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In this episode we are joined by Palmer Luckey, the Tony Stark of retro video games, the founder of OCULUS, the genius that sells drones to the military and by far his best invention yet, the ModRetro Chromatic, a upcoming handheld that plays Game Boy and Game Boy Color games as it should.

This is by far one of the best episodes yet, we chat with Palmer about his history in the tech industry, the founding of ModRetro as a forum back when he was just 15, how he wants to create the first virtual reality gaming museum and why the heck a literal billionaire would want to make a handheld that loses him money.

If you stay to the end we also have an exclusive announcement from Palmer regarding another handheld that he’s working on so stay tuned for that.

In this episode of the Retrospect Podcast we are joined by such a lovely guest today, Sean Fletcher is the talent behind the incredible Delta Emulator Skins that we have shouted about across our socials for some time.

He even re-designed Delta’s App icons when they were facing legal action from Adobe during the onslaught of emulators coming to iOS.

We talk with Sean about his history, how he got into emulation, how he creates such beautiful skins and what he’s working on next.

You can view Sean's work here: https://www.seanfletcher.co/work/shots/delta-pocket

Get in the Halloween Spirit with these Spooky (and not spooky) Games as Brandon and Jake talk about why they like, or don’t like spooky games, and recommend a few to get you started for the holiday season. 

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:24 Our History with Scary Games
• 01:45 Our Preferred Spooky Game Setups
• 02:05 Brandon's First Scary Memory
• 04:21 Why don't we like spooky games?
• 07:56 Games that have Scared Us
• 13:14 How do you feel about cozy Halloween games? 
• 15:06 Not-so Spooky Games we Recommend
• 22:59 What are ya playin'?
• 26:52 Analogue Pocket Transparent Orders!

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We’re taking a listener topic suggestion and talking about about console controllers, how they’ve evolved, and some of our personal favorites!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 09:38 Console Controllers, Their Evolution, and Our Favorites
• 10:53 The Atari Joystick
• 12:47 Intellivision
• 14:28 Nintendo Entertainment System
• 17:38 Sega Genesis
• 20:32 Super Nintendo
• 24:16 PlayStation
• 27:15 Nintendo 64
• 29:57 PlayStation DualShock
• 32:01 Sega Dreamcast
• 36:31 The Nintendo GameCube
• 39:26 Xbox "The Duke"
• 41:47 Nintendo Wiimote and Nunchuck
• 44:57 DualShock 4
• 47:20 Wii U Gamepad
• 48:47 Xbox One
• 50:19 Nintendo Joy Cons
• 52:57 DualSense and Xbox Series X
• 55:10 Our Favorites
• 56:40 What are ya playin'?

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The video game lords blessed us with both a Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play on the same day. Which presentation was better? What were some of the best announcements? Let's talk about it.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:32 Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play
• 05:58 Our Favorite Announcements
• 14:49 What was missing?
• 15:53 Brandon's Thoughts About the Nitro Deck
• 19:38 PlayStation State of Play Thoughts
• 24:45 How would we rate this State of Play?
• 27:07 What are ya playin'?
• 28:17 Sea of Stars

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The Nintendo Game Boy might just be one of the greatest handhelds ever. Brandon and Jake talk about each iteration of the Game Boy starting with the DMG and ending with the Micro.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 12:08 The Legacy of the Game Boy
• 12:51 The History of the Game Boy
• 13:07 How did the Game Boy come to be?
• 16:45 Original Game Boy (1989)
• 19:37 Game Boy Pocket (1996)
• 20:09 Game Boy Light (1998)
• 21:20 Game Boy Color (1998)
• 25:28 Game Boy Advance (2001)
• 27:09 Game Boy Advance SP (2003)
• 29:04 Game Boy Micro
• 31:36 The Game Boy's Influence
• 34:58 How did the Original Game Boy last so long in the market?
• 39:05 Advice for Collectors
• 41:33 Our Favorite Memories
• 43:55 Will the Game Boy ever come back?
• 45:50 Outro

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Jason Velazquez aka Gameboy Zero joins the podcast to talk about his channel, how he got started, some of his favorite nostalgia-filled memories, and what’s next.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:20 Jason's Favorite Console & Game
• 05:58 Meet Jason a.k.a. GameBoyZero
• 07:53 When did it all start?
• 12:32 YouTube Shorts
• 17:44 Let's Talk about Nickelodeon
• 23:52 The early days of emulation
• 26:16 Analogue Woes
• 32:21 What's the goal for GameBoyZero?
• 35:39 One piece of advice that's helped in creating content
• 37:31 What are ya playing?
• 40:47 Outro

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Video games are great single player entertainment, but one could argue that they can be more fun in a multiplayer setting. Brandon and Jake are going to discuss the pros and cons of both in person and online multiplayer, and try to narrow down best practice to make multiplayer great again!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 08:56 Reader Question
• 14:16 In-person vs. Online Multiplayer
• 15:19 Whats good about in-person gaming?
• 24:38 What's good about online multiplayer?
• 27:34 What's bad about in-person multiplayer?
• 32:57 What's bad about online multiplayer?
• 37:05 How to set your life up for more multiplayer gaming
• 40:11 End of the day - which option do you prefer?
• 43:53 What are ya playin'?
• 47:54 Outro

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As we get older, the games that we play with will eventually be classified as retro, or that may already be the case if you’ve been on the earth for a while. So how should the next generation of youths be introduced to retro video games?

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Brandon and Jake show off some of their favorite retro-gaming items from their personal collections and talk a little bit about why these items are their favorites.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 07:44 Collectible Nintendo Cards and Stickers
• 12:04 Mario Tennis N64 Complete in Box
• 16:41 Konami Hyper Boy
• 21:57 NES Zapper
• 25:24 Pokémon Marbles + Pokéball Carrying Case
• 32:38 Super Mario Cereal
• 40:21 What are ya playin'?
• 42:16 Outro

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