Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast

By Daniel Reichert & Stian Mathisen

Technology Video Games

What's Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast about?

Danny and Stian share stories from a lifetime of playing videogames, with an emphasis on retro games and retro gaming. We span everything from Nintendo and Sega to Atari, PC, Playstation and more, as we analyze all aspects of the gaming industry, and how it’s changed through the years.

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Retro PC Music and Sound Ca...

04.28.2022

We catch up on the retro PC build and we spin off on lots of retro gaming tangents, ranging from CRT screens, how to clean your ball mouse and of course sound cards and game music. We also listen to ...

Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast episodes:

04.28.2022 Retro PC Music and Sound Cards - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 072 We catch up on the retro PC build and we spin off on lots of retro gaming tangents, ranging from CRT screens, how to clean your ball mouse and of course sound cards and game music. We also listen to ...
03.26.2022 Movies Based on Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 071 We talk about why most movies based on videogames are terrible, but also why movies about games can be great, covering Super Mario Bros., Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Wing Commander, Final Fantasy The Spirits Within, WarCraft, Sonic the Hedgehog, The ...
06.01.2021 Nintendo 64 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 070 We finally devote an entire episode to the Nintendo 64! Mario 64, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye, Mario Kart 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, Zelda: Majora's Mask and more as we reminisce on the launch of what was first known as ...
04.05.2021 A Retro PC Build - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 069 This episode covers a few different topics, such as games that didn't quite make our top 50 lists and we also talk about Tharald's new retro gaming PC build. We talk about midi synthesizer modules for retro gaming on the ...
01.15.2021 1990s PC Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 068 We have a special guest on this episode to talk about 90s PC gaming classics like Command & Conquer Red Alert, Monkey Island, MDK, Simon The Sorcerer 2, Wing Commander, Die By The Sword, Carmageddon 2 and Grim Fandango. We ...
12.18.2020 50 Greatest Games: 05-01 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 067 We end up aligning on both Super Mario World, Final Fantasy VII, Tetris and Street Fighter as we count down the top spots of our 50 favourite games! For the number one spot we totally differ, and end up with ...
11.17.2020 50 Greatest Games: 10-06 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 066 We lean heavily into mid-90's Nintendo games in this episode, but also cover some newer PC games as we count down our top 50 favorite games from number 10 to 6! Let us know which games would make your top ...
10.16.2020 50 Greatest Games: 15-11 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 065 It's a retro gaming bonanza with NES, GameBoy, PlayStation, PC and more as we continue the countdown of our top 50 games! This time it's spot number 15 to 11. Let us know which games would make your top 50 ...
09.15.2020 50 Greatest Games: 20-16 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 064 We cover classic games for the PC, NES, SNES, PlayStation and more as we continue the countdown of our top 50 games! This time we delve into our favorites from spot number 20 to 16. Let us know which games ...
08.23.2020 50 Greatest Games: 25-21 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 063 It's a 1990's videogame bonanza in this episode, where we count down our favorite games from number 25-21. Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels Retro Gaming Podcast Facebook page! Find ...
03.15.2020 50 Greatest Games: 30-26 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 062 Classic games for the PC, PlayStation, NES and SNES all make appearances as we count down our favourite games from number 30 to 26! Let us know which games would make your top 50 list at the Passion for Pixels ...
02.11.2020 50 Greatest Games: 35-31 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 061 Some very famous franchises and a forgotten gem from the early days of 3D platforming are among the picks in this weeks episode. Stay tuned as we count down the rest of our favourite games in future episodes. Let us ...
01.11.2020 50 Greatest Games: 40-36 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 060 We jump in the wayback machine for most of the picks in this episode, as Stian and Danny counts down from 40 to 36 on their individual top 50 lists of their favourite games. Stay tuned as we count down ...
11.09.2019 50 Greatest Games: 45-41 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 059 The countdown continues! Stian and Danny compares their individual picks for number 45 to 41, on the lists of their 50 favorite games. A lot of late 1990's favorites have found their way onto the lists this time. Stay tuned ...
10.05.2019 50 Greatest Games: 50-46 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 058 We finally did it! Here is the beginning of Passion for Pixels' list of our 50 favorite videogames of all time. Stian and Danny compare number 50 to 46 on their individual top 50 lists in this initial episode. Join ...
08.07.2019 Top 3 Desert Island Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 057 Stranded on a desert island for the rest of your life with only three videogames! Which ones do you pick and what are the considerations you need to make? Stian and Danny talk about their individual choices and what makes ...
07.17.2019 Through the Eras pt. 2 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 056 Stian and Danny continues their chronological journey through the different eras of computer and video games, figuring out what they appreciate the most and the least about each of the generations and what defines each era of gaming. This time ...
06.15.2019 Through the Eras pt. 1 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 055 Stian and Danny are doing a chronological journey through the different eras of computer and video games, figuring out what they appreciate the most and the least about each of the generations and what defines each era of gaming. This ...
05.13.2019 Modern Features in Retro Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 054 We alle love retro games, but which commodities from modern video games would you like to bring back in your time machine and hand over to Shigeru Miyamoto in 1983? Let us know which game mechanics you appreciate the most ...
04.16.2019 Videogame Mascots - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 053 From the yellow circle with a mouth, via the overalls wearing plumber to the blue porcupine and the marsupial in jorts - mascots in videogames give personality to lifeless hardware. They embody the whole personality of a console, like family ...
03.19.2019 Mini Retro Gaming Consoles - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 052 We're back! After a more than two year hiatus, Stian and Danny has returned to talk about retro games! This episode is about classic mini retro consoles such as the Nintendo Classic Mini, Super NES Classic Edition and the PlayStation ...
11.15.2016 Mo Gallagher: Final Fantasy VII Indie Writer - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 051 On this episode of retro gaming podcast Passion for Pixels, we have the pleasure of talking to Mo Gallagher, author of the Final Fantasy VII novels A New Threat, The Man in the Black Cloack and the upcoming The Cetran ...
10.31.2016 Console Wars: Nintendo vs Sega - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 050 For the 50th episode of retro gaming podcast Passion for Pixels, we delve into one of gaming's most classic topics: Nintendo vs Sega. Before Sony and Microsoft entered the gaming market, Nintendo and Sega dominated the console wars of the ...
10.11.2016 Playing Video Games for a Living - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 049 Youtuber, speedrunner, video game expert, retro gaming afficionado and world record holder Cornshaq aka Mark Davis is this weeks guest on retro gaming podcast Passion for Pixels! Mark talks to Danny and Stian about how he has managed to transition ...
09.27.2016 JRPGs - Why don't we love them anymore? - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 032 (REBROADCAST) While we work on new episodes of Passion for Pixels, we bring you a rerun of our popular episode about JRPGs Japanese Role Playing Games (Japanese RPGs or JRPGs for short) used to be one of our favourite genres, but ...
09.13.2016 TIME Magazine's 50 Best Video Games of All Time pt. 2 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 048 We continue our countdown of TIME Magazine's Best Games of All Time list, working our way from number 25 all the way to number one. We complain about too many First Person Shooters (FPS), are surprised at finding two Final ...
08.30.2016 TIME Magazine's 50 Best Video Games of All Time pt. 1 - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 047 'Best Game of All Time' lists are far from a new phenomenon (we've even had a few on this podcast!) - debating the games that didn't make the cut and the ordering of those that did has become an internet ...
08.16.2016 A Newbie Plays Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 046 Back in episode 42 of retro gaming podcast Passion for Pixels, we criticized The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64 for being overrated. We didn't feel that it was a bad game, but that the game ...
07.26.2016 The Best Retro Gaming Library - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 045 Which retro console has the most impressive library of games? We look at the most classic consoles and games from both Sega, Nintendo and Sony, when we decide which gaming system we would want to bring to a deserted island, ...
07.12.2016 The Power Glove and Other Retro Gaming Peripherals - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 044 Does the Power Glove get unfairly dumped on? It didn't work well and was the centre piece of Nintendo's early 90's marketing strategy featuring prominently in The Wizard - a movie that only deserves ironic praise. That said, it was ...
06.28.2016 The Final Word on Final Fantasy VII - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 006 (REBROADCAST) While we work on bringing you a new episode, we hope you'll enjoy this rebroadcast of our episode dedicated to Final Fantasy VII. Originally released in April 2014. A full episode dedicated to talking about one of the most well ...
06.14.2016 Collecting Retro Games and Consoles - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 043 Retro gamers seem to love collecting old games and consoles, so for this episode of retro gaming podcast Passion for Pixels, we decided to sit down with Simon Pophale to talk about how he went about collecting 40 different video ...
05.31.2016 Listener Feedback From The Most Overrated Video Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 042.5 We've made a lot of people very mad. On the previous Passion for Pixels episode, we talked about how Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye and Warcraft 3 were overrated. Now the people have spoken. And they say we're a bunch ...
05.17.2016 The Most Overrated Video Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 042 On this episode of Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels, we talk about games that history have treated too kindly. Even though we love Nintendo, they have released games that have been unduly praised, and we take a look at ...
05.03.2016 The Best Looking 8-bit Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 041 The 8-bit era of videogames spawned many of gaming's greatest icons, like Mario, Link and Sonic. On this episode of Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels, we talk about why the simplicity of 8-bit graphics is still so dear to ...
04.19.2016 The Life of a Video Game Journalist - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 040 Rune Fjeld Olsen is a Norwegian journalist with over a decade of experience reporting on video games. Recently, he's transitioned from his steady gig at VG (a major newspaper in Norway) to self-directed content on his YouTube channel. In this ...
04.05.2016 RTS Real Time Strategy Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 039 Real Time Strategy (RTS) was one of the major gaming genres in the 1990s, with amazing titles like Command & Conquer, Warcraft, Dungeon Keeper, Age of Empires and Starcraft. What happened? On this episode of retro gaming podcast Passion for ...
03.23.2016 Batman Games vs Superman Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 038 What happens when Batman and Superman, two of the most iconic superheroes, square off? We'll finally see how the action unfolds on the silver screen but no need to wait to find out how the respective video games of Superman ...
03.08.2016 Unique Ways to Play - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 037 Have you ever wanted to squeeze more life out of your favourite game? Have you ever felt the compulsion to gather every last collectible strewn about the game world? Or maybe you've just wanted to a find a way to ...
02.23.2016 Failed Video Game Consoles - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 036 The Atari Jaguar, the 3DO, the Philips CDi - the list of failed video game consoles goes on and on. On this episode of retro gaming podcast Passion for Pixels, we look at why some consoles fail, and why others ...
02.09.2016 The Most Difficult Retro Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 035 Remember dodging those laser beams on the Quickman level of Mega Man 2, working up a sweat trying to beat the underwater level of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, running around in your underwear in Ghosts 'n Goblins, playing Battletoads in ...
01.26.2016 Greatest Games Ever - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 034 We list our top three favourite games of all time. The only game to end up on two lists is Tetris - listen to find out which other classics made the cut! Also, Tyma is back (but he forgets to ...
01.12.2016 Retro Multiplayer Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 033 We talk about our favourite classic retro multiplayer games, from great hockey games like Blades of Steel, Ice Hockey and NHL 95 to Street Fighter II, Goldeneye for Nintendo 64 and of course the Nintendo NES Four Score four player ...
12.29.2015 Hideo Kojima and Metal Gear Solid - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 008 (REBROADCAST) We're taking some time off for Christmas, so this week we're rebroadcasting an old fan favourite, our episode on Japanese game director, producer, writer and designer Hideo Kojima. We talk about the games that inspired Kojima to become a game ...
12.15.2015 JRPGs - Why don't we love them anymore? - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 032 Japanese Role Playing Games (Japanese RPGs or JRPGs for short) used to be one of our favourite genres, but playing a JRPG today is like meeting that friend from 20 years ago who still lives at home with his parents. ...
12.01.2015 Star Wars Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 031 The holiday season is upon us and spearheading the charge of AAA titles vying for your gift-giving money is Star Wars: Battlefront. While reviews are suggesting that Battlefront may be a bit weak in the force, the Star Wars franchise ...
11.15.2015 Platform Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 030 From Mario to Mirror's Edge, platformers are one of gaming's oldest genres. Why have platformers enjoyed such longevity and what does the future hold for them? How did the prevalence of 3D graphics affect the genre? Mario 3 or Super ...
11.03.2015 Superhero Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 029 There are more superhero movies coming out than you can shake a stick at these days, but if you wanted to see superheroes on your TV screen back in the day, you had to pop in a videogame. Superheroes are ...
10.20.2015 Casual Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 028 Casual games have become huge the last few years, with Candy Crush Saga netting more than a billion daily plays in 2015, but casual games is not an invention of the mobile phone age. We look at casual gaming through ...
10.06.2015 Buying Games - Retro Gaming Podcast Passion for Pixels 027 We talk about our vivid memories of buying games back in the day when brick and mortar stores were the only option, and games didn't have a release date, so you'd have to come back again and again to see ...

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