Episode 392: The History of Koei/The Koei of History
Added 2021-07-19 13:00:01 +0000 UTCA long-overdue episode this week, as Christopher Hansen asked us to tackle Koei sims (particularly Romance of the Three Kingdoms) back in December 2019. The chaos of the following year didn't do any favors for my efforts to find Retronauts regulars who were comfortable weighing in on a hefty and complex topic like this—but thankfully, fellow Greenlit Podcast Network members Aaron Littleton and Mat Bradley-Tschirgi volunteered to step up to the plate and share their love of this small but thriving niche of video gaming. It's a podcast about the history of games about history, an infinitely recursive journey into days of peasant uprisings and such.
Description: By patron request of Christopher Hansen, Jeremy Parish sets the Wayback Machine to sengoku-era Japan, sangoku-era China, and, uh, the airline business to discuss Koei's legacy of historic sim games with Aaron Littleton and Mat Bradley-Tschirgi.
Art this episode by Nick Wanserski, and edits by Greg Leahy. Music this episode:
- 10:50 - Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII: Chaisang Theme
- 19:36 - Romance of the Three Kingdoms (NES): Message
- 29:18 - Nobunaga's Ambition (GB): Title
- 41:02 - Romance of the Three Kingdoms (PC-88): Opening / Genghis Khan (PC-88): Dream of the Wanderer
- 49:40 - Aerobiz (SNES): Japan
- 59:07 - Gundam Musou Special: Gallant Char
- 1:08:10 - Nioh: Okatsu Theme
- 1:16:23 - Beserk and the Band of the Hawk: The Band of the Hawk
- Closing - Uncharted Waters New Horizons (SNES): Wind Ahead
Comments
As a fan of Retronauts since the 1UP.com days, this was great fun to be on the show and talk a bit about the insanely huge roster of Koei games.
Mat Bradley-Tschirgi
2022-06-15 13:40:28 +0000 UTCLoved the episode! And for the first time, my letter actually made it on the show!! Don't forget to watch the new Dynasty Warriors film on Netflix. It's soooo bad it's good.
Cajun Baz
2021-08-23 03:10:52 +0000 UTCI'd highly recommend the Moss Roberts translation of Romance of the Three Kingdoms published by Foreign Languages Press. It includes lots of footnotes, maps, and a listing of characters you can reference.
TeamVenom
2021-07-27 19:49:22 +0000 UTCUh what? Gust is still very much alive and making Atelier games today?
hibikase
2021-07-24 18:23:10 +0000 UTCIt was a nice variety pack approach to covering Koei's history. The guests were good too.
JUGO
2021-07-20 16:31:08 +0000 UTCYay. I figured it was forgotten about at this point. :p
Christopher Hansen
2021-07-20 07:16:40 +0000 UTCLooking for this episode as well. I played some Koei games and an interested in this topic.
private
2021-07-19 17:42:24 +0000 UTCThanks Christopher Hansen, this was definitely a topic worth waiting for. Can't wait to dive right into the episode.
Peter LaPrade
2021-07-19 13:17:00 +0000 UTC
