Episode 434: Squaresoft on PS1 - Beyond the RPG (Patreon)

When you think about "32-bit era Squaresoft," what comes to mind? If you're a normal human being, you automatically think of Final Fantasy VII, Chrono Cross, or Xenogears. But if you're an ancient like myself and my guests on this week's Retronauts (Jeremy Parish and Andrew Vestal), you might also give voice to the bold, weird stuff Squaresoft threw at the wall back in the day. Namely, Bushido Blade, Tobal No. 1, Racing Lagoon, and a whole lot of crap with a chocobo's face on it. (As an avid Final Fantasy XIV fan: Alpha, please don't take that remark the wrong way, I love you very much.)  Whatever you think of Squaresoft's 32-bit experiments, you can bet we talk about them all with Retronauts' usual gusto for the strange and unusual. God Bless the Podcast.—Nadia

Art by John Pading; edits by Greg Leahy

Music this time around: 

• 09:52 - Einhänder: Shudder
• 19:04 - Sōkaigi: Ancient Power
• 25:41 - Tobal No. 1: Hills of Jugon
• 32:54 - Bushido Blade: One Hundred Missing People
• 43:05 - Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring: Those Who Fight (Cloud Battle)
• 48:14 - Einhänder: Street
• 1:02:48 - Einhänder: Impatience | iS - internal section: Stage 3
• 1:10:30 - Another Mind: Endless Chase
• 1:15:31 - Sōkaigi: Quake
• 1:24:42 - Racing Lagoon: South YOKOHAMA
• Closing - Racing Lagoon: Ending