Episode 515: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Chapter 1 (Patreon)

Ah, it never fails. You put together a single, compact outline about a topic in order to create a single, compact episode about said topic. Then you call in a bunch of people who are very passionate about that topic and HEY! Suddenly everything spirals out of control and you're looking down the barrel of a multi-part discussion. 

Look, you should be used to this routine by now. It's just kind of how Retronauts works. If you're not into barely contained chaos in the name of talking about retrogaming, what are you even doing here?

In this case, we wanted to talk about JoJo's Bizarre Adventure—the manga, the anime, the games, and the series' gaming inspirations and influences on games. Well, we covered some of that, including plenty of talk about how JoJo reflects gaming trends and shaped them in turn... but we didn't quite make it to the actual games based on the franchise. Well, that's for next time.

Join myself, Diamond, VoidBurger, and Chris Person as we unravel the bizarreness of JoJo's adventures (all the JoJos!) and try to tread somewhat lightly around story spoilers. 

Please note that while you can't see it in this audio format, we are all constantly posing in cool ways and wearing amazing clothes throughout the podcast.

Edits by Greg Leahy. Art by Shaan Khan. Music:

• 13:44 - Stardust Crusaders: STAND PROUD
• 24:22 - Golden Wind: proiettile
• 35:01 - Yello: "Drive / Driven"
• 50:09 - Stardust Crusaders: Fool of Sand
• 58:43 - King Crimson: "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part One"
• 1:07:40 - Diamond is Unbreakable: The Author's Bizarre Passion
• 1:21:12 - Golden Wind: situazione difficile
• 1:30:08 - Hi-Fi Rush: Heatwave
• 1:40:47 - 1993 OVA: DIO's Theme (Ending Ver.)
• Closing - Yes: "Roundabout"