Gaming off the Beaten Path

A podcast celebrating old school and retro gaming, from the all-time classics to the hidden gems. Check out my reviews at gobp.blogspot.com.

Shadowrun

I recently took my first trip to the bleak and depressing world of Shadowrun. Was this cyberpunk adventure worth the playthrough? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #shadowrun #mygamingjourney⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

12-20
23:40

Lords of Thunder

I don't play too many shoot 'em ups, but this one caught my eye. Was Lords of Thunder worth checking out? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #sega #turbografx16 #mygamingjourney⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

12-04
18:22

Resident Evil 4 - The 10s

It's a little late for scary season, but I couldn't pass up the chance to talk about one of my all-time favorite games, the iconic Resident Evil 4 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#residentevil #survivalhorror #mygamingjourney⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠⁠

11-10
27:34

Lost Odyssey - Part 2

Back on the horse after being sick all week, it's time to finish our look at Lost Odyssey. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#lostodyssey #mygamingjourney⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

11-04
31:07

Lost Odyssey - Part 1

It looks like Final Fantasy; it sounds like Final Fantasy...but it's not Final Fantasy? And it's on an XBox console? Lost Odyssey gets a lot of praise, but was it truly a hidden gem? https://gobp.blogspot.com/2024/04/mega-man-and-bass.html https://gobp.blogspot.com/2024/10/lost-odyssey-part-1.html Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: https://www.youtube.com/aurablazemusic https://aurablaze.bandcamp.com/

10-15
27:45

Terranigma

It took me some time, but I finally completed the Quintet trilogy. Was Terranigma a fitting end? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#enix #terranigma #mygamingjourney ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

10-04
21:08

Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash

We take out first official look at the Neo Geo this week. The console was known for its fighting games, but was Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash one of the better examples? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#SNK #Neo Geo #retrogaming #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

09-20
16:59

The Wild World of Old School Gaming Magazines

Sadly, Game Informer in no more. I thought I would take some time to discuss some of the different gaming magazines I grew up reading. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#gameinformer #nintendopower #gamepro #pcgamer #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

09-02
26:33

Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven (The 10s)

It's back to my 10s this week, with Might and Magic VI. This game is one of my all-time favorites and one of the reasons I even consider PC games in my coverage. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#mightandmagic #retrogaming #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

08-23
29:13

Flink

Back at it this week with a look at Flink, a 2D platformer for the Sega CD. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#sega #retrogaming #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

08-13
19:39

Twisted Metal (PS1)

Going back through the blog archives once again, this time to check out the beginning of one of my all-time favorite series. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#twistedmetal #retrogaming #playstation #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

08-03
18:35

Warhawk

We are going back to the early days of the blog, which went back to the early days of the PS1. Warhawk was one of the console's early titles, but is it still worth playing ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #playstation #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

07-25
15:07

Super Baseball 2020

It's time to play ball. It's kind of funny to see what people thought baseball might look like in 2020 way back in 1991. Was Super Baseball 2020 a good game? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #baseball #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

07-16
16:26

Heretic

Heretic was a 90's FPS, a boomer shooter, if you will, designed to capitalize on the success of Doom. Did its medieval treatment of a successful formula succeed? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #pc #doom #idsoftware #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)⁠

07-08
20:03

Rival Schools

School is in session this week with yet another Capcom fighting game. ⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #playstation #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)

06-25
14:48

Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu

Licensed games are dime a dozen now, but it wasn't always that way. So I was shocked when I learned there was a platformer based on movie star Jackie Chan from the 90's. That's cool, but was the game actually good. ⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #turbografx16 #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)

06-13
13:21

Mutant League Hockey

With the Stanley Cup finals about to get underway, I figured I would check out a hockey game. But Mutant League Hockey is no ordinary puck sim. ⁠⁠#retrogaming #hockey #mutantleague #mygamingjourney⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)

06-04
14:49

Devil's Crush

This week, we're taking our first look at the TurboGrafx-16 library with a pinball title that's definitely a little different. ⁠#retrogaming #turbografx16 #pinball #mygamingjourney⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)

05-24
16:31

10 Round Fight: Mega Man and Bass vs. Mega Man X6

One ring, two low-tier Mega Man titles. It's Mega Man and Bass vs. Mega Man X6 in our latest 10 Round Fight. Which Mega mess will come out on top? #retrogaming #capcom #megaman #mygamingjourney⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)

05-11
38:00

Mega Man and Bass

This week, we take a look at the much maligned Mega Man and Bass. Is this title as difficult (and frustrating) as it's cracked up to be? #retrogaming #capcom #megaman #mygamingjourney ⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aura Blaze (bandcamp.com)

05-02
19:47

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