Homebrew Game Club

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A podcast about new games for old consoles. We're three friends exploring brand-new, original, aftermarket games for retro systems, as well as the quirky communities that create them. Each month we pick a game to play and discuss our experiences with it, on consoles like the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, and more. Play along with us and discover these great new old games for yourself!

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Recent Episodes
  • Indie Game Design and Publishing with Chris Totten
    May 6, 2025 – 02:06:41
  • Recap: 2025 Midwest Gaming Classic
    Apr 11, 2025 – 00:47:15
  • Game Club 22: Inspector Waffles: Early Days
    Feb 19, 2025 – 01:17:09
  • Game Club 21: The Storied Sword
    Dec 21, 2024 – 01:41:33
  • Game Club 20: Kudzu
    Oct 22, 2024 – 01:18:05
  • Off Topic: Bart and Conor Fill Dead Air
    Oct 7, 2024 – 01:11:00
  • Game Club 19: Courier
    Jun 23, 2024 – 01:49:16
  • Game Club 18: Flea and Tapeworm Disco Puzzle
    May 28, 2024 – 01:49:53
  • Live at the 2024 Midwest Gaming Classic
    Apr 26, 2024 – 00:53:09
  • Game Club 17: Full Quiet
    Feb 29, 2024 – 02:12:12
  • HBGC Answers Your Questions!
    Feb 22, 2024 – 01:31:27
  • Courier for NES - Now on Kickstarter!
    Jan 9, 2024 – 00:13:41
  • Game Club 16: Shmups!
    Dec 25, 2023 – 01:58:07
  • Game Club 15: Doodle World and Kubo 3
    Nov 19, 2023 – 01:27:28
  • Game Club 14: Anguna
    Sep 30, 2023 – 01:36:40
  • With Twitter's Decline, What's Next for Indie Game Developers?
    Aug 27, 2023 – 01:23:33
  • Building "The Machine" with Ben Jelter
    Jul 9, 2023 – 01:44:45
  • Game Club 13: The Machine
    May 26, 2023 – 01:44:19
  • Interview: Kevin Hanley
    May 14, 2023 – 01:26:06
  • Game Club 12: The Cursed Knight
    Apr 30, 2023 – 01:27:03
  • Interview: Francesco Bacchelli (Studio Loading)
    Mar 27, 2023 – 00:45:49
  • Game Club 11: What Remains
    Mar 10, 2023 – 01:06:36
  • What Else We're Playing (2022 Recap)
    Mar 1, 2023 – 02:13:03
  • Game Club 10: L'Abbaye des Morts
    Jan 23, 2023 – 01:24:56
  • We Played 67 NES Demos and Now We Are Tired
    Dec 26, 2022 – 01:45:37
  • A Rant About Twitter
    Dec 16, 2022 – 00:34:23
  • Game Club 9: Traumatarium and Phobos Dere
    Oct 27, 2022 – 01:27:58
  • We're Doing a Giveaway! (Two, Actually)
    Oct 25, 2022 – 00:03:45
  • Game Club 8: Dungeons & DoomKnights
    Sep 28, 2022 – 01:20:19
  • Interview: Jordan “Raftronaut” Davis
    Sep 15, 2022 – 00:17:58
  • Game Club 7: Alfonzo’s Arctic Adventure
    Aug 26, 2022 – 01:37:04
  • Review: Ruby & Rusty Save the Crows
    Aug 13, 2022 – 00:29:08
  • Game Club 6: Xeno Crisis
    Jul 17, 2022 – 01:34:59
  • Review: Diamond Thieves
    Jun 10, 2022 – 00:45:05
  • Game Club 5: Space Raft
    May 25, 2022 – 01:14:50
  • Midwest Gaming Classic 2022 Recap
    May 3, 2022 – 00:34:26
  • Game Club 4: NEScape!
    Apr 1, 2022 – 01:04:16
  • Interview: Matt Hughson
    Mar 22, 2022 – 01:21:33
  • Game Club 3: Witch n' Wiz
    Mar 6, 2022 – 01:44:32
  • Retro-Inspired Indie Games
    Feb 7, 2022 – 01:01:13
  • Game Club 2: Deadeus
    Jan 21, 2022 – 01:42:23
  • HBGC Extra: The [Retracted] List of NES Homebrew Games
    Jan 7, 2022 – 00:38:55
  • Game Club 1: Lizard
    Dec 3, 2021 – 01:32:02
  • Bart Elfrink on Drinksgiving
    Nov 24, 2021 – 00:07:13
  • Episode 0: Introductions
    Nov 2, 2021 – 01:04:04
  • Trailer: Homebrew Game Club Podcast
    Oct 26, 2021 – 00:00:47
Recent Reviews
  • indy-alt
    Not just a podcast; a game club!
    Love this listener-participation format! Chat about the upcoming game on the discord (or past games or a host of other topics both on and off) and then listen to the capstone! Good chemistry between the hosts as well!
  • conornash
    Great bunch of lads
    Love listening to these guys. The conversations are engaging, the editing is pro-level and the games are great fun to play along with. Looking forward to more!
  • Scrobins
    Like hanging out with friends
    I love listening to these guys, and what’s especially unique about their podcasts is that they have very different levels of experience with homebrew, which makes conversations more interesting. They cover a range of genres across a range of consoles, giving exposure to some very worthy homebrews. Listening to them is like hanging out with old friends you’re excited to share your games with. If only they could hear me talking back in their chats.
  • Ted R.
    Top Tier
    HBGC has quickly risen to the top of my podcast list! In addition to being generally very entertaining, the “invite the community to play the games along with us” format really adds a whole new dimension. My wife and I have done some recent roadtrips and these episodes definitely helped make the long stretches fun for us.
  • CHM13
    Informative and entertaining!
    This is a great show covering the home brew gaming scene, often with some additional entertaining banter about food. All good things! High production values, great hosting, quality content… this podcast has it all!
  • Jorgan byorgan
    New games for old consoles
    What’s not to like about homebrew video games, people discussing homebrew video games, and interviews with homebrew video game developers? Great stuff
  • Doodle_Nate
    Best podcast for homebrew games!
    These guys are great! They give full, detailed, reviews of homebrew games for a variety of systems. There is no bias and they are not afraid to discuss any shortcomings the games might have as well. By far the best podcast for anyone interested in the homebrew gaming scene.
  • J720Backspin
    Off to a good start!
    I really enjoyed the first couple episodes and the guys have good chemistry and funny banter that makes an hour of Lizard talk quite palatable! I recently finished catching up on The Assembly Line episodes and was in need of another source to learn more about what’s happening in the Homebrew world. I’m a long term NES kid and just getting into home brews so this content is awesome. Now to find earplugs for the kiddo. Super Mario Bros. 2 cartridge has a mouth on it.
  • Jjjjjkkjk
    Excellent!
    Great content!
  • ExeDmgDeb
    Homebrew games and Nes
    All positive comments to make here. Look forward to see what comes next.
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