adamchevy Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I subbed for quite some time earlier on, but have since cut way back on 'casts (& listening in general). I did enjoy TRL despite some minor quirks & admired their longevity & dedication. There has to be a reason for all this. It is strange that everything is gone. That seems like someone was upset. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I am very annoyed that they pulled all of their episodes from everywhere. They were almost ashamed of their content, or they plan on monetizing it somewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Growing up 80s has an interesting episode: OG Space Lego(toys and video games) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Speaking of which, here's my Facebook Marketplace haul from a few weeks back. I paid $25. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
power Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Speaking of which, here's my Facebook Marketplace haul from a few weeks back. I paid $25. I had most of these as a kid, so jealous of your haul. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) I had/have most of them too, & made a little $$$ back by selling these I'm keeping the Starfleet Voyager & Space Command Center (both sets in pic upper right), I never had them. The blue & grey ship ("Space Cruiser") on the leftmost crater plate is my all time favorite set. I got mine when I was 7 & can build it from memory. Edited December 13, 2018 by RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Oh this was included in there too. 1978 100% CIB #950 Fork Lift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) Those are some great, old Legos. I had some space sets myself growing up. It's really sad to see The Retro League go. They were a big inspiration for me starting my YouTube show, which lead to a podcast as well. I was even fortunate enough to be a repeat guest on their show, and was going to be on their end of the year episode, but that was before the show ended quickly and unexpectedly. I'm hoping the old episodes become available again at some point in the future. Edited December 13, 2018 by nosweargamer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Phil maybe you are comfortable enough with Hughes &/or Rob to ask/find out what happened? Surely they'd realize ppl would be left hanging & wondering? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Phil maybe you are comfortable enough with Hughes &/or Rob to ask/find out what happened? Surely they'd realize ppl would be left hanging & wondering? All I know is that Hugues will be still be running his website, https://huguesjohnson.com He recently uploaded an old, holiday Captron catalog from 1993, which I never heard of Captron before, but the catalog has an EB style. As for the reasons for the podcast ending, I don't know, but they are apparently a private matter, which I respect. I'm going to miss it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Wow. I stopped listening to TRL a few months ago during a podcast purge. They did a great job, just that most of their content wasn't my thing. I got to meet Hugues at Midwest Gaming Classic this year. His daughter tried to play b*nQ at our table and I realized that the Edladdin All-Play 4/8 in 4-way mode plus b*nQ in diagonal mode = unplayable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 "Growing Up 80s" co-host Robin sounds just like Scott Thompson from Kids in the Hall. I picture him doing the podcast sitting in the Silver Dollar bar as Buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Sad about Retro League. I really enjoyed the show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Forgot this was also in my Lego haul. #8845 Dune Buggy Missing 1 6x10 red plate (which I already had) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevnaguy Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Wow. I stopped listening to TRL a few months ago during a podcast purge. They did a great job, just that most of their content wasn't my thing. I got to meet Hugues at Midwest Gaming Classic this year. His daughter tried to play b*nQ at our table and I realized that the Edladdin All-Play 4/8 in 4-way mode plus b*nQ in diagonal mode = unplayable. Ive purged all podcasts except Monster Party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 I've cut waaaaay back too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Now I feel bad not doing a road trip to Chicago last weekend. Could have met the Ten Pence Arcade guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 I listen to almost any retro related podcast I hear about. I really enjoyed the format TRL podcast had. It wasn’t like any other podcast retro or modern. I work in a noisy machine shop all day with sound blocking headphones on. I would much rather listen to a podcast than listen to machines cutting steel. After 10 years it starts to get a little bit old. Ofcourse I started listening to TRL in 2009 so its a bit of a shock after never missing an episode . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 On The Retro League Facebook page, Rob apologized, and basically said he was the one who decided to unplug the show, and not to bother Hughes about it. Not much in the way of further details.It was a good run for a great podcast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 rl.png I hope to hear them again in another podcast sometime, or the same one. Now I’m going to go through TRL withdrawals for a couple months. Damn, I’m going to miss those guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 The Podfather canon hath surfaced this Christmas. That's almost a Netflix series at this point. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 A new podcast has arrived! The Pixel Advocate https://pixeladvocate.home.blog/ Can't find the iTunes feed, thus no RSS feed found yet. Rating pending 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 Oops Ferg played Baby It's Cold Outside, boycott it and stuff! j/k 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 (edited) RE: Baby It's Cold OutsideAs did The Intellivisionaries. And I would've played White Christmas too if I'd known about the 'PC' nonsense whining about that one while I was putting our Christmas episode together. Edited December 27, 2018 by nurmix 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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