The Legend of Retro

This weeks Legend of Retro wraps up the IGN Top 100 RPGs of All Time list. Things go moderately well until Chops reads the Game Informer list and all H-E-Double Hockey-sticks breaks loose. Did your favorite RPG make the cut? Let us know at motorcitygaming.com!

The Legend of Retro continues to review IGN’s Top 100 RPG’s of all time with special guests Craig and Grimlock. Things heat up as the list approaches the top. Part 3 of 4. Stay tuned for the next episode for the thrilling conclusion!

The Legend of Retro continues it's review on IGN's Top 100 RPGs of All Time. Craig and Grim join Chops and Xander as they speak about the cultural relevance of so many games and argue about others. Stay tuned for parts 3 and 4. We can't recommend it enough!

The Legend of Retro, Video Game Snobbery, and GameZilla collide as Xander, Chops, Craig, and Grimlock join together to tackle IGN's Top 100 RPG's of All-Time. This is the first of a series of episodes about this list. This week we focus on #100-75 and Chops chimes in with another list. No Retro Relapse this week, but tons of memory relapsing about retro games, so that's close enough, right?

In this episode of The Legend of Retro, Steven kidnaps Xander and locks Chops out of the studio. Steven brings in special guests JazzEFiddle and 5 Mile Rick to talk about retro sports games. We're not sure how this episode got recorded, but here it is anyway.

This week on The Legend of Retro, take a deep Breath of Fire for the fourth time. Or maybe just take a listen as Chops and Xander talk about Breath of Fire IV. Retro Relapse is a secret mission from The Glitch, and the RPG Protagonist battle continues with dragons and dinosaurs!

This week on Legend of Retro Chops and Xander are takin' it to the streets. OF RAGE! Learn all about this iconic beat'em up and try not to dance til your heart stops with the funky grooves. Chops loses his Retro Relapse games again over a game of chess, and the RPG Protagonist battle continues with monks and amphibians.

This week on the Legend of Retro, Chops and Xander are joined by TheGlitch to talk about glitches in video games. Want to learn how to exploit some retro classics? Take a listen! Already know how to glitch some of your favorites? Listen anyway! In Retro Relapse, the guys bungle a hostage situation. Also, Steven is reunited with a long lost family member. 

On this weeks episode of The Legend of Retro, LPJ joins Chops in ruining Xander's life. If you want to hear crazy McDonald's stories, this one's for you. If you want to hear about M.C. Kids you might just wanna call Xander and ask him. Things get cool in retro relapse, and dragonmen fight body builders in our RPG character tournament! Stay tuned next week for a much better episode!

Chops and Xander put away retro relapse and the character bracket to have a civilized discussion about one of their favorite genres of video games: the role playing game. No game in particular, just an appreciation for the genre while, of course, gushing about their favorites. New to RPGs? Take a listen and see if the genre is for you as well as get a few suggestions. Join the conversation at the...

In this very special episode, Chops and Xander finally tackle the first three installments in the beloved series of everyone's favorite blue armored platforming protagonist: Shovel Knight. While it may not be April Fool's yet, it is close. Things get a little snowy during Retro Relapse, and our RPG tournament is a battle of "have you heard of these guys?" 

This week's Legend of Retro Chops does his best to explain Twisted Metal to Xander, which proves to be a fruitless venture. Get ready to be underwhelmed by the crazy stories of all the characters. Retro Relapse is Ultra bad and the RPG Battle is a battle of smart sounding names. 

In this weeks episode of The Legend of Retro, Chops and Xander take a trip to Slumberland to get candy and stop the nightmares. They meet a bunch of dudes with the same names and punch them in the face in Retro Relapse, and it's puppets vs turks in the RPG protagonist battle! 

Chops and Xander (but mostly Chops) aren't perfect, but at least they aren't afraid to admit it. LPJ joins our heroes and helps talk about some points that were missed the first time we talked about Maniac Mansion. From there we discuss other titles in the beloved Point and Click genre. It's our first topic show of The Legend of Retro! 

In this episode of The Legend of Retro, Chops and Xander visit Maniac Mansion. It's gonna get a little weird, but you'll make it out alive so long as you aren't a hamster. Retro Relapse gets a little mythological, and it's a mage battle in the RPG bracket!

The Legend of Retro returns! Chops and Xander take a look back at Final Fantasy IX, Skynet attacks in stunning black and white, and the RPG protagonist tournament begins!

Chops and Xander roasting on an open fire, Legend of Retro nipping at your nose. Retro video games being played by two nerds and folks listening to a holiday episode. Everybody knows that Chops and Xando help to make the season bright. LoR listeners with their phones all a-glow will find it hard to sleep tonight. They know that Chops is on his way, and he's got Xander and Legend of Retro on it's w...

In this very special Legend of Retro, Xander plays DJ as he presents video game music that finds it's way into your head and refuses to leave. No emails or Retro Relapse, just sweet sweet video game music goodness!

In this special episode of The Legend of Retro podcast, Chops and Xander are joined by TheDeaditeKnight and The Doctor of Testanomics to talk about the original Pokémon games. Then the battle begins! Chops and Xander face off in an intense battle of Pokémon knowledge to win a copy of the new Pokémon game for a lucky listener! Get ready for a lengthy episode that's worth every minute!

In this episode of the Legend of Retro Podcast, Chops and Xander reflect on time spent pumping quarters into arcade machines. Join them as they reflect on the good old days and relive the good old days at Pinball Pete's in Ann Arbor, Michigan with friends of the show. It's the end of season one and they pulled out all the stops. So put your quarters up and get ready for a trip down memory lane!

In this episode of The Legend of Retro, Chops and Xander are joined by Grim from the GameZilla podcast to talk about Mario Kart 64. Learn about hidden game mechanics, what “CC” means, and maybe learn about a shortcut or two. Then get ready to travel back in time with Retro Relapse. Did we do this game before? Or did we just go back in time and do it for the first time? Only history knows for sure!

On this episode of The Legend of Retro Xander and Chops take a trip to scenic Raccoon City and talk about Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Turn the lights out, hide under a blanket for this trip down a zombie filled memory lane. Then take a trip into the future of Detroit City for Retro Relapse.

This episode of the Legend of Retro focuses on the Sega classic Kid Chameleon. Think you know something about this game? So did Chops and Xander, find out how wrong they were and listen in as Chops gets his Retro Relapse picking privileges revoked again. All this and a Legend of Retro exclusive update on the most scandalous member of Motor City Gaming on this episode!

This episode of the Legend of Retro teaches you the importance of believing in yourself by sharing the history of Parappa the Rapper. Listen to Xander's excitement and Chops' labored breathing and heavy sighs as we look back at arguably the first rhythm game. Retro Relapse gets the V.I.P. treatment and the guys answer your emails. You gotta do what? You gotta believe this is the best episode of Th...

On this episode of The Legend of Retro Xander and Choppy Lee discuss Double Dragon II: The Revenge! Ready your ship load out for Retro Relapse and catch up on Xander's progress through Final Fantasy IX. These Roman numerals and more on this episode of The Legend of Retro!