Hi folks, Diamond here. With BitSummit going on this weekend I've been running all over Kyoto the last few days and haven't had enough time to pen, much less narrate, a column for you. I'll catch up with a July anniversary sometime in the future. However, please look forward to reading my thoughts about the indie games I've been playing at the show in IGN soon!
2023-07-15 22:54:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Jeremy: Back when Retronauts relaunched (a startling 10 years ago this month), we led with an episode looking back three decades to the advent of the Nintendo Famicom and Sega SG-1000 on the same day: July 15, 1983. Now, we revisit that topic, but now with the maturity and extra insight that the past decade has brought to us podcasters. In the time since that long-ago episode,...
2023-07-14 13:22:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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 and downs before returning to the steady level of quality we've come to expect. On this weeks episode, join 2023-07-10 07:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
July 7, 1993: いざ尋常に
by Diamond Feit
The fervor with which audiences pumped money into Street Fighter II cabinets in the early 1990s kick...
2023-07-09 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Jeremy: I had hoped to have this episode together and published in time for the 15th anniversary of the game under discussion this week: Mass Effect. That clearly didn't happen, the 15th anniversary being last autumn and all. But hey, that's what happens when you start dealing with the relativistic speeds and time dilation of space travel! For all you know, we recorded this li...
2023-07-03 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
June 1983: Going down?
by Diamond Feit
No one gets full control over how others imagine them, least of all fictional characters. It doesn’t matter how ma...
2023-07-02 12:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
At the tail-end of the late '90s/early '00s prime-time cartoon boom, UPN launched Game Over, an animated series that dared to ask "Did you ever wonder what happens after the game ends?" Over the course of six episodes, it failed to explore this question, and instead wasted the time of talented people who should have been doing much better things. On this episode of Retronauts, join cartoon expe...
2023-06-30 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Nadia: What's the only thing in the universe that's capable of destroying your mind faster than comic books? (At least according to fussy old people with no sense of fun?) Video games! And what's the only thing in the universe that's capable of liquefying your brain even further than comic books or video games? Comic books based on video games, of course. Whew! Now just throw in a comi...
2023-06-26 11:18:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Apologies in advance, dear listeners: I (Diamond Feit) came down with a summer cold this week and while my health has improved much in the days that followed, during the actual recording of our monthly community podcast, I was still pretty exhausted and a little bit hoarse. Fear not though, for Stuart Gipp and I upheld our promise to you and read your comments, your feedback, and delivered a ru...
2023-06-25 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Stuart: I like Sonic 3 & Knuckles. I’m sure this is clear to you if your ears have experienced the first senses-shattering episode of this not-so-mini-series, in which myself (Stuart Gipp), Seumidh MacDonald (ShayMay), and Dave Bulmer (Dave Bulmer) talk and talk and bloody talk about this outstanding Mega Drive classic. Here, we move on from Hydrocity (pronounce...
2023-06-19 11:23:05 +0000 UTC View Post
June 1983: Ah, Mancini—the spy's best friend
by Diamond Feit
I know a majority of Retronauts supporters live in the United States, a country that priorit...
2023-06-18 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Jeremy: I recently put together a video about the Master System version of OutRun (or as Sega called it on Master System, Out Run) that led me down the rabbit hole of one of the greatest racing series of all time. Or rather, driving series. I don't care for racing games, but OutRun ...
2023-06-16 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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 starred in a shocking amount of games that involve more than just left-to-right traversal. On this episode of Retronauts, join 2023-06-12 07:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
June 6, 1993: We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams
by Diamond Feit
Jeremy: Books! As you may know, we here are Retronauts are what you might call "fans." Sure, we work in this newfangled podcast medium, but that's just because it's where the money's at. Our hearts belong to paper... and to video games, of course. Old meets new, you know? And when the two intersect, well, that's a good conversation just waiting to happen.
So: This week, m...
2023-06-05 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
June 3, 1983: Wouldn't you prefer a good game of chess?
by Diamond Feit
We've all heard the expression "history repeats itself" but as I approach the half-century mark, I must admit I always assumed it would take longer to see certain attitudes refresh themselves. When a boom in technological advancement in my youth brought computers into Americ...
2023-06-04 13:21:37 +0000 UTC View Post
After leaving LucasArts in 1991, Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator put traditional adventure games behind him in favor of making point-and-click experiences for the younger set. But after the passing of two decades, the power of Kickstarter—which made the return of this very podcast possible—allowed the veteran developer to create a new adventure game completely on his own terms. The...
2023-06-02 07:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
The internet of the '90s was slower than molasses poured on a turtle. Worse, it was only accessible by making a pact with a screaming demon. (Our parents told us it was just the modem, but we knew better.) A jpeg could take ages to load. A three-minute 176 x 144 video could take a lifetime. But we made it work. That is to say, we still found ways to find and download ROMs—and, by extension, h...
2023-05-29 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Salutations, patrons! Because you demanded it (and he insisted) Stuart returns to our community podcast after taking last month off. Besides reading your comments on recent Retronauts episodes and your responses to the question we posed in April, Stuart and I also chat about Tears of the Kingdom (how could we not) but also share crucial thoughts on the Fast & Furious franc...
2023-05-28 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
What's this, an episode about a home computer game from the early 1980s with nary a Brit in sight? Yes, this week Diamond Feit hosts an episode requested by patron Ben Hamilton who asked us to cover Spinnaker Software and their adventure game adaptation of Below the Root.
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May 21, 1998: If it ain't BAROQUE, don't fix it
by Diamond Feit
Imagine waking up in a desolate ruin you’ve never seen before, unable to remember your past or even your name. You are not alone, strictly speaking, but no one else you meet qualifies as human. Some claim to be angels and they speak to you derisively, urging you toward a large tow...
2023-05-22 07:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Ah, the Retronauts Curse continues apace. This latest entry in our ongoing conversation (last touched on in episode 437) about ways to coax the best possible classic gaming experiences from modern machines (which so often fail to do justice to software designed for a completely different for of tech) arrives the same day that Analogue's surprise preorders for their TG16 clone Duo open—a devic...
2023-05-19 11:50:33 +0000 UTC View Post
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 the works, the developer turned to Obsidian Entertainment to transform an abandoned Fallout project into a fitting sequel in just 18 months. And what ...
2023-05-15 07:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
May 1983: Zeke no Densetsu
by Diamond Feit
I think it's fair to describe the relationship between human beings and the remainder of the animal kingdom as "complicated." As Chief Seattle 2023-05-14 12:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, we grab a big ol' can opener and open a big ol' can of worms—namely, the chronology that underlies the Legend of Zelda series. Does the timeline matter? Does it make sense? Was it a huge mistake for Nintendo to attempt to lock down the way each Zelda game relates to the others? Why is Zelda so horny? We answer all of these questions! Probably!
Parti...
2023-05-08 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
May 6, 2003: Just let your soul glo
by Diamond Feit
At the dawn of the 21st century, Konami’s Castlevania series of video games had found itself a comfortable, predictable pattern. The franchise was approaching its 20th anniversary and, whether presented in 2D or 3D, on home consoles or handhelds, players had come to expect certain fe...
2023-05-07 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The recent Mario film has got us all in the movie mindset mood, so it's time to take a trip back to 1989 to revisit the first entry in the Nintendo Cinematic Universe, The Wizard! Critically panned and commercially unsuccessful, this family drama attempted to weave a heartwarming tale about how video games have the power restore a shattered family—but mostly, it just served as a Power Glove c...
2023-05-05 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Quick note from Jeremy: You'll notice a new lead voice this week, though you'll recognize her from several recent episodes: Jess O'Brien, aka VoidBurger. As part of our ongoing effort for Retronauts not to be just a couple of middle-aged straight white guys from the Midwest talking about Nintendo games, we've invited Jess to become a contributing host for the show and step in from time to t...
2023-05-01 11:54:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings everyone, we are back with our latest (and longest ever) community podcast! You may be surprised to learn that Stu was unavailable to record this one, but fear not, I reached out to newest Retronaut Jess "voidburger" O'Brien and she happily agreed to share her thoughts on recent episodes and events as well as read your...
2023-04-30 12:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Over the past year or so, I've been editing, laying out, and otherwise bringing into print a book by friend-of-Retronauts Kevin Bunch (who you will recognize from the roughly dozen episodes he's been on over the past few years). The book in question, Atari Archive Vol. I, arrives ...
2023-04-24 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
