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The Retro Spectives Podcast: Examining old games through today's lens. Tune in to hear us arguing about the classics of yesteryear!

Episode72: Star Fox 64

Once upon a time there was a genre known as the Rail Shooter.  Before developers had mastered free traversal in 3D spaces, they instead popped players...
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Episode 71: Pathologic

Back in 2005, a Russian studio called Ice Pick Lodge decided to continue the fine tradition of dark and dreary slavic storytelling with Pathologic, a ...
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Episode 70: Space Channel 5

In Space Channel 5, you take the role of space journalist Ulala as she uses interpretative dances to fight aliens, rescue hostages and defeat her fell...
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Episode 69: Panzer General

When Panzer General first released in 1994, it revolutionised the war gaming genre.  It was more accessible, easier to understand and more cleanly ill...
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Episode 68: Pikmin

We return once more to the strange and esoteric world of console RTS games with Pikmin!  First released for the Gamecube in 2001, it combines strategy...
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Episode 65: Megaman 2

Megaman 2, first released way back in 1988, quickly became one of the series’ most beloved entries.  The game featured a radical new style of progress...
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Episode 63: DOOM II

Doom II came hot on the coattails of Doom, releasing just 10 months after the first game took the world by storm.  Billed as a sequel, it resembled an...
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