Retro Recall: The Video Game Nostalgia Podcast
Robots RadioVeteran podcasters with MILLIONS of plays try retro games 30 YEARS LATER to see if they still hold up, and dig into the nostalgia of gaming and living through the 1980s and 90s.
Join John (40k Lorecast, History of 40k) and Tom (Fallout Lorecast, Elder Scrolls Lorecast, Lord of the Rings Lorecast) to relive the nostalgia of retro games from the 1980s to mid 2000s.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 50 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Video GamesGamesLeisure | |||
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With GTA 6 finally releasing, we felt it was time to look back at the real foundation of the series with fresh eyes. How did it change gaming forever? How is it different from the more recent games? Is it still fun?
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Sanitarium is the psychological horror adventure game most of us never even knew existed. Well, except for John, somehow. It may not have defined the horror genre, but it's a very accurate window back into late 90s horror themes in the waning years o... more
View distance limitation? No problem, creepy fog. Limited geometry and textures? No problem, everything looks weird and uncanny.
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Resident Evil feels really different 30 years later. It did a lot of things right, but it's not a perfect game.
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- Ultimate Nostalgia Trip
An absolutely amazing podcast - both hosts bring a great wealth of insight and knowledge, with an ability to transport you back those glorious hours spent playing video games. The Recent Battlefield 1942 brought me back to my parents finally letting me game on the home pc and them getting the neighbour to upgrade it, with the neighbour chucking in a Nvidia GeForce 4 ti. Though i haven’t heard anyone mention Dungeon Siege yet, love to hear your thoughts as I modded the hell out of that game
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United Kingdoma month ago - Ready or not
A modern day rainbow six you do plan it out but with voice chat and your slow your a swat team however you only kill ai how ever thay fill like real pepule same lethality on hard and norm with hav y plate you mite take 3 or 4 hits from pistale 5 to 6 with a small full ato 2 to 4 with good full ato 1 with a deegule and 45
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United States2 months ago - I love this show
I listen and comment every week. Keep up the good work
PS. Do the Oregon Trail
Apple Podcasts5Brad’s the GOATUnited States3 months ago - Awesome!!
I listen to a few of the robots radio pods, this one is definitely around the top of the list, you guys sound like you’re having a genuinely fun time talking about games I loved playing as a kid. Keep up the awesome work!
Apple Podcasts5Maintenance_101United States3 months ago - XCOM og
Do it please I know you spend hours in it me too also use open XCOM mod it makes the diflcty matter
Apple Podcasts5Jim, Bob Jim, Bob, Jim, BobUnited States4 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #244 | United States/Leisure/Video Games |
Apple Podcasts | #175 |  Canada/Leisure/Video Games |
Apple Podcasts | #203 | United Kingdom/Leisure/Video Games |
Apple Podcasts | #50 |  Australia/Leisure/Video Games |
Apple Podcasts | #176 |  Germany/Leisure/Video Games |
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John and Tom revisit video games from the 1980s through the mid-2000s, replaying each title to see how it holds up today. Their conversations mix personal memories and humor with practical criticism of controls, graphics, sound, difficulty, and design, plus context on the hardware and gaming culture of the era. Episodes usually focus on one game or franchise, with occasional conversations about retro gaming and nostalgia more broadly.
The appeal is the contrast between childhood memories and the experience of playing these games decades later. John and Tom bring veteran gaming-podcast experience and complementary perspectives, weighing a game's lasting influence and distinctive moments against dated mechanics and rough edges. Listeners who... more
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