A retro gaming podcast hosted by three "hardcore" gamer dads.
Episodes
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, Temtem
What's up everyone! On this episode Nick and Al gush about the absolute deluge of games coming out, Steam Next Fest, and Al just can't shut up about Temtem (seriously, it's awesome, go get it).
Nick gives us a solid look into Moonbreaker, a solid Xcom style scifi game that simulates a tabletop miniatures style, set in a Brandon Sanderson story world. It's currently Early Access but absolutely worth the price of admission.
We talk about the many games that have released since Steam's summer Next Fest (hi Dome Keeper!), and Al talks more about what makes Temtem more addicting and fun than Pokemon has ever been for him. https://crema.gg/games/temtem/
More game chat within, plus fun life stories :p enjoy!
Release Highlights
- Upcoming Releases
- No More Heroes 3 - October 11, PC
- Scorn - 10/14 - Will it deliver after numerous delays?
- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves for PC - 10/19, must grab
- Steam Next Fest
- So many great demos!
- Undecember - Awesome Diabloesqe game
- Soulstone Survivors - fun ARPG where positioning and timing with skills are important, with roguelike death penalties
- Dredge - odd fishing/exploration archaeology in a mysterious archipelago
- Skull and Bones…Delayed 3 months. Is 3 months going to solve what they clearly could not get together in 3+ years?
News
- Overwatch 2, launch is a mess of server errors. People seem to be enjoying it when they’re able to play.
- Medieval Dynasty comes to Consoles - 10/6 TODAY
- Nier Automata comes to switch 10/6, TODAY
- Tomorrow: No Man’s Sky coming to Switch
- Chip Wars heat up literally. Overall wait for upgrades or stick with last gen.
- AMD 7000 series gets to 95 degrees Celsius (This is normal) Power reqs getting higher.
- Nvidia shows of 40x series MOAR POWER.
- Intel shows of their vid cards more reasonable mid-range cards and a stop gap 13k chip set.
- Steam Deck no longer needs pre-order now selling at volume. Dock now available.
Contact Us:
- Voicemails, and Plug Voicemail Line - 610-810-1654
- QotBW -Conclusions/Final thoughts/Shout outs
- Fans
- Married to the Games
- Tap the Craft
- Where you can reach us
- Voicemails, and Plug Voicemail Line - 610-810-1654
- Facebook (tiny.cc\savepoint)
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, Steam Deck
Hey all! We are BACK (again! lol). Life has been crazy Al's way (and we get into that this episode) but things are leveling out so that we can get BACK in the saddle and bring y'all a steady diet of Retro and Gaming goodness. On this episode, Nick and I gush and deep dive into the Steam Deck (now that we BOTH have one), what we love about it, what we've played on it, etc.
If you're on the fence about paying for your reservation when the email arrives, check this out (and seriously, if you can afford it? Just buy the damn thing. You will LOVE it.)
Movies - Nothing new this month, Al is watching Stranger Things with the oldest daughters.
Shows - This episode is all games, baby.
Games -
- Gamescom
- 2023
- *Everywhere - Early Access 2023 WTF 2 art styles Cartoony-overwatch/apex style then realism style (Star Cit modern looking)
- *Dune-Funcom- Open World MMO beta early access 2023
- *Lords of the Fallen
- *Hogwarts Legacy
- *Tortuga: Pirates Tale
- *Under the Waves
- *Lies of P (Twisted tale of Pinnochio)
- *Atlas Fallen
- *Homeworld 3
- *Killer Clowns - wow really ?!? lol
- *Scars Above
- 2023
- 2022
- Splatoon 3 Next Week
- *Callisto Protocol - Dec
- *New Tales from the Borderlands - Oct 21
- *Return to Monkey Island - Sept 19th
- *Moonbreaker - early access sept
- *Stranded: Alien Dawn- Space Survival like icarus
- *Gotham Knights
- *Outlast Trials
News:
Microsoft / ActiBlizz sale finalizing, COD games coming to Game Pass.
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- Voicemails, and Plug Voicemail Line - 610-810-1654
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- Email (theretrorents@gmail.com)
- Twitter (@theretrorents, @RetroRentsAl, @BlackEagleOps) - fuck twitter :)
- Twitch (@RetroRentsAl, @Kibbis, @BlackEagleOps, SodaXBread)
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Friday Jun 10, 2022
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, Steam Deck
Hey all! On this episode Nick and I begin to bask in the many game fests that are happening in the next few days! We talk about Sony's State of Play (what wowed and what left us meh) and the now completed Summer Games Fest 2022. There's a lot of great stuff coming our way this summer and fall, and it looks like we're in for a slew of great releases.
Movies - TOPGUN Maverick. - Hear Nick's take on this episode!
Shows - We chat some Kenobi, some Star Trek Strange New Worlds, and of course, where would we be without STRANGER THINGS!
Games - Al "pulls his deck out" and reviews some of the Steam games he's been playing from the couch. Nick recounts his time as a World War 2 Sniper, His time in Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, and Star Citizen Invictus week!
Come Chill With Us:
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- Facebook (tiny.cc\savepoint)
- Email (theretrorents@gmail.com)
- Twitter (@theretrorents, @RetroRentsAl, @BlackEagleOps) - fuck twitter :)
- Twitch (@RetroRentsAl, @Kibbis, @BlackEagleOps, SodaXBread)
Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, Steam Deck
Hey all! We're back after a short hiatus and marathon run of two great interview episodes! (Check out our previous two shows where we interview David Lee Homb and Richard Garriott!). Nick gives us a recap of his and Kyle's adventures at PAX East 2022. Al gives a rundown rave and gush on the awesomeness that is the Steam Deck, and more!
Stuff we're playing: Steam Deck. Steam Deck. Soundfall on the Steam Deck. W40K: Chaosgate: Demonhunters, Elden Ring
News: PAX East 2022 - not as packed as usual years. Several games delayed.
Upcoming Game Releases:
- Evil Dead: The Game
- Lovecraft’s Untold Stories 2
- Vampire: The Masquerade: Swansong - looks interesting, and a first good V:™ RPG in a long time
Stuff we're watching: Star Trek: Strange New World
Come Chill With Us:
- Voicemails, and Plug Voicemail Line - 610-810-1654
- Facebook (tiny.cc\savepoint)
- Email (theretrorents@gmail.com)
- Twitter (@theretrorents, @RetroRentsAl, @BlackEagleOps) - fuck twitter :)
- Twitch (@RetroRentsAl, @Kibbis, @BlackEagleOps, SodaXBread)
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, RICHARD FREAKING GARRIOTT, LORD BRITISH, GAME DESIGNER, ENTREPRENEUR, ASTRONAUT, WORLD EXPLORER, MODERN DA VINCI!
That's right folks! The moment you all know that I've been planning, hoping, waiting for since we started this podcast over four years ago! For any who many not know (though nearly all of you will) Richard is the creator of the Ultima series of video games. His company, Origin (and he as well) created the world's first officially titled MMORPG (Richard actually coined the phrase!) Ultima Online!
We take a ride through Richard's history in the Game industry, do a bit of a deep dive on UO as well. We also talked about many of Richard's incredible adventures as an Explorer and Astronaut. We talk about the recently discovered Endurance Shipwreck, and Shackleton being one of Richard's heroes.
Seriously. This episode is just GOLD for me and Nick, and we hope you all enjoy it as much as we did talking to Richard!
Richard, thank you again for spending time with us, and as always, for sharing the worlds that you and Origin created.
Links to peruse while you listen:
Man on a Mission: Richard Garriott's Road To The Stars (Prime Video)
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Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, and special guest David Lee Homb!
What's up everyone! Welcome back to another episode of the Retro Rents Retro Gaming Podcast. We hope you've all had a great start to 2022, because we sure have! On this episode we sit down and chat with Actor and Author David Lee Homb! Fans of classic Sierra games will remember him as Don Gordon, the antagonist from the horror adventure game Phantasmagoria! We had a wonderful time with David talking about his acting roots, going for the role of Don Gordon, and also chatting about his new book (inspired by Phantasmagoria!) Awake, I Dream.
If you're interested in grabbing a copy of David's book, you can do so here on Amazon
If you'd like to participate in the contest mentioned in the episode, go here to The Savepoint and look for the contest post!
Wanna play the game we gush about on the episode?! You can grab Phantasmagoria here on GOG.
We hope you all enjoy this episode! We had a blast with David and can't wait to hang out again!
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
What's up everyone! We're back for another wild year of gaming chats, Happy 2022! On this episode, we recap the holidays, and then talk about the HUGE deluge of game releases coming out in February. We discuss our thoughts on the Microsoft/ABK acquisition and how this might be a REALLY good thing for fans of the old Sierra On-Line games catalogue. We also chat about just how much damn fun we had with our End of the Year ExtraviDanza show with the lads from the old BadFodderFigures podcast, along with our old co-host Travis!
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
What's up everyone! Nick and I wrap up the year in the only way we know how: With a party and some special guests!
Come hang out and hear about the games that helped 2021 suck less for all of us! We're joined by our old cohost Travis, and Mike, Matt and Jeremy of the former BadFodderFigures podcast!!!
Easily one of our best shows yet! Thanks again to everyone who made time to come hang and end the year with us, and we hope all of you, our listeners, have a wonderful end to 2021.
Here's to 2022!
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
Guests in the Chair: Composer Robert Holmes! (Gabriel Knight series, Jane Jensen's Gray Matter, Moebius: Empire Rising, The Scarlet Furies!)
What's up everyone! Nick and I were SO lucky to get a chance to sit down and chat with Musician and Composer Robert Holmes! Many of you will recognize his beautiful score in the Gabriel Knight series. But did you know he was ALSO the Producer for Gabriel Knight?! We dive into that amazing tidbit and more as Robert tells us his story in the PC Gaming industry, pushing the envelope of what music can and should be in interactive media, as well as his exciting Kickstarter project for Sequel! (link below)
We hope you enjoy this as much we did!
Links You Totally Have To Check Out:
https://robertholmesmusic.com/ - Robert's main, personal website
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robertholmesthemes/sequel-a-collection-of-new-game-themes-by-robert-holmes - Sequel: A Collection of New Game Themes - Robert's latest project! This album will be new themes inspired by Gabriel Knight! The Kickstarter goes until December 31st! So show Robert some love and let's get some new GK music!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lldd0ljt20 - Scarlet Furies - Safe In Arms music video - Al mentioned this during the interview. Absolutely fell in love with the song, music. The band consists of Robert, his old friends and bandmates, and his daughter Raleigh Holmes. Their catalog is gorgeous, and they also provided music for Jane Jensen's Gray Matter!!!
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick
Games in Play: Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, Forza Horizon 5, Ziggurat 2, JP: Evolution 2, Superliminal
On This Episode: We are back, we are boosted, and totally swept up in the Fall release gauntlet cycle. Al participated in Extra Life Game Day 2021, and we recap the fun from that. Nick has been having fun with some Game Pass hidden gems. We gush over Dune, and how it is a real visual and audial masterpiece (even if the story has a lot of loose ends for Movie 2 to hopefully wrap. We also get a call from our pal Los! Host of @thetalkingplace podcast and a good friend of ours!
- Release Highlights
- Age of Empire 4
- Forgotten City
- Halo - Dec 8th
- Dune
- Battlefield 2042 hits 11/11
- Forza Horizon 5
- JP Evolution 2
- Many good games hitting GamePass
- Icarus full launch Dec 4th
- News
- Played Prison Simulator. Basically like being a guard at Shawshank
- Kids played Kill It With Fire
- Extra Life 2021 this past weekend. Plenty of FH5 and Snowrunner with DK
- Control and Tomb Raider available through twitch/amazonprime get those free games!
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