Legion Gaming Podcast

We're continuing our Donkey Kong miniseries this week with Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Super Nintendo. The second in the iconic Donkey Kong Country trilogy was released in November 1995 and quickly became one of the best games on the SNES. In this episode, Deucy and I talk about the development and origins of Dixie Kong, including the insane amount of possible names that were pitched for her and...

We wanted to close the year out with a big one, today we're covering Donkey Kong Country on the Super Nintendo. DKC bookended a great year for the SNES (with Mega Man X coming out early 1994) and we revisited this classic to see how well it holds up. We go into Rare's development with the SGI workstations and how Diddy Kong was almost "Dinky Kong," Nintendo's huge marketing push and what reviewers...

This week we're doing something a little different for our first holiday episode. Deucy and I, and many other gamers, have lots of fondness for Christmas since it usually meant we were getting new games or systems so we thought it'd be fun to share our favorite Christmas memories. Deucy talks about getting his Super Nintendo, I talk about how I dodged a Jaguar sized bullet by getting a PS1, and we...

In this episode, Deucy and I talk about our favorite console of all time and some of the WORST consoles we've ever owned or played. You'll get to know us and our tastes a little better after listening to this episode. We've played just about everything from the Atari 2600 to today so some choices may surprise you and some choices may disgust you. We talk about the original console wars and more in...

What more can you say about Aladdin? A lot, actually. In this episode, Deucy and I take a dive into the Cave of Wonder and decide what version makes the escape with the magic lamp. We talk about the differences between both versions and which one we think is the best between the two. We'll share how closely Disney worked with Virgin games on the Genesis version and what developer was originally ap...

2023 is quickly closing and it's been one of the best years in gaming ever. The last time releases were this great was in 1998 with games like Metal Gear Solid, Half-Life, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Starcraft and countless others. In this episode, our friends Mike and Randy join us to talk about our favorite games we played in 2023 but also dive in to games we thought were disappointing...

Prepare yourself! The original Mortal Kombat ports were released on September 13th, 1993 and in this episode Deucy and I celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the series and compare the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis versions. We talk about the development and release of the arcade, how fatalities were introduced, the origins of the mysterious and hidden green ninja Reptile, the GameGear and GameBoy...

Itchy, tasty. Resident Evil debuted on the Playstation in 1996 and codified the survival horror genre. 27 years and nearly as many games later, this franchise has grown to be one of the biggest and most impactful in all of video games. For Deucy and I, Resident Evil is one of our favorite series EVER. In this episode, both of us are excited to share our personal Top 10 Resident Evil games. We cove...

In this week's episode, Deucy and I jump in the driver seat of a very unique kart racer for the Nintendo 64 - Diddy Kong Racing! Originally released in December 1997, DKR filled a holiday release gap for the N64. This game has a far more interesting history than you may expect with it originally starting out as an RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game that was totally unrelated to Diddy Kong. We talk abou...

A long time ago, 27 years to be exact, in a galaxy not so far away Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire for the Nintendo 64 released. In our special fifth episode, we revisit one of the N64's earliest greats and talk about the media project that was Shadows of the Empire, long before Disney took over and made it the norm. We dive into the history of the series, the development of the game, and chat th...

In our fourth episode, Deucy and I revisit Batman: The Video Game for NES! We talk about what we've been playing lately and then dive into Batman's development history, how Sunsoft got the Batman movie license, and try to piece together why Batman has a gun in one version of the game. I also share my experience playing through the entire game (the first time I've ever beaten it!) and talk about th...

You won't need a fast pass or pay insane money to revisit Disney in our newest episode! In this episode, Deucy and I talk through the SIX classic NES games that are on the Disney Afternoon Collection - available on Playstation 4/5, XBox One/Series, and PC for dirt cheap). We share our memories of the cartoons and playing the early Disney games including Duck Tales, TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck, Chip 'n...

This week, we're giving you more bang for your (free) buck! Deucy and I asked our friends Mike and Randy to join us for our Top 10 NES Games episode and share their lists and memories. Our lists have festered long enough and each of us name our favorite Nintendo games that molded our love for gaming. There's bound to be some surprises and also some classics you'll expect to see on anyone's list.  ...

Welcome to Legion Gaming! A retro gaming retrospective podcast hosted by lifelong best friends (really, over 30 years), Donny (DonVanDam) and Deucy. We love to talk about video games and share our passion with other gamers. Each episode we'll revisit some of our favorite video games over the last 35+ years and talk about development, history, memories, and how well these games hold up. Come with u...