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Relaxed Retro Talk
by Luminaries of The Lifestream
Dukey and Mike AKA The Luminaries of The Lifestream relax, hang out, and talk all things video games and entertainment on the Relaxed Retro Talk podcast! Dukey also talks about and lists his Top 10's in various gaming related fields!
Episodes
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Growing Up With First Person Shooters - RRT Episode 52
This episode is all about the classic 90's and 2000's FPS games we grew up playing! From Super Nintendo, Genesis, and Sega 32X, to PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360; come relive the memories of Xbox LAN parties and couch co-op retro gaming with us in this nostalgic podcast episode!Check out Dukey's...
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90s & 2000s Platformers We Grew Up With
Remember the 90s and 2000s, when platformer games were a huge part of growing up? In this episode we’re taking a nostalgic trip back through the 90s & 2000s platformers we grew up with; the games, characters, worlds, and unforgettable moments that made our childhoods so enjoyable and…
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Terrible Games We Love! - Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 50
Sit down with Dukey, DG, and our NEWEST co-host Fates in our 50th podcast episode to talk about the awful retro games that we love! Be it amazing childhood memories, or just purely because they're hilariously bad; these are some of the worst games we enjoy!Check out Dukey's Channel @dukey03 Check...
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The Biggest Game Reveals This Summer! - Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 49
This episode is a little bit different as we look at and discuss all of the exciting game announcements and reveals from Dragon Quest Day, the State of Play, the Nintendo Direct, and Summer Games Fest!!Check out Dukey's Channel @dukey03 Check out DG's Channel @dadgamingonline Check out Dukey's...
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The Games That Made Franchises Famous - Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 48
What game turned a good series into a legendary gaming franchise? In this episode we break down the breakout games that made franchises famous. From cult classics becoming mainstream hits, to sequels that completely changed gaming history. Join us as we discuss the iconic titles that defined...
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Iconic Game Franchises That Fell Off - Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 47
Dive into the rise and fall of gaming’s most iconic franchises in Iconic Game Franchises That Fell Off. In this video podcast, we break down what made legendary series like Twisted Metal, Pokémon, F-Zero, Mega Man X, Halo, and more! As we explore why they disappeared or lost their edge over...
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Growing Up With The Nintendo DS - Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 39 feat. Fates
Our good friend Fates joined us on this one as we discussed our earliest and favorite memories of growing up with the Nintendo DS!
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Modern Hidden Gems - RRT Ep. 46
Last episode we talked about some classic hidden gems, so this episode we wanted to shine the spotlight on some modern hidden gems! Most of these are incredible indie games that fell under the radar! This is for gamers looking to expand their horizons, discover some new amazing games at…
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ACTUAL Hidden Gem Retro Games
👉SUBSCRIBE to the Relaxed Retro Talk Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCKFxs-NK6pzrtzoydlA5PIgThis episode we're talking ALL about the actual hidden gems we grew up playing, but never hear anyone else talking about. Delve into the the best kept secrets on the NES, Genesis, Super...
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Best of The Year 2025 - Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 44
Join DG and I as we talk about the BEST OF THE BEST and even some of the WORST that 2025 had to offer in our annual awards show including games, content, and even YOU our viewers!Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro1:32 - Gift Exchange6:41 - Worst Game Played This Year16:20 - Most Disappointing Game...
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BRUTAL Yet Amazing Games! - Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 43
This month's episode is ALL about those incredible games that also happen to be the most difficult video games ever! We're talking about mostly retro games from the Castlevania and Contra series, all the way to the more modern Cuphead! We also dive into some of our favorite Christmas movies, and…
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The Games That Made Us! - Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 42
Join us as we revisit the legendary games that left a lasting mark on gaming history: Metal Gear Solid 2, Final Fantasy VII, Dragon Quest IV & VIII, Diablo II, and Space Harrier.In this relaxed, retro-filled episode, we share how these iconic titles shaped our love for games — with deep dives,...
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Growing Up With The 3DS - Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 41
This episode we're talking about our earliest and favorite memories with the Nintendo 3DS!
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Growing Up With The PSP! - Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 40
This episode we're talking ALL ABOUT our early encounters and love for the PlayStation Portable!Join this channel to get access to perks and Emotes:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ1hkpEAqjHI8t5dYRWhEQ/joinFollow Me on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03Follow DG on Twitch @...
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Growing Up With The Gameboy Advance - Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 38
This episode is ALL about growing up with the Gameboy Advance and all the great games we played on it!Join this channel to get access to perks and Emotes:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ1hkpEAqjHI8t5dYRWhEQ/joinFollow Me on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03Follow DG on Twitch @...
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The Weird Handhelds - Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 37
It's time to talk about all those weird handhelds you either have or have not heard of! Join this channel to get access to perks and Emotes:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ1hkpEAqjHI8t5dYRWhEQ/joinFollow Me on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DG on Twitch @...
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Growing Up With The Game Gear - Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 36
This episode we're talking about our childhood memories with the Sega Game Gear as we continue to discuss our favourite handheld gaming devices!Join this channel to get access to perks and Emotes:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVQ1hkpEAqjHI8t5dYRWhEQ/joinFollow Me on Twitch @...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 35 - Switch 2, Crisis Core, & Growing Up With The Gameboy!
Join us as we talk about DG's first experience with Final Fantasy 7 Crisis Core, the Switch 2 announcement, and we kick off our Growing Up with handhelds series with the one that REALLY started it all! The Gameboy! Join this channel to get access to perks and Emotes:...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 34: Best of 2024!
It's that time of year again where we show our appreciation for community and talk about the best and worst 2024 had to offer!
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep.33 Growing Up With The PS3 & Wii U
This episode we talked about how much of an amazing success Spectrefest was thanks to you! As well as growing up with the PlayStation 3 & Nintendo Wii U! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The…
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep.32 Growing Up With The Wii, Spectrefest 2024, & Console Codenames!
This episode we're talking about growing up with the Nintendo Wii, our upcoming Spectrefest 24Hr Charity Stream, as well as cool console codenames! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DGonline on Twitch @ https://twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep.31 - Blurrypron & Growing Up With The Xbox 360 feat. A Special Guest!!
DG & Dukey sat down with their best friend Bubz to discuss their old gaming and comedy website as well all what it was like growing up with the Xbox 360!
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 30 - Growing Up With The Xbox
This episode we talked about growing up with the original Xbox; as well as how there are SOOO many games coming out lately that it's hard to keep up. Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DGonline on Twitch @ https://twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep.29 - The Fall of SquareEnix & Growing Up With The Playstation 2
This episode we discussed the current unfortunate status of SquareEnix; before talking about growing up with the PS2, one of the greatest if not THE greatest console of all time!
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 28 - Growing Up With The Dreamcast & Gamecube
We're back to talk about our early experiences with the Dreamcast and Gamecube! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord: https://discord.gg/YkhAQtDDRz
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep.27: Best of The Year 2023 plus Q&A!
Time to cap off another year by talking about some of the BEST and worst it had to offer! This year we've also done a bit of a Q&A at the end! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord:...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep.26 - Growing Up With The Playstation!
This time we're talking about how the Spectrefest Charity Stream went as well as the joys of growing up with the Sony Playstation!
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep.25 - Spectrefest Announcements & Growing Up with The N64 and Saturn!
Some information on our 3rd annual 24hr charity stream, as well as our memories of growing up with the Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn! Follow Me on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord:...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 24 - Growing Up With The Super Nintendo & Star Trek Talk
As we make our way through each console we grew up playing, it's time to talk about another heavy hitter in the Super NES! Also, with Mike finishing all of the classic Star Trek series' and now onto the newer stuff like Discovery; I figured now was the perfect time to ask him his thoughts on the...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 23 - Growing Up With The Genesis
DGonline and Dukey talk about their childhood experiences with the Sega Genesis! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DGonline on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord: https://discord.gg/YkhAQtDDRz Join the Luminaries of…
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Relaxed Retro Talk Ep. 22 - Growing Up With The Master System!
DGonline and Dukey sat down and talked about their fond memories of playing the Sega Master system!
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 21: Growing Up With The NES!
Trying a bit of a new concept for the podcast; let us know what you think of it as we tell you stories of us growing up with the NES! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DGonline on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Discord:...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 20: Best of The Year 2022!
It's time to talk about the absolute BEST and WORST of 2022 as well as look forward to what's to come in 2023! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Facebook Group:...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Special: Spectrefest 2022 Discussion
It's that time of year again where we're getting ready for our big Spectrefest Charity Stream to raise money for Crohns & Colitis Canada! Mike and I discuss some of the details we have so far. Be sure to join us LIVE on October 22nd starting at 10am MST on Twitch! Follow Dukey on Twitch @...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 19: Bad News, Great Games, and Good Times!
We're back with another episode of Relaxed Retro Talk! Today we've gotta talk about how YouTube is holding us back from doing some great videos, as well as all the incredible games coming out soon! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DG on Twitch @...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 18 - Great Games Ahead!
In today's podcast we're here to talk about all the great games we're looking forward to this year, as well as a few we're still a bit skeptical of! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 17 - Best of The Year 2021
Thank you to all the Followers, Viewers, and Listeners out there! We appreciate each and every one of you! DGonline and Dukey03 are here to talk about the BEST things from 2021! Strap in and enjoy the ride! We even got a special guest appearance by and random basement ghost! Follow Dukey on…
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SideQuests: Episode 1 - Final Fantasy 1-6
Dukey and Soldier_1st Class sat down to talk about everything they love and don't love about the Nintendo era of the Final Fantasy Franchise! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Facebook Group…
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Top 10 Game Boy Soundtracks
The Gameboy isn't necessarily KNOWN for it's great tunes, but there are at LEAST 10 games with great and catchy music! So check out the IMPRESSIVE Top 10 Game Boy Soundtracks! Follow Me on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Facebook Group:...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 16: Video Game Soundtracks & Spectrefest!
In today's episode we're talking about incredible gaming soundtracks as well as our recent Spectrefest 24 Hour Charity Event!! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DG on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Facebook Group:...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 15: Our First Console Games
This episode Dukey and DG are talking about the first games they've played or owned for each console, some of which have some crazy backstories! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow Mike on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream...
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Spectrefest Announcement! ** IMPORTANT 24HR CHARITY STREAM ANNOUNCEMENT!! **
On June 1, 2018 Mike's older brother Jason (ced_spectre1) passed away due to surgical complications from Ulcerative Colitis. To honor his memory and fund research to finding a cure for IBD's, we're proudly supporting Crohn's and Colitis Canada (One of the top two health charity funders of Crohn’s...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 14: Controllers, Mobile Games, and More!
This week DGonline and Dukey are reunited in the SAME ROOM to talk about all the different video game controllers over the years, actual GOOD mobile games, and MORE! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow Mike on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries…
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 13: 2020 in Hindsight
This week we talk about something a bit more serious. We figured it would be interesting to talk about our experiences and the experiences of others during the 2020 CoVID-19 lockdown. The pros and the cons of the lockdown, how we were personally effected, and our thoughts and feelings through the...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 12: E3 2021 Edition!
DG and Dukey are here to talk about the mess that was E3 2021! You can also Listen to this podcast on Spotify! Just search for Relaxed Retro Talk! Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DGonline on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The…
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 11: Dragon Quest's 35th Anniversary & Gaming Cheat Devices
This week we're talking about the Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary as well as the multiple gaming cheat devices that have been released over the years! What was your cheat device of choice? Game Genie? Action Replay? Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DGonline on Twitch @...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 10: Gaming Peripherals
DGonline and Dukey are back to talk about Gaming Peripherals! What are some of YOUR favourite gaming peripherals? Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow Mike on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join the Luminaries of The Lifestream Facebook Group:...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 9: Evolution of Games
This time we're talking about all the quality of life improvements game developers have made over time, as well as the multiple different paths that genres took as gaming went on. Follow Dukey on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow Mike on Twitch @ https://www.twitch.tv/dgonline Join…
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 8 - Video Game Misconceptions, The Mandolorian, and Marvel Movies
In Episode 8 of Relaxed Retro Talk DGonline and Dukey are talking about misconceptions about video games before we played them, The Mandolorian, Marvel Movies, and many other things (Like how TERRIBLE New Gundam Breaker was)! Follow Dukey at https://www.twitch.tv/dukey03 Follow DGonline at...
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Relaxed Retro Talk Episode 7 - Star Wars & Box Art
This time we're talking about the newer Star Wars movies and how they do and don't fit with the rest of the franchise, as well as the good, the bad, and the obscure when it comes to video game box art! As always, thanks for watching, and we hope everyone had a great Xmas and New Year's! Follow...
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Dukey and Mike AKA The Luminaries of The Lifestream relax, hang out, and talk all things video games and entertainment on the Relaxed Retro Talk podcast! Dukey also talks about and lists his Top 10's in various gaming related fields!
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