Episodes

  • PLAY RETRO 208: Ecco The Dolphin

    PLAY RETRO 208: Ecco The Dolphin
    Mar 5 2026
    Players guide Ecco (a bottle nose dolphin) through interconnected ocean environments, managing oxygen, using sonar to communicate and solve environmental puzzles, and uncovering a science fiction story-line involving time travel and alien forces for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive with a Sega CD version that enhances the experience with CD-quality audio and an expanded introduction.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • PLAY RETRO 207: Star Trek - Borg

    PLAY RETRO 207: Star Trek - Borg
    Feb 26 2026
    Star Trek: Borg (1996) was an interactive FDM (full-motion video) game published by Simon & Schuster Interactive. You play as Qaylan Furlong, a Starfleet cadet whose father was killed at the Battle of Wolf 359. Q shows up (played by John de Lancie, reprising his TNG role) and sends you back in time to that battle, giving you a chance to change the outcome and save your father.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • PLAY RETRO 206: Return to Zork

    PLAY RETRO 206: Return to Zork
    Feb 19 2026
    Return to Zork (1993): Replacing Infocom’s classic text parser with a first-person point-and-click interface, full-motion video performances, and voice acting. Set across Port Foozle and beyond, the game blends exploration, inventory puzzles, and frequent failure states in a design that retains the series’ unforgiving roots while embracing early 1990s multimedia presentation.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • PLAY RETRO 205: Bad Mojo

    PLAY RETRO 205: Bad Mojo
    Feb 12 2026
    Bad Mojo (1996) - A PC adventure game that places players in the role of a man transformed into a cockroach, navigating a decaying apartment through environmental interaction and exploration rather than traditional puzzles. The game emphasizes atmosphere, symbolism, and survival, using pre-rendered environments, ambient sound design, and fragmented narration to convey its themes. ROACHES!

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • PLAY RETRO 204: Kirby's Dream Course

    PLAY RETRO 204: Kirby's Dream Course
    Feb 5 2026
    Kirby’s Dream Course (1994) is an isometric action-puzzle golf game developed by HAL Laboratory for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Combining miniature-golf mechanics with Kirby’s signature copy abilities, the game challenges players to defeat enemies and reach the goal cup using precision shots, physics, and strategic power-ups rather than traditional platforming.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • PLAY RETRO 203: GORF

    PLAY RETRO 203: GORF
    Jan 29 2026
    GORF (1981) A fixed shooter developed by Midway that combines multiple space-combat styles into a single arcade experience. Across five distinct missions ranging from Space Invaders-style formations to Galaga-inspired flagship battles. The game escalates difficulty through faster enemies, tighter patterns, and increasingly aggressive attacks.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • PLAY RETRO 202: Sega Rally Championship

    PLAY RETRO 202: Sega Rally Championship
    Jan 22 2026
    Sega Rally Championship (1995) established arcade rally racing with distinct surface physics, short technical stages, and licensed cars tuned for specific terrain types. The original Model 2 arcade release and its Sega Saturn conversion feature classic courses like Desert, Forest, and Mountain, along with cars such as the Toyota Celica GT-Four and Lancia Delta HF Integrale, emphasizing precision driving over pure speed.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Play Retro Special: Warren Davis & The Creation of Q*Bert

    Play Retro Special: Warren Davis & The Creation of Q*Bert
    Jan 16 2026
    Scott sits down with Warren Davis for a deep look at the creation of one of the great arcade games of all time, Q*Bert, as well as his direct impact on everything from the Joust series to Mortal Kombat to Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Check out his book: ‘Creating Q*bert and Other Classic Video Arcade Games’! Some amazing insight in this episode with Warren, and we hope enjoy it!

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    56 mins