Worth it or Worthless: A Retro Game Podcast

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What's Worth it or Worthless: A Retro Game Podcast about?

Here at Worth it or Worthless, we take off our nostalgia-tinted glasses to review retro games and decide if they're good by today's standards and whether they're worth the price of admission.

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Worth it or Worthless: A Retro Game Podcast episodes:

03.26.2024
Episode 108: The Punisher (Genesis)
On this episode of the show, the boys race through The Fast and Nick Furious. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kQ9nV6f • Retro...
10.17.2023
Episode 107: Punch-Out!! (Nintendo Entertainment System)
On this episode of the show, the boys take a beating in an NES classic.
07.25.2023
Episode 106: Castlevania: Bloodlines (Sega Genesis)
On this episode of the show, the boys tour the European countryside on their way to kill Dracula for the fourth time.
06.06.2023
Episode 105: Mega Man X (Super Nintendo)
On this episode of the show, the boys save the world from Maverick Reploids. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Support us on Patreon for early access...
05.02.2023
Episode 104: Yoshi’s Island (Super Nintendo)
On this episode of the show, the boys get digested. They also digest legions of Baby Bowser’s minions... but it’s fine because it looks super cute!
04.04.2023
Episode 103: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1/PSP/iOS)
On this episode of the show, the boys finally 300-kick Final Fantasy Tactics into the podcast feed after making an honest attempt to dive deeper than just scratching the surface. Spoiler alert: They failed...
01.17.2023
Episode 102: Bubble Bobble (Arcade/Nintendo Entertainment System)
On this episode of the show, the boys descend into the madness of the Cave of Monsters to rescue their girlfriends.
12.07.2022
Episode 101: Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse (Nintendo Entertainment System)
On this episode of the show, the boys return to Castlevania to slay Dracula again, for the third time, but it's actually the first time...? • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as...
11.01.2022
Episode 100: Celebrating 4 Years of the Podcast
On this episode of the podcast, the boys look back through the history of the show and hand out some awards. They talk about what the podcast does well, what the podcast doesn’t do so well, and the things about...
09.20.2022
Episode 99: DOOM (PC/Switch/Xbox One)
On this episode of the show, the boys play a demonic Chex Quest mod called DOOM.
07.05.2022
Episode 98: RollerCoaster Tycoon (PC/iOS)
On this episode of the show, the boys stop playing their baby consoles and appreciate the mind-melting graphics available on PC in one of the greatest games of all-time, RollerCoaster Tycoon.
06.21.2022
Episode 97: Comix Zone (Sega Genesis)
On this episode of the show, the boys help Sketch Turner get back to the microwave pizzas he loves. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us...
06.07.2022
Episode 96: Sonic Spinball (Sega Genesis)
On this episode of the show, the boys try to go fast through Sonic's first foray into the pinball genre. Spoiler alert, they couldn't go fast in a Sonic game. Again. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more...
05.24.2022
Episode 95: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Xbox/iOS)
On this episode of the show, the boys continue their Star Wars celebration with the sequel to the 2003 Game of the Year, Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords!
05.10.2022
Episode 94: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Nintendo 64)
On this episode of the show, the boys kick off "MAY the Force Be With You" with a classic N64 Star Wars game where you fight Wampas... in the desert? • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro...
04.26.2022
Episode 93: MTV’s Celebrity Deathmatch (PlayStation 2)
On this episode of the show, the boys have a ”good, clean fight” while they cringe their way through 2003.
04.12.2022
Episode 92: Superman 64 (Nintendo 64)
On this episode of the show, the boys kick off Hatepril with one of the worst games they've ever played, Superman 64. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the...
03.29.2022
Episode 91: Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64)
On this episode of the show, the boys race through a beloved classic on the N64, Go-Kart Bun Bun Battle Smash. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! •...
03.15.2022
Episode 90: Super Mario Strikers (GameCube)
On this episode of the show, the boys take a break from burning down Bowser and his minions to play the beautiful game... with electric fences. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well...
03.01.2022
Episode 89: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo Entertainment System)
On this episode of the show, the boys stomp and burn their way through Bowser's forces to save the princess once again in the third best-selling game on the NES! • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro...
02.15.2022
Episode 88: Cruis’n USA (Nintendo 64)
On this episode of the show, the boys race from California to Washington DC with their eardrums bleeding the entire time. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! •...
02.01.2022
Episode 87: The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX (Game Boy Color)
On this episode of the show, the boys head back to Dream Land and get eaten by Anti-Kirby in one of the finest Zelda games they've ever covered on the podcast. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more...
01.18.2022
Episode 86: 1943: The Battle of Midway (Nintendo Entertainment System)
On this episode of the show, against all odds, the boys go from being stranded on a desert island to actually fighting for an island in Capcom’s 1943 on the NES!
01.04.2022
Episode 85: Our Top 13 Desert Island Arcade Ports
On this episode of the show, against all odds, the boys managed to get themselves stranded on a desert island. For the fourth time. Luckily, they brought some arcade ports along with them!
12.21.2021
Episode 84: Bible Adventures (Nintendo Entertainment System)
On this episode of the show, the boys get biblical.
12.07.2021
Episode 83: Rampart (Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom/Arcade)
On this episode of the show, the boys explore the origins of the tower defense genre in a few different versions of Rampart! • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on...
11.23.2021
Episode 82: Metroid: Zero Mission (Game Boy Advance)
On this episode of the show, the boys return to planet Zebes for Samus‘ very first mission. (It‘s also their first podcast mission on the GBA!)
11.09.2021
Episode 81: Maximum Carnage (Sega Genesis/Super Nintendo)
On this episode of the show, the boys fight everyone's favorite Marvel villains, Shriek and Doppelganger, a lot... • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us on...
10.26.2021
Episode 80: Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation 1)
On this episode of the show, the boys see if love can, indeed, bloom on a battlefield. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us on Discord:...
10.12.2021
Episode 79: Castlevania 2 (Nintendo Entertainment System)
On this episode of the show, the boys go on a fetch quest for Dracula's eyeball. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kQ9nV6f •...
09.28.2021
Episode 78: Super Mario RPG (Super Nintendo)
On this episode of the show, the boys try their hand at Mario's final outing on the SNES. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us on...
09.14.2021
Episode 77: Our Top 15 Desert Island Super Nintendo Games
On this episode of the show, the boys find themselves back in 2006 thanks to a time machine (or something?). They've crash landed on yet another desert island, but luckily, they brought their solar powered SupaBoy and 15 SNES games! Follow...
09.14.2021
Episode 77: Our Top 15 Desert Island Super Nintendo Games
On this episode of the show, the boys find themselves back in 2006 thanks to a time machine (or something?). They've crash landed on yet another desert island, but luckily, they brought their solar powered SupaBoy and 15 SNES games! Follow...
08.31.2021
Episode 76: NHL Hitz 2002 (PlayStation 2/Xbox/GameCube)
On this episode of the show, the boys keep the Augiversagust train rolling with one of the greatest arcade sports games of all-time!
08.17.2021
Interview 01: The Business of Retro Gaming Remakes and Remasters w/ Nightdive Studios’ Larry Kuperman [Turok, Doom 64, System Shock Enhanced Edition & Remake]
On this special episode of the show, Dan interviews Larry Kuperman of Nightdive Studios. Larry is an veteran of the games industry and he's been working with Nightdive Studios for years on projects like the System Shock remake, Shadow Man...
08.03.2021
Episode 75: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Sega Genesis)
On this episode of the show, the boys celebrate 3 years of the podcast by returning to their roots. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us...
07.20.2021
Episode 74: Super C (Nintendo Entertainment System)
On this episode of the show, the boys avenge Tralala by taking out Jagger Froid and the Babalu Destructoid Mechanism in the sequel to Contra! • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as...
07.06.2021
Episode 73: Castlevania (Nintendo Entertainment System)
On this episode of the show, the boys enjoy some of Dracula's delicious wall chicken pork. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kQ9nV6f •...
06.22.2021
Episode 72: Streets of Rage 2 (Sega Genesis)
On this episode of the show, the boys take the Streets of Ragers through the REQUIEM OF THE DEADLY BATTLE... • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join...
06.08.2021
Episode 71: Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Genesis)
On this episode of the show, the boys celebrate the 30th anniversary of the retro gaming icon, Bill Clinton! • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us...
05.25.2021
Episode 70: Star Wars Battlefront 2 (Xbox/PlayStation 2)
On this episode of the show, the boys battle it out in a galaxy far, far away in a well-loved Star Wars classic! • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on...
05.11.2021
Episode 69: Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Super Nintendo)
On this episode of the show, the boys travel back to a galaxy far, far away and find the wrath of the Empire in full-swing. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as...
04.27.2021
Episode 68: Pokémon Stadium 2 (Nintendo 64)
On this episode of the show, the boys finally battle their Pokémon teams from Gold and Silver, and then they battle some random Pokémon, and then they battle some gym leaders, and then they finally stopped battling to talk about...
04.13.2021
Episode 67: Pokémon Gold & Silver (Game Boy Color)
On this episode of the show, the boys pass on trying a Slowpoke tail... • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kQ9nV6f • Everything else...
03.30.2021
Episode 66: Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)
On this episode of the show, the boys enjoy 18 holes of relaxing trash talk on the N64. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us on...
03.16.2021
Episode 65: Super Mario World (Super Nintendo)
On this episode of the show, the boys take on the super original task of saving the princess in the best selling SNES game of all-time, Super Mario World! • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game...
03.02.2021
Episode 64: Mario Party (Nintendo 64)
On this episode of the show, the boys regret inviting Mario to his own party. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! • Join us on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kQ9nV6f • Everything...
02.16.2021
Episode 63: The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Entertainment System)
On this episode of the show, the boys try to defeat John Cena with the help of the Teen Girl Squad... • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! •...
02.09.2021
Bonus Episode 03: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game (Nintendo Switch)
On this bonus episode of the show, the boys check out the re-release of Scott Pilgrim City Ransom on the Switch! • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as updates on the show! •...
02.02.2021
Episode 62: Super Double Dragon (Super Nintendo)
On this episode of the show, the boys take a story-free trip through one of the lesser discussed SNES beat 'em ups, Super Double Dragon. • Follow us @wiowpodcast on Twitter and Instagram for more retro game content as well as...

What's Worth it or Worthless: A Retro Game Podcast about?

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Worth it or Worthless: A Retro Game Podcast episodes:

Episode 108: The Punisher (Genesis)

Episode 107: Punch-Out!! (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Episode 106: Castlevania: Bloodlines (Sega Genesis)

Episode 105: Mega Man X (Super Nintendo)

Episode 104: Yoshi’s Island (Super Nintendo)

Episode 103: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1/PSP/iOS)

Episode 102: Bubble Bobble (Arcade/Nintendo Entertainment System)

Episode 101: Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Episode 100: Celebrating 4 Years of the Podcast

Episode 99: DOOM (PC/Switch/Xbox One)

Episode 98: RollerCoaster Tycoon (PC/iOS)

Episode 97: Comix Zone (Sega Genesis)

Episode 96: Sonic Spinball (Sega Genesis)

Episode 95: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Xbox/iOS)

Episode 94: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Nintendo 64)

Episode 93: MTV’s Celebrity Deathmatch (PlayStation 2)

Episode 92: Superman 64 (Nintendo 64)

Episode 91: Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64)

Episode 90: Super Mario Strikers (GameCube)

Episode 89: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Episode 88: Cruis’n USA (Nintendo 64)

Episode 87: The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX (Game Boy Color)

Episode 86: 1943: The Battle of Midway (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Episode 85: Our Top 13 Desert Island Arcade Ports

Episode 84: Bible Adventures (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Episode 83: Rampart (Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom/Arcade)

Episode 82: Metroid: Zero Mission (Game Boy Advance)

Episode 81: Maximum Carnage (Sega Genesis/Super Nintendo)

Episode 80: Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation 1)

Episode 79: Castlevania 2 (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Episode 78: Super Mario RPG (Super Nintendo)

Episode 77: Our Top 15 Desert Island Super Nintendo Games

Episode 77: Our Top 15 Desert Island Super Nintendo Games

Episode 76: NHL Hitz 2002 (PlayStation 2/Xbox/GameCube)

Interview 01: The Business of Retro Gaming Remakes and Remasters w/ Nightdive Studios’ Larry Kuperman [Turok, Doom 64, System Shock Enhanced Edition & Remake]

Episode 75: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Sega Genesis)

Episode 74: Super C (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Episode 73: Castlevania (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Episode 72: Streets of Rage 2 (Sega Genesis)

Episode 71: Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Genesis)

Episode 70: Star Wars Battlefront 2 (Xbox/PlayStation 2)

Episode 69: Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Super Nintendo)

Episode 68: Pokémon Stadium 2 (Nintendo 64)

Episode 67: Pokémon Gold & Silver (Game Boy Color)

Episode 66: Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)

Episode 65: Super Mario World (Super Nintendo)

Episode 64: Mario Party (Nintendo 64)

Episode 63: The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Entertainment System)

Bonus Episode 03: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game (Nintendo Switch)

Episode 62: Super Double Dragon (Super Nintendo)