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 17, 2021 Living in the Shade of a Video Arcade Episode 28 - The Year 1980
Today I talk about the notable releases and top selling games of the year 1980.
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23min
April 10, 2021 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 27: The Atari Video Computer System
Today I am talking about the Atari VCS aka The Atari 2600
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18min
March 20, 2021 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 26 - Marble Madness
Today I am talking about one of my favorite arcade games of all time, Marble Madness from Atari!
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14min
March 13, 2021 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 25 - Afterburner
Today I am going to talk about the 1987 classic Afterburner.
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11min
March 06, 2021 Living in the Shade of a Video Arcade Episode 24 - Star Trek Strategic Operations Simulator
Today we're talking about the only Star Trek game to hit the arcades in the 80s, the Star Trek Strategic Operations Simulator also know as the Star Trek Arcade game. I talk about the Sega published game, the ports and the lore of the game that was probably one of the first computer games with the original ideas being developed on mainframes in the 70s.
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22min
February 27, 2021 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 23: Frogger
The 1981 classic Frogger is one everyone remembers and remembers well.
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15min
February 20, 2021 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: Tetris
Today I am going to talk about the phenomenon that is Tetris. Russian video game that everyone has played!
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14min
February 13, 2021 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: LaserDisc Video Games
One unique tech of the 80s arcade scene was the LaserDisc video game. From Dragon's Lair to Mach 3 they were cool even if you couldn't figure out how to play them! (looking at YOU Dragon's Lair! LOL)
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16min
January 23, 2021 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 20: Galaxian and Galaga
Today we talk about the classic series, Galaxian. Starting with Galaxian and it's sequel Galaga are both now classic 80s video games that everyone enjoys.
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13min
January 09, 2021 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: JAMMA Standard
Today I talk about the JAMMA standard and why it was important.
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10min

FAQs about Living in the Retro Arcade:

How many episodes does Living in the Retro Arcade have?

The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.