Episode 75: CPS Arcade
Arguable the best 2D Arcade Platform, AFPH jumps into the storied history of Capcom’s CPS System.
Episode 71: Unsung Heroes – Master System
AFPH discusses the Master of all consoles and why it is still worth a visit, all these years later.
Episode 70: Tengen
AFPH dive into the Atari shell company Tengen, whose surprising role in video game history precedes it’s nefarious origins.
Episode 69: Revisiting the Dreamcast
It’s been 20 years since the Dreamcast launched and on this episode, the Autofire Power Hour revisits Sega’s little white box with fresh eyes.
Episode 41: Virtua Fighter
In 1993 Yu Suzuki released a 3D fighting game that would change the video game industry forever.
Episode 40: Arcade Racers
Arcade Racers have crashed n’ burned in today’s video game industry but there was a time when they ruled the track.
Episode 39: Night Trap
In 1993 Joe Lieberman was on a crusade to prosecute the video game industry. Night Trap was at the top of his target list.
Episode 37: More than Games
PACHINKO!!! And health clubs….those too.
Episode 34: Controller MANIA
Cool ones, bad ones, expensive ones, just barely functional ones… The controller is to the video game as milk is to cereal, eternally tied together.
Episode 33: Light Gun Games
LIGHT GUN GAMES!
Episode 30: Darius
Journey with AFPH into the world of Taito’s Darius where we battle the onslaught of space fish in one of the best horizontal shooter series of all time.
Bonus Episode: Sega-Nights
On this extra special bonus edition of the AFPH, we lightly dabble in self-induced public shaming in an attempt to pull back the curtain a bit. Special appearance enthusiast Thor Becker joins once again as we discuss how we spent our Friday nights in high school establishing the “Sega-Nights” (not to be confused with Sega’s Nights).
Episode 22: Retrocity Festival- Rail Shooters & Gal’s Panic
AFPH attended the Retrocity Festival in Pomona, CA with great excellence and a vulgar display of leisure.
Episode 19: Street Fighter Offshoots
What happens when one of the best fighter franchises in gaming history is capitalized beyond it’s original intent? Turns out that means puzzle games and mediocre 3D fighters (Brian’s edit: “Fuck you, they’re good!”)…go figure.
Episode 18: Nights
This time around the fellas journey into dreams with one of Yuji Naka’s most original and cherished (not shitty) creations.
Episode 17: Razor Soft
Before Mortal Kombat. Before Night Trap (but after Splatterhouse), Razorsoft was trail blazing the exploitation of kick-butt violence long before decapitations became standard fair in video games.
Episode 16: Road Rash
In this smooth episode we smoothly discuss the Road Rash series in terms of its smoothness.
Episode 14: Dreamcast
Brian and Ray discuss Sega’s last “ode to joy,” the Dreamcast, and the legacy of some of it’s games.
Episode 11: Sonic 3 & Knuckles
With the completion of our Sonic & Knuckles play through, Brian and Ray sit down and discuss the game itself, the controversy around how it was made and it’s place in gaming history.
Episode 9: Sega 32X Part 1_The Console
In a very special episode of Autofire Power Hour, Brian and Ray discuss the infamous Sega add-on, the 32X.
Episode 8: Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Virgin Interactive Entertainment is responsible for some of the most memorable 16-bit era video games. They also created the RTS genre and were sprite creation innovators.
Episode 7: Aerobiz
Welcome back to AFPH’s heated discussion with Robbie around the Koei Executive Series classic, Aerobiz!
Episode 5: Eternal Champions
AFPH fight their way through Eternal Champions, including the history of the development team that came to be known as Sega Interactive.
Episode 3: Treasure 32bit
Years in the making, AFPH sheds light on the Treasure 32-bit Era and some of the most beloved video games of the era.
Episode 0: Launch Party!
THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN!
Ok not that triumphant, but a return nonetheless!
Episode 2: Treasure 16bit
AFPH reviews the early years of one of their favorite developers, Treasure!
Episode 1: Altered Beast!
Brian and Ray discuss Altered Beast and it’s role in shaping the brawler genre and giving all of us the true Arcade experience in the home for the first time.
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