Mad Centaur Productions
Home on the RNG
What do you get when you combine jRPG veteran Russ McGallian, with enthusiastic jRPG amateur Jeff Hillary, and mix in a healthy dose of video game music expert Chris Taylor? Mostly chaos. But occasionally they produce an in depth analysis of the jRPGs you love, hate, or never even heard of. Listen to them as they play through every jRPG ever made (they may die of old age before they finish).
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Mad Centaur Productions
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Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
Mega Man Battle Network 1 06.07.2026 57:49
Mega Man Battle Network is a 2001 tactical role-playing game developed by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld console. It is the first title of the Mega Man Battle Network series of games. It was originally released in Japan as a GBA launch game on March 21, 2001 and was released later that year in North America and Europe. It was also released via the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan on...
Side Quest - Jeff and Russ Played - Gabriel Knight 1 15.06.2026 30:53
Russ played Jeff's favorite point and click adventure game of all time. What did he think? Let's find out!
Dragon Quest V 01.06.2026 1:03:43
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride is a 1992 role-playing video game and the fifth installment in the Dragon Quest video game series, second of the Zenithian Trilogy. Originally developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix Corporation, Dragon Quest V was the first title in the series to be released for the Super Famicom video game console in Japan in September 1992. Dragon Quest V was the f...
Side Quest - Making Home on the RNG 18.05.2026 20:20
A brief look behind the curtain of the process behind every episode of Home on the RNG.
Final Fantasy VII 04.05.2026 1:39:42
Final Fantasy VII is a 1997 role-playing video game developed by Square for the PlayStation. The seventh main installment in the Final Fantasy series, it was released in Japan by Square and internationally by Sony Computer Entertainment, becoming the first game in the main series to have a PAL release. Find us online! Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur...
Our Family Matters Podcast 20.04.2026 10:55
This is the stuff that I have to put up with that you guys don't usually hear. Enjoy. Find us online! Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.social Russ Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.social Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - h...
Yet Another Special Episode 06.04.2026 56:13
Discussing the games we played for Sequal-palooza. Find us online! Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.social Russ Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.social Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTops...
Terranigma 16.03.2026 12:34
Find us online! Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.social Russ Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.social Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM
Shining Force 2 02.03.2026 55:29
Shining Force II is a tactical role-playing game for the Mega Drive/Genesis console developed by Sonic! Software Planning and published by Sega in 1993. Its storyline is not directly connected to the original Shining Force, although a Game Gear title Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict links the two games' plots. Find us online! Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @...
Side Quest - Dragon Quest vs. Final Fantasy 16.02.2026 40:49
Find us online! Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @JeffCentaur.bsky.social Mastadon - @JeffCentaur.kind.social Russ Twitter - @RussMac25 Blue Sky - @RussMac25.bsky.social Chris Twitch - http://twitch.tv/LierXAgerate Twitter - @EnrichFlavor Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM
Golden Sun: The Lost Age 02.02.2026 40:23
Golden Sun: The Lost Age is a 2002 role-playing video game for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo. It is the second installment in the Golden Sun series and was released on June 28, 2002 in Japan, and in 2003 in North America and Europe. Find us online! Jeff Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/CentaurProductions Twitter - @JeffCentaur Blue Sky - @Je...
Side Quest: Super Hi Tops Play Toejam and Earl 19.01.2026 17:09
Super Hi Tops - https://www.youtube.com/@SuperHiTopsVGM
Mystic Ark 05.01.2026 1:00:15
Mystic Ark is a 1995 role-playing video game developed by Produce! and published by Enix for the Super Famicom. The video game was only released in Japan. Mystic Ark has strong similarities to the games The 7th Saga and Brain Lord, also developed by Produce and distributed by Enix. The game was being localized for a North American release under the title 7th Saga II, but the release was cancelled....
Side Quest - Illusion of Gaia 01.12.2025 16:31
We continue our discussion of the Quintet trilogy with our Illusion of Gaia!
Grandia 2 03.11.2025 46:07
Grandia II is a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts originally for the Dreamcast console as part of their Grandia series. Initially released in Japan by Game Arts in August 2000, the game was published by Ubi Soft in North America in December 2000 and in Europe in February 2001. Grandia II was later ported to PlayStation 2, where it was released worldwide throughout 2002, and for Window...
Desert Bus for Hope 2025 Announcement 31.10.2025 7:52
It's happening again. Desert Bus for Hope 2025 kicks off November 14th at 5pm CST. (You'll have to figure out your own time zones, sorry). Check it out at http://desertbus.org And thank you, just for being here.
Side Quest - Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters 06.10.2025 39:40
The guys discuss the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, because we are on the cutting edge of jRPG discussions.
Persona 2-2 (Eternal Punishment) 01.09.2025 52:08
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is a 2000 role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for the PlayStation. It is a direct sequel to Persona 2: Innocent Sin and chronologically the third installment in the Persona series, a subseries of the Megami Tensei franchise. The game was later remade by Atlus for the PlayStation Portable. This version, released in Japan in 2012, did not receive an...
Side Quest - Jeff's Adventuring Academy 2 - Leisure Suit Larry 04.08.2025 31:14
Jeff continues his personal discussion of point-and-click adventure games by talking about the more "mature" themed Leisure Suit Larry series.
Suikoden 2 07.07.2025 1:11:46
Suikoden II is a role-playing video game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation video game console and the second installment of the Suikoden video game series. It was released on December 17, 1998, in Japan; on September 29, 1999, in North America; and on July 28, 2000, in Europe. The game features a vast array of characters, with over 100 recruitable characters, of which over 40 a...
Side Quest: Musical Roundup - Arcana, Mystic Quest, Mother 1 02.06.2025 32:49
We sit with Chris Taylor and talk about the music of three games we didn't have a music reviewer for. Arcana, Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, and Mother 1.
Star Ocean 2 05.05.2025 53:22
Star Ocean: The Second Story, is an action role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix for the PlayStation. It is the second game in the Star Ocean series and the first game in the series to be released outside Japan, arriving in North America in June 1999 and Europe in April 2000, by Sony Computer Entertainment. Taking place in a science fantasy universe, the story centers...
Side Quest: Cozy Games 07.04.2025 25:47
A brief round table discussion of the cozy games we like to play to unwind. Featuring Riley and Jamie.
Earthbound 03.03.2025 1:47:22
EarthBound, released in Japan as Mother 2: Gīgu no Gyakushū, is a role-playing video game developed by Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The second entry in the Mother series, it was first released in Japan in August 1994, and in North America in June 1995. A port for the Game Boy Advance developed by Pax Softnica, bundled with Mothe...
Side Quest: Jeff's Adventuring Academy 1 - Quest for Glory 03.02.2025 24:19
I didn't grow up loving jRPGs. I grew up with point and click adventure games, so let me tell you about one of the greatest adventure game series of all time.
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