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Sweet, Aaron and Dub, the masochists that we are, take on one of the greatest genres ever: The Rogue Like. Thanks to special appearances By Wiiguy, and NoSwear Gamer!

itunes pic This week is a special episode our 20th Epiversary. We count down our top 20 games we've covered, have a guest host, Mr. Erik Purcell, an interview with Mark Kaminski of Retro Magazine, and appearances from No Swear Gamer and Rob and Hugues of the Retro League!

In Episode 9, Rob and Josh celebrate the 30th birthday of the TMNT over a mondo slice of broccoli and eggplant pizza! Here's what you shell-heads can expect in this totally bodacious episode: 1. Celebration of the 30th anniversary of the original issue 2. Special Thanks and Announcements (Josh's experience meeting Kevin Eastman and the founder of Cowabunga Corner, news regarding Geek Cast Radio Network and Jim Lawson, etc.) 3. Green Screen: 2003 Fox 4Kids cartoon, episode 3: "Attack of the Mousers" 4. Interview with Richard Rosenbaum, author of Raise Some Shell: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Check out Richard's radical book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Raise-Some-Shell-Teenage-Classics/dp/1770411798 And keep up to date with all of his writing and projects at www.brokenpencil.com. Special thanks to Geek Cast Radio Network for sharing Turtle Flakes. Check out their awesome website dedicated to comics, movies, TV, and much more at: www.geekcastradio.com/ Another thank you goes out to Ferg from the Atari 2600 Game by Game Podcast for providing his hilarious intro for this episode. Be sure to check out our fellow Junkie's podcast on iTunes and his blog at: http://2600gamebygamepodcast.blogspot.com/ Last thank you goes out to Richard for taking time to speak with us. Check out his book, dudes and dudettes. It's fantastic! "Sewer Surfin'" by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial "9.95" by Spunkadellic

The 3 dudes and a Nes are going bananas with this comedy filled episode about games that clearly did not pay homage, but blatantly stole from preceding games.

In this episode, SocalMike and I discuss the Expansion Module #3 for the ColecoVision which was the Roller Controller! We also discuss and play the pack in game Slither and give AtariSoft Centipede a try using the roller controller. Hilarity ensues!. Gamester81 returns with another great Homebrew Review segment and Socal and I do our Swap Meet finds again! We finish off the show talking about the classic coleco electronic game head to head football. So sit back, relax and get in your Coleco Mojo!

The boys are back in town, and this time are picking games for each other...will they choose pain or pleasure for their co-hosts?

The boys enter orbit, and Aaron may be "too sexy" for the podcast.

Dub, Sweet and Aaron take on overlooked games based on cartoons...and one of us cries out "Please Hammer, Don't hurt 'em!"

Back to the wonderful Supercharger for two more of its games, Suicide Mission and Killer Satellites. I forgot to mention in the show that the Prototype version of Suicide Mission, Meteoroids, has a similar descending note scale like the arcade version of Asteroids. You can hear that in the sound clip I played in that section (it speeds up as there are fewer meteoroids onscreen). The released version only has 2 of these notes, and it sounds really weird. Next week on the show I'll be yakking about Gyruss and James Bond 007 by Parker Brothers. Upcoming games include Codebreaker, Flag Capture and Video Chess by Atari; Title Match Pro Wrestling and Skateboardin' by Absolute; Pac-Man by Atari; Magicard and Video Life by CommaVid, and Submarine Commander (Sears exclusive) and Video Pinball by Atari. You can send me your stories or memories of any of these game or any of the games I've already covered to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thank you so much for listening! Pertinent Links Intellivision vs. Atari II: Electric Boogaloo - Checkers! Steve Hales interview in Halcyon Days by James Hague Steve Hales' Igor Software Labs web site Kevin Norman's Science Wiz web site Suicide Mission at Atari Protos web site Favorite Atari 2660 Games of Willie - Killer Satellites! Favorite Atari 2600 Games of Willie - Suicide Mission! Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Blog page Listen to the show on the Retro Junkies website!

Enter the TRON poster contest Show Notes: Twin Galaxies -- is it back?? Modular control panel RetroPie disk image for Raspberry Pi Auto-rotating arcade monitor Space Paranoids Last Starfighter arcade cabinet Meteor arcade game by Amusement World back to life after 25 years Atari, Inc. vs. Amusement World, Inc. PatentArcade.com Rare arcade games at National Museum of Play Tetris Giant Nintendo Super System Sonic Championship Radar Scope Sorry Charlie replacement joysticks (set of 16) Sorry Charlie catchphrase Sorry Charlie arcade game flyer #1 Sorry Charlie arcade game flyer #2 Mike's high score: -18,040 Carrington's high score: -22,400

Welcome to my first minisode where I had the amazing opportunity to chat with Rob McCallum and Jay Bartlett all about their upcoming documentary The NES Club. Want to Know more about the NES Club? http://nesclubmovie.com http://facebook.com/thenesclub http://Nesclub.podomatic.com Follow these guys on Twitter! https://twitter.com/TheNESclub https://twitter.com/PyreProductions https://twitter.com/NESClubJay Intro Song “Falstrom’s March” – Aaron Hickman Ending Song – Excerpt from “The British IBM’s” an original song by The British IBMs – Cover by Aaron Hickman (that’s me) My music can be found at the following link http://soundcloud.com/diagamblic

Join Michael, Justin, and a little bit of Amber as they discuss the greatly missed grunge icons... Kurt Cobain and Layne Stayley. Expect plenty of Nirvana and Alice In Chains tunes.

We are talking about our all-time favorite cartridge games on episode 7! Join us as we chat and debate with Nick Stephens from the NES Podcast! cartridgefreaks@gmail.com or @cartridge freaks for contact information

This week's episode is a little dry, it features the Atari games Surround and Hunt 'n' Score (aka A Game Of Concentration). What this episode lacks in gameplay makes up in audio submissions! I wasn't expecting much feedback this week, but I did get some, which included audio from Shinto and Rob O'Hara. I really appreciate everyone that sends feedback, especially those who take the time to actually record it. I am trying to do that more myself for other podcasts, even though I think my voice sounds worse on other podcasts than it does on mine. Anyway, next week I'll be looking at the Starpath games ("tapes" would be an acceptable term for these, and only these) Suicide Mission and Killer Satellites. Upcoming games include James Bond 007 and Gyruss by Parker Brothers; Codebreaker, Flag Capture & Video Chess by Atari; Title Match Pro Wrestling and Skateboardin' by Absolute, Pac-Man by Atari, and Magicard and Video Life by CommaVid. You can send your feedback for these games or any game I've already covered to me at 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Than you for listening everyone! Pertinent Links Al Backiel interview with Alan Miller (contains a picture of Larry Wagner's launch title list) Dominos on KLOV Blockade on KLOV Favorite Atari 2600 Games of FocusRS - Surround Hunt 'n' Score bitmaps from the manual Proud member of the Throwback Network! Proud member of the Retro Junkies Network! Facebook page Twitter page Blog page Listen to the show on the Retro Junkies website!

In this episode, Socal and I discuss two more really fun games for the ColecoVision! Oils Well by Sierra Online and Cabbage Patch Adventures in the Park!. For the classic toy segment we discuss the tabletop arcade game Galaxian! This episode starts off getting derailed a bit as we go through our swap meet finds, but it is interesting to listen to so I have left it in :)

Michael and Justin attempt to sneak into your subconscious and talk about some Metal Gear. Putin rejoiced.

A review of the classic arcade game Juno First

John and Michael discuss the 80s and 90s parody icon... "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Sweet, Dubstepdad, and Aaron battle it out in Zoop, and examine the strange craze on full motion games, from the arcades of the 80s to the home systems of the 90s.

Nick and Ryan present 1992, "The Year of the Duck". Darkwing Duck (NES) and The Mighty Ducks movie are discussed along with Ryan's Random Retro Roundup.

This week I look at Fast Eddie and Deadly Duck by 20th Century Fox, makers of fine films and video games. Next week it's back to the early days of Atari with Surround and Hunt 'n' Score, aka A Game of Concentration. Upcoming games include Suicide Mission and Killer Satellites by Starpath; James Bond 007 and Gyruss by Parker Brothers; Codebreaker, Flag Capture & Video Chess by Atari; Title Match Pro Wrestling and Skateboardin' by Absolute, and a big one, Pac-Man by Atari. That one should generate some discussion. Send me feedback, including your memories and opinions of these games and any of the games I've covered so far to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thanks everyone!

Hosts Mike Maginnis and Carrington Vanston review the arcade classic... Shark Attack / Deep Death

2 Dudes and a NES team up with the guys from Turtle Flakes to make 4 Dudes! A necessary combo to discuss the hot selling NES classic... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT).

This week I talk about Othello and RealSports Baseball, the latter being the first silver label game that I'm discussing! Rick from the Intellivisionaries Podcast and I pitted our respective consoles against each other in Reversi/Othello, which you can watch on Youtube via the link below. Special thanks to Rick for suggesting this, and also for recording it and hosting it on the Intellivisionaries Youtube page! Next week I'll be talking about Fast Eddie and Deadly Duck by Sirius/20th Century Fox. Upcoming games include Surround and A Game of Concentration (AKA Hunt 'n' Score) by Atari; Suicide Mission and Killer Satellites by Starpath; James Bond 007 and Gyruss by Parker Brothers; Codebreaker, Flag Capture & Video Chess by Atari; and Title Match Pro Wrestling and Skateboardin' by Absolute. You can send your thoughts and memories of these games or any games I've already covered to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Your submissions are what make this show fun! Thank you everyone!

Mike Maginnis and Carrington Vanston review the arcade classic Anteater.

Michael and Justin lace up their Boots of Force and get collect some gems as they discuss the NES classic... Wizards and Warriors.

In this episode Rob and Josh watch episodes 39 and 40 of the Nickelodeon TMNT series entitled "The Manhattan Project".

In Episode 7, Rob and Josh cover: - Turtle News: New IDW and Animated Adventures releases, Kevin the cat, the upcoming Manhattan Project Special, the Mutagen Mayhem DVD, etc. - April's Antiquities: The original Playmates Party Wagon. - Casey's Comic Classroom: TMNT comic volume 1, issue 3. - Green Screen Special Feature: Fred Wolf TMNT cartoon episode 3 entitled "A Thing about Rats". Cowabunga! "Sewer Surfin'" by Daniel Tidwell (www.facebook.com/DanielTidwellOfficial) "9.95" by Spunkadellic

Mike Maginnis and Carrington Vanston discuss the arcade classic Mighty Monkey.

This week's episode is about two more Activision games, Stampede and Ice Hockey. These games are so simple that I think I spent much more time on the packaging then on the actual gameplay! Next week is two more Atari games, Othello and RealSports Baseball (I think it's the first Atari silver label cart in the podcast that wasn't a reissue). Coming up isFast Eddie and Deadly Duck by Sirius/20th Century Fox; Surround and A Game of Concentration (AKA Hunt 'n' Score) by Atari; Suicide Mission and Killer Satellites by Starpath; James Bond 007 and Gyruss by Parker Brothers; and Codebreaker, Flag Capture & Video Chess by Atari. If you have any stories or memories for these games or any games I've already covered, send your email or audio submission to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Thanks everyone!

Michael and Justin get really close to the screen this week as they discuss the NES Zapper classic... Duck Hunt.

The ultimate retro gaming event! Join the RTP crew and special guests Kyle Murphy of Insert Coin Show and Chadwick Hall of the Retro Junkies Network as they have possibly the first ever Retro Video Game Draft. The 2014 draft class was provided by you, the viewers.

Join us as we talk about our latest video game collecting additions, stories from the past, and our game for this week: GUTS, a game based off of the old Nick game show. You can contact us at cartridgefreaks@gmail.com or find us at www.facebook.com/cartridgefreaks or on Twitter @cartridgefreaks

Hosts Mike Maginnis and Carrington Vanston discuss the arcade classic Professor Pac-Man.

Hi ho everyone! Episode 51 deals with Blueprint and Solar Fox by CBS Electronics, both really great games for the 2600 in my opinion. Next week I'll be looking at Stampede and Ice Hockey by Activision. In the coming weeks you can expect to hear about Othello and RealSports Baseball by Atari; Fast Eddie and Deadly Duck by 20th Century Fox/Sirius; Surround and A Game Of Concentration (aka Hunt 'n' Score) by Atari; and Suicide Mission and Killer Satellites by Starpath. If you have any stories or memories for these games or any of the games I've already covered, I want to hear from you! Send an email or an audio submission to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. You can also comment on Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for listening everyone, have a great week!

In episode 8, the guys chow down on some chili dogs and discuss all things Sonic Spinball! High Scores: Nick - 20,215,000 Rob - 19,921,000 Landon - 16,393,500 Josh - 7,000,000 "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial. Special thanks to Julian, Aaron, and John for the written/audio feedback about X-Men. Show notes on Sonic Spinball's soundtrack, courtesy of John Wedgeworth from Nerd Noise Radio: Though this wouldn't have meant anything to me at the time, one thing that stands out to me now in the music to Mojo's Future Crunch (one of the harshest, most abrasive pieces of Genesis music), you get to hear a plain sine wave. Not that that's unheard of in Genesis music, but it's not really common either. Every FM sound the Genesis makes is made up entirely of sine waves, and so it's cool to hear one just by itself, not modified into an FM operation. It's the soft, smooth arpeggio that comes in at 1:00, and sticks around until 1:25. Yes, even that very jarring sound that plays above it is just made up of four of those, manipulating each other into that abrasive shrill. I believe the smooth voice from 0:14-0:29 may be a non-"FM'd" sine wave as well, but it's still not a plain sine wave as at a minimum, it has an LFO applied to it (it could also be a very simple two op FM, but I'm more inclined to believe sine with LFO). The smoothish sounding voice from 0:34-0:53 is NOT plain sine, but FM. However, it's simple FM, and thus, still retains something of an apparent "sineness" to it. Observe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkWuhRUZSGg Also, the short little melody that plays at the very beginning and plays again between each of the transitions mentioned above reminds me very much of Ridley's lair from the original Metroid. See? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbI_zB-VWDg

Listen to Michael, Justin, and special real life guest Rob McCallum as they discuss the RPG classic... Final Fantasy.

Mike Maginnis and Carrington Vanston review the arcade classic Kangaroo. Mike's high score: 86,600 Carrington's high score: 12,600

This week I cover two more Games by Apollo, Space Cavern and Racquteball! Space Cavern programmer Dan Oliver generously gave his time to answer my questions this week, and that Q & A will be posted to the blog shortly. Next week will be Blueprint and Solar Fox by CBS Electronics. Upcoming games include Stampede and Ice Hockey by Activision; Othello and RealSports Baseball by Atari; Fast Eddie and Deadly Duck By Sirius/20th Century Fox; and Surround and A Game of Concentration (aka Hunt 'n' Score) by Atari. If you have any stories or memories you'd like to share about these games or any games I've covered so far, send them to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. Everything gets read or played on the show. Thank you all so much for listening!

In Episode 16, the guys celebrate the one year anniversary of The Retro Junkies Super Show by discussing all things Castlevania for the NES, pork chops, and Hulkula, brother! "The Moon" Performed by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial.

We ain't afraid of no ghosts... maybe stairs. Listen to Justin and Michael as they discuss Ghostbusters for the NES. Update (2/24/14): Since the airing of the Ghostbusters episode the great Ghostbusters actor Harold Ramis has passed. As most of you know he was the beloved actor who played Dr. Egon Spengler in the Ghostbusters movie. We would like to honor the legacy of Harold Ramis by dedicating the Ghostbusters episode of 2 Dudes and a NES to him.

Join us as we talk about Shaq Fu for Sega Genesis. We will be talking about our latest addition to collections as well as talking about Shaq Fu.

This month Socal and I discuss Smurf Rescue in Gargamel's Castle and also Gamerster81 the Videogame! We have a special guest on the show this month Mr. Gamester81 himself to discuss his game and also to participate in all the shenaningans Socal and I get into. Socal and I compete for the high score in both Smurf Rescue and Gamerster81 the Videogame on this episode. And have to put up with Socal's Amiga Powerstick envy :), plus discuss some recent Colecovision news and pickups. Trisha is back with another great Cabbage Patch Corner segment! We also discuss Coleco Electronic Quarterback and how it made Socal feel superior to his friends growing up :). Craigslist Coleco search and the Quiz Whiz Challenger are also on tap!

Join Justin and John as they discuss their favorite cartoons and shows after school.

Michael and Justin talk some Double Dragon. Just don't ask them to beat it.

Hosts Mike Maginnis and Carrington Vanston conquer the arcade classic Krull.

Why did they reboot that? Why didn't they reboot this? Find out as the RTP crew discusses reboots with special guest Francisco of the Retro Rewind Podcast.

In Episode 7, the guys break out their adamantium claws and discuss all things X-Men for the Sega Genesis! "Green Hills and Blue Blurs" by Daniel Tidwell: www.facebook.com/danieltidwellofficial

A review of the classic arcade game Snap Jack. Show Notes: http://monsterfeet.com/noquarter/notes/70

Sorry about the lateness of the episode my friends! This one is about Dodge 'Em and Missile Command by Atari. Missile Command was definitely one of my favorites as a kid, not as much these days but only because my horizon has been broadened. Next week is Racquetball and Space Cavern by Games by Apollo. Upcoming games include Blueprint and Solar Fox by CBS Electronics; Stampede and Ice Hockey by Activision; Othello and RealSports Baseball by Atari; Fast Eddie and Deadly Duck By Sirius/20th Century Fox; and Surround and A Game of Concentration (aka Hunt 'n' Score) by Atari. Send your stories and memories for any of these games to 2600gamebygame@comcast.net. I love getting your feedback, and I read all of the submissions on the show! Thanks so much for listening!

Michael and Justin take you back to the 80s in style... Pac-Man style.