Retronauts
@retronauts.bsky.social
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Retronauts
@retronauts.bsky.social
· Nov 8
Hello and welcome! We are Retronauts, a video game podcast born in 2006 and still running thanks to fan support. Join our patreon for early access to regular episodes & hours of exclusive material every month.
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this handsome volume is just begging to be purchased... will you answer the call?
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
this handsome volume is just begging to be purchased... will you answer the call?
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In A-10 Cuba! (Parsoft Interactive, 1996, Win/Mac), it is possible to eject from your airplane while it is still inside the hangar, causing your pilot to explode on impact, into a confetti of screaming white particles.
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In A-10 Cuba! (Parsoft Interactive, 1996, Win/Mac), it is possible to eject from your airplane while it is still inside the hangar, causing your pilot to explode on impact, into a confetti of screaming white particles.
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Pac-man protection at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. It kinda rules.
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Pac-man protection at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. It kinda rules.
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This is dumb and great. The whole thing fits in the shoe tongue
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This is dumb and great. The whole thing fits in the shoe tongue
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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., which means that today I have published my annual "this one's an all-timer" Thanksgiving Eve video retrospective. This time it's Disney's DuckTales for NES: youtu.be/nhS7pn7oXsw
Time to pay the bagpiper: Disney's DuckTales | NES Works 152
YouTube video by Jeremy Parish | Video Works
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., which means that today I have published my annual "this one's an all-timer" Thanksgiving Eve video retrospective. This time it's Disney's DuckTales for NES: youtu.be/nhS7pn7oXsw
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Boss Fight Books’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale is on! Use code BFCM25 at checkout to receive 20% off your order of books, including SHOVEL KNIGHT, written by yours truly. bossfightbooks.com.
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Boss Fight Books’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale is on! Use code BFCM25 at checkout to receive 20% off your order of books, including SHOVEL KNIGHT, written by yours truly. bossfightbooks.com.
Live on the free feed: in light of Act III's impending release, @nadiaoxford.bsky.social @atariarchive.org & @hokutolucas.bsky.social talk up the first two Acts from musical outfit The Protomen
retronauts.com/article/2455...
retronauts.com/article/2455...
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Live on the free feed: in light of Act III's impending release, @nadiaoxford.bsky.social @atariarchive.org & @hokutolucas.bsky.social talk up the first two Acts from musical outfit The Protomen
retronauts.com/article/2455...
retronauts.com/article/2455...
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All I want for Christmas is for you and two of your friends to go preorder Metroidvania: The First Decade at your favorite cool local book shop
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
All I want for Christmas is for you and two of your friends to go preorder Metroidvania: The First Decade at your favorite cool local book shop
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In the original arcade version of Final Fight, there's a third button whose function is to escape grabs. It's not wired by default in arcade machines, but was left in the game code and can be accessed via emulation. Here, I tested it via MiSTerFPGA. It was probably used by the devs during QA.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 AM
In the original arcade version of Final Fight, there's a third button whose function is to escape grabs. It's not wired by default in arcade machines, but was left in the game code and can be accessed via emulation. Here, I tested it via MiSTerFPGA. It was probably used by the devs during QA.
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After 20 long years, Timesplitters Rewind finally releases in early access!
100% Free!
Download it here!
www.indiedb.com/games/timesp...
#Gamedev #indiegame #gaming
100% Free!
Download it here!
www.indiedb.com/games/timesp...
#Gamedev #indiegame #gaming
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
After 20 long years, Timesplitters Rewind finally releases in early access!
100% Free!
Download it here!
www.indiedb.com/games/timesp...
#Gamedev #indiegame #gaming
100% Free!
Download it here!
www.indiedb.com/games/timesp...
#Gamedev #indiegame #gaming
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I got so stoned at a Mets game once I compared the Jumbotron to the top screen of a Nintendo DS bc it had “a bunch of useful contextual information” and the field to the bottom screen bc “it’s where the game is actually played”
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I got so stoned at a Mets game once I compared the Jumbotron to the top screen of a Nintendo DS bc it had “a bunch of useful contextual information” and the field to the bottom screen bc “it’s where the game is actually played”
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>turn-based gameplay
>timing-based action commands on both offense and defense
>robust customization options despite a limited number of “attacks”
>audience interference mechanics
>you get stronger as you play
Behold, a Paper Mario-like
>timing-based action commands on both offense and defense
>robust customization options despite a limited number of “attacks”
>audience interference mechanics
>you get stronger as you play
Behold, a Paper Mario-like
October 16, 2024 at 10:57 PM
>turn-based gameplay
>timing-based action commands on both offense and defense
>robust customization options despite a limited number of “attacks”
>audience interference mechanics
>you get stronger as you play
Behold, a Paper Mario-like
>timing-based action commands on both offense and defense
>robust customization options despite a limited number of “attacks”
>audience interference mechanics
>you get stronger as you play
Behold, a Paper Mario-like
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Listen to this Retronauts! I had a very good time recording it. Huge thanks to @bobservo.bsky.social for having me on.
Live on the free feed: @bobservo.bsky.social @kaye.zone & @slowbeef.bsky.social talk FMV (Frightful Motion Video) in this podcast about early 90s CD-ROM horror games
retronauts.com/article/2444...
retronauts.com/article/2444...
a man in a brown jacket and white shirt is standing with his arms outstretched
Alt: Dark Seed II protagonist Mike Dawson, his arms open
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November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Listen to this Retronauts! I had a very good time recording it. Huge thanks to @bobservo.bsky.social for having me on.
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Finished version of Unreleased N64 title 'Viewpoint 2064' found and dumped online http://gonintendo.com/contents/55278-finished-version-of-unreleased-n64-title-viewpoint-2064-found-and-dumped-online
#n64
#n64
Finished version of Unreleased N64 title 'Viewpoint 2064' found and dumped online
Thankfully found before the year 2064!
gonintendo.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Finished version of Unreleased N64 title 'Viewpoint 2064' found and dumped online http://gonintendo.com/contents/55278-finished-version-of-unreleased-n64-title-viewpoint-2064-found-and-dumped-online
#n64
#n64
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New video! (Finally!) Ken's recently found his way into the Fatal Fury series, but it's not his first rodeo against SNK characters or even his first fighting game crossover. Here's a look at Mr. Masters' stint in the Capcom Vs. Games!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btm2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btm2...
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
New video! (Finally!) Ken's recently found his way into the Fatal Fury series, but it's not his first rodeo against SNK characters or even his first fighting game crossover. Here's a look at Mr. Masters' stint in the Capcom Vs. Games!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btm2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btm2...
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If you're thinking "I'm never going to play this, so what's the point?" - I want to show you something special, and I want you to enjoy your time reading about it too. Come see my sidequest struggles. Let me tell you why the characters are fun and battles are exciting. Let me share this with you.
"This is not the well-worn path of a hero paved in noble deeds, but an innocent person’s life upended forever for reasons far beyond their control, a peaceful future unfairly stolen."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/06/20/y...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/06/20/y...
You Cheng Huan Jian Lu: Walkthrough with me
I did a bit of research before starting 2001’s You Cheng Huan Jian Lu, the middle release of Dynasty’s Tiandi Jie Xu Zhuan series. This Taiwan-made PC exclusive appears to be famous for…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
If you're thinking "I'm never going to play this, so what's the point?" - I want to show you something special, and I want you to enjoy your time reading about it too. Come see my sidequest struggles. Let me tell you why the characters are fun and battles are exciting. Let me share this with you.
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I hate every box I see
From Xbox One to 360
No you'll never stop me playing on PC
Oh my god! I was wrong
It was an Xbox all along
From Xbox One to 360
No you'll never stop me playing on PC
Oh my god! I was wrong
It was an Xbox all along
a cartoon of a man kneeling down next to another man
Alt: Animated gif of Troy McClure in the Planet of the Apes musical in the Simpsons.
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I hate every box I see
From Xbox One to 360
No you'll never stop me playing on PC
Oh my god! I was wrong
It was an Xbox all along
From Xbox One to 360
No you'll never stop me playing on PC
Oh my god! I was wrong
It was an Xbox all along
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This was my white whale for a long time, but the sourced audio sample during Xenogears' "Blazing Knights" boss fight track was taken from Christian Brando's manslaughter trial in 1990!
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This was my white whale for a long time, but the sourced audio sample during Xenogears' "Blazing Knights" boss fight track was taken from Christian Brando's manslaughter trial in 1990!
our panel from last month's Portland Retro Gaming Expo is free for everyone to view on YouTube
@bobservo.bsky.social and @retronauts.bsky.social covered the best and the worst of retro game horror! Panel recording at youtu.be/vJszztHcBjQ
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #retronauts
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #retronauts
The Best and Worst of Retro Game Horror - Retronauts - PRGE 2025 Portland Retro Gaming Expo
YouTube video by Portland Retro Gaming Expo
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
our panel from last month's Portland Retro Gaming Expo is free for everyone to view on YouTube
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One week early for our Patreon subscribers: @stuartgipp.bsky.social @dark1x.bsky.social & @tapirfortuna.bsky.social take things ALL the way back to prehistoric times (talk about retro!) for a conversation about The Flintstones
Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/144258...
Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/144258...
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
One week early for our Patreon subscribers: @stuartgipp.bsky.social @dark1x.bsky.social & @tapirfortuna.bsky.social take things ALL the way back to prehistoric times (talk about retro!) for a conversation about The Flintstones
Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/144258...
Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/144258...
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This Week In Retro: I got your mantra RIGHT HERE, avatar. Say it with me: "ULTIMA FOOOOUR"
Sign up to read/listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/144184...
Sign up to read/listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/144184...
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This Week In Retro: I got your mantra RIGHT HERE, avatar. Say it with me: "ULTIMA FOOOOUR"
Sign up to read/listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/144184...
Sign up to read/listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/144184...