RetroBlast: A 90's gaming RetroSpective

[WCP]

Well, I've been wanting to do a podcast for awhile now, and I finally got around to actually doing it. The podcast is called RetroBlast: A 90's gaming RetroSpective. Basically the show is about my gaming life during the early 1990's. In chronological order, I go through all the systems and games I purchased back in the early 90's, and what the vibe was like back at that time. Episode 1 starts off with my decision to buy a TurboGrafx-16 in December of 1989. I cover two games in Episode 1, World Class Baseball and Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. The first few episodes will be heavy on TurboGrafx coverage, and then I will get into the Sega Genesis and of course the Super Nintendo a little bit later. If you love the 16-bit era, and the early 90's, then you might enjoy this podcast. It's my first ever podcast, so I can't say that it's an amazing podcast or anything, but I hope to get better and better with each new episode. My plan is to upload a new episode each Tuesday.

Right now I'm just on Soundcloud, but hope to get it on iTunes soon (the podcast is under review at itunes and it can sometimes take a LONG time before they get it on there...)


You can grab it from Soundcloud here:


RetroBlast: A 90's gaming RetroSpective

[Jibbajaba]

The podcast is up on iTunes now.

[WCP]

Episode 2 is now available.

You can click on the link in the OP or find it on iTunes.


Episode 2 features discussion about Legendary Axe, Dungeon Explorer and Power Golf, all for the TurboGrafx-16. The first several episodes are going to be heavy on the Turbo as I didn't end up getting a Sega Genesis till August of 1990. Episode 2 covers January and the beginning of February 1990. I also talk about some other misc stuff that was going on in January and February 1990.

[WCP]

Episode 3 is now up.


Includes in depth discussions on Military Madness, Final Lap Twin and Bonk's Adventure.

[Retronick]

Episode 3 is now up.


Includes in depth discussions on Military Madness, Final Lap Twin and Bonk's Adventure.

Dude... You had me at Military Madness.

You should get distributed through Stitcher. Helps you grab a bigger audience and draws directly from iTunes. I only listen to podcasts through Sticher because I hate downloading them and deleting them later (and I think iTunes playback is clunky and busted).

Kudos on getting the show started!

[WCP]

Dude... You had me at Military Madness.

You should get distributed through Stitcher. Helps you grab a bigger audience and draws directly from iTunes. I only listen to podcasts through Sticher because I hate downloading them and deleting them later (and I think iTunes playback is clunky and busted).

Kudos on getting the show started!

Thanks for the tip. I'll try to sign up to Stitcher right now..

[Emperor Megas]

Episode 2 is now available.

"Guh-lag-uh"? Have I been pronouncing Galaga (Gal-luh-ga) wrong all this time?

[Nz17]

"Guh-lag-uh"? Have I been pronouncing Galaga (Gal-luh-ga) wrong all this time?

Well, the Japanese name is supposed to be pronounced like ghee-ah-lah-gah (Gyalaga), so I'm guessing as the "ee" (like "bee") was dropped out of the U.S. name, that it should be pronounced like gah-lah-gah, with the first and the last syllable pronounced identically. But I believe that all of us would know which game we are referring to merely by the placement of the sounds of the consonants rather than the pronunciation of the vowels anyway, so it's all good.

[Emperor Megas]

Well, the Japanese name is supposed to be pronounced like ghee-ah-lah-gah (Gyalaga), so I'm guessing as the "ee" (like "bee") was dropped out of the U.S. name, that it should be pronounced like gah-lah-gah, with the first and the last syllable pronounced identically. But I believe that all of us would know which game we are referring to merely by the placement of the sounds of the consonants rather than the pronunciation of the vowels anyway, so it's all good.

So then, I HAVE been pronouncing it wrong all this time?