648: The First Games That Scared Us

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Technology, Games, Video Games, Leisure

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 109 minutes

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For Halloween, Nadia Oxford, Ash Paulsen, and Victor Hunter talk about retro games outside the horror genre that scared them. Boo!

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0:00.0	This episode of Retronauts is brought to you by Fine Literature.
0:03.8	This week on Retronauts, does anybody your host for this week, Nadia Oxford. Actually, I'm Nadia Axford. This is a spooppy Halloween episode,
0:40.7	you know, however the kids say it these days. So I'm in the mood to talk about horror in
0:44.8	video games, in retro games in particular, not necessarily horror games specifically, but those
0:48.8	moments of shock and unease from games that you least expect. And here to talk to me about our digital nightmares,
0:56.4	our two very well-known retro-nautters,
0:58.8	which I just invented that term, I'm sorry.
1:01.2	We have Victor Hunter and Ash Paulson.
1:04.1	I want you guys to say hi, starting with Victor Hunter.
1:07.6	I believe you mean Specter Hunter.
1:11.7	Ooh.
1:13.1	We actually had a talk.
1:14.7	Victor was on the Acts of the Blood God RPG podcast yesterday,
1:18.3	and we were talking about how your name is perfect for a vampire hunter line.
1:22.2	Sure, Victor Hunter, vampire hunter.
1:24.9	Monster Hunter.
1:26.4	Monster hunter, yeah, soon we'll be haunting monsters again in the wintertime.
1:30.5	Oh, that's so good.
1:31.6	Victor, Victor von Frankenstein.
1:34.2	Also, Victor Van Helsing.
1:36.2	Also, who's, who's Victor in, isn't there Victor in Darkstalkers?
1:40.9	Isn't there Victor in, I think there is?
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