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Gavin is joined by Stephen, Sera and Jean to look back at gaming in the year 1993.

Games covered include:
Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening
Chaos Engine
Secret of Mana
Mortal Kombat 2
Doom
Alien Breed 2
Star Fox
Day of the Tentacle
Rise of the Robots

1993 also saw the launch of the 3D0, CD32 and the Atari Jaguar.

Some of the games and and topics are covered in more detail in previous podcasts:

Arcade and Retro Podcast Episode 7: The Legend of Zelda Series (part 1)

Arcade and Retro Podcast Episode 5: Lucas Arts Graphic Adventures

Arcade and Retro Podcast Episode 2: Hudson Soft

Arcade and Retro Podcast Episode 1: Star Fox

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In the second part of our look back at the Sonic the Hedgehog games Gavin and Connla are joined by regular contributors Sera and Stephen.

This podcast covers Sonics often awkward transition to 3D platforming. We also discuss all things Sonic related in general, including the cartoon series and comics.

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Gavin is joined by Connla to discuss the Sonic the Hedgehog games.

Part 1 deals with the bulk of the more classic 2D Sonic games, we’ll be looking at difficult transition to 3D games in Part 2.

(Note this podcast was recorded last year)

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Gavin and Stephen look back over the Phantasy Star series of games, from the the early Master System and Mega Drive RPG titles up to the more action orientated online games on later consoles like the Dreamcast, Gamecube and Xbox360.

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In this episode Gavin and Stephen look at the Ghosts’n Goblins franchise. (Known as Makaimura in Japan) From the very difficult Ghosts’n Goblins in the arcade all the way to the very difficult Maximo vs. Army of Zin on the PS2.

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Gavin, Sera and Stephen discuss Christmas games, games vaguely featuring Christmas and nostalgic Christmas retrogaming memories.

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In the spirit of Halloween and to mark the occasion of the recent release of the latest title in the series we look back at the Resident Evil games.

Featuring: Gavin, Sera, Stephen and Connla.

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You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!

For this episode we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Street Fighter. Podcast regulars Gavin, Sarah and Stephen are joined by Brian, aka Doom, one of the most prominent members of the Irish fighting game scene and expert in all things Guile related.

Street Fighter had humble beginnings as a rather forgettable fighting game but that quickly changed with the release of the seminal Street Fighter 2. Street Fighter 2 set the template for all fighting games that followed and changed the arcade and competitive gaming scene. This explosion in popularity led to numerous updates, sequels and spin-offs. It’s not just street fighter, we also touch on the games the series influenced. Capcom’s rivalry with fellow fighting game developer SNK is discussed, Mortal Kombat and Killer Instinct are openly mocked and we come to the conclusion that no fighting game will ever better the magnificent Dino Rex.

We’d also like to mention that on the 6th of October the Fighting Game Community Ireland is hosting a qualifying tournament for the 25th Masters Series to be held in Paris. Prizes include seeded positions in the main event, flights to and from Paris and accommodation. If you are interested in taking part more information and registration is available at: http://www.sf25.eu/

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From schoolyards to Coffee Mornings, Dial up to internet, Double tape decks to CD rips.Piracy has always been rife in the Videogame industry.

In this Episode Gavin,Sparks,Retro and Sera discuss the history and effects of copied floppies, Duplicated Discs and of course recorded tapes.We also discuss emulation, roms and archives.

Remember Kids Piracy is illegal, immoral and you will go to hell.

Dont copy that Floppy!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This week Gavin, Stephen and Sera discuss the Tomb Raider series of games.

Tomb Raider is a media franchise consisting of video games, comic books, novels, theme park rides and movies, centring around the adventures of the fictional English archaeologist Lara Croft. Since the release of the original Tomb Raider in 1996, the series developed into a lucrative franchise of related media, and Lara went on to become a major icon of the virtual gaming industry. In 2006, Lara Croft was inducted into the Walk of Game and the Guinness Book of World Records has recognised her as the “Most Successful Human Virtual Game Heroine”. The first six games in the series were developed by Core Design, whilst Crystal Dynamics developed the latest four; their fifth game is currently in production. Two movies – Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life – have been produced starring American actress Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft, the first of which is still the highest-grossing film adaptation of a video game ever released in U.S., and third worldwide.

Lara uncovers a relic from her past

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