Episode 31: Sonic the Hedgehog
When Sonic the Hedgehog was first released in 1991 it blew everyone's minds. Featuring gorgeous graphics, fast paced gameplay and an iconic mascot, Sega finally had a title that could compete with Ma...
9 Mars 20201h 6min
Episode 30: Crystalis
Originally released in 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Crystalis was not a smash hit upon release. It was considered just another action rpg, another zelda-clone. But in the years that fo...
24 Feb 20201h 23min
Episode 29: Heroes of Might and Magic III
First released in 1999, Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is widely considered to be one of the best turn based strategy games ever made. To this day it has a fanatical online following who strive to under...
10 Feb 20202h 6min
Episode 28: Katamari Damacy
In 2004, an insane man named Keita Takahashi was given an enormous bucket of money and was told he could make a video-game with it. He decided to make a game about God getting drunk and destroying eac...
27 Jan 20201h 5min
Episode 27: The Best Games of Our First Year
In 2019 we played a lot of games. Some of them were brilliant classics that easily stood the test of time. Others were mediocre and outdated, and deservedly forgotten. Most of them, however, fall some...
13 Jan 20202h 8min
Episode 26: Mail Bag
Over the past year, the Retro Spectives Podcast has started to see a small community of gamers join up to our discord server. We talk old video-games, new video games, and tend to get into a lot of a...
30 Dec 20191h 41min
Episode 25: Armored Core
From Software is amongst the most critically acclaimed software developers of all time. Since 2009’s Demon’s Souls, they’ve released nothing but incredible titles and Dark Souls 2. But long before Hid...
16 Dec 20191h 12min
Episode 24: Viewtiful Joe
Long before PlatinumGames was revolutionising the 3D brawler space with titles like Devil May Cry 3, Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, they worked on a title called Viewtiful Joe. Taking ...
2 Dec 20191h 4min
