RetroActive Podcast

This week is a MASSIVE show (over 4 hours!) celebrating the Resident Evil franchise with guest Ali from Gfinity. Fred admits that recent shows have gotten too long and promises to scale them back to a more digestible 90-120 mins starting next week. In addition, feel free to use the time codes to navigate the different sections and games.
Intro and Listener Mail (0:00)
Resident Evil Franchise Primer (20:13)
RE 0, Code Veronica, Outbreak, and other side games (1:04:27)
Resident Evil (1:30:04)
Resident Evil 2 (2:19:15)
Resident Evil 3 (2:59:40)
Resident Evil 4 (3:10:39)
Resident Evil 5 (3:21:43)
Resident Evil 6 (3:32:27)
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (3:41:30)
Resident Evil 8: Village (3:53:09)
Opening Song - Resident Evil 0 Main Theme
Closing Song - Go Tell Aunt Rhody from Resident Evil 7

This week Fred leaps back into the GBA Castlevania series with Harmony of Dissonance. 
0:27 - Intro
47:56 - Games and Hardware
1:24:53 - Harmony of Dissonance
2:10:55 - One More Thing: Castelvania: Nocturne
Opening Song: Incarnation of Darkness
Break Song: Approach to Despair
Closing Song: To the Center of the Demonic Castle

This week Fred tackles two distinct games that in the summer of 2009 couldn't help but getting constantly compared to each other. He discusses each game and the similarities and differences between them.
Mobius Strip Technologies (Mega SD Expansion): https://mobiusstriptechnologies.com/
Retro Remake (Super Station One): https://retroremake.co/

This week there's a heavy intro before Fred delves into the Sega CD's first showing in its first year. We discuss the CD consoles before and after, the technical improvements, and of course, the game library. Sorry for the pudgy picture, couldn't find a good photo at the last minute.
0:00 - Intro
01:05:30 - Topic: Sega CD, Part 1
2:20:30 - One More Thing: Hellraiser
DSPico USB-C at Phenom Mod featured on Macho Nacho: https://store.phenommod.com/?product=dspico-pre-order
DosBox Pure Guide from Video Game Esoterica: https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure

This week Fred welcomes guest Danny to discuss the cult classic Shadow Hearts. Despite Fred's distaste for turn-based JRPGs, Danny recommended he give it a try anyway, and the result was a lengthy discussion about a very special game.

For this bonus episode, Fred is snowed in and decided to discuss alternatives to subscription streaming services for movies and TV in 2026.

This week Fred discusses game length, why it's important to him, and delves into some of his longest play times.
Closing Song: Uncertain Hope from Timespinner

This week's topic is all about the hacks that enhanced already popular titles.
Mega Man Trilogy Revamped (8-bit) - 38:40
Star Wars Trilogy Redux (16-bit) - 1:11:52
Aladdin Final Cut (16-bit) - 1:35:45
Final Fight MD (16-bit) - 1:43:42
One more thing: Stranger Things (spoiler free) - 1:51:38

This week Fred looks back at 4 decades of gaming on the 6s (times are approximate)
1986 - 50:48
1996 - 1:11:30
2006 - 1:41:00
2016 - 2:04:00

This week Fred brings on special guests Matt, Chase, and Trees to discuss their 2025 in gaming and packing over 5 hours of discussion!
Matt - 07:02
Chase - 01:05:27
Trees - 02:11:19
Fred - 03:20:12