Episode 21 - Call of Duty
Back in the early 2000s, World War 2 shooters were in vogue. The broader gaming audience had moved on from the more abstract settings of Quake or Doom, and were demanding real world locations, guns a...
21 Okt 20191h 29min
Episode 20 - The Lost Vikings
What happens when you fuse two different genres together? Sometimes you discover something special, like action-rpgs, which go on to become a dominant force in the industry at large. But there are oth...
7 Okt 201951min
Episode 19 - Diablo
Diablo 1 laid the groundwork for the action-RPG genre way back in 1996. We have Diablo to thank for genre staples like colour-coded loot, elite mobs and town-portal scrolls. But since then, ARPGS have...
23 Sep 20191h 30min
Episode 18 - Cave Story+
Back in 2004, the Indie gaming scene as we understand it today was non-existent. If you were an independent game developer you were more likely to be at home on ad-infested websites like Newgrounds th...
9 Sep 20191h 14min
Episode 17 - Psychonauts
Originally released for the PlayStation 2, Psychonauts achieved its status as a cult classic through bizarre Tim Burton-esque visuals and a novel approach to environmental story telling. Bursting at t...
26 Aug 20191h 18min
Episode 16 - Policenauts
Before Metal Gear Solid, there was Policenauts. A buddy-cop meets science-fiction adventure about drugs, women and the vastness of space. While it was released to critical acclaim, it only truly came ...
12 Aug 20191h 27min
Episode 15 - Thief Gold
Stealth games trade away much of the action in action games in order to achieve a much greater feeling of suspense. From hiding in the shadows to observing a patrolling guard, mastery is obtained thro...
29 Jul 20191h 44min
Episode 14 - Kirby - Nightmare in Dreamland
Kirby’s Nightmare in Dreamland is a remake of the 1993 NES classic Kirby’s Adventure. It features updated graphics, a new set of minigames and an even easier difficulty than the original. You float ar...
15 Jul 201951min
