I know, we blew it — this should have been episode 64, not 74. Please feel free to renumber the episodes ID3 tags on your computer as necessary!
This week, Bob and I invited IGN's resident classic gaming fanatic Jared Petty onto the show to discuss the 20th (!) anniversary of the Nintendo 64. It's perhaps less chock with unbridled enthusiasm as our Super NES episode, but amidst our (fair) criticisms we have plenty of good to say about the console! And its games! It occupies a strange place i...
2016-09-05 21:25:22 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
Hope you don't mind that I'm delivering yet another advance episode much earlier than usual—I planned on getting my laptop fixed before my vacation, but that wasn't in the cards. Enjoy this super-sized Retronauts Micro, and the special guest appearance by TV's Aaron Paul. (Really! Kinda!)
- Bob
2016-08-26 00:50:20 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I'm uploading my advance episode of Retronauts five days ahead of schedule, seeing as I'll be in Portland very soon for an extended weekend vacation. Hope you like it—this one was an especially painful edit since my Macbook recently decided to go haywire. Thankfully, I'll be able to drop it off at the Apple Store tomorrow due to your generous Patreon donations! So thanks for making a difference and stuff.
- Bob
2016-08-17 23:46:02 +0000 UTC
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...because that's how God intended for Game Boys to be transported. Yes, as a follow-up to the Game Boy episode from a few months ago, I've invited Bryan Ochalla back to discuss the next couple of games in the system's library: Tennis and Tetris.
Bryan Ochalla joins in again for another in-depth dissection of the Game Boy library. This time we look at Nintendo's Tennis and the system's 800-lb. gorilla. Not, not Donkey Kong (DK's an ape, not a gorilla!) — Tetris.
2016-08-17 01:59:27 +0000 UTC
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Hello! I think we promised this one a while back, maybe? In any case, it's one we've wanted to put together for some time: An attempt to make sense of the weird world of Adventure Island, Monster World, Monster Land, Wonder Boy, The Dynastic Hero, and moooooore. Ray joins us for this one, because he's the only one who can keep this nonsense straight.
Ray Barnholt joins Jeremy and Bob in an attempt to make sense of the bizarre lineage of SEGA's Wonder Boy, Hudson's Adventure Island, and the ...
2016-08-08 23:52:59 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
I'm on vacation this week, but I still managed to put together a fun little Retronauts Micro before I left. Hope you enjoy this brief change of pace!
- Bob
2016-08-01 20:16:52 +0000 UTC
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Thank you so much for the support this month!
2016-07-31 23:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
We recorded this one aaaaall the way back in March, and now it's fully assembled for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
- Bob
2016-07-25 19:33:53 +0000 UTC
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Sorry for the delay, everyone. I intended to have this week's early episode up quite some time ago, but different issues kept popping up. This isn't even the episode I intended to post! But I'm still waiting for it to come together, so I had to post this one out of its proper sequence. My Micro episode themes have been running in reverse alphabetical order — Zillion, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Xenogears, Wizards & Warriors, etc. — and the next episode in that rotation s...
2016-07-22 13:30:46 +0000 UTC
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Just to let you know, the next early access episode will be somewhat less early access (it may not show up until Thursday). I'm in San Francisco this weekend to record the next batch of episodes, which means I'm not able to put together a Micro while I'm on the road. I was hoping to have it recorded before I left, but... well, real talk: I suffered a pretty crushing personal loss last week, and it's made a mess of my spare time and has made it tough for me to focus on work in general. So my apol...
2016-07-16 16:12:43 +0000 UTC
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I can't speak for Bob, by my goal with the episodes I lead has been to strike a balance between people-pleasing topics and more arcane subjects. This one is, for the most part, a people-pleaser: A look into the original Final Fantasy. The NES one. And so I hope you, the people, are pleased.
Description: Chris Kohler and Sam Claiborne join up for another single-game exploratory session, this time centered around the original Final Fantasy. More like Final FantasTIC, right???<...
2016-07-12 01:07:14 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
Just a quick update for you: Fangamer will be sending out our newest batch of physical rewards soon, so you should be receiving them if you were in the proper tier when we submitted our list of backers. (And if you filled out the survey Fangamer sent you.) Thanks again for your patience; we chose Fangamer because they make quality stuff, which often requires a bit of waiting. Thanks again for your support!
- Bob
2016-07-06 17:02:31 +0000 UTC
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Happy America Day to all of our stateside friends, and a glorious... Monday to everyone else! I've once again returned to the mixtape well for this new Micro episode—enjoy!
- Bob
2016-07-04 16:58:27 +0000 UTC
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Thank you so much for the support this month!
2016-06-30 23:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey, we finally got around to talking about EarthBound after three years! Please enjoy.
- Bob
2016-06-28 18:16:48 +0000 UTC
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Hey Folks,
I regret to inform you that reviewing a big, fat JRPG has really gotten in the way of me posting today's advance episode of Retronauts. That said, It'll definitely go live on Patreon tomorrow. Thanks again for your patience—you're really going to like this one!
- Bob
2016-06-27 20:06:33 +0000 UTC
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Hello, supporters, hope you don't mind my doing something a bit different from the usual this week. I had planned to use last week's E3 event as an opportunity to meet up with friends and take stock of how things were looking on the retrogaming front, but... E3 demonstrated a decided lack of all things retrogaming. Sure, you had some indies like Bloodstained (a clear and obvious Castlevania clone) and Flint Hook, but products like last year's Rare Replay and Mega Man Legacy Collection were nowhe...
2016-06-21 12:51:36 +0000 UTC
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Hello! I have press conferences I need to attend, so here quickly is this week's episode. Please to enjoy!!
2016-06-13 15:05:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey friends,
It's time for another extended episode of Retronauts Micro, recorded with our friends over at the Laser Time Network! For this one, we took a look at GamePro TV: an early and slightly embarrassing pioneer in video games-based programming. Enjoy!
- Bob
2016-06-06 21:02:44 +0000 UTC
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Thank you so much for the support this month!
2016-05-31 23:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey friends,
Here's our extra-long, extra-fun viewer mail episode for this year—enjoy!
- Bob
2016-05-30 20:40:58 +0000 UTC
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Right, that took longer than expected. But here is the new episode! A brief look at a personal favorite, Klonoa for PlayStation. Thanks for your patience as I've tried to sort out my new workflow, and please enjoy. — Jeremy
2016-05-25 20:56:14 +0000 UTC
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...won't go up until tomorrow. Sorry! I hate to be the jerk who runs behind schedule, but I feel like I have a pretty legitimate excuse: My computer died last week. Like, dead died. Like, they didn't even offer to let me pay to have it repaired, they just gave me the option of turning in the husk for recycling or selling it for parts on Craigslist.
I'm in the process of replacing it, but my new computer won't arrive for a few more days. I can use equipment on hand to record t...
2016-05-23 17:43:27 +0000 UTC
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And here I thought it was episode 21.
This week's early episode sees us going deep into the original Legend of Zelda and its sequel, two games that rarely play host to much substantial conversation. Inspired by the series' 30th anniversary back in February, this episode will hopefully meet your USRDA of meaty dissection of legendary, groundbreaking 8-bit adventures.
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Chris Kohler and Sam Claiborn join Jeremy and Bob to dive deep into a part o...
2016-05-16 22:11:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
Here's this week's advance episode, a whole day ahead of schedule! And if you'd like to watch the episode of Nick Arcade we based this Retronauts Micro on, go ahead and click this link. Enjoy!
- Bob
2016-05-08 21:07:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
Looks like that delay wasn't so long after all. Remember to check out my Marvelous: Another Treasure Island stream tonight at 6:30pm PT on the Retronauts Twitch channel!
- Bob
2016-05-03 17:24:35 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks,
Bob here. Life got in the way again, and this week's advance episode will be coming to you by Wednesday at the latest. To make up for my transgressions, I'll try to get the next advance Micro up a few days ahead of time—and I can assure you it's a great one. I broke format a bit to chat with the Laser Time guys about an especially funny topic, and the episode turned out fantastic! (It's also much longer than your average Micro.)
Also! Tomorrow, I'm kicking off the fi...
2016-05-02 21:48:09 +0000 UTC
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Thank you so much for the support this month!
2016-04-30 23:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Keeping up my unintentional theme of focusing on stupidly overpriced software with my Micro episodes, this week tackles the infamous Little Samson and delves into the game's notable origins, which are much more interesting to talk about than its price.
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A look back at, to our knowledge, the final legacy of Mega Man creator Akira Kitamura: The overlooked and overpriced NES platformer Little Samson.
Enjoy! — Jeremy
2016-04-26 01:59:59 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone, the latest episode is here, a week ahead of [gestures vaguely] out there. It's another one of those deep-dive episodes into a single game — well, into two games. That mostly ends up me holding court and talking for 90 minutes. But, hey, Castlevania.
Dan Adelman joins Jeremy and Bob to discuss one of the true treasures of the ’90s: The Castlevania series' transformative duology, Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night. Enough talk, have at you!
2016-04-18 20:19:46 +0000 UTC
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