Retro Hangover

The 8-bit behemoth. That grey, black, and red box we all know and... Love? It's no secret the NES library consisted mostly of games tougher than shoe leather, but surely some of them are still worth popping in the ol' deck and playing, right? ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License...

En Taro Adun, listeners! One of our most ardent community members and Patrons, the sultry Soha, joins us to draw up some battle plans and launch a surgical strike to liberate some history and discussion on the legendary RTS StarCraft! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: João Lucas Michel Bio: 29 year old content creator; sole producer in the sohay0 youtube channel; host of the Retro Hangove...

Strewth! You little rippers are in for the dog’s bollocks! We’re keen as mustard to serve a raw prawn and take the Mickey out of a sweet as special guest.

You know one when you see it. 2D platforming action, collectible upgrades and unlockable areas... Yep, that there is a bona fide Metroidvania. It would, of course, be too easy for us to just list off a bunch of Castlevania or Metroid games, so instead we're giving you our picks for games that fit the formula but not the franchise. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy &...

Don't you just hate it when an anthropomorphic rat steals magical jewels and unwittingly unleashes a demon king? Just the worst. We are joined this episode by not one, but two Rubys: our Editor Extraordinaire Ashton and his brother Evan! Assume a tactically-advantageous position and listen in as we discuss one of their favorite childhood games. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Ashton Rub...

Many dev shops come and go, but there are some that leave a lasting impression and their absence is felt long after they've gone. Today, we count down our top picks for game companies we wish were still around. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this e...

There's evil, then there's "I'll sell my people's souls for a dollar each" evil; the royal couple of the Freil Empire fall into the latter category. The Captain N himself, Brian Fortin, joins us to discuss the finer details of Quintet's SNES action RPG Soul Blazer! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Brian Fortin Bio: One third host of the Retrotopia Podcast where we three chat about old ga...

Say what you want about capitalism, at least we got some pretty great video game commercials out of it. Grab a drink and a spot on the couch as we count down our favorite entertaining ads from back in the day. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this ep...

Patron and rowdy shill shack owner Randall Quiggle joins the show once again, this time to run face first through a brick wall and emerge in the mystical magical world of Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone for the Sony Playstation. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Randall Quiggle Bio: THE PC SHILL ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under th...

One of the greatest side effects of the proliferation of accessible technology is the absolute buffet of fan-made games that have amassed over the years. We salute those weekend keyboard warriors with our picks for the best of the bunch! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---...

It's that time of the year again, folks. No, not Christmas... Or Halloween. It's that special time when the one and only Ryan Trainor descends upon the show, bringing the gift of anime to all! This time we discuss the Sega Dreamcast fighting game JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Ryan Trainor Bio: Anime aficionado and host of the Bonzai Chat podcast. Socials: @ne...

Listen, none of us truly like marketing, but sometimes the happy side effect of the soulless corporate media machine is we end up with decent movie-based video games, so... That's something, right? ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Shout...

Here's a story all about how a new R.C. Pro-AM game got flipped turned upside down. We'd like to take a minute and, just real fast, tell y'all about how it managed to save Christmas. Fresh Prince riffs aside, we're here to chat about that other N64 karting game. Many considered it to be superior to a certain mustachioed plumber's effort, but does this assessment still hold true today? ---------- M...

Yikes. Just call us Morton 'cause we do be havin' that salt. Don your flame suits, because we've been tasked with giving you our picks for the most overrated game series of all time and someone is bound to get buttmad about them. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ----------...

Honestly, Ramus is goals. Not only did he singlehandedly kick off Alex's journey to Dragonmastery but he achieved his lifelong dream of owning a shop and just... Stopped there. The world was in peril, but did Ramus care? No! His life was about mercantile, and he was content. Anyway, Coury of My Life in Gaming joins the show to discuss a game that, despite it strengths, was largely (dare we say, un...

*Teleports behind you* "It's nothing personal, kid." OK, it hurt just to type that. Today we don our black leather dusters and matching fedoras to rank our broodiest, moodiest, too-cool-for-schooliest masters of the blade, and we only had to use 10% of our power to do it. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-Non...

The episode is coming to you a bit later than usual, but we'll just blame that on the post-Christmas dinner coma. Speaking of the Yuletide, today we discuss NiGHTS Into Dreams, which enjoyed a short spinoff entitled Christmas NiGHTS, with our favorite Nintendhost LPTyger! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: LP Tyger Bio: Nintendo Gamer. Amazon Reseller. Pun Enthusiast. Twitter: @LPTyger on...

Surprisingly, this is the first time we've ever done a Game of the Year episode. Who knows, maybe we'll make it a thing from now on. Anyway, with so many games played this year, which ones will garner our coveted top slots? Barbie's Dream House? Garfield Kart? The competition is fierce. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the...

As is Yuletide tradition around these parts, we kick off December with a holiday-themed title. Sort of. OK, the first movie involved Christmas, so this is close enough. Holster your humbug, Scrooge, 'cause we think you're in for a treat with this one. ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Me...

The phrase "lost in translation" is well known for a reason, and boy do these games sure embody it well. Shane pushes through a nasty head cold to bring this one to you because, much like spice (and his nose), the content must flow. What are our picks for most confusingly curated content? Listen to find out! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDevi...

Y'all appreciate that deep cut subtitle reference to a Sonic 2 promo banner from 30 years ago? Yeah, well, you're welcome. That's right, the Blue Blur's sophomore outing is now three decades old, and we're here to commemorate that most tubular Tuesday with our thoughts on the game that so many consider to be one of the best of all time. ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Str...

It's not something your average gamer thinks about too often, but we really ought to be glad Smell-O-Vision isn't a thing. A lot of the environs we traverse in our digital adventures would undoubtedly be an assault on our olfactory senses, which is to say: they sure would stink. We count down our top picks for video game levels that most definitely have their own unique funk. ---------- Music Attr...

Editor Extraordinaire Ashton Ruby joins us to review what might be considered one of the first true action RPGs: Crystalis for the NES! Known as God Slayer: Sonata of the Distant Heavens in Japan (which is an objectively cooler name), we follow our post-apocalyptic hero in his quest to save what remains of the world from the evil Draygon! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Ashton Ruby Bio:...

Just because a game is based on a licensed property doesn't always mean it's a lazy cash grab. We mean... A lot of the time it totally is, but there is a surprisingly high number of decent efforts out there, so join us as we count down our favorites! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike...

A picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, each of those words is just "AAAAAAAAAAAH". We are joined by long-time friend of the show Lynnsey and Patron extraordinaire MaskedKeaton to wrap up Spooptoberfest with the OG photographical fear factory, Fatal Frame! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Lynnsey Norris Bio: Long time gamer and horror theme enthusiast. Prefers walks in the for...