Old Game Plus

In this episode we explore the lowest of low-end graphics and sound to uncover of the essence of video gaming.  Special attention is paid to the Game & Watch series, various terrible American-made LCD games, the Dreamcast VMU, Sony Pocketstation and the Pokémon mini. Please don’t forget to back our Kickstarter to develop a true […]

Here, at long last, is the serious look back on the venerable Metal Gear series that absolutely no one has requested. Worry not, there’s more on offer than a recitation of tasteless Internet memes interspersed with giggling. Or is there, Mr. President? Join hosts Auston and Allan, both as ourselves and as laughably poor David […]

The Future Is Now! Our 17th episode is devoted to the venerable Neo-Geo platform. We’ll take you through the nearly a decade of beloved titles and SNK shenanigans beginning with the launch of the MVS in 1990. Learn how to make an arcade-quality Neo-Geo controller from an old Martha Stewart Tea Cozy, a Sanwa competition […]

In this, our 16th episode, we recapitulate the definitive conflict of the early 90’s: the 16-bit console wars! Is there any room for cogent argument in this schoolyard debate? Will we be able to maintain civility? You’ll have to listen to find out. Then, head back to our blog at oldgameplus.wordpress.com to vote on who […]

Old Game Plus celebrates July 4th (and 6th) by diving into a handful of titles set in Axis of Evil nations. Join your hosts Auston and Allan for a face-palm session as we rapidly lose faith in the medium’s ability to connect gamers with world culture without the mediation of an Apache AH64-D Longbow’s targeting […]

This week’s episode presents an eclectic history of arcade and home console racing games. Special attention is given to Gran Trak 10, Nurburgring, Sega Turbo, Out Run, Hang-On, Lucky and Wild, Daytona USA and Gran Turismo, to name a few. Because we simply couldn’t resist, we also discuss the most over-the-top, big-budget, location-specific arcade amusements […]

For our thirteenth episode we discuss listener comments from 2010 before veering off into a discussion of game glitches and the hilarious lengths to which we have gone and continue to go to to play yesteryears’ classics. Somewhere in this 2 hour epic there’s also a bit on Irish game developers David Perry and Terry […]

In celebration of the recent (ahem) release of Duke Nukem Forever we are pleased to present an exhaustive history of the series that also touches on contemporary titles such as Commander Keen, Doom and Extreme Paintbrawl. You’ll laugh when we reveal that the series’ signature atomic iconography was actually lifted from the MS-DOS port of […]

Old Game Plus rises from its grave to discuss the Nintendo 64! Cringe as we give beloved top-tier titles such as Zelda: The Ocarina of Time short shrift so that we may babble endlessly about a handful of forgettable first-person shooters — most of them shoddy PC ports! Personal experiences and insights are shared, including […]

This episode delves into the tragic legacy of the Sega Dreamcast. After a quick analysis of its forward-thinking hardware we mediate on a handful of its most compelling titles: Jet Set Radio, Power Stone, Skies of Arcadia, Space Channel 5 and, of course, Shenmue. Why did Ulala hit so many magazine covers? Can current Sega […]

This “week” we continue our off-the-beaten-path exploration of the SNES library by looking at a selection of Japanese Square RPGs that do not have “Final Fantasy” in their titles: Seiken Densetsu 3, Treasure of the Rudras, Live-A-Live, Bahamut Lagoon and Romancing Saga 2. All games are sampled for the musical interludes, including pieces composed by […]

Podukasuto da! Our first Super Nintendo retrospective examines a handful of obscure but notable titles making use of the Super FX2, DSP-1, SDD-1, SA-1 and MX15001TFC enhancement chips. This episode features fantastic music from Star Ocean, Star Fox 2, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, Famicom Tantei Club 2, and Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius. Next “week” […]

This week we take a break from consoles and discuss a handful of unique titles for Windows 9X including MechWarrior 2, Total Annihilation, Rainbow Six, Grim Fandango, Kohan and Tropico. Listen in amazement as we dig into game mechanics and dissect absurd plot lines, making only a single Kojima reference. Musical selections this week are […]

Before unleashing our all-Windows 9x gaming podcast, we decided to follow up our SNATCHER episode with one on its pseudo-sequel, Policenauts. Equal parts heartfelt and sophomoric, this engaging adventure game was Hideo Kojima’s last before diving headlong into the Metal Gear Solid series. (Don’t worry, we’ll be laying off Kojima for a few months after […]

You’ve probably been thinking that we perished in a traffic accident or were served a cease-and-desist by 1UP Networks but no, we’ve merely taken an unreasonable amount of time editing Episode 6. Our latest episode is entirely devoted to the one Hideo Kojima game we endorse whole-heartedly: SNATCHER. Listeners are warned that this episode contains […]

This week, we examine those mid-90s Sega portables that brushed with Nintendo’s Game Boy: Game Gear, Mega Jet, Nomad, and Genesis CDX. To our surprise, we discover that these consoles didn’t disappoint to the degree you might expect. The Game Gear had both cute and hardcore titles of note, plus some complete audiovisual experiences thanks […]

In this episode we discuss a smattering of late PlayStation JRPGs in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the PlayStation 2 and its excellent PSone backwards compatibility. You’ll hear rants regarding Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy IX, Chrono Cross, Grandia and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue before we head straight off the rails with ten minutes […]