Video Game Flash Back

We return to the Sega Master System, with one of your host's most memorable games for this particular console, believe it or not. Ghostbusters on SMS is a very colorful and lively game, compared to it's cross console competition, making it a much more playable game! Support The Show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/video-game-flash-back/support https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign up...

In this massive episode, I review what I view as the best Game Boy game of all-time. This action RPG has everything you could ever want, quality wise. FFA has a great story-line, a great sound track, length (without being too long), depth, and replay ability. So few people have truly experienced what this gem has to offer, and my hope is that this episode will encourage you to give it a try! Suppo...

Time to jump into the legendary side scrolling beat 'em up arcade style that a lot of us grew up loving. This game hearkens back to not only those great memories, but also to the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, that some of us would load up on youtube anytime, because we never get old! Support The Show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/video-game-flash-back/supporthttps://cry...

We are starting off 2025 with a bang, as the much anticipated Mega Man 3 on NES review is here! You will hear the story how your host fell in love with this game and this series back in the summer of 1991. This game just has that magical vibe that separates it from the rest, you will hear why in this epic episode! You will also hear all of the amazing soundtrack that also makes this game so specia...

This is the game that started it all for me and my brother, when it comes to home consoles. The ultimate gamer beginning, as this was the original of the original six #NES games for our Christmas present in 1988! This is the beginning of great platformers and games that are played on more than one screen. Super #Mario Brothers is the game that rescued the video industry from the 1983 crash! #retro...

It was an exciting time when our android hero made his Nintendo Game Boy debut, but this game would becoming one of the most frustrating platformers in the history of the system. Not to say this was a bad game, but not quite as memorable as it's NES predecessors. Support The Show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/video-game-flash-back/supporthttps://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign up for...

Here is our annual Halloween special, and we return to the great Castlevania series, with Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest on the NES! This is easily the most underappreciated of the NES trilogy, mostly because of the cryptic nature of the whole "Where do I go?" style this game portrays. Once you have some type of guide, this game is incredibly fun. The graphics and colors of this game far surpass the...

Another late summer Capcom NES classic, but fortunately for me, this particular game isn't nearly as hard as 1943 was last year. Willow is a flawed, but very enjoyable Zelda style action RPG, that does qualify as a decent port of a pretty good fantasy movie from the late 1980's of the same name! Sorry this review is longer than maybe it should be, but I really enjoyed making this review, after hav...

It's time to review the Sega Genesis version of this early '90's classic. The music and overall game play are fantastic, and will bring back many memories of our youth, as we roll through yet another big time Disney game. The controls overall are smooth, but in Castlevania side scrolling style, expect some cheap deaths, to bring up the difficulty! Support The Show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p...

We return to the Nintendo Game Boy, with one of it's all time classics, Super Mario Lane 2: Six Golden Coins. This game gives you more of a Super Mario World style format, but of course in Game Boy form. The music on this game is very energetic and relaxing at the same time. Despite some slightly jittery controls, this one goes down as one of the best action games on Nintendo's longest lasting sys...

We finally venture into the first 16-bit game console, the Sega Genesis, and with one of it's most iconic titles: Golden Axe! Often times, great arcade games ported to home consoles were pretty disappointing, as the game quality would be downgraded by so much, but in this case, Golden Axe on the Genesis did not disappoint! Support The Show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/video-game-flash-...

Here is a new installment, our first Minisode! Occasionally, I will release small episodes about best of, worst of, or special stories and memories over the many years in my gaming life. Here in Minisode One, I answer an X-Post question, as to "what game came in with very high expectations, that disappointed me the most?" Of course I came up with approximately two and a half, but do enjoy! Don't w...

We finally venture into the legendary Nintendo Game Boy, and there might not be a better title in it's long illustrious history, The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening! This game is incredibly special to your host, who bought it the first few minutes he knew it existed. When you listen to this episode, and get the feel of the entire game, you will be begging to play through this Mount Rushmore leve...

We return to the Super Nintendo, and present to you the first turn based RPG that I ever played or owned, dating back to February 1994! We commemorate the 30 year anniversary of that fateful step, in this very enjoyable review of Final Fantasy Mystic Quest on the SNES! Support The Show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/video-game-flash-back/supporthttps://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign u...

We go back to the legendary late 80's and early 90's with one of the better action platformers on the NES, without the name "Mario" in it, Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers! One of the staples of the Disney Afternoon, being brought to the NES was a definite success, and arguably a more entertaining style than it's predecessor in Duck Tales. This game had more levels, and allowed you to play a co-op styl...

We ring in the New Year for 2024, from the cold streets of Chicago, circa 1941, with the point and click mystery classic, Deja Vu for the NES! You've lost your memory and have been framed for murder and kidnapping! It's up to you to get your memory back, and solve this case, all while clearing your name. Can you do it? Support The Show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/video-game-flash-back...

It's the VGF 2023 Christmas Special! This year, Bible Adventures on the NES gets the nod, as believe it or not, this game does provide your host many memories, and is perfect for this time of year. The true difficulty of this game is not the enemies or the levels themselves, its the controls! Though the enemies and levels do propose immense frustrations as well. Merry Christmas everybody! Support...

After three straight insanely hard games, I figured it was time to settle down a little bit, and review the very first NES game I ever beat, that game was Breakthru, which was also an arcade game just a year earlier. What makes the game easy is the unlimited continues! Breakthru is also one of the "Original Six" NES games that I ever could call my own, dating back to Christmas 1988! Support The Sh...

Joey has tortured himself once again, reviewing one of the hardest games of all time: We present to you the original Mega Man on the NES! Talk about hard! With that said, Mega Man has it's place in history, not just for being the game that started it all, or being hard as hell, but also the fact that the music, graphics, and yes, the game play is phenomenal for it's time, and more than worth a try...

Here it is, the much anticipated Castlevania NES review, and the Halloween special for 2023! This game started it all for Konami, in the massive Castlevania franchise. In a lot of ways, I've always felt that this series should have remained a side scrolling platforming style, because in all honesty, why didn't it? This is Castlevania from my perspective, this VGF podcast refuses to "w...

As summer special as it gets, no game gives me more memories of my childhood, during the summer time than 1943 on the NES! This game is easily one of the hardest games of all-time, with swarms of planes, along with huge battleships to defeat, all at the same time! The NES version of this game is the feature presentation, but we do briefly discuss the arcade masterpiece that started it all! Support...

The "Summer Of Bugs" mini series continues with the all-time classic Centipede. Your host goes over the history of this game, and then reviews the Arcade version, as well as the Atari 2600, 5200 and 7800 versions respectively. Support The Show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/video-game-flash-back/support https://crypto.com/app/mt4ysj25P7 to sign up for Crypto.com and we both get $25! X/Tw...

In this episode, Joey your host gets into the classic arcade and the NES port of Millipede! In this mini "Summer of Bugs" series, we start off with one that Joey grew up with, renting and later owning the classic NES port of this particular game. Not to mention the very well made original Arcade version, which adds so many colors and challenges that await, along with more variety than it...

In this episode, your host reviews the Sega Master System version of Castle Of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse! Joey has very fond memories of the Sega Game Gear version of this game, which is a virtual twin, with all of the same memories and really nice soundtrack! This game along with many Master System titles really slipped through the cracks, and it's time that the word is known that this...

In this episode, your host reviews the original and classic Dragon Warrior 1 on the NES! Despite its primitive look, the gameplay still holds up today, at least in the eyes of some of us. The feel of the game is legendary, and brings back many memories to Nintendo Power subscribers, who back in 1989, got this game for free! Support The Show: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/video-game-flash...