Retronauts Episode 426: Gaming in the Year 2002

Retronauts

Technology, Games, Video Games, Leisure

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2022

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

Let's be honest: things weren't too hot in the year 2002. In between two pointless wars, and in the midst of a huge economic downturn, Americans couldn't even turn to their friend the television for comfort—this was the explosion of reality TV, after all. But in the midst of all this chaos and depression, the video games were pretty dang good! This week on Retronauts, join Bob Mackey, Jeremy Parish, Henry Gilbert, and Kat Bailey as the crew peers back into the not-too-distant past to see what 2002 meant for gaming.

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0:00.0	This week on RetroNots, that's gonna be a no for me dog.
0:25.2	Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of RetroNots.
0:27.6	I'm your host for this one Bob Mackie. Today's topic is the year 2002.
0:32.0	Yes, it's time once again for another RetroNots respective about a specific year.
0:36.4	And because time is progressing rapidly, 2002 is now 20 years ago.
0:41.2	Shocking I know we'll get through this together.
0:43.8	It's not quite as packed with console launches and horrifying spectacles as 2001 was,
0:48.7	but there are still plenty of games talk about.
0:50.6	Although 2002, we all talked about this before we hit record.
0:53.8	A rotten year we all hate. We loathe it, but it's gonna be a fun discussion before I continue.
0:59.3	Who is here in the same room with me?
1:01.8	Animal Crossing inhabit in Henry Gilbert.
1:04.4	Hi.
1:05.0	And who do we have on the line in the Bay Area?
1:07.7	Cap Bailey and I saw a tack of the clones in the theaters twice.
1:10.9	Wow, oh my gosh. I thought I dodged that bullet actually. We'll get to that.
1:14.8	And who do we have our East Coast correspondent?
1:17.3	It's about sandhater, Jeremy Parris.
1:19.1	Sandhater, yes. I guess we all have episode.
1:22.5	Horse and gets everywhere Bob.
1:23.8	We have episode two on the brand.
1:25.4	Well, Star Wars doesn't exist anymore outside of being TV show.
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