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Retronauts Micro 63: The Simpsons Arcade

This episode of Retronauts Micro sets out to do two things: test the limits of our so-called "micro" format—which was never meant to go beyond 15 minutes—and assemble the Talking Simpsons crew to ...

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Early access: Retronauts Episode 103 (a game music primer)

The latest Retronauts Radio is in, and as usual it's not quite the usual. If that makes any sense. I like to play fast and loose with the format of Radio episodes, just so long as it's ultimately abou...

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Retronauts Episode 102: Link's Awakening

Happy Memorial Day, those of you who happen to be celebrating that today. Cap off your holiday with — yes! — a new Retronauts. This one's a good one... I mean, they all are, but this one's about <...

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Retronauts Micro 62

Holy cow, this episode is late! Sorry about that, folks. Between international travel, prepping for a weekend of non-stop Retronauts recordings, and a clerical error on our scheduling tracking sheet, ...

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Retronauts Episode 101: Mario Kart

Hey folks,

It's time for another Retronauts "HD remake!" This one comes to you roughly nine years after Retronauts' original Mario Kart episode, and thankfully, the Mario Kart series is in a much be...

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Retronauts Episode 100. 100!

My original run of Retronauts ended at episode 99, and the IGN-era incarnation experienced a jagged and awkward life. So, dinging three digits is a pretty significant milestone for me — and presumab...

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Retronauts Micro 61: Splatterhouse at MGC

Hello, friends! I'm happy to announce that our live presentation from last month's Midwest Gaming Classic is now here for your enjoyment. It's pretty noisy, which seems to be par for the course with M...

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Retronauts Episode 99: Snatcher/FF Brass de Bravo/etc.

Hello. Here's our latest. I'd stay and chat, but I've been working on this episode for the past 17 hours, and I am exhausted. Hopefully the results were worth the effort — please enjoy. Me,...

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Retronauts Episode 98: Mac gaming in the ’80s

Welcome to a new month of Retronauts! With our very first episode of Retronauts East, Ben and Benj and I delved into the history of Apple II gaming. Now, here's the logical follow-up: An in-depth stud...

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Retronauts Micro 060: Bart's Nightmare

Hey folks,

Here's another Talking Simpsons crossover episode—enjoy!

- Bob

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Retronauts Episode 97: BRO-totypes

This week's episode is a project I've had in mind for years. Back in 2013, I started developing an independent bimonthly magazine called 2 Dimensions that was going to follow on the ...

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Retronauts Episode 96: Ghostbusters

Hey folks,

I'm happy to finally release our Ghostbusters episode of Retronauts—an "HD remake" of my very first appearance on the show! Please enjoy.

- Bob

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Retronauts Micro 59 early access: SwordQuest

Before I vanish from the face of the earth to deal with holiday obligations, I wanted to drop this latest episode of Retronauts Micro. You can think of this as a sort of continuation of Monday's post:...

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Early access: Episode 95 (it's about Batman)

This is another of those tricky weekends full of disruptions as Bob and I present a live panel at Midwest Gaming Classic, and for once I decided to get a jump on things. Rather than posting this week'...

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Retronauts 94 early access

It's that time again: Time for another episode of Retronauts Radio. This time I'm joined by Jack Menhorn from Boss Key Studios; he brings to this discussion of classic video game music the insight of ...

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Retronauts Micro 58: Zelda Treasure Jingle Quiz

Hey everyone,

Hope you're having a good weekend! Here's a fun little episode mostly planned out by Retronauts friend Chris Antista. Enjoy!


- Bob

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Retronauts Episode 93: Castlevania on the go

I know a few people have been looking forward to this episode for a while, so I hope it lives up to expectations. As a follow-up to our previous Castlevania episodes over the past few years, ...

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Here's that Micro 57 cover art you were looking for

As is now routine, here's the proper cover art for Micro 57. I've added it to the Micro episode upload as well, but I don't know if that will properly, automatically update for you, so here is a doubl...

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Retronauts Episode 92: Celebrity Games

Hey folks,

Apologies that this episode is showing up a little later than planned today. Anyhow, it's a whole bunch of fun, so please enjoy!

- Bob

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Early access: Retronauts Micro 57 (Blaster Master)

Start your weekend right with ME. Jeremy Parish. My voice, in your ear, for THIRTY MINUTES.

Oh, sorry, that sounded more like a threat than enticement, huh? But, in all seriousness, it's a new episo...

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A look at SEGA's in the ’80s arcade

Hi everyone, it's your weekly early access experience. This week is another Retronauts East, and while this new setup situation isn't completely sorted out just yet, we're getting closer to parity wit...

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Retronauts episode 90 cover art

To add to your collection!  Since, alas, PodcastOne overwrites our custom episode art with its generic promo graphic. 

We know there are a lot of issues with our move to PodcastOne, includ...

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Episode 89 (Final Fantasy IV) art

One of the odd quirks of our new hosting service is that it seems to overwrite our custom episode-specific artwork with the general show art. While they're looking into a workaround, I'll be posting o...

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Early access: Retronauts Radio 3 (and important news!)

Hi everyone, your latest upcoming episode is here! It's fresh out of the podcast oven, too — Bob and I just recorded this yesterday. Since we were both together in the studio this weekend, I thought...

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Retronauts Micro 056 early access: A sampling sampler

Hello! Happy March! Etc.

Now that we've crossed our goal to bringing back Retronauts Micro (which admittedly doesn't look to be the case at the moment thanks to Patreon's first-of-the-month hiccups,...

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What? Retronauts Episode 89 beat me twice.

Good day to you, and welcome to another fine week of existence. Well, I can't guarantee the entire week will be fine, but you can at least stack the deck in your odds by kicking things off with a new ...

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The return of Retronauts Micro: Soon

Thanks to you and your collosal generosity and support, we cleared our funding goal to bring back biweekly Retronauts Micro episodes earlier this month. I just wanted to say (1) thank you! An...

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Bonus: Apple II wallpaper

I was unusually happy with the way this week's watercolor cover art turned out, so here's a high-resolution (1920x1080) desktop wallpaper version for you. I figure you can probably resize it as need b...

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Retronauts Episode 88: Yoshi Games

Hey all,

Happy Monday! Here's our latest episode of Retronauts, all about Yoshi-based games. Enjoy!

- Bob

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Retronauts East makes its debut with an Apple II discussion

We've talked about it, now we've made it happen. As part of the show's expansion to full-length weekly episodes, the Retronauts family is now joined by "Retronauts East," wherein I summon various and ...

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