30 years ago today, North America was introduced to one of the greatest handheld games ever made, Super Mario Land on the Nintendo GameBoy. Chops, Craig_WK, and the Glitch sit down and chat about how this game came to be without the help of Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto and the bizarre creatures that “explode” out of this game. The Mario adventure continues into our Retro Relapse. Then, our Character Theme Bracket gets mellow as two new contenders duke it out. All this and more, and this weeks Legend of Retro.

LoR: Super Mario Land

The Legend of Retro is your source for all things retro gaming. Join Xander, Chops, Craig_WK, and the Glitch as they travel through time to explore games from the Atari generation all the way to the PS3 era. Enjoy Retro Relapse every week when the crew picks a game and gets hands on to discuss it in depth.

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It’s the return of the Legend of Retro. The boys are back. LPJ, Hovercraft Joe, and Jody get funky with the most unique game released in the 16 bit era. They’ll dig into the happenstance beginnings, miraculous development, and incredible soundtrack that made this a cult classic masterpiece.   Then, Retro Relapse takes us back into the arcade with, perhaps, the largest beat-em-up cabinet of all-time. Finally, a new season means a new music bracket. And this one is out of this world. Game On!

LoR: ToeJam and Earl

On this week's episode of The Legend of Retro: Chops, Xander, Craig WK, and TheGlitch reach the final level. Listen along as they reminisce about retro relapses, favorite moments from the show, and humble beginnings. Some fans even stop by to share some thoughts about the show before one by one, the hosts fade away and become a part of the legend. What were the standout moments of the show? How long can we pat ourselves on the back? Who's gonna be the first to cry? Find out in this episode that is sure to be looked back upon as being culturally significant. We can't recommend it enough.

The Legend of Retro is:
Chops
Xander
Craig WK
The Glitch

Special Thanks
Danielle Morelli

And you!

LoR: Finale

On this week’s episode of The Legend of Retro, the sweet, family friendly IP takes a dark turn and gets violent and starts swearing.  And the game they cover does too! Be warned: there is an explicit tag on this episode as the guys let loose in the penultimate episode of the podcast. If you listen with kids, be sure to let them know how lucky they are to be listening to such mature content!

LoR: Conker's Bad Fur Day

Let’s take a trip to the past with some of your favorite retro game podcast hosts, as Chops and Craig_WK jump into the Epoch and take a trip to 1995! They look into the history of the game, the brilliant collaboration of the dream team of Japanese style role playing games, as well as the amazing music. That description might be bland, but we can always re-do it with a New Game Plus! To finish off the episode, the dynamic duo talk about a Retro Relapse that was too hot to handle in a previous episode. We hope you enjoy hearing about the greatest JRPG of all time!

LoR: Chrono Trigger

One day, quite by accident, a gate to The Legend of Retro was opened by a gang of podcasters skilled in the black arts. This land was like no other. In the gathering twilight, the episode shone from its resting place high above the world. In a long running battle, the leader of the podcasters fought his way past his followers Xander and The Glitch in lust for the episode on Link to the Past. After vanquishing his own followers, the leader stood triumphant over the episode and grasped it with his blood-stained hands. He heard a whispered voice: “If thou hast a strong desire or dream, wish for it…” And in reply, the roaring laughter of the host echoed across time and space and even reached the far-off listeners. The name of this king of podcasters is Craig_WK, but he is known by his alias Mandrag Craig, which means Craig of the Legend of Retro.

LoR: Super Mario Land

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