Gods of Retro

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This episode details a little-known adventure game for the Master System, set in the Phantasy Star world. Its name is Hoshi wo Sagashite, or, as it's known because of the fan translation, The Story of Mio.

This episode marks the beginning of a Phantasy Star series. We're going through every game from Sega's most important JRPG franchise. All of the old (2D) ones, at least, and not just the four main titles. The first Phantasy Star is a popular title, and I'm confident that this is the most comprehensive lore source about it. The episode also puts effort into highlighting exactly how groundbreaking a...

Watch AshSaidHi's retrogaming streams here: https://www.twitch.tv/ashsaidhi Gods of Retro #5: Dungeon Master with AshSaidHi AshSaidHi joins Gods of Retro to share her experience with Dungeon Master, which was easily the most influential game in the western computer video game sphere since Wizardry and Ultima released 6-7 years prior. A dungeon crawler, a RPG or a CRPG (Computer RPG), Dungeon Maste...

This episode traces the entire history of the Tactical RPG video game genre (or SRPG genre), noting its roots in tabletop gaming and highlighting every important video game title from 1982 to 1997. Tunnels of Doom, Nobunaga's Ambition, Master of Monsters, Fire Emblem, XCOM, Langrisser, Shining Force, Tactics Ogre, Vandal Hearts and Final Fantasy Tactics are perhaps the main games discussed and def...

Watch Macaw's retrogaming streams here: https://www.twitch.tv/macaw45 Macaw45 joins this week's episode to talk about Dios, the unique and exciting PC-88 sci-fi game particular for its unique character system, storytelling and insane action. Most interestingly, the episode talks about the dark and violent company Zainsoft, aka Seinsoft, aka Xainsoft; it details our hero's struggles within said com...

This episode tells the full story of WeaponLord, going in depth on the trailbazing game in the fighting genre that unfortunately stood no chance in the market.

Gods of Retro #2: Dick Tracy This episode tells an in-depth story of how Mark Cerny set up the first Sega of America company, the Sega Technical Institute, and its first game: Dick Tracy for the Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive. The game is based on the 1990 Disney Touchstone Dick Tracy Movie with Al Pacino, and it is actually an extremely good game that did not do well on the market. But Gods of Retr...

Gods of Retro #1: Bahamut Senki Deep research, lore and secrets of this 1991 Mega Drive game by Sega.