Retro Hangover

Both of these contenders have an appreciable amount of rage involved; one is simply more thoroughfare-centric while the other is localized within a Germanic castle. Which rage is the superior rage? Only one way to find out!

Some multiplayer games just have a tendency to bring out the worst in us. We're here today to count down our picks for those competitive (or even cooperative) experiences you should avoid if you value your friends and loved ones. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ----------...

Can a go-kart outrun an arm cannon? What's the hard counter to balloons? Will we answer any of these questions? Probably not, but it can't hurt to find out, right?

You know what Capcom did really well in the 90s? Licensed games. Disney licensed games, to be precise (in fact, we did a whole episode on it). And gawrsh darn it, wouldn't-cha know it, this here is another one of those. The winner of our most recent Quarterly Patron Poll, we puzzle our way through Goof Troop for the SNES! ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, use...

A mighty smackdown is upon us, and there is no shortage of the ol' ultra-violence. Who will emerge from the carnage victorious, the premiere Alien Annihilator or the Meister of Mo-Cap Mayhem?

Not every big bad comes packaged with a well designed encounter. Sometimes the difficulty balance is out of whack, sometimes the mechanics are just poorly thought out, and sometimes it feels like the developers forgot that games should be fun. Today we count down the absolutely annoying, the supremely sucky, and the punitively punishing boss battles. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts...

A match-up that may very well answer: which is more natural, 'roids or mutagenic powers? Are they really all the same in the end? Will our judges get this philosophical in the actual episode? Guess you'll just have to find out!

We finally did it. 8 years in and we are getting around to answering the question we seem to get more often than most: "Have you guys talked about the Atari?" So grab your joysticks, settle down onto that bitchin' shag carpet, and flip those switches as we discuss the venerable VCS! ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-Sh...

An accelerating animal and his two-tailed sidekick against a wagon full of seasoned adventurers and their definitely not Pokemon; who prevails? Will speed win the day, or will a well-balanced breakf... We mean, party... prove victorious? Who knows!? Well, we do... But so will you if you tune in!

When you've been around gaming as long as we have you begin to collect disappointments like really depressing Pokemon. No matter what genre you're into or what system is your favorite, sooner or later you're gonna get let down in a way that'll stick with you forever; here are a few of our least favorite things. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xD...

Ah, the age old clash of pirates and ninjas. Schoolyards across the globe have witnessed heated debates on whether swashbucklers or shadowstalkers reign supreme, so it only makes sense that a group of adult men should have the same argument. Right? Right!? Right.

If your lasers don't blaze are they really lasers at all? The one and only ShmupJunkie joins the show to chat about the venerable vertical shoot-'em-up Gunhed, or as we know it in these parts: Blazing Lazers! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Ilya Kay Bio: Hobbyist Youtube video creator focusing on shoot-em-up and retro arcade-style gaming. YouTube: Ilya on YouTube Instagram: @shmupjunkie...

It's the battle of the Game Boy Goliaths! Capping off the first round of the tournament, the Paisano Plumber's second handheld outing squares off against the (eventually) Pink Puffball's big debut. Hey, it's kinda like our own little Smash Bros!

The Master System (or Mark III depending on where in the globe you hail from) seemed like it got overshadowed by Nintendo and their NES, at least in North America. A bit of a shame, really, since Sega's console was home to some quality experiences, a handful of which we reminisce about today. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used unde...

With the preliminaries done and dusted, the time has come to kick this baby off in earnest, and we're starting with a banger. Spicy space strategy game or top-down action adventure, who will emerge victorious? Only one way to find out!

Patron and friend of the show Keith Gasper, host of the Main Quest podcast, joins us once again to gab about games and the all-important question: what would you do if you were an exchange student in Japan that suddenly got transported to Dracula's castle that also happens to be inside an eclipse? Wait... does this make Aria of Sorrow an isekai? ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Keith Gas...

Well, this is an odd couple, isn't it? What better way to close out the prelims than with a head-to-head involving a traditional platformer and a questionably offensive FMV game? The early nineties were wild, man.

Even with our favorite pastime there's bound to be things that just get on our nerves; hell, AVGN made an entire career out of it. We're not going to steal his schtick, but we do have a few grievances to air about video games and those who play them. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike...

Welcome... TO DIE. The prelims are nearing a close, with only one more showdown after this one before we get into the brackets proper. Who will earn the right to face off against the other heavies of '92, X-Men Arcade or the SNES action RPG Soul Blazer?

Dams covered in electrified seaweed, rogue steamrollers terrorizing the streets, fighter jets carpet-bombing a parking lot, y'know... Iconic stuff from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Here to share their thoughts on Konami's Heroes in a Half-Shell title for the NES are Daniel Carroll of the Retro Wars podcast and our very own Nintendhost LP Tyger! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Danie...

The next prelim round has arrived, and it's a Final Fantasy fight to the finish! The "Talk Like a Pirate Day" in video game form faces off against the little action RPG that could. Who wins? Who's next? We decide!

There's nothing quite like an immersive horror experience to make even the most jaded gamer feel alive, if only for a few brief moments. These are our most memorable (read: terrifying) moments in horror games that left an indelible mark on our psyches. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlik...

It. Is. Here. The next King of Games tournament has arrived, and this time we're throwing down to crown one game the best of 1992! This year is such a banger we had to have a preliminary round just to settle on our 16 contenders. Kicking things off: Mario Paint and Dune II!

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, you're a guest on the Retro Hangover Podcast... Or something like that. Jon is here to actually talk about Final Fantasy XIII this time, so get your paradigm configured and join us on a trek from Cocoon to Gran Pulse and everywhere in between. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Jon Godfrey Bio: Long time game. Full time casual. I heart JRPGs and d...

The 8-bit behemoth. That grey, black, and red box we all know and... Love? It's no secret the NES library consisted mostly of games tougher than shoe leather, but surely some of them are still worth popping in the ol' deck and playing, right? ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License...