Retronauts

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The original classic gaming podcast continues its endless quest to explore the history of video games, one game at a time. Join hosts Jeremy Parish and Bob Mackey each week as they team up with a host of expert guests to chronicle the creations that have paved the way for today's hits. From forgotten black-and-white arcade machines to modern-day remakes, Retronauts spans more than four decades of vintage gaming greatness!

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560: Metroidvania's First D...

09.18.2023

Another live presentation from Long Island! Jeremy Parish, Nadia Oxford, Diamond Feit, Kat Bailey, and Jared Petty mull the prehistory of the metroidvania genre. Then, Jeremy Parish and Kevin Bunch dive into the history of Epoch, the original also-ran. Retronauts ...

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09.18.2023 560: Metroidvania's First Decade & A History Of Epoch Another live presentation from Long Island! Jeremy Parish, Nadia Oxford, Diamond Feit, Kat Bailey, and Jared Petty mull the prehistory of the metroidvania genre. Then, Jeremy Parish and Kevin Bunch dive into the history of Epoch, the original also-ran. Retronauts ...
09.11.2023 558: Disney's Illusion Games Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great exclusive content. Learn more at http://www.patreon.com/retronauts
09.04.2023 557: What's So Great About Video Game History, Anyway? Jeremy Parish, Kat Bailey, Nadia Oxford, and Kevin Bunch take a moment to answer the question in the title: Why is video game history worth celebrating and preserving at all? Plus: Jeremy takes the question to a panoply of other ...
09.01.2023 556: Episode 556 Preview: Who Framed Roger Rabbit You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 556: Who Framed Roger Rabbit. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access to ad-free podcasts, please visit ...
08.29.2023 555: Street Fighter IV Kick! Punch! It's all in the minds of Diamond Feit, Shivam Bhatt, and John Learned as they Focus on Capcom's franchise-reviving Street Fighter IV. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early ...
08.21.2023 554: Valiant's Nintendo Comics When the NES was born, so too were books based on Nintendo's characters. Nadia Oxford leads an essential conversation about the gilded age when Valiant Comics took a crack at putting Mario et al. on paper. Retronauts is made possible ...
08.19.2023 553: Episode 553 Preview: Retronauts Radio Summer 2023 Jeremy Parish spins some analog tunes, sharing the highlights of recent classic game music releases including Gimmick!, Persona, Phantasy Star III, Virtua Fighter, Suikoden, and more. PLUS: Vintage tape cassettes and City Pop! To enjoy this full episode and unlock ...
08.15.2023 529: Episode 529 Preview: Super Metroid and the Metroidvania This is a preview of a patron-exclusive episode! To enjoy the full podcast, go to patreon.com/retronauts and subscribe today—you'll also unlock access to years' worth of biweekly exclusives! Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, and Stuart Gipp add Nadia Oxford to their ...
08.14.2023 552: Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh Phantasmagoria 2! Jess O'Brien chats with two of its actors (Paul Stetler and Ragna Sigrunardottir) about this kinky and queer 1996 FMV disasterpiece. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, ...
08.07.2023 551: Retro Indies at BitSummit ’23 Jeremy Parish and Diamond Feit emerge blinking into the Kyoto sunlight to discuss the most intriguing, the most entertaining, and above all the most authentically retro indie games they experienced only moments before at BitSummit 2023. Retronauts is made possible ...
07.31.2023 549: Video Pinball Clang! Blong!! Flenk!!! and other pinball noises. Stuart Gipp, Diamond Feit and Ralph Barbagallo (Demon’s Tilt, Xenotilt) bring their multi-balls to this fast-paced discussion of the fine sport of pinball on the television. Tilt!
07.25.2023 548: Mortal Kombat II & 3 DUN DUN DUN…Podcast? Again? Diamond Feit, Stuart Gipp, and author David L. Craddock return to Outworld—and the ’90s—for a bone-crunching conversation about Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat 3.
07.17.2023 546: Ace Attorney, Part 2 After the initial trilogy, Ace Attorney took some find to find itself once the book was seemingly closed on Phoenix Wright. From spinoffs to crossovers to soft reboots featuring new characters, Capcom's beloved adventure game series went through some ups ...
07.10.2023 545: Mass Effect Captain Jeremy Parish assembles a crack team of galactic heroes (Wes Fenton and Diamond Feit) to venture into territory never before explored by Retronauts: BioWare's sci-fi role-playing classic Mass Effect. Romance options and plot branches abound! Retronauts is made possible ...
07.07.2023 544: Episode 544 Preview: Game Over You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 544: Game Over. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access to ad-free podcasts, please visit the official ...
07.03.2023 543: Nintendo Power Comics We tackle the finest form of pop culture hybridization: Video game comics that showed up in Nintendo Power! Nadia, Anthony John Agnello, and Peter Malamud Smith talk about Star Fox, Super Metroid, Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Super ...
06.26.2023 542: Sonic 3 & Knuckles Pt. 2 The deepest dive ever undertaken into this prickly masterpiece continues with Stuart Gipp, Dave Bulmer, and Seumidh MacDonald. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early access, better audio quality, and great ...
06.19.2023 540: Kirby, Part 5 We've covered every Kirby platformer to date over the course of four episodes, so what territory is left to trod when it comes to Nintendo's pink puffball? If you're a Retronauts listener, it may not surprise you, but Kirby has ...
06.12.2023 539: Minesweeper + Shareware Book editors Jeremy Parish and Jared Petty talk to book authors Kyle Orland and Richard Moss about their books about the history of landmark computer games: "Minesweeper" by Boss Fight Books and "Shareware Heroes," respectively.
06.09.2023 538: Episode 538 Preview: Thimbleweed Park You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 538: Thimbleweed Park. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access to ad-free podcasts, please visit the official ...
06.05.2023 537: Final Fantasy ROM Hacks Nadia Oxford talks with special guests Andrew Vestal and Steve Tramer about Final Fantasy fan games. Some are built from the ground-up, some alter the original adventure via ROM patches, and some add hours of new content to gems like ...
05.30.2023 536: Below the Root Diamond Feit and Jared Petty open their shubas and set sail for the early 1980s in this look at edutainment pioneer Spinnaker Software and their adventure game adaptation of Below the Root. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through ...
05.22.2023 534: Fallout: New Vegas With 2008's Fallout 3 bringing the fabled RPG series to a new generation of players who couldn't—or didn't want to—play the first two games, Bethesda had an audience poised and ready for more post-apocalyptic RPG fun. With Skyrim currently in ...
05.15.2023 533: The Zelda Timeline Jeremy Parish, Stuart Gipp, Diamond Feit, and Nadia Oxford join together like a Triforce of knowledge (with a bonus piece) to explore the absolute mind-boggling inanity of The Legend of Zelda's chronology. Which timeline is canon? (And which is thirstiest?) ...
05.12.2023 532: Episode 532 Preview: The Wizard (1989) Commentary You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 532: The Wizard (1989) Commentary. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access to ad-free podcasts, please visit ...
05.08.2023 531: Toonstruck Christopher Lloyd and Toons, together again! New contributing host Jess O'Brien, Cohen Edenfield, and KC Green unpack Toonstruck, the 1996 cult point-and-click that makes us wonder "Who is this for?" and "Why is it so horny?" Retronauts is made possible ...
05.01.2023 530: Atari Archive and the 2600 Launch Jeremy Parish and Jared Petty chat with author Kevin Bunch about the launch of his book, Atari Archive Vol. I, and dig into the lessons he learned about the creation and launch of the groundbreaking VCS console. Retronauts is made ...
04.24.2023 528: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Mama mia! The Super Mario Bros. Movie is here, and currently dominating the box office with the biggest global opening weekend ever for an animated film. It's clearly won the popular vote at this point, but is the first new ...
04.17.2023 527: South Park Games Oh my god! They recorded a podcast about South Park! Stuart Gipp, Bob Mackey, and Henry Gilbert unite as What A Cartoon! meets Retronauts in sweary effect. All together now! Weeeelllll… Kyle's mom's a b— Retronauts is made possible by ...
04.14.2023 526: Episode 526 Preview: The Many Adaptations of Mario You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 526: The Many Adaptations of Mario. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access to ad-free podcasts, please ...
04.10.2023 525: Worlds of Power Nadia talks to special guest Gary Butterfield about the Worlds of Power books that were the jewels of '80s book fairs. These short game novelizations have their quirks, but they're still teaching us a lot about education versus marketing. Retronauts ...
04.03.2023 524: Sonic 3 + Knuckles, Pt. 1 Stuart Gipp begins his threatened deep dive into the Sonic the Hedgehog series, joined by stalwart hogmaniac Seumidh MacDonald and just regular maniac Dave Bulmer. You ain't ready for this. This episode is brought to you by ExpressVPN. Visit ExpressVPN.com/retronauts ...
04.03.2023 523: Episode 523 preview: Super Metroid + The Metroidvania, Pt. I Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, and Stuart Gipp touch down on the doomed planet Zebes to give Super Metroid a proper in-depth retrospective while looking at its place in the history of metroidvania and exploratory action game design. The full version ...
03.27.2023 522: Kirby, Part 4 After an uneven 2000s, the Kirby series found itself in a real sweet spot during the following decade. Yes, the 2010s signaled a brand new era of Kirby, one that saw HAL returning to their beloved brand to be more ...
03.20.2023 521: Taito, Pt. IV Jeremy Parish, Ray Barnholt, and Brandon Sheffield do a deep dive into the amazing mid-’90s output of Japanese developer Taito, from shooters like Raystorm to role-playing adventures like Lucia. And lots of other stuff! It's an episode packed full of ...
03.17.2023 520: Episode 520 Preview: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 520: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access to ad-free podcasts, ...
03.13.2023 519: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Chapter 2 ZA WARUDO could wait no longer, so Diamond Feit, Jeremy Parish, Voidburger, and Chris Person team up again to tackle JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, this time focusing their mental energies on the franchise's official video game adaptations. Retronauts is made possible ...
03.06.2023 518: Mega Man Feature Phone Games How do you archive Japan's unique feature phone games when so many—like Capcom's many Mega Man titles—are bound to dead overseas networks? Preservationists RockmanCosmo and Naoya Shinota talk all about it. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! ...
03.04.2023 517: Episode 517 Preview: Great Games That Never Clicked For Us A free-for-all outpouring as Jeremy Parish, Bob Mackey, Stuart Gipp, Henry Gilbert, and Kat Bailey confess the undisputed video game masterpieces and fan favorites that they've never enjoyed. Will they learn to love, or are they doomed to remain churls? ...
02.27.2023 516: Willow In 1988, as the Star Wars fields lay fallow, George Lucas gave us a fantasy epic he assured us he'd been dreaming up for years: Willow. This tale of magic and mystery spun the story of a humble hobb—er, Nelwyn—and ...
02.20.2023 515: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Chapter 1 Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, Voidburger, and Chris Person summon their Stands to talk about the history, themes, and video game connections of one of the most influential manga series of all time: Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. GO GO GO ...
02.17.2023 514: Episode 514 Preview: Mortal Kombat (1995) Kommentary You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 514: Mortal Kombat (1995) Kommentary. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access to ad-free podcasts, please visit ...
02.13.2023 513: Popeye His hairline is fading, he talks about gaming, he's Stuart the podcast man! Let's dive into the mostly-forgotten world of Popeye games, once again accompanied by the hilarious and thoroughly wise Dave Bulmer.
02.10.2023 511: Episode 511 Preview: Listener Mailbag - Winter 2023 A PREVIEW OF THE FULL PATRON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE: Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor multiple COVID scares could stay these commenters from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. Jeremy Parish, Stuart Gipp, Diamond Feit, and Kevin Bunch respond to ...
02.06.2023 512: Oddworld, Part 1 It's impossible to talk about Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and its bigger, bulkier sequel Abe's Exoddus without talking about farting. Okay, that's not true, but we do talk about farting in this episode, because we want to, dammit! I, Stuart Gipp, ...
01.31.2023 510: Sonic Frontiers Chaos Emerald novice Diamond Feit seeks the counsel of enlightened echidna experts Stuart Gipp and Dave Bulmer to discuss the recent Sonic Frontiers and its place amongst the hyper hedgehog’s history
01.23.2023 509: Stephen King's Influence on Games Nadia Oxford chants the names Andrew Vestal and Shane Bettenhausen three times in reverse to summon them into an episode recording circle dedicated to exploring the influence of acclaimed horror author Stephen King on video games. We all ’cast down ...
01.20.2023 508: Episode 508 Preview: Gaming in the Year 2003 You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 508: Gaming in the Year 2003. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access to ad-free podcasts, please ...
01.16.2023 507: A History of LGBTQ Representation in Video Games For the LBGTQ+ community, video games have always been a way to break barriers, find community, and make friends. Nadia buddies up with her friends Len and Larch to talk about how games have influenced and shaped the LBGTQ+ community ...
01.09.2023 506: Retro Compilations Double feature! A ramble about retro compilations with Lewis Clark of SegaDriven.com, and an interview with Mike Mika and Chris Kohler of Digital Eclipse about their masterpiece compilation, Atari 50. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support ...

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Retronauts episodes:

560: Metroidvania's First Decade & A History Of Epoch

558: Disney's Illusion Games

557: What's So Great About Video Game History, Anyway?

556: Episode 556 Preview: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

555: Street Fighter IV

554: Valiant's Nintendo Comics

553: Episode 553 Preview: Retronauts Radio Summer 2023

529: Episode 529 Preview: Super Metroid and the Metroidvania

552: Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh

551: Retro Indies at BitSummit ’23

549: Video Pinball

548: Mortal Kombat II & 3

546: Ace Attorney, Part 2

545: Mass Effect

544: Episode 544 Preview: Game Over

543: Nintendo Power Comics

542: Sonic 3 & Knuckles Pt. 2

540: Kirby, Part 5

539: Minesweeper + Shareware

538: Episode 538 Preview: Thimbleweed Park

537: Final Fantasy ROM Hacks

536: Below the Root

534: Fallout: New Vegas

533: The Zelda Timeline

532: Episode 532 Preview: The Wizard (1989) Commentary

531: Toonstruck

530: Atari Archive and the 2600 Launch

528: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

527: South Park Games

526: Episode 526 Preview: The Many Adaptations of Mario

525: Worlds of Power

524: Sonic 3 + Knuckles, Pt. 1

523: Episode 523 preview: Super Metroid + The Metroidvania, Pt. I

522: Kirby, Part 4

521: Taito, Pt. IV

520: Episode 520 Preview: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

519: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Chapter 2

518: Mega Man Feature Phone Games

517: Episode 517 Preview: Great Games That Never Clicked For Us

516: Willow

515: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Chapter 1

514: Episode 514 Preview: Mortal Kombat (1995) Kommentary

513: Popeye

511: Episode 511 Preview: Listener Mailbag - Winter 2023

512: Oddworld, Part 1

510: Sonic Frontiers

509: Stephen King's Influence on Games

508: Episode 508 Preview: Gaming in the Year 2003

507: A History of LGBTQ Representation in Video Games

506: Retro Compilations

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