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 sequel the Tiger Electronics’ MC Hamme

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 Hayter and Jeremy Blaustein impersonators, for an

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 joystick and a handful of microswitch buttons! Unquestion

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 you think ‘won’ the debate. This episod

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 system. If you have anything to contribute to our discussio

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 known to man

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 Cavanagh. Unless you, our audience, can convince us to

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 Mega Man. You’ll cry as we

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 the one trick you need to dominate at Wayne Gretzky&

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 money maker Yakuza be thought of as a re-worked and re-imagi