Living in the Retro Arcade

Joel McLaughlin
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Living in the Retro Arcade

This show covers the golden age of video games...the arcades of the 1970s, 1980s and beyond. I will talk about the arcade games themselves and the vibe of the arcade and why without it we wouldn't have the video games of today. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

  1. NOV 4

    Living in a Retro Arcade - The DOOM frachise!

    DOOM is responsible for the first person shooter genre and death matches. Today we talk about this the best I remember it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    20 min

  2. OCT 28

    Living in a Retro Arcade - Health Update and Favorite Gifts I want from Atari.com

    Just give a little update on my health and then talk about some cool hardware from Atari.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    15 min

  3. SEP 23

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 133 - Life Update and 5 Reasons why Retro Games Are Better

    I give a Life Update and 5 reasons why retro games are better. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    19 min

  4. AUG 17

    Living in the Retro Arcade: Memories of Sierra OnLine

    Today I share some of the memories I had of playing my first PC game, Space Quest and about Sierra OnLine which at one time was the top company making PC games. Metal Jesus Rocks Sierra Reunion; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxW1IK0fDJs Metal Jesus Rocks We Worked at Sierra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmNCFtAlYN0&t=1s --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    16 min

  5. JUL 22

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 131 - The Electro Mechanical Era

    Before we had games like Space Invaders we had electro mechanical games like Ride Motorcycle. These were games that did not have CPUs or CRTs but motors and lights. Today we talk about games like Motorcycle, Pinball and Varisty as well as the Tomy Classics Digital Derby, Baseball and Blip where were all electro mechanical games. https://www.arcade-museum.com/Arcade/motorcycle https://rctoymemories.com/2012/11/16/tomy-digital-derby-auto-raceway-1978/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blip_(console) https://handheldmuseum.com/Tomy/Diamond.htm --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    12 min

  6. JUN 3

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 130 - CORGSCON!

    Today I talkabout the 2024 version of CORGSCON! The Central Ohio Retro Gaming Society Convention! Be there in 2025! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    14 min

  7. MAY 27

    Living in the Retro Arcade - A Little Show on Racing Games

    Not a top 5 list but just some racing games I think are cool. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    17 min

  8. MAY 5

    Living in the Retro Arcade:Video Games Featuring Bands

    From Journey, to Aerosmith and even Van Halen bands and video games go hand in hand since the very beginning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Band-centric_video_games --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    21 min
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About

This show covers the golden age of video games...the arcades of the 1970s, 1980s and beyond. I will talk about the arcade games themselves and the vibe of the arcade and why without it we wouldn't have the video games of today. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

Information

  • Creator
    Joel McLaughlin
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    135
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Joel McLaughlin
  • Show Website
    Living in the Retro Arcade

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