Episodi

  • PLAY RETRO 225: Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer

    PLAY RETRO 225: Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
    Jul 16 2026

    Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer (2002) takes Activision's early-2000s extreme-sports formula into the ocean, turning waves into moving skate parks filled with barrels, aerial tricks, and combo lines. We hit the console and Game Boy Advance versions and paddle back to TransWorld Surf, the tougher 2001 rival that was already trying to figure out how surfing should work in 3D.


    VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ryGhslt_Q18

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    1 ora e 13 min
  • PLAY RETRO 224: JAWS

    PLAY RETRO 224: JAWS
    Jul 12 2026

    Jaws (1987) on the NES, where players hunt the infamous great white through open-water exploration, collecting shells and harpooning everything in sight to work our way up to the big bad boss named Bruce.Then we compare it to the very different 1989 computer adaptation. We also dive into Atari's unofficial Shark JAWS arcade game, released just months after the movie became a cultural phenomenon.


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    1 ora e 15 min
  • PLAY RETRO 223: Devil May Cry

    PLAY RETRO 223: Devil May Cry
    Jul 2 2026
    Devil May Cry (2001) began life as an early Resident Evil 4 prototype before evolving into one of Capcom's most influential action games. Blending gothic horror, fast-paced swordplay, acrobatic gun combat, and a style ranking system that rewarded creativity over button mashing, it introduced the world to Dante and laid the foundation for the modern character action genre.

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    1 ora e 13 min
  • 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.


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    59 min
  • 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 ora e 14 min
  • 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 ora e 8 min
  • PLAY RETRO 219: Gunstar Heroes

    PLAY RETRO 219: Gunstar Heroes
    May 21 2026
    This week on Play Retro, Scott and Brian take aim at Gunstar Heroes (1993), which helped launch Treasure from the loins of Konami when former employees gave us this title with explosive run-and-gun action, massive bosses, and one of the most inventive weapon systems on the Sega Genesis.

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    1 ora e 4 min
  • PLAY RETRO 218: Jet Force Gemini

    PLAY RETRO 218: Jet Force Gemini
    May 14 2026
    Jet Force Gemini, one of Rare’s final original IPs for the N64, brought cinematic sci-fi action together with run-and-gun combat, exploration, puzzle solving, collect-a-thon progression, and split-screen multiplayer in a surprisingly large and ambitious package. The game follows a pair of space twins and their dog, Lupus, as they battle giant ant-like drones while trying to avoid collateral damage to the local cute, bear-like inhabitants.

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    1 ora e 18 min