The Inverted Castle: A Metroidvania Video Game Podcast

By Eric Fox and Thomas BlightLeisure Video Games

The Inverted Castle: A Metroidvania Video Game Podcast episodes

July 07, 2023 Broke Brain Drain (Brain Breaker)
The hosts loot an alien planet for cash in Brain Breaker (Hiroshi Ishikawa, 1985, Sharp X1)
Thanks to longsun_zhao (translator) and leina (patch creator) from the romhacking.net forums for the English translation patch. You can find the English translation patch for yourself at https://www.mediafire.com/file/4wvmv3xd7vbzs2j/brainBreaker.zip/file
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/rEveX7CIlP8 if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
46 min
June 07, 2023 Shan't Take (Shantae)
The hosts shake their booty and turn into beasts in Shantae (Wayforward, 2002, Game Boy Color / Nintendo Switch / PS4 / PS5)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/aplUmqyYnw8 if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
51 min
May 07, 2023 The Nigh Twitch (The Knight Witch)
The hosts get drunk on fame and ruin a press conference in The Knight Witch (Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team, 2022, PC / Switch / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/-x_sLrIvNn0 if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
1 hr 17 min
April 07, 2023 Kirby & The Adequate Looking Glass (Kirby & the Amazing Mirror)
The hosts reflect on their experience in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (HAL Laboratory, 2004, Game Boy Advance)
48 min
March 07, 2023 Aquarium (Aquaria)
The hosts dive deep to find out if it is in fact better down where it's wetter in Aquaria (Bit Blot, 2007, PC / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android)
The AIAS Game Maker's Notebook episode referenced is an interview with Thomas Mahler and Gennadiy Korol of Moon Studios
and can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzQjBw2jnZc
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/cLlj5Yo4FGk if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
1 hr 2 min
February 07, 2023 Record of Loss (Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth)
The hosts reminisce about the good old times in Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (2020, Team Ladybug, PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X/S / Nintendo Switch)
40 min
January 07, 2023 Robotic Haikus (Haiku the Robot)
The hosts read poetry written by AI in Haiku the Robot (Mister Morris Games, 2022, PC / Switch)
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/udSUzUnKt1U ⁠⁠⁠if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
#podcast #metroidvania #gaming #haikutherobot #videogames
1 hr 5 min
December 07, 2022 Metroid Ones & Zeroes (Metroid & Metroid: Zero Mission)
The hosts experience digital déjà vu in Metroid (Nintendo, 1986, NES) and its remake Metroid: Zero Mission (Nintendo, 2004, Gameboy Advance)

We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/X8bfqGNzw0I if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
1 hr 13 min
November 07, 2022 Astalon Tears of the Pants (Astalon: Tears of the Earth)
The hosts huff and puff up the stairs instead of using the elevator in Astalon: Tears of the Earth (LABS Works, 2021, PC / Xbox One / PS4 / Switch)

And for some reason make a lot of comparisons to Final Fantasy X.

Apologies for some bad audio near the beginning, we had to salvage what we could of Tom's audio when both redundant recordings had issues.
1 hr 4 min
October 07, 2022 Can Banjo be a Metroidvania Tooie? (Banjo-Tooie)
The hosts learn about the Birds and the Bears in Banjo-Tooie (2000, Rare Limited, N64).
We're also on Youtube (audio only)! This episode is at https://youtu.be/MJtGBemECbg if you'd prefer to listen there or leave a comment.
59 min