Quit screwin' around, ARGonauts! David chats with the former "Stuttering" Craig of ScrewAttack and current host of The CraigSkitz Podcast Craig Skistimas. Our talk covers everything you can think of from being a Slamball competitor to playing a part in an Uwe Boll movie. The CraigSkitz Podcast (YOUTUBE) Support ARGcast Follow ARGcast (Twitter / Fac…

Watch out for snake bites, ARGonauts! History N' Games host Meghan Sullivan joins David to discuss the beloved "edutainment" title Oregon Trail. We go over what it historically gets right (and wrong), all the different ways you could die in the game (and on the real trail), and even professional wrestlers we would want to join our party. Everything…

But the world refused to change, ARGonauts! Ash Paulsen of GameXplain comes back on ARGcast to rant and rave with David about the GOAT of retro games Chrono Trigger. Our discussion gets into the amazing music, characters, and story beats as well as Chrono Break theories and what we'd both want to see from the franchise in the (hopefully) near futur…

We're back, ARGonauts! ARGcast returns in a big way as a part of the Bleav Podcast Network. Andre Segers of GameXplain joins David to discuss the Nintendo giga leak. There's early designs of Yoshi, uncompressed sound files from Star Fox 64, and even Luigi flipping the bird! And yes, L is real. Huge apparent leak unearths Nintendo’s prototype histor…

Enjoy this look back on a number of amazing ARGcast moments put together all in one episode! There are interviews with the likes of Grant Kirkhope, John Tobias, Warren Spector, and Trip Hawkins, plus awesome/hilarious stories with friends of the show such as Bill Gardner, Candice Shane, HipHopGamer, and RedinFamy. Thank you to RetroZap for being a …

If you were a gamer in the '90s, chances are you had a magazine subscription (or two, or three). Electronic Gaming Monthly was a heavy hitter back then. And working for the magazine was as wild as you might imagine. Join David with EGM alum Dan "Shoe" Hsu, Shawn "Shawnimal" Smith, and Crispin Boyer as they chat about the wild moments that only they…

In this very special episode of ARGcast, David steps down from the hosting chair to give black voices the floor. Join in this enlightening discussion with Tanya "Cypheroftyr" DePass of I Need Diverse Games, Twitch streamer PleasantlyTwstd, Andre "Otakuman5000" Tipton of Real Otaku Gamer, Video Games Professor and D&D DM Shareef Jackson, Taylor Lyle…

David is joined by narrative game designer Xalavier Nelson Jr. to chat about his avian take on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games SkateBIRD! They also get into indie culture and the struggle behind game legitimacy. This episode is part of our effort to support more black creators within the gaming industry. Stay tuned next week for what will be our a…

David has game designer and FGC advocate Adam Heart AKA "Keits" come on ARGcast to discuss the accessibility of fighting games, what EVO 2020 needs to do as an online-only event, and more! Be sure to follow Keits and check out his video below. Keits on Twitter Talking Netcode With Adam "Keits" Heart (YOUTUBE) Support ARGcast Follow David (Twitter /…

Get your pocket full of quarters, ARGonauts! We got "Pac-Man Fever" talking about the 40-year history of Namco's yellow muncher with world-class musician Jerry Buckner, Art of Atari author Tim Lapetino, and fellow games writer Arjan Terpstra. Join us for conversations about everything Pac-Man including how it captured its audience, creator Toru Iwa…

Join David with game designer Shawn Alexander Allen to chat about his recently released turn-based beat 'em up RPG Treachery in Beatdown City! The conversation also turns to the beat 'em up genre, how New York is depicted in games like Double Dragon, stories of racial tension, and how those stories influenced the writing in his game. You can pick u…

Let your fists do the talking, ARGonauts! David celebrates the beat 'em up genre with The Throwdown Show's Tony Polanco and Tetris 99 wizard Big Cheese. That includes the heavy hitters like Final Fight and Double Dragon to more obscure titles such as... Ninja Baseball Bat Man? You heard that right! This week's news has us chatting about EVO 2020 ge…

Feel the romance in the air, ARGonauts! Game designer Aenne Schumann joins David and Candice this week to chat about her retro gaming-inspired Switch title Arcade Spirits, as well as dating video game characters. It gets as intimate and crazy as you can imagine. The news this week covers Ziggurat Interactive buying up more than a handful of 3DO tit…

Feel those knuckles burning, ARGonauts? It's time for our Streets of Rage episode in anticipation of the fourth entry in this beloved beat 'em up series! The Throwdown Show's Tony Polanco and Chris Sealy join David to call for cop cars, take down Mr. X, and celebrate a staple in the Genesis library. The news this week gets into a couple of upcoming…

Watch out for parasites, ARGonauts! Chris Souza of Pixel River PR and Candice Shane swing on by to chat about Capcom classic Resident Evil 4. We discuss everything from the transition away from tank controls, whether or not it's a "zombie game", the one-liners, and more! The news this week touches upon rumors of a Resident Evil 4 Remake that's in t…

We gotta save the planet, ARGonauts! Join in for a chat about the PlayStation classic Final Fantasy VII, including its beginnings on a Nintendo console, its impact on Western love for RPGs, and reminiscings of Chocobo racing. David's guests include music artist Grimecraft, Raw Fury's Garnett Lee, and Candice Shane who all share their love for this …

Time to get bloody, ARGonauts! Hunter Bond of Berzerk Studio joins the show, along with friend Jeremy Roughan, to discuss the NES influenced title Infernax. We get into its old school influences, and also what it's doing differently to separate itself from other retro-inspired indie titles. Our news this week covers the coronavirus encouraging peop…