A gaming podcast that covers games in light of the the Super Smash Bros. Platform Fighting Franchise. Join Bryan, Ryan, and their guests as they cover the games that inspired the fighters and how it's all translated to Smash! All Nintendo Characters, Likenesses, Images, Music, and Iconography belongs to Nintendo. Elements from the Super Smash Bros. and related franchises were used under fair use for this podcast. Please support official releases.
In this episode, Ryan and Bryan discuss the absolutely transformative NES title The Legend of Zelda. It's a title that began a series that is beloved around the world and it's one that kinda holds up to this day, despite showing some age.All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing!Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon:patreon.com/SuperSmashCastTimestamps:00:00 Introductions01:20 First Experiences03:40 Presentation05:46 Intro to Zelda08:43 Gameplay/Dungeons18:25 Enemies23:24 Challengers Approach: Link32:12 Challengers Approach: Zelda36:32 Final Smash
It's the Super Smash Cast's First Anniversary! Join Bryan and Ryan as they discuss the landmark platform fighting title Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Nintendo GameCube. It's been a great year of Smash and we hope you join us for another year!All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing!Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon:patreon.com/SuperSmashCastTimestamps:00:00 Introductions01:32 Board the Platform: Nintendo GameCube13:46 Super Smash Bros. Melee49:16 Final Smash
In this monumental episode of the Super Smash Cast, Ryan is joined by Mitchell Sheffield, Drew Tavares, and Joseph Vuke for a deep dive into our thoughts on the April 2, 2025 Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Direct. We talk about hardware, software, controllers, the latest things Sakurai is up to, Maracas, and more! Check out Joseph Vuke on J=J!:https://youtube.com/@j-equals-j?si=v9ecft1tCBZ0MykyCheck out Mitch and Drew on Casket Minds:https://youtube.com/@casketminds?si=fIBWFUWnbo7LJTNLCheck Drew out on Banter Fodder:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DHde31swumPeKaOyzuXBUYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@BanterFodderFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/816739803492791Check out Mitch and Drew on Live Long and Banter:https://open.spotify.com/show/51joadFk95SWGetRMLQiRI?si=oKCUhlMVSbqC8VgwfUX4Fwhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-long-and-banter-a-star-trek-podcast/id1729092784More Banter Fodder on Criterion Corner:https://open.spotify.com/show/5mrRcpXoxlT0vq4Rf6oLaASpecial Thanks to Patron, Mitchell Sheffield!Timestamps:00:00 Introductions01: Choose Your Fighter!04:47 Plugs05:15 J=J06:22 Casket Minds07:24 Banter Fodder09:59 Home Run Contest Tease10:43 Board the Platform10:50 Specs/Performance33:05 GameChat46:21 Media/Storage57:14 Backwards Compatibility01:09:05 Joy-Con 2/Pro Controller 201:27:45 Software: Ports01:46:46 Software: Third-Party New02:06:52 Software: GameCube/NSO02:14:24 Software: First Party New02:34:45 Home Run Contest02:52:55 Final Smash
Michael Hoover joins the battle on MAR10 Day to talk about a must-play classic of gaming: Super Mario 64!Check Michael out on Banter Fodder:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DHde31swumPeKaOyzuXBUYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@BanterFodderFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/816739803492791Special Thanks to Patron, Mitchell SheffieldTimestamps:00:00 Introductions01:28 Choose Your Fighter!02:50 Banter Fodder04:55 Board the Platform10:36 First Impressions/History20:13 Into the Castle22:24 Mario's Controls23:59 Atmosphere28:32 Courses56:01 Final SmashAll music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing!Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon:patreon.com/SuperSmashCast
What if a video game was not a video game, but a toy, but also, in a much more real sense, a video game? Join Bryan and Ryan as they discuss the Robotic Operating Buddy or R.O.B. and how he saved the video game industry in America. Also the game Gyromite, which is alright. Timestamps:00:00 Introductions01:10 Board the Platform09:38 Gyromite17:23 Challenger Approaches: R.O.B.25:57 Final SmashGame Historian R.O.B. Episode Referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2FuHErzhVESpecial Thanks to Patron, Mitchell SheffieldAll music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing!Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon:patreon.com/SuperSmashCast
The second Side-Smash Episode has Ryan joined by Jay O'Connor on a retrospective of the Pokémon Franchise during the Nintendo Switch Era. It's a pretty broad one but we covered as much as we could in under two hours! Enjoy!Special Thanks to Patron, Mitchell SheffieldAll music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Pokémon Music belongs to The Pokémon Company Incorporated, Game Freak, and Nintendo licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing!
Ryan and Bryan put on the parkas and brave the icy world of mountain climbing... In really, really abstract arcade-y form that doesn't always work in this latest episode of the Super Smash Cast discussing the NES title Ice Climber and the pair of fighters in Smash that hail from the same game: Ice Climbers.Timestamps:00:00 Introductions01:13 Ice Climber (NES)13:37 Challenger Approaches: Ice Climbers24:41 Final SmashSpecial Thanks to Patron, Mitchell SheffieldAll music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing!
In this inaugural episode of Side-Smash, Mike Wilkins joins the fight to talk Unconventional Recoveries in a more laid back episode of the Super Smash Cast. Join us as we talk about everything from simple third jumps to... Whatever PK Thunder is. Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 03:28 Board the Platform: Nintendo Switch 2 09:26 Unconventional Recoveries 10:44 PK Thunder! 13:47 Tethers 16:47 Bombs 17:23 Zoom 19:57 Teleports 22:58 What We Would Like to See? 31:28 Flying 33:45 Springs 52:31 Bring Balance to the Smash 58:50 Final Smash Special Thanks to Patron, Mitchell Sheffield All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing!
In this single player episode of the Super Smash Cast, Ryan discusses dogs, ducks, the Zapper, and Duck Hunt on the NES as well as announces some exciting things about the future of the Super Smash Cast! Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 02:16 Board the Platform: Zapper 05:51 Duck Hunt (NES) 12:39 Challenger Approaching: Duck Hunt 19:43 Final Smash All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing!
In this episode, Ryan and Bryan discuss the landmark platformer Super Mario Bros, as well as FOUR fighters: Mario, Piranha Plant, Peach, and Bowser. Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 07:13 Super Mario Bros Generalities 15:51 Challenger Approaching: Mario 20:16 Super Mario Bros Enemies 27:49 Challenger Approaching: Piranha Plant 32:03 Super Mario Bros Levels and Bosses 37:53 Challengers Approaching: Peach & Bowser 52:02 Final Smash All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing!
This double episode of the Super Smash Cast has us covering two arcade title classics: Donkey Kong and Mario Bros. Both are overshadowed by the identities these series would later take on, but are special in their own right. We also highlight Fighter 9: Luigi! Enjoy! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:19 Donkey Kong 14:35 Mario Bros 26:24 A Challenger Approaches 34:44 Final Smash All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing!
Join Ryan and Bryan as they discuss the Arcade Classic Pac-Man and the Smash Fighter that comes from this classic. All Pac-Man music, iconography, and sounds belong to Bandai Namco and are licensed under fair use. Likewise all Super Smash Bros. music, iconography, and sounds belong to Nintendo and Sora LTD. licensed under fair use. Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 00:51 Direct Discussion 08:52 Pac-Man! 20:58 Challengers Approach! 29:34 Final Smash!
In this episode of the Super Smash Cast, Bryan and Ryan discuss the retro-styled fighter: Mr. Game & Watch as well as the very first "Game and Watch" title "Toss-Up" and other "Game and Watch" games besides. We also discuss the Master of Two Dimensions himself and how he's translated into the Smash Bros. Universe. Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 02:15 Board the Platform! 05:16 Game & Watch Games 10:33 Challengers Approach! 24:31 Final Smash! All music is owned by Nintendo and is used under simple fair use.
Ryan and Bryan begin the Super Smash Cast with a retrospective on the original Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64. Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 01:49 First Impressions 26:11 Challengers Approach! 30:31 Final Smash! 35:55 Final Results