Stalking the Retro

Monday, December 8, 2014

STR 68: The Fall of Sega/Homeless In Japan.

STR 68: The Fall of Sega/Homeless In Japan.

In this episode we talk about my recent trip to Japan, The fall of the great Sega, The 20th Anniversary of the PlayStation One, games we have picked up and much much more! As a special Christmas gift you will also get to hear exclusively the premiere episode of the awesome new podcast Intarivisions.

So grab a cup of rum tainted eggnog and listen to the latest episode of Stalking The Retro whilst wrapping your presents!

Thursday, November 13, 2014

STR 67: The Rise of Sega.

STR 67: The Rise of Sega.

In this episode our new co-host Mike Kennedy aka Socal Mike joins us as we talk about the rise of the great Sega. We talk about Sega history, games we have been playing, our recent pickups, and much much more. This episode has two Retro Stalking segments. One with Mike at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo and one with Septic Lemon at a car boot sale. We also talk about the latest retro news and Mike reveals some awesome new projects he's currently working on. So why not grab yourself a cold can of beer and listen to the latest episode of Stalking The Retro!

Friday, October 31, 2014

STR 66: Hot Curry In My Lap


STR 66: Hot Curry In My Lap

In this episode we totally rip off Retro Gaming Roundup (We love that podcast!) by doing our own Top Ten. We decide and vote on what are the top ten games to get hammered to. We talk about our gaming pickups and games we have been playing lately and introduce a new segment called Retro Stalking. In the segment Socal Mike talks to Willie whilst at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo as he searches for some retro goodies. We have the audio from the Jay Smith Panel at CGE 2014 (Thanks Willie! )and we round up the top retro news stories for the month and much much more!

So grab yourself a nice glass of whiskey and join us as we get hammered and play retro video games.

Check out Retro Gaming Roundup: http://www.retrogamingroundup.com/

Check out the Great Bit Blog: http://www.greatbitblog.com/

Monday, October 6, 2014

STR 65: CGE 2K14/HSW Atari Game Over Panel



STR 65: CGE 2K14/HSW Atari Game Over Panel

Special thanks to Willie for letting us include the audio from the awesome Howard Scott Warshaw Atari Game Over Panel. 

Willie starts out the episode describing what it was like running the console area at the convention. He describes his pickups, things he saw, and the awesome panels that he went to. Then we get to hear the awesome Howard Scott Warshaw talking about the Atari Game Over film that was screened at CGE. He also talks about his experiences at Atari, game development, and much much more. To finish things off CGE related Kynrek aka Joshua from the Turtle Flakes podcast joins me and talks about his time at CGE. He rounds up what games he got at the convention and the awesome people he met.


Thanks again to Joshua and Willie for joining me on another exciting episode of Stalking The Retro!



Monday, September 22, 2014

STR 64: Happy 125th Nintendo

STR 64: Happy 125th Nintendo

Nintendo turns 125 years old this week. Septic Lemon, Diagamblic and myself discuss the history of Nintendo from it's card game making days up to and including the video game era. Then we discuss the latest and greatest in retro news on another exciting episode of Stalking The Retro. Happy Birthday Nintendo! You don't look a day over 124.

Monday, August 25, 2014

STR 63: Retro Revival 2014

STR 63: Retro Revival 2014
In this epic episode the great John Romero has a chat with Septic Lemon, Aidy, and Deon about the past, present, and future of game development. We talk about the Retro Revival gaming convention just held this month in Wolverhampton. Septic and Vipp talk about all the games they played, their pickups, meeting up with fellow retro gamers, the crazy prices of most vendors, and much much more. So grab yourself a nice adult beverage and SUCK IT DOWN! John Romero is going to make you his bitch!

Make sure you check out the Cambridge Computer History Museum and perhaps give a donation to keep that awesome place alive!

Thursday, July 31, 2014

STR 62: Summer Gaming.

STR 62: Summer Gaming.

Summer time is a wonderful and amazing time in a kid's life especially for kids that love gaming. In this episode we discuss our summer gaming memories We talk about some of our favorite games we played during summer vacations including home consoles and of course trips to the arcade. Then we round out the latest in retro news and discuss the games we have been playing lately. So grab a cold summer beverage and sit back and enjoy another exciting episode of Stalking The Retro.

Special thanks to Brian Dunning from the Skeptoid podcast for giving us an incredible bumper used in the beginning of this show. Mr Dunning is a really great guy and his podcast "Skeptoid" is a must listen. And a special thank you to our awesome friend Vipp who made it possible to have Brian Dunning insult us. Vipp you are a really awesome dude!