Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying all 5 Episode of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag “rpg”.
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Final Fantasy IX
January 13th, 2025 | 1 hr 40 mins
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For those who love video games with an emotionally resonant story, Final Fantasy IX is a place to call home. We're joined by Rick Firestone of the Pixel Project Radio podcast to celebrate this compelling entry in the long-running series, its memorable characters, impactful story, and all-time great soundtrack. Kupo!
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The Legend of Zelda (Series)
August 12th, 2024 | 1 hr 31 mins
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Hey! Listen... to this podcast about Nintendo's perennial adventure series, The Legend of Zelda. This series links to the past, between worlds, and continues to breath new wind into the kingdom of Hyrule for nearly 40 years with no signs of stopping. Guests Phil Head of the Spectrum Days podcast and comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) join us for this retrospective on a game series with endless wisdom, courage, and power.
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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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ActRaiser
December 18th, 2023 | 35 mins 58 secs
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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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Chrono Trigger
July 24th, 2023 | 1 hr 9 mins
1990s, 90s, games, gaming, jrpg, nintendo, playstation, retro games, retro gaming, role playing game, role playing games, rpg, snes, square-enix, squaresoft, time travel, video games
Time keeps on slippin' as Matt Storm of the Fun & Games podcast (@funandgamespod) travels with us back to 1995 to revisit Chrono Trigger, one of the most highly regarded and influential video games ever. With an adventure that criss-crosses eons and an indelible soundtrack, the story of Chrono remains enthralling nearly three decades on.