Season 2 Episode 11

Episode 43

News

• Hyper Catalog 5&6 review I wrote while bored one night
• Corona Relief Done Quick Speedrunning Marathon Announced
• War Stories: How Prince of Persia slew the Apple II’s memory limitations 
• Super Mario 64’s Smoke Effect Bug Fixed After 24 Years
• Myst de-make for Apple II
• Ryan Reynolds To Star in The Upcoming Live-Action Film Adaptation of DRAGON'S LAIR!
• Read Some FREE Retro Gaming Books While In Isolation
• Star Wars Episode I: Racer will include LAN multiplayer on Switch
• Hardware Review: PC Engine Mini - Still An Acquired Taste, Even After 30 Years 
• Sega's New Mascot Is The Son Of Sega's Old Mascot
• Shadow Man Remastered Bringing the N64 Favorite to PC and Consoles Next Year
• ASCII art + permadeath: The history of roguelike games
• AdventurePi: portable Raspberry Pi arcade machine

Topic: 

Arcade 816

Stylized arcade cabinets of video game consoles and an arcade venue in Chicago. 

Game Club Discussion

Metal Marines (Win 3.1)

Freeway

New Game Club Games

Gradius III - SA1 rom hack (SNES)

Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game

Music By:

I Love Lightning Bugs

Season 2 Episode 10

Episode 42 (The answer to life, the universe and everything)

News

• Unplanned Game Sale section:
  • GOG is offering 27 free games to help you relax at home

• Mortal Kombat 4, The 1997 Klassic, Is Now Available On GOG

• Humble Bundle Steam Sale

• Games That Weren’t
• A Lobo fighting game was in the works for Nintendo 64 but was ultimately canceled along with these other titles that never saw the light of day
• Why The Original Nintendo Famicom Controller Has A Microphone Revealed
• THE ULTIMATE GAME BOY TALK
• Atic Atac - Ultimate Play the Game classic has finally made its home on the C64!
• Interact with Atari’s 6502 Processor in BASIC
• Emulation News
• • Final Burn Neo Progress Report
  • LaunchBox 10.11 & 10.2 is Here! 

Topic: No sports right now, let’s play some sports games.

NHL ‘94 (Sega CD)

Ice Hockey (NES)

NBA 2k1 (Dreamcast)

NBA JAM (32x)

Mentions:

Bill Lambert Basketball (SNES)

Pole Position II (car racing probably cancelled for the season) (why does that even need a live crowd?)

Looney Toons B Ball (SNES)

Game Club Discussion

Batman (NES) 

Two ROM hacks released for this in the past week

https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4978/

https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4979/

Stinger (US)/Moero TwinBee (J)

New Game Club Games

Metal Marines (Win 3.1)

Freeway

Music By:

I Love Lightning Bugs

Season 2 Episode 9

Episode 41

News

• TurboGrafx-16 Mini indefinitely delayed due to coronavirus
• Tim Skelly - 1951-2020
• Visual 6502 Remix
• SONIC HACKING CONTEST COMING THIS OCTOBER
• Even 25 Years Later, the Iomega Zip Is Unforgettable
• The PlayStation 2 Is Now Twenty Years Old
• Which Super Mario Character Are You Based On Your Zodiac Type?
• The Pit - 1982 Arcade game gets a ZX Spectrum conversion release!

Topic: 

N64 games that are cheap to import and that you can play without knowing Japanese

• Bakuretsu Muteki Bangai-O 
• Puyo Puyo Sun & PUYO PUYO 4 PARTY Puyon
• Rakugakids
• Games that on average ½ the price of the US version
• • Diddy Kong Racing
  • Yoshi’s Story
  • Donkey Kong 64
  • Mario Kart 64
  • Kirby 64
• Gameshark as cartridge converter vs modding

Game Club Discussion

Punch Out!! (NES)

Defender of the Crown

New Game Club Games

Batman (NES)

Stinger (US)/Moero TwinBee (J)

Music By:

I Love Lightning Bugs

Season 2 Episode 8

Episode 40

News

• Sony Data Discman
• Ultima: Exodus Remastered hack released
• You can now buy brand-new Apple II Plus motherboards
• Konami Code creator Kazuhisa Hashimoto has died
• World of Horror review
• THE ZX SPECTRUM NEXT ARRIVES
• Storm Collectibles showcases Streets of Rage 4 and Golden Axe Action Figures at New York Toy Fair 2020
• Pop-up book of classic Sega arcade cabinets

Topic: 

NES Password Generators

Metroid password generator 

Metal Gear password generator

Strider password generator

Mega Man 2 password generator

Mega Man 3 password generator

Mega Man 4 password generator

Mega Man 4 and 5 password generators

Castlevania II password generator

Willow password generator

River City Ransom password generator

Battle of Olympus password generator

Prince of Persia password generator 

Legacy of the Wizard password generator

TASVideos.org - various NES password generators

Game Club Discussion

Galaxian

Xevious

New Game Club Games

Punch Out!! (NES)

Defender of the Crown

Music By:

I Love Lightning Bugs

Season 2 Episode 7

Episode 39

News

• Hugues's latest article
• Tommy Tallarico is making a lot of noise about Intellivision
• Deadstock 1986 Super Mario Bros. Slippers Are A Modern Masterpiece
• THE DEEPER MEANING BEHIND LINK’S AWAKENING: A GAME DEALING WITH SOCIAL AWKWARDNESS AND WAYS TO OVERCOME IT
• Alhambra Tales - In development ZX Spectrum platformer gets an early footage tease
• Jaleco's cyber-shmup Saint Dragon returns on PS4 and Switch
• Double Dragon And Kunio-Kun Retro Brawler Bundle Hits Nintendo Switch On February 20th
• Apple Puck Man and Mahjong for the Apple II Preserved
• Sorcery Saga Ⅰ translation for Mega Drive
• Dragon's Cache - Puzzle drop n match game coming to the Atari 7800 (First Beta Available)
• “Dreamcase” Dreamcast Replacement Shell
• Hasbro is relaunching classic Tiger Electronics gaming handhelds

Topic: 

Interview: Arabian Prince. N.W.A & mClassic

Talking about coding Barbie games, Simpson Games, VR, AR, eSports and a whole lot more.

Game Club Discussion

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Frogger II

New Game Club Games

Galaxian

Xevious

Season 2 Episode 6

Episode 38

News

• English Translation of PSX Action-RPG Brave Prove Released
• Respite - free indie game with 90s graphics
• Video: How Myst’s designers stuffed an entire universe onto a single CD-ROM
• Atari is Now Building Video Game-Themed Hotels in the United States
• SNK Is Making New Neo Geo Hardware, As Well As A New Metal Slug
• Mod Adds Mario 64 Dungeon To Ocarina Of Time
• The 64Mate Steps Up Its Game With 64DD Compatibility And Tower Stacking
• 2020 BASIC 10-Liner Contest
• Cooly Skunk, discovered in December, now in English 
• Sega 32X to CDX Mount
• Donkey Kong Has Mouths On His Feet And I Hate It
• Ocarina Of Time Speedruns Are Now Under Ten Minutes Because Reality Is A Lie Made To Be Broken
• Nintendo originally wanted multiple parallel worlds for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• New 2D Metroid and Paper Mario Arriving on Switch This Year, Leakers Claim; To Be Announced During Rumored Upcoming Direct
• Remasters & Retro Sale Turns Back the Clock at PS Store

Topic: 

DarkSoft

Game Club Discussion

Alien Syndrome

Breath of Fire

New Game Club Games

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Frogger II

Social Media Question(s):

Music By:

I Love Lightning Bugs

Rob's basement is still under construction! Here's a filler episode about our favorite games to you use to fill time here and there. Games you can instantly jump into.

Microsoft Solitare

Final Fantasy 6 (on android)

Civilization Revolutions 2

Shanghai 2 (NES)

SimCity BuildIt

(Star wars EA rant)

Devil's Crush

Ms. Pac-Man

Dr. Mario

What are your favorite filler games? Email us!

Season 2 Episode 4

Episode 36

News

• Mini Sega Arcade Cabinet
• Treasure Hunt Jam
• Night Stalker remake footage
• Hidden Inside Frogger On PlayStation Is An Unused Q*Bert Level
• This amazing glitch puts Star Fox 64 ships in an unmodified Zelda cartridge

Unplanned Emulator news:

• Beetle PSX Dynarec – Public Beta Out Now! Fast and accurate wins the race!
• Lakka Linux 2.3.2 “Game Console” Distro Released With RetroArch 1.8.4

Unplanned hoarding news:

• You Should Hoard Physical Copies of the Video Games You Love
• What Every N64 Game in One Organized Pile Looks Like

Topic: 

TurboGrafx-16 Emulation

Game Club Discussion

Battle Royale - TurboGrafx-16

Royal Rumble

New Game Club Games

Alien Syndrome

Breath of Fire

Social Media Question(s):

What are your go to retro games when you have some time to kill?

Do you have any topics of interest you’d like to request?

Music By:

I Love Lightning Bugs

Season 2 Episode 3 

News

• Hands On With the Atari VCS, a Strange, Streaming Slice of Nostalgia 
• New Trademark Suggests The Mario & Luigi Series Is Making A Comeback
• Eightbound
• Developer Terry Cavanagh releases VVVVVV source code
• 2020 Shoot 'Em Up Construction Kit Competition
• Retron Jr
• A Very Frosty, Expensive Game Boy
• RASPBERRY PI 4 AND THE STATE OF VIDEO GAME EMULATION
• OSSC Pro Concept Revealed
• The DOOM And DOOM II Ports Are Now "Must-Buy Purchases" After The Recent Patch
• Unreleased Satellaview game Cooly Skunk
• Unplanned controller news
  • Retro Fighters Launches Pre-Orders and Kickstarter for SEGA Controllers
  • Modder Creates Custom GameCube Controller For Switch

Topic: 

Inform 7

Beginner's Guide to Interactive Fiction with Inform 7

The Interactive Fiction Archive

Game Club Discussion

Casino Kid

Micro Machines

New Game Club Games

Battle Royale - TurboGrafx-16

Royal Rumble

Music By:

I Love Lightning Bugs

Season 2 Episode 2

News

• The Story Behind Solomon's Key, One Of The Most Challenging NES Games
• Super Star Wars, A SNES Classic, Was Also Made For The Genesis
• The Polygons of Another World
• Voyage - A Sorceress Vacation - A total conversion of Alex Kidd in Miracle World for the SMS
• TRS-80 Model III Emulator in GO and in Typescript
• Unplanned CES news sections
• • CES 2020 Unveiled – Cool Retro Tech You’ll Want To Play With
  • CES 2020: NWA's Arabian Prince designed a dongle to make retro games look super sharp

Topic: 

Jason Moore Interview

http://atariprojects.org/

http://genemedic.org/

Game Club Discussion

Empire Strikes Back 2600

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Vice City Remastered is a must-have mod for Grand Theft Auto 5, available for download right now

New Game Club Games

Casino Kid

Micro Machines

Facebook Question(s):

Do you have any retro gaming related New Years resolutions?

What new retro tech (announced at CES or otherwise) are you most excited for?

Music By:

I Love Lightning Bugs

***This was recorded to be the Burger Becky interview. Please excuse any references that may have been missed. Her interview should be mixed and published shortly. Thanks! -Rob