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| Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 139 - Secret Level Pacman: Circle | 15 Dec 2024 | 00:09:50 | |
Today I review the Secret Level Episode on Pacman. "You have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code RETROARCADE20 at checkout. You can claim it at: https://www.magicmind.com/RETROARCADE20 " | |||
| Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 138 - 2024 Top Ten Gift Ideas! | 07 Dec 2024 | 00:15:43 | |
Today I talk about my top ten gift ideas for 2024
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| Living in the Retro Arcade - A Little Show on Racing Games | 27 May 2024 | 00:16:55 | |
Not a top 5 list but just some racing games I think are cool. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 39: The Year 1989 | 08 Aug 2021 | 00:32:42 | |
Today we talk about 1989 finishing the decade series! | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 38: The Year 1988 | 31 Jul 2021 | 00:34:14 | |
FIRST show in the Grove City 80s Arcade Studio! We talk about the year 1988. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 37: Summer Time Video Game Memorys | 19 Jun 2021 | 00:10:13 | |
Today I talk a little about my memories of playing video games in the summer time and a couple summer themed video games in what will be my first episode of my Summer Time short topic series until we get the 80s arcade studio re-setup in the new home. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 36 - The Year 1987 | 12 Jun 2021 | 00:16:32 | |
Another great year for Nintendo as they continue to dominate and sever sequels to great games from Atari and Sega. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 35: The Year 1986 | 05 Jun 2021 | 00:22:34 | |
1986 sees the release of the Famicom and the eventual release of the NES. Nintendo starts taking the arcade by storm and arcades are starting to wane. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 34: Memories | 29 May 2021 | 00:19:07 | |
Taking a break from the decade episodes to tell my memories of playing arcade games from Space Invaders to Gauntlet! Moving from a place you have been for any extended period of time causes you to reminisce and that's what I am doing today! | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: The Year 1985 | 22 May 2021 | 00:18:21 | |
We talk about 1985 on this weeks show which includes the monumental release of the NES! | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: The Year 1984 | 15 May 2021 | 00:23:54 | |
Today we talk about 1984. Not an exciting year but video games are pressing on. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: The Year 1983 and the Crash | 08 May 2021 | 00:39:12 | |
1983 was a pivotal year of video games in that the market crashed. I talk about this and other significant news of the year 1983. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 30: The Year 1982 | 01 May 2021 | 00:23:56 | |
Today I talk about the top selling video games of 1982 and notable game and hardware releases of the year | |||
| Living in the Retro Arcade:Video Games Featuring Bands | 05 May 2024 | 00:20:44 | |
From Journey, to Aerosmith and even Van Halen bands and video games go hand in hand since the very beginning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Band-centric_video_games | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 29 - The Year 1981 | 24 Apr 2021 | 00:27:10 | |
Today I talk about some of the top video games of 1981 and notable releases including 2 world changing hardware releases. | |||
| Living in the Shade of a Video Arcade Episode 28 - The Year 1980 | 17 Apr 2021 | 00:22:44 | |
Today I talk about the notable releases and top selling games of the year 1980. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 27: The Atari Video Computer System | 10 Apr 2021 | 00:17:13 | |
Today I am talking about the Atari VCS aka The Atari 2600 | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 26 - Marble Madness | 20 Mar 2021 | 00:13:53 | |
Today I am talking about one of my favorite arcade games of all time, Marble Madness from Atari! | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 25 - Afterburner | 13 Mar 2021 | 00:10:23 | |
Today I am going to talk about the 1987 classic Afterburner. | |||
| Living in the Shade of a Video Arcade Episode 24 - Star Trek Strategic Operations Simulator | 06 Mar 2021 | 00:21:09 | |
Today we're talking about the only Star Trek game to hit the arcades in the 80s, the Star Trek Strategic Operations Simulator also know as the Star Trek Arcade game. I talk about the Sega published game, the ports and the lore of the game that was probably one of the first computer games with the original ideas being developed on mainframes in the 70s. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 23: Frogger | 27 Feb 2021 | 00:14:54 | |
The 1981 classic Frogger is one everyone remembers and remembers well. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: Tetris | 20 Feb 2021 | 00:13:19 | |
Today I am going to talk about the phenomenon that is Tetris. Russian video game that everyone has played! | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: LaserDisc Video Games | 13 Feb 2021 | 00:15:51 | |
One unique tech of the 80s arcade scene was the LaserDisc video game. From Dragon's Lair to Mach 3 they were cool even if you couldn't figure out how to play them! (looking at YOU Dragon's Lair! LOL) | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 20: Galaxian and Galaga | 23 Jan 2021 | 00:12:02 | |
Today we talk about the classic series, Galaxian. Starting with Galaxian and it's sequel Galaga are both now classic 80s video games that everyone enjoys. | |||
| Living in the Retro Arcade: DRM Slowly Killing our Favorite Games | 21 Apr 2024 | 00:20:48 | |
Call it copy protection or DRM. No doubts about it...it is killing our games. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: JAMMA Standard | 09 Jan 2021 | 00:09:46 | |
Today I talk about the JAMMA standard and why it was important. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 18 - Christmas Gifts Past and 2021 | 02 Jan 2021 | 00:13:28 | |
Today I talk about the poll and what I got for Christmas for 2020 and the plans for 2021 | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 17: 80s Man Cave Decorations | 12 Dec 2020 | 00:21:37 | |
Today I talk about the decor for the ultimate 80s arcade themed man cave. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 16: Christmas Video Game Memories | 28 Nov 2020 | 00:15:33 | |
Today I talk about the two systems I remember getting on Christmas, the Atari 800 XL and the Atari 7800. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 15: Death and Resurgence of the Arcade | 21 Nov 2020 | 00:16:20 | |
Today I talk about the death and resurgence of the arcade. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 14: Playing Arcade Classics Today | 07 Nov 2020 | 00:19:07 | |
Today I talk about 3 ways to play arcade classics: 2. Building something 3. Buying the actual machine | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 13 - The Asteroids Series | 31 Oct 2020 | 00:19:37 | |
Today I talk about Asteroids and it's sequels, Asteroids Deluxe and Blasteroids. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 12: Atari System 1 and System 2 | 24 Oct 2020 | 00:10:45 | |
Today's show is a little geeky in that I talk about the boards behind the great games. Specifically, Atari System 1 and System 2 which were some of the early attempts to make it easier to develop arcade games without having to build new hardware for each and every video game. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 11 - RoadBlasters | 17 Oct 2020 | 00:12:38 | |
Today we talk about the classic RoadBlasters. Very similar to Spyhunter and very fun game! | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 10 - Spyhunter | 10 Oct 2020 | 00:10:06 | |
Today I talk about the 1983 classic Spyhunter! | |||
| Living in a Retro Arcade: Combat! For the Atari 2600 | 14 Apr 2024 | 00:16:41 | |
Today I am talking about the pack in Game that was likely everyone's very first video game at home. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 9 - The Arcade Game that Never Was: The Last Starfighter | 03 Oct 2020 | 00:17:17 | |
Today we talk about the video game that never was in the 80s, The Last Starfighter. Thankfully you can play this game today by going to this website: | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 8: Star Wars! | 26 Sep 2020 | 00:22:37 | |
Today I talk about the best Star Wars video game ever, the original Arcade Game and it's lesser known arcade sequels for the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 7: Crazy Climber and Rampage | 19 Sep 2020 | 00:19:50 | |
Today I talk about 2 games that both feature buildings....Crazy Climber from 1980 and Rampage from 1986. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: Missile Command | 12 Sep 2020 | 00:18:43 | |
Today I talk about the 80s arcade classic Missile Command! | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 5: Pac Man | 05 Sep 2020 | 00:20:17 | |
Today we're talking about the phenomenon that is Pac Man! | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 4: Movies and Documentaries About Video Games | 29 Aug 2020 | 00:29:09 | |
Today I share our first two "My Firsts"....my own and Living in the 80's Rob Faught's first 80s video game console. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 3 - Chuck E Cheese | 22 Aug 2020 | 00:17:21 | |
Today we're going to talk a little about Chuck E Cheese which was created by Atari Co-Founder, Nolan Bushnell. We also cover a little of Bushnell's background.
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| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 2: Space Invaders | 15 Aug 2020 | 00:09:51 | |
Today I am talking about the classic Space Invaders from 1978 that may have started in the 70s but is decidedly an 80s phenomonon. | |||
| Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade | 08 Aug 2020 | 00:12:39 | |
Today I talk about the start of the podcast and the start of video games with Pong.
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| Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 125 - Nintendo Expansion Ports | 16 Mar 2024 | 00:13:22 | |
If you had a SNES or N64 you probably always wondered what the EXT port was. Today I talk about the usually unused expansion ports on many Nintendo systems and a little on the cancelled in the US N64DD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64Bx0WKh7M&t=668s | |||
| Living in the Retro Arcade Top Ten Controllers | 02 Mar 2024 | 00:12:51 | |
Atari CX-40 Atari Proline Joystick Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro Nintendo 64 Controller Nintendo Gamecube Controller Sega Genesis Controller Wii Mote Wico Command Control Super NES Controller Nintendo Switch Pro Controller | |||
| Living in the Retro Arcade: Top 10 Worst Controllers | 26 Feb 2024 | 00:23:48 | |
I talk about the top 10 worst controllers. https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/worst-video-game-controllers | |||
| Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 122: Portal Series | 29 Jan 2024 | 00:15:32 | |
The Portal series is massively popular and still being sold today for various game consoles and Steam. | |||
| Living in the Retro Arcade - Ep 121 My Top 5 Retro Video Game YouTubers for 2024 | 14 Jan 2024 | 00:20:00 | |
I love watching these top 5 channels. They are all very great!
5. Adrian’s Digital Basementhttps://www.youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasement 4. Retro Recipeshttps://www.youtube.com/@RetroRecipes 3. Retro Hack Shack https://www.youtube.com/@RetroHackShack 2. John Hancockhttps://www.youtube.com/@johnhancockretro 1. Metal Jesus Rockshttps://www.youtube.com/@MetalJesusRocks | |||