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Autofire Power Hour is an old games, new takes podcast. Come for the games, stay for the power!

Brian and Ray


    • Mar 10, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 80 EPISODES


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    Episode 79: Top Tens Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020


    AFPH returns with the second part of our individual Top Ten Best video games of all time.

    Episode 78: Top Tens Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020


    Ray and Brian have decided to share what we think are our individually chosen Top Ten video games of all time.

    Episode 77: Sim City

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020


    On today's show, we take a stroll down some meticulously planned streets discussing the Sim City series.

    Episode 76: Valve

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


    With Valve, PC game companies don't come much bigger but, are their best years as a developer and publisher behind them? Hear what we have to say on today's episode and decide for yourself.

    Episode 75: CPS Arcade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020


    Arguable the best 2D Arcade Platform, AFPH jumps into the storied history of Capcom's CPS System.

    Episode 74: BioWare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020


    BioWare is a storied and once undeniable name in western RPGs, but its been misstep after misstep for a good amount of time now.

    Episode 73: Arcade Collecting and Launcher Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019


    Uncle Bob jumps in again on another DUO episode... no, not that DUO. Bring some quarters and one of those big gel things for your wrists, PC people still use those right?

    Episode 72: Shenmue 3 and Blizzard Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019


    Uncle Bob returns to AFPH to discuss the recent miracle that is Shenmue 3 FINALLY coming out. Oh and Blizzard updates.

    Episode 71: Unsung Heroes – Master System

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019


    AFPH discusses the Master of all consoles and why it is still worth a visit, all these years later.

    Episode 70: Tengen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019


    AFPH dive into the Atari shell company Tengen, whose surprising role in video game history precedes it's nefarious origins.

    Episode 69: Revisiting the Dreamcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019


    It's been 20 years since the Dreamcast launched and on this episode, the Autofire Power Hour revisits Sega's little white box with fresh eyes.

    Episode 68: Dungeon Crawlers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019


    Join the Power Hour for a look inside the origin of one of the most influential genres in video game history, Dungeon Crawlers!

    Episode 67: Samurai Shodown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019


    The Power Hour takes on one of the best and most unique fighting series of all time, Samurai Shodown!

    Episode 66: What Are We Playing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019


    The AFPH braintrust decided it was time to peel the curtain back a bit and share about our recent retro recreation.

    Episode 65: Obsidian Entertainment With Paul Streifel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019


    AFPH is once again joined by special guest Paul Streifel to discuss his time working at Obsidian Entertainment.

    Episode 64: Gyruss with Paul Streifel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    Today we get lost in the space weeds with world record Gyruss player, Paul Streifel.

    Episode 63: Cheat Codes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019


    On today's episode we discuss the lost art form of cheat codes.

    Episode 62: Ninja Gaiden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019


    On this installment of the Power Hour, we take a look at the Ninja Gaiden series.

    Episode 61: Handheld Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019


    From the Gameboy all the way up to the 3DS, and some obscure efforts in between, join AFPH on the go!!!

    Episode 60: A 3DO Chat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019


    Join us for a breezy morning chat about the 3DO over coffee and cotton candy flavored energy drinks.

    Episode 59: Before EA Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019


    On Today's episode, we examine a small chunk of EA's pre-sports big business shift of the mid 90s.

    Episode 58: Claymation Games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019


    We are back with an extra lumpy episode about some of the more recognizable games that features Clay Based Stop Motion Animation- or Claymation for brevity's sake.

    Episode 57: Light Gun 4 Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019


    AFPH is going on a teensy weensy little hiatus but before we do, we have a special episode about mastering light gun games.

    Episode 56: Collector’s Dilemma Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019


    The discussion whirls around Panzer Dragoon Saga and a half hour birdwalk about the upcoming live action Sonic movie and its likely special brand of unintended entertainment value.

    Episode 55: Collector’s Dilemma

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019


    On Today's first installment of a two-parter, Ray finds himself in a dilemma. Find out if he is crazy or not...

    Episode 54: Codemasters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019


    Today, we take a dive into the history and relevance of the UK's Codemasters.

    Episode 53: Blinded By Brands

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019


    Whether its pride or misguidance, we have all at times been blinded to the truth by our favorite video game brands.

    Episode 52: Switch and Steam

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019


    With Ray once again out on assignment, Brian and Bob settle in on this potpourri episode.

    Episode 51: Bad Games We Love 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019


    Everybody has some stuff they love that isn't too popular.

    Episode 50: Bob’s Blizzard Bummer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019


    Its our 50th episode so for such a big milestone, we have done a big show! Bob Bare, stinging over recent events involving his favorite video game company, joins us to discuss.

    Episode 49: Star Citizen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019


    Genre-starved fans have been pouring money into Star Citizen with very little to show for it.

    Episode 48: RCF Wrap Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019


    We have come to the end of our Retro City Festival coverage/content. Time for us to put our stuff in a hanky at the end of a stick and hit the road.

    Episode 47: RCF Interview Round Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019


    As we begin to wind down our output from this year's Retro City Festival, we have put together a "potpourri" of interviews with some really awesome people.

    Episode 46: Phil Moore Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019


    We catch up with Phil to see what's new on his plate this year and to talk about nerd culture before it was pop culture.

    Episode 45: Walter Day Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019


    AFPH is joined by Walter Day, the founder of Twin Galaxies and the all around founder of what is now called E-Sports.

    Episode 44: Billy Mitchell Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019


    Live from RCF 2019- Billy Mitchell returns to AFPH to talk controversy and his path to vindication. After Billy, we speak to Ryan Burger of Old School Gamer Magazine.

    Episode 43: Xmas Haul 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019


    Bonus Episode 2: whoopsie edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018


    This week we dig into the archives to re-release a special Christmas episode!

    Episode 42: Super Smash Bros.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018


    Episode 41: Virtua Fighter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2018


    In 1993 Yu Suzuki released a 3D fighting game that would change the video game industry forever.  

    Episode 40: Arcade Racers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018


    Arcade Racers have crashed n' burned in today's video game industry but there was a time when they ruled the track.

    Episode 39: Night Trap

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018


    In 1993 Joe Lieberman was on a crusade to prosecute the video game industry.  Night Trap was at the top of his target list.

    Episode 38: Retro Releases + Sonic v Mario

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018


    On this episode of Auto Fire Power Hour, Brian and Ray discuss the recent flurry of retro releases and debate the most important of topics.

    Episode 37: More than Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018


    Episode 36: Latenight with Brian – Listener Emails

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018


    Relax next to the fireplace with Brian for a late night session answering listener questions.

    Episode 35: Killer Instinct

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2018


    Triple combo.  Hyper Combo.  Super Combo! Brutal Combo!  MASTER Combo!  AWESOME Combo!  KIIING COMBO!  KILLER COMBO!  ULTRAAAA COMBOOOOO!!!

    Episode 34: Controller MANIA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018


    Cool ones, bad ones, expensive ones, just barely functional ones... The controller is to the video game as milk is to cereal, eternally tied together. 

    Episode 32: Good Port, Bad Port NES Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018


    AFPH covers a mere fraction of the overall mega load of arcade games released on Nintendo's big gray baby sitter of the 80s.

    Episode 31: Nintendo – Highs & Lows

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018


    In this very special edition of Autofire Power Hour (+48 Hours) we tackle the entire history of Nintendo's Highs & Lows.

    Episode 30: Darius

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2018


    Journey with AFPH into the world of Taito's Darius where we battle the onslaught of space fish in one of the best horizontal shooter series of all time.

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