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RGR-005 – Who ordered the Jimmichangas?
Why does Jimmichanga88 take a full dinner break in the middle of his streams? Today on the show, Jimmi explains this and much more. We’ll learn about his early days of competitive gaming, the love of all things Mega Man that led him to be an active member of the Mega Man Maker community, and…
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RGR-004 – Awakened Evil
How did two brothers who grew up with the classic era of retro gaming end up creating one of this year’s most compelling indie 2D platformers? Today on the show Josiah and Jed Johnson, aka JojoDeprecated and ManInTheBox69, talk about Awakened Evil, their new retro-inspired release. We’ll learn how the game was shaped by their…
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RGR-003 – One asciiPad To Rule Them All – Retro Controllers
So much of our gaming experience is felt through d-pads, buttons, and analog sticks. How have these input devices influenced the way we play games, and how is that changing? We’re talking about controllers today, from arcade cabs, through the console wars, 3rd party oddities, and the rise of the analog stick. Can we preserve…
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RGR-002 – Can I Borrow a Feeling?
How does the collective nostalgia for an iconic retro game influence a first play-through, decades after its release? Today on the show Scuba talks about recently playing two Nintendo classics – TLOZ: Ocarina of Time and DKC2 – for the first time, and how it felt streaming them to an audience who has cherished those…
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RGR-001 – Origin Story
How do retro videogames from bygone times endure in our today’s world of VR, AAA game studios, and microtransactions? Meet Stephen Krecklo (ScubaSaul) and Jon Kerby (TheKirblet), two retro gamers attempting to answer that question with each episode. Today Scuba and Kirb talk about their lifelong connection to retro games, the genesis of this podcast,…