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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November 08, 2022 The Mint Chocolate Burger, Sonic Frontiers Hype, and the Accidental Vodka Shot
TW's Korea adventures continue with a mint chocolate burger that is a real thing, and you can watch the full reaction at the following YouTube link: https://youtu.be/xk2AHOZVIlo
We also discuss our hype to hate-watch Sonic Frontiers and revel in its inevitable weirdness, and there's a story in there about accidentally taking a shot of vodka at a grocery store.

End theme is the Single Player theme from ChuChu Rocket, which was released during this week (November 11th) in 1999.
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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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59min
October 31, 2022 Dr. Mario 64 (N64) and the Intercontinental Episode
Please bear with some issues with sound quality and attentiveness quality this week! TW is exhausted having just arrived in South Korea, and is not using usual equipment, so the mic quality is less-than-perfect and also I'm exhausted.
But anyway, we discuss Spider-Man, the MCU in general, trying to explain video games to non-gamers, and the odd feeling of being in that "in-between" skill gap where you're better than your friends at games, but not good enough to do anything competitive. Here's the ProZD video I sent Tom in the middle of that discussion.

Dr. Mario 64 is just Dr. Mario, but you should definitely try Flash mode, it's pretty great.
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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 49min
October 25, 2022 Riding Fight (Arcade) and the Windows 11 Problem
We have a game this week! Perhaps the most weirdly obscure game we've ever played on the channel, this week we hit Riding Fight, a Taito arcade game from 1992 which is a beat 'em up but on future rocket hoverboards.
It sounds like a disaster, but is actually fantastic! Other topics - Retroarch is a pain to use, so is Windows 11, and music we'd like to have as our life soundtracks.
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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 2min
October 18, 2022 The Sega Genesis Ornament, Bayonetta 3 Voice Acting, and the Best 3D Sonic Game
EDIT: Original audio accidentally was missing a bunch of tracks, so it sounded like I was basically having a conversation with myself. Please download the episode again, the corrected audio should be available now! - TW

Hideki Kamiya has banned himself from Twitter, Tom and TW have differing approaches to holiday decorations, and Lost Judgment is over (again).
It's another podcast with no game, but we have fun things coming up! Send us more questions/comments to read out on the podcast!

Ending theme is "JeweL OF THE END" from Yakuza Dead Souls.
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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 8min
October 11, 2022 Cyberpunk's Resurgence, Fire Emblem's Edge, and Breaking the Format
Welcome to the Retro Breakdown, the show where sometimes there is no retro breakdown! We've decided that once in a while, we're going to have to shift into simple "talk show" format to give us more time to play longer games, or simply when we're short on time. So there's no game this week, only talk!
This won't be a permanent change (we already know what we're playing next week!) but we felt like we'd been mailing in some recent episodes while we've been busy with real life stuff, so this is a change to give ourselves "permission" to take an extra week to play, but still record an episode if need be.
Let us know what you think! Also, this would be a great time to send more questions!
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 34min
October 04, 2022 Mutant League Football (Genesis) and the Death of Stadia
It's American football season, which is vaguely of interest to me and probably very few listeners, but that's okay, because this is barely a football game anyway. It's more of a licensed Saturday morning cartoon game, but like, the kind your mom didn't really approve of. It's also just legitimately not very good.

And speaking of not very good, Google Stadia has finally arrived at its inevitable destination! Let's talk about where it all went wrong (everywhere, from the beginning), and one place where they actually went right.

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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 49min
September 27, 2022 Claymates (SNES) and the Infrastructure Week feat. Jessi!
Yes, the sound quality is weird this week, it should be back to normal next week, I promise! Jessi is back for another podcast as Tom is out and my computer is in pieces! There's a lot of real life stuff happening this week, which we will explain in detail, and then talk about Claymates, which is NOT Clayfighter (but it turns out is made by the same people)!
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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 26min
September 20, 2022 Castlevania: Simon's Destiny and the Poultry Circuit
We break new ground this week by trying out our first ever fangame (aside from the SMZ3 randomizer, sort of), which is a reimagining of Castlevania in the classic Doom engine!
Also, basically every game company on Earth had a digital showcase this week, so we talk about a small sliver of that, but honestly it mostly comes back to the three new Like a Dragon games coming out, including a long-awaited Western release (and remake) of Ishin!
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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 33min
September 13, 2022Literally Just an Entire PS1 Demo Disc Feat. Jessi!
Tom is out this week, so Jessi joins us again for a podcast featuring the May 2001 iteration of the Official U.S. Playstation Magazine Demo Disc! It featured 9 playable demos, 8 of which actually worked!
Join us as we work through first impressions of:
Disney's The Emperor's New Groove

Cool Boarders 2001

Ape Escape

The Legend of Dragoon

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

MediEvil II

Syphon Filter 2 (sort of)

Metal Gear Solid

Tekken 3
and also just talking about buying used games at garage sales and the need for remakes on some of these.
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 54min
September 06, 2022 Super Punch Out (SNES) and the Secret Two-Player Mode
Welcome to the new, hopefully consistently shorter format of the Retro Breakdown, where we do basically all the same stuff as before, just for less time.
This week, topics include TW's newly-chipped front tooth, Rumbleverse, Metal Gear Solid, and how different Rocky 1 is from its sequels.
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 32min

FAQs about The Retro Breakdown:

How many episodes does The Retro Breakdown have?

The podcast currently has 272 episodes available.