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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Brian LOVES Chibi-Robo! And we are gonna find out why, here on Play Retro. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/Ebd1raw0-qI

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

On this episode of Play Retro, Sam and Max Hit The Road! Does it hold up? Oh hell yeah it does. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/jA7_77fI4Dk

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

On TMS, we regret the hotdog. Also, don’t be a local hate figure. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/tms VIDEO: youtu.be/JY21Yz-PYn0

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Remember 1997’s Blade Runner point and click adventure game? Play Retro does. So let’s get into it! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/zHGzZshZlSA

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Play Retro time, and we are finally taking a look at Paper Mario! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/PamlDpm_ddQ

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Play Retro decides that Ecco The Dolphin needs some retro love. So it’s getting that love TODAY! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/Xl2fZtK9_Pk

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Scott Johnson @scottjohnson.zip · 04/03/2026

Hey my duders. For a week, I am running a freebie on the site: Kirby Avatar pack, all art from me, for the low price of FREE. Get in there! frogpants.com/products/the...

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Get it while you can! These are FREE and only up for the next week!

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Today on Play Retro, we finish out Full Motion Feb with our look at Star Trek: Borg from 1996. Resistance is Futile as they say. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/vcq24CNw7yA

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

A hint as to what we have in store for Watch Retro tonight at 4pm MT at frogpants.tv

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Time to dust off our copies of Return To Zork from 1993. Full motion video? Check. That fits in Full Motion February! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/@playretroshow

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Bad Mojo (1996) is a grimy, atmospheric PC masterpiece where you navigate a decaying apartment through the eyes of a roach. And we played it! ROACHES! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/jvnQEJljdMg

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Scott Johnson @scottjohnson.zip · 10/02/2026

Why, it's Super Mario Kart 64 Day! #retrogaming

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

It’s official! The great Liam O’Brien is coming to Nerdtacular this June in SLC! From Critical Role to The Mighty Nein, he’s a legend and a long-time friend. Can’t wait to have him hang with the Frogpants community! Tickets & hotel info: frogpants.com/nerdtacular

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Kirby rules, and so does this obscure golf game, Kirby’s Dream Course. And we talked about it on the podcast today! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/eWlzP4y6qA0

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Oh man, we are stoked for this. GORF owns part of my soul. So lets talk about it on Play Retro! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/1zgQ-tHwpxk

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Sega Rally Championship rules, and we are here to prove it by talking about its impact on racing games of yore. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/@playretroshow

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

PLAY RETRO Special: Warren Davis & The Creation of Q*Bert. FEEDS, EPISODE and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/scottjohnson

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

You might have missed just how awesome Astro Boy was on GBA in 2003. We are here to talk about it on the podcast. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/@playretroshow

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

You plum forgot just how good the Saturn pinball games were. We did. And now we remind you with a fresh episode of Play Retro! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/fXTDAzGqbCs

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Scott Johnson @scottjohnson.zip · 05/01/2026

IT'S TIME! That's right, tickets and group rates area UP for Nerdtacular 2026! ALL the details are at frogpants.com/nerdtacular. Come one come all! Can't wait to see you all.

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Scott Johnson @scottjohnson.zip · 31/12/2025

We go WAY back for this one, and get our D&D on with the DOS classic series. Jump in for the last Play Retro of 2025! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/ycPQcLn7iww

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Time to take the descent with, well, Descent. Great game, great look back, fire up Play Retro and let’s talk about it! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/@playretroshow

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Play Retro feels it’s time for Jagged Alliance. So here it is! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/@playretroshow

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Wanna help Kyle Katarn beat back the Imperial menace? Come back to the DOS days and we will help on Play Retro! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/Ib0K7ABHvA4

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Time for Scott and Brian to talk about the king of the RTS genre: Starcraft! Come in! The Vespene Gas is warm! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/@playretroshow

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Play Retro talks Beyond Good and Evil! The cult hit from 2003 that STILL might get a sequel. (Not likely.) FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/nE9o4RLtqwg

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

On Play Retro we land on Harvest Moon for an episode. Very influential, and still really fun! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/uigiyMyvGG4

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

The Play Retro show takes on Max Payne, the first one, and finds that there is still a LOT to love in this bullet-storm mayhem. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/OOhPZR2vzGs

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Wild that Halo is now 24 years old. That means Play Retro needs to talk about it. And it does! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/Tp37hF7ROaI

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Scott Johnson @scottjohnson.zip · 30/10/2025

On Play Retro this week, time to hit the KISS first person shooter you all maybe forgot. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/@playretroshow

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Play Retro remembers Scooby-Doo Mystery (1995) for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Do you? Either way, enjoy this week’s show! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/@playretroshow

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Play Retro hits more Halloween stuff, with the C64 game Elvira: Mistress of the Dark & it’s followups! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/@playretroshow

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Remember the Clock Tower series? We here at Play Retro sure do. SNIP SHIP! RUN! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/@playretroshow

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Time for the Play Retro crew to chat about everyone’s favorite swearing orange weirdo, Q*bert! Let’s GO! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/VHCDdQmrYA8

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

On Play Retro, how Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (’92) mixed bridge, puzzles, & space combat to feel like TOS. Judgment Rites (’93) refined it w/ cast voices. NES & Game Boy got unrelated action games under the same name. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/dS-lWJ8Mjos

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Time to talk about Deus Ex, and why Ion Storm and Warren Spector made one of the best games ever, and still didn’t get to keep the company. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/l9ieby06LL0

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Today’s Play Retro is a special episode! Scott and Brian talking about the making of great soundtracks in games, retro or otherwise! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/2Pey9lj1xlE

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

We here at Play Retro are massive fans of Metal Slug, and we are so happy to finally be doing an episode about the series! 🪖 🚁 💣 FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/mcJxBFsDp1k

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Joe & Mac is a funny, colorful side-scrolling caveman adventure with co-op play, later ported to multiple systems and followed by sequels and a spin-off. Play Retro is here for it! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/T6SOaDyRP08

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Scott Johnson @scottjohnson.zip · 14/08/2025

The Pac-Man Museum+ collection is only ten bucks right now on Steam. Stupid cheap and an amazing collection. (A few annoying nitpick aside on how you unlock all the games, but love it.) store.steampowered.com/app/1665130/...

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

On this week’s Play Retro, Scott and Brian dig deep into why Shadowrun is still considered one of the great CyberPunk inspired classics ever! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/24VNqR0qc8o

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Scott Johnson @scottjohnson.zip · 08/08/2025

Added a preliminary FAQ to the Nerdtacular 2026 page today. www.frogpants.com/nerdtacular

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Step into the shoes of geologist Greg Bradley as giant radioactive ants invade 1950s-inspired Lizard Breath! This cult Amiga classic blends pulp sci-fi, point-and-click adventure, and wild action minigames. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtube.com/@playretroshow

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Scott Johnson @scottjohnson.zip · 30/07/2025

Today on Play Retro, The Incredible Machine, a series that turned complex cause-and-effect chain reactions into one of the most oddly satisfying puzzle experiences of the '90s and paid homage to the genius of Goldberg! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/WJDMhIOGg1A

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Scott Johnson @scottjohnson.zip · 29/07/2025

Howdy! If anyone who sees this is planning on possibly coming to Nerdtacular 2026 here in SLC, we put up a quick survey! Much details to come, but wanted to hear from you too! Here's the survey: frogpants.com/nerdtacular

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

PLAY RETRO 177: Heroes of Might & Magic III, is OUT! 🏰 The beloved turn-based classic! Build towns, command armies, and help Queen Catherine reclaim her kingdom. ⚔️ #HoMM3 #Retrogaming FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/qb5K3zIctYU

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Today on Play Retro: The Microsoft monster truck racing series surprised everyone in the late '90s with its over-the-top physics and loud engines, expanding from PC to consoles. FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/lfDE0MnxWtk

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

RoboCop games have a few bangers, and we are talking about those this week! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/FH9TY8NlON0

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Play Retro! @playretroshow.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

The Lost Vikings and its sequel star Erik, Baleog, and Olaf puzzles through alien ships, pyramids, and futuristic worlds. Released in the early '90s by Silicon & Synapse (now Blizzard), and it holds up! FEEDS, EPISODES and SITE: frogpants.com/playretro VIDEO: youtu.be/neGwNGs5GiE

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