Episodes
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It's time to turn a new page, D-Pads!
This is the week we usher in a new change to The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast!
It's been an unbelievable 6 (plus) years, but we've decided to make a change to our regular weekly main feed episodes. You'll still get all the Retrograde content you love, but at non-regular intervals, and in slightly different formats.
To celebrate, this week we're doing a full retrospective on all 333 previous episodes of the podcast you've all come to know and love.
Thanks to all of our listeners and viewers who have supported us over the years!
This podcast has grown far larger than we ever could have expected, and we have you to thank for that.
We're opening up our complete backlog of episodes on all podcast platforms, too! So if there's an episode you missed, now is your chance to check it out.
This is NOT goodbye! just the beginning of a new era for your two favourite Retrograders.
Keep us in your hearts, and in your feeds.
hearts, and in your
feeds.
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/the-final-retrograde-retrospective
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Time to Climb, D-Pads!
This week we made the awful decision to try to claw, jump, (and drive?) our way out of hell in Chained Together!
It's a game that's been taking the streaming world by storm, so we figured it'd be a great way to test our "friendship" (read: six year podcasting relationship).
We tackled the first 45 minutes of the game over on our YouTube channel, so make sure to check that out here: https://youtu.be/eUl1aGB2a6E
In this episode we give our full thoughts on the game, PLUS some impressions of the latest sensation Astro Bot as well as Star Wars: Outlaws.
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/chained-together-review
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This is a big one, D-Pads!
We've finally decided to tackle the list to end all lists! We've danced around it since the beginning of our podcast, but now that we're 6 years deep and just around the corner from a massive change to our release schedules, we decided to give the people what they want: our lists of the top 10 games of all time!
Is it subjective? Sure!
Does that mean you'll still get extremely upset with us for not including Final Fantasy? Also sure!
Before getting into the lists, Andrew breaks down his first impressions of Star Wars: Outlaws, and Mikey turns his nose up at Lies of P.
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/top-10-video-games-of-all-time
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Hey! Listen, D-Pads!
This week we tackle one of the most celebrated video games of all time. It's The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past!
The Super Nintendo didn't know what hit it when this game launched way back in the early 90's, and to be honest: neither did we!
Somehow neither of us played this video game back when it came out, so in spite of our growing love of Zelda, this marked our FIRST experience with what some consider to be the best video game of all time.
Plus: Andrew has finally finished Alan Wake 2, so we take some time up top to share our thoughts!
Make sure to catch the gameplay segment for today's episode where we play the first 45 minutes here: https://youtu.be/5oKXrvanyd0
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Listen up, D-Pads!
We're going heavy on the audio this week as we sit down to iron out our lists of top 5 Gaming Soundtracks of all time!
There's a hefty helping of subjectivity in this episode, so bear with us as we try to justify our picks with a single song off of each soundtrack to justify our love.
Plus: we explain how ghosts are real, and Mikey tries Sifu.
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/greatest-gaming-soundtracks
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Earmuffs, D-Pads!
This week you might not want to hear some of what we have to say.
Back by popular demand, we decided to sit down and rattle off some of our biggest gripes and hottest takes from the world of gaming.
Which game franchise fumbled the ball the worst?
Does we need achievements in games?
What game mechanics need to GO?
Plus, we give some impressions on Deadpool & Wolverine, and get a bit farther in Alan Wake 2!
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/gaming-hot-takes-part-2
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Bring in the behemoths, D-Pads!
This week we're digging into some of the greatest franchises in gaming!
But it wouldn't be enough for us to praise them endlessly, would it? Instead we've challenged ourselves to crown the Best, Worst, and Most Underrated of each franchise.
We all love Metal Gear, but even in a franchise full of bangers one of them has to be crowned the "worst!"
Feel free to let us know where we got it wrong (we know you will).
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/best-video-game-franchises-breakdown
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Skip this one, D-Pads!
Sorry to be the bearers of bad news, but this week we played through all that this year's Olympics video game had to offer, and we regret to inform you it MIGHT NOT be worth playing.
Olympics Go! Paris 2024 may sound like a confusing title (and that's because it is) but that's not where the pain ends.
Join us this week as we break down our entire experience playing the game, and try to come up with some positive things to say about it.
Make sure to catch the full gameplay segment where we play through each and every event this game has to offer here: https://youtu.be/nYcPrZ0M0wM
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/Olympics-Go-Paris-2024
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Games Wide Open, D-Pads!
(That's the motto for this year's Olympics, for some reason!)
This week we get into the Olympic Spirit to celebrate everyone's favourite "once every four years" event!
While the world's greatest athletes descent upon Paris to test themselves against one another, we descend upon our podcast studio and sit on our butts to discuss which video game characters we think would be best suited to bring home medals of their own!
Can Luigi jump higher than Mario?
Would Kratos outbox Arthur Morgan?
Is Ecco the Dolphin a better swimmer than Sekiro?
Plus, Andrew has started his journey into Night Springs so we spend some time up front discussing his thoughts on Alan Wake 2!
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Y2K is real, D-Pads!
This week we celebrate surviving the turn of the new millennium with a look back at what many consider to be one of the greatest years in video game history: 2000!
Every time we do a deep dive on one of the great years in gaming it feels like we further complicate the debate as to which year was the best, and this time it's no different.
Join us as we each draft a team of 6 games to represent the best of what this year had to offer.
Plus: Andrew is finally touring Night City so we spend some time chatting about Cyberpunk 2077!
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/best-year-in-gaming-2000
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Time to make some decisions, D-Pads!
This week we decided to have a little fun by posing some of the most difficult, quirky, and downright nonsensical Would You Rather questions we could think of.
Would you rather always be star powered, or always be mini?
Would you rather spend your life in a Poke Ball, or inside Kirby's body?
Would you rather cure your ailments by eating hearts or rotisserie chickens?
All of these, and more!
Plus: Andrew got a PS5!
Send us your Would You Rather suggestions for future episodes!
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/gaming-would-you-rather
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Order up, D-Pads!
This week we decided to take some advice from the prolific game designer Jonathan Blow and try out what he described as one of the greatest puzzle games of all time: Stephen's Sausage Roll!
Back in 2016 it was more of a critical darling, but should this game have had more mass appeal? Or is it too hard to hold the attention of a casual gamer?
Make sure to catch the gameplay segment where we nearly have our brains broken: https://youtu.be/zCcjdRtOM74
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/stephens-sausage-roll-review
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Look here, D-Pads!
Whether you got your start with old PC games like Duke Nukem 3D, or huddled around a CRT screen with 3 of your buddies playing Goldeneye, First Person Shooters make up some of the most iconic and highly appreciated games of all time.
As games began the shift from 2D to 3D, icons of the industry like Doom and Wolfenstein appeared to be the front-runners in the ever evolving landscape of gaming perspectives.
This week we sat down to draft a team of our most highly appreciated First Person Shooters of all time! Balancing single player stories with the likes of multiplayer mayhem and inarguable innovation, we try to pick the 5 most iconic games from the genre!
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/first-person-shooter-genre-draft
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Let's go back in time, D-Pads!
But this time, it's not JUST to look at a retro game. It's to look at a now-sixteen-year-old game with rewind mechanics at its core.
Braid first hit the scene in 2008 as a darling of the Indie Game community, and set Xbox Live Arcade up for a run which would change console gaming forever.
However, we didn't ALL get a chance to play it, so this week in celebration of the recent release of Braid, Anniversary Edition, Mikey guides Andrew through Jonathan Blow's masterpiece for the very first time.
Make sure to catch the gameplay portion of this week's episode where we play through the first few worlds of Braid here: https://youtu.be/fJQXXHP-hrE
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/braid-anniversary-edition
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It's that time of year, D-Pads!
The summer is upon us and that means one thing: new game announcements!
While we're still a bit upset about the passing of E3, Summer Game Fest and its satellite showcases have done a great job picking up where it left off.
This week we sit down to discuss all of our favourite trailers and announcements from Summer Game Fest, Xbox Games Showcase, Sony's State of Play, Devolver Direct, and more!
Let us know which trailers we missed, and which games you're most excited about!
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/summer-game-fest-2024-recap
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Time for confession, D-Pads!
This week we sit down to discuss our biggest "Gamer Shames."
Sure, we've played a lot of games over our lives, but every so often we find ourselves ashamed of our own habits. Whether it's a franchise we've never actually played, a game we hate which others seem to love, or a lie we've told others to make ourselves feel better: we're here to unleash it all on you!
We also took some responses from the community and the results were... unnerving.
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/gamer-shame
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Pencils down, D-Pads!
We've received your questions and comments and have built up a backlog rivaling that of our unplayed video games. We figured we'd take a week to plow through some of the unanswered listener questions which we've been sitting on!
Will we be gaming as old folks? Do we have any peripherals or games we REALLY regret selling? Which games made us go from hating them to loving them, or vice versa?
Plus: Mikey restarted Sekiro, and Andrew might be getting over Fortnite!
If you have questions you want featured on a future episode, e-mail them to us at [email protected]!
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/listener-questions-4
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Hut hut, D-Pads!
Today we take to the gridiron... and the rink... and the court... all from the comfort of our gaming chairs as we discuss the current state of Sports Video Games!
As two lifelong gamers with a heavy appreciation of their sporting counterparts, we wanted to check in on where the industry is at. Are games like MLB: The Show, NHL, NBA 2K, and Madden better now than they were 10 years ago?
If not, where did they go wrong?
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/whats-wrong-with-sports-game
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Time travel back to 1990, D-Pads!
This week we tried out the game that's taking PS1 era survival horror fans by storm: Crow Country!
While it only came out recently, this game feels like it was pulled directly from the 1990s. It's a loving homage to the likes of Silent Hill and Resident Evil, but given the improvements we've made in mechanics and graphics since then, is there really room in our libraries for a game like this?
Join us as we discuss our impressions of the game based on the demo.
Make sure to catch our full gameplay segment where we play through the entire Crow Country demo here: https://youtu.be/ffT6CcgTHxQ
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/crow-country-demo-review
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TV Never Changes, D-Pads!
This week we wrap up our conversation about Fallout on Prime by recapping the final 4 episodes, and giving our thoughts on whether or not the show ultimately stuck the landing.
Is the Fallout TV Show worth preserving in a cold-war era vault? Or is it just a mutated version of the video game?
Make sure you've listened to our first Fallout TV episode where we recap the first 4 episodes and give some initial impressions.
Watch our gameplay segments and full video episodes over on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRetrogradePodcast?sub_confirmation=1
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Show Notes: https://www.theretrogradepod.com/episodes/fallout-tv-show-spoilercast
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