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Episode 108: Phantom Dust

Back in my Play: Remembering and Revisiting Video Games

Release Date: 05/26/2017

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Back in my Play: Remembering and Revisiting Video Games

John Linneman and Mike Mika join Kevin to remember and revisit Goldeneye 007 on the Nintendo 64. 

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Back in my Play: Remembering and Revisiting Video Games

Ryan Payton joins Kevin to remember and revisit Halo 3. We also discuss Ryan’s past working on the franchise. You can support Back in my Play by becoming a Patreon at http://patreon.com/backinmyplay

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Back in my Play: Remembering and Revisiting Video Games

Mike Mika returns to the show to discuss console generations, advances in retro gaming tech, the importance and transition of the demo, Samurai Showdown and more!

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Back in my Play: Remembering and Revisiting Video Games

Mike Mika joins Kevin to talk about incredible office clean up finds, new mini consoles, making new games in old engines, the latest projects at Digital Eclipse and Other Ocean and much More!

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Back in my Play: Remembering and Revisiting Video Games

John Linneman and Ryan Payton join Kevin to remember and revist Resident Evil 4.

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Back in my Play: Remembering and Revisiting Video Games

John Linneman and Greg Sewart join Kevin to talk about hardware revisions old and new, retro hardware projects, the Famicom Disk System, recent retro rereleases, new Mini consoles, and much more!

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Back in my Play: Remembering and Revisiting Video Games

Mike Mika returns to discuss the process of curating and developing the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, #IDARB 2, the Intellivision Amico, fascinating arcade to home ports and much more!

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Back in my Play: Remembering and Revisiting Video Games

This episode we remember and revisit Halo: Combat Evolved on the Microsoft XBOX. Halo: CE launched with the XBOX on November 15, 2001. Upon release it defined a console and even a brand. Guest hosting are John Linneman and Ryan Payton.

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Back in my Play: Remembering and Revisiting Video Games

John Linneman of Digital Foundry and Peter Brown of Gamespot join Kevin to talk about the PS1 Classic (including better alternatives), the future of backwards compatibility, retro console mods, FPGAs and more!

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Back in my Play: Remembering and Revisiting Video Games

We are back with HUGE catch up episode talking about DF Retro, Shenmue, Ys VIII, Okami, Dragon Quest, Hori's Switch D-Pad, video game music, Streets of Rage 4 and other retro game news and topics! 

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Cast

  • Kevin Larrabee
  • Ryan Payton
  • Michael Reilly

 

Intro

  • Available now for free on XBOX One and PC
  • Michael’s relationship with PD and the community
  • Ryan’s involvement with the PD re-release

 

Segment 1: Super Brief History

 

  • Release Dates
    • JP: September 23, 2004
    • NA: March 15, 2005
  • Developed by Microsoft Game Studios
  • Producer/Director: Yukio Futatsugi

Development:

  • Developed in MS attempt to cater to the Japanese audience
  • The Western release was canceled by MS as the life of the XB was coming to an end, even though the game was already translated into English during development
  • December 2004 Majesco and MS signed a deal to let Majesco publish PD in the USA
  • Received positive reviews at release with a 82 metacritic

 

Segment 2: PD Back in the Day

 

  • Personal Memories and History of PD
  • Why the game was so important
  • The community after the 360 launched (Back Compat on 360)

 

Segment 3: Revisiting PD/Changes to the Remaster/Protips

 

  • Details on the re-release
    • Native resolution, uncompressed textures and cut-scenes (16:9)
    • "It's a UWP app, so yep, it can run alongside other games." - Adam Isgreen
  • Changes made
    • Only the base 300 skills at launch, Xbox Live Rare skills to come (will be easier than 30 online wins to get one)
    • Can skip mission after failing it a 3rd time (but still get rewards)
    • All new Quick battle arsenals (by Gregory Barton, long time hardcore PD fan and community feedback)
    • MP open from the start (SP rewards flow in MP save, but MP items don’t flow to SP)
    • Free MP Starter Pack DLC (2-school arsenal case and 33 different skills from 3 schools)
  • Protips on how to best enjoy PD for newcomers
    • Play through the SP, the first 2 chapters are the tutorial and the rest of the game prepares you for the online battles by introducing the player to new skill and arsenal ideas
    • Play Quick mode (pre-constructed arsenals, re-done for the re-release) to get familiar with how online plays.
    • Visit the site. :)