A PODCAST FOR ARCADE LOVERS. From the owners of 100+ arcade and pinball cabinets, and the proprietors of a real-life arcade comes PODOUKEN, a brand new podcast that takes a deep dive into the world of video arcade games, and explores the history, story, strategy, art, music, restoration, preservation and fun of arcade games.
Cho Chabudai Gaeshi (Super Table Flip) - Episode 171
Ever wanted to end a dinner conversation suddenly? Is the boy band's choreography not meeting the door fee charged? Did someone heat up tuna in the work microwave again?! All are valid scenarios where there's just one option - flip the table and leave. We talk about the arcade game that lets you live out this fantasy (without all the post-flip cleanup), Taito's Cho Chabudai Gaeshi!
Reminisce with us as we recall how Flippin' Great Pinball came to be as we approach our 10th year in operation. We also answer if a blipped kid in the MCU can buy alcohol post-blip, who's the new spooky cereal mascot, and the arcade cab that's the biggest waste of space. Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions that could be included in a future episode: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz
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23 Sept 2026
Prop Cycle - Episode 170
If Hayao Miyazaki agreed to make an arcade game we doubt it would fit better in his world than this one. We continue the Peripherals Y'alls miniseries with Namco's exertainment calorie burner, Prop Cycle.
Was Prop Cycle the first arcade game that tricked kids into healthy gaming? Is the Namco System Super 22 the heaviest arcade system ever made? Why is the story so good for a bicycle game? Did you know that NDAs expire? Well they do, so we tell our long unspoken FSU football arcade story about a nightmare night with B.Rad.
We answer these humdingers: what is our favorite and least favorite game to play based on an existing property, who's the best MST3K host, what is the difference between the dead and undead, and will Sound Boy ever get resurrected? Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions that could be included in a future episode: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz
(https://t.co/lELGYJaqii)You can also like, comment, and subscribe to our YouTube channel where we post content like the Rankdouken episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@podoukenpodcast2716 (https://www.youtube.com/@podoukenpodcast2716).
9 Sept 2026
The Typing Of The Dead - Episode 169
Did you know that if you finish
Typing this entire block of lines
That you will be completely
Dateless for the rest of your life?
The Peripherals Y'alls miniseries starts with the best undead Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing simulator in the entire arcade - Sega's Typing of the Dead!
Is the bullet mightier than the keyboard? How did Sega take The House of the Dead 2 and make it even campier? Is pineapple on pizza an indicator that you're in the Good Place or the Bad Place? Will Rob ever finish his Typing of the Dead candy cab?
Listener questions for this episode include what animal would we want to be reincarnated as, what was the best Dolly Parton song, best Tim Curry role, best Peter Cullen voice, is anyone still making vector monitors, and a chunklet of Inside the Actor's Studio questions. Join the Podouken Discord and ask your own questions that could be included in a future episode: discord.gg/k5vf2Jz
You can also like, comment, and subscribe to our YouTube channel where we post content like the Rankdouken episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@podoukenpodcast2716 (https://www.youtube.com/@podoukenpodcast2716).
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YouTube views
1,172
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
18 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
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YouTube
74
Engagement
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