Level Up Legacy

This week Lamp Brandon joins in place of Retro Brandon to talk Trails with Mags and Slam. Why is the series special and what makes it something we recommend to everyone?

The Nintendo 3DS has been the talk of the town recently so we dive into why we think this is the last great handheld system! What is the massive appeal? Why is it making a return to headlines? Find out in this weeks episode.

This week the crew talks about JRPGs in 2026 to look forward to. We are super excited for all the games coming and there are even more unannounced games that I'm sure are right around the corner. Let us know in the comments what your excited for!

This week we all get together and discuss our favorite games of the year. We actually rank our top 5 with Taylor from The Gaming Shelf. Be sure to let us know in the comments what your favorite games of the year are!

We thought it would be fun to go through each of the categories and predict the winners for the 2025 Game Awards.

This week we talk about why IGN's Top 100 Nintendo Games list is such an insanely weird list.

This week we celebrate thanksgiving with games we are thankful for. First we have our preshow for all members, we hope you enjoy!

As we head into the holiday season and everyone is preparing their gift list, we have the perfect video for you. We go over everything you need to know before doing all your shopping this year. Let us know in the comments what you'll be buying.

This week the crew talks about Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter. This is the full spoilercast you've all been waiting for.

This week we celebrate our first milestone of 500 subscribers. We gathered a ton of your questions and answer them here. This was a great time, and we look forward to celebrating many more milestones with you all!

This week we go through and rank every mainline Pokemon game. Pokemon Legends Z-A is on its way and we wanted to celebrate by taking a trip down memory lane. Let us know your favorite Pokemon games in the comments below!

This week we invite our friends at The JRPG Pursuit on to talk about JRPGs that we think deserve more love! This episode is a ton of fun and it was great to get everyone together. Please let us know in the comments below what games you think deserve more attention!

This week we talk about Remakes! Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is out and it's incredible so it got us thinking, with all the JRPG remakes we've been getting, what makes for a the best experience. Also what games would we like to see get the remake treatment? Let us know in the comments what games you'd like to see remade.

This week we invite Stealth40k on to talk about the September 2025 Nintendo Direct. We run through the entire list of games but we really focus on the best of the best Fire Emblem and Dragon Quest VII Reimagined.

This week we discuss Pax West and our favorite JRPG soundtracks. Moogle Mags finished Expedition 33 and we spend the second half discussing the game and our thoughts on it. Let us know your thoughts on the greatest story ever told.

This week Taylor from The Gaming Shelf joins us to discuss JRPGs that we think are overrated. There's a lot of great games out there, and I think we all can agree that there are games out there that just didn't land with us personally. Take it easy on us because this one gets a little heated.

This week Moogle Mags, Slam Zangel and Burlap Brandon get together to takl about the best heroes in JRPGs. We love great stories like Unicorn Overlord (Greatest story ever told) and we especially like it when they have incredible characters, like the one's mentioned in this episode.

This week we talk about all of the JRPGs we still have coming this year. There's a ton to look forward to and we had a blast talking about all of them. Let us know in the comments what you are looking forward to!

This week we invite AvengerMags, and Taylor on to give our hot takes in video games! There's a ton to go through here like Key Cards (of course) to beloved games we don't like and much more. Be sure to stay until the end for a surprise. This is a fun one!!

This week Retro Brandon, Slam Zany and AvengerMags breakdown the Nintendo Partner Showcase that was filled to the brim with amazing JRPGs. Let us know in the comments what your favorite announcements were, and was there anything missing for you?

This week we invite Taylor from The Gaming Shelf on to talk about Fire Emblem. What do we want next from the newest entry in the series? There's a ton to go over this week with leaks and rumors of a new title incoming. Let us know what you think in the comments!

This week we invite AvengerMags on with us to discuss our favorite games that aren't JRPGs. We spend so much time gushing about JRPGs but like everyone else, there's games outside the genre that we really adore and we wanted to shine some light on those!

This week Retro Brandon and Slam Zany rank every Zelda game. This gets heated as they both disagree on what should take the top spot. Let us know in the comments below what your favorite Zelda games are, and if you agree with the tier list!

This week we invite some special guests on to rank the top 10 JRPGs on the Nintendo Switch. We don't just give you 10 great games here though. There's so much fun to be had in this episode as each of us bring 5 of our favorite games to the table to make a case for their place in the top 10. Let us know what your favorites are in the comments!

This week we rank every single Final Fantasy game ever made. That's right, every game is here even the spinoffs.  Slam Zany Retro Brandon  and Taylor from  The Gaming Shelf all work together to find out what the best game in the series is. This is a long episode so strap in and let us know in the comments what your favorite game in the series is!