Retro Blast (Retro Gaming Podcast)
Retro Gaming Podcast about the best of gaming from the 80s, 90s, and 00s 🎮 Each episode covers a single retro video game. Not a review show, but a celebration of why these games deserve your attention, with some nostalgia and personal memories thrown in! Patrick Brickhouse hosts as special guests from all over the gaming community join in on the cozy conversation. If you're a fan of gaming on platforms such as NES, SNES, Sega Genesis or Mega Drive, PlayStation, N64, Saturn, GameCube, XBOX and more, you're in the right place! Join Patreon for shout-outs, polls, and more! patreon.com/retroblastpodcast
Episodes
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is a game series that needs no introduction. It's one of the most popular and successful video game franchises of all-time.
But, as is tradition here on The Retro Blast Podcast, we like to go back to where it all started with the game that blindsided gamers everywhere.
Join me and my guest co-host, Darren Hupke of 'Pixels and Polygons', and Author of the '32 Bit Library' book series (and more!), as we take yo...
The Blue Blur himself has FINALLY made it onto The Retro Blast Podcast and it's long overdue!
SEGA found itself in a stranglehold in the early 90s as Nintendo dominated the video game market in the United States... And they were almost out of options.
Until a little blue hedgehog with super speed AND a super 90s attitude hit the scene and changed the video game landscape forever.
The Gamersician himself is back to join Host Patrick...
It's 2002. I'm 17 years old...
I just landed a job at FuncoLand at the height of the 6th console gen.
In this 'Memories' episode, I'm going to take you with me as I revisit what it was like to be a video game store employee during better days. You'll learn about what working there was like, but also the experiences and memories I carry with me to this day, and even some Patron submitted stories!
This is one of the biggest projects ...
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's...
...a bad video game. But why is it so bad? And why did we play this when this show is all about GOOD memories?
You'll have to listen to find out.
Special Guest Host: RetroGameBrews from Gamers Week Podcast
SSX Tricky is still just as good today as it was in 2001. It's still one of the best snowboarding games ever, and it's also a reminder of what gaming used to be at its best...
And reminded us of when EA was actually kind of... good? RIP EA Sports BIG!
Special Guest Host: The Gamersician
Super Mario World wasn't just the pack-in game for the SNES when it released, it was an important statement from Nintendo that they were ready to take on anything and everything by bringing Mario back for a brand new adventure. Join us as we discuss why it left such a mark on not just video games, but every kid who got the chance to play it.
Special Guest Host: Story Rich Games (@story-rich-games.bsky.social)
Jet Set Radio (Jet Grind Radio in the US) was a defining game for the SEGA Dreamcast. It was a game about rollerblaind, graffiti tagging, and jamming out to funky beats! But... what else made it so special?
Special Guest Host: Voice Actor David GiltinanÂ
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Onimusha Warlords was a very early PS2 title that many refer to as just 'Resident Evil, but Samurai and Demons'. However, CAPCOM's Demon Slaying Feudal Japan era epic series is so much more than that, and this game was the start of something truly special..
Special Guest Host: The Gamersician
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thegamersician
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Metal Gear Solid 2 is not only known as one of the greatest Stealth Action games ever made, but also one of the most controversial (for reasons you could probably guess!). But we're here to talk about ALL of that and then some as we go into why this game is so special.
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Special Guest Host: Heaaaps O Games
Bluesky: @heaaaps.bsky.social
And YouTube: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Heaaaps
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After way too long, it's finally time for another Retro Blast Memories episode.
This one was difficult for me to write. It's very personal, but I think it will resonate with anyone who was ever a kid that grew up loving video games, especially in the 90s.
I hope you'll enjoy it. - Patrick
*The musical arrangement was sampled from Delice Musical with excerpts from Super Piano 64
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