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Play Retro Show

Play Retro Show

By: Scott Johnson
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Scott Johnson and Brian Dunaway talk about retro video games!

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2021 Frogpants Studios Science Fiction
Episodes
  • PLAY RETRO 222: NARC

    PLAY RETRO 222: NARC
    Jun 25 2026

    NARC (1988) brought digitized graphics, massive explosions, and War-on-Drugs satire to arcades in one of the most controversial games of its era. Players take on the roles of narcotics officers Max Force and Hit Man as they blast their way through a criminal empire using machine guns, rocket launchers, and sheer excess. We explore the arcade original and its many home ports, with a brief look at the 2005 reboot that attempted to bring the franchise into the modern era.


    VIDEO: https://youtu.be/BwBewmod2QU

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    59 mins
  • PLAY RETRO 221: Star Control II

    PLAY RETRO 221: Star Control II
    Jun 18 2026
    Star Control II (1992) transformed the original game's fleet battles into a sprawling space adventure, tasking players with rebuilding humanity's resistance against the Ur-Quan through exploration, diplomacy, and discovery. With memorable alien races, open-ended galaxy traversal, and one of PC gaming's most beloved stories, it remains a landmark of science-fiction game design.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • PLAY RETRO 220: Ratchet & Clank (2002)

    PLAY RETRO 220: Ratchet & Clank (2002)
    May 28 2026
    Ratchet & Clank (2002) launched Insomniac’s long-running PlayStation franchise by combining platforming, explosive weapon-based combat, gadget progression, and satirical sci-fi storytelling into one of the PlayStation 2’s defining early action games. We focus on the original release that introduced Ratchet, Clank, Captain Qwark, Gadgetron weaponry, and the galaxy-hopping formula that would shape the series for decades.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
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