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Living in the Retro Arcade
Joel McLaughlin
149 episodes
1 week ago
This show covers the golden age of video games...the arcades of the 1970s, 1980s and beyond. 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.
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This show covers the golden age of video games...the arcades of the 1970s, 1980s and beyond. 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.
Show more...
Video Games
Leisure
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Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in a Retro Arcade Ep 149 - Where I have been!

Sorry for being away for a while but fitness has been my priority but I hope to get back to some gaming before too much longer.


Check out my stuff from 1stPhorm:


https://1stphorm.com/67c0a874edc5f


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3 weeks ago
6 minutes 50 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in the Retro Arcade - CORGScon Update, Life Update and Switch 2 is OUT!

Today I talk a little about CORGScon, about my new podcast called Fitness for the Rest of Us and news around the Switch 2 launch!

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4 months ago
11 minutes 46 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in a Retro Arcade Episode 147 - Return of the Jedi Arcade

May the 4th be with you and today I am talking about the 1984 classic Return of the Jedi. Released one year after the movie in 1984.


1stPhorm: https://1stphorm.com/67c0a874edc5f

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6 months ago
15 minutes 56 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 146 - Pixels Film Review

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.


#iam1stphorm

https://1stphorm.com/67c0a874edc5f

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6 months ago
15 minutes 38 seconds

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

Reminiscing of the Bazaar and random places I found video games at in my formative years.


#iam1stphorm

https://1stphorm.com/67c0a874edc5f

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7 months ago
23 minutes 3 seconds

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

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 Clear

https://1stphorm.com/products/phormula-1-clear/?a_aid=67c0a874edc5f&a_aid=67c0a874edc5f&a_bid=60961e8d


Level 1 Whey Protein

https://1stphorm.com/products/level-1?a_aid=67c0a874edc5f&a_aid=67c0a874edc5f&a_bid=5a474429


For the whole line please visit:https://1stphorm.com/67c0a874edc5f

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7 months ago
24 minutes 27 seconds

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

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

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8 months ago
26 minutes 51 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in the Retro Arcade: Nintendo Switch 2

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

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9 months ago
19 minutes 49 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 141: Revisiting Coleco
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
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9 months ago
28 minutes 6 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in the Retro Arcade: Pacman Cartoon

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

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9 months ago
19 minutes 51 seconds

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

Today I review the Secret Level Episode on Pacman.


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10 months ago
9 minutes 50 seconds

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

Today I talk about my top ten gift ideas for 2024

  1. Atari 7800+

https://atari.com/collections/7800

  1. Atari 400 Mini

https://atari.com/products/atari-400-mini-1

  1. MS Pacman Arcade 1up Countercade

https://www.meijer.com/shopping/product/ms-pac-man-galaga-class-of-81-countercade/19557002069.html

  1. Blaze Evercade Super Pocket

https://t.ly/rGMmi

  1. Atari T-shirt

https://t.ly/VPZHO

  1. Nintendo Switch Atari 50th with DLC

https://atari.com/products/atari-50th-the-anniversary-celebration

  1. Turtle Beach Velocity 1 Hotas

https://t.ly/K2Wl9

  1. Steam gift card

  2. Amazon Gift Card

  3. Visa Gift Card

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11 months ago
15 minutes 43 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in the Retro Arcade: Activision

Activision was the first independent software developer for game consoles starting with the Atari 2600!

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11 months ago
13 minutes 57 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in the Retro Arcade Ep 136: M-Network

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.

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11 months ago
17 minutes 24 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in a Retro Arcade - The DOOM frachise!

DOOM is responsible for the first person shooter genre and death matches. Today we talk about this the best I remember it.

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12 months ago
19 minutes 48 seconds

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

Just give a little update on my health and then talk about some cool hardware from Atari.com

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1 year ago
15 minutes 26 seconds

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

I give a Life Update and 5 reasons why retro games are better.

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1 year ago
19 minutes 14 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in the Retro Arcade: Memories of Sierra OnLine

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

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1 year ago
16 minutes 9 seconds

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

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

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1 year ago
12 minutes 18 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
Living in the Retro Arcade Episode 130 - CORGSCON!

Today I talkabout the 2024 version of CORGSCON! The Central Ohio Retro Gaming Society Convention! Be there in 2025!

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1 year ago
14 minutes 4 seconds

Living in the Retro Arcade
This show covers the golden age of video games...the arcades of the 1970s, 1980s and beyond. 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.