Retrofecta

Kurt and Kenneth are almost out of the 4 bit generation as we power through Six Golden Coins worth of adventure. Picking up right after Mario Land 1's story, we help Mario get his castle back from the debut character Wario and then we chat about it! Come listen to what we think of Nintendo's much better than it's predecessor Game Boy platformer!

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It's finally time! After months of saying "well this was a decent game but I can't wait until we hit Link to the Past" we're here and Kenneth's trying not to gush too much. Come listen to our ramblings about Zelda's timeline, which items we're glad to see added in, our nitpicks with the game, and why we think indie game developers landed on 16 bit graphics as their go to. Plus as always we give shout outs to the best speed runners for this game and answer some listener questions.

Retrofecta is back with our first mid-month release and Kenneth is flying solo today. Come get his initial thoughts on the Switch's launch line up of games and which he'll be picking up on day one. Spoiler, one of them is shockingly Breath of the Wild.

Come hang out with Kurt and Kenneth as they talk about the Return of Samus (with a healthy side of Nintendo Switch theorycrafting.) Did their first Super Nintendo game spoil them when they try and return to 4 bit graphics? Just how many Metroid staples did this game introduce? Why has the speedrunning scene never really caught on with Metroid 2? Come find out!

It's a new year and a new system for Retrofecta! Kurt and Kenneth are back to start 2017 out with potentially the most difficult game to talk about yet as....we may just love it too much. There's probably a negative comment in the 'cast somewhere but even we're not sure! Tune in for cape feathers, Yoshi, all new level designs, and more speed runs than you can shake a fire flower at. Happy new year to all you gamers out there!

Come say a fond farewell to the Nintendo with Kurt and Kenneth as they wrap up their first console this month. They're back for Super Mario Bros 3 and there are many thoughts and feelings! Is this their favorite Retrofecta game yet? Why the heck did it take so long to ship between the Japanese and NA release? Just what is a tanooki anyway? All this and more can be found within!

It's Retrofecta's six month anniversary and what better way to celebrate than with our first Gameboy game! Join us as we travel with Mario (sorry Luigi, you're sitting this one out) to Sarasaland because Tatanga's trying to take it over. Can a Mario game hold up if Miyamoto didn't develop it? Will a game developed for 160x144 pixels entertain us? Tune in for all that and more!

Take some mind-altering substance and tune in for a trippy adventure through Mario's dreams. Join Kurt and Kenneth as they play through the second sequel in Nintendo's trifecta; it looks like Nintendo is really starting to hit their stride at this point. Can a game initially created for Fuji Televisions hold up when it's converted to a Mario game? How are speed runners still getting these crazy times even twenty five years later? Why is Toad the biggest beast of the group? Listen and find out!

It's a new month and we're back with the first sequel for Retrofecta! Both Kurt and Kenneth are a bit shocked to find out Zelda 2 held up better than they though and actually pulls from all three of the games they've previously covered. What are their final thoughts on it? Where do they rank it out of the four they've played now? Should Zelda experiment with more side scrollers? Tune in and find out!

Our initial push through the NES continues as we hit the third tent pole game, Metroid. We've now played a game from each of our three big series so our hosts Kurt and Kenneth have a bit more to compare and contrast. Listen in as we learn the morph ball came about due to lazy programming, which parts made us want to rage quit, and just how much quicker other people can beat these games.