521: Taito, Pt. IV

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Technology, Leisure, Games, Video Games

4.5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Summary

Jeremy Parish, Ray Barnholt, and Brandon Sheffield do a deep dive into the amazing mid-’90s output of Japanese developer Taito, from shooters like Raystorm to role-playing adventures like Lucia. And lots of other stuff! It's an episode packed full of deep-cut classics that you will absolutely want to add to your to-play list.

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0:00.0	This week in RetroNots, we are fit to be tie-toed.
0:03.5	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:26.2	Hi, everyone. Welcome to another episode of RetroNots
0:29.9	I'm going to stall for time as I look up the schedule to see what number this is.
0:34.0	I am Jeremy Parish and you are here with us for episode 521 of RetroNots.
0:40.7	But it's also episode 4 of RetroNots if you're only counting the episodes
0:45.6	where we talk about the history of Tito games.
0:47.7	That's right, this is our fourth installment over the past year of discussing the history
0:54.8	of Tito Arcade and console games.
0:57.2	It was not supposed to take this many episodes, but what can I say?
1:01.2	Tito makes so many good games or made that we just can't stop blabbering about them.
1:08.8	So here to join me with the Tito blabbering, once again, we have Ray and Brandon.
1:14.3	Guys, please introduce yourselves even though I kind of gave away the game.
1:17.0	All right, well I was first. It's Ray Barnolt.
1:19.6	I think maybe if you're the Tito CEO, this is the fourth episode of RetroNots.
1:23.7	Yes, because that's the only one you're listening to.
1:27.0	Brandon, Jeffyld, hello. I like Tito and you should enjoy Tito as well.
1:33.6	I actually heard that I've heard from a couple of people that because of this podcast
1:40.4	and also my podcast insert credit, some people have started picking up like mid-90s Tito stuff
1:47.4	and learning to love Tito because of this.
1:51.0	So I'm very pleased. I'm happy to spread the Tito.
1:55.4	Everybody should catch his a hato and move forward in their Tito life.
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