Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying 4 items of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag "genesis".
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NBA Jam
August 24th, 2026 | 52 mins 55 secs
arcade, athletics, basketball, games, gaming, genesis, michael jordan, retro games, snes, sport, sports, super nintendo, video games
Boom shakalaka! In 1993 NBA Jam abandoned videogame basketball verisimilitude in favor of wild 2-on-2 arcade action and like its playable athletes, caught fire. Comedian and improviser Rich Baker (www.daretofailimprov.com) is ON FIRE! He joins us to revisit this classic game, its impressive (and sometimes even presidential) roster of all-stars, and the phenomenon that ensued when hoops gave way to havoc.
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Video Game Soundtracks
August 10th, 2026 | 4 hrs 9 mins
chiptunes, games, gaming, genesis, jrpg, jrpgs, music, nes, nintendo, playstation, ps1, ps2, psx, retro games, rpg, rpgs, score, snes, super nintendo, video games
From the moment you pop in a quarter or press start, video games have used music to enthrall, entice, and plumb even more complex emotions, far more than one might expect from the push of a button. On this podcast we celebrate the composers who have wrestled microchips, midi, and mp3s into the rich sonic (and sometimes Sonic) tapestries that elevate simple zeroes and ones into powerful musical experiences. We're joined by a full panel of games podcasters including Dave Jackson (Tales From The Backlog), Rick Firestone (Pixel Project Radio) and Chris Coplien (Retro Hangover) to roundtable our favorite game soundtracks.
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Blockbuster Video
April 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 21 mins
1980s, 1990s, 80s, 90s, blockbuster, dvd, entertainment, film, films, games, gaming, genesis, movie, movies, nes, nintendo, sega, snes, super nintendo, vhs, video, video game, video games
It's time to be kind and rewind back to the days when home media rental was a pillar of daily life. Whether it was Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, or your local mom-and-pop shop, renting movies and games was a ritual of living in the 80s an 90s that is now lost to the dominance of streaming. We're joined by Chris Coplien of the Retro Hangover podcast to rack up a few very late fees in service to the lost world of video rental.
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16-Bit Disney Games
November 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 6 mins
aladdin, animation, cartoon, cartoons, castle of illusion, disney, games, genesis, megadrive, mickey mouse, retrogames, retrogaming, sega, snes, super nintento, the lion king, video game, video games
In the early 1990s Disney animation recaptured its magic and along with it came a wave of memorable video games for the consoles of the era. This episode we're joined by Phil Head of the Spectrum Days podcast (@SpectrumDaysPod) and Eileen Mayse (@i_lean) to revisit Aladdin, The Lion King, and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse. Grab a controller, some cheetos, and join us for at least 16 bits.