Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying items 11-15 of 15 in total of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag "retrogames".
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Fallout
April 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 35 mins
1950s, 50s, amazon, ella purnell, fallout, games, gaming, jazz, mac, pc, pc games, pc gaming, postapocalypse, postapocalyptic, retrogames, retrogaming, rpg, rpgs, scifi, twilight zone, videogame, videogames, videogaming, walton goggins, zombie
Duck and cover! We're going back to the radioactive world of tomorrow as companion B.T. Moorer joins us to open the vault to Fallout. This unique videogame series and its recent blockbuster TV adaptation use an alternate history post-apocalypse to spin stories that, twist, turn, disgust, and delight all at once. We give it a big thumbs up!
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Crash Bandicoot
January 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
game, gamer, gamers, games, gaming, naughty dog, platformers, playstation, psx, retro games, retrogamer, retrogames, retrogaming, sony, videogame, videogames, videogaming
1996's Crash Bandicoot tackled the leap from 2d gaming to 3d with wild abandon, cartoon mania, and down-under flair. Guest James Hughes of the TeamWorks podcast joins us to revisit a mascot platformer that dominated his era of videogame history.
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ActRaiser
December 18th, 2023 | 35 mins 58 secs
enix, faith, gamer, gamers, games, gaming, god, nintendo, religion, retrogamer, retrogamers, retrogames, retrogaming, rpg, rpgs, sim-city, snes, square, supernintendo, urban planning, video games, videogames, videogaming
Lo and behold! In ActRaiser you get to play God, literally. In this SNES classic combines two different gameplay modes (hack/slash and city-building sim) to create an overall experience that is still worshipped today.
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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.
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Yu-Gi-Oh!
August 21st, 2023 | 1 hr 16 mins
animation, anime, card games, cartoons, games, gaming, retrogames, retrogaming, video games, videogames, ycs, yu-gi-oh, yugioh
It's time to duel! Jared Moss, Ben Robinson, and Ky Huizinga of the Play Along Podcast (www.playalongpod.com) bust out their decks to solve the true Millennium Puzzle - how Yu-Gi-Oh has continued to dominate the world of anime, movies, video games, and trading cards for over 25 years.