Episodes
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Lecture: Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)
Download Today’s lecture focuses on Sonic the Hedgehog, specifically the 16-bit releases. Fred and Jam team up to discuss the business status of Sega in the 90s, the Mega Drive/Genesis, and the blue furry mascot that was designed to take on Nintendo’s Mario. Songs (in order of appearance)…
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Podcast: Our Games of 2019
Fred and Jam wrap up the year with the games they played, old and new, in 2019. Download
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Podcast: Tis the Season (2019 Edition)
Fred and Jam have joined forces again to bring you a collection of Christmas memories that lead into many conversations about gaming’s past. Songs (in order of appearance) Welcome to Christmas NiGHTS – Christmas NiGHTS (Saturn) Ice Tower – Legend of Xanadu (PC-Engine CD) People of the North Pole…
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Podcast: Retro Turkey Day
This week GH101 is celebrating Thanksgiving with guest Klaitu and a discussion on retro gaming today. They discuss the different options from actual hardware to both software and hardware emulation. It also delves into the cost involved in each option. Opening Song: Forest Interlude – Donkey Kong...
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Podcast: The History of Pokemon (Plus Sword and Shield)
This week Fred was out of commission but the community (and a new podcast) teamed up to make some great content. It starts off with the History of Pokemon as told by Chase from the Learned from Gaming podcast and it then flows to a much larger discussion on the legacy of Pokemon as it […]
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And Now It’s Time For Some News
This week is one of transition, but that doesn’t stop new content. At the start are several announcements to the future of the show followed by a cut news segment recorded by Fred and Austin for the Halloween Special. If you haven’t been keeping up with retro news, there’s a lot of good stuff…
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Halloween Special 2019
In a massive nearly 6 hour episode we get some friends, old and new, to join into some old school video game love. The schedule (in case you want to skip portions) is as follows: 0:00 – 20:20: Intro From Fred (including great custom music) 20:21 – 40:35: For the Love of the Ghostbusters by […]
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The Minish Cap Game Club
Fred and Jam close out the ongoing series GH101 (but leave room for one-offs) with a requested favorite from some of our listeners: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. Released on Gameboy Advance in the mid 2000s, it’s an interesting blend of mechanics from both the Zelda series and a sprinkle…
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Podcast: A Night At The Movies
This week Fred and Jam are joined by special guest Me10dy to discuss 4 movies we deemed essential watching in the combination of film and video games. Those movies are: Resident Evil, Doom, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. In this ep you’ll learn fun facts…
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Brutality: The History of Mortal Kombat 4 and Other Media
Download Oops! Last ep was posted stating that we talked about Mortal Kombat 4 and we didn’t get to it. This time around it’s a shorter show, but Fred and Jam pack in the fourth and final arcade iteration along with MK’s transition into many other media including movies, television, and even…
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Mercy: The History of MK3, UMK3, MK Trilogy, and Spin-Offs
Fred and Jam delve back into the history of Mortal Kombat with Mortal Kombat 3 and its many iterations including Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (UMK3) and Mortal Kombat Trilogy on consoles. Finally they reluctantly delve into the awful spin-offs of Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Mortal Kombat:...
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The History of Mortal Kombat (Part 1)
This week Fred and Jam are heading all the way back to 1992 when an intended Street Fighter II clone starring Jean-Claude Van Damme resulted in one of the most violent and popular fighters of all time. In this episode we delve into the history, development, release, home console releases, and of...
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Game Boy: Play It Loud
This week Fred and Jam celebrate 30 years of the Game Boy. Probably the most prolific portable console of all time, it was more than just a device for delivering Tetris and getting adults into video games, it ushered in a new way to play and design games. We cover the gaming environment Game Boy...
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Konami’s Arcade Classics
This week Fred and Jam discuss the eight highlighted arcade titles in the Konami Anniversary Arcade Classics Collection that recently released on all major platforms. It’s mostly shooters with one odd action title and some glaring omissions. Songs (in order of appearance): Stage Start – Gradius...
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Podcast: eShop Retro
This week Fred and Jam tackle the treasure trove of retro games that can be found in various digital marketplaces. Download
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NGP: Next Gen Portable
This week Fred and Jam perform a eulogy for the recently retired Playstation Vita. At almost three hours it’s all covered from the development, release, games, evolution, and eventually retirement of Sony’s surprisingly strong portable that everyone incorrectly claimed “had no games.” Download
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Podcast: Re-Release, Remaster, Remake, and Reboot
Fred and Jam have finally returned for a proper retro episode of Gaming History 101. This time the topic is all about how to update a game: Re-Release, Remaster, Remake, and Reboot. Closing Song: Never Return Alive – Streets of Rage Remake Soundtrack Download
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Resident Evil 2: Original vs Remake
Fred and Jam are reunited and ready to kick off more consistent retro content, albeit this one is only half retro. In this spoileriffic comparison podcast, the two delve into the development and content of the scrapped version of Resident Evil 2, dubbed Resident Evil 1.5 by the Internet, as well…
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Podcast: A New Challenger Appears (Street Fighter)
For this week’s episode Jam and Fred are celebrating 30 years of Capcom’s Street Fighter series. Specifically focusing on the titles in the recently released Anniversary Collection, they talk about the pop culture influences of the main three titles, all of the updates to each, and the three…
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Podcast: Legend of David Cage (Quantic Dream)
This week Fred and Jam are gearing up for Detroit: Become Human by going over the history of Quantic Dream. From the eccentric head of the studio David Cage to the unique combination of story and tech, there’s no denying this developer is distinct, if nothing else. Download this episode (right...
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Podcast: Retro Video Game Piracy in 2018
Just as video games have changed drastically over the last decade, so has the topic of video game piracy. Is it acceptable? Is it necessary? Is it appropriate to claim archival value? Fred and Jam break down their thoughts and discuss modern day piracy of retro video games. Download this episode...
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Podcast: Midwest Gaming Classic 2018
Fred and guest Matt (AgentGren) get together and talk about all the happenings at the Midwest Gaming Classic 2018. This episode explains the main idea of the convention, the layout, the many areas, navigating the vendor booths, and of course Matt’s impression of his first time at MGC. Download…
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Podcast: Resident Evil 7 (Part 2)
This week Fred and Jam wrap up Resident Evil 7 with the back third of the main title, a plot synopsis, and the abundance of downloadable content. Download this episode (right click and save)
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Podcast: Jam’s Take on the Nintendo Switch
Jam steps up to give his take on the first anniversary of the Switch. Download this episode (right click and save)
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Podcast: Resident Evil 7 (Part 1)
This week Fred and Jam are back to talk Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. We always knew it was going to take two parts, so this first part is dedicated to the pre-launch, Opening Hour demo, and the first two thirds of the game (the episode finishes after the boathouse battle). Download this episode...
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Podcast: Reflecting on the Switch’s First Year
Fred is joined by Learned From Gaming‘s Chase to discuss Nintendo’s Switch on its one year anniversary. For the second time in history, Nintendo managed to highly innovate and turn the company’s success around in a very small period of time. The two discuss announcement, release, success…
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Podcast: Jam’s 2017 in Review
Jam steps up to give his take on 2017. Download this episode (right click and save)
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Top Scores Xmas Special
Happy Holidays to all of you retro readers and listeners out there. Jam here, with a special Xmas Top Scores I cooked up while enjoying the holiday. We hope it enhances your enjoyment of the festivities. Heck, play it at your holiday parties! Download this episode (right click and save) Track…
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Podcast: The End Is The Beginning
Here it is, the big one, the final podcast that Fred and Jam are doing on the regular. It by no means signifies an end to this show, these hosts, and especially the content. Instead it’s GH101 taking a stance that properly covering games requires time and consideration, especially when it comes…
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Podcast: How Rude
This week Fred and Jam talk about toilet humor in video games and eventually overall comedy in games. There is an announcement at the end, so be sure to stay tuned all the way up to the conclusion. Download this episode (right click and save)
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Podcast: The History of Visceral Games (aka EA Redwood)
This week Fred and Jam discuss the surprisingly large library of games developed by Visceral Games, formerly EA Redwood. Recently closed in the production of an unnamed Star Wars title, the studio was responsible for far more than the handful of titles everyone knows. Download this episode (right...
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Podcast: Wolfenstein
This week features a massive three hours dedicated largely to the Wolfenstein franchise. Most are probably aware of the more recent shooters and the 90s game from id, but there’s a lot more to tell about this somewhat underappreciated series. Fred and Jam start with the original title on the…
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Podcast: Psycho Break
This week Fred and Jam finally reunite to get back to what they do best: talk old games. There’s a brief intro, a new schedule for podcasts, and a slightly new format (don’t worry, topics are still the first section), but otherwise it’s back to basics. In preparation for this week’s sequel, they...
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Podcast: Top Scores, Volume 5
Another year come and gone, a hiatus on the outs, and a co-host is now a husband. Man, a lot has happened this year. Oh, and we got a whole bunch of great video game tunes to share with you. Come, relax, and enjoy over 2 and a half hours of our community’s favorite cuts. […]
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Podcast: It’s Always Better With A Partner
This week Fred and Jam bid the show a brief goodbye with the beginning of their hiatus. Discussions are a-plenty with talks on what they’ve been playing, the SNES Classic Edition, Raspberry Pi, and many more before eventually delving into the topic of Co-Operative (Co-Op) gaming. Songs (in order…
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Podcast: Back to the Future (Backward Compatibility Part 2)
This week Jam and Fred are joined by Austin to discuss the more recent implementations of backward compatibility. From the software-based 360 to the pure hardware based Wii and of course the Playstation 3 falling somewhere in between. Then the group move on to this generation and the myriad of...
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Podcast: Eternal Darkness Game Club
Fred and Jam sit down and dissect Silicon Knights’ 2002 Gamecube title Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem. After discussing the lineage of Silicon Knights and it’s history, the two delve into the campaign of a game that literally messes with you. Download this episode (right click and save)
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Podcast: Future’s Past
This week Fred and Jam handle a slew of listener comments followed by the first part of the discussion on backward compatibility. New consoles playing old games seems like a no-brainer that should be in every console, but over the course of history it was never consistent by any manufacturer. Our...
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Podcast: Geralt of Rivia
There are plenty of RPGs in the world and there are plenty of worlds in the high fantasy genre, but few are as robust and diverse as The Witcher series. Jam had to miss this week, but Fortengard takes his place to discuss not just the games, but the world of The Witcher and specifically its...
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Podcast: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
In celebration of Spider-Man: Homecoming arriving to theaters, Fred and Jam discuss the rocky road of Spider-Man video games. With humble beginnings on the Atari 2600 as the first comic book video game ever released, ol’ web head would go on to star in games both good and bad. Join Our Discord:...
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Podcast: Top 10 Super NES Games
After months of people begging us to finally do it, the announcement of the SNES Classic Edition was the final straw. We can’t very well let Nintendo be more punctual than we are. Fred, Jam, and guest Andy get together to debate the top 10 SNES games in a very tough debate of games that […]
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Podcast: Groovy!
This week is the first part of our series on video game mascots. Whether or not you feel games are made for kids, there’s no denying that in the 80s and 90s the key to marketing to kids was with mascots, and video games used a ton of them. In this first part Fred and […]
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Podcast: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Game Club
Fred is joined by Austin and guest John Learned to discuss what most consider to be the best game in the Castlevania franchise. As usual the discussion begins with the development, then onto the main castle, the inverted castle, and final impressions. After the end of the show there are also...
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Podcast: The Writer (Alan Wake)
It’s finally happened, Alan Wake has been taken off the digital marketplace (but you can still download it if you already own it). This week Fred and Jam are joined by Eric to discuss Remedy’s homage to horror writing. Download this episode (right click and save)
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Ram Jam Ep. 1: Retro Game Hunter
Jam goes solo in his own series, Ram Jam. In this premiere episode he discusses Car Boots and hunting down retro titles. Download this episode (right click and save)
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Podcast: Arcade Top 10
This week we have a special announcement as well as special guests Eric and Austin to help us debate the top 10 arcade games. Contrary to what Fred says, send in those community top 10s, we want them all. Download this episode (right click and save) Please subscribe to the RetroActive Magazine...
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Podcast: The Mystery of Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy is one of those franchises that is probably better known in Europe than anywhere else. It’s odd to think that a Japanese-developed game that was given wide distribution find a home there of all places. Fred and Jam delve into the development, crazy naming conventions, and evolution of...
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Podcast: Beyond Oasis/Story of Thor Game Club
One of the latest Sega Genesis/Mega Drive releases is a top down action RPG and brawler from Ancient, the team also responsible for Streets of Rage 2. It was known as Beyond Oasis in North America and The Story of Thor in all other regions, and it tells the tale of Prince Ali as he recruits...
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Podcast: Navigating Retro Gaming
Jam has officially returned and this week he and Fred are getting into the basics of retro gaming. It all starts with the best televisions, cables, and ways to hook up your retro consoles along with a good explanation as to why old systems look rough on HDTVs. Then the discussion moves on to...
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Podcast: The History of JRPGs Coming to the West
This week Fred is again solo, but fear not because he will have his faithful companion Jam back for the next episode. This week he’s discussing the origins of the Japanese Role Playing Game or JRPG and the genre’s eventual journey to the West. From humble roots in the early 80s to the powerhouse...
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Podcast covering the history of video games and cultural trends surrounding them. Official podcast of gaminghistory101.com.
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