Episode 115: Weekend Hangout w/ Mohammed Taher

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Episode 115: Weekend Hangout w/ Mohammed Taher

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Sep 19, 2017

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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!

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Sep 19, 2017

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Every episode we look back on our memories of the video games we played growing up. We discuss a brief history of the game, the memories that impacted our lives, and the experience of going back to the games in the present day.

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Episode 0: The Legend of Zelda: This week we discuss The Legend of Zelda. We begin with out earliest memories with the game, how we remember it in regards to life events, the experience of returning to the game 26 years later, and in depth discussion on why we are nostalgic. by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
126 min listen
Episode 8: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time/Hyperstone Heist: This week we discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time/Hyperstone Heist by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
82 min listen
Episode 17: Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (PC Engine): This week we discuss Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (PC Engine) by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
94 min listen
Episode 5: Castlevania/Streets of Rage 2: This week we discuss Castlevania and Streets of Rage 2 by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 2: Super Mario World: This week we discuss Super Mario World by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 6: Zombies Ate my Neighbors/Final Fight: This week we discuss Zombies Ate my Neighbors/Final Fight by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 7: Shatterhand/Sim City: This week we discuss Shatterhand and Sim City by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 12: Aladdin (Sega Genesis): This week we discuss the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of Aladdin and talk about our changing game habits. by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 20: Neo Geo Pocket Color: This week we discuss the Neo Geo Pocket Color by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 18: Milon’s Secret Castle: This week we discuss Milon’s Secret Castle by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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BimP Gaiden: Early Sega and Sonic with Greg Sewart: Greg Sewart is this episode’s guest to talk early years of the Genesis. by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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BimP Gaiden: Mike Mika: This week I interview Mike Mika by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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BimP Gaiden: Retro Game Setups and the Japan Experience (Part 1): This week we change it up a bit with a discussion on the optimal retro gaming setups, upscalers, emulation vs hardware, and the experience on traveling to Japan. by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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BimP Gaiden: Retro Game Setups and the Japan Experience (Part 2): This week we finish up the side episode on retro gaming setups, upscaling, game shopping in Japan, and finish off with a ton of news and impressions on the remastered Duck Tales, Disney Infinity, and the PS Vita. by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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BimP Gaiden: Steve Lin: This week I interview Steve Lin by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 13: Resident Evil: This week we discuss Resident Evil on the Sony Playstation, Sega Saturn, Windows 95, and the Game Boy Color? by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 4: Journey to Silius: This week we discuss Journey to Silius by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 10: Super Mario 64 and Wave Race 64: This week we revisit the launch of the Nintendo 64 and two of it's early releases, Super Mario 64 and Wave Race 64 by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Bimp Gaiden: Secrets, Tips, and Tricks of Retro Collecting and GOTY: This week we discuss retro game collecting tips and tricks. by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 1: DuckTales (NES): This week we discuss DuckTales for the NES. by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 3: Shenmue: This week we discuss Shenmue by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 14: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: This week we discuss The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 16: Super Mario Bros 2: This week we discuss Super Mario Bros 2 by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 23: Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2: This week we discuss Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and 2 by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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BimP Gaiden: Masters of Doom: David Kushner, the author of, “Masters of Doom” is this episode’s guest. by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 24: Yoshi’s Island: Patrick Klepek is this episode’s guest revisit Yoshi’s Island on the Super Nintendo. by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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BimP Gaiden: Neo Geo and Omega Consolized MVS: This week we discuss the Neo Geo and the OMEGA Consolized MVS by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 11: Mega Man 2: This week we discuss the NES Classic Mega Man 2 and reflect on the launch of the Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3 by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 31: Star Fox: Peter Brown of Gamespot joins us to remember and revisit the game that introduced us to the Super FX chip, Star Fox. by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 22: Porting the Dream w/ Mike Mika (Part I): This week we discuss the importance of video game ports with Mike Mika. by Back in my Play: A Podcast for Nostalgic Gamers
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Episode 115: Weekend Hangout w/ Mohammed Taher

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