Retro Game Club

By Hugues & Rob

Tech News Video Games

What's Retro Game Club about?

Retro Game Club is a podcast about retro gaming with a focus on programming, emulation, and projects you can do at home.

Each episode, we will have two games you can play with us and give us feedback before the next episode. We will also have a topic or project of the week that will be the focus of the conversation.

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Devil's Crush, Friday the 13th

10.23.2021

Pleasuredome shutsdown. Sega opens some arcades! Hackers hack the Saturn emulator on the Switch. You can play Doom in Twitter. Analogue released an OS. There are really fast 6502 chips. Game Club Discussion: Devil’s Crush Friday the 13th New Game ...

Retro Game Club episodes:

10.23.2021 Devil's Crush, Friday the 13th Pleasuredome shutsdown. Sega opens some arcades! Hackers hack the Saturn emulator on the Switch. You can play Doom in Twitter. Analogue released an OS. There are really fast 6502 chips. Game Club Discussion: Devil’s Crush Friday the 13th New Game ...
10.14.2021 Luigi's Mansion, Night Trap Fish are better at Street Fighter than you are. There was a huge XBOX and Dreamcast prototype leak. Golden Axe is actually Doom. FFV is now on Vita. An Atari ST is still being used for real work. Another eye ...
10.09.2021 TV Sports: Football, Road Rash - Nintendo 64 turns 25 You can build a Pico flash card. You can also emulate a PS3. Joust is on the CoCo 3. Some SNES games we never heard of are coming back! More Cotton games are coming back too. The SNES turned 25. ...
09.21.2021 ActRaiser, Super Dodge Ball - Ways to play NES games There's an sort of OK Nintendo Direct. Final Fantasy 4 and 5 on Vita. More Vita emulation updates. New game boy game being released soon. Ys III for Sega Genesis has been re-translated. Castlevania Symphony Of The Night coming to ...
09.10.2021 R-Type, Joust - SNES is 30 years old Build your own Atari Cloud. Want to know the difference between 286 and 386sx? ScummVM now plays bad CD games! RetroArch 1.9.9 will make your games look more crisp. MegaMan 4 gets a patch that removes the charge shot. And ...
08.30.2021 Episode 100! Ask us anything. We made it to episode 100! The listeners emailed us a ton of fun random questions. We'd love to thank Zach, our listeners, all the sites that we read news from, and anyone keeping retrogaming alive. We'd also like to ...
08.18.2021 Thexder, Pole Position - Metroid is 35! There's an Amiga 500 mini classic and a handheld ps2. More Alf collision detection. A Super Mario Bro sold for way too much. Someone got struck by lightning by playing PS2! There's a new Castlevania game that you won't play. ...
08.04.2021 Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams, Jr. Pac-Man Alf has really bad collision detection. Old people are not as good at games. Emulate your Vita games! Guitar Hero in Mario 64 and a whole lot more! We place Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams & Jr. Pac-Man New game club ...
07.26.2021 Tiger Heli, Commando Id's Mario ripoff is in a museum. Nintendo had a 16mm game?! Play Tetris on a nuclear reactor. Cracking GBA games with NSA's password crackers. There's a very cool cafe in Tokyo. We play Tiger Heli and Commando on NES. ...
07.18.2021 Donkey Kong 3, Spy Hunter - DK is 40 years old Mario 64 is expensive. Win 3.1 is on your iPad. Quake 3 is on Vita. Sonic FPS is hard to watch. SNK millennium PCB was found. Donkey Kong is 40 years old! Game Club: Donkey Kong 3 Spy Hunter New ...
07.09.2021 Spyro The Dragon, Bad Dudes - Nintendo 64 random thoughts Starting out with sad news of the death of the creator of BSNES. We also had some internet issues. So a strange episode! We talk about our Nintendo 64 memories. A 2600 game sells for $10k. We might get a ...
07.02.2021 Magazine Read: Video Games - Volume 1 Number 11 (1983-08) A special episode while we aren't able to record a "real" episode. We read Video Games: Summer Fun! 1983 Direct PDF download It's right about the time when the video game market crashed. So many great things in this issue. ...
06.23.2021 Jaws (NES), Pengo (Arcade) Luigi's Mansion is now Mario's Mansion. You can sort of play Atari 2600 with a light gun. There's an NES in a NES cartridge. Dragon's Quest and King's Quest both get bug fixes. Game Club Discussion: Jaws, Pengo New Game ...
06.14.2021 Toobin’, Cruis’n USA There's sort of a new Metal Slug. An amazing Virtualboy hack. You can finally play arcade games on your TV. The Legend of Zelda is 3d. Japan had arcades in 1992. Super Mario Bros the Movie is still bad. A ...
06.07.2021 Blaster Master, Mr Do’s Castle There's going to be a Portal movie. Some tips on retro collecting. Tons of Neo Geo, RetroArch and Amiga stories. Taito has a new Mini-Cab. Programming for NES on an APPLE ][ actually looks rad. Oh yeah, Ken & Roberta ...
05.28.2021 Total Carnage, Pigs In Space or any Muppets game Doom runs on more things. Mario 64 modded to be a Star Fox game. Play Mario 64 with drums. Tetris is an operating system. There's an Alex Kid remake. There's a Wii in a Gameboy SP. There's a Gameboy SP ...
05.18.2021 Tass Times In Tonetown, Rastan - Interview: B.K. Taylor No news this week because of a very long an fantastic interview with B.K. Taylor. B.K. is an illustrator and writer that worked on The Muppets, Home Improvement, Eureka's Castle, Super Fudge, National Lampoons and more! We played: Tass Times ...
05.11.2021 Gauntlet: Legends, Time Pilot - Interview: Rebecca Heineman This episode we talk to Rebecca Heineman! We also play Gauntlet: Legends and Time Pilot Golden Eye was supposed to be on SNES. There's a Gameman. There's a list of ranked Doom games. You should use ScummVM. A Link To ...
05.03.2021 Bump’n’Jump, Pac-Man Arrangement - Ports that are better than the original arcade game This episode we play Bump'n'Jump and Pac-Man Arrangement. We also discuss game ports that are better than their arcade counter part. Mario 2 and the other Mario 2 are now Mario 2. Trust me. Lots of new PS1 mods. Their's ...
04.24.2021 Super Metroid (SNES), Dragon's Trap/Curse (Sega Master System) This game club we play Super Metroid and Wonderboy: Dragon Trap. There's a new dolphin emulator update. You can play Pac Man with 99 people. You can backup your Sega CD game saves. House Of The Dead is coming to ...
04.15.2021 Hudson’s Adventure Island, RBI Baseball This episode we play Hudson’s Adventure Island, RBI Baseball on NES. There's a new way to speedrun Wind Waker. There's a few lists that we don't fully agree with. There's a great Mario 64 mod, a new Mario Sunshine mod ...
04.05.2021 SimEarth, Minesweeper (More entertaining than it sounds!) This episode we play SimEarth and Minesweeper. Trust me, the episode is more entertaining than its title suggests! Analogue Pocket is delayed. Super Mario Bros sold for $660,000! It's been 20 years since Sega made a console. There's a 5 ...
03.28.2021 Panzer Dragoon, Sega Rally Championship - Windows 3.11 Nintendo's Tetris now has hard drop. There's a new old gameboy game. Tons of new things can plug into the Dreamcast. Was Link dead in Majora's Mask? Do you like Zelda's 2nd quest? Doom has been ported to crabs! Space ...
03.23.2021 RoadBlasters (Sega Genesis), Katamari Damacy - My First PC Mario and Luigi are twins? Cotton has been rebooted. You can beat Paper Mario by playing Ocarina of Time. There's a new Sonic Hero's prototype. 8bitdo controllers just got better. TONS of Mario 64 news. We play RoadBlasters and Katamari ...
03.15.2021 Star Fox (SNES), Frogger (Arcade, Sega Genesis) This episode we play Star Fox on Super Nintendo and Frogger on various platforms. AI is better at retro gaming than humans. There's a cool new SD-Card upgrade for your Sega Saturn. Super Nintendo World will open in Florida in ...
03.02.2021 Twinkle Star Sprites (Neo Geo), Side Pocket (Sega Genesis) This episode we play Twinkle Star Sprites for the Neo Geo and Side Pocket on Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. There's a new 1up Mortal Kombat cab. Lots of up Analogue firmware updates. Hackers made an SNES game 7x faster. ...
02.21.2021 Dig Dug, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego - Fictional Games This episode we play DIg Dug and Where In The World is Carmon Sandiego. Mario 64 is on the DSi. GTA's code has been reverse engineered. No one can find Lam Tran. There's a new way to play Gameboy games. ...
02.14.2021 Super Mario Sunshine, Doodle World This episode we played Doodle World and Mario Sunshine. There's a new Sonic TV show and a new SNES book. There's a new way to get HDMI out of your Nintendo 64. Dreamcast ending Sega's console division 20 years ago. ...
02.07.2021 Slalom (NES), Waku Waku Ski Wonder Spur (SFC), 1080 Snowboarding (N64) Hugues & Rob go on lots of tangents. Then we play Slalom (NES), Waku Waku Ski Wonder Spur (SFC), and 1080 Snowboarding (N64). We now know Apple's beige color. Zelda Ocarina of Time is in Unreal engine now. How and ...
02.01.2021 Dynamite Headdy, QBert - 90s Cartridge Copiers This episode we play QBert and Dynamite Headdy. There are a few more nice retropie handhelds. Some giants retire from Sega. You can use a NES classic mini controller on your computer. Consolize your Neo Geo MVS. We are glad ...
01.22.2021 Bubble Bobble (Nintendo DS), Tecmo Bowl (NES) This episode we play Bubble Bobble and Tecmo Bowl. Bleem is back! VMU emulators are expensive. Shrek is on a single floppy disk. Doom is actually playable on Sega Genesis. NBA Jam is getting a documentary. And a whole lot ...
01.12.2021 Ducktails (NES), Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (TG16, Genesis, SNES, Famicom)) Welcome back! This episode we play Ys III and Ducktails. We eat chicken cooked in a computer. There's a great Amiga space invaders ports. Nintendo will keep its core values for a long time. There's a SNES in a controller ...
01.01.2021 King's Quest Season 3 Episode 1 Episode 73 We take a deep dive into the King's Quest series. Please join us and play a few games in the series. Music from The Sierra Chest
12.21.2020 Super Off Road, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure - Sears Catalogs Last episode of Season 2! ActRaiser is 30 and kinda not great. Capcom releases some arcade games that are not quite great. You can play PS2 on your new Xbox! The Super SD System 3 is even better than before. ...
12.15.2020 Shadow of the Ninja, The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire - Turbo Play Nov 1991 This episode we flip through an old Turbo Play magazing. We play Shadow of the Ninja on NES and The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire on Sega Genesis 32x. There is a TON of Sonic news! The NES PPU is ...
12.06.2020 Tron: Deadly Discs (Atari 2600), Super Monkey Ball (Nintendo Gamecube) This week we play Tron Deadly Discs on Atari 2600 and Super Monkey Ball on Nintendo Gamecube. There's a Sega Nomad prototype. Virtual Boy flash cart has a cool eInk screen. Capcom releases a mini that no one will buy. ...
11.25.2020 4D Sports Boxing (MS-DOS), Super Pac-Man (MAME) The episode we play 4d Sports Boxing on PC and Super Pac-Man on Mame / Arcade ... Doom runs on the Game & Watch. Someone spends too much $$ on Super Mario Bros. 3. More news on that McDonalds DS ...
11.15.2020 Sorcerer's Apprentice 2600, Castle of Illusion Sega Genesis - DosBox This week we play Sorcerer's Apprentice on Atari 2600 and Castle Of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse on Sega Genesis. Zelda on CD-i has been re-animated. 10 things we already knew about Nintendo Gameboy. Darksoft releases another multi kit. We talk ...
11.10.2020 Gunstar Heroes (Sega Genesis), Rampage (Nintendo) This week we play Gunstar Heros on the Genesis and Rampage on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Pac Mac is now mass multiplayer. We learn how to dump an N64 cart. Sega sells itself. There's a new (and first) PC Engine ...
10.31.2020 Fester’s Quest, Dracula X / Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - Analogue Mega SG This episode we play Fester's Quest and Castlevania: Rondo Of Blood. There's a new Pong mini classic. Neo Geo has a new bartop cab. There's some random news from Japan. Hugues burns some movie cardboard cut outs. We both get ...
10.24.2020 Splatterhouse 2, 7th Guest - PC Engine & TurboGrafx-16 Games A few audio issues this episode. Analogue announces the Duo. Star Wars flight sims are ranked. Jet Set Radio composer could not get hired at Nintendo. There was a gameboy advance successor planned after the DS launched. We play Splatterhouse ...
10.11.2020 Nightmare In The Dark (Neo Geo) Super Mario Bros 2. (Nintendo) This episode we play Nightmare In The Dark on Neo Geo and Super Mario Bros 2 on NES and SNES. We accidentally talk about the jaguar for a long time. Myst is in VR. Your XBOX One controller can be ...
09.30.2020 Olympic Summer Games, Dungeon Explorer - Nintendo 3DS Discontinued This week we play Dungeon Explorer. We also try to play Summer Olympics. House Of Dead might be on Stadia. Golden Eye has a dual stick option. Sonic will soon by 30. Mario 64 is on Dreamcast. Super Mario World ...
09.17.2020 The NewZealand Story, Mattel Electronics LED Football - Doodle World NES This episode we interview Nate Peters, the creator of the new NES game: Doodle World. There's a real life bombable secret entrance in Japan. Super Mario meets Balloon Fight. There are games other than Legend of Zelda. Sid Meier wrote ...
09.10.2020 Atlantis on 2600, NBA Live '98 - Super Mario Bros Turns 35 Years Old This week we talk discuss Super Mario Bros 35th birthday and all the Nintendo announcements. You can play Doom on a pregnancy test (kinda). Spellcaster was almost a cool Sega Mega Drive game. Retro Arch is back up and running. ...
08.30.2020 Wrecking Crew on Nintendo, Snatcher on Sega CD This episode we play Wrecking Crew on the NES and Snatcher on Sega CD. Hugues has comments about the Ultrabox, Rob can barely talk, Launchbox on Linux, Atari 2600 speaks, handheld Wii, Raspberry Pi in a GameGear, and the Star ...
08.21.2020 Tapper (Arcade, Atari), Tombs and Treasure (NES) - Libretro was hacked! Libretro was hacked! Sonic the hedgehog is now playable on Super Nintendo. There is a mini Star Wars arcade cabinet, a mini NEO GEO cabinet and very mini sega consoles. How did they fit Resident Evil 2 on a Nintendo ...
08.15.2020 The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES), Pitfall! (Atari 2600) This episode we play Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past and Pitfall! We have a ton of news. 747s use floppies, more cool Mario rom hacks, Sega insults Puyo players and then closes one of their biggest arcades.
08.03.2020 Short Circuit, Montezuma’s Revenge: Bob From RetroRGB This episode we speak with Bob from RetroRGB.com. Nintendo leaks a ton of source code, Nintendo loves Sega, play doom in Minecraft, and there's a playstation emulation in the ps4. We play Short Circuit and Montezuma’s Revenge
07.22.2020 Skate Or Die, Donkey Kong Country - Apple IIGS Emulation w/ Dagen Brock This episode we interview Dagen Brock. He created the GS+ Apple IIGS emulator, Flapple (Flappy Birds on Apple II) and many other great tools. Lots of Nintendo news, build your own Star Wars sit-down cabinet, and play 7 Sonic prototypes.

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Retro Game Club

What's Retro Game Club about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Retro Game Club episodes:

Devil's Crush, Friday the 13th

Luigi's Mansion, Night Trap

TV Sports: Football, Road Rash - Nintendo 64 turns 25

ActRaiser, Super Dodge Ball - Ways to play NES games

R-Type, Joust - SNES is 30 years old

Episode 100! Ask us anything.

Thexder, Pole Position - Metroid is 35!

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams, Jr. Pac-Man

Tiger Heli, Commando

Donkey Kong 3, Spy Hunter - DK is 40 years old

Spyro The Dragon, Bad Dudes - Nintendo 64 random thoughts

Magazine Read: Video Games - Volume 1 Number 11 (1983-08)

Jaws (NES), Pengo (Arcade)

Toobin’, Cruis’n USA

Blaster Master, Mr Do’s Castle

Total Carnage, Pigs In Space or any Muppets game

Tass Times In Tonetown, Rastan - Interview: B.K. Taylor

Gauntlet: Legends, Time Pilot - Interview: Rebecca Heineman

Bump’n’Jump, Pac-Man Arrangement - Ports that are better than the original arcade game

Super Metroid (SNES), Dragon's Trap/Curse (Sega Master System)

Hudson’s Adventure Island, RBI Baseball

SimEarth, Minesweeper (More entertaining than it sounds!)

Panzer Dragoon, Sega Rally Championship - Windows 3.11

RoadBlasters (Sega Genesis), Katamari Damacy - My First PC

Star Fox (SNES), Frogger (Arcade, Sega Genesis)

Twinkle Star Sprites (Neo Geo), Side Pocket (Sega Genesis)

Dig Dug, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego - Fictional Games

Super Mario Sunshine, Doodle World

Slalom (NES), Waku Waku Ski Wonder Spur (SFC), 1080 Snowboarding (N64)

Dynamite Headdy, Q*Bert - 90s Cartridge Copiers

Bubble Bobble (Nintendo DS), Tecmo Bowl (NES)

Ducktails (NES), Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (TG16, Genesis, SNES, Famicom))

King's Quest

Super Off Road, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure - Sears Catalogs

Shadow of the Ninja, The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire - Turbo Play Nov 1991

Tron: Deadly Discs (Atari 2600), Super Monkey Ball (Nintendo Gamecube)

4D Sports Boxing (MS-DOS), Super Pac-Man (MAME)

Sorcerer's Apprentice 2600, Castle of Illusion Sega Genesis - DosBox

Gunstar Heroes (Sega Genesis), Rampage (Nintendo)

Fester’s Quest, Dracula X / Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - Analogue Mega SG

Splatterhouse 2, 7th Guest - PC Engine & TurboGrafx-16 Games

Nightmare In The Dark (Neo Geo) Super Mario Bros 2. (Nintendo)

Olympic Summer Games, Dungeon Explorer - Nintendo 3DS Discontinued

The NewZealand Story, Mattel Electronics LED Football - Doodle World NES

Atlantis on 2600, NBA Live '98 - Super Mario Bros Turns 35 Years Old

Wrecking Crew on Nintendo, Snatcher on Sega CD

Tapper (Arcade, Atari), Tombs and Treasure (NES) - Libretro was hacked!

The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES), Pitfall! (Atari 2600)

Short Circuit, Montezuma’s Revenge: Bob From RetroRGB

Skate Or Die, Donkey Kong Country - Apple IIGS Emulation w/ Dagen Brock