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Every week, we look at the gaming experiences of the past, through the eyes of the present! We’ll discuss each game’s historical context, as well as provide a verdict as to whether a given game is worth your time to visit, or revisit, today.
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- 5 days ago1h 37m
Episode 201 - EverQuest Legends
It's time to return to Norrath and re-rexperience one of my favorite games of all time, as we discuss EverQuest Legends! Learn about the timeline that led to the release of EverQuest Legends, discover how the game differs from the "classic" EQ experience, and listen in as I provide my thoughts on the recent open beta, along with some news about future podcasting ventures. Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today? Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday! Return to Norrath: An EverQuest Legends Podcast: Coming Soon!
- 1 weeks ago1h 10m
Episode 200 - Ranking the Pantheon (Year 4)
Join me as we celebrate our four year anniversary of the podcast, with a definitive, at least as of today, ranking of our top 10 Pantheon entries from the past year! It's been a heck of a year, and I've loved making this podcast - I can't wait to see what the future has in store! Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today? Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!
- 2 weeks ago1h 27m
Episode 199 - Dark Forces
When Doom released to the masses in the early 90s, the newly minted "first person shooter" (FPS) genre became insanely popular, with countless developers attempting to capture the lighting in a bottle that Id Software became famous for. While Doom would feature hordes of demons just waiting to be mowed down, other games took different approaches to bringing their own first person shooter experiences to the public, with one of the most surprising entrants into the FPS market being LucasArts. The adventure game behemoth decided to use its own Star Wars intellectual property to create the kind of first person shooter that simply hadn't existed up to this point in history, which is what would result in the creation of the DOS FPS classic, Dark Forces. Learn how the game was made, discover why LucasArts decided to make a first person shooter set in the Star Wars universe in the first place, and listen in as we determine whether it's still worth your time to take the fight to the Empire, FPS style, even today. Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today? Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!
- 3 weeks ago1h 26m
Episode 198 - Action 52 (The Games: 40 - 52)
This is it! This is the finale of our Action 52 coverage (games 40 - 52). It's definitely been a journey...not one I'm sure I'll ever do again, but a journey nonetheless. ------ Want to see Fat Hippo's Illuminator remake? Check it out here: https://fathippogames.itch.io/illuminator-enhanced-edition ------ Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today? Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!
- Jun 29, 20261h 14m
Episode 197 - Action 52 (The Games: 27 - 39)
Our coverage of Action 52 continues in this episode as we start tackling the next chunk of games from the much derided collection of questionable titles (games 27 - 39). I'm starting to question my sanity, but why stop now...we're getting so close to completing the whole thing! ------ Want to see Fat Hippo's in-progress work on an Illuminator remake? Check it out here: https://fathippogames.itch.io/illuminator-enhanced-edition ------ Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today? Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!
- Jun 22, 20261h 18m
Episode 196 - Action 52 (The Games: 14 - 26)
Our coverage of Action 52 continues in this episode as we start tackling the next chunk of games from the much derided collection of questionable titles (games 14 - 26). We've made it half-way...we can't stop now! Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today? Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!
- Jun 15, 20261h 29m
Episode 195 - Action 52 (The Games: 1 - 13)
Our coverage of Action 52 continues in this episode as we begin tackling the games of Action 52, and specifically, the first thirteen titles included in the package, which represents a quarter of the overall set of gaming experiences included in Action 52. We've got 39 more games to get through before we can definitively pass judgment on Action 52, and admittedly, this one is getting bigger than I ever anticipated. Be sure to let me know if you want us to continue covering Action 52 next week, or if we should take a short breather before returning to the rest of the game. A poll has been posted on Discord to gather feedback, so definitely let me know what you think! Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today? Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!
- Jun 8, 20261h 11m
Episode 194 - Action 52 (The History)
Surprise! It's time to turn our attention to one of the most infamous games ever made, and one considered by many to be the absolute worst game of all time, Action 52! In this special multi-part series, we're going to cover all aspects of Action 52, from the history behind the game, which is the focus of today's episode, all the way through to a deep dive into each and every game included in the collection. Is Action 52 really as bad as everyone makes it out to be? There's only one way to find out! Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today? Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!
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