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Scott Johnson and Brian Dunaway talk about retro video games!

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PLAY RETRO 36: Batman Movie Tie-Ins of the 90s Sep 20, 2022

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Hi, and welcome to Play Retro. I'm your host Scott Johnson, and my parents never died in a theater alley way, but they did let me be batman for halloween 3 years in a row. And I am your other host Brian Dunaway, and I'm Batman. No wait. I'm Robin. No wait. I'm Batgirl. Yeah...I'm Batgirl. She drives a 600cc Honda Bat-Blade...What does Batman drive?...oooooh... I'm Batman! BATMAN games of the 90's!

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PLAY RETRO 35: Zelda 1 and 2 Sep 13, 2022

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The series centers on the various incarnations of Link, a courageous young Hylian man, with pointy, elf-like ears; and Princess Zelda, a magical princess that is the mortal reincarnation of the goddess Hylia; as they fight to save the magical land of Hyrule from Ganon, an evil warlord turned demon king, who is the principal antagonist of the series. Ganon wishes to use the Triforce, a sacred relic left behind by the three goddesses that created Hyrule to remake the world in his own dark image.

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PLAY RETRO 34: The Age of Empires Sep 06, 2022

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Age of Empires requires the player to develop a civilization from a handful of hunter-gatherers to an expansive Iron Age empire. To ensure victory, the player must gather resources in order to pay for new units, buildings and more advanced technologies. Resources must also be preserved, as no new resources become available as the game progresses, meaning if you cut a tree down, the tree will not grow back. Twelve civilizations are available, each with individual sets of attributes, including a varying number of available technologies and units. Each civilization has technologies unique to them, so that no civilization possesses all the technologies possible within the game. A major component of the game is the advancement through four ages. These are the Stone Age (Mesolithic/Paleolithic), Tool Age (Neolithic/Chalcolithic), Bronze Age and Iron Age. Advancement between ages is researched at the Town Center and each advancement brings the player new technologies, weapons, and units.

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Play Retro 33: The Sega Racers Aug 23, 2022

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Yep! Those amazing AM2/Yu Suzuki days of OutRun, HangOn, Daytona, etc. We dive deep so hang on tight!

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PLAY RETRO 32: Commodore 64 Top 5 Staff Picks Aug 17, 2022

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The Commodore 64, also known as the C64 or the CBM 64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International. And we talk about the best games that ever hit the system!

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PLAY RETRO 31: Beavis and Butt-Head Do 90s Gaming Aug 09, 2022

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Three tie-in video games based on the animated television series of the same name that were released by Viacom New Media in 1994 for the Super NES, Genesis/Mega Drive and Game Gear. The three versions differ from each other, sharing only the basic premise involving the titular characters searching for tickets to a Gwar concert. The games were advertised as featuring music by the band. A fourth version was later released for the Game Boy by GT Interactive Software in 1998 without the Gwar tie-in.

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PLAY RETRO 30: The Strike Series Aug 02, 2022

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Strike is a series of video games created by Mike Posehn, John Patrick Manley and Tony Barnes released between 1991 and 1997 by Electronic Arts for a number of video game systems. The games are multi-directional shooters viewed from an overhead or top-down perspective. The first three games in the series were 2D and used isometric sprites to give the illusion of 3D depth since real-time 3D polygon rendering wasn't possible at the time.

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PLAY RETRO 29: Kirby Jul 26, 2022

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Kirby is the main protagonist of Nintendo's Kirby series of video games. He made his debut appearance in 1992, starring in Kirby's Dream Land. The series has been running for three decades, and over thirty titles have been released under Kirby's name, most of which are developed by HAL Laboratory, Inc. or published by HAL for co-developing studios.

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PLAY RETRO 28: The Legacy of Kain series Jul 20, 2022

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Originally created by Silicon Knights in association with Crystal Dynamics, Legacy of Kain is an action-adventure series known for its outstanding narrative and involving puzzle-based gameplay. The series broke new ground with its high quality of voice-acting and engaging storyline featuring complex and often dark characters. Crystal Dynamics took over development after the release of the first game and went on to add four sequels.

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PLAY RETRO 27: Mega Man Jul 12, 2022

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Yep, we are all about the Mega Man this week. Mega Man, known as Rockman in Japan, is a Japanese science fiction video game franchise created by Capcom, starring a series of robot characters each known by the moniker "Mega Man". The original game was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, and spawned a franchise that expanded to over 50 games on multiple systems. As of March 31, 2021, the series has sold 37 million units worldwide.

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