Whether you like it or not, advertising is everywhere, and it's always been everywhere--which is why the jingle for some now-nonexistent product has likely obliterated some important memory in your brain. And video games, being a product that's sold for money, have never been a stranger to advertising. On this first part of a two-part series, join Bob Mackey ... Show More
Yesterday
See Us LIVE at Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2025!
WHAT: Our "The Best and Worst of Retro Game Horror" panel, live at PRGE 2025 WHERE: Blue Auditorium (E145 - 146) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo WHEN: Saturday, October 18th at 1:15pm WHO: Bob Mackey, Jeremy Parish, Gary Butterfield, Kaye Ross Additionally, you can catch Jeremy ... Show More
1m 15s
Yesterday
721: Episode 721 Preview: Hudson's Road to TurboGrafx-16
Inspired by the host's recent deep-dive into TurboGrafx-16 and a chance encounter at Retro World Expo, this episode sees Jeremy Parish, Kurt Kalata, John Andersen, and guest Jimmy Cooney recount the wild early days of former gaming powerhouse Hudson. Retronauts is made possible b ... Show More
20m 6s
Oct 6
720: Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
No, you're not still in a dream: Metal Gear Solid 3 is now over two decades old. Despite its age, the peak of Hideo Kojima's tactical espionage action series remains more relevant than ever thanks to a shiny, new remake released this year. But is Delta's faithfulness its fatal fl ... Show More
1h 41m
Jun 2024
Ridiculous Video Game Tie-ins, Part One: The Rise of Cool Spot -- and Fall of the Noid
Cast your memories back to the strange days of the 1980s and 1990s -- boy howdy, things were weird. At some point, marketing executives the world round realized that video games could be a new, powerful field of advertising. In the first part of this special two-part series, Ben, ... Show More
38m 18s
Sep 2022
NBN Classic: Mark Bartholomew, "Adcreep: The Case Against Modern Marketing" (Stanford Law Books, 2017)
This episode proved remarkably popular, so we're reposting it as an NBN classic for those who missed it the first time.Advertising is everywhere. By some estimates, the average American is exposed to over 3,000 advertisements each day. Whether we realize it or not, "adcreep"―mode ... Show More
1h 13m
Apr 2023
Money Talks: Will video games eat Hollywood?
Video game makers used to look to Hollywood for their inspiration. But in recent years, the market for games has grown to nearly $200bn, five times more than people spend at the box office and more, even, than they spend on streaming services like Netflix or Disney+. And that has ... Show More
41 m
Apr 2023
Money Talks: Will video games eat Hollywood?
Video game makers used to look to Hollywood for their inspiration. But in recent years, the market for games has grown to nearly $200bn, five times more than people spend at the box office and more, even, than they spend on streaming services like Netflix or Disney+. And that has ... Show More
41 m