brianmcdoogle
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Retronauts Podcast Thread
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RadarScope1
Member
*watching timer count down ... 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... 6*
RomanticHeroX
Member
This weeks episode was easily one of the best in the shows run. It's so amazingly nitpicky, in the best way, with three of my favorite people to listen to. Really I could just listen to Frank talk about history and preservation for hours.
ToastyFrog
Inexplicable Treasure Hate
Nah, not really. And I'm keeping the games I know I'll actually revisit; I suspect my pared down collection is still quite a bit larger than the average.
charlequin
Banned
Yeah, I had a similarly excellent CRT (repoed off an ex-roommate who couldn't make rent) that I had to abandon when I moved to California. I don't regret it or anything (I think it would take up about 1/4th of my apartment here) but I definitely miss it on occasion.
Then you get to actually go out and collect it again. Bonus!
That's the major rule for me, and I've found over time that I'm only interested in revisiting a select few. For all the rest, I'll listen to Retronauts! *turns to camera and smiles*
The scales have fallen from my eyes.
Ludendorkk
Member
I have a 36" CRT sitting in my living room right now... gonna be very sad once it finally breaks or we have to leave it behind in a move.
That behemoth weighs 250 pounds easily though, I feel bad paying people to move this ridiculous piece of outdated technology.
That behemoth weighs 250 pounds easily though, I feel bad paying people to move this ridiculous piece of outdated technology.
Imbarkus
As Sartre noted in his contemplation on Hell in No Exit, the true horror is other members.
A friend recently gave me an old Sony Trinitron flat screen (sorta) CRT and I was gonna replace the very curved CRT in my classic game setup.
It weighed a ton, a slipped and dropped the damn thing bringing it into the house, crunch, boards spilling out, etc.
You can't really buy them anymore, except for direct from manufacturer from Alibaba, from what I can see.
It weighed a ton, a slipped and dropped the damn thing bringing it into the house, crunch, boards spilling out, etc.
You can't really buy them anymore, except for direct from manufacturer from Alibaba, from what I can see.
A friend recently gave me an old Sony Trinitron flat screen (sorta) CRT and I was gonna replace the very curved CRT in my classic game setup.
It weighed a ton, a slipped and dropped the damn thing bringing it into the house, crunch, boards spilling out, etc.
You can't really buy them anymore, except for direct from manufacturer from Alibaba, from what I can see.
I had a nice, 32 inch flat screen CRT that I bought in 2005 and we ended up giving it away when we moved in 2008 because it was so heavy. The main reason for buying it was our old, curved CRT only had Closed Captions 1 and 2 and the English subtitles for ¡Anita, no Te Rajes! moved to CC3. But it did also make games look better.
RomanticHeroX
Member
I've got a 27" Trinitron from 2003 in storage at my parent's house. One day, years from now, I'll finally have the space and time and stability to set up a proper retro gaming space and be able to bring it back out. And it will be glorious.
I think it's slowly been sliding toward the enjoying collecting part for me. I realize that logically I should do what Jeremy mentioned and only keep the ones that are special or that I know I'll go back to, but then I remember how awful I felt when I sold off a chunk of my collection twice in the past, and I abandon the idea. I don't really know what I'm hoping to accomplish by collecting. It's not like I'm going for a complete collection on any platform, but I'm driven to keep doing it by something I can't really describe. I imagine what will finally break me will be moving to a place that's too small to realistically hold what I have, but until then, I guess I'll keep on going.
When the PS4 and Xbox One were announced I still didn't have a 1080p TV yet. I decided I needed a 1080p TV or what's the point of having next gen systems and I noticed all new TV's had basically HDMI inputs and nothing else. My old TV had two components and 3 composites(1 with S Video) and nothing currently being made had that. If you're lucky it has one composite and one component instead of a hybrid.
I decided to get rid of all my retro home systems and use the money for a really nice new TV. I kept my NES and SNES but got rid of everything else. I kind of miss my 3DO but that's about it. I'm more into handheld collecting anyway.
New topic!
Pokemon episode is up for backers.
I'm currently working my way through the originals on the 3DS. The goal is to get all 151 Pokemon on Blue just like I have on my physical Blue cart. I bought the Pokemon 3DS and I never transferred over any of my data. The plan is:
1)Catch every Pokemon I can Blue
2)Catch the Red only Pokemon and pick the other fossil and whatnot
3)Buy Yellow on my XL and use it as a mule to get the Red Pokemon into Blue, evolve the Pokemon that only evolve through trading, get the remaining starters, and do the final Eevee evolution
I just finished 2 so I'm getting to the end. Not much longer now. Oh and yes I am exploiting the hell out of Missingno and the Safari zone trick etc.
*picky nerd time*
You also missed the Pokemon Mini which is not the same thing as the pocket Pikachu:
I believe it is still the tiniest handheld with interchangeable cartridges ever released. Definitely the smallest Nintendo ever made:
I decided to get rid of all my retro home systems and use the money for a really nice new TV. I kept my NES and SNES but got rid of everything else. I kind of miss my 3DO but that's about it. I'm more into handheld collecting anyway.
New topic!
Pokemon episode is up for backers.
I'm currently working my way through the originals on the 3DS. The goal is to get all 151 Pokemon on Blue just like I have on my physical Blue cart. I bought the Pokemon 3DS and I never transferred over any of my data. The plan is:
1)Catch every Pokemon I can Blue
2)Catch the Red only Pokemon and pick the other fossil and whatnot
3)Buy Yellow on my XL and use it as a mule to get the Red Pokemon into Blue, evolve the Pokemon that only evolve through trading, get the remaining starters, and do the final Eevee evolution
I just finished 2 so I'm getting to the end. Not much longer now. Oh and yes I am exploiting the hell out of Missingno and the Safari zone trick etc.
*picky nerd time*
You also missed the Pokemon Mini which is not the same thing as the pocket Pikachu:
I believe it is still the tiniest handheld with interchangeable cartridges ever released. Definitely the smallest Nintendo ever made:
This sounds like me. I guess I like to play the games, but I already have way more games than I can ever hope to complete so..guess i have no idea why, but i still continue to collect and for some reason i also really enjoy it.
Oh, I love playing the games. I find most of them as fun as the modern releases. It's just hitting me more often that I'll never have the time to get around to all of them, even if I didn't have to do anything but play games all day every day. I guess I'll be okay with hanging on to them unless the collector's market crumbles for whatever reason.
Fenster Mayhew
Member
*picky nerd time*
You also missed the Pokemon Mini which is not the same thing as the pocket Pikachu:
Wow, weird. I was working at a game store at the time this released and we SHOULD have been selling it, but I've honestly never seen one of those in my life.
Also, I hope people will forgive us for leaving things out of the Pokemon podcast--it's such a huge series that we spent 45 minutes talking about everything BUT the games.
I dont really play any modern stuff outside of Nintendo, Souls and some indies, simply because I find old games to be in a completely other league in basically every way outside of presentation.
Etrian Oddity
Member
So what are the odds we get another Street Fighter episode to commemorate Street Fighter V? 
The original SF Retronauts episode was one of my top 3 of all time. All time.
The original SF Retronauts episode was one of my top 3 of all time. All time.
brianmcdoogle
Member
So what are the odds we get another Street Fighter episode to commemorate Street Fighter V?
The original SF Retronauts episode was one of my top 3 of all time. All time.
This just raises the question on what everyone's top 3 episodes of all time would be.
Pokémon Mini is a fascinating piece of hardware. Would make an interesting micro episode.
Survival Horror and Saturn are the obvious top 2 episodes, but it's the third one that's tricky. I loved the PS1/Iwata episode, the Neogeo Pocket/Wonderswan episode, the 2008 Famicom anniversary episode, and for the laughter it brought me, the Sonic call-in episode.
The Sonic call-in is the all time most hilarious for sure. Legit best for me is hard to say, but I have a soft spot for the Tomb Raider-episode which was released alongside Tomb Raider Underworld, since I played the original game while listening to it. Garnett Lee in particular was on fire for that one.
I think my favourite three episodes from the first run would be:
Saturn
Famicom
Super Mario Bros NES games
Second run would be:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Super Mario Bros The Movie
The Simpsons games
Current incarnation:
PlayStation/Iwata
High Fidelity Classic Gaming
ICO/Shadow of the Colossus
Saturn
Famicom
Super Mario Bros NES games
Second run would be:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Super Mario Bros The Movie
The Simpsons games
Current incarnation:
PlayStation/Iwata
High Fidelity Classic Gaming
ICO/Shadow of the Colossus
The Saturn and Phantasy Star episodes are my favorite by far. Before he was the ultimate Sony fanboy, Shane Bettenhausen was definitely a Sega fanboy.
I wish the first run had an RSS feed - download and iTunes only makes it hard for my Android podcatcher.
But going back to the 1UP recordings, they aren't my favorites. I like to listen to Retronauts with my son, and the language is sometimes too much (i.e., cursing). I wish they kept it clean, because they would probably have been the best freeform discussions around.
But going back to the 1UP recordings, they aren't my favorites. I like to listen to Retronauts with my son, and the language is sometimes too much (i.e., cursing). I wish they kept it clean, because they would probably have been the best freeform discussions around.
His sony-fanboyness is just insane, but in a fun way that made for some great podcasts compared to the more sane Parish and others. Always loved their recurring Final Fantasy VII discussions.
The majority of the contributors kept it clean, Jeremy, Kohler and Ray don't swear much on Retronauts or their solo projects, but Scott Sharkey would constantly pepper his commentary with driveby F-bombs, I can agree with that.
Dont think I ever listened to this, is it about wrestling or wrestling games?
Yep and features some of the awesome Laser Time dudes.
ToastyFrog
Inexplicable Treasure Hate
You dudes are like six months early for the 10-year retro moratorium deadline, you know.
Beer Monkey
Member
Yeah, there are lots of little things that are wrong in the episode. Not complaining, though. It's not like the RGB websites that have years and years to get all the details right.
Consumer CRTs. I have a broadcast monitor that can do 1080p24.
Of course, even the broadcast monitors could not actually resolve a full 1920x1080p. Horizontal resolution of the shadow mask or aperture grille prevents that.
There's also CRT-driven front projectors, talk about a whole different rabbit hole.
You can just hear the hosts shifting uncomfortably and looking at each other with horrified expressions in that Sonic episode. It's honestly too uncomfortable for me to re-listen.
I love that episode; it's one that never gets old.
Saturn, The Chrono Sequels, 1988/1998. Leave Roberta Williams alone! Also the Klonoa segment with Jeremy and James Mielke is top tier. Wish Mielke had been on more podcasts during his time at 1UP.
RadarScope1
Member
I just finished the retro displays episode. As someone who has just gone through this rabbit hole myself over the last six months, it was nice to hear - great job. Love hearing FC and CN on the show.
I had never heard of FDS Stick - anyone have impressions? I'm usually not much for such hardware but I have an actual FDS and its ... not quite right and I'm not sure I trust myself to calibrate it.
Also - is there a place where we can find show notes to see the names of the music tracks on the show? I have searched and can't find it.
I had never heard of FDS Stick - anyone have impressions? I'm usually not much for such hardware but I have an actual FDS and its ... not quite right and I'm not sure I trust myself to calibrate it.
Also - is there a place where we can find show notes to see the names of the music tracks on the show? I have searched and can't find it.
ToastyFrog
Inexplicable Treasure Hate
Oh, the music was all from Mega Man X6. One of the golden examples of "bad game, extraordinary soundtrack."
RadarScope1
Member
Ok, cool, thanks. Haven't played it and didn't recognize.
Different question - what is the best way for a backer to suggest an episode topic? Can I do it here? I have one that I think could make for a nice micro episode.
Fenster Mayhew
Member
New episode is up about that famous Nintendo series, The Pokemans:
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/retronauts-catches-up-with-20-years-of-pokemon
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/retronauts-catches-up-with-20-years-of-pokemon
Can't wait to listen. I loved the first three generations and think Gold might be my favorite, but I started to enjoy them less and less after that, although I still play each one.
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Banned
Whoa whoa whoa. Retronauts at the Midwest Gaming Classic? Can't wait. Just bought my ticket.
It was funny hearing Bob keep proclaiming that something sucked, only to have Kat explain why it was useful. I really enjoyed the episode.
Beer Monkey
Member
One thing I would recommend covering more the next time the whole hi-fi retro thing is that latency with a Framemeister + flat panel TV can still be huge compared to a CRT. Unless you specifically sought out a set for latency specs, you are quite likely going to be in the five to seven frames range for combined lag. Three frames is about the best you are going to get (one frame from the TV and two from the FM).
The more time I spend with my CRTs and RGB modded consoles, the more I feel that the authentic retro experience is as much about latency as the aesthetic.
Go play NES Punch-Out!! for a couple hours and see what I mean. Playing it, and the 2009 Wii installment, on both CRTs and flat panels will really get you thinking about how game development has changed to provide for lagged displays, and how those lagged displays will never be appropriate for the twitchy classics of yesteryear.
The more time I spend with my CRTs and RGB modded consoles, the more I feel that the authentic retro experience is as much about latency as the aesthetic.
Go play NES Punch-Out!! for a couple hours and see what I mean. Playing it, and the 2009 Wii installment, on both CRTs and flat panels will really get you thinking about how game development has changed to provide for lagged displays, and how those lagged displays will never be appropriate for the twitchy classics of yesteryear.
Fenster Mayhew
Member
I'm afraid to ask.
To be fair, I was only down on Gen 3 because I play Pokemon games much differently than Kat does. Some would say I'm playing Pokemon the wrong way, but those are people who have friends that also play Pokemon.
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Banned
Saw the recording at the Midwest Gaming Classic today. I got Jeremy's autograph in one of my Gamespite books because I'm a huge dork.
GhaleonQ
Member
I've gotten to converse with presidents and other top government people as well as meet a lot of my chef/game designer/musician/artist/writer/actor idols.
Is it weird that I was way more nervous to talk to Greg, Jeremy, and Bob? THEY'RE FROM E.G.M./1-UP!!!
(Excuse the haggardness. I had an amazing date 2 hours away in Chicago seeing Sophie together that got me home at 05:00 a.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wVh01KTHqo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdLvp630plc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sun0VjNnMEA )
Anyway, that show was tops, especially considering the boisterous environment, and everyone was rapt. As someone who bought a ticket to the show 95 percent to see Retronauts and 5 percent to beat people at fighting games, this was worth the ticket and time.
Whoaaaaaaa! Did I take your picture?
Is it weird that I was way more nervous to talk to Greg, Jeremy, and Bob? THEY'RE FROM E.G.M./1-UP!!!
(Excuse the haggardness. I had an amazing date 2 hours away in Chicago seeing Sophie together that got me home at 05:00 a.m. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wVh01KTHqo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdLvp630plc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sun0VjNnMEA )
Anyway, that show was tops, especially considering the boisterous environment, and everyone was rapt. As someone who bought a ticket to the show 95 percent to see Retronauts and 5 percent to beat people at fighting games, this was worth the ticket and time.
Whoaaaaaaa! Did I take your picture?