Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers

Mike Mika joins Kevin to talk about incredible office clean up finds, new mini consoles, making new games in old engines, the latest projects at Digital Eclipse and Other Ocean and much More!

John Linneman and Ryan Payton join Kevin to remember and revist Resident Evil 4.

John Linneman and Greg Sewart join Kevin to talk about hardware revisions old and new, retro hardware projects, the Famicom Disk System, recent retro rereleases, new Mini consoles, and much more!

This episode we remember and revisit Halo: Combat Evolved on the Microsoft XBOX. Halo: CE launched with the XBOX on November 15, 2001. Upon release it defined a console and even a brand. Guest hosting are John Linneman and Ryan Payton.

John Linneman of Digital Foundry and Peter Brown of Gamespot join Kevin to talk about the PS1 Classic (including better alternatives), the future of backwards compatibility, retro console mods, FPGAs and more!

We are back with HUGE catch up episode talking about DF Retro, Shenmue, Ys VIII, Okami, Dragon Quest, Hori's Switch D-Pad, video game music, Streets of Rage 4 and other retro game news and topics! 

This episode we discuss 3D Dot Game Heroes and some big SEGA News.

Chris Johnston and Greg Sewart join Kevin to remember and revisit Burnout 3: Takedown on the PS2 and XBOX. Also Kevin does his best to defend the superior game, Burnout Paradise. And Patreons, make sure you stick around for a bonus segment on crazy PS3 launch stories. You can become a Patreon, support the show and get access to the bonus content at http://patreon.com/backinmyplay

John Linneman returns to go down a PS3 hardware rabbit hole. We Talk about he announcement, launch, final tech, console revisions, best practices and versions of the hardware to pick up and a warning about Dual Shock 3s. Also for Paterons we have a bonus segment about living in Japan and the Yakuza series.

John Linneman joins Kevin to remember and revisit Half-Life on the PC. We also look back on the fascinating history of it's console ports and much more! Patreons also get a 30-minute discussion on collecting for the PS3.

John Linneman from Digital Foundry joins Kevin to take a look back on the year in retro gaming. We discuss new hardware, retro inspired software, what he learned in the past year producing DF Retro (lots of 32X fun), the future of retro gaming, our Top 5 games of the year and more! 

Mike Mika returns to talk about the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, the resurgence of retro game rereleases, the future of console iterations, updates on The Video Game History Foundation, his favorite games of the year and more! 

Ryan Payton joins Kevin for the finale of the Summer of XBOX. We wrap up with a recap discussion on the XBOX and Ryan brought an interview with the Director of Panzer Dragoon Orta, Akihiko Mukaiyama. Also make sure to subscribe to Camouflaj Radio to hear more of the interview and other great gaming discussion.

Mohammed Taher returns to hang out and talk retro games and video game music. We discuss going back to RPGs, tactic games, hidden video game soundtrack gems on digital services and much more!

John Linneman of Digital Foundry and Peter Brown of GameSpot join Kevin to remember and revisit Super Metroid.

Crispin Boyer and Mark MacDonald join Kevin to talk about their EGM cover story revealing the final version of the XBOX to the world. We also discuss the impact of the console on the industry and their memories of the launch.

Mike Mika joins Kevin to talk about the latest at Digital Eclipse, projecting retro games on random buildings, latest retro game finds, hardest parts of game development and more!

Ed Fries, founder of Microsoft Game Studios and part of the original XBOX team joins Kevin and John Linneman to talk about early XBOX hardware/OS iterations, rumors of Dreamcast backwards compatibility, the RARE Ltd. accusation, relations with Japanese developers and more!

Ryan Payton joins Kevin to talk about the relationship between Japan and the Xbox, the important relationship with Sega, Japan exclusive games and more!

EGM alums Chris Johnston and Greg Sewart join Kevin to remember how the original XBOX was covered in EGM. 

Cast Kevin Larrabee Ryan Payton Michael Reilly   Intro Available now for free on XBOX One and PC Michael's relationship with PD and the community Ryan's involvement with the PD re-release   Segment 1: Super Brief History   Release Dates JP: September 23, 2004 NA: March 15, 2005 Developed by Microsoft Game Studios Producer/Director: Yukio Futatsugi Development: Developed in MS attempt to cater to the Japanese audience The Western release was canceled by MS as the life of the XB was coming to an end, even though the game was already translated into English during development December 2004 Majesco and MS signed a deal to let Majesco publish PD in the USA Received positive reviews at release with a 82 metacritic   Segment 2: PD Back in the Day   Personal Memories and History of PD Why the game was so important The community after the 360 launched (Back Compat on 360)   Segment 3: Revisiting PD/Changes to the Remaster/Protips   Details on the re-release Native resolution, uncompressed textures and cut-scenes (16:9) "It's a UWP app, so yep, it can run alongside other games." - Adam Isgreen Changes made Only the base 300 skills at launch, Xbox Live Rare skills to come (will be easier than 30 online wins to get one) Can skip mission after failing it a 3rd time (but still get rewards) All new Quick battle arsenals (by Gregory Barton, long time hardcore PD fan and community feedback) MP open from the start (SP rewards flow in MP save, but MP items don't flow to SP) Free MP Starter Pack DLC (2-school arsenal case and 33 different skills from 3 schools) Protips on how to best enjoy PD for newcomers Play through the SP, the first 2 chapters are the tutorial and the rest of the game prepares you for the online battles by introducing the player to new skill and arsenal ideas Play Quick mode (pre-constructed arsenals, re-done for the re-release) to get familiar with how online plays. Visit the site. :)

Kurt Kalata joins Kevin to remember and revisit Castlevania: Dracula X on the SNES and Super Famicom

John Linneman joins me to talk Quake II, hardware grails, XBOX hardware, Summer of XBOX prep and more! 

A preview of one of the new Patreon exclusive shows. Head to http://patreon.com/backinmyplay to support the show and gain access to the exclusive content. On the premiere episode of BimP Radio we pop in a Magical Chase HuCard with some serious energy.

Joshua Hillyer and Chris Johnston join Kevin to remember and revisit Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo/Famicom.

Peter Brown and Greg Sewart join Kevin to remember and revisit Ghouls'n Ghosts on the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive.

Greg Sewart and a live audience join Kevin to talk about a bunch of retro gaming topics.  

This week John Ricciardi, Mark MacDonald and Shane Bettenhausen join Kevin to remember and revisit Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.

John Linneman of Digital Foundry (and producer of the DF Retro series) joins Kevin to talk about some of the most technically impressive retro games, developer tricks to squeeze every last drop of power from consoles of the past, new retro hardware, the original XBOX and more! 

This episode we remember and revisit Mega Man 6. We also look back on some April fools magazine features.

Peter Brown joins Kevin to remember and revisit the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive version of the Capcom arcade classic MERCS.

Frank Cifaldi comes on the show to talk about his efforts to preserve video game history, co-founding the non-profit Video Game History Foundation, the latest project at Digital Eclipse and much more! 

This episode we look back on our favorite console launch memories and those of the audience.

This episode Chris Johnston and Greg Sewart join Kevin to remember and revisit The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.

This episode we are remembering and revisiting video game competitions of the 90s and their unique carts.

Greg Sewart joins Kevin for some Ninja action as we remember and revisit Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master on the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive.

Back in my Play and Player One Podcast join forces to breakdown the Nintendo Switch Event. We discuss the prices, launch line up, expensive accessories, online services, first and third party games and much more!

Kevin and Josh catch up to discuss retro games, Japan, Pokemon and more!

Peter Brown joins Kevin to talk about a bunch of random retro gram subjects, the future of Nintendo, our favorite old and new games of 2016 and more!

This week we remember and revisit the future classic The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds with Chris Johnston and Justin Epperson.

In part 2 of a 2 part series, Greg Sewart joins Kevin to explore the unique music of the Sega CD.

In part 1 of a 2 part series, Greg Sewart joins Kevin to explore the unique music of the Sega CD.

This episode Kurt Kalata and Benjamin Rivers join me to remember and revisit Castlevania II: Simon's Quest on the NES and Famicom.

Chris Kohler of Wired.com and author of the recently reprinted and updated book Power-Up joins Kevin to talk about retro video games in Japan, the NES Classic Edition and what it could mean for Nintendo's future, the state of retro games in the US and of course, Japanese Curry.

Mike Mika returns to talk about the impact of the NES Classic Edition on retro games and retro collections, treasures found in his basement, mid generation hardware upgrades, game design focuses, and much more!

Peter Brown joins Kevin, fresh off writing his review of the NES Classic Edition for GameSpot. How is the emulation, how is the hardware, how is the game lineup. Also we discuss what the future might bring with it's success.

Nick Dwyer returns to the show to talk about the continuation of "Diggin' in the Carts" on RMBA Radio, new interviews, digging deeper into Japanese video game music, and more!

Back in my Play goes NEXT GEN with the launch of a new show and a discussion about PC Gaming. We talk about building a PC, parts, pros and cons, and we have impressions on Titanfall 2, Doom, Battlefield One and more!

This episode Kurt Kalata and Kevin saddle up to discuss Sunset Riders on Arcade, Sega Genesis, and Super Nintendo.

Chris Johnston of the Player One Podcast joins Kevin to discuss the Nintendo Switch announcement and make predictions on the upcoming release in March 2017.