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The Retrograde Retrospective (We're Changing!)

It's time to turn a new page, D-Pads!

This is the week we usher in a new change to The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast!

It's been an unbelievable 6 (plus) years, but we've decided to make a change to our regular weekly main feed episodes.

You'll still get all the Retrograde content you love, but at non-regular intervals, and in slightly different formats.

To celebrate, this week we're doing a full retrospective on all 333 previous episodes of the podcast you've all come to know and love.

Thanks to all of our listeners and viewers who have supported us over the years! This podcast has grown far larger than we ever could have expected, and we have you to thank for that.

We're opening up our complete backlog of episodes on all podcast platforms, too! So if there's an episode you missed, now is your chance to check it out.

This is NOT goodbye! just the beginning of a new era for your two favourite Retrograders.

Keep us in your hearts, and in your feeds.

Chained Together (PC) Review!

Time to Climb, D-Pads!

This week we made the awful decision to try to claw, jump, (and drive?) our way out of hell in Chained Together!

It's a game that's been taking the streaming world by storm, so we figured it'd be a great way to test our "friendship" (read: six year podcasting relationship).

We tackled the first 45 minutes of the game over on our YouTube channel, so make sure to check that out here: https://youtu.be/eUl1aGB2a6E

In this episode we give our full thoughts on the game, PLUS some impressions of the latest sensation Astro Bot as well as Star Wars: Outlaws.

Top 10 Games of All Time

This is a big one, D-Pads!

We've finally decided to tackle the list to end all lists!

We've danced around it since the beginning of our podcast, but now that we're 6 years deep and just around the corner from a massive change to our release schedules, we decided to give the people what they want: our lists of the top 10 games of all time!

Is it subjective? Sure!

Does that mean you'll still get extremely upset with us for not including Final Fantasy? Also sure!

Before getting into the lists, Andrew breaks down his first impressions of Star Wars: Outlaws, and Mikey turns his nose up at Lies of P.

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Review (Still the Best Zelda Game?)

Hey! Listen, D-Pads!

This week we tackle one of the most celebrated video games of all time. It's The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past!

The Super Nintendo didn't know what hit it when this game launched way back in the early 90's, and to be honest: neither did we!

Somehow neither of us played this video game back when it came out, so in spite of our growing love of Zelda, this marked our FIRST experience with what some consider to be the best video game of all time.

Plus: Andrew has finally finished Alan Wake 2, so we take some time up top to share our thoughts!

Make sure to catch the gameplay segment for today's episode where we play the first 45 minutes here: https://youtu.be/5oKXrvanyd0

Gaming's Hottest Takes (Part 2)

Earmuffs, D-Pads!

This week you might not want to hear some of what we have to say. Back by popular demand, we decided to sit down and rattle off some of our biggest gripes and hottest takes from the world of gaming.

Which game franchise fumbled the ball the worst? Does we need achievements in games? What game mechanics need to GO?

Plus, we give some impressions on Deadpool & Wolverine, and get a bit farther in Alan Wake 2!

The Best (and worst) of Gaming's Greatest Franchises

Bring in the behemoths, D-Pads!

This week we're digging into some of the greatest franchises in gaming!

But it wouldn't be enough for us to praise them endlessly, would it? Instead we've challenged ourselves to crown the Best, Worst, and Most Underrated of each franchise.

We all love Metal Gear, but even in a franchise full of bangers one of them has to be crowned the "worst!" Feel free to let us know where we got it wrong (we know you will).

Olympics Go! Paris 2024 Review

Skip this one, D-Pads!

Sorry to be the bearers of bad news, but this week we played through all that this year's Olympics video game had to offer, and we regret to inform you it MIGHT NOT be worth playing.

Olympics Go! Paris 2024 may sound like a confusing title (and that's because it is) but that's not where the pain ends.

Join us this week as we break down our entire experience playing the game, and try to come up with some positive things to say about it.

Make sure to catch the full gameplay segment where we play through each and every event this game has to offer here: https://youtu.be/nYcPrZ0M0wM

The Video Game Olympics: Paris 2024!

Games Wide Open, D-Pads!

(That's the motto for this year's Olympics, for some reason!)

This week we get into the Olympic Spirit to celebrate everyone's favourite "once every four years" event!

While the world's greatest athletes descent upon Paris to test themselves against one another, we descend upon our podcast studio and sit on our butts to discuss which video game characters we think would be best suited to bring home medals of their own!

Can Luigi jump higher than Mario?

Would Kratos outbox Arthur Morgan?

Is Ecco the Dolphin a better swimmer than Sekiro?

Plus, Andrew has started his journey into Night Springs so we spend some time up front discussing his thoughts on Alan Wake 2!

Was 2000 The Best Year in Gaming History? (Year 2000 Gaming Draft)

Y2K is real, D-Pads! This week we celebrate surviving the turn of the new millennium with a look back at what many consider to be one of the greatest years in video game history: 2000! Every time we do a deep dive on one of the great years in gaming it feels like we further complicate the debate as to which year was the best, and this time it's no different. Join us as we each draft a team of 6 games to represent the best of what this year had to offer. Plus: Andrew is finally touring Night City so we spend some time chatting about Cyberpunk 2077!