Archive for the ‘Gaming History 101’ Category
Podcast: A New Challenger Appears (Street Fighter)
For this week’s episode Jam and Fred are celebrating 30 years of Capcom’s Street Fighter series. Specifically focusing on the titles in the recently released Anniversary Collection, they talk about the pop culture influences of the main three titles, all of the updates to each, and the three Alpha titles. Plenty of stories in this one.
Closing Song by Smooth McGroove (youtube.com/smoothmcgroove)
Podcast: Legend of David Cage (Quantic Dream)
This week Fred and Jam are gearing up for Detroit: Become Human by going over the history of Quantic Dream. From the eccentric head of the studio David Cage to the unique combination of story and tech, there’s no denying this developer is distinct, if nothing else.
Podcast: Retro Video Game Piracy in 2018
Just as video games have changed drastically over the last decade, so has the topic of video game piracy. Is it acceptable? Is it necessary? Is it appropriate to claim archival value? Fred and Jam break down their thoughts and discuss modern day piracy of retro video games.
Podcast: Midwest Gaming Classic 2018
Fred and guest Matt (AgentGren) get together and talk about all the happenings at the Midwest Gaming Classic 2018. This episode explains the main idea of the convention, the layout, the many areas, navigating the vendor booths, and of course Matt’s impression of his first time at MGC.
Podcast: Resident Evil 7 (Part 2)
This week Fred and Jam wrap up Resident Evil 7 with the back third of the main title, a plot synopsis, and the abundance of downloadable content.
Podcast: Jam’s Take on the Nintendo Switch
Jam steps up to give his take on the first anniversary of the Switch.
Podcast: Resident Evil 7 (Part 1)
This week Fred and Jam are back to talk Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. We always knew it was going to take two parts, so this first part is dedicated to the pre-launch, Opening Hour demo, and the first two thirds of the game (the episode finishes after the boathouse battle).
Podcast: Reflecting on the Switch’s First Year
Fred is joined by Learned From Gaming‘s Chase to discuss Nintendo’s Switch on its one year anniversary. For the second time in history, Nintendo managed to highly innovate and turn the company’s success around in a very small period of time. The two discuss announcement, release, success, library, and various other notable topics.
Top Scores Xmas Special
Happy Holidays to all of you retro readers and listeners out there. Jam here, with a special Xmas Top Scores I cooked up while enjoying the holiday. We hope it enhances your enjoyment of the festivities. Heck, play it at your holiday parties!
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