Retronauts

Chart trend

Position in the Video Games chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#18#35JunJulAugSep

all-time peak

days in the top 10 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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792: Mario 101 - Part 1

#47 trending · Video Games

The Goomba is a mushroom. We still don't know how Bowser got his name. Doki Doki Panic began its life as a Super Mario game. Is this sheer lunacy? No! These facts are the

Sep 7
1 h 34 min

791: Metroid x 40: The Successors

Jeremy Parish, Diamond Feit, and Kate Willaert trek back to the starting point now that they're equipped with the skills and tool to unlock the second half of their discu

Aug 31
2 h 18 min

790: Episode 790 Preview: Tomb Raider

You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 790: Tomb Raider. To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-excl

Aug 28
8 min

789: Famicom Disk System, Redux

Jeremy Parish, Kurt Kalata, and the internet's RndStranger converse with patron Ben Hamilton about the Famicom Disk System to dig up new perspectives on the influential a

Aug 24
2 h 09 min

788: Crash Bandicoot: The Wilderness Years, Pt. 1

Whoa! Journey into the darkest depths of the madcap marsupial Crash Bandicoot with host Stuart Gipp and guests Sean Seanson and Thomas Nickel! Retronauts is made possibl

Aug 17
1 h 17 min

788: Retrogame Dreamscapes

Nadia and David Oxford talk about how dreams and dreamscapes shape stories in retro games. Retronauts is made possible by listener support through Patreon! Support the s

Aug 10
1 h 27 min

785: Capcom's Barbarian Legacy

Jeremy Parish, Stuart Gipp, and Patrick Kulikowski gird their loincloths to discuss some of Capcom's deeper historic cuts: games where burly men (and ladies) smash and ba

Aug 3
1 h 59 min

784: Episode 784 Preview: The Cave

You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 784: The Cave! To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to our previous Patreon-exclusi

Jul 31
10 min

783: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

Diamond Feit, Chris Sims, Benito Cerino, and Shane Bettenhausen have no problem podcasting about 2011's biblically-adjacent El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. Retron

Jul 27
1 h 48 min

782: RCA Home Computing

Watch out for VIPers! Kevin Bunch interviews gaming pioneer Joyce Weisbecker about her father Joe’s work on the 1802 microprocessor and its role in video gaming. Retrona

Jul 20
1 h 56 min

780: Pac-Man Fever

In the very early '80s, the world as a whole had come down with Pac-Man fever. But this condition wasn't formally diagnosed until budding musicians Buckner & Garcia relea

Jul 13
1 h 50 min

779: Guilty Gear

Heaven or Hell! Kevin Bunch, Diamond Feit, Patrick Miller and Irene Koh talk Guilty Gear, a series known for rock references, anime aesthetics and aggressive action. Ret

Jul 6
2 h 22 min

777: Capcom's Platformer Legacy {’90s}

Jeremy Parish, Stuart Gipp, and Patrick Kulikowski drop another quarter into the machine to continue talking about the platform action games that Capcom developed, this t

Jun 29
1 h 50 min

776: The Golden Age of Pinball

Believe it or not, in nearly 20 years of Retronauts, we've never produced an episode dedicated to pinball. And the topic has barely been mentioned in passing! While pinba

Jun 22
1 h 06 min

774: BitSummit PUNCH

Punch Punch PUNCH: Senior Japan correspondent Diamond Feit talks to developers and reports on xer favorite sights from this year's largest-ever BitSummit indie gaming fes

Jun 15
1 h 49 min

773: Takashi Tezuka's Retirement Party

Jeremy Parish, Bob Mackey, and Diamond Feit grab some punch and cake as they celebrate the career of one of the most influential creators in gaming history: Nintendo's Ta

Jun 8
1 h 14 min

772: Episode 772 Preview: Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie

You're listening to a free preview of Retronauts 772: Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie! To hear the rest, and get two exclusive extra episodes every month, access to

Jun 5
11 min

771: Astérix, Pt. 3

Quaff from Getafix’s cauldron of magic potion one final time with Stuart Gipp, Audi Sorlie, John Linneman and Thomas Nickel. Unless you’re Obelix. Retronauts is made pos

Jun 1
2 h 03 min

770: Touhou Project

Get your spell cards ready, as Kevin Bunch, Will Cuevas, and Lindsey Kurano discuss the vast world of the Touhou Project. Retronauts is made possible by listener support

May 25
1 h 32 min

768: Mother 3

For over a decade, its release seemed like an impossibility, but 20 years ago, Mother 3 entered our world—and then proceeded to never leave Japan. While it superficially

May 18
1 h 50 min

Chart positions

Where Retronauts ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 14, 2026).

#90 ▼ 5 Leisure US

#20 ▼ 1 Video Games US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Have listened and love how in-depth the analysis is of old games. And love how you guys go into detail of old games and history of franchises. Definitely recommend! Very diverse in gaming.

Pickle.Rick2727 · Aug 2024

I think it’s great that Jeremy wanted to keep the podcast going and invited fresh voices to the table. I do think that the show is currently getting the kinks out of the new format but I think it still is an enjoyable listen. One slightly negative thing I will say, the episodes where they talk about film are often not as good because the hosts lack the depth of knowledge on film that they have on video games.

Jill Lloyd Flanagan · Sep 2023

One of the longest running retro video game podcasts (it was originally on the roster of the dear departed gaming podcasts from 1UP.COM), Retronauts now looks at game series and pop culture from the days of yore or not so yore. Witty, knowledgable, and seasoned, this is a classic of the podcasting form.

MatWBT · Jun 2022

This is a great podcast with a long backlog to binge, however some of the older episodes are out of order so if that was fixed that would be cool. Great show keep it up!

Wittyoctopus · Jul 2024

I’ve been listening for at least 6 years and I really love everyone on the podcast. I do find Stuart to be a bit pretentious at times but it was never enough to stop listening until now. I don’t understand why he feels the need to be pretentious and mean spirited. It brings down the show. I’ve noticed that I’ve been listening less and less because of it. Definitely don’t see myself subscribing to the Patreon again. Everyone else is so fun and does such a great job. This show has consistently been in my top 4 over the years. I really don’t hate Stuart but he just brings down the vibe sometimes. Just 1 person’s opinion. Check out the show for yourself. Previous Review: AMAZING PODCAST! Always well researched and the discussions are always great. The only criticism I have is that it’s starting to feel like every other episode is a preview for the Patreon, but that’s not a big issue since the Patreon is 100% worth it! I’m subscribed to this and Talking Simpsons, which I also recommend. I can’t always afford it but when I can it’s a real treat. Also don’t listen to all the triggered conservatives hypocrites. The same people who claim they don’t want to hear politics are the same people who would be praising them if they were vocal Trumpers. When they say they don’t want to hear politics they just mean they don’t want to hear politics they disagree with. Everything is politics. If the lead character of a game is female or a person of color it’s considered “woke politics”. There’s no getting around it. Someone actually said these guys were “radical leftists”. Something as simple as disliking a sexist portrayal of a woman in a game is enough to get you labeled as a radical. Anyway, awesome podcast. Highly recommend.

Puerto Rican Demon · Apr 2023

I’ve been listening to Retronauts for about 15 years. I just realized today I haven’t even listened to a single episode in 3 months. Let me list the reasons why: 1. The regular hosts (Jeremy and Bob) are almost never even on the cast anymore. Instead they’re replaced by random people I’ve never heard of. 2. All of the best episodes seem to be behind paywalls, including episodes in continuing series (Lucasarts adventures, looks back at decades) that used to be free. I don’t have a problem with getting paid for your work, but I think putting your only good stuff behind a paywall is a little scummy. 3. Most of the new random “hosts” don’t even seem to know anything about the games they’re talking about. Why would you even bother hosting a podcast about something you’re completely ignorant about? I have more problems but those are the main three. It’s just a shame to see what used to be my favorite podcast become a shell of its former self and something I have no interest in listening to.

Caustic442 · Mar 2023

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