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:

March 11, 2023 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: 80s Video Game Inspired Cartoons
Video games were very popular in the 80s and of COURSE they made cartoons for Saturday morning. Let's revisit a handful of these shows.
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15min
February 25, 2023 Living in the Shade of an 80's Arcade - Tetris!
Today's show is all about the phenomonal puzzle game EVERYONE has played...TETRIS! Tetris was created in Soviet Russia by Alexey Pajitnov.

Yes there is so much intrigue behind getting Tetris outside of the USSR that they are making a film that will start streaming on Apple TV+ on March 31st!
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29min
February 11, 2023 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 96 - Breakout
Breakout may have been launched in 1976 but it had A LOT of influence in the 80s and in modern day. From Breakout and Super Break out on the 2600 to versions on the 5200...so many versions that I can't possibly talk about all of them. So enjoy my breakout podcast....see what I did there???
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14min
February 05, 2023 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 95: Yar's Revenge
Have you played Atari today? Yar's Revenge is in the house along with the Enhanced version and the Recharged version
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19min
January 28, 2023 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: Space Shuttle a Journey into Space
This episode is dedicated to the men and woman of the Space Shuttle Challenger who left this earth on January 28, 1986.

We talk about Space Shuttle: A Journey into Space, the Activision game that attempted to give 80s space kids a taste of flying on the shuttle.

The world misses you Michael Smith, Dick Scobee, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnick, Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe.
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16min
January 21, 2023 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: Repairing Retro Systems and Controllers
A little bit of a geeky show here...repairing and taking care of your retro consoles. Focusing in on the Atari line but some of the same techniques apply to other systems like the Apple II line, Intellivision and others.
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26min
January 14, 2023 Living in the Shade of an Eighties Arcade Episode 92: Atari MyArcade devices.
Today I talk about upcoming Atari My arcade devices
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19min
January 07, 2023 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 91: Quick Review of the Atari 50th Anniversary Celebration Game for the Nintendo Switch
This title is AWESOME if you grew up playing both in the arcade AND game consoles of the 80s and 90s.
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17min
November 20, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 90: 10 things you can find on eBay for an 80s Game Nut
Listen to the show for the full list. One item I mentioned on the show is somewhat special so here is the link below:
Cocktail Table Game
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22min
November 06, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: 10 gift ideas you can buy TODAY for an 80s Video Game Nut
1. Atari VCS 800
2. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
3. Atari Flashback Classics
4. NAMCO MUSEUM ARCADE PAC
5. Popfunk Classic Atari Video Game Retro Logo Vintage Gaming Console T Shirt
6. Mega 65
7. Attack of the Petsci Robots
8. Key Chains and Pins
9. Basic Fun Arcade Classics - Pac-Man Color LCD Retro Mini Arcade Game , Yellow
10. Tiny Arcade Atari 2600
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26min

FAQs about Living in the Retro Arcade:

How many episodes does Living in the Retro Arcade have?

The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.