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:

September 26, 2020 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 8: Star Wars!
Today I talk about the best Star Wars video game ever, the original Arcade Game and it's lesser known arcade sequels for the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
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23min
September 19, 2020 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 7: Crazy Climber and Rampage
Today I talk about 2 games that both feature buildings....Crazy Climber from 1980 and Rampage from 1986.
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20min
September 12, 2020 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: Missile Command
Today I talk about the 80s arcade classic Missile Command!
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19min
September 05, 2020 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 5: Pac Man
Today we're talking about the phenomenon that is Pac Man!
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21min
August 29, 2020 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 4: Movies and Documentaries About Video Games
Today I share our first two "My Firsts"....my own and Living in the 80's Rob Faught's first 80s video game console.

Today it's all about the movies and the shows that document and talk about our favorite form of entertainment: Video Games!
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30min
August 22, 2020 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 3 - Chuck E Cheese
Today we're going to talk a little about Chuck E Cheese which was created by Atari Co-Founder, Nolan Bushnell. We also cover a little of Bushnell's background.
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18min
August 15, 2020 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 2: Space Invaders
Today I am talking about the classic Space Invaders from 1978 that may have started in the 70s but is decidedly an 80s phenomonon.
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10min
August 08, 2020 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade
Today I talk about the start of the podcast and the start of video games with Pong.
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13min

FAQs about Living in the Retro Arcade:

How many episodes does Living in the Retro Arcade have?

The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.