Old Game Boys

This month, Steve and Korwin travel back in time and go for a joyride in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City! There's so much to feel nostalgic for! Snazzy neon lights, loud suits, even louder music, flagship video game titles being released on physical disc, the works! With the hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI imminently approaching release date, the Old Game Boys are here to take you back to wh...

Korwin and Steve may have made a harrowing escape from the Spencer Estate in Resident Evil (2002), but their wives have more in store for them! For this week's bonus level, the Old Game Boys review two very, very loose adaptations of the survival horror classic: Resident Evil (the 2002 action movie directed by Paul WS Anderson) and Resident Anal (the 2026 erotica written by award-winning autho...

Here's a game Steve's been itching to play, but will Korwin find it tasty? It's Spooky Season once again, and our intrepid Old Game Boys join the members of S.T.A.R.S. for a trip up the Arklay Mountains to one terrifying mansion in the critically acclaimed 2002 remake, Resident Evil. Now enter the survival horror... Games referenced include... Alone in the Dark, Baldur's Gate 3, Bi...

In our last main level, Bioware took us to a Wuxia-inspired fantasy world in Jade Empire. In this week's bonus level, Steve and Korwin take you to a variety of other imagined RPG settings they'd really love to see. With wacky mechanics like cartoon logic and wilder concepts like creating downstream progression for your MLM scheme, which RPG setting would you most want to see? Games referen...

Wherein the Old Game Boys' Awards are all tallied, Bioware is finally confronted, And the fun factor of Jade Empire is decided. Steve and Korwin have come far, from borderland school to the ruins of Dirge, and now the fate of Jade Empire depends on the decisions before them. With a fantastical, Wuxia-inspired martial arts adventure behind them and two vastly different reviews ahead, the Old Ga...

Having just blasted through Sonic 3 & Knuckles with blinding speed, Steve and Korwin decided to look into some of the older Sonic and Knuckles comics. And boy, did they have some issues ! This pun pales in comparison to those uttered within the pages of these weathered old comic books, and arguably, it is those very puns that made one of our cohosts the way he is today. This bonus level, the O...

Ba-da, da-da-da, da-da! (crash) COME ON! That's right, it's another twofer! With the latest in lock-on technology, the Old Game Boys lock in on two great games combined into one incredible title: Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Sonic & Knuckles. Learn more about which shield is the best shield, which Badnik is Doctor Robotnik's favorite, how involved the King of Pop may or may not have b...

Having finished fresh playthroughs of Super Mario World (the game), Korwin-acus and Mega Steve take another trip to Videoland to experience Super Mario World (the Saturday morning cartoon)! Learn all about the adventures of Mario and Luigi (that's MAMA Luigi to you!), Yoshi, Princess Toadstool, and the rest of the dumb Flintstones. Plus, as a bonus, we get to experience the daring exploits of Kevi...

Buckle up, buckaroos. You're in for a WORLD of fun this time! This month, Steve and Korwin take a ride with Yoshi into the SNES classic, Super Mario World! In this game, Mario, Luigi, and that lovable green scamp, Yoshi, go toe-to-toe with Bowser's seven children. (Six if you're Korwin and just happened to forget one.) Games referenced include... Altered Beast, Devil World, Doki Doki P...

When last we met, we played Secret Agent Barbie - a game that was strangely nostalgic in spite of never having played it previously. It got ol' Korwin and Steve thinking about other old games we both felt a soft spot for, regardless of their overall quality. Games referenced include... Bad Dudes, Barbie Fairy Tales, Barbie as Princess Bride, Chrono Trigger, Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest V: Hand o...

You asked for it, and the Old Game Boys delivered! The overwhelming winner of our second Audience Choice poll was unsurprisingly Secret Agent Barbie! This month, Steve and Korwin doll themselves up and embark on a game of Tactical Barbiespionage Action! Games referenced include... 007: First Light, Adventures with Barbie: Ocean Discovery, Barbie (1983), Barbie (1991), Barbie Beach Vacation, Barbie...

What makes for a compelling narrative in video games? The story? The lived experience? Perhaps a blend of the two? For this week's bonus level, Steve and Korwin take a step back from Half-Life and go full-tilt into a discussion on narrative experiences in video games! Games referenced include... 007 First Light, Assassin’s Creed, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bioshock, Call of Duty, Caves of Qud, Cyb...

This is the game that put Valve on the map. This is a game that set out to push the envelope on what the first person shooter genre was capable of. This month, take a trip with Steve and Korwin to the perilous halls of Black Mesa as they discuss their time with Gordon Freeman in Half-Life. Next month, the Old Game Boys tackle the game that YOU voted on: Secret Agent Barbie! Games referenced includ...

Killer7 sure was a game we just played, huh? And try as we might, explaining said game still proved to be quite the endeavor. Luckily, there's plenty of other stuff Korwin and Steve have decided to explain to each other. We're talking concepts from Kingdom Hearts, classes from TTRPGs, and all sorts of other head-scratchers from games old and new. Follow us on this magical Mr. Peabody and S...

Get ready for a killer time, everyone. This month, Korwin and Steve play an incredibly stylish game. Before No More Heroes, before Lollipop Chainsaw, before ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN, this is Suda51's Western debut: Killer7. Step into the mind of an assassin--SEVERAL assassins--and let's see some smiles all around! And at the end of the episode, Steve and Korwin reveal the winner of our second A...

They say that life imitates art. Where exactly do games like Persona and The Sims fit into this equation? To what extent can a life simulator actually simulate life, and what does that mean for us as players? That's what the Old Game Boys dive into in this week's bonus level. Give it a listen! Wanna have a say in what Korwin and Steve play next? Now you can vote on Old Game Boys Audience C...

Within the last year, there have been some huge life changes for the Old Game Boys. Korwin got married, Steve became a homeowner. What better game is there to teach our hosts about how to be married or how to be a homeowner than the ultimate software toy: The Sims. From the frightening aspects of the villainous Francis Fiendly to the dysfunctional and legally distinct Simson family, our heroes get...

We're changing things up this movie night! Rather than watch a movie based on an old game, we're watching a movie that inspired not one, but TWO old games! The inspiration behind Remedy's Max Payne and Midway's John Woo Presents... Stranglehold, it's the John Woo Hong Kong heroic bloodshed blockbuster, Hard Boiled! Consider all the video game adaptations and tie-ins to classic films, and what it m...

It's Tequila Time somewhere in the world... and that time is NOW! This week, Steve and Korwin dive head-first (in dazzling slow-motion) into John Woo's hard-boiled Paynelike action game, Stranglehold! All signs point to this being an incredible, authentic John Woo experience. But does it compare to Max Payne? Or is this entry from MIdway just plain mid? Pull up a chair, bring two of your f...

From a night at the movies to Saturday morning, the Old Game Boys have traded the theater for the couch as they watch old video game cartoon tie-ins for your entertainment. Thirteen episodes of the Dragon's Lair cartoon, and Steve and Korwin managed to make their way through... most of it? What hilarity awaits our heroes? How can they possibly endure one of the wildest and silliest adaptations the...

We're Back: An Old Game Boys Story! And this month. we bring you not one, not two, but THREE games in one episode! Don Bluth may be known for his beautiful and emotionally devastating films, but did you know he also worked on a trilogy of arcade games from the 80s and 90s? Games that our hosts found to be devastating for different sorts of reasons. First, Steve and Korwin join Dirk the Daring...

How could one possibly top the incredible cast of characters that made up your party in Chrono Trigger? Easy: by drafting a dream team of our own! In this bonus level, Steve and Korwin pit the best of the best against one another--Fighters, Mages, Thieves, and Healers--in order to assemble the ultimate party of RPG heroes! Games referenced include... Baldur’s Gate 3, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman:...

It's about time. The Old Game Boys kick off Year III with a bonafide JRPG classic: Chrono Trigger. From a dream team of creative minds that brought us Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger is the culmination of classic 16-bit era JRPGs. Could this be the JRPG that teaches Korwin to love? Listen up and find out! Games referenced include... Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean...

Another year of Old Game Boys in the books! You may be wondering how each of the games we've played this year stack up against one another. Not only do we answer that, we also answer how they stack up compared to the games we've played in our first year as well! Forget your Top Tens, it's time for a Top Twenty Four! Games referenced include... Ace Attorney, Age of Empires II, Baldur’s Gate, Baldur...

We've reached the end of another year, but this isn't the end! So, have no fear! You, our listeners, picked this next game! (Thanks for not making us play something lame.) What game could it be for old Korwin and Steve? It's Banjo-Kazooie, if you can believe! A well-known, beloved platforming title for the N64! And we find it most vital for you to hear all about Grunty, their foe! So sit back, rel...