Remember The Game? Retro Gaming Podcast

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We covered the SNES version of Aladdin 240 episodes ago, and for YEARS all I've heard is that the Sega Genesis version is superior. So I finally fired it up for a Valentine's week episode of RTG, and dammit, it's true. Sega did what Nintendidn't.

For the record, I really like both games. But the Sega version looked better, sounded better, and killed me better. I found it much harder than its SNES counterpart, and that's a good thing. Great fucking game.

Pending RTG Hall of Famer Mark McCue is my guest this week (as he was for the SNES episode all those years ago), and we both agree that while any Aladdin is good Aladdin, this is the premium experience.

And before we make a wish, I put together another edition of the Infamous Intro!

This week someone asks why games have such short times in the spotlight these days and why the gaming world is so quick to move onto the next big thing? Did I play a lot of Dreamcast back in the day?? And a FAQ: Why do so many listeners call me 'Andy'??

Plus we play another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One', too! This one features 3 Genesis Disney games: The Jungle Book, Pocahontas, and The Lion King.

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There's few things on this planet that make me happier than discovering a new NES game, and after literally YEARS of people telling me to play Bionic Commando, I finally fired it up and I'm stoked to say that's what happened this week. This game's pretty sick.

If you haven't played it, it's a standard sidescrolling shooter/platformer, but with one catch: no jumping. All your platforming is done with a grappling hook. It's a really ambitious concept with a learning curve to be sure, but for the most part I think it works great. Add in a map to explore, a story (kinda) and hitler's exploding head (seriously), and you have yourself a Commando that's Bionic, my friend.

My buddy David Rae makes his return to the show this week and we're finally talking the game he's been holding me to play since RTG started. We're getting into the map, the difficulty, the grappling hook adventures, and yes of course, killing Hitler. All par for the course when it comes to the NES.

And before we grapple I deliver another edition of the Infamous Intro!

This week someone asks if RTG will ever join the video podcast ranks? What forgotten series needs a revival next? And am I planning to check out the Virtual Boy games on the Switch 2??

Plus we play another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One', too! This one features 3 NES Capcom games: Mighty Final Fight, Code Name: Viper, and Yo! Noid.

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The Blankies are our annual game awards, where I reveal the games the community voted to be the best of the previous year, let you know my picks, and mix in some stupid "comedy" skits in between. The 2025 edition goes live for all our Patreons tomorrow, and as I need the day off to work on it I thought I'd throw the 2024 version up here for free. Hope you enjoy your trip to The Blankies, and join our Patreon today if you want to check out this year's edition later this week!

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Assassin's Creed is probably the series we haven't touched yet that I get the most requests for. I played half of the first game back in the day, checked out and never came back. So I fired the OG up last week and played most of it, and while I can't call myself a super fan or anything, I'm intrigued to see what comes next with the series.

The concept itself is rock solid, and there's some really fun mechanics here. The problem is you use them to do the same 5 things over and over again. I like the idea but I need a bone with some more meat on it.

My buddy Andre is my guest this week. He's an Assassin's Creed junkie and I think he made it his mission to make sure I played more of these games down the road. Let's unpack Assassin's Creed's rookie year.

And before Ass Creed, I put together another edition of the Infamous Intro!

This week someone asks if/how I think DS games will ever start showing up on the Switch 2? Are there any games I like ti play just for the world itself? And does the Xbox 360 belong in the "best console library" conversation??

Plus we play another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One', too! This one features Ubisoft games: Splinter Cell, Fr Cry 3, and Watch Dogs.

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I've made it a goal to cover as many Mega Man games as I can on this podcast before I inevitably get cancelled, and we're crossing another off the list this week with the much-praised Mega Man X4. Many have told me this is in their top 2 X games alongside the original, and now that I've played it for myself, I get it.

The original trilogy of Mega Man X games on the SNES range from perfection to meh (in my books), so I was curious to see how the series would go once it left the 16-bit era. And while X4 definitely shares some DNA with the very subpar Mega Man 8, it brings the heat in practically every way and is anything but subpar. AND it's 2 games in one, because you can play as X AND Zero!

The Dr. Light to my Dr. Wily, Dan from Dissect That Film returns to this week to talk more Maverick hunting. We went longer than I expected us to with this one, but when you're talking mega Man there's never enough. With 2 playthroughs to break down, plus rambling about the series as a whole and those legendary cutscenes, we had a ton to get to.

And before we X, I put together another edition of the Infamous Intro!

This week someone asks for breakup advice in video game context and I try my best. What are the top NES hidden gems I'd recommend people check out?? And why don't I play all series in chronological order??

Plus we play another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One', too! This one features 3 Mega Man games: Mega Man & Bass, Mega Man Zero, and Mega Man ZX.

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It's been over 200(!) episodes since ww talked Mario Kart, and that just won't do. So this week we're going back to 2001, the flat faced, non-backlit GBA, and the pretty damned good Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

I didn't play this one a lot back in the day, but going through it 25 years after launch, I was pretty impressed. It feels like a hybrid of Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64, and for the first ever portable Kart, it's pretty damned solid. Hiding the Super Mario Kart tracks as extra content turned me on a little, too.

The Luigi to my (or Mark's) Mark, ye olde Bradley McCue, joins me on the show this week. We had a great time talking Super Circuit and the Mario Kart series as a whole, and I can guarantee y'all is won't be FOUR YEARS before we talk more kart racing!

And before we race, I put together another edition of the Infamous Intro!

This week someone asks what my most anticipated games of 2026 are, I explain what (and briefly answer) the most frequently asked questions I get are, and we talk about the leaps in game tech that blew our minds the most.

Plus we play another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One'!! This one features 3 Mario Karts: Super Mario Kart, Double Dash, and Mario Kart 64.

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I like to end the year on a high-note when it comes to the podcast, and we saved a bonafide gem for the 2025 wrap-up. I've been singing the praises of Bioshock for years, and finally decided it was time to replay and review the sequel.

I hadn't played Bioshock 2 since it released, and all I really remembered about it was that you played as a Big Daddy. Taking it for as pain for the first time in almost 15 years was a blast, and while I (ironically) the the Big Daddy mechanic falls a little flat, I still can't get enough of the world of Rapture.

Ye olde Tylet is helping me close out the year by talking about killing crazy people with drills and singing the praises of genius Andrew Ryan's world of Rapture. Would you kindly join us?

And before we go harvesting, I put together another edition of the Infamous Intro!

This week someone asks if the Switch has surpassed the SNES as my favourite console? Am I interested in playing the original Fallout? And other than Mario, which franchise needs to start pumping out sports games??

Plus we play another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One', too! This one features 3 great sequels: Half-Life 2, Halo 2, and Mass Effect 2

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I knew of the horrible reputation this game had, but I thought there'd be enough meat on the bone to have some fun with this episode and laugh a little at least. But no. There's nothing fun about this game. In fact, The Simpsons Skateboarding is quite possibly the worst game I've ever played.

It does a horrible job of lifting the Tony Hawk Pro Skater controls, and then drops them into the most half-assed levels I've ever seen. You clip through walls and constantly get stuck on things. There's no fun landmarks to explore. The objectives are lame. Horrible voice acting. This game is worse than Homer's car.

I'm rolling solo this week. I wouldn't subject any of my friends to this pile of shit.

And before I choke on my own rage, I put together another edition of the Infamous Intro!

This week we discuss the idea that Yoshi could be a Pokemon. How would I rank some tough NES games by difficulty? And do I write my games off??

Plus we play another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One', too! This one features 3 retro Simpsons titles: Bart vs The Space Mutants, Virtual Bart, and Simpsons Wrestling.

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It's pretty well known 'round these parts that Super Mario World is royalty in my eye(s), but Donkey Kong Country sits right beside it. This is my go-to Christmas game, it's a masterpiece, and in a lot of ways it's superior to Mario's SNES work.

You all know how this game works. You play as Donkey and Diddy Kong, you're trying to get your bananas back, and you jump in a lot of barrels. The platforming in DKC is superb, the music is fire, and the level variety keeps the game fresh the whole way through.

And the graphics? Get outta here...

Captain N of the Retrotopia podcast joins me this week and we had a great time talking a great game. I don't know how anyone with a soul could not love this game, and aside from a couple minor gripes, we spent most of our hour together about just how special of game this is.

And before we get stuck in barrels, I put together another edition of the Infamous Intro!

This week someone brings up a promise I made re: Ecco the Dolphin, we talk about the must-play PS5 titles for anyone getting a system for Christmas this year, and if 'Blank Man' was a robot master, what would he be all about?

Plus we play another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One', too! This one features 3 retro titles developed by Rare: Blast Corps, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, and Killer Instinct.

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Batman: Arkham Asylum blew my mind back in the day, and Arkham City took that concept to the next level by making it open-world and letting old man Wayne fight even more villains this time around. What else do you need me to say? This game is a masterpiece.

And it's not just that Arkham City is a great superhero game, but it really wrote the script for so many games in the future. The free-flowing combat system has been copied over and over, and I'd range that the quality of Arkham City's story, gallery of characters, setting, and graphics have set bars that most modern games still can't touch 15 years later. Genuinely one of the greatest video games ever made.

The Batman to my Robin, ye olde Tyler, is my guest this week. He thinks Arkham City is brilliant, I think it's brilliant, and you do too. Admit it.

And before we take on Joker and friends, I put together another edition of the Infamous Intro!

This week someone asks my love of Blink-182, I talk about who I'd love to interview if I could talk to anyone in gaming, and what aspects of retro gaming do we hope never make a comeback??

Plus we play another round of 'Play One, Remake One, Erase One', too! This one features 3 retro Bat-titles: Batman Forever, Batman Returns, and Batman & Robin.

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