5 Minute Gaming With Mike

Apr 28 2021 5

Since the late 70s, Mike has been all about gaming. Arcade Games. Console Games. PC Games. Pinball. You name it, and Mike has either played it or read about it. Join Mike as he plays and talks about his favorites (and a few non-favorites too). From Pac-Man to Pinball, take a break from your day and hang with Mike for some quick listening fun! New episodes every weekday at 5pm PST (8pm EST).

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A Really Long Trip To Earth! Remembering Gyruss,The Arcade Game

Apr 28 2021 15 mins

#VideoGames #Arcade #Gyruss #RetroBack in the 80s, Mike really got into playing an arcade game called Gyruss, a mashup of Space Invaders, Galaga and Tempest. To this day, he still thinks it has some of the best music created for an arcade game of that time. You travel the planets through 23 stages, with Earth as the final destination. Can Mike finally make it to Earth? Listen and f

Pigs vs. Wolves! Remembering The Arcade Game, Pooyan

Apr 19 2021 16 mins

#VideoGames #Arcade #Pooyan #RetroThe Pigs and the Wolves have been at it for centuries. So why not make an arcade game about it? Enter Pooyan. Back in the 80s, Mike remembers a short time where there were three arcade games in his high school lunchroom. This show is about his fond memories of playing Pooyan, trying the help the Pigs win the fight!YouTube link to this show: https:/

The Lost Music From Wheel Of Fortune Pinball. With Legendary Game Musician David Thiel

Apr 12 2021 84 mins

#VideoGames #Arcade #WheelOfFortunePinball #RetroDavid Thiel created the music and sound effects for Stern Pinball's 2008 Wheel of Fortune. He created over 12 music tracks for the game, but only four of them ever made it into the final build. David joins Mike to talk about working on this game, and for the first time in history, the lost eight music tracks are played for you t

Valheim! A New Perspective, With Legendary Game Musician David Thiel

Apr 10 2021 69 mins

#VideoGames #Arcade #Valheim #RetroValheim, currently an early access PC game on Steam, is taking the world by storm. Two months in and it's sold over 10 Million copies, bringing rewards to the team of five developers (and Steam) of over 200 million dollars! And the game is not even done yet. Guest David Thiel, a world renown game music and sound designer who has played Border

The First RPG I Ever Played. Remembering 1980's Wilderness Campaign On The Apple II

Apr 08 2021 8 mins

#VideoGames #Arcade #WildernessCampaign #RetroA few years ago, Mike had a vision playing this game from his childhood. But he just couldn't remember the name. After many google searches (with descriptions like "Apple II game with necromancer castle"), he finally found it. Wilderness Campaign! This game is one of the first computer RPG games ever created. Watch and tr

Revenge of the Planets! Remembering the Arcade Game, Mad Planets, with Sound Designer David Thiel.

Mar 29 2021 31 mins

#VideoGames #Arcade #MadPlanets #RetroDavid Thiel joins Mike for another show about the glory days of arcade gaming. This episode is all about the 1983 arcade game, Mad Planets. In the successful wake of the Williams games like Robotron and Defender, David explains why it was important for him to find his own space shooter sounds that could stand on their own. Especially with a cha

Pinball of Fortune. A look at Stern Pinball's Wheel of Fortune table!

Mar 24 2021 8 mins

#VideoGames #Arcade #WheelOfFortune #RetroMike shows you a beautiful pinball game made by Stern Pinball. Wheel of Fortune was a failure for making money on location, but Mike tells you why this game might be a gem to play, if you can find one!YouTube link to this show: https://youtu.be/EB35zbow-Ls5 min. Gaming With Mike on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvke-gQ4wgZ

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