Cartridge Club: The Game of the Month Podcast

Duke from Retro Nonsense (@Duke0619) joins Curtiss this month as they mostly come out at night to play Aliens Infestation on the Nintendo DS! And that's not all! The director of the game itself, Adam Tierney (@AdamTierneyWF), joins the crew and they discuss everything that went into creating this modern gem. From developing the game all the way through release and everything in between, find out w...

Snake?  Snake!  Snaaaake!  Join the newest Cartridge Club host Josh as he stealths through our latest episode with guests Ryan and Tim to discuss the November Game of the Month, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater! Next Month, December, we'll be playing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. As always, follow along with the conversation every month on our forums at  https://www.cartridgeclub.org  or...

@xMattBandyx aka Matt Bandy joins Curtiss this month as they try to "Seek a way out" of 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors for the Nintendo DS! How good is Matt at sudoku? Curtiss discovers the 3DS Activity Log. Does Matt break the rating system?!  Next month, we are playing Aliens: Infestation on the Nintendo DS. As always, follow along with the conversation every month on our forums at  h...

Happy Halloween, Cartridge Club! This years treat is a new episode where we talk about the NES fan favorite Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse with guests Duke, Chris, and Matt. Next Month, November, we'll be playing Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. As always, follow along with the conversation every month on our forums at  https://www.cartridgeclub.org  or our community's discord:  https://discord....

Eric aka @MightyQDawg and Kevin aka @Buried_On_Mars vertically and horizontally scroll in to talk about Nanostray 2 this month! What do they think about CCPortable's first "shmup"? Also, Eric explains the "Rules of QDawg Gaming". And find out some other great portable shoot 'em up games to check out!  Next month, we are playing 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors on the Nintendo DS. As always, follow...

In the Cartridge Club's Season 7 Premiere, Musty brings along a couple of PC focused community members, Church and Kevin, to discuss Blizzard's 1998 RTS masterpiece - StarCraft.  What will they have to say when it comes to this PC classic? Next month, we are playing Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse for the NES, or the more recently released Castlevania Anniversary Collection. As always, follow alo...

In the Season 6 Finale of The Cartridge Club, we hit one of the most highly regarded JRPGs of all time in Chrono Trigger.  Musty and Rocket invite along for the ride two of the biggest fans of the games we can find in Alex (@SNESdrunk) and Steven (@DisposedHero) to discuss the game.  Will this much fandom be able to survive the ire of a non-RPG player?   Next Month, our Season 7 Premiere: StarCraf...

Chris Roberts aka @cwr2 goes back to the past with Curtiss this month to play Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures! Find out how many Rolling Rocks it took to conquer this game. They also recommend some other "terrible" games! 

Kathryn aka @k_song floats in to join Curtiss this month and talk about Super Princess Peach for the Nintendo DS! Did this game give them good VIBES? Why did it take nearly 20 years before Peach finally got her own game? And how do you pronounce Picross? 

Ryan and Musty invite on Chris (@NintendoHodge) and Jason (@CorpseFlood) to discuss the Caped Crusader's Second Arkham Adventure.  Where will it stack up against the other games in the Arkham series?  Did Jason really sport a Batman mask for the entirety of the show? Next Month: Chrono Trigger (SNES, Playstation, Nintendo DS) As always, follow along with the conversation every month on our forums...

Welcome to a special MightyQBros podcast celebrating another 'Rick V. Day' anniversary! On July 18, 1997, Eric "MightyQDawg" and his brothers received a very special package in the mail containing a huge lot of SMS games. It was a very exciting day for us, and one that stuck with us for the last two decades. In this podcast, Eric and his brother, Gavin, discuss how emulation motivated us to get ba...

Ryan and Musty invite on 2017's CCPodcast of the Year, Joe and Bill from Start to Continue, for a healthy talk about Naughty Dog's 2011 masterpiece, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.   Bill: @STCPod Joe: @ACDecepticon Start to Continue Podcast: http://www.stcpod.com   Hosts: @ItsRocketSauce @MustyHobbit | https://twitch.tv/mustyhobbit Thumbnails by Josh Leslie: @FranticSociety

Trav aka @travplaysgames swoops into action this month to join Curtiss as they take on Batman for the original Game Boy! In the first episode of season 3, the boys discuss this oddball game often dubbed "the one where Batman has a gun." They'll also figure out how to pronounce "Geoff" and recommend some other great games starring the Dark Knight!  Want to chat about next month's game?  Drop by the...

Cartridge Club is back with a Sega Classic, Shenmue.  Musty and Ryan invite on a panel of Cartridge Club members to discuss this gaming pioneer.  Do you know where I can find sailors? Hosts Musty - @MustyHobbit Ryan - @ItsRocketSauce   Panel Eric/MightyQDawg - @MightyQDawg Mike/The Retrollectors - @retrollectors Myles from Flock of Nerds - @FlockofNerds   Thumbnails by Josh Leslie - @franticsociet...

Richard aka @TheRamVox says "Aloha!" to Curtiss this month as the two dive into the multi-genre treasure that is Lilo & Stitch for the Game Boy Advance! Is the game really a Metal Slug clone? How well does it represent the source material? They also recommend some other fun Disney games to check out!  Thumbnails by Josh Leslie (@franticsociety)

This month on the Cartridge Club, Musty (@mustyhobbit) and Ryan (@itsrocketsauce) invite on two Zelda 2 superfans to discuss what may be a very misunderstood Zelda game.   The Cartridge Club is a community of video game enthusiasts of all ages.  The club centers around this podcast, which functions a lot like a book club, only for video games.  Each month we select a game, invite the community to...

Church aka @The_GameGrinder joins Curtiss this month as they call the thunder with Thor: God of Thunder for the Nintendo DS! Find out if they think this beat 'em up is worthy of wielding Mjolnir! They also discuss some other Marvel gems you should add to your video game catalogue!  Thumbnails by Josh Leslie (@FranticSociety) Interested in supporting the club?  Check out our merchandise shop for sh...

@xmattbandyx & @Buried_On_Mars get crazy with Curtiss this month for March Madness* to discuss all things Game Boy Advance! The rules were simple: play any GBA game you want! The guys give their thoughts on everything the Cartridge Clubbers played this month and discuss Matt Bandy's Elite 8 bracket in this jam-packed episode! Thank you to everyone who chimed in on the forums or Twitter!    *Nothin...

The Cartridge Club is back for March's stroll through the Finch House to find out what really happened to Edith's family, and determine if there truly is a curse.   Join Musty, Ryan, and our guest panel of Edith Finch superfans as we discuss the Giant Sparrow release of What Remains of Edith Finch. Panel Caleb J Ross (@calebjross) Sarah (@Sarca_Sim) Hosts MustyHobbit (@mustyhobbit) Ryan (@itsrocke...

February is a month for love as we explore a game of love, betrayal and the terror of commitment - everything you wanted for your Valentine's Day - playing Catherine!  Hosts MustyHobbit/Joe - @MustyHobbit ItsRocketSauce/Ryan - @ItsRocketSauce Panel Kathryn (Flock of Nerds/Flock Talk) - @k_song Travis (Polykill/NESFriend) - @travplaysgames   Thumbnails Josh Leslie - @FranticSociety

@itsRocketSauce aka Ryan soars into action alongside Curtiss to discuss Kid Icarus: Uprising for the Nintendo 3DS! Does it really have the worst control scheme ever? What do Pit and Curtiss have in common? And was Ryan serious when he said THIS GAME is his favorite 3DS game???  Thumbnail by: Josh (@FranticSociety)

Don't let the gloomy winter weather get you down!  The Cartridge Club is back for January with Shantae: Half-Genie Hero as our game of the month.   Join hosts Ryan (@ItsRocketSauce) and Musty (@MustyHobbit) as we invite on Josh (@Creep1337) and series mega-fan Church (@The_GameGrinder) to discuss everything we can possibly think of about our favorite hip-shaking city guardian. Funding for the Cart...

James aka @RetroPixil and Curtiss play the most expensive CCPortable game to date! Is Shantae worth the price of admission? Why was it such a failure upon its initial release? And does it deserve a place in YOUR collection?  

Thank you for tuning into a very special episode of CCExtra. Dean Lasagna is joined by fellow clubbers Josh and Sergio, two of the biggest Kingdom Hearts experts we have, and over the next hour and a half, they're gonna teach you everything you need to know about the Story Thus Far. Kingdom Hearts has a complex story to say the least. Underneath the guise of a lighthearted Disney game, you’ve got...

For the month of December, The Cartridge Club is taking a foray back to the era of afternoon cartoons with an NES classic from Capcom - DuckTales (Woo Hoo)! Players control Scrooge McDuck as he travels around the world and outer space in search of five treasures to further increase his fortune. Hosts @MustyHobbit and @ItsRocketsauce invite on Chris @cwr2 and JDubious @DubiousGaming to discuss the...