Back In My Play: A Podcast For Nostalgic Gamers

Greg Sewart and Peter Brown join Kevin to discuss the crazy 2d action platformer Shin Shinobi Den (or Shinobi Legions in the US) on the Sega Saturn. We also discuss some current retro topics, holiday gaming memories, and more.

This is one jam packed episode with Mike Mika talking about completion of #IDARB's production, some exclusive news, the future of game preservation with games shipping broken, newly found prototypes, Atari:Game Over documentary, NBA JAM, Sega Saturn, The Atari Jaguar, and on! Basically Mike and I just chatted about games for 90 minutes.

This episode we remember and revisit Sega.net, the online service for the Sega Dreamcast. Chris Johnston and Greg Sewart join Kevin to talk about the history of the service, the games that made it special, our personal memories when the service launched in 2000. We also talk about the best Nintendo DS to complete your collection, some news, and more!

This episode we remember and revisit our first portable game, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. Peter Brown and Josh Hillyer join Kevin to share their personal memories with the game, how it holds up, mid generation game boy games, retro game shopping in Japan, New 3DS, Playstation TV, and a PSA for game collectors.

Join Kevin and Natsumi as we take a virtual tour through Akihabara and discuss the best used game shops, how to get the best deals, Japanese terms you can use while shopping, and more!

This episode we remember and revisit the under appreciate classic Castlevania: Bloodlines with Kurt Kalata from HardcoreGaming 101. We also have a discussion about the Castlevania series in general, Kevin’s upcoming 60-day trip to Japan, and more!

Nick Dwyer, writer/producer of "Diggin' in the Carts" comes on the show to discuss the awesome documentary series on Japanese Video Game Music and it's influences on the rest of the world. Nick also discusses how the project got started, his favorite interviews, what video game music he loves, and more!

Game industry veteran Gregg Tavares joins Kevin to talk about his early days of porting arcade games, his days at Sega during the Dreamcast era, what he thinks of games today, and of course M.C. Kids.

This episode we revisit Mighty Final Fight with Phil Theobald and have a discussion about weird series spin offs.

David D'Angelo from Yacht Club Games joins Kevin to talk about hist retro game memories, the development of Shovel Knight, the games he has worked on in the past (including Double Dragon Neon!), and the future of Shovel Knight. Also Shovel Knight 64?!?!

Greg Sewart joins Kevin continue their discussion of the Sega Saturn while talking about the hidden gems of the Saturn, the expensive games that are worth your money, and some weird titles that make the Saturn unique.

Greg Sewart joins Kevin to discuss the Sega Saturn, a very fascinating console with some amazing hidden gems and some true classics. In Part 1 of a 2-part series we discuss the history of the Sega Saturn, what you need to know if you want to start collecting for it, and the best titles for under $10.

Steve Lin and Brandon Sheffield come on the show to remember and revisit Bonk’s Revenge on the Turbo Grafx-16 and PC Engine. We also have a lengthy discussion about PVMs, the Sega Saturn, and what happens when you stack a ton of Sonic and Knuckle carts on top of each other.

Chris Johnston has somehow gone 25 years without seeing The Wizard. Back in my Play rectifies that and get's his impressions after watching the movie for the first time.

Chris Johnston is back to help us remember and revisit Super Mario Brother 3 on the Famicom and Nintendo Entertainment System.

Blake J. Harris, author of, “Console Wars” returns to the show to talk about the reaction to the book from Nintendo and Sega, the response from developers at E3, new documents and interviews for the Documentary, the surge in Retro Gaming’s popularity, and more!

Peter Brown of Gamespot joins us to remember and revisit the game that introduced us to the Super FX chip, Star Fox. We also discuss the Retron 5, Universal Game Cases, TheCoverProject.net, awesome old promotional videos, and more!

Mike Mike is back on the show to talk about a rediscovered version of Bomberman for the Jaguar, the amazing story of his first major development project and getting in the the industry, what it is like to see speed runners completely break a game, the concept of reproduction carts, some hidden Japanese game gems, an announcement on a new game from Other Ocean, and a release window for #IDARB.

Greg Sewart joins Kevin to discuss the music of the Sega Genesis and the Mega Drive. We also read some stories and listen to favorite tracks from the audience.

Brian Davis from Next Level Games joins us to remember and revisit Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. We also discuss the process of getting into our backlogs.