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741: Sonic CD
Jan 12, 2026 1h 42m

741: Sonic CD

Tele-pod-tation, yeah! Stuart Gipp, Seumidh MacDonald and Dave Bulmer get the Sonic team back together to investigate Big S’ optimal, optical option.Retronauts is made possible by listener support ...

741: Sonic CD
Jan 12, 2026 1h 42m

741: Sonic CD

Tele-pod-tation, yeah! Stuart Gipp, Seumidh MacDonald, and Dave Bulmer get the Sonic team back together to investigate Big S’ optimal, optical option.Retronauts is made possible by listener suppor...

740: The Years-in-Review Revue: 1976 & ’86
Jan 05, 2026 2h 3m

740: The Years-in-Review Revue: 1976 & ’86

The end is nigh! The end of 2025, that is, and the kick-off to 2026 with our annual look back through the decades at the biggest gaming events of 40 and 50 years ago. Jeremy Parish, Kevin Bunch, Be...

739: Episode 739 Preview: Gaming in the Year 2006
Jan 02, 2026 6 min

739: Episode 739 Preview: Gaming in the Year 2006

You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 739: Gaming in the Year 2006. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes,...

738: 2025: In Memoriam
Dec 29, 2025 1h 32m

738: 2025: In Memoriam

Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, and Kevin Bunch take a moment to reflect on some of the most influential figures in video games who passed in 2025: how the work they created touched lives, and what th...

737: Holiday Special 2025 - Video Power
Dec 22, 2025 2h 18m

737: Holiday Special 2025 - Video Power

It's that time of the year again, so hang your stockings, haul home a coniferous tree, and pack the required survival gear for another harrowing trip to the Retronauts Holiday Cabin in Parts Unknow...

735: Intellivision
Dec 15, 2025 2h 23m

735: Intellivision

It's the closest thing to the real thing! Kevin Bunch and expert guests Tom Boellstorff and Braxston Soderman talk about the Atari 2600’s chief rival, the Mattel Intellivision. Retronauts is made ...

734: Shadow Labyrinth
Dec 08, 2025 1h 38m

734: Shadow Labyrinth

Diamond Feit and Christa Lee chow down on the recent Bandai Namco star-studded lore-laden Metroidvania Shadow Labyrinth (featuring Pac-Man). Retronauts is made possible by listener support through...

733: Episode 733 Preview: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Dec 05, 2025 10 min

733: Episode 733 Preview: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 733: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive...

732: Meet the Flintstones
Nov 30, 2025 1h 50m

732: Meet the Flintstones

WIIIILMAAAA! Don’t take Flintstones games for “granite”. Join Stuart Gipp, John Linneman, and Thomas Nickel as we talk the old-school Stone Age family. Retronauts is made possible by listener supp...

731: The Protomen Acts I & II
Nov 24, 2025 1h 25m

731: The Protomen Acts I & II

Nadia Oxford, Kevin Bunch, and Lucas White talk about the Mega Man-inspired rock band, The Protomen. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the show to enjoy ad-f...

729: Digging in Video Games
Nov 17, 2025 1h 13m

729: Digging in Video Games

Video games: can you dig it? Yes, and you can also dig IN them—which is the point of this week's podcast. What started as one man's dream to bury aliens alive has remained a viable concept in video...

728: Video Game Lawsuits-Cloned Games
Nov 10, 2025 2h 13m

728: Video Game Lawsuits-Cloned Games

The clones attack, as Kevin Bunch, Diamond Feit, Meredith Rose, and Mollie Patterson discuss the history of court cases around cloning video games like Pac-Man and Street Fighter II. Retronauts is...

727: Episode 727 Preview: Klonoa
Nov 07, 2025 7 min

727: Episode 727 Preview: Klonoa

You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 727: Klonoa. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusive episodes, and early access...

726: Final Fantasy Tactics Revisited
Nov 03, 2025 1h 55m

726: Final Fantasy Tactics Revisited

Jeremy Parish, Kaye Ross, John Learned, and cover artist Greg Melo swear fealty to Lord Matsuno and return to the fray to revisit the isometric battlefields of Final Fantasy Tactics in light of its...

725: The Best and Worst of CD-ROM Horror
Oct 27, 2025 1h 40m

725: The Best and Worst of CD-ROM Horror

Greetings, you rancid retro revenants! We're knee-deep in the spookiest of seasons, which means it's time once again to crack open the crypt and gaze in fright at a selection of horror games that t...

723: Tokyo Game Show 2025
Oct 20, 2025 1h 49m

723: Tokyo Game Show 2025

Diamond Feit reports from the largest Tokyo Game Show ever and interviews Hamster CEO Satoshi Hamada about the Arcade Archives series of classic game rereleases. Retronauts is made possible by lis...

722: Riding the Retro Rails
Oct 13, 2025 1h 40m

722: Riding the Retro Rails

Nadia Oxford, Kevin Bunch, and Victor Hunter talk about trains. Trains in retro video games! Game trains! (But maybe not train games?) Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patre...

See Us LIVE at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2025!
Oct 10, 2025 1 min

See Us LIVE at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2025!

WHAT: Our "The Best and Worst of Retro Game Horror" panel, live at PRGE 2025 WHERE: Blue Auditorium (E145 - 146) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo WHEN: Saturday, October 18th at 1:15pm WHO: Bob M...

721: Episode 721 Preview: Hudson's Road to TurboGrafx-16
Oct 10, 2025 20 min

721: Episode 721 Preview: Hudson's Road to TurboGrafx-16

Inspired by the host's recent deep-dive into TurboGrafx-16 and a chance encounter at Retro World Expo, this episode sees Jeremy Parish, Kurt Kalata, John Andersen, and guest Jimmy Cooney recount th...