Retronauts

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Rating
4.5
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2050 reviews
This podcast has
699 episodes
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Explicit
No
Date created
2013/07/11
Average duration
100 min.
Release period
6 days

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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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Ys Books I, II, & III
2024/02/26
Jeremy Parish, Kurt Kalata, and patron Scott Rothman wash ashore and dive into the daily bump-and-grind as they recount the origins of Nihon Falcom's Ys series. 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
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The Contra Ranking Hootenanny
2024/02/19
Let’s argue aggressively! No, wait, that sounds unpleasant. Let’s have a lovely time nicely. Stuart Gipp, John Linneman, Thomas Nickel, and Audi Sorlie Probotect and serve up the definitive ranking of Konami’s hit run n’ gun series: Contra. Art by Leeann Hamilton. Edits by Greg Leahy. 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
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Gaming's Cruelest Challenges
2024/02/12
Jeremy Parish, Ray Barnholt, Stuart Gipp, and Jess O'Brien crowd onto a therapist's couch as they work through the trauma of playing the cruelest video games ever made. From poison mushrooms to broken puzzle translations, it's PTSD all the way down. 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
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Dragon Quest: Rocket Slime & Slime Morimori
2024/02/05
Big Stretch! Diamond Feit, Jeremy Parish, and Alex Fraioli squirm their way through Square Enix's forgotten works to remember the Slime Morimori Dragon Quest trilogy (aka Rocket Slime). Art by Greg Melo. Edits by Greg Leahy. 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
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Episode 589 Preview: Super Mario Bros. Wonder
2024/02/02
You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 589: Super Mario Bros. Wonder. 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 Retronauts Patreon at patreon.com/retronauts.
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Videopac Insiders
2024/01/29
A rarely-heard European perspective on the Odyssey2 (or Videopac) is revealed as former Philips staffers Oscar Groosman and Ton Kemmere join host Kevin Bunch to discuss their insider perspectives on marketing the console, its distribution, and its end. 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
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Sonic 3 + Knuckles Pt. 3
2024/01/22
The gleesome threesome of Stuart Gipp, Dave Bulmer, and Shoogles return for even more gushing over the best game ever made. Yes, it is. It IS. Do not argue with me, I’m just a podcast description. I can say anything I want. Edits by Greg Leahy; art by Amanda Neipris. 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
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Episode 586 Preview: Zelda II and the Action RPG
2024/01/19
Jeremy Parish raises the Triforce of Podcasting to summon Kevin Bunch, Nadia Oxford, and WayForward's Tomm Hulett to talk about Zelda II vis-a-vis its place in the evolution of the action RPG—both its influences and the games it influenced. 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 and enjoy this full episode... plus hundreds more!
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The Years-In-Review Revue: 1994
2024/01/15
Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, Stuart Gipp, Kevin Bunch, AND Jared Petty all somehow manage to cram into a single podcast to finish up out conversation about the year 1984 before leaping through time a decade to wrangle the facts about ’94! Amazing! 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
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Contra: Operation Galuga & Toxic Crusaders
2024/01/08
It’s clean-up time! Let’s attack aggressively! Stuart Gipp offers up twinterviews with Tomm Hulett (WayForward) about the upcoming Contra: Operation Galuga, and Sam Beddoes (Freakzone) about the also- upcoming Toxic Crusaders. Strap yourselves in! 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
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Episode 583 Preview: Gaming in the Year 2004
2024/01/05
You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 583: Gaming in the Year 2004. 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 Retronauts Patreon at patreon.com/retronauts.
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1974 & ’84: The Years in Review Revue
2024/01/01
As we move into 2024, Jeremy Parish, Benj Edwards, and Kevin Bunch look back in time to the years 1974 and ’84 to explore the gaming events taking place 40 and 50 ago. History! Events! Happenings! Bad jokes! It's all here, friends. 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
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4.5 out of 5
2050 reviews
Jill Lloyd Flanagan 2023/09/26
Still a great retro gaming podcast
I think it’s great that Jeremy wanted to keep the podcast going and invited fresh voices to the table. I do think that the show is currently getting t...
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Tkenx553 2023/12/29
Headed in the wrong direction
I’ve listened to the various iterations of this podcast since it’s inception, however the current lineup is increasingly dour and seem to have a very ...
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Evadeel 2023/12/12
Terrible show now
It’s amazing how far this show has fallen. I was a listener through the various iterations. The new (British?) hosts are terrible. I wish Jeremy and B...
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dwhilton 2023/11/23
Honestly I have no idea what happened to this podcast
This podcast is so frustrating to listen to these days. The latest episode was about Doom Clones….and they spent 90% of the time just talking about D...
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Ninja Nick7369 2023/10/29
Used to be amazing.
Used to be one of my favorite gaming podcasts. Older episodes like the dragon quest one where very involved and made me feel Ike I had an understandin...
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Voodoo child 82 2023/07/31
Better without Stuart
It would be better without Stuart he’s so negative and just seems to hate everything
dupowne 2023/09/08
Eh
New hosts are kind of annoying and one note.
taylusarenn 2023/07/09
Used to be good
Avoid all Bob Mackey episodes
Reginald fairfield 2023/06/03
Shame
The current product is near unlistenable. A lot of negativity and condescension (but that’s the majority of video game commentary). However, the need ...
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The Office Troll 2023/05/28
Just gross
I hadn’t thought of this podcast in years, but it came up on another podcast. Tried listening to 3 episodes and they were just negative and seemed uni...
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