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Research on cool old games with episodes focused on a specific videogame, theme or developer. Weekly retrogaming lore, deep dives and game history on GODS OF RETRO.

12/01/2025

The Definitive History of Phantasy Star II | Gods of Retro #9: Phantasy Star II

This will actually be the last episode for the time being! See if you can listen to the whole thing. Cheers

4h 48m
11/24/2025

The Weird Phantasy Star Spin-off | Gods of Retro #8: Hoshi wo Sagashite

This episode details a little-known adventure game for the Master System, set in the Phantasy Star world. Its name is Hoshi wo Sagashite, or, as it's known because of the fan translation, The Story of Mio.

1h 11m
11/17/2025

Sega's Revolutionary JRPG | Gods of Retro #7: Phantasy Star

This episode marks the beginning of a Phantasy Star series. We're going through every game from Sega's most important JRPG franchise. All of the old (2D) ones, at least, and not just the four main titles. The first Phantasy Star is a popular title, and I'm confident that this is the most comprehensive lore source about it. The episode also puts effort into highlighting exactly how groundbreaking a game it was, as far as production quality goes. Support the podcast on Patreon ►► https://www.patreon.com/Goati_ Join the community ►► https://discord.gg/goati Watch the livestreams ►► https://twitch.tv/goati_

2h 26m
11/10/2025

The Revolutionary 80s Computer RPG | Gods of Retro #6: Dungeon Master with AshSaidHi

Watch AshSaidHi's retrogaming streams here: https://www.twitch.tv/ashsaidhi Gods of Retro #5: Dungeon Master with AshSaidHi AshSaidHi joins Gods of Retro to share her experience with Dungeon Master, which was easily the most influential game in the western computer video game sphere since Wizardry and Ultima released 6-7 years prior. A dungeon crawler, a RPG or a CRPG (Computer RPG), Dungeon Master set itself apart by renouncing the D&D tropes in favor of a simplified system which left no room for unused stats, numbers or bloat. This was the ultimate experience in video game immersion. Support the podcast ►► https://www.patreon.com/Goati_ Join the community ►► https://discord.gg/goati Watch the livestreams ►► https://twitch.tv/goati_

1h 49m
11/03/2025

The FULL History of Tactical RPGs | Gods of Retro #5

This episode traces the entire history of the Tactical RPG video game genre (or SRPG genre), noting its roots in tabletop gaming and highlighting every important video game title from 1982 to 1997. Tunnels of Doom, Nobunaga's Ambition, Master of Monsters, Fire Emblem, XCOM, Langrisser, Shining Force, Tactics Ogre, Vandal Hearts and Final Fantasy Tactics are perhaps the main games discussed and definitely among the most influential ones. Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Goati_ Join the community: https://discord.gg/goati Watch the livestreams: https://twitch.tv/goati_

3h 13m
10/27/2025

The Most Violent Videogame Company | Gods of Retro #4: Dios with Macaw45

Watch Macaw's retrogaming streams here: https://www.twitch.tv/macaw45 Macaw45 joins this week's episode to talk about Dios, the unique and exciting PC-88 sci-fi game particular for its unique character system, storytelling and insane action. Most interestingly, the episode talks about the dark and violent company Zainsoft, aka Seinsoft, aka Xainsoft; it details our hero's struggles within said company, fueled by his ambition of making the number one game, all the while being starved, sleep deprived and kicked into hard glass. Our hero's name is Kensuke Takahashi... Support me on Patreon ►►https://www.patreon.com/Goati_ Join the community ►► https://discord.gg/goati Watch the livestreams ►► https://twitch.tv/goati_

2h 20m
10/20/2025

The Unluckiest 16-bit Fighting Game | Gods of Retro #3: WeaponLord

This episode tells the full story of WeaponLord, going in depth on the trailbazing game in the fighting genre that unfortunately stood no chance in the market.

1h 30m
10/13/2025

The Story of How Sega Became AMERICAN... | Gods of Retro #2: Dick Tracy

Gods of Retro #2: Dick Tracy This episode tells an in-depth story of how Mark Cerny set up the first Sega of America company, the Sega Technical Institute, and its first game: Dick Tracy for the Sega Genesis/Sega Mega Drive. The game is based on the 1990 Disney Touchstone Dick Tracy Movie with Al Pacino, and it is actually an extremely good game that did not do well on the market. But Gods of Retro isn't a mere game review podcast...

1h 35m
10/06/2025

This Mega Drive Ending Was Impossible to Find | Gods of Retro #1: Bahamut Senki

Gods of Retro #1: Bahamut Senki Deep research, lore and secrets of this 1991 Mega Drive game by Sega.

1h 30m

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Research on cool old games with episodes focused on a specific videogame, theme or developer. Weekly retrogaming lore, deep dives and game history on GODS OF RETRO.

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