Retro Jonez – Retro Game Fx
80 episodes -
last episode 28 Apr 2019Your retro video game podcast leader
2019-04-28
This week we are back discussing Mitch's latest Pinball collecting and restoration stories, we also jump into some Nintendo Switch and touch on their VR offering, and we talk VR gaming on PC, hardware options, and the VR games Mike's been playing.
2018-08-10
On this weeks episode we open with a bit of music talk, a pinball league competition, Zelda Breath of the Wild, and Mike turned in his Nintendo Fan card in a mostly coherent rant. Start - 00:11 - Music Talk 00:11 - 00:17 - Pinball League 00:17 - 00:50...
2018-07-30
Mike is back from the other side of the world and talks about the games he played on the flight, Sonic Mania, Octopath Traveler, Kirby Star Allies. Mitch played some more Mario Odyssey and provides some updates on the Diner pinball restore. We also...
2018-07-09
On this weeks episode we discuss, Counterfeit PS3 Controllers, Mitch's Final Mario Odyssey thoughts, Sim Racing Rigs, Fanatec and Thrustmaster, Virtual Reality, Assetto Corsa VR, Arizona Sunshine, Diner Pinball Restoration Update, Mitch's Pinball...
2018-07-03
This week talk about Pinball Arcade and it's loss of licenses, more Super Mario Odyssey discussion and our misplaced expectation, The Crew 2, Mitch's Diner Pinallball restoration, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality vs. Oculus vs. Vive, Billy Mitchell...
2018-06-26
This week on the Retro Jonez podcast; Mitch and Mike discuss Mitch’s first impressions of the Nintendo Switch, our Super Mario Odyssey Impressions 7 months after it was cool, Pinball restorations, and some more Southern Fried Gaming Expo talk.
2018-06-04
We completely fanboy about Ninja Turtles, Southern Fried Gameroom Expo, then we argue how we rank Nintendo systems we've owned, snes, nes, 3ds, gamecube, wiiu, Gameboy(color), Gameboy advance, switch, wii, n64, Mitch pinball collecting story acquiring...
2018-05-21
Update on Mike's lawn care, Atlanta Pinball Museum Kickstarter, Mike plays Zelda Breath of the Wild again ... and likes it ... kind of, Mitch's Williams Diner pinball restoration and quite the acquisition story, and Mike bought another PSP go and had...
2017-03-06
We are talking Nintendo Switch. Start - Apology from Mike 9:00 - Taxi Pinball Restore 14:30 - FPGA thoughts 20:00 - Nintendo Switch First Impressions 27:00 - Zelda Breath of the Wild 35:00 - 1 2 Switch 37:00 - Fast RMX 39:00 - Switch non issues...
2017-02-27
This week we cover a ton of things. Instead of writing a quirky intro here is the list. Boomshakalaka. Accidental Costco Membership, Pinball restoration - Williams Taxi, Chinese Delivery, Retroblox, Valve submission...
2016-12-14
We are back from a couple week vacation, but maybe still in vacation thinking. Trying to get back in the swing of things we talk about stuff; pinball, games, video games, pizza, etc.
2016-11-21
This week we cover the NES Classic first impressions, how we gave into our man sized predicaments by buying a new TV and a new Pinbot playfield, Nintendo Switch Pricing, and the digital vagina found in Watch Dogs 2. Where to find us ...
2016-11-14
This episode we give updates on what we have been up to, some man sized predicaments (big one's), and the NES Classic. Start - Updates for pinball, Ghostbusters, PS4 Pro HDR, Xbox One S 26:00 - NES Classic Somewhere around the end a best buy...
2016-11-07
This week we discuss the NES Classic, Pinball, Pinbot, No Mans Sky, and Bethesda not sending review copies to major media outlets. Where to find us Questions@RetroGamefix.com
2016-10-31
This week we talk discuss why we buy things, what we collect, and just a bunch of fun. But seriously, we talk Nintendo, extortion, some pinball, extortion, destiny, extortion...
2016-10-24
This week we are discussing the Nintendo Switch, pinball collecting and repair, Sega Master System collecting, Jersey Jack pinballs. Start - Nintendo Switch 31:00 - Pinball collecting and repair 52:00 - Sega Master System 1:03:00 - Jersey Jack...
2016-10-17
Start: High Score (missile command) man vs snake Chasing Ghosts King of Kong King of Arcades Game Over (Atari) Special when Lit Tilt Nintendo Quest Indie Game the Movie Video Games: The Movie 44:00 Our week in gaming. Mike - Paper Mario Color...
2016-10-12
This week we cover Virtual Reality and PlayStation VR, why we are still excited, but not ready to re-buy, Forza Horizon 3, and Paper Mario.
2016-09-26
This week we discuss pinball machines, arcade collecting, touch briefly on Sega Master System, and had to bring up No Man's Sky one last time.
2016-09-12
This week we hit on a variety of topics. We kick it off with some pinball talk, man size predicaments, PS4 Slim, PS4 Pro, TMNT Mutants in Manhattan and Madden. Start - Pinball, Ghostbusters, Pinbot, High speed, Arcades 23:00 - PS4 Pro, PS4...
2016-09-06
On this episode; No Man's Sky, Madden 17, Xenoblade 3d, New 3DS, Stern Pinball, 3DS Stern Pinball, Sierra Humble bundle, Police Quest, Kings, Space Quest. Where to find us
2016-08-29
This week talk the Super Mario Land 3D New Nintendo 3DS, Ghostbusters Stern Pinball, and how we approach and budget for retro game collecting. Start - Super Mario Land 3D New Nintendo 3DS 17:30 - Pinball, Stern Ghostbusters, Roller Coaster...
2016-08-22
This week we give some brief updates on our week in gaming, then move onto Nintendo Quest the movie, we then finish with some conversation about Nintendo copy right claims and fan made media.
2016-08-15
This week we cover a bunch of stories and provide some quick updates on our current gaming projects. We kick off the show with a pinball update from Mitch and Mike tells a tale of trolling at two of his local GameStops. Other topics...
2016-08-08
This week we cover stern pinballs, No Man’s Sky controversy and why we are still super excited, Batman – Telltale Series – Episode 1: Realm of Shadows, and Inside from Playdead games.
2016-08-01
This week is jammed packed, we discuss; Nintendo NX, Pinballs, Ghostbusters, Sonic Mania and Sonic 2017, Vita, WiiU, retro game collecting and more. Where to find us
2016-07-26
On this episode we discuss Mitch's week in pinball and arcade collecting, Mike admits to taking Pokémon Go for a spin, Playstation Vita, and some other random stuff. Where to find us
2016-07-18
This week we cover a ton of topics including; Nintendo PlayStation teardown, N64 20th anniversary, Ghostbusters Pinball, Sega Game Gear and Majesco remakes, the mini Nintendo, and Mitch's Whirlwind Pinball restore and pinball collecting in general. ...
2016-07-08
This week we have a very special guest, Blake J. Harris. Blake is the author of Consoles Wars and has and upcoming book about the virtual reality revolution entitled The History of the Future will release in May of 2017. We discuss both in...
2016-07-04
This week we talk about Mike's Atari collection, Mitch's Whirlwind pinball project, gaming headphones, and Sonic.
2016-06-23
We are back talking about pinballs, Atari, Game Gear, Doom, listener mail, graphics cards and collecting in general.
2016-06-13
Mitch gives us the full rundown of the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo 2016 in Atlanta; pinballs, Coleco Chameleon, arcades, Microsoft Hololens, and more. Where to find us
2016-06-10
This week is a bit of a shorter episode, we discuss what the Nintendo NX may or may not be, will it have Virtual Reality support, and or general feelings of Virtual reality overall.
2016-05-30
This week we start off with updates on what we've been playing and our collecting wins for the week. We then move on to a common show topic; what is retro? We discuss Uncharted and Mike's problems with the game. We close the gaming conversation...
2016-05-23
This week we discuss Sega Master System collecting, why the SMS didn't catch on in the US, Uncharted 4, and then we move into our "get to know us" section. Start - 48:00: Sega Master System Collecting 48:00 - 1:14:00: Uncharted 4 1:14:00 - End:...
2016-05-16
This episode we talk the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo, Sega Master System, retro collecting, flash carts, CRTs, Emulators and more.
2016-05-09
This week we start out with the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo, move on to game collecting and value inflation, then it's onto handhelds. We finish up the show with some random conversation about music and are just mostly having a good time.
2016-05-02
Retro Jonez is back and this week we cover a variety topics.
First up is our rekindled love for handhelds including the Vita and
3DS. Next we roll into some brief arcade conversation.
Third segment we roll into collecting, a pile of NES...
2016-03-10
The Coleco Chameleon is no longer a thing but Virtual reality is, we discuss both on this episode.
2016-03-06
This episode we discuss the Nintendo NX, and if the rumors are true, how we were complete wrong with our opinions.
2016-03-04
This episode we talk give a couple updates on what we've been doing and then we discuss the cluster F that is the Coleco Chameleon.
2016-03-03
This week I had to cover what is "the internet jackass" for 30 minutes. What is an internet jackass? Tune in for examples. I might be one as well.
2016-01-28
On this episode of Retro Jonez we cover all of your options for experience virtual reality. We will talk about the value proposition, the hardware available and the software support.
Virtual Reality Devices Covered -
Google...
2016-01-13
This episode we keep all retro, we start with some listener feedback, Mike then talks about his west coast vacation and some of the retro shops he visited, and we close with some N64 discussion.
2016-01-11
This episode is all Oculus. As early adopter of the DK2 we have some pretty big opinions on the commercial release. Virtual Reality is not dead, but it's not a day one adoption for us.
2015-12-29
We say goodbye to 2015 with discussion about N64 Everdrive, Sega Master System, Mortal Kombat, South Park, and the current state of YouTube celebrity.
2015-12-22
The Retro Jonez podcast was off a couple weeks but this week we come back with a ton of retro gaming goodness. The episode open up with a big personal announcement, we then move on to the Sega Master Marathon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The...
2015-12-02
This week there were rumors of a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game, developed by Platinum Games; we discuss the possibilities, we talk some Super Mario 2, and some random tidbits about our week in collecting.
2015-11-24
This week we are all in on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Games(TMNT), in the second segment we go deep into the best and worst of the master system, and as an added bonus at 1:12 we will rap the entire TURTLE Power song from Partners in...
2015-11-11
This week is a bit of a shorter episode, but we do get in some good discussion around Mitch's more in-depth SupaBoy impressions, Sega Nomad, and the cases Sega games came in and the cardboard Nintendo alternative.
2015-11-04
Start - Extra Life Fundraiser 2:50 - Hyperkin SupaBoy, Sega Nomad23:00 - Mike basement kurfuffle31:50 - Virtual Reality, Oculus, Playstation VR52:30 - Tour of retro gaming store55:00 - Dragons Lair
2015-10-27
Start - Extra Life Fundraiser 8:15 - Alex Kidd High Tech World Hilarious YouTube Comment Discussion13:00 - NES Stadium Events25:50 - Sega Dreamcast and Arcade Ports50:30 - Sega Game Gear LCD Mod1:00:10 - Playseat vs Obutto Ozone1:08:40 - Dragons Lair...
2015-10-19
We are all over the place this week, we cover retro, steam, nintendo, givaways, anniversaries.
Start - Super Nintendo, Sega Master System, Games Conversation21:20 - Steam Controller31:30 - Steam Link43:55 - Givaway discussion49:20 - Twilight...
2015-10-13
We are talking SNES Everdrive, games we missed on SNES, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master Gear mod, then we move into Destiny, racing seats, and console CRT TVs.
Start - SNES, Everdrive, Sega Master System40:20 - Destiny55:40 - Playseat, Racing...
2015-10-06
This week we are back talking more Retro Games, the Super Nintendo Everdrive, and the Sega Game Gear LCD modification. On the current gen side of things we discuss racing seats and virtual reality.
Start - SNES Everdrive, Collection...
2015-09-28
This week we finally announce our winner in the Sega Game Gear giveaway, but before doing that we cover a plethora of topics. First we give an update on where we are with our Sega Master System collections, then we move onto the Super Nintendo,...
2015-09-22
This week on episode number 52 of the Retro Jonez podcast Mitch and Mike go back and forth on a variety of topics.
Start - Sega Game Gear Giveaway2:20 - Metal Gear Solid Retro Discussion12:15 - Sega Game Gear LCD mods and collecting19:00 - Mario...
2015-09-15
This week jump into Super Nintendo, Sega Game Gear, favorite gaming moments from our listeners and Forza 6.
Start - Super Nintendo25:35 - Sega Game Gear giveaway and some of our voicemail and e-mail entries. Gift receiving, system purchases and...
2015-09-07
Podcast 50 is in the books and this we go for almost two hours covering pretty much everything. In the first segment we discuss the Sega Game Gear, Nintendo vs. Sega, and Mario vs. Sonic. In the second segment we move onto all things metal...
2015-08-31
What better week to talk about sports than Madden week? We talk about our favorite sports games, your favorite sports games, our favorite types of sports games, and why we don't think football makes a particularly good video game. The entire...
2015-08-24
This week Mike is tackling the show solo and will cover a variety of topics including his reactions to the Destiny Taken King Reveal, Madden NFL 16, upcoming 2015 releases, and the podcasts he listens to, and podcasts he will miss.
Start - Destiny...
2015-08-17
We talk about our Sega Game Gear giveaway, we talk more Sega Game Gear, we then move on to the question of the week, and finish up with Mike's modern gaming evolution.
- Start - Game Gear Giveaway- 31:40 - Question of the week | Which retro arcade...
2015-08-10
This we announce a giveaway to win a fully funcitonal fully modified Game Gear with LED backlighting and fully restored capacitories. The first half of the show we discuss Retro Replay, and then during the second half of the show we cover our tiwtter...
2015-08-03
This week we talk your favorites and our favorite arcade games start to finish.
- The Simpson
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade TMNT
- Bump 'n Jump
- Pole Position
- Mortal Kombat
- Power Drift
- 720
- Track and Field
- Street Fighter
-...
2015-07-27
This week we talk a bunch of Game Gear, Pixels the movie, Billy Mitchell, where our collections go from here, and some video game stories from yesteryears.
Start - Sega Game Gear collecting
18:40 - Pixels, the Adam Sandler Joint, Billy...
2015-07-20
This week we talk retro mobile gaming and collecting; some of our memories with the Sega Game Gear and Nintendo Game Boy. We talk some arcade games and finish it up with our twitter question of the week.
Start - Arcade warehouse...
2015-07-13
Big news in gaming this week; the unfortunate passing of Satoru Iwata. We also talk sega master sytem, playstation vue and on-demand television, and the state of podcasts and internet media.
Start - Sega Master System
37:30 - Playstation...
2015-07-07
This week we are all over the board.
Start – We played Guacamelee and discuss retro video games ties to new platformers
13:00 – Pinballs!!!! Flash Gordon!!!!
24:00 - Nintendo/Sony Playstation/Snes
37:00 –...
2015-06-29
This week we cover a variety of topics, from GameStops retro offering, the way of Nintendo, Sega Master System givaway, Virtual Reality and Arcade Restoration.
Start - GameStop is in the retro gaming space
13:00 - We give away Rampage on Sega Master...
2015-06-22
Just got home from the "Southern Fried Gameroom Expo". Thanks to the coordinators of this epic arcade/pinball expo, we had another amazing weekend packed full of celebrity panels, events, and games. I was able to participate in an 8 bit...
2015-06-20
Mike is giving his thoughts on the Nintendo Direct E3 conference. The internet went bonkers over how disappointed they were with Nintendo's offerings, do I agree? Not really.
Amiibo/Skylanders
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival:
Animal...
2015-06-16
The big conferences are over and Mike reacts and discusses the two big console events; Microsoft and Sony. Microsoft came strong with a good blend of games you can play this year, upcoming games, hardware and services. Sony came strong with...
2015-06-15
This week we are talking the Steam Summer Sale, Fez(yes Fez), we discuss Microsoft and Oculus Rift partnering for Xbox One support, southern fried gaming expo, E3, Amiibo, Wii-u and Splatoon.
2015-06-08
This week we talk about the Southern Fried Gameroom Expo, Ocuslus Rift, and of course some retro discussion in segment 3.
2015-05-27
We talk N64, what holds up, what doesn't, and what is retro gaming to us.
2015-02-09
We are go into retro collecting prices, collecting, arcades, PC gaming and Oculus!
- Sega Master System: Start- Nintendo Manufactured Demand: 29:00- Oculus Rift and PC Gaming:59:00
Where to find usYoutube – Itunes – RSS Podcast...
2015-01-19
We are go into retro collecting prices, collecting, arcades, PC gaming and Oculus.
Retro Collecting: StartArcade Restoration: 28:00Oculus Rift and PC Gaming:51:00
Where to find usYoutube – Itunes – RSS Podcast Feed...
2015-01-17
Today Mike is joined by Mike Miller to discuss Destiny and his most recent article on the site. We may have had a couple drinks.
Destyiny Talk: Start
Was 2014 really that bad? No: 31:00
Where to find us
Youtube – Itunes...
2015-01-12
Mitch built a new gaming PC, Mike played more Destiny, James Buster Douglas ports on retro and preorders selling out while going to the secondary market at a huge markup.
Mitch's PC Build, Oculus Rift: Start
Listen Phone Call, James Buster...
2015-01-05
This week we start of 2015 with two giveaways, we talk some master system collections, the price charting collecting conundrum and respond to your favorite gaming memories.
We Kick off 2015 with two giveaway and talk Sega Master System: Start
We...