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Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Dan Caporello here with Shannon Eno and John Cummins, and Adam Caporello! Intros But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Housekeeping John - New retrologic content coming! On Topic Retro - Gradius Interstellar Assault for Game Boy The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shannon's List Dan's List Adam's list John's List Show Topic - remake/remaster/reimagining Which do you prefer? What is your favorite game that has had one of these treatments? Third Strongest Mole — 6/13/26, 8:47 AM I'll try to give my condensed thoughts here since I wont' make it onto next week's show. The only remakes that I consider justified are games that truly had potential they failed to live up to. Games that are perfectly good as they are don't need remakes - just ports. While I appreciate keeping classic games available for people who don't have original hardware, ports address that problem in a much more cost effective way - and the "need" for remasters is selling a solution to a problem created by the planned obsolescence of the idea of console generations. We don't actually need new hardware (at least not to play old games)- console makers just need new hardware and software to sell. By all means keep the classics available through reprints and officially licensed emulation. But those aren't new releases and we shouldn't pretend they are. If you really "can't wait to play Ocarina of time again" - plug in the N64, or boot up the NSO app. Community Couch Savannah the Hyena Queen — 6/12/26, 6:59 PM I like remakes, for two reasons. One, they allow a new generation of players to experience an old game with the conveniences of the modern era. And two, they give fans a brand new way to experience their favorite games. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire was the first point for me, and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl was the second. That being said, I think Nintendo has been doing too many remakes and updates to old games recently and not enough new ones. But maybe that's just cause I'm not super interested in Star Fox or Ocarina of Time Drex1981 [ARC], — 6/12/26, 7:04 PM Remakes are tricky things. One of the side they can fix issues that at the time couldn't be addressed. They can expand on storylines and tell the story with more detail. They can introduce new players to these games and create new fans. On the other side they can be souless cash grabs and change what makes these games great. MooseGooseNinja [SEAF], — 6/12/26, 7:18 PM I like remakes as long as they do the original game justice (looking at RE3R), but otherwise I do like the idea of remakes for the same reasons Savannah mentions. I generally try to judge remakes on a case-by-case basis though, and my personal favorite part of remakes is playing both versions (if I can get my hands on the original) and comparing and contrasting the two. I also try not to decide which is better or anything, but just objectively finding differences. It was the most fun for RE4 because I LOVE those games. My favorite game that got a remake was probably Dead Space. DoubleD — 6/12/26, 8:57 PM I've been mulling this over for a bit now and I think I like remasters the most. Making older games accessible to a new audience while improving the graphics and QoL features will get me every time (Don't ask me how many versions of the various Final Fantasy games I've bought through the years). Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles is probably my favorite remaster though. It kept one of my favorite games mostly the same but added amazing voice acting that let me experience one of my favorite video game stories in a completely different way! Your Wallet's Defense Attorney — 6/13/26, 12:16 AM I prefer remakes that change stuff more than faithful remakes. They are more interesting to analyze, and they provide more of a reason to play them if you have access to the original. Solo [nDAD], — 6/13/26, 8:37 AM I welcome a remaster of the game. The trend now in console camps is to remaster games to bring them into the contemporary level of graphics and/or new art design to make them more appealing to new generation of gamers. OoT is a cherished entry into the Zelda series. Off of this one entry we get the branches into the Downfall causing BoTW/ToTK, Child and Adult timelines of Zelda lore. Would be interesting if in the remaster then made methods to connect the game to others; for example the lore we see in BoTW/ToTK that many have played (even those that are not deep dive Zelda fanboys and just played off IP recognition alone). Hoping myself the remaster is not a lockstep redo of the original since that version is already out there. I find it more exciting if they were to add new story beat elements into a new artwork scheme. adam — 6/13/26, 9:25 AM i find the discourse around remakes and remasters to be kind of pointless, because if you don't like them, just don't play them. is there a conversation to be had about companies rereleasing games instead of taking risks on new ips? yeah absolutely. but i think that's different then should these remakes/remasters exist. emulation and ports are important in the preservation of media, but remakes/remasters update games to be more accessible on modern hardware. remakes/remasters recontextualize their stories into the modern broader canon. i think people are excited to play oot remake/remaster because of the first two reasons. i don't think anyone would pretend that the z targeting and camera controls in the original are good. (innovative for the time but obviously not great in comparison to today) so updated qol features, coupled with excitement to see how they will recontextualize oot to better fit with the current branch of botw/totk, and hopefully give us a glimpse of what's to come next (In response to adam) Your Wallet's Defense Attorney — 7:56 AM People get annoyed about remakes because of the opportunity cost. Time you take developing a remake/remaster is time you could have spent developing something new. So there are some stakes to the discussion. Also, as a community based around gaming, we like talking about games. So we wanna talk about whether remakes/remasters are interesting to us, and listen to how other like minded people feel about them. The discussion itself is often the point. (Adam thinks the opportunity cost argument doesn't hold water because plenty of studios are able to output both) (Flightsy says there is STILL an opportunity cost. And resources were spent) (Adam responds) adam — 12:16 PM I can't recall a situation where a new game or a game that's in development was sidelined by a remake/remaster. if anything the remakes and remasters make studios more money to put into new titles. … but like i said i think really the bigger issue in the industry is the live service model/microtransactions being pushed by suits in c-suites. it's why naughty dog hasn't dropped anything, it's why xbox is in such a bad spot financially. *and then to fill the void of canceled games companies just rerelease or remaster something … i think it's an interesting topic, and i think that the recent uptick in remakes/remasters is a barometer for the health of the current industry. and if it's good or bad is up to interpretation, or more likely somewhere in the middle Xomber — 1:35 PM Have mixed feelings on remakes. Some games are just classics and it doesn't really do much to put a fresh coat of paint on a classic. I will still play them, however, hence the mixed feelings. Like when Last of Us 2 was remade on the PS5, it seemed, pointless to me, but since I hadn't played it up until that point that'd be the option I would go with. I still like good games being remade to a certain extent, but are we going to do that every 5-10 years or every 2-3 generations? Xomber — 1:39 PM Another thing I wonder, would a remake make some bad games good? I'm curious about that. Could a story be fleshed out more, or an annoying game mechanic be improved to where it's not cumbersome? That's what actually interests me. Flightsy: I was definitely disappointed by the OOT remake announcement, and in general by the large amount of old content on the Switch 2. But in the end, that's not actually what I'm disappointed about. I'm disappointed that a year in, I still don't really feel compelled to buy the Switch 2. I'm annoyed about the remasters because it reminds me of that core issue, but it isn't actually the issue itself. And there's no way to know if a decision not to make those remasters would have actually led to a world that fixes that issue… Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Dan Caporello here with Sam Wagers, Shannon Eno and John Cummins, Special Guest Ryan (Games With Coffee) Intros But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Housekeeping Sam: Streaming FE Path of Radiance and Armored Core 2 On Topic Retro: Zelda Skyward Sword Retro Rewind Super Castlevania IV Gradius Backlog recap The Price Is Retro - 13:55 If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Dan's List Sam's list John's List Shannon's List Spot the fake Pikmin treasure Show Topic - 5 Puzzle games SameGame/CHAINSHOT (1985) Tetris and all its iterations (what's your favorite?) (1988) The many attempts to make a real "sequel" to tetris (or market something unrelated as one) Tetris 2/Tetris Flash (1993) Breakthru (1994) Tetris attack (1996) 3D tetris (1996) Tetrisphere (1997) Pajitnov's other puzzle games: Welltris (1989) Hatris (1990) Faces…tris III (1990) Wordtris (1992) Never had the staying power of the original The other titans of the genre: Columns (1989) Dr Mario (1990) Puyo Puyo (1991) Yoshi (1991) Vs Puzzle games really took off Cosmo gang the puzzle (1992) Yoshi's Cookie (1992) Wario's woods (1994) Bomberman Panic bomber (1994) Puzzle bobble (1994) Panel De pon (1995) Magical Drop (1995) Super Puzzle Fighter II turbo (1996) (characters actually have unique patterns they send to opponents) Largely fell out of fashion, but seem to be coming back Dr. Luigi (2013) Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014) Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (2020) Tetris effect: connected (2020) Tetris 99 (2019) Crystal Crisis (2019) Licensing opportunities (some already mentioned), spinoffs Aforementioned puzzle fighter, yoshi's cookie, dr mario, puyo puyo Dr Robotnik's mean bean machine (1993) Pac attack (1993) Panel de pon's "tetris attack" and "pokemon puzzle league" forms Kirby's avalanche (1995) Hebereke's Popoitto (1994) Kirby Star Stacker (1997) Rampage Puzzle Attack (2001) Pokemon Trozei (2005) Puzzle & dragons Super mario edition (2015) Snood (1996) This game is on like every platform. I'm not sure how it displaced puzzle bobble but it did. Bejeweled (2001) Bejeweled-likes (Zoo Keeper, Jewel Quest, Chuzzle) Meteos (2005) Mobile as the new haven for matching puzzle games Block puzzle hybrids Block Hole/Quarth Puzzle Quest Puzzle & Dragons Henry Hatsworth Suika game (2024) Community Couch Savannah the Hyena Queen — 5/29/2026 9:27 PMFriday, May 29, 2026 9:27 PM Does Mario's Super Picross count? That game is fun, specially the Wario levels Savannah the Hyena Queen — 5/29/2026 9:30 PM I'm really bad at picross so my clear times are abysmal, but it's still a really relaxing loop that's nice if I don't really want to play something more involved Your Wallet's Defense Attorney — 5/29/2026 9:33 PM Mario's Super Picross is what got me into Picross, a past time I have become thoroughly engrossed. It's the perfect thing to do while paying attention to something else. In fact, I used to catch up on Retro Logic episodes while playing Mario's Super Picross... SNES_is_Life — 5/29/2026 9:44 PM Yoshis cookie! Drex1981 [ARC], — 5/30/2026 9:37 AM I don't know if this counts or not but in the original Metal Gear Solid when fighting Psycho Mantis. You had to switch to controller port 2 to avoid being controlled by him. Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Dan Caporello here with Sam Wagers and John Cummins, Special Guest Ryan (Games With Coffee) Intros But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Housekeeping Sam: Streaming On Topic Retro: Zelda Skyward Sword Retro Rewind Super Castlevania IV Gradius The Price Is Retro - 13:55 If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Dan's List Sam's list John's List Ryan's List Show Topic - 1:07:40 1:10:20 Starfox Star Fox - SNES NA: March 1, 1993 developed by Nintendo EAD and programmed by Argonaut Games, who created the Super FX chip to enable the 3D graphics seen in the game. Star Fox 64 - N64 NA: July 1, 1997 Developed by Nintendo EAD. Star Fox 64 was the first game to feature support for the Rumble Pak peripheral. Star Fox Adventures - GCN NA: September 22, 2002 The last game developed by second-party Nintendo developer Rare before its acquisition by Microsoft. Star Fox: Assault - GCN NA: February 14, 2005 Developed by Namco Originally slated to be developed by the Ace Combat team, but that version was allegedly scrapped and the Klonoa team took over instead. In an unusual twist, the game as we know it began development in the multiplayer mode. Star Fox Command - DS NA: August 28, 2006 Developed by Q-Games. Directed by Dylan Cuthbert, who previously served as a lead programmer of the original Star Fox and 64 at Argonaut. According to Cuthbert, Miyamoto approached him and his company because he wanted to see more of the ideas from the then-unreleased Star Fox 2 (who Cuthbert was heavily involved with during its development) Star Fox 64 3D - 3DS NA: September 11, 2011 Developed by Nintendo EAD "At the annual E3 event during the Nintendo Q&A session held in June 2011, Miyamoto jokingly stated that he warned the developers that if Star Fox 64 3D was not the best game in the series, or did not make a lot of money, the franchise would have to be discontinued." Star Fox Zero - Wii U NA/EU: April 22, 2016 Developed by PlatinumGames A "reimagining" of Starfox 64 The game's development began with experimentation on leftover assets from a never-released Star Fox game for the Wii that had been worked on by a small group since about 2008. Star Fox 2 - SNES NA/EU: September 29, 2017 Release years by system: Cancelled – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2017 – Super NES Classic Edition 2019 – Nintendo Switch Online Developed by Argonaut Games. Was originally canceled due to its proposed release date's proximity with the release of the Nintendo 64 and internal development problems. Star Fox - Switch 2 JP/NA/EU: June 25, 2026 Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with Shannon Eno and John Cummins But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Streaming Armored Core Master of Arena (Mon) and Path of Radiance Saturday! On Topic Retro: Zelda Skyward Sword Retro Rewind Super Castlevania IV FilmLogic: Tubi Decided: Redline (2009) The Price Is Retro - If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shan's list Sam's list John's List Trivia Show Topic - 3DS Top 5 Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Skyward Sword IntroWelcome to On Topic Retro Ep 53 im John Cummins and joining me tonight is Shannon Eno, Sam Wagers, and Derek Adams and we are continuing the “Becoming the Hero” series tonight with Skyward Sword!HousekeepingRR Champions - Super Castlevania IV race to the finish + Hard mode completionExperienceCast members talk about experience with the gameGame DiscussionGame overviewWiiEU: November 18, 2011NA: November 20, 2011JP: November 23, 2011AU: November 24, 2011Nintendo SwitchWW: July 16, 2021 DevelopmentSkyward Sword's development began in 2006developed by Nintendo EADAssisted in development by the Kyoto branch of Monolith Soft.The game's director was Hidemaro Fujibayashi: previously working as assistant director on Phantom Hourglass for the Nintendo DSHe began work on Skyward Sword alongside his work on Spirit Tracks. When Spirit Tracks was finished, Fujibayashi and the game's development team transferred back to working on Skyward Sword.Development lasted around five years, and according to series producer Shigeru Miyamoto, the game's budget was considered quite high for a Nintendo project.Story - Shannon reads from manual - In Skyward Sword, the earliest point in the Zelda timeline, the Goddess Hylia saves humanity from the Demon King Demise by lifting them onto a floating island called Skyloft. Generations later, people believe the "Surface" below is a mere legend.The story follows a young knight-in-training named Link and his childhood friend Zelda. After Zelda is dragged to the Surface by a dark tornado, Link discovers he is the chosen hero and draws the Goddess Sword, guided by its spirit, Fi.As Link explores the ruined world below, he learns that:Zelda is the mortal reincarnation of Hylia, who gave up her divinity to find a hero capable of using the Triforce (which gods cannot use) to destroy Demise.Ghirahim, a demon lord, is working to resurrect Demise by sacrificing Zelda's soul.The Master Sword is forged during the journey as Link purifies his blade with sacred flames to empower the seal on Demise.In a final clash across time, Link defeats Demise, but the Demon King leaves a dying curse: a cycle of reincarnation that ensures his rage will haunt Link and Zelda's descendants forever. The game ends with the people of Skyloft returning to the Surface to establish the Kingdom of Hyrule, while Fi enters an eternal sleep within the Master Sword.Timeline - First game in the timelineGameplayhttps://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword Music and Sound designSkyward Swords was the first game in the franchise to have music fully orchestrated.The music in Skyward Sword was composed by Hajime WakaiShiho FujiiMahito YokotaTakeshi Hama OutroGive the cast a chance for final words and promote their content. Announce next shows game: Super Castlevania IV Thanks for listening to On Topic Retro, a part of the RetroLogic family of podcasts. If you would like to send in your personal experiences for the next show but don't have discord, please send them to ontopicretro@gmail.com.If you haven't joined the wonderful nontoxic Retrologoic discord and would like to, visit Retrologic.games for details on how to join for free. That's it for this episode but stay tuned for more! Bye now.
New home completions are up almost 33% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to last year's figures. Is this a sign that things are starting to turn around with the housing crisis?Joining Shane to discuss this and more is Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, John Cummins.
Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with Shannon Eno and John Cummins But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Streaming Armored Core Master of Arena (Mon) and Path of Radiance Saturday! On Topic Retro: Zelda Skyward Sword Retro Rewind Super Castlevania IV FilmLogic: Tubi Decided: Redline (2009) The Price Is Retro - 20 If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shan's list Sam's list John's List Spot the fake Trivia Show Topic - 30:54 Rentals! Favorite rentals Sam: (Kirby Super Star, Joe and Mac, Paper Mario, Vigilante 8, Rogue Squadron, Chameleon Twist, PLOK) Bullets dodged (glad I didn't purchase fully) Sam: Balls 3D, Mega Man 64, Quest 64 The place of rentals Games expensive Not allowed in japan (this affected some games!) Alternatives new and old Libraries Gamefly redbox Digital demos Gamepass and NSO free trials Free to play/Free to start games Community Couch Eric Plunk [nDAD], nDAD — 4/19/2026 9:30 AMSunday, April 19, 2026 9:30 AM The small town I grew up in had one gas station and in it you could rent VHS tapes and video games. Just roaming the isles and looking at cover art was a joy in and of itself. There was no way to have a bad weekend when you went home with Fievel Goes West, Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle, and a bottle of Yoo-Hoo. If I had to guess I'd say my most rented games were Ducktales and A Link to the Past. I inherited a copy of Back to the Future II & III for the NES from a friend that passed that still has rental sticker on it from the gas station. I'll never get rid of it. (edited)Sunday, April 19, 2026 9:42 AM Drex1981 [ARC], ARC — 4/19/2026 9:34 AMSunday, April 19, 2026 9:34 AM I remember waiting at my local Hollywood Video for Mortal Kombat 4. I went back and forth to store throughout the day and when I got it the game was terrible lol SchonerTod [TINK], TINK — 4/19/2026 9:54 AMSunday, April 19, 2026 9:54 AM i didnt get into renting game until the N64. When I was a kid video games were always a side thing we did on the weekends and typically it was a sleep over. so friday evening my buddies and i would ride our bikes down to the local blockbuster and rented a couple games then hit up the local store for sodas and pizza before going back to my place and playing an all nighter. Typically it was stuff like 007, mario kart, perfect dark nfl blitz and such. Xomber — 4/19/2026 10:01 AMSunday, April 19, 2026 10:01 AM My first rentals were N64 games as well. I think they forced me to get better at the games, since I knew I had to give them back or some such. I remember being unable to finish OOT the first time(couldn't get out of the forest) and the second time I made it to the Water Temple. After that, I was good at the game I think. Eric Plunk [nDAD], nDAD — 4/19/2026 11:07 AMSunday, April 19, 2026 11:07 AM I don't have many memories of renting N64 games other than Paper Mario from Blockbuster which I beat in two 5-day rental periods (edited)Sunday, April 19, 2026 11:08 AM @Solo Growing up I would rent from one, not sure if it was across the nation in the 80's, that was called National Home Video. I would rent NES games weekly as games back then were pricey so parents only bought me like 4. Point being here that one time we went out of town for 2 weeks to Myrtle Beach vacation. When we got back my parents laughed as the recording had a message from the store asking if I was ok as they have not heard from me wanting to know what game to reserve for me to make sure it was not rented out before me. Your Wallet's Defense Attorney — 4/19/2026 4:08 PMSunday, April 19, 2026 4:08 PM I never rented. But I did take some games out at the library. The only one I really remember is Super Mario Galaxy. I remember erasing my save file for the next person, because I was under the impression it was stored on the disc... DoubleD — 4/19/2026 5:46 PMSunday, April 19, 2026 5:46 PM Renting movies and games was a regular occurrence in my house growing up, probably every other weekend or so. We rented games mainly from NES, SNES, and N64, but I have the fondest memories of the SNES era. I remember renting Final Fantasy 3 for a couple weeks when it first released, knowing full well that I was about to get it for my birthday a couple months afterwards. Well, I got to a point in the game where it seems like it's the end, but it's really just the mid-point, but I remember being so mad thinking I was about to beat the game right before I get it for my birthday. After opening up the second half of the game, I was so happy that there was more to it, that I stupidly rented the game for another week, but still didn't beat it. I then got it for my birthday and tried to trade my copy for the rental store's, but they wouldn't do it, so I spent the entire Christmas break playing through my new copy and beat it in 2 weeks. Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Speaking about the new economic forecast and the proposed exemptions for modular homes, John Cummins, Minister of State at the Department of Housing for Local Government and Planning.
Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with Shannon Eno and John Cummins But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Streaming Armored Core (Mon) and Path of Radiance Saturday! On Topic Retro: Zelda Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks FilmLogic: RatPocalypse The Price Is Retro - 20 If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shan's list Sam's list John's List SPOT THE FAKE Show Topic - 44 3D Mario! The games Super Mario 64 - 1996 Super Mario Sunshine - 2002 Super Mario 64 DS -2004 Super Mario Galaxy - 2007 Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 2010 Super Mario 3D Land - 2010 Super Mario 3D World - 2013 Super Mario Odyssey - 2017 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - 2021 ?????? - The future Some other points: Our favorites "Obstacle Course" vs. "Open World-ish" Design Ideas for the future of 3D Mario Does DK Bananza Scratch the itch? 3D Yoshi…. Community Couch See discord Dan - RetroLogic — 4/3/2026 12:04 AMFriday, April 3, 2026 12:04 AM The best is probably Mario Galaxy. But my favorite is Sunshine. 1 - Mario Sunshine pushed the "themed worlds" motif in a wholly new direction that hasn't been replicated since. All locations take place on 1 Island, and they never lose that aesthetic. But each world also has its own striking identity. 2 - "What are we going to do to Mario so it feels different from 64?" Give him a water gun/jet pack/rocket/speed boat. And the Splatoon-like muck cleaning is one of the most satisfying things in gaming to date. 3 - the major complaint I hear about this game is the few difficulty spikes which inform the unfinished nature of the shipped product. And I don't disagree. But I believe this game is worth more than the sum of it's parts. Isle Delphino is a place I want to live in. The secrets hiding in Delphino Plaza alone make this game worth playing. Your Wallet's Defense Attorney — 4/3/2026 12:33 AMFriday, April 3, 2026 12:33 AM Gotta go with Galaxy. My first 3D Mario was Super Mario Galaxy 2. For a long time the original Super Mario Galaxy was a game I had only gotten to play once, through the library. Which definitely added to the mystique of the game. The quiet moments in that game really make it's vibe, and they're something I think the Galaxy movie could have used. Also, the gravity stuff is probably my favorite mechanic in any Mario game. Gotta give some flowers to Sunshine though. Not my favorite game to actually play, but I love a lot of what it was going for. I love the interconnected world, and the fact they decided to zoom in really close to one theme. Really think it'd be cool to see another Mario game do something like that, maybe with a city or something like that? Also, you won't hear many people give the blue coins a lotta love, cause they were implemented in such a completionist unfriendly way. And as a completionist, that does suck, but I can't deny that they really give you a nice reason to explore the island. Also, I really like that each of the levels tries to tell a storyline with its missions. Almost feels like a precursor to what Odyssey would end up doing. neoprime33 (TimA) [nDAD], nDAD — 4/3/2026 1:12 AMFriday, April 3, 2026 1:12 AM The best, I've been told, is Galaxy, but I haven't played those, so the best for me is 3D Land. It's literately in 3D ... lol. I can't articulate why it is the best for me as well as you all do with your "bests" but that 3D Mario game made me smile and probably was the most I've ever wanted to squeeze out of a Mario game than any other I've played before. Maybe it is the best for me because it is the "Gateway Drug" for other 3D Marios - it eases me away from 2D Marios. lol Although, I also support the Mario Sunshine pick - I loved playing that game on the Game Cube. It was so different I didn't care that Mario went 3D. Hootz — 4/3/2026 9:27 AMFriday, April 3, 2026 9:27 AM Best: Super Mario Odyssey. That game is pure joy distilled into a video game. And honestly, the other games are great, but it's not even close. (Please note; I'm answering before I've had a chance to play Super Mario Odyssey 2: Donkey Kong Bananza) As for the next entry, just give us more joy. That's it. Don't know what that means gameplay-wise, so I'll let the developers figure that out. Also, Super Mario Sunshine is underrated, and better than Super Mario Galaxy and 64. That is all. Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with Shannon Eno and John Cummins But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Streaming Armored Core (Mon) and Path of Radiance Saturday! On Topic Retro: Zelda Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks FilmLogic: Armed and Dangerous Backlog Challenge Round 2 Results: We're letting the community decide which games we play for round 2 of our backlog challenge! Sam Grabbed by the Ghoulies (Xbox) Glory of Heracles (DS) Zak and Wiki: the quest for Barbaros Treasure (Wii) Shannon Secret of Mana (SNES) Kirby and the Amazing Mirror (GBA) Harvest Moon (SNES) John Final Fantasy Grandia II Drill Dozer Dan- Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon (DS) The Price Is Retro - If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shan's list Sam's list John's List Flightsy's Spot the Fake Show Topic - 4 Dungeon Crawlers! What is a dungeon crawler anyway? -loosely, focus on a single dungeon - though perhaps with interconnected zones. And exploring it while powering up a character/party and gathering loot, going deeper each time. Inherited term from a scenario type in tabletop rpgs. The term has been used somewhat loosely of any game that has a dungeon though. Games: Wizardry Series- probably the main archetype -hard to understate the impact these games had on RPGs generally, especially in Japan. Rogue - better known for other elements Eye of the Beholder (SNES) Arcana Neverwinter Nights (AOL 1991 - not the later one so much) Mado monogatari (technically Puyo Puyo is a spinoff of this) The Bard's Tale Trilogy Many (but not all?) Might and Magic games Early Elder Scrolls games (Arena and Daggerfall)-Dungeon Crawls with basic overworld content in Arena that grew in Daggerfall, but retained the Dungeon Crawling Princess Tomato
Cormac speaks to Paula Donoghue from Clever Clogs Creche about how they are trying to cope with rising costs and today's panel is John Cummins, Fine Gael TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West.
John Cummins, Fine Gael TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West.
Nic Newman, Senior Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, joins the panel of John Cummins, Fine Gael TD for Waterford and Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South West and Louise O'Reilly, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Fingal West.
North Dublin native Fergus “Fergie” Carey didn't just open a bar in Philadelphia, he helped invent a neighborhood, a scene, and a sense of community that stretches from Center City to the Irish arts world and back again. In this on‑location episode recorded upstairs at Fergie's Pub on Sansom Street, Irish Stew cohost John Lee traces Fergie's journey from Burgerland on O'Connell Street to becoming one of Philly's best‑known publicans and civic connectors.Fergie recalls the bleak job prospects of 1980s Dublin, his short, ill‑fated stint in Houston, and the sudden sense of being “revered because you're Irish” when he finally landed in Philadelphia and started a job at El Taco Grande the very next morning. He walks us through bartending at McGlinchey's, the leap to open Fergie's with his Palestinian partner Wajih Abed in a rough‑and‑tumble City Center street, and the chaos of a first night saw the Guinness run dry in 40 minutes.We explore how Fergie built a career as co‑owner or founder of beloved spots like Monk's Café, The Goat, The Jim, and soon The Monto, while never losing sight of the core lesson he learned in fast food: you're managing people, not walls. He talks about keeping a pub current yet grounded in tradition through his self-invented live-band karaoke, Quizzo evenings, Saturday trad sessions, ballad nights, and the hugely popular “pub sing.”We also hear about Fergie's deep engagement with Philadelphia's civic and Irish cultural life, from Inis Nua Theatre Company and Beckett in the back room, to his tours to Ireland and charity concerts like his recreation of The Last Waltz.We spoke on eve of the Irish American Business Chamber & Network's Ambassador's Awards Luncheon, the signature annual Irish event on the city's calendar, after which those in-the-know kept the craic going at the nearby Fergie's Pub.Among them were local business and civic leaders John Cummins and Adele Farrell who will share their insights on the Irish American Business Chamber & Network and tales from their own Dublin-to-Philadelphia success story on a future episode of Irish Stew.LinksFergie's PubWebsiteFacebookInstagramAll Irish Stew Libations Episodes - Ten episodes. All in one place.Libations EpisodesIrish Stew LinksEpisode Page: Fergus CareyWebsite Home PageFacebookInstagramLinkedInBlueskyMastodonMedia Partner: IrishCentralEpisode Details: Season 8, Episode 12; Total Episode Count: 153
Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Streaming Armored Core (Mon) and Path of Radiance Saturday! On Topic Retro: Zelda Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks FilmLogic: The Guyver The Price Is Retro - If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shan's list Sam's list John's List Rampage - Sam's Spot the Fake Backlog Challenge Round 2: Community Vote We're letting the community decide which games we play for round 2 of our backlog challenge! Vote on discord before next show! Sam Grabbed by the Ghoulies (Xbox) Glory of Heracles (DS) Zak and Wiki: the quest for Barbaros Treasure (Wii) Shannon Secret of Mana (SNES) Kirby and the Magic Mirror (GBA) Harvest Moon (SNES) John Final Fantasy Grandia II Drill Dozer Show Topic - 37:30 44:18 Fire Emblem used to be good: (I'm trolling) Our history with the series: Games list and timeline: Japan era: 1990 [FE1] Shadow Dragon and the Blade of light (Famicom) 1992 [FE2] Gaiden (Famicom) 1994 [FE3] Mystery of the Emblem (SFC) (remake + of FE1) 1996 [FE4] Genealogy of the Holy War (SFC) 1999 [FE5] Thracia 776 (SFC) Yes, those are the actual release dates for super famicom. They just ignored the N64. Shozou Kaga leaves Intelligent systems in 1999 after Thracia releases, founds Tirnanog as an independent studio to create TearRing Saga. (very similar to fire emblem) International era (classic) 2001 Smash Bros. Melee introduces the world to Marth and Roy 2002 [FE6] The Binding Blade (Ok, this one didn't release outside japan) (GBA) 2003 [FE7] The Blazing Blade (AKA "Fire Emblem") (GBA) 2004 [FE8] The Sacred Stones (GBA) 2005 [FE9] Path of Radiance (GC) 2007 [FE10] Radiant Dawn (Wii) 2008 [FE11] Shadow Dragon (DS) remake of FE1 2010 [FE12] New Mystery of the Emblem (DS) remake of FE3 Japan only Awakening 2012 [FE13] Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS 2015 [FE14] Fates 3DS 2015 [] Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (Wii U) 2017 Heroes (mobile) 2017 [FE15] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia (3DS) - Remake of FE2 2019 [FE16] Three Houses (switch) 2020 [] Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore (Switch) 2022 Fire Emblem Warriors: 3 hopes (switch) 2023 [FE17] Engage (switch) 2025 Shadows (mobile) 2026 [FE18] Fortune's Weave - Switch 2 Some thoughts: What makes Fire emblem Fire emblem? Has that answer changed in each era? https://www.animelyrics.com/game/fireemblem/fireemblemcm.htm -Is Tellius all that different? Comparing: -Permanent death vs. casual mode - game design -Character design/aesthetics -Player Avatars -Character Relationships -Map design -Newer gimmicks (combat arts, squadrons, emblem rings, dragon veins, pair up) -Grindability (arena, optional maps, bonus exp) -reclassing Series future: -Remakes of FE4, FE5, FE6? -What direction would it take to win Sam back? Community Couch See discord Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games Discord Link Join Today!
Phantom Hourglass/Spirit Tracks IntroWelcome to On Topic Retro Ep 52 I'm John Cummins and joining me tonight is Shannon Eno and Trey and we are continuing the “Becoming the Hero” series tonight with Phantom Hourglass/Spirit Tracks!HousekeepingMystery Game RR ChampionsSkyward SwordExperienceCast members talk about experience with the gameGame DiscussionGame overview DS - Phantom HourglassJP: June 23, 2007NA: October 1, 2007AU: October 11, 2007EU: October 19, 2007DS - Spirit Tracks NA: December 7, 2009AU: December 10, 2009EU: December 11, 2009JP: December 23, 2009 Gameplayhttps://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Phantom_Hourglasshttps://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Spirit_Tracks Music and Sound design composed by Kenta NagataToru MinegishiManaka KataokaAsuka HayazakiKoji KondoOutroGive the cast a chance for final words and promote their content. Announce next shows game: ???Thanks for listening to On Topic Retro, a part of the RetroLogic family of podcasts. If you would like to send in your personal experiences for the next show but don't have discord, please send them to ontopicretro@gmail.com.If you haven't joined the wonderful nontoxic Retrologoic discord and would like to, visit https://sites.google.com/view/retrologic/home?authuser=0 for details on how to join for free. That's it for this episode but stay tuned for more! Bye now.
Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Streaming Armored Core (Mon) and Path of Radiance (Sat) Ham Ham Heartbreak Saturday! On Topic Retro: Zelda Phantom Hourglass/ Spirit Tracks RetroGroove:Albums of the year: 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, 2015, 2025 FilmLogic: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai The Price Is Retro - 17:40 If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shan's list Sam's list John's List Rampage Sam's Spot the Fake Show Topic- Game Genres Pokemon Leaf Green and Fire Red on Nintendo Switch Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Dan Caporello here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno and Sam Wagers, alongside special guest: author of the Definitive Book of SNES RPGs vol 1 Moses Norton AKA The Well Red Mage But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Streaming Armored Core (Mon) and Path of Radiance (Sat) Ham Ham Heartbreak Saturday! On Topic Retro: Zelda Phantom Hourglass RetroGroove:Albums of the year: 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, 2015, 2025 FilmLogic: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai The Price Is Retro - 17:40 If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shan's list Sam's list Dan's list - 1 John's List - 1 Moses List - 2 Rampage - 1 Sam's Spot the Fake Break: 50:10 Show Topic- Game Genres WRM - How did you choose what games to include in the book? (What is an RPG anyway?) RPG Edge cases - discuss What's the point of classifying genres anyway? -group like things together -help people find more things they like -Is Game genre the same sort of thing as genre in other media?(film, literature, art, cuisine) -notably, some other media can distinguish genre from things like "movements" (landscape is a genre, cubism is a movement) –for that matter, does food have genres? How different genres get defined: (maybe) JRPG vs CRPG: (?) Broad focus : Action, strategy, puzzle, Adventure, Stealth, Racing Mechanical elements: (turn based strategy vs. real time strategy) Camera? (1st person shooter vs third person shooter) Theming/aesthetics: Horror, Cozy(?), Sports(?) Newer genre terms: Metroidvania, Roguelike/Roguelite, MOBA, Soulslike Platform Fighter (sometimes tied to claims about smash bros. legitimacy as a competitive fighter What do we call Culdcept/Dokapon/Fortune Street? Genre Hybrids: are these genres or just descriptors? NES color guide: Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno and Dan Caporello But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Streaming Armored Core (Mon) and Path of Radiance (Sat) On Topic Retro: Zelda Phantom Hourglass RetroGroove:Albums of the year: 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, 2015, 2025 FilmLogic: Woodchipper Massacre 13:38 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shan's list Sam's list 11 Dan's list John's List 1 Sam's Spot the Fake Shannon's SNES Trivia game 50:00 Show Topic SN Operator by epilogue Preorders are (currently sold out :() Super Scope and Mouse support! (using computer mouse) Retro Achievements! Save backups Authentication ROM loading from cartridge Supports multiple controllers for 2player Enhancement chips (Super FX, SA-1, DSP, CX4, etc.) Virtual Boy Coming to NSO Coming Feb 17 Galactic Pinball Teleroboxer RED ALARM Virtual Boy Wario Land 3-D Tetris Golf The Mansion of Innsmouth Coming later: Mario Clash Mario's Tennis Jack Bros. Space Invaders Virtual Collection Virtual Bowling Vertical Force V-Tetris Zero Racers (previously unreleased) D-Hopper (previously unreleased) Rewind, Screen color choices Community Couch DoubleD I know I have my absolute favorite game franchises, but I'll also go through phases where I fixate on a series and collect/play those games for a period of time. What are your favorites of all time and what are your current obsessions? Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Shannon Eno here with John Cummis and Sam Wagers But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping New Website! - https://sites.google.com/view/retrologic/home GOTY 30: poll Results Community Breaks the tie to award Warcraft II best PC game of 1995 over Command and Conquer Chrono Trigger has been crowned GOTY30 for 1995 over DKC2 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shan's list Sam's list Dan's list Flightsy's list Sam's Spot the Fake Trivia Card-no trivia card this episode Show Topic Note: gamestop locations closing across usa SNES Operator now available for preorder 2026 Roundtable: Sam - 2025 RPG challenge Wellredmage (Moses) issued a challenge to complete 12 unfinished RPGs in 2025. These are mine: Revelations: The Demon Slayer (GBC) Megaman Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar (Switch/ OG: GBA) Monster Hunter Wilds (PC) Illusion of Gaia (SNES) Metal Walker (GBC) Power Quest (GBC) Infinite Space (DS) Knights in the Nightmare (DS) The Granstream Saga (PSX) Dokapon (monster hunter) (GBA) For Frogs the Bell Tolls (GB) Etrian Odyssey Nexus (3DS) Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (PS2) Megaman X Command Mission (GC) & Legend of the River King (2) Dan - Animal Crossing Shannon - Dragon Quest HD2D complete! & Luigi's Mansion John - Wario Land VB Community Couch Solo Which story overall are you liking more. Octopath Zero or Octopath one? You positive or indifferent to the inclusion of the town of Wishvale feature? Eric Plunk What game or game series would you most like to see given the Digital Eclipse historical documentary treatment? ChrisHL 94 I'm looking to take better advantage of my Switch Online plus expansion pass subscription. What games do you recommend I get into? Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Welcome to RetroLogic! Featuring Dan Caporello, John Cummins, Sam Wagers, and Shannon Eno! RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games New Segment Incoming: Backlog Challenge! (all hosts will vote on a game to play from each others' backlog!) Shan: Luigi's Mansion Dan: A Link To The Past (SNES) Sam: Legend of the River King (GBC) John: Wario Land (VB) The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the rampage team! Robot - Deus Guess Machina - He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shan's list Sam's list John's list Dan's list Flightsy's list Trivia Card Show Topic: A History of Donkey Kong Part 2 Timeline of Games: What do we do now? Era Donkey Konga - 2003 - Gamecube Donkey Konga 2 - 2004 - Gamecube Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - 2004 - Gamecube Mario vs. Donkey Kong - 2004 - GBA Donkey Konga 3 (jp only) - 2005 - Gamecube DK King of Swing - 2005 - GBA Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the minis - 2006 - DS Donkey Kong Barrel Blast - 2007 - Gamecube DK Jungle Climber - 2007 - DS Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis march again - 2009 - DSiware Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! - 2010 - DS Retro Era Donkey Kong Country Returns - 2010 - Wii Mario vs. Donkey Kong: minis on the Move : 2013 - 3DS eshop Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze - 2014 - Wii U Mario vs. Donkey Kong: tipping stars - 2015 - 3DS and Wii U eshop Current Era Donkey Kong Bananza - 2025 - Switch 2 Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
This week, the government published its long awaited new housing plan. It doesn't have annual targets but instead commits to building 300,000 new homes by 2030. John Cummins, Minister of State for Housing, speaks to This Week.
On Thursday, the government unveiled its new housing plan, promising a minimum of 300,000 new homes to be built by 2030.However, Sinn Féin has criticised the plan, with the party's housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin saying that it was written for “big developers to benefit their private interests” and that “families have once again been ignored”.Mr. Ó Broin and Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, John Cummins, spoke to Matt on The Last Word.Hit the ‘Play' button on this page to hear the conversation
Sarah Burns, Irish Times news reporter; Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson Eoin O'Broin; and Ann-Marie O'Reilly of Threshold. Then we hear from John Cummins, Minister of State for Local Government and Planning.
The Government today published its new housing plan: 'Delivering Homes, Building Communities: An Action Plan on Housing Supply and Targeting Homelessness'.It aims to deliver 300,000 new homes by the end of 2030 which the Government has described as “ambitious, but also realistic”.John Cummins is Minister of State for Local Government and Planning and Fine Gael TD for Waterford. He joins Ciara Doherty to discuss.
Earlier in the show, Minister of State for Local Government and Planning, John Cummins, joined to discuss the Government's new Housing Plan, which was launched today.But, does this new plan do enough?Joining Ciara Doherty to discuss this is Eoin O'Broin, Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson, Conor Skehan, former Chair of the Housing Agency and DIT Lecturer in Planning and Killian Woods, Senior Business Reporter with The Business Post.
Local authorities are boosting their cyber-security systems with the official launch of Ireland's first tailored IT apprenticeship programme for county and city councils. Ten local authorities across Ireland have joined the initiative, which aims to equip staff with the skills and expertise to protect local government networks and data from cyber-attacks. The Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Programme, which allows employees to train while they work, was officially launched by Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Marian Harkin and Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, John Cummins in Dundalk, Co Louth. Representatives from the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), which has collaborated with FIT (Fastrack into Information Technology) to deliver the programme, also attended the launch. The scheme features a 70:30 split between workplace learning and off-the-job training. This means the participants are applying the most up-to-date theoretical knowledge to IT practice in local authorities. When completed, the programme will equip participants with the skills and knowledge to work in cybersecurity roles within the local government sector, and they will receive an Advanced Certificate in Cybersecurity (NFQ Level 6). The first cohort of 14 participants began in June, serving their apprenticeships in 10 local authorities and the LGMA. Minister Harkin said the programme opens doors for new talent but also empowers local government's existing workforce. "This apprenticeship is a powerful example of how targeted education and training can support the evolving needs of our public sector, "By investing in both new talent and upskilling existing staff, we are not only strengthening cyber resilience within local government, but also building a future-ready workforce equipped to meet the challenges of a digital society. In addition, this programme supports a number of Government priorities, including growing the number of apprentices within the Public Service." Minister Cummins added: "The Government is committed to expanding apprenticeship and traineeship numbers on a sectoral basis alongside established primary recruitment processes. Today marks an important step in building cyber resilience within local government. "As global vulnerabilities continue to rise in threatening the security of our IT systems, this pioneering programme showcases the dedication of public servants in safeguarding our communities through stronger cyber resilience. This programme demonstrates the commitment of the local government sector to achieve the targets set out in the Public Service Apprenticeship Plan to provide programmes that offer a route to qualifications and careers in a range of diverse areas and to establish the sector as an employer of choice by attracting, retaining and developing its staff." Training takes place online and in person in the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre of Excellence in Dundalk, where the launch took place. This initiative supports key goals outlined in the Local Government Digital and ICT Strategy 2030 and the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025, contributing to the development of a skilled digital workforce in the local government sector. The training programme is being delivered by FIT. CEO Peter Davitt said: "We are proud to launch Ireland's first workforce development apprenticeship for local government. "By embracing tech apprenticeships, this model proactively addresses the challenge of skills obsolescence in today's fast-evolving digital landscape, ensuring that public sector digital services remain robust, secure, and future-ready for the benefit of communities nationwide." Chief Executive Officer of the LGMA, Pauline Mulligan added: "Upskilling current local authority employees is central to our digital transformation strategy, ensuring that they are equipped with the expertise needed to safeguard ...
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Detached modular homes built in a back garden will be exempt from planning permission under new government proposals and today, these exemptions are available for public consultation.Will it help to solve the housing crisis?Joining guest host Mandy Johnston to discuss this is Minister of State for Planning and the person who is leading on exempted developments, John Cummins, Fine Gael TD for Waterford.
Minister of State, John Cummins joins us on the show today to discuss housing and planning issues in the country. From costly judicial reviews stalling housing development, staff shortages in local authorities, and delays in measures like modular housing.
John Cummins, Minister of State at the Department of Housing; Peadar Tóibín, Aontú leader and TD for Meath West; Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South
Paul Murphy, People Before Profit TD for Dublin South-West, describes his release from detention in Egypt. Panel includes John Cummins, Minister of State at the Department of Housing; Peadar Tóibín, Aontú leader and TD for Meath West; Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South
Gareth Browne, Correspondent with The Economist; John Cummins, Minister of State at the Department of Housing; Peadar Tóibín, Aontú leader and TD for Meath West; Kathleen Funchion, Sinn Féin MEP for Ireland South
Announcement today on new rental measures for more Mary Conway, Chairperson of the irish Property Owners Association, Faye Ní Dhomhnaill, President of University of Galway Students Union, Sean Moynihan, Chief Executive of ALONE, John Cummins, Minister of State in the Department of Housing & Conor Sheehan, Labour Party Housing Spokesperson.
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno and Dan Caporello But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Retro Groove : S4 Ep. 24 Green Day - Warning S4 Ep 23 Deftones - White Pony Retro Rewind Solar Jetman - winner is Micah On Topic Retro: Kuru Kuru Kururin FilmLogic: Tubi Decided: Heavenly Blade Third Strongest Mole (youtube): Battle network 6 complete Star Wars Dads: Episode 19 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300 Shan's list Sam's list John's list Trivia Card Show Topic A History of Donkey Kong It all began with the great Ape War…. Timeline of Games Classic Era Donkey Kong - 1981 (arcade) Donkey Kong Game and Watch - 1982 Donkey Kong Jr Game and Watch - 1982 Donkey Kong II Game & Watch - 1982 Donkey Kong Jr - 1982 (arcade) Donkey Kong 3 - 1983 (arcade) Donkey Kong Circus Game & Watch - 1983 Donkey Kong Jr Math - 1983 - famicom/NES Donkey Kong 3 Game & Watch - 1984 Donkey Kong Hockey Game & watch - 1984 Donkey Kong (‘94) - 1994 - Gameboy Rare Era Donkey Kong Country - 1994 - SNES Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - 1995 - SNES Donkey Kong Land - 1995 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! - 1996- SNES Donkey Kong Land 2 - 1996 Donkey Kong Land III - 1997 Diddy Kong Racing - 1997 - N64 Donkey Kong 64 - 1999 - N64 Part 2 What do we do now? Era Donkey Konga - 2003 - Gamecube Donkey Konga 2 - 2004 - Gamecube Donkey Kong Jungle Beat - 2004 - Gamecube Mario vs. Donkey Kong - 2004 - GBA Donkey Konga 3 (jp only) - 2005 - Gamecube DK King of Swing - 2005 - GBA Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the minis - 2006 - DS Donkey Kong Barrel Blast - 2007 - Gamecube DK Jungle Climber - 2007 - DS Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis march again - 2009 - DSiware Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! - 2010 - DS Retro Era Donkey Kong Country Returns - 2010 - Wii Mario vs. Donkey Kong: minis on the Move : 2013 - 3DS eshop Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze - 2014 - Wii U Mario vs. Donkey Kong: tipping stars - 2015 - 3DS and Wii U eshop Current Era Donkey Kong Bananza - 2025 - Switch 2 Cancelled games Sega game - 1984 - arcade - featured DK as a parking attendant Return of Donkey Kong - NES - 1987 Untitled CD-i game - 1993 Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers - 2004- GBA : became It's Mr. Pants when Rare acquired by MicroSoft Diddy Kong Pilot - 2005 - GBA - became Banjo Pilot Donkey Kong Racing - Gamecube - 2002 Freedom - 2016 - Nintendo Switch (?) - Nintendo & Vicarious Visions, 3d platformer, grinding on vines. Activision Blizzard wanted VV to work on Call of Duty instead. Thoughts Does Donkey Kong Need to be distinct from Mario? Where would DK be without Rare? Is Rare DK (and characters like King K Rool) a thing of the past? Tiki Taks at Nintendo World… Hopes for Bananza and Donkey Kong's new era Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
The ESRI have said they are forecasting only 34,000 homes will be delivered this year and only 37,000 next year. Cormac spoke to John Cummins, Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno and Dan Caporello But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Retro Groove : Herbie Hancock - Manchild Retro Rewind Solar Jetman FilmLogic: Tubi Decided: Leviathan (with Ernie Hudson) Third Strongest Mole (youtube): Battle network 6 complete (?) Star Wars Dads: The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan's list Sam's list John's list Trivia Card Show Topic Mario Kart -our personal history with the games The games: Super mario Kart - 1992 Mario Kart 64 - 1996 Mario Kart: Super Circuit - 2001 Mario Kart: Double Dash - 2003 Mario Kart Arcade GP - 2003 Mario Kart DS - 2005 Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 - 2007 Mario Kart Wii - 2008 Mario Kart Arcade- GP DX - 2013 Mario Kart 7 - 2011 Mario Kart 8 - 2014 Mario Kart 8 deluxe - 2017 Mario Kart Arcade GP VR - 2017 Mario Kart Tour - 2019 Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - 2020 Mario Kart World - 2025 Diddy Kong racing is superior and we all know it -Imitators - -Favorite items, tracks, racers Community Couch See discord Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Retro Groove: Neil Young: Retro Rewind Solar Jetman FilmLogic: Forgotten Spielberg Project: Reich Under Fire (1992) Third Strongest Mole (youtube): Battle network 6 postgame! Star Wars Dads: The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan's list Sam's list John's list Trivia Card Show Topic Nintendo Switch 2 Backwards Compatibility: Great in the short term The death of physical? Some games will be “Game Key Cards”, which act as a physical key but require download of data to play. Confirmed Key card games: Bravely Default Flying Fairy Street Fighter VI Surprisingly not cyberpunk? Playasia listing suggest this for Elden Ring: Tarnished edition (not 100% confirmed). This will be labeled on the box at the bottom Game key cards are NOT tied to a specific account (despite some reports to the contrary) https://www.theverge.com/news/644803/nintendo-switch-2-game-key-cards-trade-borrow-resell Possibly comparable to CD-ROMs in PC gaming when they were still relevant. (Data was written to hard drive during install, but disc still needed to boot. A cost cutting measure? Is this why Mario kart world is extra expensive The Biggest disadvantage: Downloads not always available. Switch 2 Upgrade games such as Metroid Prime 4 will also require a download, even if the switch 2 version is purchased. Gamecube NSO Day 1: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker F-Zero GX Soul Calibur II Available Later Super Mario Sunshine Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Super Mario Strikers Chibi-Robo Luigi's Mansion Pokémon Colosseum NSO Wishlist: Per Presto's Question: Sam: Odama, Custom Robo, Warioware Inc., Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2, Star Fox Assault, Dokapon The World Community Couch Datfast (John) — 4/3/2025 9:38 AM @everyone we will having a Switch 2 conversation on the next episode! We are going to try to focus more on the Retro side of things but you know we won't be able to help ourselves lol. If you have any questions or just want to share your thoughts on the direct, tell us here and we will discuss them! Thanks Drex1981 — 4/3/2025 9:48 AM When I first saw the announcement trailer in January. I immediately thought to myself this looks like what a switch pro was going to be. However I was curious and looking forward to the direct and after seeing the direct, this doesnt feel like a new console to me. It basically feel like the Switch Pro. For 499 bucks? And 80 bucks per game. I'm going to wait or just buy a steam deck. Eric Plunk — 4/3/2025 9:50 AM I want to see a TV dinner style tray to use the mouse function on with interchangeable tray tops. Bonus points if they have one that looks like the SNES mouse pad DoubleD — 4/3/2025 10:51 AM For me, this is exactly what I wanted for the next Nintendo console. This direct was a complete 180 from the previous one, where the only thing that really got me hyped was Metroid Prime 4. I'm 100% on board with being an early adopter for this, whereas, I wasn't when the original Switch was announced. They're truly making a version of the Switch that I always wanted. Not only that, but they also announced games that I'm excited for, which seals the deal that it's going to be a day 1 purchase. I didn't expect it, but the game I am most excited for is DK Bananza! Also, with my kids getting older and moving out, I love the integrated video chat and screen sharing options. I still won't get the higher tier of NSO though, so I'll just keep playing Gamecube games on my Gamecube, but I love that they added it. SNES_is_Life — 4/3/2025 10:53 AM DK looks great for sure. txTrey — 4/3/2025 11:29 AM My kids are still younger, but my third thought about that chat stuff was that I could do it with them when they move out or go to college. I still have probably one more Nintendo console release before that happens, so hopefully it carries forward ChrisHL94
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Dan Caporello here with Sam Wagers and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess John's list Sam's list Dan's list Sams Game Show Topic Star Fox part 2 Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @RetrologicGames. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Dan Caporello here with Sam Wagers and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan's list Sam's list Dan's list Trivia Card Show Topic Star Fox part 1 Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @RetrologicGames. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Dan Caporello here with Sam Wagers and John Cummins But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Sam's list John's list Dan's list Show Topic Pokemon Card Games Physical and Digital Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @RetrologicGames. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/xYEwRK934U
John Cummins, Minister of State at the Department of Housing Eoin O Bróin, Sinn Fein's Housing Spokesperson
The government is said to be considering relaxing planning rules on modular homes in back gardens in the latest effort to ease Ireland's housing crisis.Minister of State at the Department of Housing, John Cummins and Martin Markey, Chief Executive of the Hardware Association of Ireland spoke to Matt on Wednesday's The Last Word.Hit the ‘Play' button on this page to hear the conversation.
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Dan Caporello here with Sam Wagers, John Cummis and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan's list Sam's list John's list Dan's list Trivia Card Show Topic Civilization: The series began in 1991 on PC, developed by Microprose, several staff member who worked on the series also made their mark on strategy games later elsewhere. Sid meier: left microprose in 1996 to form firaxis. Consulted on civ 2 but really only worked on Civ 1, even though the series still bears his name. (Pirates!, Alpha Centauri, Railroad tycoon) Bruce Shelley: Civilization 1, Age of Empires Brian Reynolds: Civilization 2, Age of Empires, Rise of Nations Soren Johnson: Civ III and IV, Spore, Offworld trading company Is the codifier of what has been called the 4X genre. Subtopics: -experience with the game -victory conditions -favorite civs/leaders/strategies -changes across the series -nuclear Gandhi -civ II mods and freeciv -music Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @RetrologicGames. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games Discord Invite: https://discord.gg/xYEwRK934U
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Dan Caporello here with Sam Wagers, John Cummis and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan's list Sam's list John's list Dan's list Trivia Card Show Topic Console Iterations Community Couch @everyone it's time to dust off the old community couch! What are your opinions on console iterations? Do you prefer the model of console iteration that we usually get from Nintendo (sometging new and different) or prefer the PS/Xbox (Same but more powerful) route. Also do you like mid generation iterations like pro models or do you usually skip those. Maybe you wait for the pro model lol. Let's us know and we will discuss this on the next show! 5 Ri Sol-ju — 1/24/2025 10:11 AM I prefer mind gen iterations like PS Xbox but I generally get the iterations if there is an improvement on battery or screen. The only one I didn't get was the Steam Deck OLED because it was just a sunk cost of 900 after selling the original, I guess cost also factors in. I usually get everything at launch if available @Datfast (John) @everyone it's time to dust off the old community couch! What are your opinions on console iterations? Do you prefer the model of console iteration that we usually get from Nintendo (sometging new and different) or prefer the PS/Xbox (Same but more powerful) route. Also do you like mid generation iterations like pro models or do you usually skip those. Maybe you wait for the pro model lol. Let's us know and we will discuss this on the next show! Solo — 1/24/2025 10:16 AM Considering how hugely successful the Switch was I am hearing people say Nintendo played it safe and smart with this new console. I don't see that as a bad thing at all as I feel if it is not broke don't try to fix it. The Switch is being modeled by other companies and to have an entry that is more powerful will be great. Would rather have something that brings more games to play better and more 3rd party releases than the next whimsical features they May or may not stick. Can't help but think back to all the comments of the MK1 pics of people saying “but Nintendo fans say graphics don't matter.” Drex1981 — 1/24/2025 10:17 AM The only iteration I was interested in was the DS Lite. That was a massive step up over the regular DS. I could care less about the PS4 pro or PS5 pro. My OG switch is serving me just fine. @Datfast (John) @everyone it's time to dust off the old community couch! What are your opinions on console iterations? Do you prefer the model of console iteration that we usually get from Nintendo (sometging new and different) or prefer the PS/Xbox (Same but more powerful) route. Also do you like mid generation iterations like pro models or do you usually skip those. Maybe you wait for the pro model lol. Let's us know and we will discuss this on the next show! Your Wallet's Defense Attorney — 1/24/2025 3:19 PM I kinda just don't really take notice of them DoubleD — 1/24/2025 3:19 PM I definitely get more excited about Nintendo console iterations, but will also always get the next PlayStation console as well, just because that's where the new games are going to be. I will say that I actually delayed my purchase of the PS5 for a while, because initially there weren't many games that I was interested in that weren't also available on the PS4. Regarding mid gen iterations, it's all about the bang for the buck. When the PS4 Pro came out, I was upgrading my TV to a 4K one, so I was motivated to upgrade to the Pro as well to get the most out of the TV, and was very happy with the decision. I also got a Switch lite during the pandemic because my wife was hogging my Switch with Animal Crossing, but now it's just collecting dust. I never got an OLED Switch, because I primarily play it docked. @Datfast (John) @everyone it's time to dust off the old community couch! What are your opinions on console iterations? Do you prefer the model of console iteration that we usually get from Nintendo (sometging new and different) or prefer the PS/Xbox (Same but more powerful) route. Also do you like mid generation iterations like pro models or do you usually skip those. Maybe you wait for the pro model lol. Let's us know and we will discuss this on the next show! SkinnyMatt — 1/24/2025 8:10 PM Meh. Whatever they want to do. It's their business. Speaking of model iterations, when does the Commodore 65 come out? January 27, 2025 Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno and Dan Caporello But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Retrologic GOTY 30 out - Community tiebreakers: Best Genesis: Castlevania Bloodlines with 59% of the vote Most Innovative: Final Fantasy III with 50% of the vote, (runners up, Stunt Race FX, Xcom = uniracers tied for third) Retro Rewind Ecco FilmLogic: Tubi Decided Werewolf Santa, Dante's Inferno RetroGroove: S4 E13, Albums of the Year 1974-2024 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan's list Sam's list John's list Trivia Card Show Topic Marvel comics games: Marvel rivals is the latest in a long line, some successful, some unsuccessful. Link to big list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Games Highlight games: ymmv Captain America and the Avengers Arcade (SNES) X-Men Arcade Capcom Vs. Series, starting with X-Men Children of the Atom Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage & Separation Anxiety X men Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance Spider- Man 2 (2004) Spider-Man - PS4 Marvel Midnight Suns Marvel Snap Marvel Rivals Spider-Man 2 - PS5 X-Men - Sega Genesis Hulk Ultimate Destruction Notable Flops: The Incredible Hulk - Gen - 1994 X-men Destiny - 2011 Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite - 2017 Marvel's Avengers - 2020 Missed opportunities or hopes for the future? Don't let the movies get in the way! Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with John Cummis, and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Blog and Streaming updates - Battle Network 5 in postgame John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog FilmLogic: Minisode: Joker 2 and most annoying streaming service RetroGroove: A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders (1993) Star Wars dads: 1 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dan's list Shan's list Sam's list Trivia Card 28:38 Show Topics Mario Party! Release timeline 1998 Mario Party 1999 Mario Party 2 2000 Mario Party 3 2001 2002 Mario Party 4 2003 Mario Party -e Mario Party 5 2004 Mario Party 6 2005 Mario Party Advance Mario Party 7 2006 2007 Mario Party 8 Mario Party DS 2008–2011 2012 Mario Party 9 2013 Island Tour 2014 2015 Mario Party 10 2016 Star Rush 2017 The Top 100 2018 Super Mario Party 2019–2020 2021 Mario Party Superstars 2022–2023 2024 Super Mario Party Jamboree Favorite Minigames Sam -Aces High (3) -Etch ‘n Catch (3) -Bumper Balls (1 & 2) -Facelift (1 & 2) -Crazy Cutters (1 & 2) Blooper Barrage (9) (most of the boss minigames, really) Line in the Sand (9) -Paintball Battle (10) -Sizzling Stakes (Super MP) Community Couch SpiderShan — Today at 6:17 PM Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Blog and Streaming updates John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog FilmLogic: RetroGroove: is back! Star Wars dads The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan's list Sam's list John's list Trivia Card Show Topic 2D Zelda Looks back at what makes 2D Zelda so good and a look at Echoes of Wisdom. Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers! - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Blog and Streaming updates John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog FilmLogic: RetroGroove: is back! Star Wars dads The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan's list Sam's list John's list Trivia Card Show Topic Online Matchmaking Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
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