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  • PLAY RETRO 190: KISS: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child

    PLAY RETRO 190: KISS: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child
    2025/10/30
    A first-person shooter developed by Third Law Interactive and published by Gathering of Developers, based loosely on Todd McFarlane’s comic series. Players assume the role of circus performers empowered by the four KISS personas to prevent the birth of a supernatural being known as the Nightmare Child.

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    1 時間 31 分
  • PLAY RETRO 189: The 16bit Scooby Doo Games!

    PLAY RETRO 189: The 16bit Scooby Doo Games!
    2025/10/22
    Scooby-Doo Mystery (1995) for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Both titles shared the same name but were completely different games developed by separate studios: Illusions Gaming Company and Argonaut Software. The Genesis version took a point-and-click adventure approach with investigation and dialogue mechanics, while the SNES version played as a platforming mystery with clue collection and a fear meter system.

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    1 時間 9 分
  • PLAY RETRO 188: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    PLAY RETRO 188: Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
    2025/10/15
    Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1990) and Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus (1991) from HorrorSoft — two Amiga and DOS adventure titles that combined RPG elements, point-and-click mechanics, and horror themes under the Accolade label. We also review Elvira: The Arcade Game (1991), a platform-action title from Flair Software, and briefly discuss the licensed pinball machines Elvira and the Party Monsters (1989) and Scared Stiff (1996).

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    1 時間 9 分
  • PLAY RETRO 187: Clock Tower

    PLAY RETRO 187: Clock Tower
    2025/10/12
    Clock Tower, the horror adventure series that helped define the “chase-and-hide” genre. Beginning with Clock Tower: The First Fear (1995, Super Famicom), we follow orphan Jennifer Simpson’s desperate escape from the mansion of the murderous Scissorman, through its 3D PlayStation sequel, the psychological spin-off The Struggle Within and more.

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    1 時間 9 分
  • PLAY RETRO 186: Q*Bert

    PLAY RETRO 186: Q*Bert
    2025/10/01
    Q*bert (Arcade, 1982), Gottlieb’s isometric puzzle-action game that became one of the most recognizable mascots of the golden age of arcades. We’ll also look at its sequels Q*bert’s Qubes (1983) and Q*bert 3 (1992, SNES)

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    1 時間 1 分
  • PLAY RETRO 185: Star Trek - 25th Anniversary

    PLAY RETRO 185: Star Trek - 25th Anniversary
    2025/09/24
    Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (1992, DOS/Amiga), Interplay’s episodic adventure that combined bridge command, away team puzzles, and space combat to capture the feel of The Original Series. Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993), which refined the formula with stronger puzzles and full cast voice acting, and compare them with the action-focused NES and Game Boy versions released under the same name.

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    1 時間 12 分
  • PLAY RETRO 184: Deus Ex

    PLAY RETRO 184: Deus Ex
    2025/09/17
    Deus Ex (2000) on PC, developed by Ion Storm and directed by Warren Spector, is a cyberpunk-themed immersive sim that combined first-person shooting with RPG systems, dialogue choices, and multiple paths through each mission. Players controlled JC Denton, a nano-augmented agent navigating a world of conspiracies, branching choices, and emergent gameplay.

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    1 時間 15 分
  • PLAY RETRO 183: Bubsy!

    PLAY RETRO 183: Bubsy!
    2025/09/10
    Bubsy the Bobcat debuted in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (1993) on the SNES and Genesis, a colorful platformer built around speed and Bubsy’s glide ability. The series continued with Bubsy II (1994), adding hub-based level selection, multiplayer, and gadgets; Fractured Furry Tales (1994) on Atari Jaguar, which rethemed the action around fairy tales; and Bubsy 3D (1996) on PlayStation, which attempted early 3D platforming with exploration and collectibles.

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    1 時間 6 分