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This week we wrap up our coverage of Streets of Rage 2 with a level-by-level and our review of this awesome Genesis/ Mega Drive game!

Nick and Eric round out the Sega streak with one if their true classics! Roam the Streets of Rage 2 in this better-in-every-way sequel as we go over the gameplay and our thoughts in this Part One for the Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive!

Not for the faint of heart, this week Truxton batters our brains and spirits! Join Eric, Nick, and Tom the Bomb as we attempt to defeat the nefarious Gidan Empire! It's Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive shooter Truxton!

Before there was Sonic, there was Alex Kidd! This week, Nick and Eric play through Sega's first mascot platformer- Alex Kidd in Miracle World!

Sega continues to earn their place with the mature audience in this week's blood- soaked entry! Nick and Eric hack through Splatterhouse 2 for the Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive!

There are amazing duos all though entertainment history- Abbot and Costello, Pryor and Wilder, and then there's Joe and Mac! Where do these guys fit in, at least in Video game history? Find out as the guys play and review Joe and Mac for the SNES!!

Well here we are. At some poin,t we had to talk about the game many consider the worst of the NES. This week, Nick and Eric unsuccessfully attempt to beat, but successfully review The Uncanny X-Men for the NES!

Nick and Eric return to the Game Boy this week, and are surprised by this NES sequel! Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters isn't just an awesome name, it turns out it’s also an awesome game!

Every year, Nintendo Power readers were given the chance to vote on their favorite games in various categories. As kids, Nick and Eric took this affair very seriously. As adults the guys go back over the first two years' results for the Nintendo Power Awards, and see how the winners stack up!

This is it! Nick and Eric wrap up their epic three-part series with the final levels and a review! Where do they rank it in the annals of NES History? Find out this week as we finish up Super Mario Bros. 3!

This week the guys return to Super Mario Bros 3 and discuss what makes this entry in the series so great! It's part two for this NES classic, where Nick and Eric also start to break down each new world!

It's our 100th episode and we’re celebrating in style by playing Super Mario Bros. 3! We start our multi-part series on the classic NES platformer that really pushed the genre to a new level. It's all about gameplay and what’s new in this first episode!

In the winter of 1989, the children of the United States were desperately yearning for information regarding Super Mario Bros 3. At just the right moment, it looked like their collective prayers were answered- in the form of a movie. This week, the Crew watch and review The Wizard, a film starring Fred Savage- and a few video games!

Oh Thunder Force 3, where have you been? Nick and Eric find this shoot ‘em up gem on the Genesis/ Mega Drive! Does this metal-driven space shooter thrash the guys or will they write their own ballad to it? Find out on this week’s show!

It's time to hit the court... the dodge ball court, that is! Nick and Eric serve up a fun breakdown of the NES 2-player gem, Super Dodge Ball!

This week, we finally make it to Dracula's Castle and work our way through the excruciating final levels of Super Castlevania IV for Super Nintendo! We also do our review, of course!

Simon Belmont is back, and no Dracula or candlestick is safe from his 16-bit upgrade! Nick and Eric take a crack at Super Castlevania IV for the Super Nintendo, and find out if this game is all Mode 7, or has some real meat in it's walls!

It's time to play everyone's favorite jellybean- focused retro game! Wait, the one that's not a Sonic spinoff! This week, we review the strange NES classic A Boy and His Blob!

At the height of turtlemania, we were given this NES game! While it did not satiate our ninja turtle appetite at the time, perhaps it has aged better than we remember? Find out as Nick and Eric review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES!

What could be better than a werewolf? How about a weredragon! Perhaps even a werebear? Okay, maybe not. This week, we find out if the Genesis/ Mega Drive classic Altered Beast leaves the guys howling!

Wait, don't dismiss this podcast about Game Boy pinball games, like Nick almost did! We're flipping between two titles from HAL Laboratories as we explore Revenge of the Gator and Kirby's Pinball Land!!!

Nick and Eric go through all 8 games in 1 podcast, and most of the are good! We wrap up Kirby Superstar for the Super Nintendo in part two!

Kirby is back again and brawling his way onto the Super Nintendo! In part one we talk about the game's history and go through all the crazy upgrades to Kirby's already awesome copy abilities! Let's explore Kirby Super Star for the Super NES!

This is it! The final pieces of the puzzle that is Crystalis fall into place! Nick and Eric wrap up and review Crystalis, the NES Action- RPG classic!

The adventure continues as we chat more about Crystalis, and begin our level- by- level analysis of this NES classic in part two!