Episode 43 – The launch of the Sega Master System in 1986. This episode includes the history of Sega up through the Master System’s launch. Check out Paul Driscoll on the RGDS Podcast: http://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com And buy his new book here: http://amzn.to/2gCIDCz Eric Fraga’s YouTube show “Cosmic Effect” can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicEffectGaming And check out … Read more
Episode 42 – This week on the show, I take a look at the newest product in the Everdrive line; the Mega Everdrive X5 for the Sega Genesis and Sega Mega Drive. This product allows you to load games directly from an SD card, so that you can play ROMs without using an emulator. You … Read more
Episode 41 – Let’s read Gamepro issue #4 from November of 1989. This is the oldest issue of Gamepro that we have in the CGQ archives, and is an interesting read because it comes from a time when the 8-bit consoles (primarily the NES) were still king. Although this issue was on newsstands after the … Read more
Episode 39 – This week on the show, I take a look at the newest product in the Everdrive line; the Everdrive GBA X5 for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. This product allows you to load games directly from an SD card, so that you can play ROMs without using an emulator. This is a … Read more
Episode 38 – The North American launch of the Super Nintendo. Although the 16-bit generation started in the late summer of 1989 with the near-simultaneous launch of the Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-16, the release of the Super Nintendo in August of 1991 signaled the real start of the 16-bit console war. The system came bundled … Read more
Classic Game Room was the first YouTube channel to which I ever subscribed, and is part of a small handful of things that inspired me to create Classic Gaming Quarterly. When the show re-launched in 2008 I had never heard of it, finding it on YouTube by happenstance. 8 years later, Classic Game Room is still going … Read more
Episode 37 – Let’s read Die Hard GameFan volume 1 issue 2 from December of 1992, but first let’s just take a quick look at how the magazine got started: Diehard Game Club was a video game store and mail order business in Tarzana California. The store was owned by Dave Halverson, who back then … Read more
I made shirts available a couple of months back, but they were being sold through RedBubble and I had to charge about $30 shipped for them just to cover costs. The same shirts (still high-quality American Apparel) are now being sold through Amazon, cost $20 shipped, and your purchase will now help support Classic Gaming … Read more
Episode 36 – The history of NHL ’94. Rightfully, one of the most beloved sports games of the classic era. Released on the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo, and Sega CD, it was the last game in the series before EA decided to tinker with it too much, and ended up ruining it for a couple … Read more
Amory Wong started working at EA Canada when it was still independent developer “Distinctive Software”, or DSI. They developed a number of noteworthy sports and racing games in the late 80’s and early 90’s, including Hardball II, Test Drive, and one of my all-time favorite DOS games, Stunts (A.K.A. “4D Driving”.) DSI was eventually bought … Read more
Every month, we give you a spoiler-free run-down of what’s in the current (for the United States) issue of Retro Gamer magazine, letting you decide whether or not it’s worth buying. Of course, we don’t actually celebrate Boxing Day here in the U.S., but I couldn’t think of anything better for the title of this … Read more
Episode 35 – The North American launch of the Sega Saturn. The Saturn was surprise-launced on May 11, 1995 along with 6 games. Virtua Fighter was the pack-in, while Daytona USA, Panzer Dragoon, Clockwork Knight, Worldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition, and Pebble Beach Golf Links were also available. Show Notes: – This was … Read more
Every month, we give you a spoiler-free run-down of what’s in the current (for the United States) issue of Retro Gamer magazine, letting you decide whether or not it’s worth buying. My local mag-monger calls me every month when Retro Gamer comes in, and today I actually made it in same-day to collect it! So … Read more
Every month, we give you a spoiler-free run-down of what’s in the current (for the United States) issue of Retro Gamer magazine, letting you decide whether or not it’s worth buying. OK, it actually hit last week but I was sick so I couldn’t go pick it up. What have they got cooking this issue? … Read more
My good friend Anthony just launched a new podcast last week. “RetroBlast: A 90’s Gaming Retrospective” is a chronological look back at his entire gaming history, starting with the beginning of the 16-bit generation. Anthony’s perspective is uncommon in the new age of content media creation, in that he’s in his mid-40’s, and was therefore … Read more
Episode 34 – I really dislike the term “hidden gem” because it’s the go-to phrase for YouTube click-bait creators, but Elevator Action really does fall squarely into that category. Released by Taito into the arcades in 1994, it was the follow-up to the original 1983 arcade game, which itself was released on the NES. Elevator … Read more
Every month, we give you a spoiler-free run-down of what’s in the current (for the United States) issue of Retro Gamer magazine, letting you decide whether or not it’s worth buying. This month we’re getting some culture up in this B’ by going bilingual. Hopefully that doesn’t make people who see it in Google search … Read more
Episode 33 – This week on the show we take a look back at Shinobi on the Sega Master System, after covering The Revenge of Shinobi on last month’s “The Genesis in 1989” retrospective. This game is probably best known for the first-person shuriken-throwing bonus stages, but it’s an excellent side-scrolling action game that any … Read more
Episode 32 – This week on the show, we take a look back at Ghosts ‘N Goblins on the NES, after covering Ghouls ‘N Ghosts on last week’s “Genesis in 1989” retrospective. This game has always been famous for its unforgiving difficulty, but is a classic Capcom arcade title that is absolutely worth playing anyway.
Every month, we give you a spoiler-free run-down of what’s in the current (for the United States) issue of Retro Gamer magazine, letting you decide whether or not it’s worth buying. The latest issue of Retro Gamer (#144) hit news stands here in the United States this week. Features of interest to North American gamers … Read more
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