Retronauts 223: Epoch Game Pocket Computer
Added 2019-05-24 14:36:32 +0000 UTCThis week's episode is one of those rare cases where the old "Retronauts Micro" appellation actually would have worked. This was originally recorded as a segment for what was going to be a larger production with the Heiankyo Alien talk from Midwest Gaming Classic, but since that presentation ended up not having a formal recording setup, I realized this conversation would work better alone than tied to a horrible-sounding audience bootleg.
Although this bonus episode doesn't quite hit the half-hour mark, it is a thorough discussion of the topic at hand. There's just not that much to say about Epoch's Game Pocket Computer (which I keep wanting to call the Pocket Game Computer), even though it was pretty much a Game Boy that debuted five years before Game Boy. It's a tiny blip in video game history, but one worth discussing.
Thanks to Alex Forsyth for sitting in with us and bringing along this rare bit of kit to let us give it a go! And thanks to Evan Amos for posting a beautiful photo of it to Wiki Commons for use in the temporary cover art.
