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The Retro Breakdown
Every week, Dean (twitch.tv/timewanderer) and Tom discuss current gaming news, and then check out some old (or sometimes new) piece of gaming history to see how it holds up, and test the strength of nostalgia.
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Episodes
Donkey Kong '94 (Game Boy) and the Koei New Horizons 22.04.2025 57:25
Basically a two-for-one podcast today as we experience the excellent Donkey Kong for Game Boy, typically referred to as "Donkey Kong '94," and then I wax poetic for like 25 minutes on Uncharted Waters: New Horizons, which is a clunky and flawed but INCREDIBLY ambitious game for its time. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com...
TMNT 3: Radical Rescue (GB) and the Buttle Preparedness 15.04.2025 1:04:09
PREPARE FOR BUTTLE Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: ...
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV (SNES) and the Nintendo Switch 2 Recap 08.04.2025 1:03:10
Boy, that Switch 2 sure seems pretty cool. I sure hope we can get it in America some day. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG...
Poseidon Wars 3D (SMS) and the "Sexy" Panties 01.04.2025 43:38
The Master System discovery tour continues, and Tom reaches a depressing and unfortunate conclusion about Oolong's world-saving wish. Also I finished Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. To nobody's surprise, it's good. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: ...
Secret Commando (SMS) and the GOATed Master System 25.03.2025 58:23
We played it because the box art was silly. Then we talked about the politics of Rambo. Then we admitted that this silly little game managed to completely upend our understanding and expectations of the Sega Master System. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: ...
Super Soccer (SNES) and the Nintendo Self-DMCA 11.03.2025 46:10
Let's be honest, we don't care about this game nearly as much as we care about the implications of Nintendo taking games off of their online service. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrB...
Penguin Land (SMS) and the First Battery Backup 04.03.2025 42:28
From the makers of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, here comes... Like a Dragon: Yakuza! Yeah, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is out and surprise, it's good. It also has Sega Master System games in it, so HERE COMES PENGUIN LAND! Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: ...
Mega Man X5 (PS1) and the Duff McWhalen 18.02.2025 48:10
A janky but mostly pretty good Mega Man X game brings us one of the worst boss naming conventions of all time, which also brings us the BEST boss name of all time. Also, RNG endings and paths and upgrades, lol what Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: ...
Burning Rangers (Saturn) and the Repaved Capcom Parking Lots 11.02.2025 1:04:49
The bizarre, incredible, but unfortunately not all that fun Burning Rangers is on tap today, complete with the discussion of Mega Man's depressingly low lifetime sales numbers, and the specific conditions that need to be met for us to feel competitive. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW'...
Sutte Hakkun (SNES) and the Sega Reactivity Theory 04.02.2025 50:41
It turns out the Sega Channel predates the Satellaview, but it feels like the type of thing where Sega would have copied it in a panic. Anyway, this game is dope and has a great soundtrack. You should try it. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: ...
Mega Man and Bass (GBA/SNES) and the Houses and Bedsheets Discussion 28.01.2025 1:01:17
We are boring old adults and we show it fully in the first 5 minutes of this episode. We talk about art and I use an old remix as the outro theme! Here's a link to the thing Tom was talking about: https://ukiyoeheroes.com/ And here's a link to the ending theme of the podcast because I've loved this remix since long before I knew what game Ground Man was in. https://youtu.be/pnUbJxu7_ZI...
Cool Spot (SNES/Genesis) and the Animal Well Endorsement 15.01.2025 41:48
Happy New Year everyone! We begin this year with some licensed trash! Also, Tom sort of recommends Animal Well, but also not. I don't know, it's really inconclusive. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ...
The Retro Breakdown 2024 Game Tier List 31.12.2024 1:27:36
Happy New Year everyone! Our annual tier list is here, where we rank a bunch of Mega Man games and also some other things! It was a weird and fun year, and I look forward to another one with all of you! I don't say this enough, but thanks for listening if you've taken some time on our nonsense this year, or any of the other years we've been doing this since 2020. Send us mail! ther...
Mega Man X4 (PS1) and the Nintendo Wrapped 24.12.2024 1:11:37
We began the year with Mega Man 4 and we close it with Mega Man X4. Significantly different experiences. Also, I read my Nintendo Year in Review live on podcast! It's not that exciting, but my #3 game is really funny. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: ...
Home Alone 2: Kevin's Dream (Game Boy) and the Bobby's World 17.12.2024 34:19
We continue a holiday tradition with our fifth consecutive Home Alone game in December! This one is so good it was cancelled, turned into a Bobby's World game, and then cancelled again! But don't worry, we were still able to find some ABSOLUTE ELDRITCH HORROR locked away within! Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ...
Donkey Kong Land (Game Boy) and the Overpowered Handhelds 10.12.2024 48:42
We're back after a long hiatus (Korea was great!) and impressed with Donkey Kong Land, a game that causes an out-of-nowhere callout to little-known Japanese developer Minakuchi Engineering. It makes sense, I promise. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: ...
Double Dragon 3 (Arcade) and the Worst Kind of Microtransactions 12.11.2024 1:05:40
We finally got around to playing Double Dragon 3. It wasn't what I would call a "good" decision. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at:...
Mega Man 8 (PS1) and the GOAT Legend Cooking 29.10.2024 1:13:56
TW rants about Party House and early check-in issues at hotels, Tom rants about letting 'em cook, and we both rant about the obscenely lavish amount of detail and love in Mega Man 8's animations. Also, obligatory DOCTAH WYWEE because what is this voice acting I love it so much they straight up just leave the outtakes in there. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@...
Mister Mosquito (PS2) and the Online Forum Ban 15.10.2024 1:11:16
A bizarre game about being an evil mosquito deserves an equally bizarre conversation about Tom's struggles with internet people doing internet people things. Remember though. People don't like mosquitoes because they make you I T C H Y. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: ...
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Game Boy) and the UFO 50 Lore 01.10.2024 1:09:00
I've only played 7 games of UFO 50, and I already love all 50 of them. That compilation was made for me specifically. Also, apparently Goku is confirmed in a Kirby game. Sort of. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ...
Kirby's Dream Land (Game Boy) and the Astro Bot References 17.09.2024 43:55
It's a Covid-shortened episode this week for an especially short game! Also, Astro Bot, Mister Mosquito, Vib Ribbon, Sifu, and Tokyo Jungle. By the way, it was 20th, not 25th, in case you were wondering. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.g...
Intelligent Qube (PS1) and the Miyamoto Rock Placement 03.09.2024 1:09:59
"I DEMAND TO KNOW WHO PUT THIS ROCK IN THIS GAME!" - Shigeru Miyamoto, 2006 Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: ...
Jumping Flash (PS1) and the Naked Neighbors 27.08.2024 56:47
This week's offering is a 3D platformer from the PS1's launch window that predates Mario 64. And it's... really, surprisingly quite good? We also talk about the "naked neighbor" and oh no, it's me, isn't it? Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: ...
Mega Man X3 (SNES) and the Secret of Mana Hot Takes 20.08.2024 1:05:16
Today's episode has us talk smack on Secret of Mana AND Super Metroid, so I'm sure nobody will be mad about that. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at...
Sunset Riders (Arcade) and the Bean Eating Humiliation 13.08.2024 1:09:37
TW is back from Ireland and wants to talk about hotel breakfast. Also, Xenoblade is the Dark Souls of something or other, complicated feelings on the Last of Us, nobody wants to see the Borderlands movie, and the "transmedia event" that was Homefront. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: ...
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