Retronauts Episode 432: Escape from New York

Retronauts

Technology, Games, Video Games, Leisure

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

At the dawn of the '80s, director John Carpenter released Escape from New York, an action thriller that went on to be a modest hit. Sometime after this, and halfway around the globe, a man named Hideo Kojima saw this movie, and it lit his brain on fire. What do these two seemingly unrelated facts have to do with each other? Well, if you even touched the Metal Gear video game series, you may have some idea. On this episode of Retronauts, join Bob Mackey, Henry Gilbert, and Chris Cabin from We Hate Movies as the crew examines this fantastic action flick and its massive influence on video games.

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0:00.0	So, will it be skiing?
0:03.0	Or Christmas markets on a city break?
0:06.0	Skiing? Or a city break?
0:09.0	Some problems are good problems to have.
0:12.0	Especially with flights this winter from 29.99 one-way
0:17.0	and Package Holidays from £159 per person.
0:21.0	Get Vicking at EasyJet.com.
0:24.0	Selected dates, Holidays at all protected based on two adults for three nights,
0:28.0	restrictions and season C's apply.
0:30.0	RetroNOTS is part of the HyperX podcast network.
0:33.0	Find us in more great shows at podcast.hyperx.com.
0:37.0	Hey everybody, it's Bob Mackie up at the top with a little disclaimer.
0:41.0	Just to let everyone know out there, our guest Chris Cabin, his audio is a bit choppy
0:45.0	for the first 20 minutes of the podcast.
0:47.0	But after that, it clears up and he sounds fine, just in case you're wondering.
0:51.0	We apologize for the tech issue and we hope you enjoy the podcast.
0:56.0	This week on RetroNOTS, the president's egg is missing.
0:59.0	Hello everybody, welcome to another episode of RetroNOTS.
1:24.0	I'm your host for this one, Bob Mackie.
1:26.0	I'm working on a new episode of RetroNOTS.com.
1:29.0	It's been a long time coming because this action thriller has had a huge impact on video games.
1:36.0	One series in particular but I think it predicted what every video game would be maybe 20 years later.
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