Super Podcast Bros. Retro Gaming Show

By Super Podcast Bros.

What's Super Podcast Bros. Retro Gaming Show about?

Tim, Andy, Rod, and Dougie... They're the Super Podcast Brothers! Each monstrous podcast comes packed with hours of lovingly crafted retro gaming content. From obscure Atari 2600 games to Japanese import coin-op, Super Podcast Bros. aims to be an all-encompassing retro gaming audio feast that engages the curiosities of hardcore retro enthusiasts while remaining accessible to younger generations and community newcomers. Stay classic!

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Super Podcast Bros. Retro Gaming Show episodes:

06.28.2020
Episode 73: Top Ten Movie Based Games
There is a reason you don't often see movie-based video games being included on gaming "best of" lists. More often than not, a movie license is just an excuse for a publisher to make a quick buck off of name...
01.06.2019
Episode 72: Retro Gaming on Nintendo Switch
Over the last two years, the Nintendo Switch has slowly become the go-to source for retro gaming on modern console hardware. Gone are the days of waiting patiently for Virtual Console updates that rarely came. In it's place is a...
12.20.2018
Episode 71: 2018 Year End Special
While 2018 wasn't our most active year, we still have plenty of gaming memories to look back on. Sometimes, it was a newly discovered game, and other times we were falling in love with old favorites all over again. For...
11.29.2018
Episode 70: Top 70 Video Game Cover Art
View the countdown cover art gallery at: tinyurl.com/SPB70. In gaming's early days, sometimes the only information you could find on a game was it's packaging. The internet wasn't in our pockets with highly analytical reviews just a few button presses away....
07.04.2018
Episode 69: Sixty-Nine, Dudes!
Beware, we live! After another long hiatus, we’re back to do a little podcast housekeeping. This irregular episode of the show sees us catching up on news and happenings from the last three months and discussing what’s in store for...
03.23.2018
Episode 68: Retro Soccer Games
With Major League Soccer and our beloved Loons back in action for the 2018 season, the time was right to take to the digital pitch and test our luck against digital keepers from all generations of gaming. Of course, who...
03.05.2018
Episode 67: Unreleased Games You Can Play
There are many reasons for which a game can be canceled. Financial and quality issues are usually to blame, but often a game will just disappear without explanation. On this episode, we're taking a look at a handful of games...
02.18.2018
Episode 66: Top Ten Badass Weapons/Power-Ups feat. Retro Game Squad
Part of the appeal of video games is the feeling of satisfaction that comes with taking down an opponent in humiliating and often hilarious fashion. It could be giant gun, a giant sword, or hell, it could be both! We’re...
02.02.2018
Episode 65: Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, and 3
When Sega looked to go all-out in their attempt to compete with Nintendo, they created a new mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, to lead the charge. While the series’ 2D platforming gameplay was somewhat familiar, its incomparable sense of speed and...
01.25.2018
Episode 64 Part 2: Top Ten Nintendo 64 Games
At the crossroads between Nintendo’s glory age of market dominance and the years of varied success that followed, sits the curious case of the Nintendo 64. Seemingly as beloved as it detested, it is perhaps the most polarizing piece of...
01.18.2018
Episode 64 Part 1: Nintendo 64 Retrospective and Listener Thoughts
At the crossroads between Nintendo’s glory age of market dominance and the years of varied success that followed, sits the curious case of the Nintendo 64. Seemingly as beloved as it detested, it is perhaps the most polarizing piece of...
01.01.2018
Bonus Episode 7: Grandma's Boy
In 2006, Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions released Grandma’s Boy, a low-brow stoner comedy about a middle-aged video game tester who has had a few too many bad breaks in life. Its theatrical run was an abject failure, and gamers...
12.16.2017
Interview 1: Ferg (Atari 2600 Game-by-Game Podcast)
Back in the day, Robert Ferguson was but a young Atari-loving paperboy from Delaware. Decades later, he would go on to found one of the most influential retro gaming podcasts of all-time, the Atari 2600 Game-by-Game Podcast. Andy sits down...
12.05.2017
Episode 63: 2017 Year End Special
We’re wrapping up 2017 in our traditional way, by handing out Game of the Year Awards to the best games of not only this year, but 1977, 1987, 1997, and 2007 as well. We’ll also count down the ten best...
11.21.2017
Episode 62: Bad Games We Love
Not all games are created equally. While we all tend to devote our time and energy to the higher-quality titles, every now and then some garbage seeps in. But today, we’re celebrating that garbage by highlighting the terrible abominations of...
11.10.2017
Episode 61: Top Ten Arcade Game Characters
After the tragic death of our last collaboration, the Pie Factory Podcast joins us on the show yet again to count down our favorite ten arcade game characters. After all, a quality character can make or break a game franchise...
10.27.2017
Episode 60: Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
The first Turok adventure was a massive success for struggling publisher Acclaim, and for the N64 in general. It arrived on the scene at the perfect time, when owners of the new Nintendo console were desperate for new titles. Turok:...
10.13.2017
Episode 59: A Journey Across Generations
There have been many twists and turns in gaming history over the past four decades. Each generation of home consoles has built upon the successes and failures of the ones that came before it, and with the help of Greg...
10.01.2017
Episode 58: Top Ten Most Annoying Video Game Enemies feat. Emulate This
To most of us, video games are a way to escape the frustration and drudgery of everyday life. Unfortunately, video games can also be a source of pure anger and irritation, caused by the digital adversaries that keep us from...
09.20.2017
Episode 57: Metroid/Metroid II
Despite a relatively sparse and inconsistent release schedule, the Metroid series remains one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises outside of Japan. In celebration of its proper return in the form of Metroid: Samus Returns for the 3DS, we’re looking back...
09.11.2017
Episode 56: LSD: Dream Emulator
There are few video games that can be described as completely and truly unique. In 1998, one of those games was released in Japan for the Sony PlayStation under the name LSD: Dream Emulator. Its eclectic blend of the abstract...
08.18.2017
Bonus Episode 6: Lamenting a Lost Episode and Gaming What-Ifs
Just days after losing an entire episode, we dust ourselves off and get back to work with this brand new bonus episode. We discuss the the tragedy that was losing a a fantastic 55th episode, as well as some hypothetical...
08.03.2017
Episode 54: Product Placement in Video Games
As obnoxious as it may be, advertising is seemingly as ubiquitous as the air we breathe. Barely a second goes by when our eyes and ears aren’t being bombarded with corporate logos and slogans from all angles. The wheels of...
07.22.2017
Episode 53: The Dig
The concept was devised by the same brilliant mind that brought us E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. A tenuous and prolonged development cycle nearly crippled the project all together, but in 1995, The Dig, LucasArts’ newest adventure...
07.03.2017
Episode 52: Crash Bandicoot Retrospective
We’re back after a short summer break and taking a look at a trilogy of games that helped define the PlayStation brand. Crash Bandicoot helped legitimize Sony’s presence in the gaming industry, and despite miring in mediocrity ever since, the...
05.16.2017
Episode 51: Top 100 Video Game Songs Part 2
On the previous episode of Super Podcast Brothers, with some assistance from our listeners, we began our quest to identify the one hundred very best video game songs of all time. The first fifty selections were all excellent and memorable...
05.04.2017
Episode 50: Top 100 Video Game Songs Part 1
We mostly judge the quality of video games based on their visual merits. It's natural enough, the primary link between player and on-screen avatar is one built around what our eyes can tell us; using our sight to navigate levels,...
04.21.2017
Episode 49: Mario Kart 64 Special
Super Mario Kart ignited the kart racing genre in 1992. Just a few years later, Nintendo brought its sequel into 3D as a way to demonstrate their new 64-bit system's built-in 4 player capabilities. Mario Kart 64 still stands as...
04.03.2017
Episode 48: Top Ten Pro Wrestling Games
WrestleMania season is now behind us, but we're still in the grappling spirit, and excited to talk about our favorite wrestling games ever made. Through the generations, many challengers have stepped into the ring, but very few were true championship...
03.24.2017
Episode 47: Parasite Eve Special
Fresh off of the massively successful Final Fantasy VII, SquareSoft set off to further establish their legacy as one of the PlayStation's best developers. While their sci-fi RPG, Parasite Eve, took plenty of cues from their existing catalog, it set...
03.20.2017
LIVE Bonus Episode 5: JonTron, Zelda, Dreamcast DLC, and more
On this very special episode of Super Podcast Brothers, Andy swears and yells a lot. He also got distracted by Zelda and forgot to prep the Parasite Eve Special. We push that show out a few days and instead offer...
03.06.2017
Episode 46: Anatomy of a Launch Title
In the wake of the Wii U's failure, Nintendo kicks off a new era with the release of the Switch. We're taking a look back at forty years of console launches and discussing the most recent system launch game; The...
02.17.2017
LIVE Episode 45: Werewolf: The Last Warrior Special!
No more heroes, fuzzball... The time has come to discuss the single greatest achievement in the history of video games. Pop music had The Beatles. Cinema had Citizen Kane. Gaming has Werewolf: The Last Warrior. In 1990, Data East unleashed...
01.30.2017
LIVE Episode 44: Top Ten Vectrex Games
In 1982, General Consumer Electronics attempted to bring vector gaming into homes with the release of the Vectrex. While the system was not a financial success during its commercial run, it has enjoyed a prolonged lifespan that continues to this...
01.16.2017
LIVE Episode 43: Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Nintendo Switch discussion
In our first segment we step out of the past and jump forward into the future as we offer up our analysis of the upcoming hybrid console, Nintendo Switch. We then change gears and discuss an explosive early title from...
01.02.2017
LIVE Episode 42: 2016 Year End Special
It was an interesting year for the Super Podcast Bros. Retro Gaming Show. We stepped away in May, possibly never to return. Five months later, we returned to the air stronger than we've ever been. We are so thankful for...
12.27.2016
LIVE Episode 41: Top Ten Star Wars Games
It was the most obvious movie-to-video game crossover there ever was. Epic space battles, gunfights, and lightsaber duels... What more could you want in a game? Thankfully, many of the efforts to bring the Star Wars universe to the interactive...
12.12.2016
LIVE Episode 40: Grim Fandango Special
There is so much to say about LucasArts' 1998 masterpiece adventure title, Grim Fandango, and we're attempting to give it proper tribute in this long form discussion. The Art Deco Land of the Dead has plenty of interesting characters and...
11.28.2016
LIVE Episode 39: Top Ten Tragically Underrated Games
With so many games out there to play, there are some that just don't get the proper recognition they deserve. We attempt to rectify that in this new episode of the show. We also go live for the very first...
11.15.2016
Episode 38: Nintendo Gamecube 15th Anniversary Countdown
It seems like only yesterday that we were speculating about Nintendo's mysterious new hardware code-named Dolphin. That hardware ultimately became the Gamecube and remains one of Nintendo's most interesting and polarizing consoles. It didn't live long, but it had some...
10.25.2016
Episode 37: Dragon Quest VII, Nintendo Switch, Red Dead 2
We're back after a very long time away to discuss some various odds and ends, including one of our favorite releases of the year: Dragon Quest VII for the 3DS. We're also giving our takes on the reveal of Nintendo's...
05.12.2016
Episode 36: Virtual Boy discussion and Top Ten Atari 7800 Games
It has been a while since our last episode, but we’re back! And we brought friends! At the top of the show, Nick Baldridge returns to the program to chat about the Virtual Boy as well as his new podcast....
04.10.2016
Episode 35: Top Ten Legend of Zelda Games or "A Long Journey"
Few franchises have lasted so long and produced consistently great content like The Legend of Zelda. Over the past three decades, gamers of all ages have eagerly awaited the franchise's next entry and celebrated the ones that came before it....
03.25.2016
Episode 34: Top Ten Baseball Games or "Sorry For The Sports"
With baseball season just weeks away (and an episode number conveniently matching our favorite player's uniform), we thought it would be the perfect time to step onto the digital diamond and pick out our favorite titles. From fist-fighting robots to...
03.14.2016
Double Dragon (Bonus Episode 4)
It pioneered the beat 'em up genre and was the canvas on which many multiplayer memories were painted. It's the tale of two young white guys, Bimmy- I mean Billy and Jimmy and their quest to save a girl they'll...
03.07.2016
Episode 33: Top 10 Beat 'Em Ups or "New York Toy Fail"
It has been a turbulent couple of weeks in the retro gaming world. The Coleco Chameleon controversy exploded in the wake of the New York Toy Fair, and we're ready to pick at the scraps like the vultures we are....
02.28.2016
Pokemon's 20th Anniversary (Bonus Episode 3)
Two decades ago, Pokemon was introduced, and endlessly marketed, to the world. The original Game Boy games are finally being re-released via Nintendo's Virtual Console, but there is so much more to the history of Pokemon than its inaugural gaming...
02.23.2016
Episode 32: Top 10 Intellivision Games or "Dracula Battle Rap"
We've ignored the Mattel Inellivision for far too long, and now we're finally giving the system its due by dedicating an entire episode to its legacy and a few of the great games it provided us. While it may not...
02.17.2016
Super Mario Bros. Movie (Bonus Episode 2)
You would think that in 1993, a Super Mario Bros. movie would have been a blockbuster smash hit. Mario fever was at its very peak following the release of Super Mario World for the SNES, and kids all over the...
02.06.2016
Episode 31: Top 10 Famicom Imports or "Not A Banana Sword"
We all remember the Nintendo Entertainment System fondly, but what about its Japanese sibling? We look back and lay out just how the Famicom came into existence and how it differed from the boxy gray 8-bit machine we loved so...

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Super Podcast Bros. Retro Gaming Show episodes:

Episode 73: Top Ten Movie Based Games

Episode 72: Retro Gaming on Nintendo Switch

Episode 71: 2018 Year End Special

Episode 70: Top 70 Video Game Cover Art

Episode 69: Sixty-Nine, Dudes!

Episode 68: Retro Soccer Games

Episode 67: Unreleased Games You Can Play

Episode 66: Top Ten Badass Weapons/Power-Ups feat. Retro Game Squad

Episode 65: Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, and 3

Episode 64 Part 2: Top Ten Nintendo 64 Games

Episode 64 Part 1: Nintendo 64 Retrospective and Listener Thoughts

Bonus Episode 7: Grandma's Boy

Interview 1: Ferg (Atari 2600 Game-by-Game Podcast)

Episode 63: 2017 Year End Special

Episode 62: Bad Games We Love

Episode 61: Top Ten Arcade Game Characters

Episode 60: Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

Episode 59: A Journey Across Generations

Episode 58: Top Ten Most Annoying Video Game Enemies feat. Emulate This

Episode 57: Metroid/Metroid II

Episode 56: LSD: Dream Emulator

Bonus Episode 6: Lamenting a Lost Episode and Gaming What-Ifs

Episode 54: Product Placement in Video Games

Episode 53: The Dig

Episode 52: Crash Bandicoot Retrospective

Episode 51: Top 100 Video Game Songs Part 2

Episode 50: Top 100 Video Game Songs Part 1

Episode 49: Mario Kart 64 Special

Episode 48: Top Ten Pro Wrestling Games

Episode 47: Parasite Eve Special

LIVE Bonus Episode 5: JonTron, Zelda, Dreamcast DLC, and more

Episode 46: Anatomy of a Launch Title

LIVE Episode 45: Werewolf: The Last Warrior Special!

LIVE Episode 44: Top Ten Vectrex Games

LIVE Episode 43: Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Nintendo Switch discussion

LIVE Episode 42: 2016 Year End Special

LIVE Episode 41: Top Ten Star Wars Games

LIVE Episode 40: Grim Fandango Special

LIVE Episode 39: Top Ten Tragically Underrated Games

Episode 38: Nintendo Gamecube 15th Anniversary Countdown

Episode 37: Dragon Quest VII, Nintendo Switch, Red Dead 2

Episode 36: Virtual Boy discussion and Top Ten Atari 7800 Games

Episode 35: Top Ten Legend of Zelda Games or "A Long Journey"

Episode 34: Top Ten Baseball Games or "Sorry For The Sports"

Double Dragon (Bonus Episode 4)

Episode 33: Top 10 Beat 'Em Ups or "New York Toy Fail"

Pokemon's 20th Anniversary (Bonus Episode 3)

Episode 32: Top 10 Intellivision Games or "Dracula Battle Rap"

Super Mario Bros. Movie (Bonus Episode 2)

Episode 31: Top 10 Famicom Imports or "Not A Banana Sword"