Retro ’Rents

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick Howdy Folks! We're back after a week off! On this episode we talk about our incredible interview with Neal Hallford, reflect on one year since we were at PAX East together, getting creeped out in Medium, the wild ascent of Valheim, Richard Garriott's latest exploration: The Mariana Trench, and MORE! News: Valheim hits 5 million players! Richard Garriott is currently at the...

Thank you all for coming back to check out the conclusion of our interview with the incredible Neal Hallford! This episode dives into Neal's time at Dynamix, and the creation of Betrayal at Krondor! We then discuss his current projects in movies, and he's writing a book too! So much great stuff in this episode. If you want to check out some of Neal's work, get to it below! Highly recommend The Cas...

WOW! Where to even start with this one :) Nick and I had the incredible luck and pleasure to interview Neal Hallford, one of Game Design's greatest of all time (well, damn well so in my eyes).  Neal has been in the designer's seat for some of the most classic, beloved games of all time. His most well known work is Dynamix's Betrayal at Krondor, a game set during the time of Raymond E. Feist's incr...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick Hey folks! Not a live show this week as it was too much to coordinate with the holidays. We wrap up 2020 in this episode with some of our favorites throughout the year! Thanks y'all always, for listening, and spreading the word! We're looking forward to a great gaming year in 2021! Game of The Year Segment Notable to us 2020 Releases Jan: Walking Dead Saints and Sinners (VR...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick See the Live Show Recording here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/828454242 Hey folks! It's another venture into a live recorded episode by The Retro Rents! This episode we discussed Cyberpunk 2077's then imminent release, Mando Season 2, Star Wars Rebels, and some upcoming retro style adventure games we saw at PAX releasing that week as well (Call of the Sea). As always! Shar...

What's up everyone! After many, many requests, we are starting to podcast our episodes LIVE, and we started this format with Extra Life Game Day 2020! In this episode, Al reviews how the day was going so far as he attempted the 24 hour marathon to raise money for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). We had a lot of fun hanging out and interacting with our audience, and send a big thanks to...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick   News: Watch Dogs legions a week and a half away Releasing Nov 10th (XBOX) 12th (PS5) in US  PS5 $499.99 PS5 Digital Ed $399.99 (reminder xbox  X-$499 // S-$299 ) Pre-ordering disasters (Xbox, PS5, Nvidia)  Rampant bots, no supply, crushed websites Microsoft buying Zenimax (Bethesda)  Can they get them to STOP USING OLD ENGINES!!! (Yes Nick is still bitter about Fallout76)...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick   News:   Nvidia announces the 3000 series holy affordable price points batman. 3070 - $500 - beats 2080 super in line with 2080Ti (a $1200 card) 3080 - $700 2x performance of 2080 3090 - $1500 you got them dolla bills or graphic animation super high end needs. AMD will have their online reveal Oct 8th Xbox one price points revealed and releasing Nov 10 - amazing entry pric...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick What's up all?!  This week we talk about Wasteland 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Man in the High Castle, and the release of To Shiver The Sky, by Christopher Tin. We talked about this in our "Abbey Road" episode, where Nick, as part of a Patron campaign, backed the project and got see it recorded live in Abbey Road Studios! We also chat about the incredible Netflix produce...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick What's up all?!  This week we talk about the Horizon: Zero Dawn PC release, Ghost of Tsushima, and Al talks about getting into some retro tv shows...really, one show: Twin Peaks. Dive into weirdness, it's gonna be a wacky ride.    Upcoming Releases: Flight Sim 2020! Wasteland 3! Avengers!   Contact us! VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654 Facebook (tiny.cc/savepoint) @TheRetroRents...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick   What's up all! We are BACK from a brief summer vacation, and we are talking REVEALS! XBox and Ubisoft threw out some great stuff over the past couple weeks, and we go over all the stuff that got us fired up!   Ubisoft Showcase: Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Watch Dog Legions   XBox Showcase: Halo Infinite, Avowed, Outer Worlds expansion, The Medium, Phantasy Star Online 2 Expansio...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick What's up all!? This week we discuss the amazing drops at the Sony PS5 games reveal, the mind-blowing Star Wars: Squadrons reveal, multiple game delays, and the stuff we're having fun with lately.     Project Athea (very cinematic but unknown plot) RATCHET AND CLANK Stray - cyberpunk cat simulator Returnal- Live Die Repeat (Edge of tomorrow space sci-fi Tom cruise?) very co...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick What's up all? We're back, discussing some of the games stealing our focus (Nick is HOOKED on Snow Runner), Man Eater is actually really fun, How COVID-19 is changing the movie industry, and the incredible launch and subsequent docking of SpaceX to the ISS.   Release Highlights    Minecraft Dungeons Man Eater Saints Row - The Third (remastered)    News Civ 6 free on Epic. ...

  Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick What's up everyone! Welcome to another episode of the Retro Rents. This episode we talk about several surprise hits in new games, the new Assassin's Creed: Valhalla announcement, the End of Life for Star Wars Battlefront 2, BFV and more.    Release Highlights    Snow Runner - looks interesting Twitch Watch Parties wider audience, Nick enjoying The Expanse with community w...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick We're Back!!! It's been a crazy couple of weeks, and we go into the details of what has been going on and why we had a few weeks off. We catch up on the games that have come out since our previous episode, which, if you haven't heard go check out now. That was our interview with the incredible Julia Minamata.   News: - Covid 19, console and game impacts - Fallout 76 continu...

Hosts: Al, Nick With Special Guest: Julia Minamata! Hey all! On this awesome episode we had the privilege of sitting down and chatting with Julia Minamata, Artist, Designer and Programmer for her original adventure game: The Crimson Diamond ( www.thecrimsondiamond.com ). The Crimson Diamond is an EGA Text Parser Adventure in the style of Sierra Classics like The Colonel's Bequest. Julia brings won...

What's up everyone! First off, big credit to Dan Policar for recording this audio and providing it for us to broadcast here. Second, as you all heard in our previous episode, Al and Nick attended the "What's Next For Adventure Games" Panel at PAX East. The panel was a great "Who's who" making amazing Adventure games today: Dave Gilbert [CEO Wadjet Eye Games], Katie Hallahan Rahhal [Co-Founder & Ga...

What's up everyone!!!! You've all been waiting for it and the day is here! This episode was recorded live from our Hotel in Boston after we got in from PAX East 2020 Day 3, Saturday Night. Nick, Al and Kyle give their rundown of all the games that caught their eye. The indie studios killed it again this year.  Some Highlights: Predator: Hunting Grounds - Illfonic will be releasing a fantastic 4v1v...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick Games Discussed: Witcher 3, Final Fantasy 14, Star Citizen Summary:  Nick has returned from Abbey Road, where he actually got to attend the recording sessions for Christopher Tin's (composer of Civ 5 Baba Yetu themesong) latest project. Awesome stories abound, and it's a great peek into the process of how game and movie orchestral scores are made. We talk about PAX, coronav...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick Games Discussed: Empyreon, Witcher 3, and even more VR. News:  Final Fantasy Remake delayed a month Cyberpunk Delayed until September Half-Life: all games free to play prior to Alyx release They’re making a new Kingpin game...yep...Kingpin The SavePoint game of the month:  The Witcher 3 - Review my play progress (Al) Contact us! VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654 Facebook (tiny.c...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick Special Episode! This episode we go over our (and YOUR) favorite games of 2019! Thank you to all who called in and participated!    @CapnMikeM from Bad Fodder Figures   Los from  The Talking Place "Uncle" Fred French! We hope you all had a great 2019! we know we did! and there's amazing games coming down the line for 2020! Looking forward to another great year. And if you g...

Hosts on Deck: Al, Nick, KYLE! Games Discussed: Superhot, Asgard's Wrath, and a whole slew of VR stuff (with a dash of Switch in between).  News: Al got an Oculus Rift (THANKS GLOVEBOX FROM THE BAD FODDER FIGURES FOR THE AWESOME DEAL (check their show out:  http://badfodderfigures.podbean.com/ ), Game Awards. Contact us! VOICEMAIL LINE! 610-810-1654 @TheRetroRents,  theretrorents@gmail.com Al - @R...

Currently Playing VR, Death Stranding, Modern Warfare, Outer Worlds News Google Stadia Releases - and lags like expected Ken and Roberta Williams house for sale, 2.3 mil ( https://kotaku.com/for-only-2-3-million-you-can-buy-the-house-built-by-si-1840016193 ) owners and founders of Sierra On-Line Japanese Hotel Charges $1 a night...if you live stream your stay Witcher episode titles released….GIVE...

What's up everyone! This is a SPECIAL EPISODE! We are so privileged to have LORI AND COREY COLE BACK FOR ANOTHER INTERVIEW!  For those who grew up playing PC games, they are the masterminds behind: Quest for Glory! Castle of Doctor Brain! Shannara! Mixed Up Mother Goose, not to mention the AMAZING, much more recently released Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption.   On this episode, we talk about their late...

Currently Playing Destiny 2, MLB The Show 2019, Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark, Nervosa VR News Blitzchung suspension reduced, prize money returned Red Dead 2 coming to PC 11/5 Breakpoint Disappoints Frostpunk, Baldurs Gate 1 and 2, Icewind Dale 1 and 2 all headed to consoles.  Demos/releases to check out! Check out Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark! It's a beautiful, Final Fantasy Tactics inspired RPG, and a...