RetroActive Podcast

By Fred Rojas

A podcast examining the culture of retro video games. Each episode provides an in depth analysis on a specific title, developer, series, or topic and examines the influences on the history of gaming. ... more

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How many episodes does RetroActive Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 88 episodes available.

RetroActive Podcast episodes:

September 09, 2026PAX West 2026 and Beyond
Week
Disc to Digital and Sony Response
Gamescom Press Event
Sony State of Play
Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct
PAX 2026
Cinderia
Dungeon crawler
Roof Town
Coop “cat kicked you out” game
Corgi Crazy Hike
Thief The Dark Project Remastered
Barkour
Royalty Free For All
Smash bros
Cooking Fist
Make food
Take That Mainstage
Life style sim with rhythm mechanics
Gametank
Flip 7 (card)
Contra (tabletop)
GH101 has a podcast feed: https://fourble.co.uk/podcast/gh101 (Internet archive direct downloads: https://archive.org/details/gh101-archive)
Games this week
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter aka GRAW
Star Wars: Zero Company
One More Thing: Fallout Season 2
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1h 53min
September 02, 2026PS2 Wrap-Up
Week and Listener Mail - 0:27
GH101 has a podcast feed: https://fourble.co.uk/podcast/gh101 (Internet archive direct downloads: https://archive.org/details/gh101-archive)
Scoop’s email
Games this week
God Hand/Mister Mosquito - 01:04:24
Grand Theft Auto - 01:20:01
My Thoughts on the Playstation 2 - 01:50:47
One More Thing: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible by Matthew Perry - 02:08:21
...more
2h 20min
August 26, 2026Films and God Hand
Week and Listener Mail - 0:27
Danny
Game sites playing retro
GTA VI leaks, Sony boycotts, and the wasted efforts of the Internet
RetroTap: https://kytor.com/retro-tap/
Games this week
Metal Gear Solid Delta - 01:10:11
God Hand - 01:23:04
One More Thing: The Name of the Rose (1986) - 01:51:53
List of 15 Movies:
The Princess Bride - Hulu
Obsession - Peacock
The Way of the Gun - Tubi
Annihilation - MGM+
The Crow (1994) - X
Grosse Pointe Blank - X
Young Guns II - Philo
Glory - Tubi
Daughters of Darkness - Tubi
MacGruber - HBO Max
The Holdovers - Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu)
The Whole Nine Yards - PlutoTV
Out of Sight - X
The New Mutants - Disney+
Almost Famous - PlutoTV
...more
1h 60min
August 19, 2026Nerd Day and PS2
Week and Listener Mail - 0:27
Trees
Scoop
Nerd Day
Quick news topics
Games this week
MtG The Hobbit - 57:11
Amplitude - 01:07:12
Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny - 1:16:11
Metal Gear Solid Delta - 1:37:03
One More Thing: Chasing Amy (1997) - 1:43:21
Geeks Gone Raw Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4x87c38NTERlthLDaEDGqN
...more
1h 58min
August 12, 2026Hacking and Slashing
Week - 0:27
Nerd Day poll
I Want Your Sex
Blu ray pick-ups (Synapse sale)
Defender Pro Controller
News Topics
Mister Console Mode - 36:08
Modern Xbox Backward Compatibility - 49:07
360 Bad Update - 1:03:45
Games this week
Magic: The Gathering Arena and Shandalar - 1:17:45
AC Mirage - 1:22:30
Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny - 1:34:27
One More Thing: American History X (1998) - 1:54:51
Mr. Mario's Bad Update Tutorial (desc includes downloads): https://youtu.be/S4xyqbkK51w
...more
2h 11min
August 05, 2026Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023)
Week and Listener Mail - 0:27
Belleville
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Ice Cream Man Early Screening
DK Oldies SNES Loophole
Ubisoft Connect Experience
Month of PS2
Danny’s letter
Games this week
AC Mirage - 01:08:40
One More Thing: Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) - 01:40:02
...more
1h 57min
July 29, 2026Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003)
Week and Listener Mail - 0:27
Allen’s letter
Games media thoughts
Sony
eBay and selling experience
Accessory purchases
Games this week
The House of the Dead Remake and Gal*Gun Returns - 1:11:44
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and Dracula X - 1:28:48
One More Thing: Labyrinth (1986) - 1:53:13
...more
2h 13min
July 22, 2026Listener Mail and Games
Week and Listener Mail - 0:27
Games this week
Super Station One - 1:04:09
Call of Juarez - 1:28:38
007 First Light - 1:45:15
One More Thing: Robocop (1987) - 2:22:22
...more
2h 43min
July 15, 2026All Digital Future
This week we have on special guest Austin to discuss the impending end of games on physical media, what the current state of physical games even is, and how you can help soften this blow.
Week and Listener Mail - 0:27
Physical Media Discussion With Guest Austin - 30:49
One More Thing: The Wizard (1989) - 2:17:08
Closing Song: Send Me An Angel - Real Life
Useful Links:
Does It Play (resource for contents of game discs): https://www.doesitplay.org/
Console Mod Wiki: https://consolemods.org/wiki/Main_Page
Vita Hacks Guide: https://vita.hacks.guide/
Great console hack video guides from Mr. Mario: https://www.youtube.com/@MrMario2011
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2h 33min
July 08, 2026God of War's Legacy
Week and Listener Mail - 0:27
Games this week - 23:59
MtG Marvel Universe
Onimusha Demo
Phaze Zero Demo (like RE)
Silver Pines Demo
SIN Reloaded Demo
God of War’s Legacy - 52:44
Dante’s Inferno
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
God of War: Ascension
Captain Blood
One More Thing: Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - 1:46:41
Next Live Episode is Sunday, July 19, 10 AM CDT/11 AM EDT/8 AM PDT: https://youtube.com/live/GAxr6fG6H_g
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1h 58min

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How many episodes does RetroActive Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 88 episodes available.

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