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The crew is lucky to be joined by friend of the show and co-host of The Collector's Quest podcast, Tyler Wilkin.   We used our time wisely and discussed one of the bangeriest Atari 2600 bangers of all-time:  Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns.     

We are here answering the tough questions like "what's the deal with this stupid rat" and "does Quickclaw have some sort of neurological disorder"?  Also, why is Pitfall Harry's young niece lost in the depths of these uncharted caverns in the middle of Peru?   If you want to find out, tune in and listen!  Or, if you don't, just listen to the beginning and dip out when we get into the game itself.  It's cool.  We know you're busy. 

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The squad is back to talk about one of the best-selling launch titles for the original PlayStation: Ridge Racer.  Look, we get it.. early PlayStation is a tough sell.  Couple that with the game being an arcade-style racer and it's easy to see why the first iteration of the Ridge Racer series may leave a bit to be desired for some.    Tune in to find out what the boys think of one of the pioneers of 3D arcade racing.

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Pit-Fighter.  The name alone evokes such lucid imagery; shurikens, combatants in sweat pants and a tank top throwing motorcycles on a freeway overpass, and sticks.   If you have the time, sit back and allow Jay and Mike to whisk you away to a 16-bit wonderland.  A wonderland of digitized graphics and post-fight celebrations where defeating Sidewalk Jim gets you raised on a forklift while flexing and your adoring fans pile cash at your feet.  

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Here's the deal.. Splatterhouse is cool.  There's no way around that.  It's a cool game with a gory overarching theme.  So if you're interested in hearing about a cool game where you can waste gruesome creatures with a two-by-four or meat cleaver, then yeah.. tune in.  If not, then why are you reading this?  You know we talk about Splatterhouse.  It's right there in the title.  You have no one to blame but yourself for winding up here, reading this. 

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The boys from LJN are back and this time it's serious.  Since it is now October, we are contractually obligated to discuss scary or horror-themed games.  To fulfill this requirement, Mike and Jay break down a game that could definitely be considered horrendous: Dr. Chaos for the Nintendo Entertainment System.  Tune and and find out why this game exists and who is responsible so they can be brought to justice. 

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Jay and Mike are joined in-studio by our good friend Kelan AKA milwaukeeretrogamer to discuss another certified banger of a game: Arkanoid.   That's right..  Johnny hasn't killed the show.. yet. 

Tune in to hear our thoughts on the highest-grossing table arcade table cabinet in Japan in 1987.  Oh, did we mention it was ALSO the highest-grossing arcade conversion kit in the US?  Well it's true.  It was.

So sit back, kick your shoes off, relax, and whisk away to a story where the time and era are unknown. 

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The squad is back.  This time they are joined by the one and only Johnny Iucci from The Collector's Quest Podcast and we are all here to discuss another certified banger:  Super Castlevania IV for the Super Nintendo.  Please pardon any fidelity issues, as we did record this remotely and there seemed to be some slight issues from time to time.  We did our best, which usually isn't very good. 

Be sure to tune in to hear our thoughts.  They're funny.  We swear.  It's worth your time.  We're not sure how else to explain it to you so it's probably best that you just give it a listen.

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The Godzilla games for the NES.  Man.. trying to play these games is akin to trying to stay awake until 2:30AM on a Wednesday night to watch a Godzilla movie back in the old days when you had to watch what THE MAN told you to watch.  Those days are over and your entertainment medium choices in the modern world are almost limitless, which just makes the fact that you choose to listen to us mean that much more to the boys.

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The gang is joined by Michael Chiaramonte AKA clearvus on Instagram to discuss Castlevania: Dracula X for the Super Nintendo.  So listen in to hear what a bunch of middle-aged guys think of a 16-bit video game from the mid-90's.  

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We're back!  We never went anywhere but we are back!  Episode 28 is, as they say in the biz, "in the can".  Tune in and hear the LJN squad's thoughts on the original pack-in title for the Sega Genesis / MegaDrive in the United States and Europe.  Also, hear about Mike's escapades in Cleveland at CCAG and much, much more..