VGC would like to introduce Chatting Vintage Games, our new retro podcast on Patreon.
When we asked VGC readers what a potential VGC Patreon page should feature, more retro content and more podcasts topped the list.
While there will be more retro content to come, as a first step we have decided to combine the two for a new monthly retro podcast: Chatting Vintage Games.
Hosted by VGC retrohistorian (aka nerd) Chris Scullion, the podcast focuses on a different topic each month. Each topic is announced in advance to give listeners time to play or read something beforehand.
Since we didn't give any advance warning this time around, Episode 1 is a general discussion of the show, with VGC's Chris and Jordan Middler talking about what retro means to them and sharing memories of various key moments in gaming history.
Patreon members on all three paid plans have access to the full one-hour episode of Chatting Vintage Games (and all subsequent monthly episodes), but for everyone else, here's a seven-minute taste of the show:
Our Patreon tiers give you access to two new monthly podcasts—Chatting Vintage Games and VGC: Off-Topic—a weekly newsletter, a patron-only Discord server, special commenting rights for articles on the VGC website, and more, while all of our regular content remains free for everyone.
We're launching with a lot of great content, but we have a lot more planned for the future and are excited to see how this new model can help us shape the future of VGC.
This is not only an opportunity to make VGC more sustainable, but also to build a community around our Patreon efforts and make the team more accessible to those who enjoy our work.