HOUSEKEEPING!
- New segments!

• Crossplay: Monthly. We challenge each other to play a game we've never played. Play along with us and track our progress on twitter!
• The Price Is Retro! (name not final): We put together a list of games and try to guess their collective value. The closest wins. LETS PLAY!

(The price is RETRO)

(This week in gaming history)

• Sonic Mega Collection Plus PS2 - 16 years ago Nov 2 2004
• GoldenEye 007 Wii - 10 years ago Nov 2 2010

(Old News) 

- Turrican Flashback comes to Switch and PS4 on December 8th for $29.99

- NEW Gameboy Game “Dragonborn"

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(what did you buy? And what did you play?) 

John Played - Pokemon Leaf Green

Dan Bought - pikmin 3, preordered immortals

Dan Played - Altered Beast, Road Rash 2, Mario Tennis

(Community Questions)
Ranking the home console Zelda games

(This week in gaming history)

• The first Nintendo Direct aired 10/21/2011
• Fallout 3 - 12 Years Ago October 28, 2008

• Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask - 20 years ago Oct 25 2000
• Playstation 2 - 20 years ago Oct 26 2000
• • The PS2 is the best-selling video game console of all time, having sold over 155 million units worldwide. Over 3,800 game titles have been released for the PS2, with over 1.5 billion copies sold.
• Command and Conquer Red Alert - 24 years ago Oct 31 1996

(Old News) 

• New Mini Pong Jr. coming soon.
• Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, the very first game in the Fire Emblem series, will launch in the west for the first time as a re-release on Nintendo Switch.

The store is OPEN!! Over 60 items on sale, reasonable prices, condition meticulously described.

(What did you buy? And what did you play?) 

John bought - Super Mario Bros. Deluxe GBC, Battletanx N64

John played - Pokemon Leaf Green GBA, Killer Queen Black

Dan Played: Pikmin

(Community Questions) Send your questions to [email protected]

what's the scariest video game enemy?  The one that makes you panic a little when you see them on the screen.  To this day, I'm terrified of Phanto from SMB2.  I think I'm a little afraid to pick up keys irl.

Sam, Third Strongest Mole

This week we've got a special guest, Sam (AKA: 3rd Strongest Mole)

RetroLogic is the official podcast of Block Fort Retro, the place to shop online for high quality, clean, authentic retro games.

Favorite NES game of all time

NES controller Poll

(This week in gaming history)

• NES Hardware Launch
• Final Fantasy III - Oct 20th 1994 - 26 years
• Borderlands - 11 Years Ago (October 20, 2009)
• Xenogears - 22 Years Ago (October 20, 1998)
• PlayStation 2 Shadow of the Colossus - 15 Years Ago (October 18, 2005)
• PlayStation 2 Grand Theft Auto III - 19 Years Ago (October 22, 2001)
• PS3 XBox 360 - Fallout New Vegas (October 19, 2010

(Old News) 

Gamegear micro reviews are in!

• Solid piece of hardware, durable, doesn't feel terribly to play, headphone jack, AAA batteries
• Too expensive, not enough games, exclusive to japan, bad screen.

Anologue Duo  https://www.analogue.co/duo/

(What did you buy? And what did you play?) 

John Bought - ROB the Robot and 10 Yard Fight

(Community Questions) Send your questions to [email protected]

What are some of your favorite obscure retro games? Ones that a lot of people might have missed.

-Andrew, Host of Nintendopals

(This week in gaming history)

• Pokemon Gold and Silver 20 Years Ago (October 14, 2000)

(Old News) 

• Dreamcast Mini coming soon?

(What did you buy? And what did you play?) 

John Bought - Monster Hunter Stories and Legend of Zelda on GBA

John Played - Mario 35 and Demon’s Crest

Dan Played - 

• Mario Kart Double Dash
• Ribbit King
• Wii Sports
• Jackal

• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island 25 Years Ago (October 4, 1995)
• Mortal Kombat 3   25 Years Ago (October 7, 1995)
• Ogre Battle 64: Person of lordly caliber  20 Years Ago (October 7, 2000)
• Holy Grails of ours in game collecting
• Game Boy: The Box Art Collection

https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/game-boy-the-box-art-collection

• Mario 35.

• John Bought - Castlevania 64 on N64, Pokemon Puzzle League on N64, and Dragon Quest Monsters on DS
• John Played - Mario 35 and Fantasy Life on 3DS
• Dan Bought - Hades
• Dan Played - Hades

Blanco Bought -

• Life Is Strange Limited Edition (PS4)
• Donkey Kong Land 2 (GB)
• Game & Watch Gallery 2
• Killer Instinct (GB)
• Radar Mission (GB)
• Toy Story 2 (GBC)
• Sayonara Wild Hearts (Switch)
• Lumines (Switch)
• Battlefront I/II (XB1)

Blanco Played -

• Hades
• Tell Me Why: Chapter 1
• Animal Crossing
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•  When is a retro game worth keeping in your collection and when is it worth selling?

1. Pokemon Red and Blue 22 Years Ago (September 28, 1998)
2. This NES-Based Take On Smash Bros. Has A Wi-Fi Chip In The Cart For Online Play
3. Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend
4. New games added to NSO including Donkey Kong Country 2, Mario’s Super Picross, The Peace Keepers on SNES app and S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team on NES app.
5. Mario 3D allstars impressions.
6. Wireless N64 controller Brawler launches soon.

John Bought - Game and Watch Gallery 1,2, and 3 on GB and GBC, Super Mario Bros on NES,  and X-Men Legends 1 and 2 on GC.

John Played - Game and Watch Gallery and The Last Campfire, and Mario 64

Dan Bought - Hades, Bioshock Collection.

Dan Played - Hades, Pokémon blue.

Retrologic is the official podcast of Block Fort Retro.