Retronauts Volume III Episode 27: Game Center CX

For this final full Retronauts of the season, we take a sideways step away from retro game talk and into a TV show about retro games: Game Center CX, from Japan. We wouldn't bother unless it was a special case -- Game Center CX is a fun show, long-running, and worth your time if you're even halfway interested in old video games. If you've followed us since 1UP (especially me), you've heard me say this before -- I've been a fan of the show since I was at 1UP, and spent a few years spreading awareness (off and on, here and there).

But… this episode wasn't my idea! This was a backer-requested topic from Joey Chiu, who, I guess, didn't think I had talked about Game Center CX enough. I can't really agree, to be honest, but I couldn't let this go, either. So please enjoy a whole episode where I, along with Bob, Jeremy, and special guest/old friend Justin Haywald from GameSpot talk about Game Center CX, a show about a middle-aged comedian struggling like hell to finish a game.

Most of our chat involves explaining the show and then why you should watch it, so consider this your primer if you've never heard of it. Still, there's a lot of ground to cover, so we didn't drill too deeply, but we also found time to talk about the Retro Game Challenge series, which was based on Game Center CX to begin with, and are something else you should try!

Thanks for listening, but we'll be back with Retronauts Pocket next week for one last go-around.

(Music selections from the Clockwork Fighters: Hiwou's War soundtrack, which GCCX has also borrowed from. )