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 Retro Breakdown episodes:

September 05, 2023 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC) and the Chubawamba Album
Today's parents are introducing their kids to old video games the way parents used to try to get their kids into older music or movies - change my mind.
Related: The album name is Tubthumper. The song name is Tubthumping. I do not know why.
This is like a part 1 of this podcast, as it's impossible to discuss all of Oracle of Ages without having also played Oracle of Seasons, but I haven't played Seasons yet, so that and the linked content will be covered in a future podcast (probably later this month)!
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 30min
August 29, 2023 Rollergames (NES) and the Rejected Evony Sponsorship
Please enjoy as a deceptive mobile game with ads that are just lies offers a sponsorship and is turned down live during the recording!
Also, a Vince McMahon conspiracy theory that is factually inaccurate in several ways but still plausible, first thoughts on Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, and a look into a second version of Rollergames (arcade) that is significantly worse than the main one, despite being visually impressive.
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 13min
August 22, 2023 Side Pocket (SNES) and the Mega Man Bundle Taxes
Tom delivers some hard truths about the reality of TW's recent game purchasing binge.
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 14min
August 15, 2023 Gimmick! (NES) and the Arcade Gambling Strategies
We discuss a random paperback book featuring fully broken-down strategies for beating the hottest video games of 1982.
Also, Gimmick is awesome and I can't believe I only just now played it. I also can't believe how many other people got paid for reviewing it without playing it at all.
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 11min
August 08, 2023 Growl (Arcade) and the First Crash Bandicoot Experience
It's time for a new week, a new game, and a new elimination bracket! We talk about Pikmin 4, the Zelda timeline and handheld Zelda games, and the weirdest possible way to play Crash Bandicoot.
Then it's Growl, a game that explodes like 400 times before you actually start playing it, and is basically average despite us spending almost the whole discussion talking about all the crazy stuff we liked 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 16min
August 01, 2023 Kirby's Tilt 'n Tumble (GBC) and the Lofty Sky Games Stream
It's shameless promotion time as TW has a sponsored stream for Lofty Sky Games! On August 8th at 7:00 PM EDT and August 10th at 8:00 PM EDT, he'll be checking out Shuyan Saga and Sky of Tides!
Also, the end of the bracket challenge!
Also, Kirby is a thing. It's not terrible but its novelty is unfortunately the best thing it has going for 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 9min
July 25, 2023 Kid Chameleon (Genesis) and the 1850+ Screens
Dokapon, Final Fantasy XVI, Fire Emblem, and the weirdest front-of-box feature maybe ever. We talk about things!
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 3min
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

FAQs about The Retro Breakdown:

How many episodes does The Retro Breakdown have?

The podcast currently has 272 episodes available.