1 More Podcastle

Original air date: March 16, 2015

WE GONNA ROCK DOWN TO

ELECTRIC AVENUE

AND THEN WE'LL INCREASE IN ALTITUDE

OH OH

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Ghost Grove” by Platonist

Show Notes

26:00 – Listener email discussion question “If you could steal any retro gaming car (not any other vehicle, just a car), what would it be?”

33:00 – “Ghost Grove” by Platonist

35:19 – Retro Showdown

38:11 – Bailey’s pick “Family Feud” (SNES)

39:22 – Hunter’s pick “Metroid 2: Return of Samus” (Gameboy)

40:52 – Jason’s pick “Katamari Damacy” (PS2)

41:36 – Coins, gems, rings, stars. A Jedi needs none of these. But they are everywhere in video games. Our hosts try to find games with collectibles that don’t include the former. And then we talk about things other than old video games. It’s one of those podcasts.

1:04:29 – The time is now! Did you know that we act as your Senators in the Retro Showdown (or Members of Parliament if you’re Canadian)? Every vote counts and so does yours! Be sure to vote for your favorite below and if you have a burning question, observation, or general knowledge you’d like to share, we encourage it by emailing us!

Original air date: March 9, 2015

In an astoundingly poor decision, EA chiefs opted to not destroy the Maxis building with hurricane, earthquake, giant lizard, alien invasion, or meteor strike.

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Optimism Prime (Solt + Peppor’s theme)” by the World is Square

Show Notes

17:10 – Listener email discussion question “Are their any games that were released on both a home console and a handheld console where you preferred the handheld version of a game over the home console version?”

32:13 – “Optimism Prime (Solt + Peppor’s theme)” by the World is Square

35:07 – Retro showdown!

38:27 – Bailey’s pick “James ‘Buster’ Douglas Knockout Boxing” (Sega Genesis)

39:38 – Hunter’s pick “South Park” (N64)

41:19 – Jason’s pick “Spider-man” (N64)

42:09 – The gloves are coming off for this showdown, or rather, on for games that feature protagonists wearing gloves. Special bonus points for those wearing mittens. Hit that bell and prepare to throw down!

59:24 – A vicious fight indeed. But who will be the victor? Leave your vote in the poll below and if you liked what you’ve heard, please tell a friend. Want to be a part of the show? Email us a listener email discussion question!

Original air date: March 2, 2015

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Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Hard-Working Moles Are Good Moles” by 8-bit Philharmonic

Show Notes

17:43 – Crazy Game Idea! Yes, we are officially out of email discussion questions, so that means it’s up to Jason to create a new game idea off our one word answers.

25:45 – “Hard-Working Moles Are Good Moles” by 8-bit Philharmonic

28:21 – Retro Showdown!

31:15 – Bailey’s pick “Hard Drivin'” (Sega Genesis)

32:32 – Hunter’s pick “Darkman” (NES)

33:50 – Jason’s pick “Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis” (Gamecube)

35:03 – H2O. The source of life. In our theme this week, we bring games that include essential liquids. Yes, we’ve done a ton of these and they are just going to keep getting stranger. Let the games begin!

53:48 – Would you like to participate in our show? Send us an email and we’ll discuss it on air. Already sent us one in the past? I’m sure we’ve forgotten already so you might as well send us another. And don’t forget to vote for your favorite game in the showdown poll!

Original air date: February 23, 2015

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Rusty Fingers” by Dr. Manhattan

Show Notes

21:23 – Listener email discussion question “What game would you play only when your friends aren’t around because your embarrassed for them to know about it?”

32:11 – “Rusty Fingers” by Dr. Manhattan

35:13 – Retro Showdown!

37:54 – Bailey’s pick “River City Ransom” (NES)

38:54 – Hunter’s pick “Ghostbusters II” (Gameboy)

39:53 – Jason’s pick “Dancing Eyes” (Arcade)

40:41 – The gentlemen tackle games featuring flexible weapons. Then Jason just brings a weird Japanese game instead. Then hilarity ensues.

58:19 – We are officially out of listener email discussion questions! If you would like to be apart of the show then email us your burning thoughts. We’ll read them and discuss live on the podcast! Or become part of our marketing team by sharing the show with your friends and family. Gamers ho!

Original air date: February 16, 2015

WHHHHYYYYYYYYYY?!

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Title Theme – Mega Man 2” by Mega Beardo

Show Notes

21:49 – Listener email discussion question “Which other features, either realistic or fantastic, do you think video games would benefit from?”

35:59 – “Title Theme – Mega Man 2” by Mega Beardo

37:23 – Retro Showdown!

40:08 – Bailey’s pick “The Simpsons” (Arcade)

41:18 – Hunter’s pick “Mad Dog McCree” (Sega CD)

42:55 – Jason’s pick “Tekken Tag Tournament” (Arcade)

43:59 – We’ve gotten to the point in our showdowns where the real and the unreal have blurred. Our theme is games that feature something with bowling… but no a bowling game. Prepare to be amazed.

1:02:51 – We do enjoy interacting with you so be sure to drop us a line in the comments, maybe send us a question you’d like us to answer on air, or possibly a chiptune/nerdcore artist who’s looking for their day in the sun? Well, look no further than 1 More Castle because we do all that stuff.

Original air date: February 9, 2015

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Dr. Mario: Chill” by DJ Redlight

Show Notes

25:08 – Listener email discussion question “Since you now acknowledge the next tier of gaming consoles I’ve been thinking. Do you guys feel the need or desire to play games on these systems more then your go to systems to see what you might have been missing out on?”

42:17 – “Blues for the Red Man” by The Audio Sprite

44:41 – Retro Showdown!

47:10 – Bailey’s pick “Grand Theft Auto 3” (PS2)

48:14 – Hunter’s pick “Tetris” (NES)

49:46 – Jason’s pick “Super Castlevania IV” (SNES)

50:41 – We have the return of the legend himself Eric Bailey back on the show! After two months of exiting life events, we indulge ourselves on games that we played once, will never play again regardless of mass appeal.

1:11:00 – The band is back together again, which means more terrible segues, outlandish remarks, and apparently eating chips in the microphone. Send us your questions to be read live on air and don’t forget our super cool shop for all your Bomb Arrow needs!

Original air date: February 2, 2015

We have a very special guest with us today. The new editor-in-chief of Retro Magazine: Daniel Kayser! He fills us in on everything past, present, and future of the magazine.

RETRO is giving away a free digital subscription to a randomly selected person who joins the conversation about this episode on Twitter with the hashtag #ReadRetroShowdown between now and next Monday’s podcast release! Get tweetin’!

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Dr. Mario: Chill” by DJ Redlight

Show Notes

16:28 – After all that talk about video games, what about the ones we’ve been playing?

27:19 – “Dr. Mario: Chill” by DJ Redlight

30:05 – Retro Showdown!

30:29 – Jason’s pick “Liero” (DOS)

31:17 – Hunter’s pick “Casper” (Sega Saturn)

32:18 – Daniel’s pick “Pro Wrestling” (NES)

33:27 – It’s a free for all! An all out battle of the wits with three heavy hitters bringing their favorites. Who will reign supreme? Only your vote will decide!

46:50 – A very special thank you again to Daniel Kayser for filling in this week. Be sure to check out the amazing publication Retro Magazine. And be sure to get those questions into us so that we can read them on air!

Original air date: January 26, 2015

Today we have Hugues Johnson from the Retro League podcast!

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “F-Zero ‘Mute City’” by djpretzel

Show Notes

17:30 – Listener email discussion question “If it came down to it, would you give up video games or the internet if you somehow had to choose only one?”

25:19 – “F-Zero ‘Mute City’” by djpretzel

27:33 – Retro Showdown!

29:03 – Jason’s pick “Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun” (PC)

30:06 – Hunter’s pick “Fuzion Frenzy” (XBOX)

31:09 – Hugues’s pick “Shadowgate” (NES)

32:06 – We have the Retro League podcast co-host himself, Hugues Johnson sitting in for us and things get a little… “using a controller as a mouse”-ish?

50:10 – We laughed, we cried, we need your support! Tell a friend about the best damn retro podcast in the universe and vote for your favorite in the showdown poll!

Original air date: January 19, 2015

Typing of the dead: Sega’s best edjumacation game!

We’ve also got a great special guest today: Jonathan Higgins!

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Raptor: Call of the Shadows” by Orichalcon

Show Notes

15:19 – Listener email discussion question “What is your favorite retro gaming peripheral/add on?”

25:39 – “Raptor: Call of the Shadows” by Orichalcon

29:01 – Retro Showdown!

30:02 – Jason’s pick “Unreal Tournament 2004” (PC)

31:22 – Hunter’s pick “Soul Calibur” (Dreamcast)

32:26 – Jonathan’s pick “Pokémon Stadium” (N64)

33:26 – Games with announcers. That’s it. Games with announcers. But we have writer of Game Podunk and self proclaimed Pokemon Trainer Jonathan Higgins sitting in.

50:18 – Can you feel it in the air? Running through your hair? Something something that rhymes with hair? If not then you should vote for your favorite pick in the Showdown poll. Or send us your listener questions. How about leaving us a comment in the section below? All of those things would be swell.

Original air date: January 12, 2015

We’re back from our holiday hiatus, with special guest Jonathan Hallée!

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Lemmings ‘Let’s Go Dance” by Nines

Show Notes

14:44 – Listener email discussion question “Would the Metroid series be as popular as it is today if Samus was a man?”

21:54 – “Lemmings ‘Let’s Go Dance” by Nines

24:25 – Retro Showdown!

25:51 – Jason’s pick “Duck Hunt” (NES)

27:13 – Hunter’s pick “Gyromite” (NES)

28:36 – Jonathan’s pick “Mario Bros.” (NES)

29:35 – Welcome to the New Year were it’s nothing but black box NES titles (sans Super Mario Bros.) on the Retro Showdown and we are joined by none other than the writer of My Two Gils himself: Jonathan Hallée.

49:46 – We are super excited to be back after a long holiday break. We hope that you had a safe and wonderful time and we invite you to send us your New Year’s retro gaming discussion questions and vote in the Showdown poll.