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- Target Earth (Genesis) and the Red Ash Vaporware
A last-minute swap brings us Target Earth, a game about mechs and stuff, I don't know. It's called Assault Suit Leynos in Japan, where it is the first in a series of games that has a very confusing naming convention.
Other topics: EA still wants you to think single-player games are dead, Nintendo nearly misses their window to put out some games in June, SGDQ is over, and nobody remembers about Red Ash.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
1 hr 58 min - Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and the Army Men RTS
What's next on Switch Online's Nintendo 64 service? We talk about the best and worst of what they could add, and which rights might be too expensive for them to bother. Somehow this leads us to talk about Charlie Blast's Territory, and the Army Men RTS.
Other topics include the novelty of Switch Sports wearing thin, the Halo Juneteeth debacle, and what games could use more or less story.
And then there's Kirby 64, a game about mashing your abilities together and making Kirby do funny stuff.
Also, settle this for us - is Kirby's Air Ride a "real" Kirby game?
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
2 hr 14 min - Blaster Master (NES) and the Don Mattrick Kusoge
The new TMNT game is out, there's probably a new Nintendo Direct coming soon, and TW initially stopped at NieR ending A. Also, Kusogrande 7 has begun, and TW got a Top Gun game co-designed by Don Mattrick, which is hilarious.
Meanwhile, Blaster Master is a fun game with problems that lays an interesting foundation but is far too concerned with wasting your time to fully deliver on it. It is, however, a really interesting and generally enjoyable playthrough, minus a couple of major sticking points.
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
2 hr 3 min - Pinball (NES) and the Tom's Back Mega Episode
We have a lot of catching up to do! We recap what we've been playing for the last month, take two pieces of listener mail, and talk about Fire Emblem Heroes, Cedar Point (the amusement park), and what in the world "European Extreme" means. There's a lot. We talk about a lot for a long time.
And then we talk about pinball. The NES game Pinball is the general focus of the podcast today, but also just, generally our histories with pinball and what tables/digital games of it we've enjoyed in the past. We try not to make the episodes this long anymore, but we haven't talked in over a month, so there was a lot to discuss!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
3 hr 14 min - NBA Jam (Genesis) and the Netflix and Chill Lore feat. Jessi!
Jessi's back for another week, as we discuss some of the first games we bonded over in the early part of our relationship, including NBA Jam, Guitar Hero, and Persona 3.
We also discuss the good and bad points of Nintendo Switch Sports, the Trials of Mana remake, and whether or not our hometowns had a Blockbuster Video in the 90s.We talk about the 90s a lot on this show, I realize, and I do not apologize for this.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
1 hr 38 min - Dark Souls (PC) and the Spring Anime Season feat. Jessi!
I know it's probably not strictly "retro," but it's more than 10 years old, we'll take it! Anyway, Jessi (@lavieclarinette) is back to talk about her first-ever playthrough of Dark Souls!
We manage somehow to go the entire two hours not talking about Sif, but we DO talk about most of the bosses, some of her biggest trouble spots in the game, and also what a great season this has been for anime. Watch Spy X Family, thank us later.
If you'd like to watch Jessi absolutely RIPPING through Dark Souls as a first-time player, you can check out the playthrough at https://youtu.be/9k8Ar0C32xk!
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
1 hr 56 min - Alien Soldier (Genesis) and the Movie Quote Quiz
VISUALSHOCK! SPEEDSHOCK! SOUNDSHOCK!
NOW IS TIME TO THE 68000 HEART ON FIRE!
Alien Soldier is a MASTERPIECE. In this episode I will excitedly explain why.Also, a better-late-than-never discussion of Square Enix selling most of its Western output, Tom brings a movie quote quiz to the table, and we discuss the mid-00's game industry.But seriously though, play Alien Soldier. Wow. Really wow.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
2 hr 33 min - Golden Axe (Genesis) and the Tabe-O-Ja Sauce Controller
This week we talk more about news that is hopelessly out-of-date, and a Nintendo Switch game about catching food Pokemon.
I'm serious this is a real game we couldn't even make this up if we tried: https://www.play-asia.com/tabe-o-ja-for-nintendo-switch/13/70ej8r
Meanwhile, Golden Axe sure is a product of its time, isn't it? It took me an embarrassingly long time to learn that his name is Ax Battler because he battles AGAINST the guy with the axe, not because he uses one himself.
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
2 hr 6 min - Ninja Warriors (SNES) and the Casual Dragon Ball FighterZ Review
Because we definitely don't talk about Dragon Ball Z enough on this podcast, we have an excuse to do it again! Tom picked up Dragon Ball FighterZ, and so I had to ask him what the deal was with Goku Black, and we end up talking about Yamcha cheating in baseball.
Also, we talk VR games that would be amazing with better VR technology, and Mappy Land somehow comes up again.
Then we jump into our second-consecutive ninja-themed game with Ninja Warriors, a Natsume-developed beat-em-up that nobody remembers. It's a mixed bag, honestly.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
2 hr 2 min - Ninja Gaiden (NES) and the Sega News Roundup
There's been a lot of Sega-related news lately, so we decided to hit all of it at once. Sonic Origins is coming out and the preorder chart looks ridiculous, Streets of Rage is getting a movie, and Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi are getting new games, but they might be awful?
Also on tap is Ninja Gaiden and the Worlds of Power game novelizations from the 1990s that I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT.
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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About The Retro Breakdown
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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…
nostalgia.