Retrotopia Talks 3D Dot Game Heroes

About this episode

The hosts discuss the PlayStation 3 game 3D Dot Game Heroes and its retro gaming elements.

Welcome to another episode of Retrotopia: Another Video Game Podcast. This is a show where we, Alan, Brian, and Sam, get together to discuss video games from years gone by. We like to look at video games from the perspective of lifelong gamers and how they hold up in the retro sphere. This week we are discussing 3D Dot Game Heroes, a PlayStation 3 game released in 2009 that blends classic action-adventure gameplay with charming voxel-style visuals, parody humour, and a heartfelt love letter to retro fantasy games like The Legend of Zelda. From giant customizable heroes to dangerous dungeons packed with puzzles, secrets, and monsters, this cult classic delivers old-school adventure with a quirky modern twist. You can join in on the fun FOR FREE over at patreon.com/retrotopia There, you can participate in the 9-Bit Banter Box, comment on the Game of the week, take part in polls, and listen to the Patreon exclusive Quick Play or get RetroBytes 15 days early with an exclusive Patreon topic. You can also join The Hero tier for $2 a month and choose a host to play and review a game for Quick Play and listen to Retrotopia After Dark, where we start each week with a little warm-up and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alan, Brian, Sam

Topics covered

• 3D Dot Game Heroes
• retro gaming
• video game discussion
• PlayStation 3
• action-adventure games
• voxel-style visuals

Keywords

• 3D Dot Game Heroes
• retro games
• video games
• PlayStation 3
• action-adventure
• voxel graphics
• gaming podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Retrotopia, Discord

Products: 3D Dot Game Heroes

Books & works: The Legend of Zelda

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