RetroBreak Podcast

I recently played Finding Paradise and it left a big impact on me! Enjoy a look into my thoughts on story driven games, and some of the amazing music from Finding Paradise, and Imposter Factory! 

Music:

Finding Paradise LoFi remix: https://youtu.be/96OkPZI-dkM?si=yb33l_nx0Bm8am4s

Faye's Theme: https://youtu.be/luJBR0pCkhc?si=gjdZw9_ig6BGiEPr

Wish My Life Away - https://youtu.be/_F0-q1jeReY?si=5WywF45sm6cVsdVE

The Great Wide Unknown - https://youtu.be/u3Wdqmr7_iE?si=ZOmxeyHAhcOO1CC7

Enjoy a sneak peak at the gaming history book I've started writing! As well as everything else I've been enjoying recently!

Channel analysis for 2023 so far... enjoy!

Discussing games I play when I don't have time to think, or just want to escape! Let me know your thoughts!

Discussing what I'd like to see in the ultimate handheld!

The struggles of a gaming backlog, and how to conquer it!

Discussing why the game room never seems to be complete... Thanks for listening!

E3 is cancelled, possibly forever, here's a look back at some of my favourite moments

Robert Doman is a Game Boy Studio game developer and YouTuber! 

Join us as we discuss what goes into making a game using the engine, and our experiences doing game design at Uni  

Robert's links: 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU_4orRy-j0qTenIZ5BYL4w

Itch: https://itch.io/profile/r-doman

Twitter: https://twitter.com/robertldoman?s=21&t=rEg737F5eld2LG7Yic0gwA 

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In this episode I sit down with Francesco Bacchelli from Studio Loading to discuss programming Game Boy games in ZGB, and how to run a successful kickstarter! Also a sneak peak at his upcoming game, Flying Arrows 2! Enjoy!

Links:

Books:

Pixel Art for Game Developers - https://amzn.to/3lBZ741

2D Graphics Programming for Games - https://amzn.to/3lpPBkw

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach To The Web Usability - https://www.amazon.it/Dont-Make-Me-Think-Usability/dp/0321344758

Studio Loading:

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/studioloading/flying-arrows-gameboy-cartridge-videogame?ref=android_project_share

Itch: https://studioloading.itch.io

Support Bologna Nerd: https://ko-fi.com/D1D281I5P

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A special guest joins us this time to discuss Visual Novels, making video essays, and their journey through video games! Check out Adze channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/AdzeYT

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Hi everyone, here's some games I'd like to try and get this year! Let me know what you're after here, or over on Discord! Thanks for listening! 

Thanks for a great year! Hope you enjoy this behind the scenes look back at 2022, and some of my plans for next year! 

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Find all my work here:  https://RetroBreak.co.uk  

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What is it like to have a press pass for filming a retro gaming event? Find out in this episode! Along with some more interesting stuff I got up to over the weekend! Enjoy! 

Youtube is much more difficult and time consuming than it may seem! Let me explain why, and give some advice in this episode! 

Watch my previous MCM videos in this playlist here:   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcbv4UzwWRK12ZsO4ZG2nR9EPS1vbUHyB

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I've enjoyed my time on Twitch so far, much more than I thought I would! Find out why in this episode of the RetroBreak podcast!

Follow me on twitch - Twitch.tv/retrobreakgames

I discuss what I think makes a great game shop! 

Enjoy listening to 10 of my favourite game composers in this first episode of RetroBreak Radio!  

Links: 

Lufia 2 composer interview: https://shmuplations.com/lufia/

Undertale live concert: https://youtu.be/srZdDAJbHfc?t=2745 

Composers: 

ZUN  

Touhou 10: Mountain Of Faith  

Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom  

Hydelic  

Tetris Effect  

Laura Shigihara  

Rakuen  

Super Meat Boy  

Motoi Sakuraba  

Eternal Sonata  

David Wise  

Donkey Kong Country 2  

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze  

Yasunori Mitsuda  

Chrono Cross  

Xenoblade Chronicles  

Yasunori Shiono  

Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals  

Jun Senoue  

Sonic Heroes  

Sonic Adventure 2  

Toby Fox  

Deltarune  

Undertale  

Yuzo Koshiro  

Actraiser  

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City  

Links: Patreon: https://patreon.com/retrobreak /  Discord: https://discord.gg/9FkfSKX

Twitter: twitter.com/retrobreaknick  

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Zun 03:53 Hydelic 07:21 Laura Shigihara 10:29 Motoi Sakuraba 13:23 David Wise 16:15 Yasunori Mitsuda 19:33 Yasunori Shiono 22:06 Jun Senoue 25:03 Toby Fox 28:11 Yuzo Koshiro  

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Find out what my plans are for retrobreak and explore a bit of Edinburgh with me in this weeks episode!  

Links: 

Game boy development tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIsWR_jLdwo&list=PLeEj4c2zF7PaFv5MPYhNAkBGrkx4iPGJo  

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Sharing some of my history and favourite memories from the Sonic the Hedgehog series! 

The Virtual Boy was a misunderstood "portable" VR console released by Nintendo in 1995, it had a very bad reputation and was discontinued after only one year on the market. I don't think it deserved the hate that it gets! Find out why in this episode!  

Links: 

Gunpei Yokoi Shmupilations Interview: https://shmuplations.com/yokoixeno/

Jeremy Parish Wario Land VB Video: https://youtu.be/Xf522JUbZ_c

Discord: https://discord.gg/F73uJ4Wey3

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Sharing my thoughts on the recent rise of retro gaming markets across the UK! 

Hope you enjoyed the episode! Here's the links to the YouTube channels I mentioned (and a few more!)  

* GDC talks - https://www.youtube.com/c/Gdconf

* Noclip documentaries - https://www.youtube.com/c/NoclipVideo

* Lost relic games - https://www.youtube.com/c/LostRelicGames

* Game makers took kit - https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkBrownGMT

* Thomas Brush - https://www.youtube.com/c/AtmosGames

* Jonas Tyroller - https://www.youtube.com/c/JonasTyroller

* Goodgis - https://www.youtube.com/c/Goodgis

* ThatGuyGlen (how it was made series) - https://www.youtube.com/c/ThatGuyGlen

* Game Dev Unlocked (Last Tree dev) - https://www.youtube.com/c/GameDevUnlocked

* Game Design Zen - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuOguU9sE7YbSM16y26SGXg

* Robert Thomson - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Ci1k4sVwmk-Nnb0Q988Aw 

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Part 2 of my Game Dev Journey, listen to part 1 here:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6w0GO8U4BwuWErLAb4lXR8?si=4714be07ffa84771

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/retrobreak-podcast/id1603195918?i=1000550972074

YouTube: https://youtu.be/d7otcseCwHc

check out my itch.io page here: 

https://retrobreak.itch.io

Part 1 of my game development journey! Check out my Itch page here to play some of the games mentioned in this episode! - https://retrobreak.itch.io/

The constant struggle of being a content creator! Let me know if you've experiences a similar situation! 

This episode talks about how I've used video games to help with mindfulness and as a kind of meditation over the years! Let me know if you've experienced anything similar!

Let me know your thoughts about roms, emulators and flash carts in the comments! Have they affected your game collecting habits?

In this episode I discuss growing up with the game boy, and what it means to me today! Enjoy! 

Check out Game Boy Works here: 

Book: https://amzn.to/3qaJvV8 

Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O2R7QlyLkQ 

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RetroBreak Podcast Episode 2: This episode is all about some things I found out about retro games that simultaneously improved my experience, and made it hard to go back! Enjoy!

RetroBreak Podcast Episode 1: Welcome to the RetroBreak Podcast! Hope you all enjoy the first episode! Let me know what you'd like me to discuss on the show in the future! Thanks for Watching / Listening!