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1UP.com - Retronauts

111 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 11 years ago - ★★★★★ - 600 ratings

1UP's retro blog -- editors discuss classic games and classic systems, and how they relate to the current gaming scene. Reader participation via Skype is encouraged! Check out the site for information on upcoming podcasts.

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Episodes

Retronauts Podcast Episode 66

February 26, 2009 20:00 - 1 hour - 67.4 MB

Christian Nutt returns to school the regulars on the vagaries of Ys developer Falcom. And vague it is! The mysteries of Falcom are almost, but not quite, sorted out.

Retronauts Podcast Episode 65

February 12, 2009 20:00 - 1 hour - 65 MB

Matt Leone and Kat Bailey join Jeremy and Ray to break down the Metal Slug series and talk about E.G.G. while readers eulogize EGM.

Retronauts Podcast Episode 64

January 29, 2009 20:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

Sega's Ethan Einhorn drops by to discuss Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection in an episode that spans time, space, and the same dumb jokes made twice.

Retronauts Podcast Episode 63

January 14, 2009 20:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MB

The ghost of Shane Bettenhausen joins the intrepid party of Parish, Sharkey, Barnholt and Kohler for a trippy, cross-talking journey into the mind of Shigesato Itoi's Mother series.

Retronauts Podcast Episode 62

January 09, 2009 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MB

Unbeknownst to them, the regular crew (Parish, Sharkey, Barnholt, Kohler, and Bettenhausen) close out an era. Yet the show must go on, and brother, do we ever go on. At length: a year-end review show focusing not on 2008 but rather its older siblings 1988 and 1998. (And its weird uncle, 1978.)

Retronauts Podcast Episode 61

December 10, 2008 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

Atlus localization editor Nich Maragos joins the Retronauts crew to discuss the history of the Persona series.

Retronauts Podcast Episode 60

December 03, 2008 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

Ten years ago, Gordon Freeman mutely smashed his way into our hearts with a crowbar. Now, a ragtag team of rebels from other 1UP podcasts join the Retronauts in a battle to commemorate its greatness. Will they succeed, or will the headcrabs win?

Retronauts Podcast Episode 59

November 26, 2008 20:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

Like the games themselves, Retronauts' look at Chrono Trigger's sequels is over-long, sloppily narrated and frequently confusing. But the music's great! And special guest Adam "MO" Fitch talks about his radical part in helping translate "Dreamers."

Retronauts Podcast Episode 58

November 19, 2008 20:00 - 1 hour - 30.1 MB

Ray Barnholt, Sam Kennedy, Garnett Lee, Jeremy Parish and Nick Suttner drag the Tomb Raider series out from the Underground to scrutinize Lara Croft's storied history.

Retronauts Podcast Episode 57

November 12, 2008 20:00 - 1 hour - 40.7 MB

Anarchy reigns as we drop all pretense of purpose or structure and spend 75 minutes responding to listener mail. Your brain will never be the same again!

Retronauts Podcast Episode 56

November 05, 2008 20:00 - 54 minutes - 25.8 MB

"Barnholt, Bettenhausen, Parish and Sharkey gaze back through the, er, mysts of time to talk about Cyan's controversial (but bestselling!) point-and-click adventure. Baffling puzzles guest star."