Classic Gaming Today: A Retro Gaming Podcast

Every week, we look at a different classic gaming experience and determine whether it’s still worth your time to play today. Any and all platforms and “old school” games are up for discussion!Each episode contains a historical discussion about the game in question, as well as a final verdict as to how well the game holds up today. Will your favorite retro title enter the Pantheon of Classic Gaming? Tune in to find out!

Classic Gaming Today: A Retro Gaming Podcast is a leisure podcast hosted by Classic Gaming Today, with 202 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Classic Gaming Today hosts Classic Gaming Today: A Retro Gaming Podcast, a leisure show with 202 episodes published.

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  Episode #201

  Episode 201 - EverQuest Legends

  Jul 26, 20261h 37m

  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: Coming Soon!

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  Episode #200

  Episode 200 - Ranking the Pantheon (Year 4)

  Jul 19, 20261h 11m

  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!

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  Episode #199

  Episode 199 - Dark Forces

  Jul 12, 20261h 28m

  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!

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  Episode #198

  Episode 198 - Action 52 (The Games: 40 - 52)

  Jul 5, 20261h 27m

  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!

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  Episode #197

  Episode 197 - Action 52 (The Games: 27 - 39)

  Jun 28, 20261h 15m

  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!

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