Retronauts Episode 126: HyperCard and Myst
Jeremy Parish and Ben Elgin take a deep dive into the history and concept behind Apple's HyperCard technology and how it became a surprising platform for game development -including the best-selling P...
20 Nov 20172h 1min
Retronauts Micro 74: Metroid II & Samus Returns
Words no longer have any meaning as Jeremy, Benj, and Chris record a so-called Micro episode that last more than an hour. But then, there's a lot to say about Metroid II and its remake, Samus Returns.
17 Nov 20171h 17min
Retronauts Episode 125: Final Fantasy Legend aka SaGa
By patron request, we continue our Final Fantasy deep dive series by looking at a trilogy of RPGs that aren't part of the series? The Final Fantasy Legend spun off from Final Fantasy II, but they beca...
13 Nov 20171h 39min
Retronauts Episode 124: Metroidvania Beyond the NES
Chris Sims and Benj Edwards join Jeremy once again to survey the history of exploratory platformers. This time, it's Master System and Super NES games. (Or would be, if the discussion hadn't been side...
6 Nov 20171h 44min
Retronauts Micro 73: Monster Party
It might not have been a smash-hit back when it released in 1989, but Monster Party went on to be remembered by NES kids as one of the more memorableif inexplicable8-bit games. Though the (unreleased)...
3 Nov 201745min
Retronauts Episode 123: Breath of the Wild's Zelda heritage
It's not an old game, but it has an old soul. Jeremy and Bob chat with Henry Gilbert and (former) IGN editor Jose Otero about the latest Legend of Zelda (Breath of the Wild) and how it connects the se...
30 Okt 20171h 38min
Retronauts Episode 122: Maniac Mansion
30 years ago, Lucasfilm Games gave us Maniac Mansion: an unassuming little adventure created by people who never dabbled in the genre before. But this lack of conventional wisdom caused Maniac Mansion...
23 Okt 20171h 29min
Retronauts Micro 72: Super Mario Sunshine mailbag
Yeah, it's another Mario mailbag as our Sunshine episode received way too many listener letters to be contained in the main episode. Sam, Henry, Bob, and Jeremy offer equal time to some very different...
20 Okt 201744min
