Doors and Dungeons Gaming Podcast

Aliens? Aliens! Today is part one of a three part in-depth conversation on Japan’s fascination with Ancient Aliens theory and esotericism during the late 80s and early 90s. In the first part we explain the theory a little and why it became popular in Japan, then discuss Relics, Treasure of Usas, and Chrono Trigger!

Welcome to our 3rd seaso- err, floor! Here to kick off the 3rd floor are Rowan and Tom, in a special collaborative effort! Please check out the prequel episode that I did for Platforms and Pitfalls about 5 very famous Famicom Disk games! https://www.idris-effect.net/platformsandpitfalls/2020/9/15/platforms-and-pitfalls-episode-26

Are you prepared to be scared? Turn out the lights and turn on... Clock Tower. Support our passion on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/doorsanddungeons Follow on Twitter @doordunpodcast Join the Discord discussion https://discord.gg/jGaBMDZ

Dragon Slayer! Snatcher! Star Trader! So much more! There's so many games to talk about on the PC-8801 that it's hard to choose, but in this episode we randomly discuss some of the games which interested us. TechFury's Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/techfury90 Doors and Dungeons Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/doorsanddungeons Patreon https://www.patreon.com/doorsanddungeons Discord https://discord.gg/PMzdQSX

For the first episode of 2020, I introduce you to my wife Sarah, tell you about COVID19 junk, and talk about Pokemon, Mario, Animal Crossing, and more! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doorsanddungeons Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEOTTY89oOFVwdRMV8m-Rvg Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/doorsanddungeons/

It's a holiday gaming mystery! The $1800 NES Aging cartridge! What is it? Where did it come from? Is it real or fake? Find out more about this unique (or not?) cartridge! Orochi's Youtube video (spoilers) can be seen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iRb6cfmBK0 Orochi's blog is here https://famicoms.net/ Rolemusic's albums https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic

Last weekend, Tom Lipschultz, SQPat, RadicalR, and I went on a shopping trip to Akihabara! Skip the Super Potato, we hit up the good ones! BEEP, Suruga-ya, and Traders 1 were our retro-PC gaming stores of choice.

This week we're (finally) getting to my favorite Japanese retro PC, the NEC PC-88! (Or "hachi-hachi" as Japan calls it.) Joining me is special guest, Techfury, who has worked extensively behind the scenes in retro PC communities. This week is all about hardware, and next week is THOSE PC-88 GAMES!!! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/7S3Yuj2 And Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/doorsanddungeons

It's time to discuss The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (one of my favorite games of ALL TIME) as well as its new remake for Switch! Special thanks to John Szczepaniak for info that (I believe) came from his book The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0753FFL1P?ref_=series_rw_dp_labf Please contribute on Patreon if you really love this podcast, it would help greatly these days! https://www.patreon.com/doorsanddungeons

I have a few thoughts I really want to share on Stardew Valley and how it has impacted me over the last couple of weeks. Since I waited so long to release an episode, I thought I'd throw this in as a bonus. Enjoy!

Welcome back! Today we're discussing two retro-inspired games for smartphones/devices, QuestLord (and QuestLord 2) and Game Dev Story. Our guest is Eric Kinkead, developer of QuestLord! Follow him on Twitter: @lavalevel and http://www.questlord.com/ Also, here's a link to my guest appearance on the more awesome Platforms and Pitfalls podcast! https://www.idris-effect.net/platformsandpitfalls/2019/4/15/platforms-and-pitfalls-episode-10-japanese-western-rpgs-with-doors-and-dungeons

Welcome to Doors and Dungeons Sidequests, shorter mini episodes about gaming news or just whatever I'm playing! Today I want tell you about a Kickstarter for an awesome retro RPG. Check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scapeit/skald-against-the-black-priory Twitter: @SkaldRpg

Rowan and Tom are here to talk about three of the lesser discussed Castlevania titles, Vampire Killer for the MSX, Castlevania Judgment, and Castlevania Harmony of Despair! Special Guests - Rowan from Platforms and Pitfalls https://www.idris-effect.net/platformsandpitfalls Tom - Twitter @wyrdwad My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/doorsanddungeons Discord https://discord.gg/mNhKgEq

I join Aetherbyte to discuss the bizarre development of the horizontal shooter, Atlantean! There's some funny stories here, as well as a sneak peak for the next episode! Sunteam Paul's PC Engine Bible: http://www.pcengine.co.uk/ Find out more about Aetherbyte Studios: http://www.aetherbyte.com/ Join the new Discord server! https://discord.gg/6VFjpjG Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doorsanddungeons Check out the new Instagram and Facebook Page to be dazzled by old tech!

Welcome to the 2nd Floor! Come and learn all about the AWESOME 90's console PC Engine with Michelle and the creator of Aetherbyte Studios. Wild stories will abound! Find out more about Aetherbyte Studios: http://www.aetherbyte.com/ Join the new Discord server! https://discord.gg/6VFjpjG Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/doorsanddungeons Check out the new Instagram and Facebook Page to be dazzled by old tech!

Merry Christmas! It's time to hear stories about Christmases present, Christmases past, and Christmases... uhhh... digital? Major thanks to the Lazy Game Reviewer on Youtube (and Twitter) who kindly used his star power to help me get some of your awesome Christmas stories! https://www.youtube.com/user/phreakindee Also as promised, here is my Michellybells Youtube channel, so you can see my videos. https://www.youtube.com/user/swordmasterharuka Lastly, a lot of cool music was in this podcast, and it came from these cool people in these cool places! John Vallis https://soundcloud.com/john-vallis Zed Pro Media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW_0o2VqlcQ greenRiverThriller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76nVWMosuW8 And a special thanks to everyone who sent a story (or a present!) Also to the printer, for surviving.

The long-awaited Rusty episode is here! Learn all about this leather-bound Castlevania clone! Check it out at https://46okumen.com/ Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/DoorDunPodcast Become a Patreon patron! https://www.patreon.com/doorsanddungeons

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I give thanks for some of my all-time favorites! Ys, Castlevania, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and more! Now you can give back to the podcast at Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/doorsanddungeons MelodYs and HarmonYs https://melodysandharmonys.bandcamp.com/releases

PoPoLoCrois is the cutest, most endearing, sometimes dark, (and always hard to capitalize) fairytale RPG that you've quite possibly never played! Gather around the fireplace as Tom Lipschultz delights us with tales from PopoloCrois! (PoPoLoCrois?)

Join Michelle and the members of the 46okumen PC-98 fan-translation group, as we dive just below the surface of the murky ocean of gaming that is the NEC PC-98 personal computer! (I promise it isn't entirely hentai games.) https://46okumen.com

Join Michelle and special guest, Tom Lipschultz, as we collide with the quirky company Thinking Rabbit! We'll discuss time travel, Humphrey Bogart, murderous clowns, the Ottoman Empire, and 8 Eyes!

I'm finally returning after a long break, due to everything from trips abroad, health issues, and work chaos. Here's a special episode before the PC-98, it's Sokoban! (Also spelled Soukoban!)

John Hassink talks about Deep Dungeon Adventure and several other MSX titles! John Hassink can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/user/johnhassink Michelle's Youtube can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/user/swordmasterharuka/ Doors and Dungeons is on Twitter @doordunpodcast

In the first episode of Doors and Dungeons Gaming Podcast, we talk with composer John Hassink about the MSX computer. Follow on Twitter: @doordunpodcast