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It's time to return to Norrath and re-rexperience one of my favorite games of all time, as we discuss EverQuest Legends!  Learn about the timeline that led to the release of EverQuest Legends, discover how the game differs from the "classic" EQ experience, and listen in as I provide my thoughts on the recent open beta, along with some news about future podcasting ventures. Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday! Return to Norrath: An EverQuest Legends Podcast: Now Available

Join me as we celebrate our four year anniversary of the podcast, with a definitive, at least as of today, ranking of our top 10 Pantheon entries from the past year!  It's been a heck of a year, and I've loved making this podcast - I can't wait to see what the future has in store! Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

When Doom released to the masses in the early 90s, the newly minted "first person shooter" (FPS) genre became insanely popular, with countless developers attempting to capture the lighting in a bottle that Id Software became famous for.  While Doom would feature hordes of demons just waiting to be mowed down, other games took different approaches to bringing their own first person shooter experiences to the public, with one of the most surprising entrants into the FPS market being LucasArts.  The adventure game behemoth decided to use its own Star Wars intellectual property to create the kind of first person shooter that simply hadn't existed up to this point in history, which is what would result in the creation of the DOS FPS classic, Dark Forces. Learn how the game was made, discover why LucasArts decided to make a first person shooter set in the Star Wars universe in the first place, and listen in as we determine whether it's still worth your time to take the fight to the Empire, FPS style, even today. Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

This is it!  This is the finale of our Action 52 coverage (games 40 - 52).  It's definitely been a journey...not one I'm sure I'll ever do again, but a journey nonetheless. ------ Want to see Fat Hippo's Illuminator remake?  Check it out here: https://fathippogames.itch.io/illuminator-enhanced-edition ------ Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

Our coverage of Action 52 continues in this episode as we start tackling the next chunk of games from the much derided collection of questionable titles (games 27 - 39).  I'm starting to question my sanity, but why stop now...we're getting so close to completing the whole thing! ------ Want to see Fat Hippo's in-progress work on an Illuminator remake?  Check it out here: https://fathippogames.itch.io/illuminator-enhanced-edition ------ Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

Our coverage of Action 52 continues in this episode as we start tackling the next chunk of games from the much derided collection of questionable titles (games 14 - 26).  We've made it half-way...we can't stop now! Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

Our coverage of Action 52 continues in this episode as we begin tackling the games of Action 52, and specifically, the first thirteen titles included in the package, which represents a quarter of the overall set of gaming experiences included in Action 52.  We've got 39 more games to get through before we can definitively pass judgment on Action 52, and admittedly, this one is getting bigger than I ever anticipated. Be sure to let me know if you want us to continue covering Action 52 next week, or if we should take a short breather before returning to the rest of the game.  A poll has been posted on Discord to gather feedback, so definitely let me know what you think! Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

Surprise!  It's time to turn our attention to one of the most infamous games ever made, and one considered by many to be the absolute worst game of all time, Action 52!  In this special multi-part series, we're going to cover all aspects of Action 52, from the history behind the game, which is the focus of today's episode, all the way through to a deep dive into each and every game included in the collection.  Is Action 52 really as bad as everyone makes it out to be?  There's only one way to find out! Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

It's time to plumb the depths of video game history, as we tackle perhaps one of the most infamous games ever created, Plumbers Don't Wear Ties!  Learn how the game was made, discover why the game continues to be discussed over 30 years after its original release, and listen in as we determine whether it's still worth your time to perform an air guitar solo using nothing but a pair a jeans, a tie, and a freshly purchased plunger, even today. Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

It's time to rise from the dead and defeat the evil Pumpkin King, as we tackle the very first Splatterhouse title to ever appear on a home console, Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti!  Learn about the history of violence in video games, including where the Splatterhouse series itself sits in that history, discover how Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti sets itself apart from the original arcade  Splatterhouse title, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to play through this charming 8-bit parody of a much more mature themed arcade game, even today. Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

Return with me to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away as we tackle the futuristic racing title, Star Wars: Racer Revenge!  Learn how the game was made, discover why pod racing became such a big deal in the first place, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to strap yourself into a cockpit attached to a couple of nuclear accelerators propelling you around a track at over 600 miles per hour, even today. Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

For me, music is one of the core components that contributes to the enjoyment, and engagement, of a video game title, and this episode is our second deep dive into some of the classic soundtracks from Nintendo's 16-bit powerhouse, the SNES.  Listen in as I pick some of my favorite, and most personally significant, tracks from that particular console - it's guaranteed to be a good time! Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

It's time to tackle one of the more interesting entries in the Mario series, as we discuss the game known outside of Japan as Super Mario Bros. 2!  Learn about the origins of Mario, discover why Super Mario Bros. 2 is unique amongst the broader Mario gaming franchise, and listen in as we determine whether it's still worth your time to throw vegetables at a never-ending assortment of bad guys in a dream-like world, even today. Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Those memorable words precede the start of Star Wars, one of the most well-known franchises in cinema history, a series of films that has been translated into countless games over the years.  Today, we're going to tackle the very first 16-bit iteration of that classic film series, entitled simply, Super Star Wars. Learn how the game was made, discover why it took so long for LucasArts to develop their own in-house Star Wars titles, and listen in as we discuss whether it's still worth your time to dust off your blaster and grab your lightsaber to take the fight to the evil Galactic Empire, even today. Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

Original show notes from Patreon episode: Over the holiday break, I played a bunch of different games, but none really captured my attention as much as Terminator 2D: No Fate, a new, old, 16-bit experience featuring the Terminator 2 film license. We've talked about Terminator titles before, and for the most part, none of them truly impressed me. Could this latest Terminator title change the franchise's video game fortunes? You'll have to listen to find out! ******* Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!