or the detriment of all unbelievers. From an isometric perspective, the player uses both direct control of the game world and indirect interaction with followers in order to ensure the prosperity and growth of their people first and foremost. The player's divine powers grow in dire...

Ristar is a 2D sidescrolling platform game, similar to games in the Super Mario or Sonic the Hedgehog series of video games, but focusing less on jumping and speed, and more on the use of Ristar's stretchable arms, which can reach in 8 different main directions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Kunio-kun series (typically localized as River City) is a video game series started by Technōs Japan. The series is now handled by Arc System Works who purchased all of the intellectual property rights from Technōs' successor, Million Corp. The first game in the series is fully titled Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun, which roughly translates to "Hot Blood Tough Guy Kunio", with Nekketsu being the name...

Moon Patrol is a 1982 arcade video game developed and released by Irem. It was licensed to Williams for distribution in North America. The player controls a moon buggy which can jump over and shoot obstacles on a horizontally scrolling landscape as well as shoot aerial attackers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

A series of video games developed primarily by Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, starting with Ape Escape for PlayStation in 1999. The series incorporates ape-related humour, unique gameplay, and a wide variety of pop culture references. The first game in the series is the first game to have made the DualShock or Dual Analog controller mandatory. Learn more about your ad c...

Conker is a series of platform video games created and produced by Rare. It chronicles the events of Conker the Squirrel, an anthropomorphic red squirrel that made his debut as a playable character in Diddy Kong Racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first game in the series, Myst, was released in 1993 by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller and their video game company Cyan, Inc. The first sequel to Myst, Riven, was released in 1997 and was followed by three more direct sequels: Myst III: Exile in 2001, Myst IV: Revelation in 2004, and Myst V: End of Ages in 2005. A spinoff featuring a multiplayer component, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, was released...

As the leader of an elite squad of anthropomorphic animal pilots, fly throughout the Lylat star system in the prototype Arwing spacecraft to prevent the galactic conquest of a mad scientist in this 3D shooter for the SNES (with real-time polygonal graphics powered by the new Super FX chip).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Defender is a scrolling shooter video game developed by Williams Electronics in 1980 and released for arcades in 1981. A side-scrolling shooter, the game is set on either an unnamed planet or city where the player must defeat waves of invading aliens while protecting astronauts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

The Game Gear is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990, in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia. The Game Gear primarily competed with Nintendo's Game Boy, the Atari Lynx, and NEC's TurboExpress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

A space combat sim set in the 27th century, the games tell the story of humanity's war against the Kilrathi, an alien species of large human like felines. The player represents the Terran Confederation, the primary human government in the Wing Commander series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

R-Rated Action Star Power on the NES, including all the big movie to video game adaptations, and why some worked and why some were TERRIBLE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earthworm Jim is a 1994 run and gun platform game developed by Shiny Entertainment, featuring an earthworm named Jim, who wears a robotic suit and battles the forces of evil. The game was released for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System, before being subsequently ported to a number of other video game consoles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hos...

We LOVE these old racers, and we wanted to talk all about em! So we did! Sprint, Super Sprint, Super Off-Road, Indy Heat, Badlands, etc! Tune in and enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Times Sega Tried to take on Zelda and almost Won. From Golden Axe Warrior to Crusader of Centy and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All the the games made around the original trilogy of films, and why some are great, and some are TERRIBLE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The original Barbie Video games. An 8 bit strategy game for the Commodore 64 started it, and we go all the way up to the Genesis and beyond to see where it went. Did you know this game outsold DOOM in 1996? Neither did we. It's interesting stuff and we are here for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The original top down 4 player Dungeon Crawl / D&D inspired Arcade hit from Atari that started it all. Choose a class (Warrior, Valkyrie, Elf or Wizard) and fight your way through 100 levels of Ghosts, Demons, Thieves, Sorcerers and other Fantasy Themed baddies and freaking DEATH! Drop a coin for health and watch it slowly tick down or quickly if you take damage. Restore health by picking up f...

All the Christmas games! At least the retro ones we think are worth discussion! Because, you know, CHRISTMAS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The original inspired by Wizardy and Ultima. Solo game play. Story Telling over Stats for the user. Everything is manual. Want to walk up/down stairs? There's a command for that. Want to open a door. Ok! Command! Did you buy something? You got to equip it!. Do you join up with the bad guy in the end or did you fight him? Also, picking a name has never been so stressful for starting out. First 4 ch...

The OG Kart game (thanks RC Pro-Am/Rare) - Race in 5 course cup or Battle your friends one on one. Mode 7 sprite based for that 3d look! Split screen is 2nd player or more information if you are playing single. Use Item Pickups to win. Further back better/more powerful pickups. Boost off the line if you can. Hop and slide through corners. Don't embarass me by having to be picked up by Lakitu when...

Baldur's Gate is a series of role-playing video games set in the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting. The game has spawned two series, known as the Bhaalspawn Saga and the Dark Alliance, both taking place mostly within the Western Heartlands, but the Bhaalspawn Saga extends to Amn and Tethyr. The Dark Alliance series was released for consoles and was critically and commerciall...

SPECIAL: A conversation with Chris Metzen: I really think you’ll all enjoy this interview. A lot has happened since we last had this opportunity, and we talk about it all. And yes, even the Blizzard stuff you have questions about. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.