Play Retro Show

Scott Johnson and Brian Dunaway talk about retro video games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Play Retro Show is a leisure podcast hosted by Scott Johnson, with 239 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Scott Johnson hosts Play Retro Show, a leisure show with 239 episodes published.

Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.

• 

  Play Retro Show

  PLAY RETRO 235: X-Men: Legends

  Sep 23, 20261h 20m

  Raven Software turned Marvel's mutant super-team into a four-character action RPG in 2004, combining real-time brawling, character progression, destructible environments and couch co-op. We dig into X-Men Legends, then follow the formula into X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse and the strange handheld versions that squeezed the mutant RPG onto N-Gage and PSP. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/C9bdCIYGjqY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Play Retro Show

  PLAY RETRO 234: Sid Meier's Pirates!

  Sep 16, 20261h 7m

  Sid Meier's Pirates! began on the Commodore 64 in 1987 as an open-ended pirate career game mixing sailing, trading, ship battles, sword fights, treasure hunting, politics and retirement. Brian plays the original C64 release while Scott tackles Firaxis' 2004 remake to see how much of the same pirate life survived nearly two decades later. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/v_LC6vVZu3U  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Play Retro Show

  PLAY RETRO 233: Freedom Force

  Sep 9, 20261h 4m

  Freedom Force (2002) is a squad-based superhero RPG from Irrational Games that mixes real-time tactical combat with comic-book style character progression, recruitment, and destructible environments. Set in a colorful 1960s-inspired superhero world, it lets you command a team of wildly different heroes, develop their powers, and even create your own custom characters while battling increasingly bizarre villains. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/umQfWxq-Tz4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Play Retro Show

  PLAY RETRO 232: Alien Breed - The Amiga Years

  Sep 2, 20261h 14m

  Alien Breed is Team17’s sci-fi action series that began on the Amiga in 1991, mixing top-down shooting, maze-like exploration, limited resources, computer terminals, and relentless alien attacks. The series gradually expanded the formula through Special Edition 92, Alien Breed II, and Tower Assault before making a dramatic shift into first-person shooters with Alien Breed 3D and Alien Breed 3D II. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/zA17Smnf3zs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Play Retro Show

  PLAY RETRO 231: Backyard Baseball

  Aug 27, 20261h 4m

  Backyard Baseball the kid-friendly baseball game from Humongous Entertainment that turns neighborhood sandlots into a full baseball season. Draft a team from 30 distinct Backyard Kids, set your lineup and positions, then hit, pitch, field, steal bases, and unleash goofy power-ups across a collection of wonderfully unconventional ballparks.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  ListenShow Notes

Recent guests on Play Retro Show. Study who booked and why before you pitch.

Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:

Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.