Main Quest Podcast

What's cooler than being cool? Strapping on your VR helmet and diving into a video game that has been kidnapping and killing children in your neighborhood in which you apply a dozen powerups to get yourself through over 100 levels to prove you can make it out alive unlike the filthy casuals before you. Yup, that's Kid Chameleon, and to help me break it down beyond that I have Twin Galaxies world r...

After a handful of Genesis episodes, and several dozen Nintendo games, it's finally the opposite side of the console war. Sonic The Hedgehog was the anti-Nintendo missile Sega needed that finally broke the industry wide open and offered up the competition some people were looking for. Chris Coplien from the Retro Hangover Podcast joins the quest today as we talk about why this game is so important...

Brought to you LIVE! (sort of) from the Main Quest theater, it's the 3rd celebration of an entire year in video games!  This year's show is bigger than ever! There's a lot to take in and a ton of games to talk about. Special thanks to everyone involved in making this the biggest celebration in gaming on the internet and of course a MASSIVE thanks to everyone who has checked out the show over the p...

It's a brand new year and I'm starting it with a relaxed fit episode. I'm putting down the controllers, shelving the games and answering your questions! There's a little something for everyone...and I mean EVERYONE...how much of a retro gamer am I? Where can you buy a bidet? What's my favorite franchise? Disco Elysium?? And pet names!  Support the show further and DRIP HARD @ the Redbubble store!...

Another year of the Ghoulcade concludes with an extensive talk on the genre I wouldn't have a gimmick without, horror video games! This week I am joined by the guru of ghastliness, the authority on agony, Ryan from List Off Podcast to go down memory lane and touch on various games throughout the genres short but storied history and what the future may bring for one of our favorite genres! Support...

This special edition of the Ghoulcade marches on as I discuss one of the more niche games on the Genesis, Haunting Starring Polterguy. Corporate greed, malicious intent, dark money, and bears in hell. This game has it all. It's like the Sims but if you could create a haunted house! But does it hold up today? Support the show further and DRIP HARD @ the Redbubble store! Follow the show on Instagram...

Happy Horror Days! Better late than never, it's the 3rd annual Ghoulcade! We're kicking the month off with a man that has a pantheon of Lunar curses. Or perhaps just cursed from hell. It's Altered Beast! Phil from Deleted Saves rises from his grave as we break down the development and gameplay, and wax poetically about Sega's early years in the market.  Catch Deleted Saves: Homepage Twitter Instag...

In an era when Japanese developers had the upper hand on development tools, and mascot platformers were a dime a dozen, Earthworm Jim was one of the few American developed games that really stood out among it's contemporaries. I'm joined by my friend Aaron today as we debate graphics vs gameplay, and find out if Earthworm Jim still holds up today. Support the show further and DRIP HARD @ the Redbu...

Excelsior! What an uncanny episode this will be as I tackle 1993's X-Men for the Genesis/Mega Drive. A game that I feel like I've covered on the show last year but happens to share many similarities to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Mutations aren't the only things the characters have in common.... Support the show further and DRIP HARD @ the Redbubble store! Follow the show on Instagram Write in t...

Similar to a massive explosion the began our ever expanding universe, I finally begin my coverage of Sega games with a game that was surprisingly a blast to play. What is Ristar? How did he get sidelined by Sonic? And most importantly, does the game still hold up today? Support the show further and DRIP HARD @ the Redbubble store! Follow the show on Instagram Write in to the show! Mainquestpod@gma...

Not since Donkey Kong has the show covered such a monumental game. What's left to say about Pokémon Gen 1? Well Eric Gess (Unlockables Podcast) and Alyx toss their monsters into the arena as we try our best to cover every aspect of these first games and the legacy they left behind in this enormous, nearly 3 hour episode. A discussion worthy of the franchise. Please rate and review the show where e...

Diehards will know the Legend of Zelda series has had a bad run on the show so far. But with the 3rd game in the series, myself, Jared and Ben try to break that curse and see if Link's Awakening still holds up today. Also is this the horniest Zelda game? All this and more on today's episode! Please rate and review the show where ever you get your podcasts! Check out the great content from Play Alo...

I'm joined by Chase and Mooshi from the Playcube Gamecast this week as we travel deep into space to revisit the Metroid franchise. What lessons did Nintendo learn from the NES game? Which developers returned and went on to do more Game Boy titles? Is Samus on a genocide run?? Please rate and review the show where ever you get your podcasts! Check out everything Playcube Gamecast has in store HERE...

What is a team to do when their franchise is on the ropes and there's a massive fan exodus from what used to be the king of survival horror? A remake? A reboot? What about meeting in the middle?? The series continues with the 8th entry in the franchise where Capcom tears up the foundation and we get back to basics of what made the series what it is. Lab experiments, creepy houses, possession?? Han...

The Game Boy is a huge success, Mario Land was selling incredibly well, Nintendo has entered the 16-bit arena and Mario has never been bigger. So why not strike while the iron is hot and shove another Mario Land title on the handheld? But this time, make it more obscure and introduce one of the most infamous franchise characters. Dave Jackson returns to the show to discuss and dismantle Super Mari...

The show moves on to a new console, but we're still staying with Nintendo for just a little while longer as I finally get to talk about my time with the Game Boy! And I can't begin it any other way than starting here with Kirby's Dream Land! The first game in a franchise can always be a toss up, but when it's made specifically for the limitations of the hardware it was made for, well sometimes lim...

Ah, yes. Paleblood. You've come to the right place if you're looking for a thorough breakdown of the PS4 classic Bloodborne. I am joined today by FromSoft fanatic Dave Jackson to talk everything from the meager shape FromSoftware was in prior to Demons Souls, Hidetaka Miyazaki's rise to prominence and the culture surrounding Dark Souls that allowed him to create the true successor to the series. F...

All good things must come to an end. 15 months of the podcast was dedicated to my library of NES games, but not much has been said about the console I played all of those on. So I'm ending the quest with some brief history of the Famicom and NES itself, as well as my personal affection for that cinder block console, and wrapping it up with my personal top 10 games for the machine! Please rate and...