Retro Hangover

Dre of Fine Time and Adam of the Good, the Bad, and the Backlog join Chris to discuss over a half a dozen murderers. But, like, it's OK because they're stylish and cool. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Adam Backlog Bio: One half of the Good, the Bad, and the Backlog podcast. The blunder from down under, who’s going to make you chunder. Instagram: @goodbadbacklog on Instagram Twitter/X:...

It's not always about the fisticuffs or the ol' shooty bang-bang; sometimes problems can be solved with needlessly obtuse puzzles or a novel's worth of text, y'know? Different strokes, is what we're saying. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this episo...

Long-time Patron Dischimera and our first Discord Hi-Score Challenge king Soha join Chris for another installment of Growing Up Gaming, this time chatting about their experiences as Gamer Kidz (tm) in Brazil! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: November 17th, 2022 ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Become a Patron! Or Don't, It's Cool Either Way. If you'd like to hear more great content such...

We guess it's Spooptober in June, 'cause we're talking about the most violent ways characters bite the big one in games. ---------- 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 wou...

One half of the "Fun" and Games Podcast, Geoff Moonen, joins us to get funky and celebrate 25 years of defense through dance in Space Channel 5! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Geoff Moonen Bio: Co-host and co-producer of the "Fun" & Games podcast, as well as a voice actor and musician. My professional life is often spent in headphones talking in, around, and about games Instagram: @Geo...

Ever have one of those games that, on paper, should be right up your alley only to fire it up and find out you'd rather toss it in the dumpster? Yeah, us too. Several, in fact. ---------- 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! R...

"That's no ordinary rabbit. That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!" Friend of the show St1ka joins the party to discuss the stateside pseudo-Renaissance that the Wizardry series got in Labyrinth of Lost Souls! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: St1ka . Bio: A retro gaming youtuber from Portugal. I may or may not have heard of Wizardry :P YouTube: St1ka o...

Y'know, in retrospect, one of us really ought to have included Tonberry in our list because who doesn't love a cute lil' guy who will absolutely murder you with a chef's knife? ---------- 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! R...

A racing game starring the Blue Blur and his buddies seems like a no-brainer slam dunk, right? Right? Keith Gasper of the Main Quest podcast joins the show once again, possibly by accident, to discuss a racing game that somehow simultaneously handles like jet ski and moves at the speed of secondhand moped. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Keith Gasper Bio: The host of the #1 retro-gaming...

Our illustrious and devilishly handsome editor Ashton Ruby joins Chris to discuss Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, a remake of the 1989 platformer by the same name. Does it get the glow up treatment, or is it more like that GTA Trilogy travesty? Find out! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: November 18th, 2021 ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Become a Patron! Or Don't, It's Cool Either Way. I...

What do you get when you allow a young rockstar game designer free reign to do whatever he wants with no one to tell him no? Possibly felonies, but also Daikatana. Mike of Quest64Official joins the show to gab about the game meant to be the "Quake Killer." ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Mike Fink Bio: I'm a 30 or 40 something year old Nintendo 64 enthusiast mailman who twilights as a v...

Just like that one house guest that overstays their welcome these video game IPs probably need to hit the ol' dusty trail and never look back. ---------- 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,...

Dave Jackson pilots his way into our brainwaves to unearth insights about the Double Fine classic Psychonauts! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Dave Jackson Bio: Dave is the host of Tales from the Backlog, a podcast reviewing backlog video games, and A Top 3 Podcast, a top 3 list podcast. Instagram: @talesfromthebacklog on Instagram Twitter/X: @tftblpod on X Website: Dave's Website -----...

In a Flight First (tm) we are joined by a special guest to share their quintet of quality: Coury of My Life in Gaming! As chronometer considerate Flights go this is... Well, not very. But with a topic and guest like more is undoubtedly better! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Coury Carlson Bio: 1/2 of the creative team for the YouTube channel My Life in Gaming. I like to judge games base...

Who would've guessed a 1995 video game about a robot space rabbit would foretell the battle against the Boomers hoarding resources at the expense of everyone else? Uh, we mean... man, that crazy Baron Aloha sure is an outlandish villain not at all grounded in reality! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: B Ross Bio: Lifelong gamer and multimedia producer. Ex-garbageman, comedian, and bartend...

Isn't it just so crazy when you and all your friends find out you can harness the power of dragons via mystical crystals? So relatable. Rick Firestone joins the show once again to discuss this PS1 RPG classic! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Rick Firestone Bio: A native of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Rick Firestone is the host of the Pixel Project Radio podcast, a gaming discussions show...

Mike, formerly of the Region Free Gamers podcast, joins us to go real in depth with SOMA, the 2015 deep sea survival horror experience by Frictional Games. This is a good one, so be sure not to miss it! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: October 20th, 2022 ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Become a Patron! Or Don't, It's Cool Either Way. If you'd like to hear more great content such as this...

With how commonplace remakes and "re-imaginings" are in popular media these days, you wouldn't be blamed for immediately rolling your eyes at the news of a decades-old video game getting the reboot treatment. Fortunately, some of these efforts turned out to be surprisingly good. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribut...

We're not necessarily saying it's prophetic or anything, but when popular media gives us the likes of pro-wrestler-turned-mayor Mike Haggar, pro-wrestler-turned-governor Jesse Ventura, and pro-wrestler-turned-president Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho we just kinda feel like maybe it's saying something. Does our special guest, Phil of the Deleted Saves Podcast, agree with our wrestling-to-poli...

Who doesn't love a bunch of objectively useless crap to put on their shelves? Certainly not gamers; we are all about that junk. From giant PVC statues to replica jewelry, video game collector's editions can always be counted on to fill our lives with overpriced paraphernalia that we will cherish always. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi...

In a rare turn of events Chris flies sans Dick Dragon to chat up Super Dave of the Anime Field Guide about their shared love for Stardew Valley's grandpappy: Harvest Moon! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Dave Y. Bio: I talk about anime and related topics, and the fine folks who make it all possible! I promote the anime industry while having fun. Instagram: @anifieldguide on Instagram We...

As one group of modern maestros once put it: the kids aren't alright. Sometimes it's not a horrifying eldritch entity or a horde of flesh-eating zombies that are the problem; sometimes it's just a kid with a serious grudge. Here are our top picks for younglings that we wouldn't have minded Anakin "taking care of." ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by...

So you can take that cookie and stick it up your... Yeah, anyway we're finally taking on one of the big shots of gaming, a title that looms large over nearly every 80s and 90s kid's rose-tinted nostalgia: Super Mario Bros. 3! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Ryan Trainor Bio: Anime aficionado and host of the Bonzai Chat podcast. Twitter/X: @nerdtrainor on X ---------- Music Attributions...

With so many years with so many banger releases, there are plenty that were bound to be left out in the cold. Here are our top selections for games that should have been included in their respective year's King of Games tournament but were not. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Licens...

A Working Designs RPG on the Sega CD? We're sure all ten of you are super stoked! In all seriousness, though, we here at RHP like to dig deep and bring you titles that don't always get all the usual coverage. Coury of My Life in Gaming joins the show once again, so be sure to tune in! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Coury Carlson Bio: 1/2 of the creative team for the YouTube channel My...