Spindash Retrogaming Podcast

Metal Gear Solid eludes the Spindash hosts yet again (is anyone really surprised at this point?). To keep things moving, Nick takes charge and leads John and Matt through one of his childhood favorites, QuackShot Starring Donald Duck. Along the way, the Irish are caught in his crosshairs. When will Nick stop offending Europeans? When Donald Duck learns to control his temper, that's when... Episode...

Food poisoning be damned, Nick is ready to ride kangaroos and blow things up in this week's game, Mega Bomberman. Episode Music •  Title Theme •  Battle Theme •  Area 5 - Thrashin' Tundra Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashretro •   https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro •   https://instagram.com/spindashretro •   https://www.tiktok.com/@spindashretro • &nbs...

It's time to step away from that Happy Box, drop some shrooms, and dive into a frothy pool of sewage. It's time for the Spindash hosts tackle the second half of Mother 3. Join us for chapters 5 through 8 (yes, we will spoil the ending, but this game came out in 2006, give us a break). Episode Music •  Welcome •  His Highness Theme •  Piggy Guys •  Natural Killer Cyborg • ...

No stranger to rejection, John is stood up by potential guest host Terry Crews in this week's look at Mother 3 for the Game Boy Advance. Along the way, Nick makes a strong case for why Fassad is the hero of the game as he loves both Happy Boxes and money (that said, Nick can't be bothered to click through the story). An adventure this long (and this strange) can only be handled in two parts. Join...

The year is 2XXX: Edo has failed, the Spindash hosts have become genetically mutated beings and Mother 3 has been pushed back...yet again. This week Nick, John and Matt learn which direction to face as they tackle Silhouette Mirage for the PS1/Saturn. Episode Music •  Pinch Me •  Night Flight •  Punky Pumpkin Castle Resources •  Video game stress survey link: https://www.comfys...

After realizing that we haven't touched a Gameboy game since our second episode, Nick sets things right by leading Matt and John out of the stinky depths of the city in this week's look at TMNT II: Back from the Sewers. Episode Music •  Turtle Power •  Dead End •  Bump Me Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashretro •   https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro •   http...

The Spindash hosts take a painful stroll through Lower Norfair (without the Varia suit equipped) in this week's game, Super Metroid. Like the game itself, the hosts are forced to backtrack and reexplore things numerous times as screaming children and persistent mic issues arise like the giant Kraid from a pit of spikes. Luckily the reserve tanks were full, and with some clever editing and help fro...

With a freshly jumped battery (thanks AAA), the Spindash hosts lift off aboard the Death Egg. Instead of breaking open TVs for power-ups, Super Nick joins the elite class of CRT owners after rescuing one from the dump. The hosts then channel their inner Robotnik and discuss their ability to conquer various wild animals - John is overconfident in his abilities. Matt unleashes his hatred toward a ce...

The Spindash hosts set out to talk about all things cheating and then get caught up in wave of nostalgia for their favorite cheating devices, codes and glitches. Along the way, some unkind things are implied about the British. The usual fare for this show. Episode Music •  Mushroom Forest - Little Nemo: The Dream Master •  Jungle - Contra •  Battling Precariously - Ninja Gaiden II:...

IRIS Network journalist Jauhni and his compatriots, the porcine mechanic Ni'k and the chivalrous army officer Single M, set out to expose the nefarious plans of the DomZ and the Alpha Sections in this week's look at Beyond Good and Evil. Episode Music •  Home Sweet Home •  Akuda House Propaganda •  Sneaky Jade Suite •  Mammago's Garage •  Hyllian Suite Find Us •   htt...

The Spindash hosts continue their love affair with Quintet in this week's too-hot-for-America playthrough of Terranigma. As Matt attempts to save the world by converting PAL to NTSC, he is joined by John, a friendly demonic companion who provides guidance while recording from the bottom of a large cavernous pit. Along the way, John and Matt battle Dark Gaia Nick, who becomes the embodiment of evil...

Nick takes Matt and John on a romantic magic carpet ride through Agrabah in this week's look at Aladdin for the SNES and Genesis.  Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashretro •   https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro •   https://instagram.com/spindashretro •   https://www.tiktok.com/@spindashretro •   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0UM5o0c_F24pDuJFq5RTUQ •   htt...

No shirt, no shoes, no pants, no problem. Nick leads John and Matt on a wild adventure though the demon realm in this week's game. Along the way, the three hosts learn to embrace save stating and rewind functions. Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashretro •   https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro •   https://instagram.com/spindashretro •   https://www.tiktok.com/@spindashr...

Join the army, they said. See the world, they said. John would rather be sailing than leading Nick and Matt through this week's orc slaughtering PC classic from Blizzard. Will Nick finally learn how to use the Goblin Zeppelin? Will John run out of gold? Will we finally answer the age old question of "are you still touching me?" Stay tuned! Episode Music Human 1 Orc 2 Orc 4 I'm a Medieval Man Find...

Matt, Nick and John collect an army of animal companions and set out to ring in the new year with this extremely expensive Zelda clone for the Genesis. Stick around at the end for our 2021 plans. Episode Music Opening Theme Water Lily Battle 3 Rafflesia Training Grounds Town Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashretro •   https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro •   https://instagra...

After thirteen episodes, Nick finally gets to add his beloved Final Fantasy Tactics to the rotation. Nick and Matt spend a great deal of time diving into a complex tale of political intrigue while John, the "Lord of the Taint of Nintendo," waits in the background for his turn to complain about SRPG's.  Episode Music Prologue Movie Trisection Decisive Battle Apoplexy Antipyretic Find Us • &nbs...

The Master (John) awakens from his long slumber, takes the form of an unappreciated civil engineer and attempts to teach the locals how to build bridges. Demons impede his progress at every turn. Along the way, Matt burns down mansions and Nick urges John to halt his holy quest in order to deliver bread.   Episode Music *  Opening *  Filmoa *  Blood Poool ~ Cassandra *  Bi...

Matt leads Nick and John on a mission to explore a mysterious floating island floating above the surface. Along the way, Nick struggles to come to grips with the appearance of the island's bunny people inhabitants. Episode Music *  Cave Story (Theme Song) *  On to Grasstown *  Mischievous Robot *  Balrog's Theme *  Geothermal Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashre...

Nick leads Matt and John on a barrel blasting romp through this week's game. Along the way, Nick shares his ideal casting for a DKC movie. John and Matt struggle to follow the reasoning.   Episode Music *  Theme *  DK Island Swing *  Aquatic Ambiance *  Fear Factory *  Gang-Plank Galleon    Find Us *   Twitter *   Instagram *   YouTube *   www.spindashretro.com

John coaxes Nick and Matt out of school with the use of an ice cream truck, and then proceeds to run them over in week's bug-filled episode. As the hosts struggle with John's pick, time travel is debated, multiverses are discussed, all by three hosts that have no business discussing complicated things.  Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashretro •   https://mastodon.social/@spind...

Matt leads the unsung heroes of S.T.A.R.S., Nick Redfield and John Valentine, on a terrifying tour of the Spencer Mansion. Along the way, a significant amount of time is spent talking about Barry Burton's pearls of wisdom, android conspiracy theories, and the S.T.A.R.S. application process. The perfect episode to kick off Halloween. Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashretro •   https...

Nick, John and Matt embark on a journey with Princess Iris to collect four elemental crystals and restore peace to their homeland...only to lose interest in their quest long before the batteries in their Game Gears die. Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashretro •   https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro •   https://instagram.com/spindashretro •   https://www.tiktok.com/@spi...

Captain John welcomes Nick and Matt aboard the Sub-C and the three hosts set off answer, "Mike Jones, who?" Despite extreme temptation in the land of cola and banana cream pie, the crew does not taste, eat or otherwise consume any important papers in this show. Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashretro •   https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro •   https://instagram.com/spindash...

Matt, John and Nick take their Arwings out for a spin in this double feature covering both SNES Star Fox games. Matt tries to bite his tongue about the Star Fox 64 soundtrack and fails miserably. Nick doesn't share the other hosts' nostalgia for flat shaded polygons. Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashretro •   https://mastodon.social/@spindashretro •   https://instagram.com/sp...

The loss of two episodes may have put the show in a rut, but it was the hosts' extreme fertility that completely derailed progress for over a year. Now that the hellspawn are sleeping through the night, Nick shakes off the cobwebs and revives the podcast by accidentally picking a game that both Matt and John enjoyed. Find Us •   https://twitter.com/spindashretro •   https://mastodon.soci...