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:

July 23, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 78: Pong
Today we talk about the grand daddy of all video games, Pong.
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20min
July 09, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 77: PC Gaming of the 80s
Today I talk about early PC gaming that started in the 80s with the IBM PC 5150
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24min
July 02, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80's Arcase Wpisode 76: Atari 50th Anniversary Celebration
Today we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Atari and talk about the announced Atari 50th Anniversary Celebration release to happen in Q4 this year as well as my top 10 list of 10 games that made Atari great.
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19min
June 25, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 75: Nintendo Switch for Retro Games
This week I picked up a Nintendo Switch with the idea that I would be able to play Retro games like the 80s games we all love.
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10min
June 11, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: Paperboy
Today's show will talk about Paperboy and some of the interesting technology in the game, ports and how popular the game.
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23min
May 28, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: Top Gun
Today we talk about games that were branded after the hit Top Gun and games that were inspired by the movie all in support of Top Gun: Mavrick....FINALLY in theaters
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17min
May 21, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: Return of the Jedi Video Games
I talk about my CORGScon purchase but before that the original Return of the Jedi Game for the Arcade and various other systems
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13min
May 15, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episod 71 CORGScon 2022
My first retro gaming convention in Columbus, OH. Got to talk to John Ruggs and some really cool video game developers and see lots of cool stuff. Be sure to come next year!

https://www.corgscon.com/
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39min
April 30, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: The Commodore 64
Today we are talking about the best selling computer of all time,The Commodore 64.
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28min
April 23, 2022 Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 69:Apple IIc and the Atari 800XL
Today I talk about two great gaming computers, the Apple IIc and the Atari 800XL. These are both influential systems in my life and part of the reason I am doing IT work today.
Apple II Floppy Emulator
https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/

Lotharek SIO2SD Floppy Emulator

https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=58
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25min

FAQs about Living in the Retro Arcade:

How many episodes does Living in the Retro Arcade have?

The podcast currently has 158 episodes available.