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Sonic Milk is a podcast that explores the music, art, and local culture of the Central California coast. With it's beautiful and vast landscape, there are so many stories to share from Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo. Hosted by Graham Ginsburg.
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Retro Hangover

Retro Hangover

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Retro Hangover is a podcast in which your hosts, Shane Selterre and Chris Coplien, spotlight a different piece of video game history (be it a specific title, console, company, or person) each episode. They provide a brief background, discuss their personal experiences, as well as their favorites aspects of the item in question. Oh, and there's beer.
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"That's no ordinary rabbit. That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!" Friend of the show St1ka joins the party to discuss the stateside pseudo-Renaissance that the Wizardry series got in Labyrinth of Lost Souls! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: St1ka . Bio: A retro gaming youtuber from Portugal. I may or …
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Y'know, in retrospect, one of us really ought to have included Tonberry in our list because who doesn't love a cute lil' guy who will absolutely murder you with a chef's knife? ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. ---------- Mentione…
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A racing game starring the Blue Blur and his buddies seems like a no-brainer slam dunk, right? Right? Keith Gasper of the Main Quest podcast joins the show once again, possibly by accident, to discuss a racing game that somehow simultaneously handles like jet ski and moves at the speed of secondhand moped. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name:…
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Our illustrious and devilishly handsome editor Ashton Ruby joins Chris to discuss Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, a remake of the 1989 platformer by the same name. Does it get the glow up treatment, or is it more like that GTA Trilogy travesty? Find out! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: November 18th, 2021 ---------- Mentioned in this episode: …
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What do you get when you allow a young rockstar game designer free reign to do whatever he wants with no one to tell him no? Possibly felonies, but also Daikatana. Mike of Quest64Official joins the show to gab about the game meant to be the "Quake Killer." ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Mike Fink Bio: I'm a 30 or 40 something year old N…
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Just like that one house guest that overstays their welcome these video game IPs probably need to hit the ol' dusty trail and never look back. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Shoutout to Our…
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Dave Jackson pilots his way into our brainwaves to unearth insights about the Double Fine classic Psychonauts! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Dave Jackson Bio: Dave is the host of Tales from the Backlog, a podcast reviewing backlog video games, and A Top 3 Podcast, a top 3 list podcast. Instagram: @talesfromthebacklog on Instagram Twitt…
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In a Flight First (tm) we are joined by a special guest to share their quintet of quality: Coury of My Life in Gaming! As chronometer considerate Flights go this is... Well, not very. But with a topic and guest like more is undoubtedly better! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Coury Carlson Bio: 1/2 of the creative team for the YouTube cha…
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Who would've guessed a 1995 video game about a robot space rabbit would foretell the battle against the Boomers hoarding resources at the expense of everyone else? Uh, we mean... man, that crazy Baron Aloha sure is an outlandish villain not at all grounded in reality! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: B Ross Bio: Lifelong gamer and multime…
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Isn't it just so crazy when you and all your friends find out you can harness the power of dragons via mystical crystals? So relatable. Rick Firestone joins the show once again to discuss this PS1 RPG classic! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Rick Firestone Bio: A native of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Rick Firestone is the host of the Pixe…
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Mike, formerly of the Region Free Gamers podcast, joins us to go real in depth with SOMA, the 2015 deep sea survival horror experience by Frictional Games. This is a good one, so be sure not to miss it! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: October 20th, 2022 ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Become a Patron! Or Don't, It's Cool Either Way. If …
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With how commonplace remakes and "re-imaginings" are in popular media these days, you wouldn't be blamed for immediately rolling your eyes at the news of a decades-old video game getting the reboot treatment. Fortunately, some of these efforts turned out to be surprisingly good. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Ad…
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We're not necessarily saying it's prophetic or anything, but when popular media gives us the likes of pro-wrestler-turned-mayor Mike Haggar, pro-wrestler-turned-governor Jesse Ventura, and pro-wrestler-turned-president Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho we just kinda feel like maybe it's saying something. Does our special guest, Phil of the Delet…
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Who doesn't love a bunch of objectively useless crap to put on their shelves? Certainly not gamers; we are all about that junk. From giant PVC statues to replica jewelry, video game collector's editions can always be counted on to fill our lives with overpriced paraphernalia that we will cherish always. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpt…
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In a rare turn of events Chris flies sans Dick Dragon to chat up Super Dave of the Anime Field Guide about their shared love for Stardew Valley's grandpappy: Harvest Moon! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Dave Y. Bio: I talk about anime and related topics, and the fine folks who make it all possible! I promote the anime industry while hav…
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As one group of modern maestros once put it: the kids aren't alright. Sometimes it's not a horrifying eldritch entity or a horde of flesh-eating zombies that are the problem; sometimes it's just a kid with a serious grudge. Here are our top picks for younglings that we wouldn't have minded Anakin "taking care of." ---------- Music Attributions Musi…
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So you can take that cookie and stick it up your... Yeah, anyway we're finally taking on one of the big shots of gaming, a title that looms large over nearly every 80s and 90s kid's rose-tinted nostalgia: Super Mario Bros. 3! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Ryan Trainor Bio: Anime aficionado and host of the Bonzai Chat podcast. Twitter/X…
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With so many years with so many banger releases, there are plenty that were bound to be left out in the cold. Here are our top selections for games that should have been included in their respective year's King of Games tournament but were not. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under t…
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A Working Designs RPG on the Sega CD? We're sure all ten of you are super stoked! In all seriousness, though, we here at RHP like to dig deep and bring you titles that don't always get all the usual coverage. Coury of My Life in Gaming joins the show once again, so be sure to tune in! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Coury Carlson Bio: 1/…
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Another year of RHP comes to a close, and what better way to cap it off than with our (now) annual Gorp Awards for the best games we played in the last 12 months? ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. ---------- Mentioned in this epis…
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Now listen here, gumshoe: we're hoppin' into the ol' boiler, bean-shooters at the ready, lookin' to send these chopper squads to the big sleep so we can tighten the screws on the Big Boss and clean up this city. So tip a few, fasten that tin to your chest, and let's breeze. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Tiger Chainsaw Bio: Big fan of r…
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The people have spoken, and they crave violence. Well, perhaps more like "negativity" but that just doesn't have the same ring to it. We covered a lot of games this year, and here are the ones that stood out amongst the pack for all the wrong reasons. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used …
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Slinking our way into the new year, we go guestless for the first time in a bit to conduct a bit of shady business involving the game widely regarded as the defining title of the stealth genre. ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. ---------- Mentioned i…
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Sometimes some of the best experiences in a game are cleverly hidden behind a puzzle, chain of events, or simply a wall. Here are our choices for best boss battles off the beaten path. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. ---------- …
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When Death Adder invades the land of Yuria, will you be brave enough to answer the call? Rey-Rey sure is, and he's here today to strategize with us on how best to bait foes into going full lemming right off a cliff. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Rey-Rey Bio: Patron of the show and resident "Bad Game Guy." ---------- Music Attributions …
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It's another full-length Gaiden episode, and this time Shane is joined by loyal Patrons Randall and Lyle to pontificate about the Games as a Service phenomenon that has all but taken over nearly every aspect of the modern gaming landscape. ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: August 12th, 2021 ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Lyle McKarn…
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"Gimmick" is often used in a disparaging manner, but some games manage to make themselves really stand out thanks to one notable, innovative feature. Today we list off our picks for those that pulled off the best party tricks. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-Non…
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Somehow we managed to get around to talking Half-Life 2 before the original. Much like Lord Gaben and Valve we don't follow convention here; as the tech bros like to say, we're "disruptors." Ok, I feel dirty even saying that. At any rate, Brian "Captain N" Fortin of the Retrotopia podcast joins the show to chat about the adventures of The Last Free…
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Nostalgia is a helluva drug, and it can cause us to want that game we loved to be brought back to life with a shiny new coat of paint. But, in the words of the legendary Stephen King, "sometimes dead is better." Here are our picks for the absolute worst attempts at resurrecting games of yore and the shambling husks they produced. ---------- Music A…
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Don't you just hate it when you accidentally stumble into a dark alternate dimension where an extraplanar being tells you to save the world? So relatable. Long time friend of the show Seamus Burke joins us on this momentous 300th release to chat about this SNES action RPG classic! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Seamus Burke Bio: Seamus …
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In celebration of 300 releases we are dropping this bonus RH Gaiden in addition to your regularly-scheduled programming. Enjoy! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: October 21st, 2021 ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Adam Backlog Bio: One half of the Good, the Bad, and the Backlog podcast. The blunder from down under, who’s going to make…
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We've got a special one for you today, folks. Chris sits down with both Coury of My Life in Gaming and Joe Redifer of Game Sack to chat with the one and only Victor Ireland, former president of Working Designs, to discuss Vic's thoughts on the upcoming Lunar Remastered Collection by GungHo. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Victor Ireland …
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Before Alexa, Cortana, or whatever questionable AI "girlfriend" you definitely aren't simping for there was Shodan. Hook up your neural interface and listen in as we discuss one of the most notable sci-fi survival horror games of all time! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Dave Jackson Bio: Dave is the host of Tales from the Backlog, a pod…
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Despite what most folks think (thanks in no small part to a certain German film director) video game adaptations to screens both big and small don't always have to be complete trainwrecks. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. -------…
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Ah, the one that got away. We're kicking off this year's Spooptoberfest with a playable teaser that left us all wanting a full-fledged game that we never got. Thanks Konami, we love you. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Keith Gasper Bio: The host of the #1 retro-gaming podcast. Instagram: @the_main_quest on Instagram Twitter/X: @_mainques…
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Sometimes it's to explain away things we don't like, sometimes it's just 'cause we wanna let our imaginations run wild. Regardless of the reason, us video game fans love to come up with crazy theories about our favorite titles; here are our top picks for you to ponder with your tinfoil hat secured to your noggin. ---------- Music Attributions Music…
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Another King of Games comes to a rousing resolution with the suspender-wearin' Sicilian going toe-to-toe with the members of S.T.A.R.S. Who do you think has the chutzpah to claim victory? --- Panelists Chris Coplien (Retro Hangover) Shane Koski (Retro Hangover) Ashton Ruby (Retro Hangover) Eric (The Unlockables) Adam (The Good, the Bad, and the Bac…
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Aww yeah, this is happening! Sonic's foray into the third dimension is the topic du jour, and the Main Quest Podcast's Keith Gasper is here to help us close out Dreamcast month with a bang... Y'know, like the kind that happens when a mechanical monkey throws a bomb at you. Specifically that kind of bang. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: K…
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These contenders didn't quite make the cut, but still deserve a shoutout at the very least. Before we dive headlong into the grand finale faceoff, let's take a moment to recognize those that were left behind. --- Panelists Chris Coplien (Retro Hangover) Ozzy Garcia (Retro Hangover) Keith Gasper (Main Quest) Coury Carlson (My Life in Gaming)…
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The Highlander. A lone wolf. Some other equally descriptive idiom. Today we celebrate those who decided to go it alone and came out the other side with a game to be truly proud of. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. ---------- Ment…
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So there I was, surrounded by athletic-bodied baddies in definitely-not-bondage-gear, seeking the Soul Edge when it done bust a white beam of light and produced a Demon Seed. Also an undead pirate was there. Briefly. Good times, good times. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Kiyoshi Okuma Bio: Game industry veteran since 1998 - 3D artist / …
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The end is nigh, and it's looking awfully polygonal. For the semi-final match-ups we're stacking the judges panels with not three but FIVE hosts. Can Mario's entrance into the third dimension prevail over Doom's successful successor? --- Panelists Adam (The Good, the Bad, and the Backlog) Dave Jackson (Tales from the Backlog) Eric (The Unlockables)…
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'Member when video games used to include bonus content for you to find as a fun surprise and not to just buy with your money? Pepperidge Farms remembers, and so do we. Today we count down our picks for the most awesome secret and/or unlockable characters in gaming! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDe…
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Today is one of those rare occasions where we dedicate an episode to a console rather than a specific game, and that console is the tragically short-lived but often fondly-remembered Sega Dreamcast! Pop in your VMU and grab a seat as Vanfernal of the Super Garbage Day podcast joins us to chat about Sega's swan song. ---------- Today's Guest Informa…
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Who doesn't love being saddled with absolute deadweight? Today we lament those characters foisted upon us who, at best, contribute nothing of value and, at worst, actively make our gaming experience objectively more awful than it should be. There may be no "i" in team but there sure is one in terrible. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts…
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This episode we go it alone, much like the World's Greatest Detective himself, into the dingy depths of Arkham Asylum. Does Rockstar's 2009 billionaire brawler simulator still hold up today? Perch yourself precariously on a conveniently-placed gargoyle and listen in to find out! ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Stream by 50…
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