The Press Playcast

Our gift to you for the 2015 holiday season is a true blast from the past!  We hope that you enjoy our pilot episode of the RF Generation Playcast. This is a previously unreleased show that we presented to the administrators of rfgeneration.com for approval to start another site podcast. Join singlebanana, Fleach, GrayGhost81, and techwizard as we discuss our time with Parasite Eve for the PSX and Kingdom Hearts for the PS2. 

Show Notes:Intro - 0:02:04Parasite Eve - 0:03:25Kingdom Hearts - 1:00:29Conclusion - 1:51:34

Join RFGeneration Playcast hosts, Rich (singlebanana), Shawn (GrayGhost81), Floyd (Fleach), and Steven (Disposed Hero) as we discuss November's retro and modern playthroughs.  On the retro side, Rich, Floyd, and Steven discuss the first Square title actually developed in the U.S. (though it never made it to Japan) Secret of Evermore for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. In the modern segment, Shawn and Steven discuss one of the most acclaimed games for the Playstation Vita, the action-packed Gravity Rush. We hope you enjoy our show, and please join our discussion on our discussion thread linked below.  Also, be sure to rate and write a review of the show on iTunes to help us increase our listenership.  

Show Notes:Intro 0:00:32Secret of Evermore 0:02:00Gravity Rush 1:34:08Conclusion 2:42:47

Join RFGeneration Playcast hosts, Rich, Shawn, and Steven as we discuss October's retro and modern playthroughs.  On the retro side, Rich and Steven discuss Sega's only U.S. Castlevania release, Castlevania: Bloodlines for the Sega Genesis. During the modern segment, Shawn and Steven discuss the first installment of the most popular survival horror series of all time, Resident Evil. We hope you enjoy our spooky show and please leave us some feedback on our discussion thread.  

Intro 0:00:45Castlevania: Bloodlines 0:02:26Resident Evil 1:24:44Conclusion 2:37:33

Serendipity graces the latest episode of the PlayCast as we play the first Metal Gear Solid during the launch of Phantom Pain, the newest installment in the series; next we delve into Indigo Prophecy on its tenth anniversary.

SHOW NOTES

Intro 0:00:31
Metal Gear Solid 0:02:07
Indigo Prophecy 1:35:20
Conclusion 2:47:04

Little Nemo 0:03:31 

Spec Ops 1:04:12 

Conclusion 2:33:00

Opening/Closing theme by Cameron Johnson of Atma Weapon (http://atmaweaponnc.bandcamp.com) 

Little Nemo music provided by WiiGuy's 8bit Stereo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOJETELKVSI) 

Spec Ops music provided by Video Game Music (http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/spec-ops-the-line-2012-/32.-welcome-to-hell.mp3) 

Conclusion music by Rakohus (https://www.youtube.com/user/rakohus/)

Join RFGeneration Playcast hosts, Rich (singlebanana), Floyd (Fleach), Shawn (GrayGhost81), and Steven (Disposed Hero) as we discuss July's retro and modern playthroughs. On the retro side, Rich, Floyd, and Steven dig deep into the Golden Axe series and are joined by RF Generation 2015 Donation Drive Playthrough Lot winner, Fokakis79 and Cameron Johnson, guitarist from the progressive metal band, Atma Weapon. For the modern segment, Shawn and Steven manage to drag Rich over to the "darkside" to discuss the brutal and oh so action-packed space adventure, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine. 

Introduction - 0:00:36
Golden Axe I, II & III - 0:02:25
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine - 2:00:42
Conclusion - 2:54:16

Indie Beat em up mentioned by Floyd: Mother Russia Bleeds (http://motherrussiableeds.com/)

Music:
Opening/Closing theme by Cameron Johnson of Atma Weapon (http://atmaweaponnc.bandcamp.com)

This episode is all kinds of epic! Get ready to join the discussion of the essential NES Classics Mega Man 2 and 3 with Rich, Steven, and Duke.Togo from The Collectorcast! It's like a walk down memory lane.

Later, Floyd and Shawn share their thoughts on Mass Effect... No surprise, they say it's awesome.

Intro 0:0:28Mega Man 2/3 0:02:03Mass Effect 1:50:56Conclusion 3:12:47

Intro music provided by Cameron Johnson of Atma Weapon (http://www.reverbnation.com/atmaweapon)

This month the retro hosts knock out an RPG classic and talk about Shining Force for the Sega Genesis. Rich also wants to know if you delete the save files when you add an RPG to your collection.

Over on the modern side Floyd and Shawn take it easy and play a fluffy little game. Kirby's Epic Yarn was surprisingly fun and delightful to play.

Intro: 0:0:25Shining Force: 0:01:52Kirby's Epic Yarn: 1:57:14Conclusion: 2:21:18

Intro music provided by Cameron Johnson of Atma Weapon (http://www.reverbnation.com/atmaweapon)

Welcome to episode lucky 13! Or should we say, unlucky 13. 

During April we played Paper Mario for the N64 and were joined by MetalFRO to discuss the game. If you like vibrant graphics and light RPG mechanics, this is the game for you.

Next, we tackled the 2013 reboot of Tomb Raider. Does it hold up? Do we feel like it breathes new life into the franchise? Listen to find out.

Intro 0:0:24Paper Mario 0:01:55Tomb Raider 1:38:20Conclusion 2:36:30

Intro music provided by Cameron Johnson of Atma Weapon (http://www.reverbnation.com/atmaweapon)

Happy birthday to us! One year has come and gone and we're still here talking about the games we play. This month Rich and Steven took part in a PS1 classic that Rich looks back upon fondly; while Shawn and Floyd donned their capes to play as the Dark Knight.

Show Notes:

Intro: 0:0:24 MediEvil (PS1): 0:2:06 Batman: Arkham Origins (PS3, 360, PC): 1:24:39 Conclusion: 2:27:04

Intro music provided by Cameron Johnson of Atma Weapon (http://www.reverbnation.com/atmaweapon)