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A podcast examining the culture of retro video games. Each episode provides an in depth analysis on a specific title, developer, series, or topic and examines the influences on the history of gaming. As a variety show, additional mini sections are dedicated to topics like hardware, modifications, or other interesting factors of contemporary retro gaming. Hosted by Fred Rojas of gaminghistory101.com and featuring guest co-hosts, it's a new look at an old topic.
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Week and Listener Mail - 0:27 Games this week - 23:59 MtG Marvel Universe Onimusha Demo Phaze Zero Demo (like RE) Silver Pines Demo SIN Reloaded Demo God of War’s Legacy - 52:44 Dante’s Inferno Castlevania: Lords of Shad
Week - 0:27 Games this week - 19:21 MtG Marvel Universe House of the Dead 2 Remake Valor Mortis Demo The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest God of War Trilogy (and PSP) - 54:12 One More Thing: Masters of the Universe
As discussed on the show, next episode will be recorded live on YouTube. Sunday, June 28, 10AM CDT (11AM EDT/8AM PDT) at this link: https://youtube.com/live/2y5X-qz81HU Fred’s Soapbox: Summer Break - 0:27 Week and News -
Fred’s Soapbox: Like What You Like - 0:27 Week and SGF Closer - 5:54 Star Fox (Star Wing) - 44:52 Star Fox 2 - 1:15:29 Star Fox 64 (Lylat Wars) - 1:39:41 One More Thing: Ghostbusters (1984) - 2:10:39
Fred’s Soapbox: Console Exclusives - 0:27 Clair Obscur Listener Mail - 15:22 EuroTrip - 34:09 Curated List of SGF Announcements Nintendo Direct - 1:37:35 Muramasa Revenant Blades (also on PS5 and PC, 2027) Kingdom Hearts
This week we talk about the (minor) changes to the podcast, the state of retro video gaming in 2026, and my thoughts on Act III of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Fred’s Soapbox: Tangible Media - 0:27 Week - 16:49 State of
This week Fred's got a second batch of recent game reviews. Fred’s Soapbox: Be Decisive - 0:27 Week - 11:58 Terminator 2D: No Fate - 29:32 Mixtape - 50:38 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Conclusion - 1:13:09 One More Thing:
This week Fred welcomes returning guest Matt to discuss our time at the Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee. Fred’s Soapbox: Playstation Store Boycott - 0:27 Week - 16:10 MGC 2026: Opening Drive - 27:54 MGC 2026: Discuss
This week Fred wraps up the Wii with games you need to play, games found better elsewhere, and games he has yet to play. Fred’s Soapbox: Memory is Malleable - 0:27 Listener Mail and Intro - 12:12 The Wii - 29:59 The Esse
This week Fred is catching up on a bunch of games he's been playing through and checking out. Fred’s Soapbox: The Right to Choose - 0:27 Week - 14:17 Games MtG Arena (TMNT Set) - 42:19 Clair Obscur Expedition 33 - 50:27
This week we are talking about the hardware, launch, and initial premise of the Nintendo Wii. Fred’s Soapbox: Library Shopping - 0:27 Listener Mail and Intro - 11:07 The Wii - 46:58 One More Thing: Cobra Kai - 1:50:36 Re
This week Ali joins Fred again to discuss both a spoiler-free intro and then spoiler-heavy discussion about Resident Evil: Requiem (aka RE 9). Fred’s Soapbox: Stay Focused Listener Mail Resident Evil 9 - 13:22 RE 9 spoil
This week is chock full of pop culture references...and we had to delay the Requiem episode a week. Intro: Money Week and Listener Mail - 09:01 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - 44:27 Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Ques
This week's show is about AI in gaming, being sick, The Puppeteer, Danger of the Ooze, and the newest take on Bride of Frankenstein. Intro: The AI Wars - 0:00 Listener Mail and Week - 06:53 The Puppeteer (2013) - 33:05 T
Fred's sick, so plans had to shift but he sheds some light on upcoming games to plan for.
This week Fred shows much love to shmups, especially Konami's Gradius and Salamander franchises. Intro - 00:00 Shmuppreciation - 01:03:05 Opening Song: Stage Start (Gradius, Arcade) Middle Song: Boss Battle (Salamander,
This week Fred discusses Jaws Retro Edition, celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, and the recent shake-up in the games industry that sparked the topic of "console wars."
This week is a MASSIVE show (over 4 hours!) celebrating the Resident Evil franchise with guest Ali from Gfinity. Fred admits that recent shows have gotten too long and promises to scale them back to a more digestible 90-
This week Fred leaps back into the GBA Castlevania series with Harmony of Dissonance. 0:27 - Intro 47:56 - Games and Hardware 1:24:53 - Harmony of Dissonance 2:10:55 - One More Thing: Castelvania: Nocturne Opening Song:
This week Fred tackles two distinct games that in the summer of 2009 couldn't help but getting constantly compared to each other. He discusses each game and the similarities and differences between them. Mobius Strip Tec
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