Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade

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This show covers the golden age of video games...the arcades of the 1980s. I will talk about the arcade games themselves and the vibe of the arcade and why without it we wouldn't have the video games of today. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/inthe

Joel McLaughlin


    • Apr 12, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 146 - Pixels Film Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 15:38


    I loved this film even if the critics hated it. Sam Brenner and his buddies help defeat the aliens who misunderstood video games as weapons. LOL.#iam1stphormhttps://1stphorm.com/67c0a874edc5f

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 145 - Memories of Odd Places Where I Played Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 23:03


    Reminiscing of the Bazaar and random places I found video games at in my formative years.#iam1stphormhttps://1stphorm.com/67c0a874edc5f

    Living in a Retro Arcade Episode 144 - Ready Player One Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 24:27


    Today we go nostalgic with a review of Read Player One!In the show I mentioned that I have a rough time getting enough protein from real food. So I take Level 1 and Phormula 1 Clear both from 1stphorm. If you have the same problem I do please check out my links below:Phormula 1 Clearhttps://1stphorm.com/products/phormula-1-clear/?a_aid=67c0a874edc5f&a_aid=67c0a874edc5f&a_bid=60961e8dLevel 1 Whey Proteinhttps://1stphorm.com/products/level-1?a_aid=67c0a874edc5f&a_aid=67c0a874edc5f&a_bid=5a474429For the whole line please visit:https://1stphorm.com/67c0a874edc5f

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 143: Wing Commander Movie Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 26:51


    Today I talk about the commercial failure Wing Commander movie. A movie based on the Wing Commander series of PC games.

    Living in the Retro Arcade: Nintendo Switch 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 19:49


    Nintendo has outed their new console sort of so today I talk about the potential to be a good retro handheld. Wil it be as good as the original Switch? Get 45% off the Magic Mind bundle with with my link: https://www.magicmind.com/ARCADEPODJAN #magicmind #mentalwealth #mentalperformance

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 141: Revisiting Coleco

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 28:06


    Today we take a look at Coleco again. An interesting system that just could not beat Atari or Apple. Get 45% off the Magic Mind bundle with with my link: https://www.magicmind.com/ARCADEPODJAN #magicmind #mentalwealth #mentalperformance

    Living in the Retro Arcade: Pacman Cartoon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 19:51


    Today I talk about a cartoon that was made in the 80s all about Pacman! Get 45% off the Magic Mind bundle with with my link: https://www.magicmind.com/ARCADEPODJAN #magicmind #mentalwealth #mentalperformance

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 139 - Secret Level Pacman: Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 9:50


    Today I review the Secret Level Episode on Pacman. "You have a limited offer you can use now, that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one time purchases with code RETROARCADE20  at checkout. You can claim it at: https://www.magicmind.com/RETROARCADE20 " --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheretroarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 138 - 2024 Top Ten Gift Ideas!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 15:43


    Today I talk about my top ten gift ideas for 2024 Atari 7800+ https://atari.com/collections/7800 Atari 400 Mini https://atari.com/products/atari-400-mini-1 MS Pacman Arcade 1up Countercade https://www.meijer.com/shopping/product/ms-pac-man-galaga-class-of-81-countercade/19557002069.html Blaze Evercade Super Pocket https://t.ly/rGMmi Atari T-shirt https://t.ly/VPZHO Nintendo Switch Atari 50th with DLC https://atari.com/products/atari-50th-the-anniversary-celebration Turtle Beach Velocity 1 Hotas https://t.ly/K2Wl9 Steam gift card Amazon Gift Card Visa Gift Card --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheretroarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade: Activision

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 13:57


    Activision was the first independent software developer for game consoles starting with the Atari 2600! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheretroarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Ep 136: M-Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 17:24


    Mattel made more than just games for the Intellivision with the M-Network line. From 1982-1983 they made many interesting games for the beloved 2600. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in a Retro Arcade - The DOOM frachise!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 19:48


    DOOM is responsible for the first person shooter genre and death matches. Today we talk about this the best I remember it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in a Retro Arcade - Health Update and Favorite Gifts I want from Atari.com

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 15:26


    Just give a little update on my health and then talk about some cool hardware from Atari.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 133 - Life Update and 5 Reasons why Retro Games Are Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 19:14


    I give a Life Update and 5 reasons why retro games are better. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade: Memories of Sierra OnLine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 16:09


    Today I share some of the memories I had of playing my first PC game, Space Quest and about Sierra OnLine which at one time was the top company making PC games. Metal Jesus Rocks Sierra Reunion; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxW1IK0fDJs Metal Jesus Rocks We Worked at Sierra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmNCFtAlYN0&t=1s --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 131 - The Electro Mechanical Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 12:18


    Before we had games like Space Invaders we had electro mechanical games like Ride Motorcycle. These were games that did not have CPUs or CRTs but motors and lights. Today we talk about games like Motorcycle, Pinball and Varisty as well as the Tomy Classics Digital Derby, Baseball and Blip where were all electro mechanical games. https://www.arcade-museum.com/Arcade/motorcycle https://rctoymemories.com/2012/11/16/tomy-digital-derby-auto-raceway-1978/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blip_(console) https://handheldmuseum.com/Tomy/Diamond.htm --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 130 - CORGSCON!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 14:04


    Today I talkabout the 2024 version of CORGSCON! The Central Ohio Retro Gaming Society Convention! Be there in 2025! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade - A Little Show on Racing Games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 16:55


    Not a top 5 list but just some racing games I think are cool. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade:Video Games Featuring Bands

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 20:44


    From Journey, to Aerosmith and even Van Halen bands and video games go hand in hand since the very beginning. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Band-centric_video_games --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade: DRM Slowly Killing our Favorite Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 20:48


    Call it copy protection or DRM. No doubts about it...it is killing our games. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in a Retro Arcade: Combat! For the Atari 2600

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 16:41


    Today I am talking about the pack in Game that was likely everyone's very first video game at home. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 125 - Nintendo Expansion Ports

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 13:22


    If you had a SNES or N64 you probably always wondered what the EXT port was. Today I talk about the usually unused expansion ports on many Nintendo systems and a little on the cancelled in the US N64DD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64Bx0WKh7M&t=668s --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Top Ten Controllers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2024 12:51


    Atari CX-40 Atari Proline Joystick Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro Nintendo 64 Controller Nintendo Gamecube Controller Sega Genesis Controller Wii Mote Wico Command Control Super NES Controller Nintendo Switch Pro Controller --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade: Top 10 Worst Controllers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 23:48


    I talk about the top 10 worst controllers. https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/worst-video-game-controllers --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 122: Portal Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 15:32


    The Portal series is massively popular and still being sold today for various game consoles and Steam. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade - Ep 121 My Top 5 Retro Video Game YouTubers for 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 20:00


    I love watching these top 5 channels. They are all very great! 5. Adrian's Digital Basementhttps://www.youtube.com/@adriansdigitalbasement 4. Retro Recipeshttps://www.youtube.com/@RetroRecipes 3. Retro Hack Shack https://www.youtube.com/@RetroHackShack 2. John Hancockhttps://www.youtube.com/@johnhancockretro 1. Metal Jesus Rockshttps://www.youtube.com/@MetalJesusRocks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 120 Starcade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 20:15


    Today I am talking about the first Video Arcade Game Gameshow fromthe 80s....Starcade. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 119 - 2023 Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 9:14


    Today I get a little personal and recap 2023 and share ideas for 2024. Thank you all for a great 2023 and see you in 2024. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 118: Insert Coin Documentary Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 14:53


    Insert Coin documents from 1988 through the end of Williams/Midway Coin Op division. Today's show is a short review of that. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 117 - Haunted House

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 12:37


    Today I am talking about the original Atari 2600 release of Haunted House AND the Reimagined version that JUST came out this year on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation, Epic Games and the Atari VCS. Haunted House 2023 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade: 5 reasons why Retro Gaming is Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 12:33


    Today I talk about 5 reasons retro gaming is better. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 115: Money is No Object Top 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 22:27


    Today I talk about 10 gifts where money is no object for the retro gamer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode114 - Spacewar!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 16:43


    One of the first video games is on the list of the 10 most important video games of all time. From 1962 and first written for the PDP-11 it was a very influential early video game. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in a Retro Arcade: Tech N Gamer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 22:38


    I talk about my visit to Grove City's own Tech N Gamer and future Gaming Expos. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 112: Atari 2600+

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 16:00


    Go preoder this for $129.99 https://atari.com/products/atari-2600-plus Also if your interested, here's a link for the new Atari VCS. https://atari.com/pages/atari-vcs --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade: Retro Game Stuff at Micro Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 15:38


    Today I visited Micro Center and saw some retro stuff so I thought I'd share that with you: https://www.microcenter.com/product/604764/baolian-red-trackball-with-usb-kit-works-with-raspberry-pi,-windows,-linux-pcs,-macs,-and-more?ob=1 https://www.microcenter.com/product/611659/baolian-8-way-bat-top-joystick-with-75g-medium-touch-micro-switches-yellow https://www.microcenter.com/product/617774/dreamgear-ms-pac-man-micro-player https://www.microcenter.com/product/513027/atgames-atari-blast!-volume-2-flashback-built-in-20-games https://www.microcenter.com/product/606371/retro-bit-sega-saturn-control-pad-model-2-usb-slate-grey https://www.microcenter.com/product/606369/retro-bit-sega-genesis-8-button-pad-usb-black https://www.microcenter.com/product/632963/hyperkin-retron-5-hd-gaming-console-for-gba-gbc-gb-super-nes-nes-super-famicom-famicom-genesis-mega-drive-master-system-(hyper-beach) https://www.microcenter.com/product/644533/hyperkin-retron-sq-blackgold --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade: Top 10 90s Arcade Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 17:02


    My top ten 90s video games. 1 Starblade 1991 2 Stree Fighter II 1991 3 X-Men 1992 4 Mortal Kombat 1992 5 Daytona USA 1994 6 Crazy Taxi 1999 7 The Simpsons 1991 8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtles in Time 1991 9 Star Wars Trilogy Arcade 1998 10 Smash TV 1990 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 109: The Nintendo GameCube

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 21:56


    Nintendo Gamecube was Nintendo's sixth generation console and had some great games and some weird ones. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 108: The Fairchild Channel F

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 13:23


    THE first console to have cartridges WAS NOT the Atari Video Computer System. It was the Fairchild Channel F that was guided by Jerry Lawson who was also one of the first African Americans to work on a home console. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade: 90's Arcade Memories Episode 107

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 16:55


    I talk about my memories of the last great arcade decade....the 90's. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 106: Nintendo 64

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 19:37


    A new season and a new name! Living in the Retro arcade allows us to talk about games outside of the 80s....today I talk about the Nintendo 64! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 105: More Arcade Memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 14:56


    Got a large amount of arcade memories from my friends at Living in the 80s and others. You're gunna like this! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: Episode 104 Memories of Aladdin's Castle at West Manchester Mall

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2023 13:16


    Since I am in York as you download this I thought I'd share a bit of my memories from West Manchester Mall's Arcade. https://yorkblog.com/onlyyork/memories-the-original-stores-a/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 103 - CORGS-con 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 10:42


    On today's episode I talk about CORGS-con 20203. https://www.corgscon.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade - Coleco Table Top Arcades

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 14:18


    These were as close as you can get to having an arcade cabinet in your home in the 80s. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade - The 70s

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 19:21


    In light of Livingin the 80s strange trup through the 70s I decided to talk about the birth of the 80s video game scene....the 1970s. More happened than you think! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade - Tetris Movie Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 15:35


    Today I talk about the Apple TV+ Biopic Tetris which is all about how Henk Rogers obtained the worldwide rights to Tetris. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 99: Aladdin's Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 17:06


    Today I chat about Alladin's Castle...the arcade change that was probably bigger and older than we thought. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade: 80s Video Game Inspired Cartoons

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 14:02


    Video games were very popular in the 80s and of COURSE they made cartoons for Saturday morning. Let's revisit a handful of these shows. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Shade of an 80's Arcade - Tetris!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 28:51


    Today's show is all about the phenomonal puzzle game EVERYONE has played...TETRIS! Tetris was created in Soviet Russia by Alexey Pajitnov. Yes there is so much intrigue behind getting Tetris outside of the USSR that they are making a film that will start streaming on Apple TV+ on March 31st! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

    Living in the Shade of an 80s Arcade Episode 96 - Breakout

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 13:06


    Breakout may have been launched in 1976 but it had A LOT of influence in the 80s and in modern day. From Breakout and Super Break out on the 2600 to versions on the 5200...so many versions that I can't possibly talk about all of them. So enjoy my breakout podcast....see what I did there??? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intheshadeofan80sarcade/support

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