{ "title": "Episode 781: Retro Gamer Magazine", "link": "https://www.patreon.com/retronauts/posts/episode-781-163389994", "pubDate": "Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:23 GMT", "enclosure": { "url": "https://www.patreon.com/api/rss/u/qT6yj_KvyTyRfhY844EYuLQC6g56zang/e/163389994.mp3?sig=Unafo0lgQ5PPWL2rtYwu1p1mZ-6W--_UzOXq0FfMcGw%3D", "length": "60747374", "type": "audio/mpeg" }, "content": "

Stuart:\u00a0I\u2019ve been reading Retro Gamer since it first launched all the way back in 2004, when the world was in black and white and you could only get one channel (Bravo) on the telly. As I was already a committed retrohead at that time, thanks to my frequently-cited upbringing on a PC that could literally only run emulators, this was very much a hole that was made for me. A big fat hole! This British magazine initially had a lot more focus on the microcomputers this foul country was raised on, but quickly broadened its remit into retro gaming from all nations and all sources. It was a truly mad experience getting myself published in it the first time. I think I have\u2026 I want to say three or four bylines, now? I\u2019ve neglected it for a while because I got all busy writing books, but if you wanted to look the pieces up they were\u2026 gosh, let me think\u2026 Alfred Chicken, Shantae, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile. I am pretty sure that\u2019s all of them. I hope to be in there again some day. But enough about me.

My guest here, Darran Jones, has been editor since 2005; this is, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll agree, a\u00a0longtenure. I felt like it was high time I got in touch about a Retronauts on the subject, which I hope will be an interesting conversation for you all to listen to. Gosh, that isn\u2019t very good copy, is it? I\u2019m not selling it very well. Look, I spoke to him about two decades of the mag, its journey, how it\u2019s managed to stay relevant, how it\u2019s now one of just\u00a0three\u00a0gaming mags you\u2019re likely to find in the newsagent here in the UK (the others being EDGE and PC Gamer, I believe), the challenges along the way, you know. The usual sort of interview stuff, the coolest experiences. I may also have used the time allotted to embarrassingly beg for work, but hopefully Greg cut that part out. And not to use it against me later,\u00a0thank you very much.

Remarkable longevity, remarkable magazine, give it a look if you haven\u2019t already. Enjoy the episode. Let me know if you\u2019re interested in more UK magazine stuff, because I know\u00a0I\u00a0am.

Art by Leeann Hamilton; edits by Greg Leahy

", "contentSnippet": "Stuart:\u00a0I\u2019ve been reading Retro Gamer since it first launched all the way back in 2004, when the world was in black and white and you could only get one channel (Bravo) on the telly. As I was already a committed retrohead at that time, thanks to my frequently-cited upbringing on a PC that could literally only run emulators, this was very much a hole that was made for me. A big fat hole! This British magazine initially had a lot more focus on the microcomputers this foul country was raised on, but quickly broadened its remit into retro gaming from all nations and all sources. It was a truly mad experience getting myself published in it the first time. I think I have\u2026 I want to say three or four bylines, now? I\u2019ve neglected it for a while because I got all busy writing books, but if you wanted to look the pieces up they were\u2026 gosh, let me think\u2026 Alfred Chicken, Shantae, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure and Klonoa: Door to Phantomile. I am pretty sure that\u2019s all of them. I hope to be in there again some day. But enough about me.\nMy guest here, Darran Jones, has been editor since 2005; this is, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll agree, a\u00a0longtenure. I felt like it was high time I got in touch about a Retronauts on the subject, which I hope will be an interesting conversation for you all to listen to. Gosh, that isn\u2019t very good copy, is it? I\u2019m not selling it very well. Look, I spoke to him about two decades of the mag, its journey, how it\u2019s managed to stay relevant, how it\u2019s now one of just\u00a0three\u00a0gaming mags you\u2019re likely to find in the newsagent here in the UK (the others being EDGE and PC Gamer, I believe), the challenges along the way, you know. The usual sort of interview stuff, the coolest experiences. I may also have used the time allotted to embarrassingly beg for work, but hopefully Greg cut that part out. And not to use it against me later,\u00a0thank you very much.\nRemarkable longevity, remarkable magazine, give it a look if you haven\u2019t already. Enjoy the episode. Let me know if you\u2019re interested in more UK magazine stuff, because I know\u00a0I\u00a0am.\nArt by Leeann Hamilton; edits by Greg Leahy\n\n01:56 -\u00a0Space Harrier 3-D:\u00a0Battle Field\n\n11:43 -\u00a0Contra\u00a0(NES): Base I/II |\u00a0Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: Time Hole to the Past\n\n19:15 -\u00a0Strider\u00a0(MD): Raid\n\n27:38 -\u00a0Star Fox\u00a0(SNES): Course Map Select\n\n36:49 -\u00a0Axelay: Burning\n\n44:31 -\u00a0Out Run 2: Night Flight\n\n50:51 -\u00a0de Blob: Fearless |\u00a0Shadow of the Colossus: Creeping Shadow\n\n1:01:26 -\u00a0Metal Slug: Stage 2\n\n1:10:32 -\u00a0Rare Replay: Stage Theme - Sabre Wulf\n\n1:18:12 -\u00a0Strider\u00a0(Arcade): Ranking\n\nClosing - Rockwell: \"Somebody's Watching Me\" (Genesis Remix by Yuzoboy)", "guid": "163389994", "isoDate": "2026-07-10T12:00:23.000Z", "itunes": { "duration": "4896", "image": "https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/163389994/5834bb7589bc475782f5cbdd6dad4ea1/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.png?token-hash=t5wvJaxzAdXZ-q2xJYQGjuxGenERxaFmlzLj3K86zoY%3D", "episode": "781" }, "itunes_duration": "1:21:35" }