Description
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
- 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...
- 2024 / 6 / 21619: Episode 619 Preview: DuneYou're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 619: Dune. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access to...
- 2024 / 6 / 17618: The World Ends With YouJeremy Parish, Kat Bailey, and Stuart Gipp put on their trendiest threads and rub Hachiko's nose for good luck as they work their way through the Shibuya-shaped maze that is Square Enix's iconoclastic DS...
- 2024 / 6 / 10617: N.A.R.C.Just say "yes" to Diamond Feit, Jeremy Parish, and David Oxford as they D.A.R.E. to remember NARC, a classic ’80s arcade game that took the War on Drugs literally. Retronauts is made possible by listener...
- 2024 / 6 / 7616: Episode 616 Preview: Video Game House BandsKevin Bunch, Diamond Feit and Brian Clark take an aural voyage into that moment in time when Japanese game companies formed their own bands to record and perform game music. Retronauts is made possible by...
- 2024 / 6 / 3615: Final Fantasy VII RebirthHead to https://www.squarespace.com/RETRO to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code RETRO. It's taken nearly four years, but it's finally here: part two of Square-Enix's ambitious...
- 2024 / 5 / 27614: Video Games and the Nuclear ApocalypseNadia Oxford, Jaz Rignall, and Jeremy Parish look back at gaming's best (and scariest) depictions of nuclear apocalypse. ...is it 'Into this station" or "onto this station?" Retronauts is made possible by...
- 2024 / 5 / 24613: Episode 613 Preview: Final Fantasy VI (Live From Midwest Gaming Classic 2024)You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 613: Final Fantasy VI (Live From Midwest Gaming Classic 2024). To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our...
- 2024 / 5 / 19612: Documenting Game History from Virtual Boy to J-PopJeremy Parish speaks to Benj Edwards, Jose Zagat, Mark Flitman, and Brian Clark about their efforts to publish books about a wide swath of game history: A platform analysis of Virtual Boy, a history of games...
- 2024 / 5 / 13611: The Contra: Operation Galuga WailWrapping up Contra series with a look at WayForward's Contra: Operation Galuga, with Stuart Gipp, Thomas Nickel and John Linneman. Bandanas on! Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...
- 2024 / 5 / 6609: The State of EmulationHead to https://www.squarespace.com/RETRO to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code RETRO. While it started exclusively as an activity enjoyed by a small demographic of...
- 2024 / 4 / 29620: The Capcom Marvel UniverseBefore there was an MCU, video game arcades played host to the CMU. Join Diamond Feit, Kevin Bunch, and John Learned as they recount the early 90s giant-sized collaboration between Capcom and...
- 2024 / 4 / 26607: Episode 607 Preview: Final Fantasy VI Character Ranking HootenannyYou're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 607: Final Fantasy VI Character Ranking Hootenanny. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous...
- 2024 / 4 / 22607: Farewell, Akira ToriyamaDiamond Feit, Kevin Bunch, Bob Mackey, and special guest Matt Alt bid farewell to a legendary artist, cartoonist, and cultural force for good in a podcast dedicated to the memory of Akira...
- 2024 / 4 / 15605: Dragon Quest VIIINadia Oxford forms a party with GvG's Derrick Bitner to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Dragon Quest 8, one of the PlayStation 2's best RPGs. Art by Nick Wanserski, edits by Greg Leahy. This episode is...
- 2024 / 4 / 12604: Episode 604 Preview: The Hunt for Red OctoberRetrogaming buckeroos Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, and Ray Barnholt put their faith in the power of Glasnost and dive into the deepest channels of video game and media history to take part in The Hunt for Red...
- 2024 / 4 / 8603: King's QuestIn the 18 years we've been putting out this little podcast, we've never produced a single episode wholly devoted to classic Sierra games. Well, that sin against listenerkind ends TODAY as we peer back 40...
- 2024 / 4 / 2602: EvercadeNew hardware is always nice, especially when it’s focused on physical media. Stuart Gipp speaks to Blaze Entertainment about Evercade’s remarkable (and exclusive) Duke Nukem Remastered, their upcoming carts,...
- 2024 / 3 / 29See Us LIVE at Midwest Gaming Classic 2024!WHAT: Our "Final Fantasy VI: 30 Years of the Greatest* RPG of All Time" panel, live at MGC 2024 WHERE: The Panels and Presentations Room at Midwest Gaming Classic 2024 WHEN: Saturday, April 6th at...
- 2024 / 3 / 29601: Episode 601 Preview: Final Fantasy XVIYou're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 601: Final Fantasy XVI. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and...
- 2024 / 3 / 25600: Toe Jam & EarlPatron Scott Rothman presses Start to join a bunch of weenies (Jeremy Parish, Stuart Gipp, and Kevin Bunch) in their randomly generated conversation about Sega's most jammin' Genesis franchise, Toe Jam &...
- 2024 / 3 / 18599: Resident Evil 5 & 6Remember when Capcom pursued complete global saturation? Diamond Feit, Richard Eisenbeis, and Alex Aniel team up to recount the ultimate horror entertainment of Resident Evil 5 & 6. Retronauts is made...
- 2024 / 3 / 11597: Bowser, Part 2Back in December, we thrilled you with the first 20 years of Bowser's history. And, given that he's nearly at the "lordy, lordy" stage of his life, we still have a few more decades to discuss. On this episode...
- 2024 / 3 / 4596: Retro Game LyricsNadia Oxford, Bob Mackey, and Diamond Feit revisit early examples of lyrics in game music: The Good, the Bad, and the Discordant. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the...
- 2024 / 3 / 1595: Episode 595 Preview: Modern RemakesYou're listening to a free preview of Retronauts Episode 595: Modern Remakes. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early...
- 2024 / 2 / 26594: Ys Books I, II, & IIIJeremy 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...
- 2024 / 2 / 19593: The Contra Ranking HootenannyLet’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...
- 2024 / 2 / 12591: Gaming's Cruelest ChallengesJeremy 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...
- 2024 / 2 / 5590: Dragon Quest: Rocket Slime & Slime MorimoriBig 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....
- 2024 / 2 / 2589: Episode 589 Preview: Super Mario Bros. WonderYou'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,...
- 2024 / 1 / 29588: Videopac InsidersA 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...
- 2024 / 1 / 22587: Sonic 3 + Knuckles Pt. 3The 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...
- 2024 / 1 / 19586: Episode 586 Preview: Zelda II and the Action RPGJeremy 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...
- 2024 / 1 / 15585: The Years-In-Review Revue: 1994Jeremy 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...
- 2024 / 1 / 8584: Contra: Operation Galuga & Toxic CrusadersIt’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-...
- 2024 / 1 / 5583: Episode 583 Preview: Gaming in the Year 2004You'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,...