Ever want to get started into video game collecting and wondering where to start? The PlayStation 2 might be your best bet, with good average cost per game, and great titles and franchises to boot! I share some tips on where to start, as well as what games are the best to go for. Before that, I talk about the Analogue 64, a resurgence of Electronic Gaming Monthly, Contra, Final Fantasy 12, and more!

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There's a recent trend of publishers delisting their video games from a large variety of storefronts; why are they doing it, and what's being done about it? Our major talking point surrounds this topic, but first I talk about the R2V2 video game convention I attended in Rockford, IL, playing the Silent Hill 2 Remake and Steel Battalion, upcoming remasters coming out and a Shinobi movie in the works!

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Want to dive back into some good retro horror games? I've got a pretty big list of games and franchises you can dive back into, or maybe even try for the first time. Besides that, I talk about my holy grail item I got, the original Resident Evil cast reunion, a live PACMAN experience (??), and playing games like Maniac Mansion and Splatterhouse 3. Enjoy the episode!

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California passed a law now that reminds digital storefronts to not tell you your purchases are yours to own, you only purchase the "opportunity" to play your games. Besides that, I talk about Sega AM2 history, some of my recent pick ups, Silent Hill 3, Rocket Knight Adventures, Time Crisis coming to HDTVs, and upcoming remasters and remakes. Enjoy the episode!

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Stoy kicks things off celebrating 22 years of Rare Inc and some of the more iconic games they've developed, like Goldeneye 007, Donkey Kong Country, and Conker's Bad Fur Day. Antstream Arcade has plans to release a ton of PS1 games onto their platform, PS1 emulation hardware is incoming from Taki Udon, and how to find and play retro games on your PS5; what services and collections are available for you?

9:11 - Silent Hill 2, The Suffering

21:08 - News/Upcoming Releases

35:26 - Playing retro games on your PS5

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Stoy kicks things off with talking about why there hasn't been a new Dino Crisis game since 2003, and playing Super Metroid and Batman Returns for the SNES. For news, a deep dive into how expensive video game consoles were in the past sheds light on how the PS5 Pro price ain't so bad (but still outrageous!), Limited Run's Sega Dreamcast swag, and a new Doom code has been found! We conclude with hard truths in video games, so comment and share some of your hard truths in video games!

1:01 - This Day In Video Game History

5:54 - Super Metroid (SNES) Batman Returns (SNES)

14:55 - Console Prices, Dreamcast swag, Doom code, New Releases

38:12 - Hard Truths In Video Games

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Welcome to the very first episode of RetroXP, a podcast dedicated to retro video games! Join me as I talk about myself a bit and who I am, sharing some news about Rule of Rose, Anbernic's new handheld, and Gamestop Retro, and end with a talk on physical versus digital video game collecting.

2:06 - Who am I?

27:27 - Silent Hill / Silent Hill 2

37:44 - News

55:55 - Upcoming Releases

1:02:37 - Physical vs. Digital Game Collecting

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