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CRITICAL! originally started as a podcast covering the history of pro wrestling video games. While wrestling games and wrestling is our bread and butter, we also cover our other interests such as vide... more
FAQs about CRITICAL!:How many episodes does CRITICAL! have?The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.
June 28, 2026Episode 117: Toukon Retsuden AdvanceToukon Retsuden Advance is a game from the same developers as Fire Pro on WonderSwan so it heavily borrows animations from the Fire Pro series but lacks in gameplay. I saw Supergirl! So we talk about that and the insanely disgusting online reaction. Absolute Batman is getting an animated series! Wrestling kind of sucks (except Stardom). We'll be back with a new episode in TWO weeks!...more2h 17minPlay
June 21, 2026Episode 116: WCW Rebooked 95-00 (SD2 Rom Hack)If you're a fan of Smackdown! 2 and WCW, you can't really go wrong here. It has pretty much every wrestler you want with hacked moves included. We talk a looot about Japanese wrestling in this episode. Remember how cool it was to buy old tapes and see commercials for games like Toukon Retsuden 2 and Fire Pro G?...more2h 56minPlay
June 14, 2026Episode 115: WWF WrestleMania (Amiga)After the terrible WWF European Rampage Tour, we decided to take a look at another Amiga game. WWF WrestleMania (1991), a game which also doesn't offer much gameplay but blatantly steals it's visuals from elsewhere. It's appealing at least in the visual department. ...more2h 19minPlay
June 07, 2026Episode 114: WWF European Rampage TourWe've been gone for a month so there's a lot to talk about! First, WWF European Rampage Tour for Amiga/DOS. Spoilers, it's really bad. Then there's figures, NJPW sold to TV Asahi/CyberAgent, AEW DoN, PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest. As well as Ultra Violence Wrestling, the passing of Ted Turner and his huge impact on pro wrestling. We also talk a bit about the Greatest Wrestler Ever list. ...more4h 16minPlay
May 10, 2026Episode 113: Ultimate Kombat 26Mortal Kombat II is finally out. I have some thoughts on it, as I was able to find the strength to power through H-A-G-E Jade. There's big figure news as Jazzwares has dropped the AEW team. Mongo tried out the UFC 6 beta and talks about fighters I don't know. We'll be back in two weeks!...more1h 39minPlay
May 03, 2026Episode 112: MOUSE P.I. For Hire/Gaming WishlistsGot any cheeese? I received a copy of MOUSE P.I. so I provide my thoughts after spending a few hours with it. We finally take a look at what's on our gaming wishlists. Of course, all the wrestling news as expected including WWE releases. #keymailer #MOUSEPIForHire ...more3h 7minPlay
April 19, 2026Episode 111: Death to WWEMan, I hate this company. I'd rather be forced to ride the world's scariest roller coaster with a Virtual Boy strapped to my face while I suffer from explosive diarrhea than watch this shit....more3h 3minPlay
April 05, 2026Episode 110: Easter Like Sunday MorningSteve Rosenthal gives us something to talk about in his interview with Wrestling Figure News. Mongo is still stuck in the mid 2000s with SVR 2007. And we reminisce about the times wrestling became a topic at school. ...more2h 12minPlay
March 29, 2026Episode 109: Pinnacle CollectionZombie Sailor's Pinnacle Collection is here and these figures are hot, hot, hot! Not so hot is the rotting corpse of Powertown. Kenny Omega expresses his deep desires for VPW 2 and Mongo goes mad and watches mid 2010s WWE. ...more3h 26minPlay
March 15, 2026Episode 108: ECW Born to Be Wired (Public BETA)Unfortunately, we have some audio issues this week due to the terrible WIFI I'm currently dealing with. Still, we're able to talk about Retro Randy Price's amazing ECW Born to Be Wired, WWE 2K26, recent figure reveals and releases, history maker Koji Kitao, and wacky 90s match-ups like Dan Severn vs Road Warrior Hawk. ...more2h 36minPlay
FAQs about CRITICAL!:How many episodes does CRITICAL! have?The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.