About this podcast
The original classic gaming podcast continues its endless quest to explore the history of video games, one game at a time. Join hosts Jeremy Parish and Bob Mackey each week as they team up with a host of expert guests to chronicle the creations that have paved the way for today's hits. From forgotten black-and-white arcade machines to modern-day remakes, Retronauts spans more than four decades of vintage gaming greatness!
Episodes
The newest 50 of 700 episodes
- 806: Mario 101 - Part 2 · 1 h 34 min · Episode 806A few months ago, guest Drew Mackie stunned us with his collection of Mario-related facts, intended to shatter what we THINK we know about Nintendo's famous plumber (and…
- 804: The History of Video Game Draculas · 1 h 46 min · Episode 804Dracula's about to celebrate his 130th birthday, and while he's certain had an impact on non-interactive media, his presence in video games looms large. Because Bram Stoker's…
- 803: Tokyo Game Show 2026 · 2 h 7 min · Episode 803Diamond Feit, Jeremy Parish, and Chris Kohler return from Tokyo and TGS 2026 with tales of retro game shopping, how the city & show have changed, and what they played on the show…
- 801: Final Fantasy III · 1 h 33 min · Episode 80120 years and over 1000 episodes ago, Retronauts kicked off with an episode about Final Fantasy III: a classic JRPG then on the brink of its first release for Western audiences…
- 800: 20 Years of Retronauts · 2 h 5 min · Episode 80020! 800! So many big, round numbers! Jeremy Parish, Bob Mackey, Diamond Feit, Stuart Gipp, Nadia Oxford, AND Kevin Bunch somehow crowd into the same space to contemplate the past…
- See Us LIVE at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2026! · 1 minWHAT: Our "Retronauts is Officially Retro: 20 Years of Podcasting About the Past" panel, live at PRGE 2026 WHERE: Blue Auditorium (D137 & D140) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo…
- 798: Resident Evil (2026) · 1 h 21 min · Episode 798After 24 years of disappointment, it finally happened: they made a great Resident Evil movie—which also happens to be a great regular movie. Yes, thanks to abandoning any notion…
- 797: Episode 797: Cave Story · 1 h 51 min · Episode 797Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, and Scott Sharkey link up with patron Jeff Peterson to escape the island early and bring you a discussion of indie game classic Cave Story (instead…
- 795: Modern Retro: Teeto · 1 h 0 min · Episode 795Podcast Michael! Stuart Gipp chats with Eat Pant Games’ Mitch Duncan about their hilarious – and classic-inspired – new kiwi platform game, Teeto. Retronauts is made possible by…
- 794: The King of Fighters ’94 · 2 h 56 min · Episode 794ＧＯ ＨＯＭＥ ＮＯＷ！！ＹＯＵ ＡＲＥ ＮＯ ＭＡＴＣＨ ＦＯＲ Diamond Feit, Kevin Bunch, Brian Clark, and Will Cuevas when it comes to discussing The King of Fighters '94. ＩＴ’Ｓ ＧＯＩＮＧ ＴＯ ＢＥ ＯＵＲ ＣＥＮＴＵＲＹ！…
- 792: Mario 101 - Part 1 · 1 h 34 min · Episode 792The Goomba is a mushroom. We still don't know how Bowser got his name. Doki Doki Panic began its life as a Super Mario game. Is this sheer lunacy? No! These facts are the…
- 791: Metroid x 40: The Successors · 2 h 18 min · Episode 791Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, and Kate Willaert trek back to the starting point now that they're equipped with the skills and tool to unlock the second half of their discussion of…
- 790: Episode 790 Preview: Tomb Raider · 9 min · Episode 790You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 790: Tomb Raider. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive…
- 789: Famicom Disk System, Redux · 2 h 9 min · Episode 789Jeremy Parish, Kurt Kalata, and the internet's RndStranger converse with patron Ben Hamilton about the Famicom Disk System to dig up new perspectives on the influential add-on…
- 788: Crash Bandicoot: The Wilderness Years, Pt. 1 · 1 h 17 min · Episode 788Whoa! Journey into the darkest depths of the madcap marsupial Crash Bandicoot with host Stuart Gipp and guests Sean Seanson and Thomas Nickel! Retronauts is made possible by…
- 788: Retrogame Dreamscapes · 1 h 27 min · Episode 788Nadia and David Oxford talk about how dreams and dreamscapes shape stories in retro games. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to…
- 785: Capcom's Barbarian Legacy · 1 h 59 min · Episode 785Jeremy Parish, Stuart Gipp, and Patrick Kulikowski gird their loincloths to discuss some of Capcom's deeper historic cuts: games where burly men (and ladies) smash and bash…
- 784: Episode 784 Preview: The Cave · 11 min · Episode 784You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 784: The Cave! To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive…
- 783: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron · 1 h 48 min · Episode 783Diamond Feit, Chris Sims, Benito Cerino, and Shane Bettenhausen have no problem podcasting about 2011's biblically-adjacent El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. Retronauts is…
- 782: RCA Home Computing · 1 h 56 min · Episode 782Watch out for VIPers! Kevin Bunch interviews gaming pioneer Joyce Weisbecker about her father Joe’s work on the 1802 microprocessor and its role in video gaming. Retronauts is…
- 780: Pac-Man Fever · 1 h 50 min · Episode 780In the very early '80s, the world as a whole had come down with Pac-Man fever. But this condition wasn't formally diagnosed until budding musicians Buckner & Garcia released…
- 779: Guilty Gear · 2 h 22 min · Episode 779Heaven or Hell! Kevin Bunch, Diamond Feit, Patrick Miller and Irene Koh talk Guilty Gear, a series known for rock references, anime aesthetics and aggressive action. Retronauts…
- 777: Capcom's Platformer Legacy {’90s} · 1 h 50 min · Episode 777Jeremy Parish, Stuart Gipp, and Patrick Kulikowski drop another quarter into the machine to continue talking about the platform action games that Capcom developed, this time in…
- 776: The Golden Age of Pinball · 1 h 6 min · Episode 776Believe it or not, in nearly 20 years of Retronauts, we've never produced an episode dedicated to pinball. And the topic has barely been mentioned in passing! While pinball isn't…
- 774: BitSummit PUNCH · 1 h 49 min · Episode 774Punch Punch PUNCH: Senior Japan correspondent Diamond Feit talks to developers and reports on xer favorite sights from this year's largest-ever BitSummit indie gaming festival in…
- 773: Takashi Tezuka's Retirement Party · 1 h 14 min · Episode 773Jeremy Parish, Bob Mackey, and Diamond Feit grab some punch and cake as they celebrate the career of one of the most influential creators in gaming history: Nintendo's Takashi…
- 772: Episode 772 Preview: Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie · 12 min · Episode 772You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 772: Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie! To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our…
- 771: Astérix, Pt. 3 · 2 h 3 min · Episode 771Quaff from Getafix’s cauldron of magic potion one final time with Stuart Gipp, Audi Sorlie, John Linneman and Thomas Nickel. Unless you’re Obelix. Retronauts is made possible by…
- 770: Touhou Project · 1 h 32 min · Episode 770Get your spell cards ready, as Kevin Bunch, Will Cuevas, and Lindsey Kurano discuss the vast world of the Touhou Project. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through…
- 768: Mother 3 · 1 h 50 min · Episode 768For over a decade, its release seemed like an impossibility, but 20 years ago, Mother 3 entered our world—and then proceeded to never leave Japan. While it superficially…
- 767: The Wind Waker Out of Context · 1 h 43 min · Episode 767With Ocarina of Time in the bag, it’s time for a belated British look at a toon-shaded titan. Stuart Gipp, Dave Bulmer and Seumidh MacDonald preside. Retronauts is made possible…
- 765: Retrogaming in Print · 1 h 36 min · Episode 765Jeremy Parish, Nadia Oxford, Pat Contri, and Ryan Burger discuss their respective print projects about chronicling video game history—the good, the challenging, and the weird…
- 764: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie · 1 h 43 min · Episode 764The rumors are true: they made another Super Mario movie. And, as licensed podcasters, we're legally obligated to see it and report back. On this installment of Retronauts, join…
- 762: Silent Hill Cinematic Universe · 2 h 2 min · Episode 762Lights, camera, Pyramid Head! Diamond Feit, Jess O'Brien, and KC Green analyze Silent Hill's cinematic roots and breakdown all three Silent Hill movies—including the recent…
- 761: Shiny Entertainment · 1 h 32 min · Episode 761After making their mark on the world with the Earthworm Jim series, Shiny Entertainment set out to create bold, weird video games that weren't specifically engineered to sell…
- 759: Love and Fandom in the Time of Dial-Up · 1 h 22 min · Episode 759Nadia Oxford and David Oxford talk about how early '90s online game fandom brought them together 25 years ago. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon!…
- 758: Dark Castle & Hamumu Games · 1 h 27 min · Episode 758Is the castle Dark, or Spooky? In this episode—featuring Dark Castle creator Mark Pierce and Hamumu Games owner and operator Mike Hommel—it is both! Retronauts is made possible…
- 757: Episode 757 Preview: Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! · 9 min · Episode 757You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 757 Preview: Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra…
- 756: Sonic Fangames Pt. II · 1 h 45 min · Episode 756This time delving into the Sonic fangame > official game pipeline, Ryan Langley (Rlan), and Lewis Clark (SonicYoda) return to educate host Stuart Gipp! Retronauts is made…
- 755: The Magic of GBA Soundtracks · 1 h 31 min · Episode 755Nadia Oxford, Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, and Victor Hunter talk up the Game Boy Advance's under-sung music hardware. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through…
- 753: Street Fighter V · 2 h 15 min · Episode 753The virtuous Diamond Feit, valiant Kevin Bunch, voluminous John Learned, and vindictive Brian Clark venture back 10 years to assess the value of (and possibly vindicate?)…
- 752: MAGfest: Star Trek & Sega R360 · 1 h 36 min · Episode 752Spin you right round baby, right round baby! Kevin Bunch and Brian Clark talk about Sega’s gravity-defying R360 arcade hardware, followed by Kevin’s MAGfest panel about Star Trek…
- 751: Episode 751 Preview: SimCity Spinoffs · 9 min · Episode 751You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 745: SimCity Spinoffs. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous…
- 750: The Legacy of Zelda · 1 h 46 min · Episode 750To celebrate The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary AND the Retronauts' 750th episode, we assemble the Triforce of Cool People Who Like Zelda Games [Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit…
- 749: Duke Nukem 3D · 1 h 40 min · Episode 749As the sun was setting on the 2.5D FPS, one game emerged to pull out all the stops: Duke Nukem 3D. While Duke 3D was mostly known for its brash main character and his many…
- 748: Episode 748 Preview: Final Fantasy Tactics Revisited Pt. II · 14 min · Episode 748Jeremy Parish, Kaye Ross, John Learned, and Greg Melo take to the battlefield again to go in-depth into the first chapter of Final Fantasy Tactics and explore its deft blend of…
- 747: Asterix, Pt. 2 · 2 h 4 min · Episode 747A belated return to a certain pair of violent Gauls, courtesy of Thomas Nickel, Audi Sorlie, John Linneman, and Stuart Gipp. Paf! By Toutatis!! etc. Retronauts is made possible…
- 746: Resident Evil 2 vs. REsident Evil 2 · 2 h 27 min · Episode 746Diamond Feit, Stuart Gipp, and Brian Clark look back at the game that transformed Capcom's survival horror series twice over: Resident Evil 2 (the 1998 version, and the 2019…
- 745: Episode 745 Preview: Earthworm Jim · 11 min · Episode 745You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 745: Earthworm Jim. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive…
- 742: Dartmouth TSS and the Birth of BASIC · 1 h 18 min · Episode 742This computer network speaks BASIC! Kevin Bunch, Dr. Joy Lisi Rankin, and Annette Vee talk about the Dartmouth Time Sharing System, the birth of BASIC, and how it brought…
