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Gary Butterfield, co-founder of the popular podcast network

DuckFeed.TV (home to such popular podcasts as Watch Out For Fireballs! and

Bonfireside Chat) drops by to discuss some of his favorite video game music

tracks. From Japanese lounge crooning to electronica and bey...

Sierra was a company known for making adventure games for computers in the

1980’s and 1990’s (some of their most popular series were King’s Quest,

Space Quest, and Leisure Suit Larry). When CD-ROM computer games exploded in

popularity, they decided to feature vocal songs...

For 24 years, Konami’s Contra series of video games have combined sci-fi

run and gun action with aliens and explosions. The games are also so

difficult you might just throw a controller out the window- just one hit and

you die. Over the course of 13 games, the series’ dr...

Combining the earnest plots of World War 2 films with an original sci-fi

setting inspired by Star Trek and Star Wars, the Wing Commander games were a

load of space sim fun. The Terran Confederation waged a years long battle

against the evil feline Kilrathi alien race. Wi...

Since 1987, the Final Fantasy series of role-playing videogames have

entertained young and old alike. No numbered entry in the series is alike-

one game might take place in a dystopian sci-fi future while another might be

set in a lush high fantasy world. Despite these d...

The Portland Retro Gaming Expo has been around for eleven years celebrating

classic video, arcade, and computer games for friends and families alike. I

had the chance to attend their most recent event in October 2016. Amidst the

ka-chings of the pinball machines and the ...

Twenty-five years ago Apogee Software released Duke Nukem, a sci-fi themed

side-scroller (think Mario with a gun) starring a titular lead character that

looked not unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger. Its true popularity didn’t come

until 1996’s Duke Nukem 3D, a first-person sh...

The heroes in a half shell might have originated as a comic book, but they

starred in dozens of video games over the years. Let’s take a listen to

some of your tubular TMNT favorites as you scarf down a gnarly slice of

pepperoni anchovy surprise.

On today’s program:

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