Retro Hangover

A critically acclaimed and popular fighting game matches up with a beloved but cult classic JRPG. SoulCalibur carries the banner of the Dreamcast against Game Arts' masterpiece Grandia. Which one moves on? Eric, Coury, and Ashton talk it out! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: April 15th, 2025

Ok, hear us out: a gritty inner-city detective battling crazed vagrants that are kinda like zombies but also Silent Hill creatures. Oh, and he's like... a banshee sort of. Supernatural shenanigans. Listen, you can lay the smack down on people with a pipe you ripped from the wall, ok? Nick Fakhoury of the Friday Night Gamecast joins us to kick off this year's Spooptoberfest with Condemned: Criminal...

Square's eighth entry into its flagship franchise, which was hot off the heels of its blockbuster release, takes on the party game that would define all future party games. What game will advance? Once that loved ruining friendships? Or one where you found all your friends were from the same orphanage? Adam, Try, and Matt decide! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: April 8th, 2025

We do our part to free the bee as we spotlight our top Hudson Soft games of all time! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Shoutout to Our Patrons! Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the fol...

The first entry in the legendary extreme sports franchise takes on a dark and gritty 3D adventure game with innovative loading mechanics. It's a clash of Western hits in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater vs Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: April 1st, 2025

Stock up on StimPaks and Rad-Away 'cause we're venturing forth from Vault 13 to explore the irradiated wastes with Doug Lief of the Nostalgium Arcanum podcast! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Doug Lief Bio: Host of the Nostalgium Arcanum and co-host of Playing By Ear. Consummate nerd and do-er of impressions whether you like them or not. Instagram: @Jewedlaw on Instagram Twitter/X: @Hum...

Possibly the biggest and most positively received PS1 game of 1999, Gran Turismo 2, takes on the video game that redefined the MMORPG in EverQuest. Can being a stunning blockbuster release trump a dominating legacy? Chris, Kade, and Josh debate! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: March 25th, 2025

We guess this is where we're finally outed as having just the biggest of backs. True chonkers. Absolute units. We're chewin' the fat about our favorite munchies to have by our side while we do that thing we love best: gaming! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Ment...

Round two starts off bright and cheery with its match up of games! The top seed Silent Hill looks to send the occult up against the amnesic, obscure, but influential, cult classic Planescape: Torment. Who advances? Ozzy, Rick, and Shane decide! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: March 18th, 2025

Well, we finally did it. We were pretty certain we would successfully dodge talking about this game until the show ended or the heat death of the sun (whichever came first) but Mario officially being "over the hill" was the persuasion we apparently needed. Brian Fortin of the Retrotopia Podcast joins us once again, this time to discuss the arguably most important platformer in history. ----------...

Two instantly recognizable PS1 IPs collide to close out Round 1. Will Soul Reaver raise hell and move on or will Ape Escape cause Raziel to go ape sh*t and get put in the grave. Find out as Ozzy, Kade, and St1ka discuss! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: March 11th, 2025

In this episode of "10 Ways to Get a Copyright Strike" we list off our favorite tunes to tackle tactical terrors to! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Shoutout to Our Patrons! Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would e...

Another one of those match ups where the games couldn't possibly be more different. And yes, the match up you are seeing is real! Okay, that reference might have been a bit obscure, but you'll know it after you listen to this. Will one of the first online focused first person shooters score the frag or will Game Arts other plucky coming of age story over come the odds in true JRPG fashion? Eric, C...

Sam the Storm Beagle of the Retrotopia podcast joins the show to chat about an entry into the Metroid series that a lot of folks tend to (or want to) forget: Other M! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Sam the Storm Beagle Bio: Retrotopia co-host and patron/regular listener of Retro Hangover ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution...

This week will have you seeing stars. The third entry in the Resident Evil series is up against the cult classic Sega CD remake. Who moves forward in RE3 vs Lunar: SSSC? Chris, Try, and Tyger decide! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: February 25th, 2025

We just feel like, for no particular reason, that is is as good a time as any to remind our listeners that these Flight topics are proposed and voted on by our Patrons. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Get You Some Tasty Caffeine! As a...

This next match up includes a game that its community considers to be among the greatest of all time in Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, against a game whose community considers it to be one of the most influential in its genre with Planescape: Torment. Which one of these game will advance? Dave, Rick, and Geoff are here to discuss and decide just that. ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: February...

We're definitely not weeping on the inside, burdened with the knowledge that Xbox 360 Arcade titles qualify for our retro video game show. Besides, even if we were, you'd never hear any of it over the sound of our bones creaking and joints turning to dust. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Matt Storm Bio: I'm a long time podcast producer, editor and host who has been playing video games s...

The N64 goes on full showcase with two first party spinoffs. First, we have the 12 seed coming in and trashing your house starting a craze while your parents were away - it's Mario Party! The other, our 21 seed, is all about snapping pics to look cute and delete later (totally not to get rid of evidence) with Pokemon Snap! Hear what Adam, Lynnsey, and Toby think should move on to the next round. -...

What is a Gobbo? Do they look better in HD? Why are they considered legend? These and many other questions may be answered in this very episode! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Randall Quiggle Bio: THE PC SHILL ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Shoutout to Our Patrons! Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for dona...

Cute and cuddly or scary and scaly (give it feathers!)? It's Pikachu vs your totally not Jurassic Park velociraptor! The official ROM hack of Pokemon Red and Blue takes on a fresh new horror IP from Capcom. Featuring Adam from The Good, The Bad, and The Backlog, Josh from Still Loading, and Dave from Tales From the Backlog. ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: February 4th, 2025

What happens when a very odd child, living in a small nowhere town, grows up to be a mad scientist who also knows magic maybe? Shenanigans of the highest order. Also robots. ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Get You Some Tasty Caffeine! As a rule, we don't prom...

Moving along and we have a battle of Dreamcast darlings. It's Sega's lovable (or unlovable) blue mascot up against a gem of a frantic arena fighter. Which of these will continue on to represent the Sega swirl? Featuring Eric from Unlockables, Keith from The Main Quest, and Matt from "Fun" and Games! These episodes started recording in June 2024. As such, information regarding sequels, remakes, and...

The long-awaited, much requested episode is finally here, and it is girthy. But, really, what did you expect from a 80+ hour game? Premier Patron Saint of the show Lyle McKarns joins us once again, this time to discuss one of his favorite games of all time! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Lyle McKarns Twitter / X: @x1101 on X Website: Lyle's Website ---------- Music Attributions Intro /...

It's time for another King of Games! This time it's all about 1999. The field has now been expanded to a whopping 24 games, and this is where it all begins. 16 games face off to match up against the top 8 games that get a bye! For our first match up, we have the MMO that re-wrote the book on the online experience, EverQuest, matching up against Nintendo's flagship platformer of the year, Donkey Ko...