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• 04.19.2024

  PLAY RETRO 117: RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 & 2

  From the mind of Chris Sawyer, Comes the beloved Retro PC Game classic. Step up and take the reins of your very own amusement park. Build, design, and manage the greatest attraction in "RollerCoaster Tycoon" – where the business of...

  
• 04.12.2024

  PLAY RETRO 116: Wolverine!

  From Wolverine on the NES in 1991 to X2:Wolverine's Revenge on the PS2 in 2003, all of these titles share one thing in common. Their titular character and the inability of the developers to fully capture the essense of what...

  
• 04.05.2024

  PLAY RETRO 115: Beneath a Steel Sky

  "Beneath A Steel Sky" is a point-and-click adventure game set in a dystopian future, developed by Revolution Software and released in 1994. The game unfolds in a post-apocalyptic world, specifically within the confines of a towering city known as Union...

  
• 03.29.2024

  PLAY RETRO 114: Asteroids

  Atari's bestselling game of all time!! Step into the void of deep space with "Asteroids," the pulse-pounding arcade sensation of 1979, brought to you by Atari! Prepare to navigate a lone spaceship through an endless asteroid field, where danger lurks...

  
• 03.22.2024

  PLAY RETRO 113: System Shock

  Developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Origin Systems for the MS-DOS, Mac OS, and PC-98. In it, the player controls a hacker who is caught attempting to steal files from the TriOptimum Corporation and is taken to Citadel...

  
• 03.15.2024

  PLAY RETRO 112: Chrono Trigger

  Chrono Trigger is a 1995 role-playing video game developed and published by Square. It was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as the first entry in the Chrono series. The game's development team included three designers that Square...

  
• 03.08.2024

  PLAY RETRO 111: Spy vs. Spy

  Inspired by the comic strip of the same name from Mad Magazine, known for its unique blend of strategy, platform, and competitive elements. Developed by First Star Software, the game pits two players, each controlling a spy (one dressed in...

  
• 03.02.2024

  PLAY RETRO 110: Advance Wars

  "Advance Wars," released in 2001 for the Game Boy Advance, is a critically acclaimed turn-based strategy game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. Set in the fictional continent of Cosmo Land, the game revolves around tactical battles between...

  
• 02.23.2024

  PLAY RETRO 109: The Lion King

  Players control Simba through various stages that mirror the movie's key locations and plot points, starting from Simba's youth as he explores the Pride Lands to his final confrontation with his uncle Scar as an adult. The gameplay involves running,...

  
• 02.16.2024

  PLAY RETRO 108: Black & White

  "Black & White," released in 2001, is a weird ass/minimal hud god game developed by Lionhead Studios and designed by Peter Molyneux. It blends elements of strategy, simulation, and adventure, allowing players to assume the role of a deity governing...

  
• 02.09.2024

  PLAY RETRO 107: Superman 64

  Superman: The New Superman Adventures, commonly referred to as Superman 64, is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Titus Interactive for the Nintendo 64 and based on the television series Superman: The Animated Series. Released in North America...

  
• 02.02.2024

  PLAY RETRO 106: Unreal Tournament (UT99)

  Unreal Tournament' (1999), where only the quickest reflexes and sharpest strategies prevail. Each battle is a symphony of chaos, with weapons like the Flak Cannon and Shock Rifle at our fingertips, turning each skirmish into a test of skill and...

  
• 01.26.2024

  PLAY RETRO 105: Prince of Persia

  "Prince of Persia", rotoscoped animations and a blend of platforming and puzzle-solving gameplay, set within a Persian palace where the protagonist races against time to save a princess. Its sequel, "Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame" (1993),...

  
• 01.20.2024

  PLAY RETRO 104: Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles

  Originally designed as a single game but split due to a shorten development time pressured by a McDonald's promotion that saw the first part released in early 1994 and S&K; released late 1994. When played separately, both games offer distinct...

  
• 01.12.2024

  PLAY RETRO 103: The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

  Set in the fictional province of High Rock and parts of Hammerfell on the continent of Tamriel. The game's world is noted for its immense size, reputed to be one of the largest in any video game. The player is...

  
• 01.05.2024

  PLAY RETRO 102: Spy Hunter

  An arcade classic that paved the way for Vehicular Combat games. Know for that sweet ass Peter Gunn theme and hard as balls gameplay. Drive down an endless road of civilians and easy to identify enemy cars trying to run...

  
• 12.29.2023

  PLAY RETRO 101: Fallout 1 + 2 + Tactics

  Role-playing games set in a post-apocalyptic world, developed by Interplay Productions. In "Fallout 1," players assume the role of the Vault Dweller, tasked with finding a water purification chip in a wasteland ravaged by nuclear war, featuring turn-based combat, an...

  
• 12.22.2023

  PLAY RETRO 100: Star Wars: X-Wing

  The Star Wars: X-Wing computer game is the first LucasArts PC game set in the Star Wars universe. Benefiting from the renewed interest in Star Wars sparked by Timothy Zahn's The Thrawn Trilogy and building on the popularity of flight...

  
• 12.15.2023

  PLAY RETRO GAMES 99: Alex Kidd Games!

  Each of these games offers a unique experience, showcasing the versatility and charm of the Alex Kidd franchise. Whether it's the classic platforming of "Miracle World", the enhanced features of "The Enchanted Castle", or the action-oriented approach of "Shinobi World",...

  
• 12.08.2023

  PLAY RETRO GAMES 98: The Game Boy Color

  The Game Boy Color (commonly abbreviated as GBC) is an 8-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998 and to international markets that November. It is the successor to the Game Boy...

  
• 12.01.2023

  PLAY RETRO GAMES 97: Super Mario RPG

  Super Mario RPG is a console RPG starring none other than Nintendo's popular character Mario. This game starts off like almost every other Mario game, with Bowser kidnapping Princess Toadstool. However, when Mario goes to Bowser's Keep to save her,...

  
• 11.23.2023

  PLAY RETRO 96: South Park 64

  A first-person shooter video game based on the first few seasons of South Park, mostly taking inspiration from the episodes "Starvin' Marvin", "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig", and "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe". The game is powered by...

  
• 11.18.2023

  PLAY RETRO GAMES 95: Crazy Climber

  "CRAZY CLIMBER" is an action arcade game produced by Nichibutsu in 1980. Players control the right hand and left hand of the twin lever, to overcome various obstacles, to climb aiming the top of the skyscraper. Hosted on Acast. See...

  
• 11.10.2023

  PLAY RETRO 94 : Image Comics Retro Video Games

  The Image Comics games of the mid to late 90s and the early 2000s gave us "SPAWN: In the Demon’s Hand" for Dreamcast and Arcade: a hard to look at and control, arena-based shooter set in the SPAWN universe, with...

  
• 11.03.2023

  PLAY RETRO 93: Ultima IV thru VI

  The Ultima Age of Enlightenment Trilogy: "Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar," "Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny," and "Ultima VI: The False Prophet," The second trilogy of Ultima that shifted its focus from classic RPG combat to moral integrity, deeper...

  
• 10.27.2023

  PLAY RETRO 92: The Addams Family Games

  Throughout the late 80s and 90s, Beginning with "Fester's Quest" in 1989, players guided Uncle Fester through a top-down action-adventure on the NES to thwart an alien invasion. This was followed by "The Addams Family" in 1992, a side-scrolling platformer...

  
• 10.20.2023

  PLAY RETRO 91: Light Gun Horror

  From the controversial 1986 arcade lightgun horror game Chiller where the player takes shots at victims while being tortured to pushing back the zombie aliens in 1995's classic Area 51 to taking a ride on the not so well known...

  
• 10.11.2023

  PLAY RETRO 90: Phantasmagoria

  Phantasmagoria is a point-and-click adventure game that features live-action actors and cinematic footage, both during scenes between the gameplay and within the three-dimensionally rendered environments of the game itself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  
• 10.06.2023

  PLAY RETRO 89: Syndicate

  Syndicate is an isometric real-time tactical and strategic game from Bullfrog Productions created in 1993, and released for a variety of platforms beginning with the PC and Commodore Amiga. It is the first title in the Syndicate series. Set in...

  
• 09.27.2023

  PLAY RETRO 88: Tomb Raider: 1 thru 3

  A ground breaking 3rd person 3d action-adventure game that led the charge of the strong female protagonist in video games. Developed by Core Design and published by Eidos this series is still going strong 27 years later. The first 3...

  
• 09.21.2023

  PLAY RETRO 87: Duke Nukem from I, II and 3D

  From his CyberPunk 2d side-scrolling shooter/platformer to Alien fighting 3D FPS. Duke Nukem repeatedly saves the world in the only way he knows how, with style ripped directly from 80s action hero icons and lots of bullets, junk food and...

  
• 09.16.2023

  PLAY RETRO 86: The Simpsons: Hit & Run + Road Rage

  Two iconic Simpsons Titles for the 6th generation of game consoles. The Simpsons: Road Rage - inspired by the gameplay mechanics of "Crazy Taxi," where players drive around Springfield picking up and dropping off passengers within a set time limit,...

  
• 09.07.2023

  PLAY RETRO 85: Retro Video Game Pinball

  The Story of Video Game Pinball during the 80s and 90s. The Best. The worst. What makes a good/great pinball video game. What were the inspirations? How to co-exist with physical pinball? Physical replacements or its own thing? Pinball Video...

  
• 08.31.2023

  PLAY RETRO 84: Ghouls 'n Ghosts 'n Goblins and Gargoyles

  Created by Tokuro Fujiwara, the game was unforgiving yet addictive. Players controlled Arthur, a knight on a mission. Goal? Rescue the princess Prin Prin from the gargoyles/demons/devil/satan. Gameplay was brutal. One hit, lose your armor. Another hit, lose a life....

  
• 08.24.2023

  PLAY RETRO 83: 8bit and 16bit Baseball Games

  All the big and small baseball games that made a splash back in the day, and informed what we think about sports games today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

  
• 08.17.2023

  PLAY RETRO 82: The Oregon Trail

  Player leads a party of five from Missouri to Oregon. Manage supplies, hunt for food. Cross rivers, face illnesses. Make decisions: which path to take, when to rest. Random events: broken wagon wheels, snakebites. Goal: reach Oregon alive, high score....

  
• 08.09.2023

  PLAY RETRO 81: NES Periphs!

  Nintendo has a long history with crossing over between toy and video game system. Bring video games to life and giving its user base a more physical experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on...

  
• 08.03.2023

  PLAY RETRO 80: SMASH TV + Total Carnage

  "Smash TV" and "Total Carnage" are top-down arcade shooters. "Smash TV" is set in a violent game show in 1999, with players battling through stages for prizes. "Total Carnage" is a spiritual successor, featuring a similar dual-stick control scheme but...

  
• 07.26.2023

  PLAY RETRO 79: The Gex Series

  Gex is a platform video game series, developed by Crystal Dynamics, that details the adventures of an anthropomorphic gecko named Gex. He has served as the mascot of Crystal Dynamics, appearing on their company logo for several years until 2000....

  
• 07.20.2023

  PLAY RETRO 78: Warcraft Before WoW

  "Warcraft: Orcs & Humans" (1994) kickstarts the saga with humans battling orc invaders in real-time strategy. "Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness" (1995) expands the lore and introduces naval and air units, with an epic face-off in Azeroth and beyond. The...

  
• 07.12.2023

  PLAY RETRO 77: Banjo-Kazooie

  A British franchise of video games featuring the titular characters Banjo the bear and Kazooie the bird going on various adventures. The series began in 1998 with the release of Banjo-Kazooie on the Nintendo 64. The series and characters were...

  
• 07.09.2023

  PLAY RETRO 76: The Mana Series

  The Mana series, known in Japan as Seiken Densetsu (聖剣伝説, lit. The Legend of the Sacred Sword), is a high fantasy action role-playing game series created by Koichi Ishii, with development formerly from Square, and is currently owned by Square...

  
• 06.28.2023

  PLAY RETRO 75: Atari System 2 + Paperboy + 720°

  Released in 1984, "Paperboy" Players control a paperboy on a bicycle delivering newspapers along a suburban street. The player must avoid obstacles while delivering papers to customers and vandalizing non-subscribers' homes. Two years later, in 1986, "720 Degrees" was introduced....

  
• 06.24.2023

  PLAY RETRO 74: Panzer Dragoon

  The Panzer Dragoon series takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which humans have begun to recover technologies from the Ancient Age, a world-spanning, hyper-advanced civilization destroyed thousands of years before the events of the games. The Ancients used genetic...

  
• 06.14.2023

  PLAY RETRO 73: Marvel vs Capcom

  Marvel vs Capcom is a renowned crossover fighting game series that pits characters from Marvel Comics against Capcom video game characters. With fast-paced gameplay, flashy combos, and tag-team mechanics, it offers intense battles across multiple installments, combining iconic superheroes and...

  
• 06.10.2023

  PLAY RETRO 72: Castle Wolfenstein

  Castle Wolfenstein is a two-dimensional action-adventure game that is played from a top-down perspective using a keyboard, joystick, or paddles.It has also been described as a maze game. There are eight difficulty levels in the game that are determined by...

  
• 05.31.2023

  PLAY RETRO 71: Jurassic Park '93 and '94

  Jurassic Park is based on the 1993 film of the same name, in which paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant and others become trapped on an island theme park and zoo where genetically engineered dinosaurs have escaped. Playing as Grant, the player...

  
• 05.24.2023

  PLAY RETRO 70: Metal Gear

  A series of techno-thriller stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, Metal Gear, was released in 1987 for MSX home computers. The player often takes control of a special forces operative (usually Solid...

  
• 05.20.2023

  PLAY RETRO 69: Frogger

  In Frogger, the player controls a frog and must guide it across a busy road and a hazardous river, avoiding various obstacles along the way. The goal is to safely maneuver the frog to its home at the top of...

  
• 05.11.2023

  PLAY RETRO 68: Twisted Metal

  In concept, Twisted Metal is a demolition derby that emphasizes the usage of ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines, and other types of weapons (up to and including satellite-based weapons and nuclear weapons). Players choose a vehicle, and an arena—or a...