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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!
Episodes
- 2025 / 3 / 10675: Shinobi - Mission 1With the series poised for a comeback in 2025, Diamond Feit, Stuart Gipp, and Thomas Nickel uncover the secrets of the ninja in this first podcast about Sega's Shinobi games. Retronauts is made possible by...
- 2025 / 3 / 3674: The Years-in-Review Revue: 1975 & ’85Jeremy Parish, Benj Edwards, Chris Sims, Kevin Bunch, and Jared Petty look backward in time 40, even 50 years to discuss some of the biggest and most personally beloved video gaming events of 1975 and ’85. To...
- 2025 / 2 / 28673: Episode 673 Preview: SimCity 2000You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 673: SimCity 2000. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early...
- 2025 / 2 / 24672: Attack and Dethrone God, Book 1:1What's up with all those JRPGs making you kill God? Having weathered the ’80s Satanic Panic, Jeremy Parish, Chris Sims, Benito Cereno, and Shivam Bhatt seek the answers by tracing the history of...
- 2025 / 2 / 17671: Golden Axe, Second SwingThe screen scrolls ever onward to the end of the stage, as the second part of Retronauts’ Golden Axe-tion is upon us. Linneman, Nickel, Feit, Gipp! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2025 / 2 / 14670: Episode 670 Preview: Bikini WarriorsJeremy Parish, Nadia Oxford, Kate Willaert, and Kurt Kalata tip their fedoras to the ladies who save the world with minimal encumbrance penalties, diving into the history of the "heroines in bikini armor"...
- 2025 / 2 / 10669: Silent Hill 2 RemakeRadio? Check. Pocket flashlight? Check. Ultra high-res graphics? Check! Diamond Feit, Jess O'Brien and Josh Stinson tick all the boxes as they break down the 2024 remake of Silent Hill 2. Retronauts is made...
- 2025 / 2 / 3668: Sonic 3 & Knuckles Part 5We’ve reached the Doomsday Zone. At last, the final instalment of Gipp, Bulmer, and MacDonald’s investigation of Sega’s greatest game is upon us. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2025 / 1 / 31667: Episode 667 Preview: Gaming in the Year 2005You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 667: Gaming in the Year 2005. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes,...
- 2025 / 1 / 27666: The ’80s Satanic PanicThe devil is in the details as Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, Chris Sims, and Benito Cereno look back at a major cultural moment for America in the 1980s—the so-called Satanic Panic—and the knock-on effect it...
- 2025 / 1 / 20665: Fatal FuryAre you OK? Fatal Fury busts out, as hungry wolves Kevin Bunch, Diamond Feit, Brian Clark and Will Cuevas discuss the early years of SNK’s breakout hit fighting game series. Retronauts is made possible by...
- 2025 / 1 / 13663: Golden Axe, First SwingAx Battler! Tyris Flare! Gilius Thunderhead! And the rest. Gipp, Linneman, Nickel and Feit begin their exploration of Sega’s belt-scrolling behemoth. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2025 / 1 / 6662: The Metal Gear Storyline, Pt. IIJeremy Parish, Shane Bettenhausen, and Tomm Hulett dial in their Codecs and resume their transmission about the story of the Metal Gear series from where it left off. Don't expect things to suddenly start...
- 2025 / 1 / 3661: Episode 661 Preview: Nintendo MuseumYou're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 661: Nintendo Museum. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early...
- 2024 / 12 / 30660: Gaming's Chillest SnowscapesNadia Oxford joins Kat Bailey and Victor Hunter as they recall the best snow levels in retro games. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-free early...
- 2024 / 12 / 23659: Holiday Special 2024 - Captain N: The Game MasterRetronauts is a completely fan-funded operation. To support the show, and get two full-length exclusive episodes every month, as well as access to 50+ previous bonus episodes, please visit the official...
- 2024 / 12 / 16657: Sonic 3 + Knuckles, Part 4No need to get blue spheres! The penultimate part of Stuart, Dave, and Shay’s forensic examination of Sonic’s greatest adventure is finally upon you! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2024 / 12 / 9656: Retronauts Radio: Farewell to STSJeremy Parish and Nadia Oxford chat with Aaron Hamel about the history, hits, and great video game music releases of the late and lamented Ship to Shore Phono Co.—featuring tunes aplenty! Retronauts is made...
- 2024 / 12 / 2654: WormsOi, nutter! Host Stuart Gipp, Dave Bulmer and Ben Paddon activate annelid analysis for Team 17’s long-running Worms series. You’ll regret that! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2024 / 11 / 25653: The Bronze Age of Arcade GamesKevin Bunch, Benj Edwards, and Nate Lockhart enter the era of TTL circuits and early microprocessors as they celebrate the world of 1970s arcade games. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2024 / 11 / 18651: Marvel vs. CapcomWith its recent re-release making the series available on all modern platforms, Diamond Feit, Kevin Bunch, and John Learned team up again to discuss the Marvel vs Capcom fighting franchise. Retronauts is...
- 2024 / 11 / 11650: Modern Retro: Antonblast & Grapple DogA talkative Stuart Gipp talks to Tony Grayson about Antonblast, and Joseph Gribbin about Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines. It’s a jam-indie-bo-jump-a-ree! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2024 / 11 / 8649: Episode 649 Preview: Dead RisingYou're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 649: Dead Rising. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early...
- 2024 / 11 / 4648: The First Games That Scared UsFor Halloween, Nadia Oxford, Ash Paulsen, and Victor Hunter talk about retro games outside the horror genre that scared them. Boo! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support...
- 2024 / 10 / 28647: The TerminatorForget the time displacement device: in this podcast Diamond Feit, Jeremy Parish, and James Eldred take you back 40 years to 1984 to the debut of the sci-fi action classic, The Terminator. Retronauts is made...
- 2024 / 10 / 21645: The Best and Worst of 16-Bit HorrorLast year, we explored the NES era's few horror games and ranked them on their general spookiness levels—given the standards of the time. And now we're back to do the exact same thing for a whole new...
- 2024 / 10 / 14644: BayonettaWelcome to our fantasy zone! Stuart Gipp and Seumidh MacDonald get all hot under the collar about Bayonetta in a podcast both gracious and glorious. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2024 / 10 / 11643: Episode 643 Preview: BeetlejuiceYou're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 643: Beetlejuice. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early...
- 2024 / 10 / 7642: Terry Pratchett's DiscworldThat doesn’t work. But this does! Stuart Gipp, Dave Bulmer and Desert Island Discworld’s Al Kennedy convene for Ankh-Mortalk. Now THAT doesn’t work. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2024 / 9 / 30641: Tales of Games Journalism & Games That Hold UpNadia and David Oxford join with Jeremy Parish, and Diamond Feit to talk about the challenges of half-analogue, half-digital game journalism circa 2006 and games that stand the test of time. Retronauts is...
- 2024 / 9 / 23639: Building SimCityHost Kevin Bunch is joined by author and historian Chaim Gingold to talk about SimCity and the winding road that led to its creation with his new book Building SimCity. Retronauts is made possible by...
- 2024 / 9 / 20646: See Us LIVE at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2024!WHAT: Our "The History of Bowser" panel, live at PRGE 2024 WHERE: Auditorium 1 (E141 - 144) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo WHEN: Saturday, September 28th at 5:00pm WHO: Bob Mackey, Jeremy Parish, Gary...
- 2024 / 9 / 16638: Dreamcast Turns 25Jeremy Parish and Diamond Feit look back a quarter of a century to the launch of Sega Dreamcast in America and contemplate where the system sits as a part of video game history, Sega's legacy, and the......
- 2024 / 9 / 13637: Episode 637 Preview: ZeldaYou're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 637: Zelda. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access to...
- 2024 / 9 / 9636: The 8-Bit Mascot Ranking HootenannyJeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, Nadia Oxford, and an entire room full of people take stock of the mascot characters of the 8-bit era and (loudly) rank the value of their existence. Who comes out on...
- 2024 / 9 / 2635: Five Nights at Freddy'sNadia and guest Mat Bradley-Tschirgi talk about the 10th anniversary of the animatronic animal horror game phenomenon Five Nights at Freddy's. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon!...
- 2024 / 8 / 26633: Donald DuckQuacking the case! Throwing an apoplectic tantrum about that most Disneyest of ducks with host Stuart Gipp and guests Thomas Nickel and John Linneman. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2024 / 8 / 19632: BitSummit '24Blatherin’ BitSummit! Diamond Feit reports on the latest retro-esque games from Kyoto’s annual indie event and raps with Chris Kohler, Shane Bettenhausen, and Tina Carter. Retronauts is made possible by...
- 2024 / 8 / 16631: Episode 631 Preview: GanonYou're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 631: Ganon. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access to...
- 2024 / 8 / 13630: Battle of the Master System MascotsJeremy Parish, Stuart Gipp, Kurt Kalata, and Nicole (of Nicole Express!) dare ask the burning question that no one else has had the courage to approach until this point: Which Sega Master System mascot was...
- 2024 / 8 / 5629: DariusWARNING: A huge podcast “Retronauts” is approaching fast! Join host Kevin Bunch, Brian Clark and Christa Lee as they discuss Taito’s long-running shooting game franchise Darius. Retronauts is made possible...
- 2024 / 8 / 3628: Episode 628 Preview: Megami Tensei I & IIShin who? Jeremy Parish, Kurt Kalata, and Dia Lacina boot up their homebrew app and summon some demons to thrash Tokyo as part of their discussion of the first two entries in the Megami Tensei...
- 2024 / 7 / 29627: Mortal Kombat 4Digitized no more, Diamond Feit, Stuart Gipp, and David L. Craddock enter a new dimension as they podcast about Mortal Kombat 4. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the...
- 2024 / 7 / 22626: Asterix, Part IThese Retronauts are crazy! Stuart Gipp, Audi Sorlie, John Linneman, and Thomas Nickel begin their Gaul-ing journey through the Astérix franchise. PAF! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2024 / 7 / 19625: Episode 625 Preview: Nicktoons GamesYou're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 625: Nicktoons Games. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early...
- 2024 / 7 / 15624: The Metal Gear Storyline, Part IJeremy Parish, Shane Bettenhausen, and Tomm Hulett inject their daily dose of nano machines and attempt to tap into the mind-bending matrix of unreality that is the Metal Gear saga storyline—a web so tangled...
- 2024 / 7 / 8623: The Wario Land Ranking HootenannyJeremy Parish, Kevin Bunch, Stuart Gipp, and the Retronauts community gobble garlic, punch a wall for coins, and let rip a big ol'... hootenanny! This time, we rank the Wario Land games. Perhaps the most...
- 2024 / 7 / 8622: Episode 622 Preview: Retronauts Radio Summer 2024PREVIEW: Jeremy Parish spins up the turntable to explore some recent video game soundtrack reissues (mostly from Konami). Plus: YMO, Cotton, NiGHTS, some Momoku Kikuchi city pop, and more! Retronauts is...
- 2024 / 7 / 1621: Mad MaxWhen an Australian emergency room doctor set out to make a humble little car chase movie in the late '70s, he had no idea it would turn into an incredibly long-lived franchise that would light our minds on...
- 2024 / 6 / 24620: Micro MachinesWhat if a car was small? Stuart Gipp, Lewis Clark, and Guy Kelly shrink themselves down, dive into a teeny-weeny jalopy and race to Retronauts Studios! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...