Retro Hangover

We have a treat for y'all today, folks. Not only are we talking about Gauntlet's barbarian leap into the third dimension, but we are joined by a member of the very team that made it happen: 3D & Technical Artist Kiyoshi Okuma! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Kiyoshi Okuma Bio: Game industry veteran since 1998 - 3D artist / technical artist who's worked on Gauntlet Legends (N64), Wor...

What better way to close out the year than with reminiscing about all the objectionable things Chris yelled at you all every other week? Join us as we review our favorite eggplant-adjacent monikers of 2023! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this episo...

Shantae doesn't really have anything to do with the holiday season... Wishes being granted maybe? Though she doesn't really do that, being a half-genie and all. We just wanted to finally get around to talking about her, so... Merry Christmas! ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned i...

Sometimes change is good. Other times you're George Lucas. We're not here to talk movies, though; no, we're throwing down our lists of most (in)famous retcons in video gaming! ---------- 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! Re...

Hit the half pipe and pull off a sick indy nosebone with us as we get in the wintery spirit and talk about the N64 extreme sports game that just about everyone played at least once: 1080º Snowboarding! ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Shoutout to Our Patrons!...

First impressions are everything, and it's no different for video game consoles. Making a strong showing right out of the gate is often critical to success, and these titles are some of the best in the history of gaming. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned...

Mudokons rise up! The latest Quarterly Patron Poll winner descends upon us like a soul storm. Follow us through the bird portal and discover our thoughts on Abe's mission to rescue his kinsmen from the sinister Glukkons! ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Get Yo...

The people hath spoken, and they crave more Super Nintendo! We take a second look at the SNES library to give you another finely curated selection of top picks. ---------- 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...

The eternal SNES vs. Sega debate continues even to this day with a showdown of epic proportions: two games, two consoles, one Disney film, and a whole lot of apples. Nintendhost Tyger steps in to moderate as Shane and Chris go head-to-head to determine, once and for all, which version of Aladdin is truly the diamond in the rough! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: LP Tyger Bio: Nintendo Ga...

Yo, listen up: here's a story about a little guy that lives in a blue world. OK, well actually it's about several characters. They're all blue. Da ba dee da ba di. ---------- 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...

The time has come, Chosen Undead, to venture forth from the Undead Asylum and into the once-glorious kingdom of Lordran. Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson of My Life in Gaming joins us for some jolly cooperation as we discuss (at impressive length) From Software's genre-defining Dark Souls! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Marc Duddleson Bio: I'm one of the co-founders of Backloggery.com and one h...

We interrupt your regularly scheduled RHP for a discussion regarding Sonic the Hedgehog's life outside of the television screen. Friend of the show Seamus Burke joins Chris to blab about the Blue Blur's books! ---------- Original Patreon Air Date: February 21st, 2021 ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Seamus Burke Bio: Seamus Patrick Burke (AKA The Gray Man) makes comics and creates video...

Zombies! Neighbors! Giant babies...? We continue our annual Spooptoberfest with a visit from the one and only MaskedKeaton (Discord quiz master extraordinaire) to chat about this run-'n'-gun cult classic from LucasArts! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Masked Keaton Bio: A level 40 retro-gaming enthusiast. He specializes in writing quiz questions for Discord and the Retro-lympics. Social...

There are some video game characters that just give off "drinking buddy" vibes, for better or worse. Belly up to the bar as we count down our picks for protagonists we'd be happy to share a beer with. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License . ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Sh...

It's that time of year once again, and we're kicking Spooptober off with an arcade beat-em-up classic: Splatterhouse! ---------- 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 promote anything on the show that we can't personally vouch...

Listen, there are some games that just aren't our cup of tea. Sometimes they make entire franchises out of those games, and suddenly we have an entire series that is effectively dead to us. Here are our top choices for game franchises that we simply have no interest in ever putting time into. ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used unde...

Are you ready for some BUTT ROCK!? If you like cyborgs, ninjas, and explosions then boy do we have a show for you. Adam of The Good, The Bad, and the Backlog podcast returns to the show after a definitely not court-mandated hiatus to discuss PlatinumGames' spin on Hideo Kojima's tactical stealth action series. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Adam Backlog Bio: One half of the Good, the B...

Sometimes your game just needs a little extra pizzazz, a helping of Hollywood, a sprinkle of star power... If you will. Stepping off of the silver screen and into your game console, here are our picks for the best celebrity cameos in video games! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Lice...

Dave Jackson of the Tales From the Backlog podcast cardboard box stealths his way onto the show to discuss the seminal tactical espionage action game Metal Gear Solid for the Playstation! ---------- 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: @talesfromth...

It all comes down to this. Two games enter, one game leaves with the crown. Will it be the surprise dark horse DQV or will the mighty Street Fighter II Hadouken its way to ultimate victory?

We are fortunate to live in a time where we have more kick-ass female main characters than we know what to do with. It does make it a bit difficult to narrow it down to just five, though. Tune in to this edition of The Flight to find out which of these wonder women made the cut! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribut...

You didn't think we'd talk about 1992 without some games invariably being left off the bracket, did you? For gamers, that year was the gift that kept on giving. Similarly, we're here to provide you with even more content as we highlight noteworthy releases that didn't quite make the cut.

A side-scrolling platformer with RPG elements, great pixel art, full anime cutscenes, and multiple playable characters? Surely this is a slam dunk, right? Bill Barber of the Gaming & Collecting Podcast makes a triumphant return to the show to discuss Popful Mail for the Sega CD! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Bill Barber Bio: Host of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast, Instagram blo...

The end is in sight, but the battle isn't quite over. The sequels take to the streets to settle this once and for all!

When our Patrons give us an opportunity to flex, who are we to argue? Here are the games we are just absolute units at; the GOATs; the gig chads, if you will. We shall sit upon our throne of GFuel cans, cast our gaze down upon the unwashed masses, and say: "Git gud, scrubs." ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-...