The Retro Breakdown

TW's dumb sports game obsession, running down original Xbox games, and one of the worst games we've played in a while. Apologies for the music at the end, but that's honestly what the experience of playing this game was like. Why did Nintendo bother re-releasing this, seriously? Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord: ...

Also, a console war retrospective, our grown-up perception of time, the Haikyuu movie, and Tom's unintended rap debut. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games streamed live at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

After weeks of talking about it, we finally decided to muster up the courage to be free. Also, here's a thing I didn't realize about this game until I was editing it - apparently Hitoshi Sakamoto did the music for this back in 1990, it was one of his first projects. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We're back from a short break, did we miss much? Oh, basically every gaming company on the planet is trying to Ouroboros themselves out of existence? Cool. Coolcoolcool. Penny's Big Breakaway was good, and so was MMV, even though it's been a month since we played it. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Nintendo sucks, why can't we quit it? Also, more spam emails, the legal ruling that may spawn more indie games, and just so much love for Mega Man X. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games streamed live at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Spiced Coke, Korean soda habits, and horny Rareware throughout this episode! I'm pretty sure that Battletoads is deeply overrated as a franchise. This is the one I played the most as a kid, way more than the NES one, and I remembered liking some parts of it, but that doesn't mean it's good. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord...

TW makes Tom play another bad game for a silly reason and then tries to convince him it's kinda cool, actually. Tom, meanwhile, is playing Actual Good Game Baldur's Gate 3. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games streamed live...

Okay, we can't be the only ones, right? Lots of people have to remember that swing set. Probably more people than remember The Wily Wars. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games streamed live at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ twitc...

Everybody has that one game that just absorbs them for a couple weeks - or months - and they can't break out of it. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games streamed live at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ twitch.tv/timewanderer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

For the record, the answer to the question is no, I am not. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games streamed live at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ twitch.tv/timewanderer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW on YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

What are we even talking about this week? Everything! Nothing! Volleyball, golf, video games, Nintendo discovering Newgrounds in 2024. It's a crazy week, please enjoy. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games streamed live at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

I'm not playing it yet, but I'm PERILOUSLY close to it. Also, the Mega Man march continues, and we both agree that while this Game Boy Mega Man is one of the best ones, we also are both very ready to be done with Game Boy Mega Man. One more to go. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG...

It's a rapid-fire segment of games we're playing and not playing this week, including Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Persona 3 Reload, Unicorn Overlord, Monster Hunter Now, and of course, Kick Master. It gets kind of worse the more you play it. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This podcast is super recent and recorded super on time. It is about things that are happening now and definitely not things from two weeks ago, like the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo and the Nintendo Partner direct. Also, we talk Akio Otsuka's singing voice and also literally why is Shun Akiyama like this? Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠...

Tom has a tendency to be extra forgiving to games that feature characters that he enjoys. Tom really, REALLY likes TMNT. Tom does not like this game. That's probably the harshest thing you can say about it. Also, Kojima? Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games s...

Like a Dragon, Sea of Stars endgame, and a funny little ball tank. We can't say for sure, but this game MAY have invented a bunch of Kirby explosions and graphics. In fact, the tank itself is just a big circle... Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games streamed live...

Breaking news: New Like a Dragon game has very good and expansive minigame that is more than it initially appears. Shocking, I know. Almost like this happens every time. Mega Man 5 is really, really good, by the way. Outstanding level and boss designs on display here. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠...

In which Dr. Wily invents time travel in order to beat Mega Man and then uses it in the most nonsensical way imaginable and then does not, in fact, beat Mega Man. Also, The Fated Hour quests, Persona 3 thoughts, cursed images, and which game has the best jump? Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week, we discuss the new Like a Dragon, driving lessons from Initial D, the games we would least like to see in a friend's Steam profile, and Tom discovers that he does not like Palworld. Then we talk about how Perfect Dark completely eclipses Goldeneye 007 by doing everything it does but more and significantly better. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Disco...

T of TKandM and the Metal Gear University podcast joins the podcast today for our first ever Dreamcast game on the podcast. Is it Sonic Adventure? Chu Chu Rocket? Skies of Arcadia? No! It's a homebrew indie game from 2015 because of course it is. Also - why jank Xbox 360 repairs actually worked, and what's going on with Johnathan Majors? Follow TKandM! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ twitch.tv/tkandm ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In about 70 minutes' time, we manage to potentially draw the ire of Nintendo, Disney, and Netflix lawyers. I think we have a fighting chance. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games streamed live at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ twitch.tv/timewanderer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW on YouTube:  ⁠⁠...

The new year begins with another Mega Man game! Also, chili with chocolate, Cheetos with ham, and excitement over a Pocket Circuit simulator standalone game even though it doesn't actually exist. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games streamed live at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ twitch.tv/ti...

From TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project to Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge, we recap every single game we covered in 2023 and put it on a tier list based on how much we would recommend it! Check out the final tier list in TW's Discord! Also, we'll be taking a week break for the holidays, we'll be back on January 9th! Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠...

Dr. Wily takes his revenge by changing up his homework a little bit so it doesn't look like he copied. Also 90's game cheats are legendary. Send us mail! ⁠⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/dTrBruG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast games streamed live at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ twitch.tv/timewanderer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TW on YouTube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On a whim, we check out the absurdly-rare Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru, a Time Warner Interactive game by some former Treasure staffers, so basically THIS IS SECRETLY A TREASURE GAME AND IT RULES. Also, judge me for my bad airport takes, or judge me for HAVING takes on airports. We also have a quick Game Awards recap. Send us mail! ⁠⁠ theretrobreakdown@gmail.com ⁠⁠ TW's Discord:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...