The Retro Breakdown

By TimeWanderer

Every week, Dean (twitch.tv/timewanderer) and Tom discuss current gaming news, and then check out some old (or sometimes new) piece of gaming history to see how it holds up, and test the strength of n... more

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The podcast currently has 265 episodes available.

The Retro Breakdown episodes:

July 18, 2023 Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis) and the Flying Bus Compromise
Tom and I have a lot to catch up on, so this podcast is a big one! Elevation sickness, Fire Emblem Engage, Tears of the Kingdom, bad hotel TVs, and Back to the Future are all on the docket this week!
Oh, and intellectual property licensing rights to popular comic book characters. For no real reason. Don't worry about it.
TW's Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/dTrBruG⁠
Podcast games streamed live at: ⁠twitch.tv/timewanderer⁠
TW on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer
Dokapon Kingdom Playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3rRXZIPewc&list=PLwwyEcb3PjvWNJ3AzeTHy7GiDkQkSdsWB
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1h 47min
July 11, 2023 Game & Watch Gallery 3 (GBC) and the Not Finishing Fire Emblem Games
TW and Tom recap one of the wildest Dokapon sessions imaginable, briefly touch on Fire Emblem Engage, and recap all the other Fire Emblem games they've played and subsequently dropped halfway through.
Then we talk Game & Watch Gallery, which is like if you had a bunch of Tiger Electronics games but they were actually fun.
TW's Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/dTrBruG⁠
Podcast games streamed live at: ⁠twitch.tv/timewanderer⁠
TW on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer
Dokapon Kingdom Playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3rRXZIPewc&list=PLwwyEcb3PjvWNJ3AzeTHy7GiDkQkSdsWB
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1h 21min
July 04, 2023 Pulseman (Genesis) and the Forced Disco Elysium Dialogue
As TW nears the end of Disco Elysium, we try to zero in on what makes it so special, while also touching on Advance Wars, Final Fantasy XVI, and the price of T-shirts.
Then we try to talk about Pulseman, but end up talking about Pokemon instead, oops.
TW's Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/dTrBruG⁠
Podcast games streamed live at: ⁠twitch.tv/timewanderer⁠
TW on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer
Dokapon Kingdom Playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3rRXZIPewc&list=PLwwyEcb3PjvWNJ3AzeTHy7GiDkQkSdsWB
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1h 38min
June 27, 2023 Grimace's Birthday (GBC) and the Mario RPG Remake
It's another Nintendo Direct Episode! We speed through the headlines we care about, talk a little about the headlines that weren't, and discuss a German Zelda coffee mug.
We also played a McDonald's advertisement this week. Grimace's Birthday is a short, browser-based game that will run on a proper Game Boy Color, and is actually pretty decent for a 10-minute romp and purely transparent ad pandering!
TW's Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/dTrBruG⁠
Podcast games streamed live at: ⁠twitch.tv/timewanderer⁠
TW on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer
Dokapon Kingdom Playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3rRXZIPewc&list=PLwwyEcb3PjvWNJ3AzeTHy7GiDkQkSdsWB
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1h 34min
June 20, 2023 Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA) and the Diablo Blue Sentinels
Tom and TW's first impressions of our 4-player story playthrough of Dokapon Kingdom Connect, TW has started playing Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp, and Tom has independently invented the concept of the Blue Sentinels faction in Diablo 4 PvP.
Send us an email to read on the show! ⁠[email protected]⁠
TW's Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/dTrBruG⁠
Podcast games streamed live at: ⁠twitch.tv/timewanderer⁠
TW on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer
Dokapon Kingdom Playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3rRXZIPewc&list=PLwwyEcb3PjvWNJ3AzeTHy7GiDkQkSdsWB

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1h 24min
June 13, 2023 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Genesis) and the Chained Echoes Impressions
Hey all, it's only been a few weeks for you all, but Tom and I haven't recorded an episode in months, so there's lots to talk about! We got Diablo, Octopath, Chained Echoes, Tape to Tape, and pool. Like, just regular billiards.
Also, we're not really talking about it yet, but we've started a Dokapon Kingdom playthrough every Monday on the Twitch channel listed below!
Send us an email to read on the show! [email protected]
TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG
Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer
TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer
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1h 19min
June 06, 2023 Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin (PC) and the Greetings from Germany feat. Jessi!
After a week off, Jessi fills in for Tom this week and we talk about our recent trip to Frankfurt, public transportation, the beginning of Dokapon, and of course, comparisons of Dark Souls 2 to Dark Souls 1 after Jessi's first playthrough came to a close.
Send us an email to read on the show! [email protected]
TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG
Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer
TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer
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1h 19min
May 23, 2023 Code Name: Viper (NES) and the Super Nintendo Switch
Conversation number 1 billion about what we hope Nintendo does (and does not) do with their next console starts up this week's episode, followed by a battle of disappointments that leads to us just mercilessly dunking on Spore.
The music in Code Name: Viper is by far the best thing about it. The optimal experience is just to listen to the music and forget the game exists altogether. But it was super fun to laugh about for a bit.
Send us an email to read on the show! [email protected]
TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG
Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer
TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer
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1h
May 16, 2023 Largo Winch .// Commando SAR (PS1) and the Dokapon Pact
"This action hero is MONEY," the back of the cracked jewel case tells us about Largo Winch, a character from a bygone era where billionaires were considered protagonists and not a reason to bring back guillotines.
This guy owns an oil company, airline, news network, and is opening a chemical plant in Venezuela, and we're supposed to root for him. Luckily, "We Have James Bond at Home" is completely devoid of any charisma or likeable traits, so the fact that his game is a special kind of terrible is fun in its own way!
Shoutouts to T of TKandM for sharing this fun little bit of nonsense with us!
Also, WARNING: INCOMING DOKAPON
Send us an email to read on the show! [email protected]
TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG
Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer
TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer
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1h 17min
May 09, 2023 Wario Land 3 (GBC) and the Good Bad Gas Station Food
Another trip to the local game store, N64 troubleshooting, stories of ad-set at our retail jobs, and the guilty pleasures we have in eating bad food that's still good somehow.
Talking about crappy gas station food seems ESPECIALLY relevant to Wario somehow. Wario Land 3 is weird and quirky and outstanding and distinctly different from just about anything else.
Send us an email to read on the show! [email protected]
TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG
Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer
TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer
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1h 9min

FAQs about The Retro Breakdown:

How many episodes does The Retro Breakdown have?

The podcast currently has 265 episodes available.