Episodes

  • 742: Dartmouth TSS and the Birth of BASIC

    742: Dartmouth TSS and the Birth of BASIC
    Jan 26 2026

    This computer network speaks BASIC! Kevin Bunch, Dr. Joy Lisi Rankin, and Annette Vee talk about the Dartmouth Time Sharing System, the birth of BASIC, and how it brought computer games to the public.

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • 743: Mega Man Zero 4

    743: Mega Man Zero 4
    Jan 19 2026

    Nadia Oxford, Victor Hunter, Stuart Gipp, and David Oxford talk about a rare definitive ending for a video game saga with Mega Man Zero 4 for the Game Boy Advance.

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    2 hrs and 13 mins
  • 741: Sonic CD

    741: Sonic CD
    Jan 12 2026

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

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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • 740: The Years-in-Review Revue: 1976 & ’86

    740: The Years-in-Review Revue: 1976 & ’86
    Jan 5 2026
    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, Benj Edwards, & Jared Petty tag team to wrestle Father Time.

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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • 739: Episode 739 Preview: Gaming in the Year 2006

    739: Episode 739 Preview: Gaming in the Year 2006
    Jan 2 2026
    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, and early access to ad-free podcasts, please visit the official Retronauts Patreon at patreon.com/retronauts.
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    6 mins
  • 738: 2025: In Memoriam

    738: 2025: In Memoriam
    Dec 29 2025
    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 their loss means for the medium. (This episode was recorded before Infinity Ward founder Vince Zampella's passing.)

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • 737: Holiday Special 2025 - Video Power

    737: Holiday Special 2025 - Video Power
    Dec 22 2025
    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 Unknown. And for this 15th outing, we'll be taking a long, mostly confused look at Video Power: the Captain N also-ran that assembled a team of C-list protagonists for some poorly animated, Acclaim-promoting fun. (Before being completely retooled into a game show the following year.) So listen in as Bob Mackey, Henry Gilbert, and Drew Mackie as the crew assembles and attempts to learn the true meaning of brand integration.

    Cover art by Nick Daniel.

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    2 hrs and 19 mins
  • 735: Intellivision

    735: Intellivision
    Dec 15 2025
    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.

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    2 hrs and 23 mins