Living in the Retro Arcade

By Joel McLaughlin

This show covers the golden age of video games...the arcades of the 1970s, 1980s and beyond. I will talk about the arcade games themselves and the vibe of the arcade and why without it we wouldn't hav... more

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The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.

Living in the Retro Arcade episodes:

April 09, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: The Space Quest Series
Today we talk about the Two Guys from Andromeda's creation: The Space Quest Series! Come listen and learn about the adventure of space janitor, Roger Wilco.
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23min
April 02, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80's Arcade Episode 67: Sierra On-Line
Today I talk about the PC Gaming company Sierra On-Line. So many great series were started by this company.

Also, make sure to check out Metal Jesus's show with Ken and Roberta Williams AND Metal Jesus's time at Sierra.

https://youtu.be/LAemLilaNjk

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmNCFtAlYN0
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23min
March 12, 2022 Living in The Shade of an 80s Arcade: Star Trek Strategic Operations Simulator
It started on mainframes but made a great move to the Arcade in 1983
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19min
March 07, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade:Top 5 Foods Consumed Playing Games in the 80s
Kind of a silly idea for a show but we always liked to munch on something will eating dots with Pac Man or Zapping Invaders...top 5 foods consumed during an 80s video game session.
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13min
February 26, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: My Top 5 Iconic Video Games of the 80s
Today I am talking about the top 5 iconic games of the 80s. This is my current list and only MY list. Yours may differ.
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19min
February 19, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade 64: Top 5 places to find arcade games in the 80s and now.
Where did you find arcade games in the 80s and now.
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19min
February 13, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 62 - Top 5 Sports Games
It is Super Bowl weekend and today I talk about my top 80s Sports Arcade Games.
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21min
January 29, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 61 - My Top 5 Driving Games of the 80s
I list out MY top 5 driving games of the 80s and talk a little about each one
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17min
January 22, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 60: Activision
Today we talk about the first third party console developer Activision who is still around today thanks to Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard
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24min
January 15, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade : ET...Failure or Good Game?
Today we talk about the infamous and much maligned game ET for the 2600.
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17min

FAQs about Living in the Retro Arcade:

How many episodes does Living in the Retro Arcade have?

The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.