Retro ’Rents

By The Retro Rents

A retro gaming podcast hosted by three ”hardcore” gamer dads.... more

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The podcast currently has 115 episodes available.

Retro ’Rents episodes:

December 13, 2020The Retro Rents -- EP068 -- Cyberpunk Hype Unleash!
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
See the Live Show Recording here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/828454242
Hey folks! It's another venture into a live recorded episode by The Retro Rents! This episode we discussed Cyberpunk 2077's then imminent release, Mando Season 2, Star Wars Rebels, and some upcoming retro style adventure games we saw at PAX releasing that week as well (Call of the Sea). As always! Share the link, share the show, tell your friends! Stay safe and we'll catch you next week!
News:
Casey Hudson leaves Bioware (again), along with Mark Darrah. I can’t see how this isn’t all but spelling doom for DA4 and the new Mass Effect game.
Activision Blizzard suing Netflix over poaching Executive (Spencer Neuman, CFO)
I reached my $500 goal during Extra Life, thank y’all, I love you!
Rumors of the Metal Gear Solid movie with Oscar Isaac playing Snake? I’m intrigued.
Warner bros: all 2021 warner releases hitting same day on hbomax

The SavePoint game of the month:
Cyberpunk 2077
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.cc/savepoint)
@TheRetroRents, [email protected]
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
...more
1h 50min
November 17, 2020 The Retro Rents - EP067 - Extra Life Game Day 2020 LIVE
What's up everyone! After many, many requests, we are starting to podcast our episodes LIVE, and we started this format with Extra Life Game Day 2020!
In this episode, Al reviews how the day was going so far as he attempted the 24 hour marathon to raise money for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). We had a lot of fun hanging out and interacting with our audience, and send a big thanks to all the folks who came by, including our good buds, the ever awesome Bad Fodder Figures Podcast!
We hope you enjoy the episode! We plan to continue recording live at twitch.tv/RetroRentsAL on the days we record! Follow @theretrorents on twitter for our next recording date!
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.cc/savepoint)
@TheRetroRents, [email protected]
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
...more
1h 2min
October 19, 2020The Retro Rents -- EP066 -- Buttery Smooth
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick

News:
Watch Dogs legions a week and a half away
Releasing Nov 10th (XBOX) 12th (PS5) in US
PS5 $499.99
PS5 Digital Ed $399.99
(reminder xbox X-$499 // S-$299 )
Pre-ordering disasters (Xbox, PS5, Nvidia) Rampant bots, no supply, crushed websites
Microsoft buying Zenimax (Bethesda) Can they get them to STOP USING OLD ENGINES!!! (Yes Nick is still bitter about Fallout76)
Amazon announces Luna (streaming game service) - Ubisoft games partnership. Did Stadia pave the way?
Tokyo Game Show
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Dynasty Warriors but Zelda) Hell yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R8VZXwEzZU&ab_channel=GameSpot
Apple reveals the iphone 12 “latest and greatest” but not including charge cable or headphones for the first time “cut on carbon” or cut on cost?
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.cc/savepoint)
@TheRetroRents, [email protected]
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
...more
1h 30min
September 14, 2020The Retro Rents -- EP064 -- Good, Neutral, Evil?
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick

News:
Nvidia announces the 3000 series holy affordable price points batman.
3070 - $500 - beats 2080 super in line with 2080Ti (a $1200 card)
3080 - $700 2x performance of 2080
3090 - $1500 you got them dolla bills or graphic animation super high end needs.
AMD will have their online reveal Oct 8th
Xbox one price points revealed and releasing Nov 10 - amazing entry prices if you don't have PC
X - $499 (4k gaming)
S - $299 (1080 gaming and smaller HDD)
Sony has their reveal event Sept 16th 4pm EST Will they match or will it be higher?
Star Renegade out on GamePass (Saw at PAX awesome looking retro-bit Sci-fi RPG)
PAX online kicked off Saturday going all this week check out panels, a virtual floor and merch.
EAPlay joining GamePass (All hail the new GamePass overlords)
Prince of Persia Remake looks great, would like to see a new PoP eventually.
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.cc/savepoint)
@TheRetroRents, [email protected]
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
...more
1h 39min
August 31, 2020 The Retro Rents - EP063 - More Twists Than A Pretzel Factory
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up all?!
This week we talk about Wasteland 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Man in the High Castle, and the release of To Shiver The Sky, by Christopher Tin. We talked about this in our "Abbey Road" episode, where Nick, as part of a Patron campaign, backed the project and got see it recorded live in Abbey Road Studios! We also chat about the incredible Netflix produced video game history documentary, High Score. This is an absolute MUST watch for anyone with even a slight interest in the history of Video Gaming.

Upcoming Releases: All the gamescom craziness. Crusader Kings 3!

Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.cc/savepoint)
@TheRetroRents, [email protected]
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
...more
1h 31min
August 18, 2020 The Retro Rents -- EP062 -- You Kids and Your USB Ports
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up all?!
This week we talk about the Horizon: Zero Dawn PC release, Ghost of Tsushima, and Al talks about getting into some retro tv shows...really, one show: Twin Peaks. Dive into weirdness, it's gonna be a wacky ride.

Upcoming Releases: Flight Sim 2020! Wasteland 3! Avengers!

Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.cc/savepoint)
@TheRetroRents, [email protected]
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint

...more
1h 3min
July 27, 2020 The Retro Rents - EP061 - Ubisoft and XBox reveal fest
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick

What's up all! We are BACK from a brief summer vacation, and we are talking REVEALS! XBox and Ubisoft threw out some great stuff over the past couple weeks, and we go over all the stuff that got us fired up!

Ubisoft Showcase: Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Watch Dog Legions

XBox Showcase: Halo Infinite, Avowed, Outer Worlds expansion, The Medium, Phantasy Star Online 2 Expansion, Warhammer 40K: Darktide, NEW FABLE

Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.cc/savepoint)
@TheRetroRents, [email protected]
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
...more
1h 43min
June 22, 2020The Retro Rents - EP060 - Nerd Pedals
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up all!? This week we discuss the amazing drops at the Sony PS5 games reveal, the mind-blowing Star Wars: Squadrons reveal, multiple game delays, and the stuff we're having fun with lately.
Project Athea (very cinematic but unknown plot)
RATCHET AND CLANK
Stray - cyberpunk cat simulator
Returnal- Live Die Repeat (Edge of tomorrow space sci-fi Tom cruise?) very cool looking
Ghostwire - from last e3 cyberpunk spoopyness
Jett: the far shore - interstellar vibes stylized chillax looking game
MUTHER F’in HITMAN 3- OH YEAH
Little Devil Inside - intriguing stylized adventure would like to know more
Demon Souls - Thats a big dragon (remake of the PS3 CLASSIC)
Deathloop - bioshock vibes with assassins in time loops, cool looking
Resident Evil 8 - crazy realistic graphics
Pragmata - Wierd sci-fi space man intrigued
Horizon Zero Dawn: Forbidden West - Looks fantastic! (I just started playing the original HZD, so this is exciting)
Upcoming PC Releases:
Elite Odyssey - Feet on the ground
Icarus - Space Survival game from the creator of DayZ
Everspace 2 continues to look awesome even better from PAX East
Troy: Total War Saga looking great
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.ccsavepoint)
@TheRetroRents, [email protected]
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
...more
1h 43min
June 01, 2020The Retro Rents - EP059 - I am Bill Paxton
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up all? We're back, discussing some of the games stealing our focus (Nick is HOOKED on Snow Runner), Man Eater is actually really fun, How COVID-19 is changing the movie industry, and the incredible launch and subsequent docking of SpaceX to the ISS.

Release Highlights
Minecraft Dungeons
Man Eater
Saints Row - The Third (remastered)

News
Civ 6 free on Epic.
PS5 Unreal demo looked amazing
Borderlands Handsome Collection free on Epic
The SavePoint game of the month:
Startraders: Frontiers
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.ccsavepoint)
@TheRetroRents, [email protected]
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
...more
1h 8min
May 04, 2020The Retro Rents -- EP058 -- Don't Be Like Lost
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up everyone! Welcome to another episode of the Retro Rents. This episode we talk about several surprise hits in new games, the new Assassin's Creed: Valhalla announcement, the End of Life for Star Wars Battlefront 2, BFV and more.

Release Highlights
Snow Runner - looks interesting
Twitch Watch Parties wider audience, Nick enjoying The Expanse with community watch night on Monday’s selfless plug :D
XCOM Chimera came out of nowhere; faster take on classic XCOM play.
Gears Tactics- Based on Gears of War it’s a XCOM style turn based strategy

News
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla announced for holiday 2020. Ubisoft free games until May 5th AC2; Rayman Legends and Child of Light if you activate before May 5th.
Battlefield 5 (V) and Battlefront 2 will stop being supported by EA

The SavePoint game of the month:
Startraders: Frontiers
Contact us!
VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654
Facebook (tiny.ccsavepoint)
@TheRetroRents, [email protected]
Al - @RetroRentsAl on twitter, twitch.tv/retrorentsal
Nick - @BlackEagleOps on twitter, twitch.tv/BlackEagleOps
Kyle - find Kyle on The Savepoint! tiny.cc/Savepoint
...more
1h 1min

FAQs about Retro ’Rents:

How many episodes does Retro ’Rents have?

The podcast currently has 115 episodes available.