Podcasts about mega drive

Empezamos fuerte con Cronos: New Dawn, la última apuesta de Bloober Team que mezcla viajes temporales, distopías y terror con un acabado técnico de escándalo. Opiniones, hype y algún que otro debate sobre si es su mejor trabajo hasta la fecha. El plato fuerte, cómo no, fue Team Cherry y la eterna espera de Silksong. Repasamos por qué el fenómeno sigue tan vivo, cómo un indie puede condicionar la conversación de toda la comunidad y si de verdad la industria debería aprender algo de su forma de trabajar (para bien o para mal). Entre medias, nos dio tiempo a debatir sobre Silent Hill F, el futuro de los DLCs, precios abusivos que levantan cejas, chollos digitales que hacen temblar la tarjeta, y hasta qué significa ser “gamer” en una industria que cada vez parece más de lujo. No falta la nostalgia: cumpleaños de clasicazos como Kingdom Hearts, GTA V o Ghosts 'n Goblins, con risas incluidas recordando cómo los sufrimos en su día. Un programa con debate, risas, críticas con cariño y pasión por el videojuego, que demuestra que, pase lo que pase en la industria, seguimos aquí para darle al mando y al micro. 👉 Escúchalo ya en iVoox y Twitch, y cuéntanos: ¿tú de qué lado estás, optimista o apocalíptico con la nueva industria? Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Join Roger Moore and Marx on Tech Xtra as they dive deep into the golden age of gaming — from ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 to Mega Drive, NES, SNES, and early PlayStation. This nostalgia-filled episode is all about:

Nuevo programa con un Historia de los Videojuegos dedicado a la más grande entre las grandes third parties, o Second parties, o first party. Da igual, RARE WARE o RARE LTD., actualmente, tiene la trayectoria más bonita y grande que cualquier desarrolladora hubiese querido tener. Ven a pasar un rato bestial en este apasionante programa dedicado a todo lo que tiene que ver con la mítica empresa británica que estuve presente en la historia de Spectrum, Commodore 64, Mega Drive, Nes, Super Nes, Nintendo 64, Game Cube, Xbox, Xbox 360 y más. ¿Te lo vas a perder?😃 Disfruta del programa y no olvides suscribirte para estar al día de todos los programas, especiales y análisis que lanzamos cada semana. Y dale a like si te gustó y echaste un buen rato con nosotros. Nos encantaría saber qué opinas, así que déjanos tu comentario aquí en iVoox y en: - Twitter: @MemorycardUCA - Email: memorycarduca@gmail.com

🎮 Nintendo Direct 2025 en Rejugando 270 En el episodio 270 de Rejugando, con RaffaValencia, se repasó el Nintendo Direct del 12 de septiembre de 2025, marcado por el 40 aniversario de Mario. 🍄 Mario (40 aniversario) 🎬 Película Super Mario Galaxy (Illumination, mismo reparto). 🌌 Galaxy 1 y 2 en Switch, con Estela/Rosalina. 🎾 Mario Tennis Fever → 38 personajes + modo historia. 🔔 Wonder – Bellabel Park DLC → minijuegos y niveles (20€). 🐣 Yoshi’s Mystery Book → aventura 2D simpática. 🚀 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond 📅 Fecha: 4 diciembre 2025. 🏍️ Samus estrena moto futurista. 🪙 Amiibos + mejoras para Switch 2. ⭐ Gran título navideño de Nintendo. ⚡ Pokémon 🟣 Pokémon Pokopia → Ditto humano, mezcla Minecraft/AC/Builders. 🟢 Leyendas ZA → 16 octubre 2025. 💸 Polémico DLC anunciado antes de salir → “Pokémon Finanzas Edition”. 🔥 Hades II ⏳ 25 septiembre 2025 (PC + Switch). 📀 Físico: noviembre. 🎯 Desafío: estar a la altura de Hades I. 🌌 JRPG & nostalgia FFVII Remake Intergrade → 22 enero 2026, Switch 2 (cloud), incluye DLC Yuffie. Dragon Quest VII Reimagined → febrero 2026, estilo chibi, opiniones divididas. 👻 Terror y acción Resident Evil Requiem + RE7/8 → Switch 2 (recortes gráficos). Fatal Frame II Remake → vuelve con textos en castellano. ⚔️ Otros anuncios Irule Warriors: Descenso del Cielo → musou entre BOTW y TOTK. Monster Hunter Stories 3 → marzo 2026. Tomodachi Life → primavera 2026. Virtual Boy Online → revival con gafas (80€) o cartón (20€), 14 juegos. 😂 Momentazos Rejugando “Donkey Kong Finanzas” → DLC Bananza (20€). “Overcooked con cámaras”. 🤔 Switch 2 en duda Cita clave: “Nintendo aún no ha dado el golpe de mesa que obligue a comprarla.” Falta un título revolucionario tipo Breath of the Wild. 📈 Conclusión Mario dominó el aniversario. Metroid Prime 4 + Hades II → estrellas del Direct. Pokémon sigue con polémicas. Nostalgia y remakes, al alza. Switch 2 aún espera su killer app. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Rejugando 269: El del Silksong – Récords, debate y risas aseguradas 🎮🦋 En el episodio 269 de Rejugando, Raffa Valencia y el equipo se lanzan de lleno al lanzamiento histórico de Hollow Knight: Silksong, el indie más esperado de los últimos años. Un programa con humor, datos, polémicas y mucha pasión. 🌟 Silksong arrasa en su estreno Más de 500.000 jugadores concurrentes en Steam en sus primeras horas. Las tiendas digitales colapsan: Steam, Nintendo eShop y PlayStation Store no daban abasto. Precio que divide: sale a 19,99 €, los backers lo reciben gratis y la comunidad debate si este modelo influye en el mercado indie. 🎙️ Debate, análisis y noticias top El equipo no solo analiza Silksong, sino que también comenta: 007: First Light → Lo nuevo de IO Interactive y sus “maleteros infinitos”. Rumores sobre Marvel’s Wolverine → Se viene información jugosa en el próximo State of Play. PlayStation 5 Slim → Polémica por su menor almacenamiento y precio más alto. Lanzamientos de septiembre → Un mes cargado de juegos potentes para todas las plataformas. Dejanos un comentario y visita www.rejugando.com Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Uutisotsikoissa juttua mm. Hexen & Heretic uudelleenjulkaisupaketista, R-Type Deltan uudelleenlämmittelystä ja Red Octanen paluusta. Jakson pääaiheena Treasuren kehittä Mega Drive peli Alien Soldier vuodelta 1995. ((01:21:55)) Uutisotsikot yms. ((02:12:38)) Jakson pääaihe

The Vectrex mini and TheA1200 are two new pieces of gaming hardware that are on their way. We talk about the Commodore 128, did it make it onto your radar back in the day? 30 years ago Microsoft made a big splash about Windows 95 and somehow became sort of cool.... Issue 9 of SEGA MANIA covers the first half of 1996 which is when the Saturn started picking up a little bit of steam. The Mega Drive also gets plenty of coverage as even in 1996 it was still giving the world some great games. Visit www.sega-mania.com to secure your copy. 00:00 - Show Opening 04:31 - The “THEA1200” Or A Mini Vectrex? Story Link: https://vectrex.com/ As seen at Gamescom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIdKfuCwCKk Home made Vectrex: https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/retro/after-42-years-someone-has-finally-worked-out-a-way-to-make-a-mini-version-of-my-favorite-80s-console-and-it-involves-an-amoled-screen/ TheA1200 at Gamescom: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/08/retro-games-ltds-full-size-amiga-replica-the-a1200-resurfaces-at-gamescom Retro Games Limited Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THEC64andMoreByRetroGamesLtd/posts/pfbid029FCDzrNpiUHWBC7yi3tAnyScn4hZwDoYgSU53vZQmN2ecPfbzLta9ysex8HjF6oAl?rdid=8CqcWT0xHwpFGv46 Amigang coverage: https://amigang.com/the-a1200/ 21:31 - Bad News For IBM & Apple! The Commodore 128 Revisited Story Link: https://www.heise.de/en/news/40-years-of-the-C128-Commodore-s-last-8-bit-attempt-10229308.html Additional Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ces-2025-is-the-40th-anniversary-of-the-commodore-128-the-last-8-bit-pc-first-appeared-at-ces-1985 39:02 - Housekeeping - News links found below 45:29 - Never Mind Your Commodore The Real Deal Is 30 Years Old - Windows 95! Story Link: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/i-was-at-the-windows-95-launch-30-years-ago-i-still-cant-stop-thinking-about-it 55:50 - Community Question of the Week

🎮 Rejugando 268: Lost Soul Aside, Expedition 33, Silksong y TODO lo que se viene en 2025 En el episodio 268 de Rejugando nos metemos hasta el fondo en la actualidad gamer: análisis, anuncios, retrasos, DLCs, polémicas y el esperado Lost Soul Aside, que tras 11 años de desarrollo por fin ha llegado. 💥 Temas destacados del programa Lost Soul Aside – Primer análisis en audio, impresiones finales y comparaciones con Bayonetta, Devil May Cry y Final Fantasy. Expeditions 33 – El universo de Cleros Cooor se expande, posibles DLCs y próximos proyectos del estudio Sandford Interactive. Silksong y los juegos “silksonizados” 🐝 – Los retrasos que está provocando el lanzamiento más esperado del año. Nintendo Switch 2 – Primeras pruebas, rendimiento en multiplataforma y rumores sobre exclusivos. Starfield y No Man’s Sky – Expansiones, mejoras y promesas que podrían cambiar el juego. Tokyo Game Show 2025 – Lo que esperamos ver: Final Fantasy IX Remake, novedades de SEGA, Capcom, Bandai y Square Enix. PlayStation Plus septiembre 2025 – Psychonauts 2, Stardew Valley, Viewfinder y más… pero seguimos sin grandes estrenos para PS5. Además, repasamos los juegazos que llegan hasta diciembre de 2025: Silent Hill F, Cronos, Borderlands 4, Baby Steps, Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster, y otros bombazos. 🎧 Un episodio cargado de humor, hype y mucha nostalgia gamer. Si quieres enterarte antes que nadie de lo que se viene, no te lo pierdas. Lost Soul Aside análisis Lost Soul Aside gameplay Rejugando podcast videojuegos Silksong lanzamiento Nintendo Switch 2 rumores Tokyo Game Show 2025 PlayStation Plus septiembre 2025 Final Fantasy IX Remake Expeditions 33 Juegos 2025 destacados Starfield expansión No Man’s Sky actualización Cronos 2025 fecha Silent Hill F Bayonetta y Devil May Cry DLC Expeditions 33 Juegos PS5 septiembre 2025 Baby Steps GotY Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Vestimos a máscara ninja em Shinobi: Art of Vengeance e revivemos a era do Mega Drive com Earthion. Nas notícias, conversamos sobre os protestos internos na Microsoft, os rumores de Forza Horizon 6 e do remake de Resident Evil Code: Veronica, e nossa empolgação com o trailer e data de Hollow Knight: Silksong. 00:08:45: Sony aumenta ao preço do PS5 nos EUA 00:15:56: Capcom continua aumentando o preço de seus jogos no Brasil 00:17:03: Forza Horizon 6 no Japão? 00:24:01: Protestos de funcionários da Microsoft 00:31:45: Últimas tretas do Roblox 00:45:18: Confirmaram a data de lançamento de Hollow Knight: Silksong 01:09:58: Previews negativos de Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 01:28:35: Resident Evil - Code: Veronica será o próximo remake? 01:40:46: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance 02:17:34: Earthion 02:32:39: Perguntas dos ouvintes Contribua | Twitter | YouTube | Twitch | Contato

🎮 Rejugando 267: ¡Nueva temporada, Silksong confirmado y TODO lo que dejó la Gamescom 2025! ¡Estamos de vuelta, familia gamer! 🚀 Rejugando arranca una nueva temporada con un programa cargado de noticias, nostalgia, debates locos y mucho humor videojueguil. Esta semana, nos zambullimos de lleno en lo más jugoso de la Gamescom 2025, repasamos aniversarios de juegazos, hablamos de futuros especiales y hasta nos metemos en teorías sobre consolas, precios y lanzamientos. El episodio viene potente y lleno de momentazos: 🔥 Lo más top de la Gamescom 2025 La feria de videojuegos más importante de Europa nos ha dejado bombazos que han puesto patas arriba las redes y nos han hecho gritar en directo: 🐞 Silksong ya tiene fecha: ¡POR FIN! Tras seis años de espera y memes infinitos, Hollow Knight: Silksong llega el 4 de septiembre de 2025. Prepárate para sufrir, llorar y volver a amar el metroidvania más exigente. 🪄 Black Myth: Zong Kui sorprende al mundo: La saga basada en la mitología china sigue expandiéndose con una secuela inesperada y un tráiler que dejó a todos con la mandíbula por el suelo. 🎯 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 abre la gala con músculo: campaña, zombies, nuevas mecánicas y un modo de vista cenital que nadie vio venir. 🧟 Resident Evil Requiem y el nuevo Silent Hill cambian las reglas del terror. Capcom y Konami se han puesto de acuerdo para que no volvamos a dormir tranquilos. 🦇 LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Night llega con un tráiler espectacular, prometiendo ser el título más ambicioso de la saga LEGO. 🐉 Final Fantasy XIV prepara crossover épico con Monster Hunter Wilds: chocobos, cactilios y dragones… ¿qué podría salir mal? 👾 Anuncios sorpresa como Tales of Xillia Remaster, Ghost of Yotei, He-Man Masters of the Universe y el regreso inesperado de clásicos como Bubsy 4D (sí, vuelve. Lo pedimos… o no). 🎂 Nostalgia modo ON Rejugando no sería Rejugando sin un viaje al pasado. En este episodio celebramos aniversarios míticos que nos hicieron sentir… viejos, pero felices: 🎂 28 años de Dragon Ball Final Bout en PlayStation 1, aquel juego infame pero inolvidable que poníamos solo para ver la intro. 🧠 18 años de Bioshock: El shooter que redefinió la narrativa en videojuegos cumple mayoría de edad. Y sí, nos sentimos igual de mayores que Rapture. 🎮 25 años de Chrono Cross y 21 años de Suikoden IV, dos joyas de culto que siguen siendo tema de debate entre fans del JRPG. 📌 Especiales confirmados para la nueva temporada ¡Prepárate porque vienen programas XXL! Durante los próximos meses, lanzaremos especiales que son puro amor retro y actualidad: Panzer Dragoon Saga – Especial en 3 partes 🔥 Nintendo DS – Repaso al catálogo completo Kingdom Hearts 1 – Un monográfico épico con invitado especial, disponible en octubre Además, proyectos secretos y entrevistas con gente de la industria que se anunciarán muy pronto 👀 🎮 Más actualidad gamer Además de Gamescom, repasamos noticias clave: La PS5 sube de precio en EE.UU. y Europa. La polémica con las Game Cards de Nintendo Switch 2 y su futuro en formato físico. La segunda temporada de Fallout en Amazon Prime ya tiene fecha y promete todavía más caos postapocalíptico. Rumores fresquitos sobre GTA VI, que apunta a 2026. Los nuevos lanzamientos que se vienen: Tales of Xillia Remaster, Ghost of Tyoté Legends, Expeditions 33 y más. 🎧 Dale al play y acompáñanos Un episodio largo, divertido y cargado de contenido para abrir la temporada por todo lo alto. Si quieres estar al día de la actualidad gamer, viajar por la nostalgia y descubrir lo mejor de la Gamescom 2025, este programa es para ti. 🔗 Escúchalo en iVoox → (enlace aquí) Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Chegou a hora de relembrarmos as duas continuações do clássico Golden Axe para o Mega Drive. Esse é um episódio que saiu originalmente no antigo formato do podcast Super Bônus. Para que esse projeto continue existindo e crescendo cada vez mais, considere virar um de nossos apoiadores em apoia.se/supersoda. Escolha um valor que caiba em seu orçamento e ganhe recompensas bem legais!

Sommer, Sonne, Mega Drive – so spricht der Volksmund. Habe ich gehört. Und da der Volksmund ja nie Blödsinn von sich gibt (auch das wieder basierend auf Hörensagen, vor allem vom Volksmund selbst, der sich… Mehr

It is part 2 on our adventures into the world of Aladdin but this time we are looking at the Mega Drive version. My guest is the Prince of the king of games, Prince Ali..I mean Chris from the Retro Hangover. Will he polish my lamp and will I get my wish? You can follow me on the following socials: Twitter: @retrowarsuk Instagram: retro_wars_podcast Tiktok: @retrowarsuk Retro Wars is now on YouTube doing regular top 7s. Subscribe here at - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyOYGaq-DSB66GfIVqWmMA Please give the show a 5 star review to help it get shown to others. If you want to help the show financially, you can do at www.patreon.com/retrowars You get access to your own fortnightly show, DLC, our discord and can join in with all the show's features. 5% of the Patreon will go to the charity, Get Well Gamers. They are a UK charity who provides children's wards in 150 hospitals with consoles and games for the children to play. Their website can be found here - https://getwellgamers.org.uk/  If you would like to donate any games you can find out how to do this here - https://getwellgamers.org.uk/donate/donate-games/  Subscribe to our guest at Retro Hangover at https://retrohangover.captivate.fm/  Follow our artists - Slowspeed run's new channel - Doodle Lounge at https://www.youtube.com/c/SlowSpeedrun 

Retro and current gen gaming chat, with Trev and Stu, its the Console Shockcast!

Here's The SEGA Lounge review of EARTHION, a brand new game by Yuzo Koshiro, developed from the ground up for the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis. This review is based on the recently released Steam version. Other current-gen ports are coming soon. The Mega Drive version is scheduled to be released in 2026. Get EARTHION on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3597580/Earthion/   Review based on the Steam version of Earthion, played on the Steam Deck. A code for the game was provided by Masamune.

Jurandir Filho, Felipe Mesquita, Evandro de Freitas e Bruno Carvalho batem um papo sobre "Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles". Lançado originalmente para o Mega Drive em 1994, o jogo nasceu da união de "Sonic The Hedgehog 3" e "Sonic & Knuckles", dois títulos que, por questões de tempo e limitações de cartucho, foram lançados separadamente, mas que na verdade faziam parte de um mesmo projeto grandioso da SEGA.A grande novidade foi a inclusão de Knuckles, o equidna, rival de Sonic e protetor da Master Emerald. Jogável pela primeira vez, ele trouxe uma nova dinâmica às fases, já que podia planar e escalar paredes, permitindo explorar rotas exclusivas. Além dele, Tails também estava disponível como personagem jogável, marcando o auge da variedade de gameplay na franquia até então. Outro ponto memorável está nos power-ups de Super e Hyper formas, que ampliaram ainda mais a sensação de velocidade e poder. Com todas as Esmeraldas do Caos (e Super Esmeraldas), Sonic podia se transformar em Hyper Sonic, atingindo uma velocidade e brilho impressionantes, algo que marcou os jogadores da época.A trilha sonora tem mesmo a participação de Michael Jackson? Foi uma péssima decisão lançar dois jogos diferentes? É o Sonic mais esquecível da Era Mega Drive?Esse é mais um episódio da nossa série Remakes!- INSIDER | Use as roupas tecnológicas da Insider! Ganhe 15% de desconto no cupom 99VIDAS! https://creators.insiderstore.com.br/99Vidas- ALURA |Conheça o Plano Ultra e ganhe até 40% de desconto usando o cupom 99Vidas! https://alura.com.br/99vidas

In this heat-soaked pre-holiday episode, Andy and Diego swap tales of water park nostalgia, snack discoveries, and mysterious fizzy drinks before diving into two challenging retro releases. Diego revisits the Commodore 64 with Mike Mech 2 by Luca Carminati, a tightly crafted single-screen platformer where dodging aliens, flipping switches, and navigating teleporters demands both precision and patience. Andy takes on MS-DOS curios game Alien Intruder from Juan José Martínez, a rescue-and-shoot platformer where time pressure is as deadly as the enemies themselves. In the news, the duo chat about the ZX Spectrum Next's final Kickstarter run, intriguing rumblings from a revived Commodore brand, and upcoming releases like Copper Storm for the Mega Drive, Neo Geo, and SNES. All wrapped up with community shoutouts before both hosts dash off to their summer breaks.

I am joined by Tony Warriner who is one of the founders of Revolution Software as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern. 00:00:00 – Introduction and podcast opening 00:00:17 – Tony’s tour experience promoting UrbX Warriors game 00:01:18 – The importance of playtesting games with real people at events 00:02:33 – Upcoming gaming events 00:03:47 – Experience of putting the game in front of players for the first time 00:05:24 – Discord community and alpha demo releases 00:07:39 – Technical challenges of developing for ZX Spectrum Next vs PC 00:08:26 – Real-time bug fixing and community feedback process 00:11:11 – Comparing modern playtesting to classic game development (Lure of the Temptress, Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword) 00:15:01 – ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 Kickstarter success (£2.2 million raised) 00:18:16 – New Commodore developments and C64 revival 00:22:31 – James’s retrolan experience with friends 00:28:10 – Windows operating systems and stability 00:30:24 – James switching from macOS to Linux Mint on MacBook Pro 00:33:05 – Tony planning to get UrbX Warriors running on Raspberry Pi 00:34:29 – Linux gaming and Steam compatibility improvements 00:37:23 – Backup strategies and password management 00:41:12 – GitHub for game development backup and collaboration 00:44:12 – Brief discussion about AI and its applications 00:48:30 – Broken Sword Reforged and AI controversy explanation 00:56:34 – Recommendation for Earthion shmup game on Steam 00:59:16 – Potential UrbX Warriors ports to other platforms (Mega Drive, Neo Geo, Amiga) 01:04:18 – Wrap-up and goodbye

The Earth has fallen...and now is the time for ...Urth.....I know it is very stupid. This week we are talking about Dinosaurs and Monkeys fighting each other in Primal Rage. An arcade game from Midway that made its way to a host of home consoles. I played the Mega Drive version growing up and this week I am joined once again by Sam from The Retrotopia podcast. We end up exploding my heart in pain...I hope not! You can follow me on the following socials: Twitter: @retrowarsuk Instagram: retro_wars_podcast Tiktok: @retrowarsuk Retro Wars is now on YouTube doing Retrospectives on a bunch of games. Subscribe here at - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjyOYGaq-DSB66GfIVqWmMA Please give the show a 5 star review to help it get shown to others.       If you want to help the show financially, you can do at www.patreon.com/retrowars You get access to your own fortnightly show, DLC, our discord and can join in with all the show's features. 5% of the Patreon will go to the charity, Get Well Gamers. They are a UK charity who provides children's wards in 150 hospitals with consoles and games for the children to play. Their website can be found here - https://getwellgamers.org.uk/  If you would like to donate any games you can find out how to do this here - https://getwellgamers.org.uk/donate/donate-games/  Find Storm Beagle at Retrotopia at https://open.spotify.com/show/28A670UsEPZUszXmmMm7gA  Follow our artists - Slowspeed run's new channel - Doodle Lounge at https://www.youtube.com/c/SlowSpeedrun 

The boys are BACK this week on ARG Presents! We spun the wheel and made the deal for ROM HACKS this week! First we'll discuss the merits and flaws of ROM hacks, and then it's GAME TIME! Do these choices surpass the games they are based on, or is it a ROM MESS! FIND OUT as we take on Super Mario 6 on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder's Re-Revenge on the Megadrive / Genesis!

The boys are BACK this week on ARG Presents! We spun the wheel and made the deal for ROM HACKS this week! First we'll discuss the merits and flaws of ROM hacks, and then it's GAME TIME! Do these choices surpass the games they are based on, or is it a ROM MESS! FIND OUT as we take on Super Mario 6 on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder's Re-Revenge on the Megadrive / Genesis!

We're back for Episode 159!In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems - Top Gear 2 (SNES) vs Lotus 2 RECS MegaDrive 11:06- Quick Questions28:03 - Patreon33:05 - Eric's Take - WinXP1:01:11 - Catching Up2:18:26 - Battle Of The System - Top Gear 2 (SNES) vs Lotus 2 RECS (MegaDrive) Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts!Thanks for listening!You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon. Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Jochwat, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show. Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

We're back for Episode 159! In this episode the boys catch up on what they've been playing and adding to their collections + Battle Of The Systems - Top Gear 2 (SNES) vs Lotus 2 RECS MegaDrive   11:06- Quick Questions 28:03 - Patreon 33:05 - Eric's Take - WinXP 1:01:11 - Catching Up 2:18:26 - Battle Of The System - Top Gear 2 (SNES) vs Lotus 2 RECS (MegaDrive)   Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Henrik Ladefoged, Roy Fielding, Matthew Ackerman, Josh Malone, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Jochwat, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.   Support our sponsor Retro Rewind for all of your Commodore needs! Use our page at https://retrorewind.ca/pixelgaiden and our discount code PG10 for 10%

It's another double whammy book club this month, as we discuss both the Mega Drive and arcade versions of the title that cemented Sega's love affair with the king of pop - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker!We continue the movie theme, as Tibbs plays RoboCop: Rogue City, Ollie takes a trip to the cinema to see Jurassic World: Rebirth (not a game, granted, but still worth talking about), there's more Switch 2 shenanigans in the news, Tibbs makes some squash and Ollie pulls another Chrono Trigger on us.Incoming Indie: Platypus Reclayed (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2912430/Platypus_Reclayed/)BONUS! Listen to our full discussion about the ending to Cassette Beasts (spoilers included) on SoundCloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/dhYDWQLcyKkSJhutsOpodemup.com | mail@podemup.live | @PodEmUp

🎮 Rejugando: Panzer Dragoon – El vuelo que cambió la historia de SEGA Saturn Con Mike Bueno, Adrian Plaza, Ramón Mendez y Raffa Valencia En este episodio de Rejugando, nos subimos a lomos del legendario dragón azul para redescubrir Panzer Dragoon, uno de los juegos más icónicos y rompemoldes del catálogo de SEGA Saturn. Es el primero de una trilogía de programas dedicados a esta saga de culto, y no podía empezar de mejor forma: con nostalgia, pasión y un montón de datos alucinantes. 🕹️ Un título adelantado a su tiempo Publicado en 1995, Panzer Dragoon dejó boquiabiertos a jugadores y revistas gracias a su espectacular apartado técnico. ¿Sabías que el juego se mueve en un falso 3D sin usar polígonos reales? Todo está construido con sprites, efectos ópticos y una ingeniería que exprimía los chips gráficos de Saturn como si fueran plastilina mágica. 🎬 Una intro de 8 minutos en CD-ROM... ¡en 1995! Mientras otros juegos apenas arrancaban con un texto o un par de imágenes, Panzer Dragoon abría con una cinemática CGI de ocho minutos que parecía sacada de una película de ciencia ficción. Sin cortes, con narrativa, banda sonora épica y hasta voces... ¡En un idioma inventado! 📚 Lore profundo y universo propio Inspirado por Nausicaä del Valle del Viento, Dune, Star Wars o los cómics de Moebius, Panzer Dragoon construyó un universo postapocalíptico donde la tecnología antigua y lo biológico se mezclaban. Las criaturas, los entornos, las torres, el imperio... todo tenía una coherencia estética y narrativa que te atrapaba aunque no entendieras todo a la primera. Y además, el juego creó su propio idioma ficticio. 🧠 Cerebros jóvenes con libertad creativa El director Yukio Futatsugi tenía solo 23 años cuando lideró al Team Andromeda. Le dieron libertad para diseñar el mundo antes incluso de tener luz verde para el proyecto. Así nacieron los cimientos de una de las sagas más queridas —y olvidadas injustamente— del catálogo de SEGA. 🎶 Una banda sonora de película La música orquestada de Yoshitaka Azuma acompaña el vuelo del dragón con una sensibilidad que pocos juegos lograban en los 90. El primer nivel ya arranca con un crescendo que te mete de lleno en una epopeya fantástica. Como bien dijeron en el programa: es cine interactivo con alma arcade. 🧩 Jugabilidad arcade con alma propia El juego introdujo el sistema de cámara giratoria en 360°, el lock-on con múltiples enemigos y fases repletas de acción medida al milímetro. Sin power-ups, sin florituras: todo se basa en reflejos, estrategia y control. Puro ADN arcade de SEGA, pero con un envoltorio sci-fi inolvidable. 📖 Con Ramón Méndez y su libro “La voluntad de los antiguos” El programa cuenta con la participación de Ramón Méndez, experto en la saga y autor de un libro recién publicado sobre Panzer Dragoon. Nos habla del legado de la serie, sus conexiones ocultas y de cómo una saga tan de nicho puede seguir viva en los corazones de los jugadores tres décadas después. 🔥 ¿Y lo mejor? Esto solo es el comienzo. En los próximos especiales se abordarán Panzer Dragoon Zwei, Orta y Saga, así que ve calentando tu nostalgia. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Strap on those babies and keep clear of the wet ghosts, we're finally talking about Death Stranding! Yes, Casual Trek Episode 69's going to have to wait as the boys are very excited about the work of the game designer, dreamweaver, visionary plus actor, Hideo Kojima.Sit back and listen to the attempts to explain what Death Stranding is actually about, the ways Hideo Kojima's works are somehow both deep and very stupid, in the best possible ways.00:01:17 What Non-Star Trek or Death Stranding Thing We've Been Enjoying: 28 Years Later & the six harbour walk around Fishbourne.00:13:17 How did we get into Death Stranding?00:25:00 What is Death Stranding?Pedant's Corner:Charlie's thinking of Final Fantasy VII: Remake, but in his defence they're incredibly similar namesMULE stands for Multi-Use Labour Element. It may be a reference to an Atari game of the same nameTalking points include: 28 Years Later, The Walking Dead, Men (the movie), Quiet Year, Apocalypse World, Nosferatu, monster peen, a nice walk, Kubrick, Chvrches, Theory for Turntables, Spider-Man (PS4, Mega Drive, Commodore 64 versions), Final Fantasy Remake, time is nothing anymore, Jedi Survivor, Metal Gear Solid, Low Roar, Breath of the Wild, loner characters. Oh, and occasionally Star Trek.Casual Trek is by Charlie Etheridge-Nunn and Miles Reid-LobattoMusic by Alfred Etheridge-NunnCasual Trek is a part of the Nerd & Tie NetworkDeath Stranding by CHVRCHES is their song and used for review purposes here.https://ko-fi.com/casualtrekMiles' blog: http://www.mareidlobatto.wordpress.com Charlie's blog: http://www.fakedtales.com 

Willkommen zu einer weiteren Sonderfolge des Männerquatsch Podcasts. Dieses Mal zu Gast Martin alias Pittrock. Wir sprechen über unsere Videospiele-Erinnerungen aus drei Jahrzehnten. Diese mal geht es um unsere Erinnerungen an Super Nintendo und Mega Drive. Diese mehrteilige Sonderfolgen-Reihe beginnt in den 1980er Jahren, führt durch die 1990er Jahre, bis wir in späteren Episoden in unserer Reise durch die Jahrzehnte, im Jahr 2020 ankommen. Viel Spaß beim Anhören! [...] https://www.maennerquatsch.de/willkommen-beim-männerquatsch/season-9-ab-182/folge-193

🛑ALERTA SPOILERS 🎮 Rejugando Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Un indie francés que desafía al tiempo, al arte y a la muerte 🎨 En este especial de Rejugando, nos adentramos en uno de los juegos más fascinantes del año: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, un RPG táctico y narrativo que mezcla lo mejor del arte clásico, la filosofía existencialista y la acción a ritmo de música orquestal inolvidable. Desde su desarrollo casi artesanal —liderado por un antiguo trabajador de Ubisoft que reclutó equipo por Reddit y SoundCloud— hasta su potente guion nacido del dolor y la inspiración familiar, todo en Expedition 33 rezuma amor por el videojuego como medio. 🖌️ Arte que cobra vida Ambientado en un mundo pictórico roto por un cataclismo, Expedition 33 nos pone al frente de una expedición condenada, enfrentada a un destino sellado por la misteriosa Peintresse. Con influencias visuales de Ghibli, Final Fantasy, Alice in Wonderland y hasta Dark Souls, el juego nos habla de la muerte, el sacrificio y la memoria… todo envuelto en una atmósfera francesa melancólica e inolvidable. 🎼 Una banda sonora legendaria Compuesta por el hasta entonces desconocido Lorien Testard —descubierto por sus piezas de guitarra en SoundCloud durante el confinamiento—, la música del juego es otro protagonista más. Más de 150 temas que pasan del rock progresivo al piano íntimo o al acordeón clásico francés, evocando desde Persona 5 hasta Joe Hisaishi de Studio Ghibli. La vocalista Alice, también amateur, fue reclutada durante la pandemia y ha terminado formando parte de un fenómeno mundial. ⚔️ Combate que premia la maestría El sistema de batalla recuerda a Devil May Cry, Slay the Spire y Final Fantasy, premiando el buen timing y la estrategia en el uso de cartas, evasión y puntos de acción. Cada personaje tiene un estilo único, desde el científico Gustave hasta Monoko —sí, un perro con rol jugable—, pasando por la protagonista Maëlle, cuya identidad es uno de los giros más potentes del juego. 📜 Narrativa que te rompe en dos Escrito por Jennifer Svedberg-Yen, quien empezó como actriz de doblaje ocasional y terminó siendo jefa narrativa, el guion está lleno de giros, simbolismo y carga emocional. Referencias a Final Fantasy X, Albert Camus, La Horde du Contrevent y una reflexión constante sobre el arte, la vida y la muerte. El juego no tiene miedo de hablar de trauma, pérdida y renuncia, y lo hace con una honestidad brutal. 🧠 Universo profundo y rejugable Con las expediciones previas que dejaron su huella, gremios artísticos, pintores divinos y personajes con nombre y trasfondo propios, el mundo de Clair Obscur está construido con una atención al detalle impresionante. Es un juego que, sin necesitar 90 horas de duración, deja una marca profunda y duradera, tanto por lo que cuenta como por cómo lo cuenta. 🖼️ Un homenaje al videojuego y al jugador Este título es una carta de amor al medio: desde sus referencias a FFVII, Bayonetta o Journey, hasta detalles como una partida de Triple Triad entre NPCs. Expedition 33 es un juego hecho por jugadores, para jugadores, y se nota en cada pincelada. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Hoy tenemos en el podcast a Dani y Carlos (además de Sergio) quienes, junto al resto de componentes de Retro Sumus, están por la labor de sacar un juego nuevo para MS-DOS, Mega Drive, Neo Geo y Dreamcast. El juego en sí es Sovietborgs, un juego de la vieja escuela en la que debemos controlar un grupo de soldados cibernéticos para limpiar el mundo de mutantes y monstruos de toda índole. El juego está en proceso de financiación y podéis pedir la copia de vuestro sistema favorito en su web de indiegogo, el proyecto nos lo explican en el vídeo.

Episode 260 is packed with so many great tunes.  From the start, we get a really fun track, "Balanced BGM" from the Sega arcade game Ace Attacker, which sounds bright and optimistic with a little attitude thrown in.  "One's Side" from Langrisser II is a great motivational piece with a driving beat that makes excellent use of the Mega Drive's musical capabilities.  That's followed

Worum geht's? 1989 erscheint mit Golden Axe ein Spiel in den Arcades, das das Heroenbild der 80er in Pixel gießt: muskelbepackte Krieger, feuerspeiende Reittiere und ein diabolischer Tyrann – das alles als kompromissloses Side-Scrolling-Beat-'em-up. Segas Fantasy-Prügelei ist laut, direkt und plakativ, genießt aber bis heute einen guten Ruf. Chris und Fabian sprechen die Mechaniken, die Entstehung und ihre Lieblingscharaktere. Infos zum Spiel: Thema: Golden Axe Erscheinungstermin: 1989 Plattform: Arcade, später Master System, Mega Drive dazu diverse Portierungen Entwickler: Sega Team Shinobi Publisher: Sega Genre: Beat'em up Designer: Makoto Uchida u.a. Music: Tōru Nakabayashi Produktions-Credits: Sprecher, Redaktion: Fabian Käufer, Christian Schmidt Audioproduktion: Johannes DuBois, Christian Schmidt Titelgrafik: Paul Schmidt Intro & Outro: Nino Kerl (Ansage); Trash80.com (Musik) Unterstützende auf Patreon und Steady erhalten in Kürze noch eine Zusatzfolge mit weiteren Anekdoten, Storys und Informationen zu Golden Axe.

FEEDBACK: podcast@videospielgeschichten.deWir leiten jedes Feedback direkt an die Podcasterin bzw. den Podcaster weiter!Ein Spiel ohne Gnade: Red Zone lässt uns mit dem Helikopter in feindliches Gebiet eindringen und fordert höchste Aufmerksamkeit. Wer zögert, verliert, denn im Kalten Krieg kann nur einer überleben!WEITERSAGEN: Wenn dir die Episode gefallen hat, teile sie doch gern mit deinen Freunden oder abonniere unseren Podcast. Natürlich freuen wir uns auch über Rezensionen oder Bewertungen bei Apple Podcasts oder Spotify, sowie jede Reaktion und Empfehlung von dir

We ran the randomiser over all the SNES and Mega Drive games currently on the Nintendo Switch Online service, came up with three games from each console, played 'em and now we rank 'em. This episode features, for the SNES: F-Zero, Psycho Dream and Wild Guns, and for the Mega Drive: Earthworm Jim, Space Harrier 2 and Strider.Say hi on Twitter or BlueSky @winnerisyoupod

It's another classic free play with all the variety you expect.  Starting off with Falsion, a Famicom Disk System game, you get a quality third gen style piece.  "Main Theme" from Metal Fangs for the Mega Drive is short but builds tension in a fantastic way.  "Credits" from the PC Engine game 1943 Kai is a total jam that will stick with you.  And that's just a taste of what to

Al and Kev talk about whether or not farming game remakes are worth it. Timings 00:00:00: Theme Tune 00:00:30: Intro 00:02:08: What Have We Been Up To 00:38:42: Game Updates 00:58:01: New Games 01:11:11: Farming Game Remakes 01:51:29: Outro Links Research Story 1.0 Tiny Garden Switch Info Go-go Town “Tourist Trap” Update APICO Physical Edition Farming Simulator 16-bit Limited Edition Romestead Contact Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/ Transcript (0:00:30) Al: Hello, farmers, and welcome to another episode of the harvest season. My name is Al. (0:00:34) Kev: My name is Kevin (0:00:36) Al: And we’re here today to talk about Cottagecore games. (0:00:39) Kev: You woo supposedly the word on the street is it says on the box (0:00:46) Al: Does it? (0:00:47) Kev: That’s odd, yeah, it does it what does the websites I’m assuming it does (0:00:51) Al: I don’t know. This is a good question. What does it say on the website? (0:00:54) Kev: You know, we’ve never done (0:00:55) Al: It says farming. It says a podcast about farming simulators. (0:00:58) Kev: Well, there you go, I guess we were lying somewhere, you know one of these days (0:01:00) Al: Yeah, classic. (0:01:04) Kev: Not days we should do in April fools and switch it up (0:01:07) Kev: Or we talk about I don’t know something else. I guess we kind of do that sometimes but you know something really different (0:01:12) Al: Something, something else. (0:01:14) Kev: Yeah (0:01:16) Kev: We talk about gotcha games, I mean I already do but you know all in oh (0:01:23) Kev: Yeah (0:01:24) Al: Hello. We are going to talk this episode about, I want to have a discussion about remakes. (0:01:25) Kev: Hello listener (0:01:34) Kev: We don’t oh (0:01:34) Al: Specifically remakes of farming games. (0:01:38) Kev: Oh, that’s well hmm. I mean it’s still in the neighborhood like there’s stuff to be discussed for sure (0:01:47) Al: Well, that’s why we’re doing it. (0:01:51) Al: I don’t tend to have topics that I don’t think I’ll have much discussion. (0:01:55) Kev: That is died and I believe that’s factually not true (0:02:00) Al: Wow, how dare, how dare you, how very dare you. (0:02:04) Kev: Oh (0:02:06) Al: Before that, we have a bunch of news, but first of all, Kevin, what have you been up to? (0:02:13) Kev: Okay, let’s see here when I wrote things down (0:02:16) Kev: Okay, Marvel snap. Okay, I should have talked about this earlier because it ended this week, but I mean all snap goes (0:02:22) Kev: It’s good the the new Fantastic Four (0:02:27) Kev: Season with cards based off the movies coming up (0:02:30) Kev: They’re just doing a whole new season like first step family (0:02:34) Kev: First steps whatever but but that’s coming so you know and that looks good (0:02:38) Kev: But I didn’t talk about maximum voltage overdrive or whatever that thing was called (0:02:45) Kev: You played snap outs been a minute. Did you play maximum voltage? (0:02:49) Kev: Do you remember that mode at all? (0:02:50) Al: I think it was around when I was playing, but I don’t think I played it. (0:02:54) Kev: Uh-huh (0:02:56) Al: I did the Deadpool Diner and I did. (0:02:59) Kev: Yeah (0:03:00) Al: There was one other one that I did, but I don’t think I did maximum. (0:03:02) Kev: Okay, so (0:03:04) Kev: So yeah, every once in a while snap introduces these like alternate modes with different rules or different words or whatever (0:03:12) Kev: And so one that they’ve done is called maximum voltage (0:03:16) Kev: and previously maximum voltage was a three-turn game instead of six turns and (0:03:20) Kev: They would give you a random amount like two to four energy every turn like extra so it was you know (0:03:27) Kev: Not just the one two three four (0:03:29) Kev: So you had you could play cards quickly and you had to do on three turns (0:03:34) Kev: It’s a it’s a different pace a game. It’s fun even shorter. I liked it (0:03:41) Kev: Well this past week or two they did maximum voltage overdrive or overcharge whatever’s over something (0:03:50) Kev: Where it was a four-turn game (0:03:53) Kev: The same rules of okay, you get random two to four energy every turn (0:03:59) Kev: on top of what you already have (0:04:02) Kev: But they (0:04:04) Kev: Also filled your deck out with like was it eight or twelve extra random cards in your deck (0:04:10) Kev: Those extra cards had lower costs and higher power (0:04:15) Kev: So it was it was a wild ride because it was a lot of like kind of RNG really right what you get (0:04:22) Kev: It’s hard to build around like, you know real strategy around it (0:04:26) Kev: and you know, I (0:04:28) Kev: I enjoyed it enough. It was fine enough. You know a lot of people don’t like RNG sort of (0:04:34) Kev: modes or strategy so you know I don’t think as popular as other ones but at (0:04:40) Kev: least they tried something right like I always did they say hey try it and then (0:04:43) Kev: we’ll see how it goes but the bigger fiasco was the rewards because when they (0:04:52) Kev: have these side missions they’ll give you usually like a sort of bonus currency (0:04:56) Kev: or side currency or whatever specific for that mode with a shop or reward tier (0:05:01) Kev: or something like that. (0:05:04) Kev: In this case they gave you a shop, you could earn let’s just call them vault points or whatever they were called. (0:05:08) Kev: And so there was a new card in the shop. (0:05:12) Kev: Kid Omega, I don’t know who that character is but they had a decent enough ability. (0:05:16) Kev: But regardless, so yeah, it was a new card and very cool and all. (0:05:24) Kev: But here’s the thing, for the first time ever in one of these side modes, you could not earn the card for free. (0:05:32) Kev: Um… (0:05:34) Kev: Well, I guess you technically could, but… (0:05:36) Kev: So how it works is every eight hours you get a set of three missions, and you get X number of points for it, right? (0:05:44) Kev: Well, people did the math. (0:05:46) Kev: If you did all the missions, every single set of three for every eight hours for the entire duration of the thing, (0:05:52) Kev: you would still have to win 500 games, I think it was, to earn enough points to earn the new card. (0:05:57) Al: That is so many games. (0:06:04) Kev: But… (0:06:04) Al: I don’t think I’ve ever won 500 games combined in the, like, what, combined what, six months (0:06:06) Kev: Yeah, totally. (0:06:14) Kev: I mean, I might be there with you. (0:06:18) Kev: But yeah, so that was wild. (0:06:24) Kev: And a lot of people were up in arms about it, as you can imagine, and I think understandably so. (0:06:30) Kev: Also, because Marvel Snap, traditionally, has been… (0:06:34) Kev: Play-ish where or at least you if you played enough you could get a decent pool of cards or you could get work (0:06:40) Kev: You know the new cards they were releasing if you kept up you could (0:06:45) Kev: You could you could play for free (0:06:48) Kev: the boat the money was either spent on generally speaking on (0:06:55) Kev: Cosmetics, you know variants and bundles (0:06:57) Kev: I guess the season passed you could unlock a new card and that’s ten bucks a month and like that (0:07:02) Kev: But they would drop for free later (0:07:04) Kev: So you didn’t have to do it. But anyways (0:07:08) Kev: Point is that a lot of players feel like the the snap devs are kind of leaning a little more into (0:07:15) Kev: You know pay to win or pay to get the new cards (0:07:19) Kev: So that was a big (0:07:20) Kev: Yeah, big big bit a little bit of fiasco (0:07:25) Kev: and (0:07:26) Kev: Yeah, it’s over now. We went to another mode called sanctum showdown, which is but it’s much slower paced modes fun (0:07:35) Kev: They’re playing it safe. No crazy (0:07:38) Kev: Expensive card or whatever but (0:07:40) Kev: It’s interesting to see (0:07:43) Kev: kind of a shame that they you know, they’re a little money hungry, but (0:07:48) Kev: Cuz though otherwise the game I think is in still in a decent shape (0:07:52) Kev: They’ve released so many cards like I think it’s almost in a state of we can play whatever you want more or less (0:07:59) Kev: But yeah, I mean I’m still playing it. I’m still enjoying it. I did not get the kiddo-megan card (0:08:05) Kev: You know, it’s wild. I saw somebody with that card on day one (0:08:08) Kev: Which means they must have put a lot of money or gold or whatever. Yeah, there’s always an I found the whale. Oh (0:08:08) Al: Hmm there’s always one. There’s always one. Yeah (0:08:16) Kev: Speaking of not having money or wanting money (0:08:20) Kev: Yes, let’s talk about unicorn overlord. So I reached the end of what’s called best stories. That’s the beast land (0:08:30) Kev: Campaign area there’s basically like five countries in the game or whatever and each one is kind of (0:08:34) Kev: Its own little chapter if you will write its own little story and arc and so I reached the end of the best stories chapter (0:08:41) Kev: Which is fine and all the villain was a rat man a rat where rat I guess. I don’t I don’t know how to describe it (0:08:50) Kev: You know, I’ll show you a picture (0:08:52) Kev: but (0:08:53) Kev: And so I enjoyed it. It was a fun chapter. I think the Beast people were cool, but what is funny and (0:09:00) Kev: I can feel it. I learned about this (0:09:04) Kev: When I went online because it felt something felt like it was changing the writing in unicorn overlord who was pretty alright (0:09:12) Kev: Up until around now because they really just kind of did not give the the rat man’s name (0:09:19) Kev: His name was Elgore and he kind of had an interesting story (0:09:23) Kev: The rats were generally oppressed people and he wanted to rise up and then you know, he became a general (0:09:29) Kev: So it’s kind of an interesting story and there was some evil the evil bad guy team (0:09:34) Kev: We’re doing experiments on him yada yada (0:09:38) Kev: But it was really really rushed. And so I kind of looked into it and it turns out (0:09:45) Kev: That oh (0:09:47) Kev: Hold on one second now (0:09:49) Kev: my mic (0:09:51) Kev: Sorry, there we go. Sorry. My mic had a hiccup and I think we’re good now while checking (0:09:57) Kev: double-checking (0:09:58) Al: Sounds fine to me. (0:09:59) Kev: Yes, okay. I lost a few seconds of the recording, but okay. I’m okay (0:10:03) Kev: I don’t know, at least the– (0:10:03) Al: It’s fine now. (0:10:05) Al: Zoom is pretty good at like starting out. (0:10:05) Kev: Yeah, all right (0:10:09) Kev: Well, anyways, so I looked up that why it started feel rushed and turns out that the unicorn (0:10:15) Kev: Overlord development ran out of money and basically the director producer they started funding it out of their own pocket (0:10:22) Kev: so apparently this last (0:10:25) Kev: quarter or so of the the game is gonna feel very rushed and (0:10:30) Kev: There’s no time for story anymore. Which is sad but (0:10:34) Kev: That said the game is still (0:10:38) Kev: Entertaining. I like it. It’s fun. Yeah, like unicorn overlord to two thumbs up from me (0:10:45) Kev: Let’s see (0:10:47) Kev: So yeah, so that’s good. Um, oh, okay follow up from last week (0:10:50) Kev: So we spent a little time having a fun little chat about magic the gathering and capitalism and the $1,000 (0:10:58) Al: Like 20 minutes. (0:10:59) Kev: pack of set of four packs (0:11:02) Kev: and it was all started as you may recall because (0:11:04) Kev: I was looking at the, or you know, the Final Fantasy set of Magic the Gathering cards came out, (0:11:12) Kev: and I did not want to buy them because I didn’t want to spend them, or spend the money for them. (0:11:17) Kev: Well, this week I bought the Final Fantasy card set from Magic the Gathering, virtually, virtually, there’s my caveat, haha. (0:11:26) Kev: Uh, no, I did not spend money, but… yeah, haha, virtual versions of my cardboard. (0:11:27) Al: Oh, wait, that’s that’s even that’s even all right. (0:11:30) Al: I was going to say that’s even worse if you bought digital cards. (0:11:35) Kev: No, no money spent. So I’ve been, I’ve played Magic the Gathering Arena, though that’s the online client. I fired it up to get in there and try. (0:11:43) Al: Good game. I’ve not played in a long time, but when I was playing, I was doing a lot of arenas. (0:11:49) Kev: Alright, it’s good. It feels comparable, I think, to, you know, Pokemon TCG live. (0:11:54) Al: Oh, I think it’s way better. (0:11:56) Al: I think it’s way, way better. (0:11:57) Al: I think the I mean, it’s been a while since I played it. (0:12:00) Al: But in my experience, the app was much less slow in menus and the effects were much better. (0:12:05) Kev: Yeah. (0:12:08) Kev: I agree with that. It is much, much more polished, right, overall. A little fancier. And you’re right, a little less laggy. (0:12:17) Kev: But, yeah, but I mean, the point is, it serves as a decent online, you know, substitute for the paper game. (0:12:26) Kev: So I got some, yeah, Final Fantasy cards there and played a little, doing a choco bow deck. (0:12:33) Kev: I’m really upset (0:12:35) Kev: Those cards are really good, art-wise and gameplay-wise (0:12:42) Kev: They have, because I mentioned I was playing Final Fantasy, the proper FFTCG (0:12:49) Kev: That game doesn’t have equipment cards (0:12:51) Kev: Magic the Gathering does, so Magic the Gathering can include iconic items and weapons (0:12:57) Kev: Like the Buster Sword, or a cup of instant noodles from Final Fantasy XV (0:13:04) Kev: So I’m more…a little… (0:13:05) Kev: I’m jealous that Magic did it so well. (0:13:07) Kev: Whoever…the people working on the Final Fantasy set, they really love Final Fantasy. (0:13:13) Kev: They have Souplex the Train as a card. (0:13:17) Kev: People who know FF5 understand that reference. (0:13:25) Kev: But yeah, I mean, I try to… (0:13:27) Kev: I’m still thinking about it. I’m looking at it. (0:13:31) Kev: The card’s proper. I’m not gonna buy it yet. (0:13:35) Kev: Oh, it’s been…I’ve been craving it. It’s a siren song. (0:13:38) Kev: So I had to…you know…I had to at least do it virtually to enjoy it a little. (0:13:46) Kev: But I digress. That’s what I’ve been up to this week. (0:13:50) Kev: What about you, Al? What’s going on? (0:13:52) Al: Well, let’s see, what have I been up to? (0:13:56) Al: Shock surprise. (0:13:58) Al: I have been playing some Mario Kart World up. (0:14:00) Kev: Yeah, you’re going for it, man. Getting all those knockouts here. I’ve seen your progress. (0:14:04) Al: Yes, so update on that. (0:14:07) Al: I have done all of the Grand Prix’s 150, three stars and all of the knockout (0:14:13) Al: all of the knockout tours, 150, three stars. (0:14:19) Al: and I have done enough in free. (0:14:22) Al: Rome to unlock mirror mode. (0:14:25) Kev: Okay. (0:14:27) Al: And I have unlocked all of the costumes. (0:14:30) Kev: Oh, you’re- you’ve done it all almost pretty much at this point. (0:14:33) Al: I am still missing three characters. (0:14:36) Kev: Wait, wha- oh. How d- uh- uh-huh. (0:14:38) Al: But that’s because they are the Kamek characters, (0:14:43) Al: so you have to be on a specific course (0:14:47) Al: and someone use the Kamek behind you on that specific course. (0:14:50) Kev: Uh, okay, I did notice that I got some kamiks and I think I got kamiks characters out of that. (0:14:53) Al: There’s a chance that you get one that character, so. (0:15:00) Al: Yeah, yeah, yeah. (0:15:01) Al: So I’ve got most of them, but I’m still missing three of them. (0:15:04) Al: And it’s like they are dreadful to try and force like the bet. (0:15:08) Kev: Yeah, who are they? (0:15:10) Al: How who am I missing? (0:15:12) Al: Let me check my spreadsheet. (0:15:14) Al: I am missing Rocky, wrench. (0:15:18) Al: Peepa and Swoop. (0:15:20) Kev: Oof, oof, oh man, I like swoop. (0:15:21) Al: I have the rest of them. (0:15:22) Al: So that’s I have that’s 15 out of 18 characters unlocked (0:15:26) Al: and 103 out of 103 costumes unlocked. (0:15:31) Al: So, yeah, and I’ve got all the vehicles as well. (0:15:36) Al: All 40 of them. (0:15:37) Al: So I am going to I’m definitely going to do. (0:15:40) Al: I’m definitely going to start doing mirror modes. (0:15:42) Al: I really want to restart all the mirror modes (0:15:45) Al: before I get too much muscle memory for specific courses. (0:15:46) Kev: Yeah. (0:15:49) Kev: Mmm. (0:15:50) Al: Right, because that that’s when it becomes really hard. (0:15:52) Kev: Yeah, you’re right. (0:15:53) Kev: That’s an excellent point. (0:15:53) Al: But I’d love I’d love to three star mirror mode (0:15:56) Al: because I’ve never restarted every mirror mode in a Mario cart. (0:16:00) Kev: I mean you’re like there, you’re wide as well, right? You’ve gone the 90%? (0:16:06) Al: Yeah, it’s I guess the thing is it’s just about like time now, right? (0:16:10) Kev: Uh-huh. (0:16:10) Al: Like we’ve got two and a bit weeks until Donkey Kong comes out. (0:16:15) Al: That’s basically my deadline, right? (0:16:15) Kev: I was about to say, that’s the deadline, right? (0:16:17) Al: Like if it’s if I’ve not done it by (0:16:20) Al: Donkey Kong coming out, it’s probably never happening. (0:16:23) Kev: Yeah, well, maybe they’ll release some DLC, but I understand what you generally say. (0:16:28) Al: Yeah, but at that point, I don’t I think at that point I’ll play the DLC, (0:16:31) Al: but I don’t think I’ll go back and try and do the other mirror modes. (0:16:31) Kev: Yeah, it’ll be out of your system, I get it. (0:16:34) Al: Right. (0:16:36) Al: So we’ll see. We’ll see how I feel. (0:16:38) Al: But I’m going to I’m going to at least try and see how far I get. (0:16:42) Al: But obviously it’s quite few and, you know, I can see I should be able to do them. (0:16:47) Al: Right. Because I’ve done one hundred and fifty. (0:16:49) Al: I should be able to do mirror mode. (0:16:50) Al: I don’t think I’m in use to them enough that I will cause problems. (0:16:53) Al: Although maybe there’s a couple of courses that are recreations of previous ones, (0:16:58) Al: like the Mario Bros circuit, which is just like the continuation from the one (0:17:00) Kev: Yeah (0:17:03) Al: and since the sna is- (0:17:06) Al: right? That one might be trouble because I suspect I’ll have muscle memory for that course (0:17:06) Kev: Yeah (0:17:12) Kev: Sure sure (0:17:12) Al: but we’ll see, we’ll see. I’m gonna try and we’ll see how I go (0:17:17) Al: and I think that’s all I was considering. So have you done much free roam? (0:17:22) Kev: Not too much myself now (0:17:25) Al: So you’ve got the P switches, you’ve got peach medallions and you’ve got the question mark blocks. (0:17:27) Kev: Yeah (0:17:29) Kev: Yeah (0:17:32) Al: the only one that’s actually like shown on the map. (0:17:36) Al: The P switches where each course has a certain number of P switches and it shows you how (0:17:38) Kev: Mm-hmm (0:17:40) Al: many you’ve got. So I’m considering doing the P switches, but there’s no way I’m going (0:17:47) Al: to look for all of the peach medallions and all not not P switches sorry the question mark blocks. (0:17:52) Al: It’s not the P switches the question mark blocks. There’s no way I’m going for the piece all the (0:17:56) Al: P switches and all the peach medallions. I’ll probably do some more just playing around in (0:18:00) Al: free roam and if I see some I will do some, but I’m not going to go out my way to get (0:18:04) Al: every day because it’s like (0:18:06) Al: 300 P switches or something it’s mad how many there are I’m not going to do (0:18:08) Kev: Yeah, you don’t want to collect all the Koroks? (0:18:12) Al: all of them definitely not but I can see myself doing all the question mark (0:18:17) Al: blocks just because they’re like clearly like there’s six on this course six on (0:18:22) Al: this course six on this course I could see myself doing that but I’m not I’m (0:18:28) Al: not going all in on that at this point right like we will see (0:18:31) Kev: man. I gotta say the free roam is a little disappointing from what I’ve experienced and (0:18:39) Kev: seen. I was really hoping for, for lack of a better word, secrets, right? Little nooks (0:18:47) Kev: and crannies you could explore that, you know, you wouldn’t experience on a race or whatever, (0:18:52) Al: - Yeah, yeah, yeah. (0:18:53) Kev: right? Like in, you know, shooting for the stars, like even a handful of courses not in any of the (0:19:01) Kev: pre-write, you know, unofficially labeled, like you enter a cave and all of a sudden (0:19:06) Kev: there’s this little racetrack down there. Stuff like that, but anyways, yeah, there’s not much (0:19:12) Kev: going on other than unlocking mirror mode, I guess, on free roam. Although I do like the (0:19:20) Kev: Princess Peach Castle, the window easter egg, that’s fun. (0:19:23) Al: Yeah, yeah, it’s I will agree that I think free roam is a little bit of a disappointment, but yeah, I am still very much having fun. (0:19:35) Al: And I will definitely be playing this with people in person a lot. (0:19:40) Kev: I’m sure. I mean, it’s Mario Kart. It’s built for that. (0:19:41) Al: No, it’s 100% worth. (0:19:44) Al: Yeah, it’s 100% worth it, especially as, you know, it was what, like 30 quid in the bundle, right? (0:19:49) Kev: Yep. (0:19:50) Kev: Exactly. (0:19:50) Al: Like it was very much worth that. (0:19:53) Al: And just, it is, I still stand by it’s the most fun to control the, with the new physics reactions. Like I feel like all the other ones will feel quite stiff going back to them. (0:20:04) Kev: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I don’t think (0:20:10) Kev: Yeah, I yeah, I don’t think a lot of people are gonna push back on that it does feel very good to control (0:20:16) Kev: I agree (0:20:19) Kev: Yeah, it’s it’s I mean it’s Mario Kart right like it’s still gonna be good (0:20:22) Kev: It’s a but it is funny though that you know insert the the Simpsons sheep gif when Donkey Kong bonanza comes out (0:20:28) Al: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Definitely. That is going to be like a couple of weeks of just (0:20:34) Kev: Yeah (0:20:37) Al: like that’s the only thing I’m playing. Yeah. And we, has the direct been since we recorded (0:20:39) Kev: It looks so good, I only more (0:20:44) Al: our last episode? I can’t remember. Super fun. I’m so excited for this. I think it’s (0:20:44) Kev: I I can’t remember. We haven’t talked about it either way, but that’s uh (0:20:51) Kev: that’s a (0:20:52) Kev: good looking direct (0:20:53) Al: really, yeah, I think they, that was a great direct because it shows (0:20:58) Al: it kind of confirmed a bunch of the stuff we already knew while also giving us enough (0:21:03) Al: to be like, oh, there’s more. Right. And, and I think it’s really, I think it’s really (0:21:09) Al: good looking. Like I love the different effects that you get in transforming into other animals (0:21:16) Al: and also having Pauline basically be like a parrot on your shoulder. Right. It’s really (0:21:22) Kev: yep it’s it’s so good I i love the online reaction that we the internet gave of like you (0:21:23) Al: fun. (0:21:30) Kev: know the trifecta of uh was it ralph and vanellope uh sully and boo and now we’ve got dk and pauline (0:21:38) Kev: you know big guy and then little girl um it’s it’s fun (0:21:38) Al: Look, it works, right? Like why, why break it? Why try and fix it if it’s not broken, (0:21:47) Kev: Exactly. It’s great. Um, yeah, I’m I’m very pumped. Uh, (0:21:52) Kev: for uh uh the the game or general, I guess. Um, it’s I’m a (0:21:59) Kev: little disappointed that we don’t get the animal buddies (0:22:02) Kev: per se. I mean, I know Rambi’s in there and and it’s kind of (0:22:06) Kev: in there, but you know, it’s it’s the functions been replaced (0:22:09) Kev: by your transformations and the transformations are cool. I (0:22:12) Kev: won’t lie. Um but uh I don’t know. I’m a guy who likes Rambi. (0:22:17) Al: Well, look, I don’t have any real history with the previous DK games other than trying them and not enjoying them. (0:22:23) Al: So I don’t particularly mind. (0:22:27) Al: I’m not a lower muncher. (0:22:30) Kev: Sure, I mean, it’s not even like lore stuff because that’s uh, that’s just uh, you know, I guess mechanics or (0:22:38) Kev: Gameplay traditions, whatever. But if you want to talk about lore, I mean we can get trying to you know (0:22:43) Kev: We can try figure out why on earth (0:22:48) Kev: Does how is Pauline hanging out a DK? How does that timeline work? (0:22:52) Al: Well, I think everything lines up if you just ignore the original DK game. I don’t think (0:22:59) Al: anything else is a problem. I think it’s only that. And I think that this ties in so much (0:23:00) Kev: Yeah. Which… (0:23:05) Al: better to Odyssey, because why would Pauline be the mayor of a city that’s named after (0:23:11) Al: her kidnapper? But she would be the mayor of a city that’s named after her hero. (0:23:12) Kev: Yeah, I like the way you think there that’s a good point, yeah, but and also like this (0:23:28) Kev: is even more so than Odyssey cuz I mean Paulina was in there was you know, she’s first time (0:23:32) Kev: back in forever or whatever but she’s you know, she has a starring role finally, that’s (0:23:40) Al: Yeah, my I also I have another theory that it might be time (0:23:47) Kev: All right, oh well there you are now we’re talking let’s get into that Zelda split timeline (0:23:55) Al: Well, I don’t even think it needs to be a split timeline, right? (0:23:58) Al: Like, if something happens and she gets shot forward and then she goes back in time after this, (0:24:04) Kev: Oh, I like it. I like. (0:24:05) Al: you know, she could still go through the whole thing, because the thing is, right, (0:24:09) Al: Pauline in Donkey Kong, that’s not this Donkey Kong, that’s Cranky Kong. (0:24:14) Kev: that is cranky kong who does exist yeah oh I like that that’s clever yeah there you go all right I like it (0:24:15) Al: So, you know, she’s obviously from the past. (0:24:22) Al: Or, or, here’s another suggestion. (0:24:25) Al: If Donkey Kong, if Donkey Kong and Cranky Kong are both Donkey Kong, then maybe Pauline. (0:24:32) Al: This could be a different Pauline. Maybe this is Pauline’s daughter. (0:24:35) Kev: You know, I mean, that’s well established, right? Bowser Jr. looks just like Bowser when he’s a baby, I guess, so you know. (0:24:45) Al: Pauline Jr. (0:24:46) Kev: Pauline Jr. could be! (0:24:49) Kev: Although, okay, you know what? You know what? I’ll even point the bat at the stands here. (0:24:54) Kev: I bet we get little Pauline here as a character in Mario Kart World War 2. (0:24:58) Al: I hope so. I do hope there is some stuff coming, so I saw someone note that some of the characters (0:25:06) Al: have lots of costumes, and some of them have almost none. In fact, some of them have none. (0:25:11) Al: And the interesting thing is, one of the characters that has almost none is Donkey Kong. He only (0:25:12) Kev: Yeah. (0:25:16) Al: has one costume. Just before a Donkey Kong game comes out, suspicious. So are we interested (0:25:17) Kev: It is very strange considering, you know, he’s… (0:25:21) Kev: Uh-oh, uh-oh! (0:25:28) Al: in a Mario Kart World update coming with some Donkey Kong costumes to encourage you (0:25:34) Kev: I mean (0:25:36) Al: to be interested in the new game? Maybe. Yeah. And we obviously have all the baby characters, (0:25:37) Kev: If if it feels like the most obvious dough in the world, right, um, so yeah (0:25:46) Al: so would we get a young Pauline, as well as the babies that we’ve got of the other characters? (0:25:48) Kev: I like it (0:25:51) Kev: How cute (0:25:51) Al: We don’t have Pauline at all. Oh no, we do have Pauline. But also Pauline only has one (0:25:53) Kev: We do it, Paul (0:25:58) Kev: Like a generic racer costume, so there you go (0:25:58) Al: costume. So, you know, the two of them, both in an upcoming game. You know, I will be very (0:26:05) Kev: Yeah, yeah, yeah (0:26:09) Al: disappointed if there’s not. But this makes you wonder what else could be related to things, (0:26:11) Kev: I you know that’s I don’t think you’re being unreasonable (0:26:16) Al: right? Birdo only has two costumes, so that’s an interesting one. Could there be a Birdo (0:26:22) Al: thing coming up? Who knows? Lakitu only has two costumes, and there is an update to… (0:26:28) Al: Why can’t I remember the name? Goodness me. Mario Party. Which Lakitu obviously has a (0:26:34) Kev: Which Mario what okay? (0:26:40) Al: big part in Mario Party. Maybe I’m stretching at this point. Who knows? But we’ll see. I’m (0:26:41) Kev: Yeah (0:26:48) Kev: We we will see I think that’s the end that’s all we can kind of say really um (0:26:54) Al: I’m sure we can say much more, but let’s not. (0:26:56) Kev: Well, well, okay, yeah, you know, I will say this like each his legs still make me very uncomfortable. I (0:26:59) Al: Fair, very fair. (0:27:03) Kev: Don’t like it (0:27:05) Kev: Get in the car. Don’t look at those freak. Yeah, no, no, I don’t like it. That’s (0:27:08) Al: Don’t put him on a bike. (0:27:15) Al: He should be in the cloud cart. (0:27:19) Al: That’s the only one he’s allowed to be in. (0:27:20) Kev: Yeah, you really or you know, I don’t care I (0:27:23) Al: No, I’m just saying. (0:27:26) Kev: Look, I don’t care if it’s like (0:27:29) Kev: Horrendous I don’t care if it’s horrendous like animation clipping just (0:27:35) Kev: Just stick the the dang (0:27:36) Al: The cloud around every cart you put them in. (0:27:40) Kev: Yeah, yeah, when he’s the bike it’s just clipping right to the cloud (0:27:45) Kev: Okay, you make it it’s worth it (0:27:50) Al: All right, so that’s my car. (0:27:52) Al: I’ve also I don’t want to talk too much about this, but I do want to mention it. (0:27:58) Al: I’ve opened Lens Island again and started playing that. (0:28:02) Al: So for context, I originally backed on. (0:28:06) Al: Kickstarter and I started playing it when it first came out, but it had no controller (0:28:11) Al: support and basically was horrible to use on the steam deck. (0:28:16) Al: So I have started playing it again, and it is less horrible to play on the steam deck. (0:28:24) Kev: But that’s always the bar we want less horrible (0:28:25) Al: And I think that’s as far as I’m going to go on this comp on it just now. (0:28:33) Al: I will probably go into it a lot more in the next. (0:28:36) Al: episode, probably, but no promises. (0:28:38) Kev: Okay, fine. Okay. (0:28:43) Al: So that is a thing that is currently happening that I am not going to give any opinions on right now. (0:28:52) Al: But finally, we are recording this on Saturday, the 28th of June. (0:28:57) Al: I have just finished the first day of Pokémon Go Fest 2025 Global. (0:29:01) Kev: Oh, is that what’s going on? Okay. (0:29:03) Al: That’s what’s today. (0:29:04) Al: Yeah. So, uh, I had. (0:29:06) Al: Fun. I got a few hours where I was allowed to remove my (0:29:14) Al: responsibilities from children and just go play Pokemon in Edinburgh. (0:29:17) Al: And yeah, I got a good amount of stuff done and I enjoyed that. (0:29:20) Kev: Cool. What is going on? What are they releasing? (0:29:24) Al: This is the Crowned in Shield form Zacian and Zamazenta. (0:29:30) Kev: Wait they weren’t in there already that’s weird, but okay (0:29:32) Al: No, they had the base forms, but not this Crowned in Shield form. (0:29:37) Al: Uh, because they’ve got to release them separately to make the most money, right? (0:29:42) Kev: - Oh, yeah, yeah. (0:29:46) Al: But yeah, so, uh, yeah, I think they did this one a lot better than the previous (0:29:52) Al: other forms, because with Curum and with, uh, oh, what’s the other one? (0:29:59) Kev: Uh, uh, uh, Nick Asma. (0:30:03) Al: Nick Rosma, thank you. (0:30:05) Al: with both of them. (0:30:06) Al: You have a certain amount of energy you need to get to fuse them, but if you separate (0:30:15) Al: them, you have to use the same amount of energy again to fuse them again. (0:30:21) Al: It’s like a thousand-fuse energy, or whatever they call it. (0:30:25) Al: I can’t remember and I don’t care. (0:30:26) Kev: Yeah, that’s correct (0:30:29) Al: Once you fuse them, you use up that thousand, but you get like a hundred per raid that you (0:30:33) Al: do. (0:30:34) Al: raids to get enough defuse once (0:30:35) Kev: Okay (0:30:36) Al: set of them. And then if you’re like, “Oh, I fused the wrong one”, and you unfuse it, (0:30:37) Kev: Yeah, oh (0:30:42) Al: you then have to do another 10 raids to do it. But of course, those raids were only available (0:30:45) Kev: It sounds like a lot (0:30:48) Al: for one weekend. They’ve never been available again, so you can’t get the energy anymore. (0:30:55) Al: It’s dreadful! (0:30:56) Kev: That sounds like a lot. (0:30:58) Al: Well, the good thing is that Zamasenta and Zacian, once you turn it into crown form, (0:31:04) Al: If you revere its form, you can… (0:31:06) Al: you can then do it again without using any energy. (0:31:09) Kev: Sure, okay. Okay, I mean, that’s that’s definitely nice. I just, man, I just got to say I didn’t go that long at all. But hearing how like, because I think Megas were kind of the first one where you had, you know, special mega energy or whatever. Like, it’s, oh, it doesn’t sound great. Just the oddest. (0:31:33) Al: The the Megas actually I think is a lot better than it was when it first launched. (0:31:38) Al: So like you you can get one free mega for each of your mega Pokemon once a week. (0:31:45) Al: So once you’ve done the initial one, every week, you can do it once for free. (0:31:49) Al: You only have to pay more energy after the first one (0:31:53) Al: if you want to do it faster than that. (0:31:55) Al: And as you get up the power, like once you can level up the mega and once you get (0:32:00) Al: Mega level 3. It matters. (0:32:04) Al: How much it costs so like every if you were to do it every single day, you wouldn’t be using a huge amount of energy so it’s it’s not it’s it’s much better than it was initially launched and I get why you know it is a bit frustrating that you still have to use it energy at all but it’s a lot less annoying you also get energy if you walk with them as a buddy and stuff like that so you know it’s it’s fine it’s fine it’s these fusing ones that are the most annoying because it’s like. (0:32:33) Al: I know have my necrosimas and my cutums fused and I can never unfuse them because I would never be able to fuse them again right like it’s just that’s it if you chose the wrong one tough and it’s really annoying because one of them I did choose the wrong one and but there’s nothing I can do about that I’m stuffed and that’s just what I have to live with. (0:32:40) Kev: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. (0:32:46) Kev: Oh, no! (0:32:50) Kev: Ugh. (0:32:52) Kev: Oh, that’s rough. That’s rough, buddy. (0:32:53) Al: Still. Yeah, that is life but yeah so there’s actions Amazon to was done much better and I got shiny. (0:33:03) Al: And I got my energy and I’ve I’ve powered them up so nice powerful Pokemon looking looking great my shiny shield was it shield form kind of what it’s called and they have new adventure effects so. (0:33:04) Kev: Yeah! (0:33:10) Kev: Yeah, that’s the game! (0:33:18) Kev: That’s cool, that’s good. (0:33:19) Al: There we go. (0:33:22) Al: And they can also be used because they’re when they’re in that form they can be used at power spots, which normally only dynamics Pokemon can be used a pair of spots, but of course you can’t you can’t. (0:33:33) Al: And they can also be used in Dynamax session and Amazon to but when they’re in that form you can use them a pair of spots so that’s fun. (0:33:44) Al: So yeah, I probably do a little bit tomorrow as well because it was Amazon to things action tomorrow, but which is a bit annoying, but if you got the ticket for go fest you do get enough energy to do one of one of the dogs, so I do have enough to do as action, but I probably want to get enough to do another one. (0:34:02) Kev: Sure. Well, I am glad that you’re enjoying it. (0:34:03) Al: Continuing to enjoy Pokemon go despite everything. (0:34:07) Kev: I don’t… (0:34:11) Kev: This, well, that’s kind of, uh, I mean, that’s just a blanket save these days. (0:34:20) Al: They keep trying to ruin the game, but I still somehow enjoy it. (0:34:24) Al: All right, let’s talk about some game use a woo. (0:34:31) Kev: Oh, wait, wait, back up. (0:34:32) Kev: I’m sorry, I just– (0:34:33) Kev: I don’t know why you just clicked something in my mind. (0:34:34) Kev: I forgot. (0:34:35) Kev: I want to follow up my Magic the Gathering thing. (0:34:39) Kev: So as I look, you know, I was dipping my toe in the MTG pool. (0:34:44) Kev: Guess what’s the next secret layer? (0:34:45) Al: I don’t know. (0:34:46) Kev: You know me. (0:34:48) Al: Ah, ah, ah, pressure, um, unicorn over the light! (0:34:53) Kev: Haha, oh, oh, that’d be so (0:34:54) Al: No, ah, no, um, let’s see, so Kevin, something Kevin would like. (0:34:59) Al: Well, it’s not going to be like anything Nintendo. (0:35:02) Kev: No, no it’s just very funny hearing that. (0:35:04) Al: Wait, is it? (0:35:06) Al: No. (0:35:08) Kev: I didn’t intend, I didn’t intend, life log Nintendo Pass. (0:35:09) Al: Well. (0:35:12) Kev: You don’t like Nintendo things, um, but it won’t, uh, MTG, I gotta say, it wouldn’t be (0:35:15) Al: I mean, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, that’s the opposite of what I thought, Kevin. (0:35:19) Kev: in there. (0:35:20) Kev: Yeah, okay. (0:35:21) Kev: Yeah, okay, yes, yeah, I know what you’re saying, but the way it came in my ears, it’s (0:35:21) Al: What I thought was, oh yeah, it could be, you know, you like Nintendo stuff. (0:35:25) Al: And I was like, oh no, but they’re not going to do something with Nintendo. (0:35:27) Al: That was my point. (0:35:30) Kev: It’s not too funny. (0:35:31) Al: Trying to accuse me. (0:35:32) Al: Accuse me of not thinking you like Nintendo stuff. (0:35:34) Al: Ah, no, I’ve not got anything. (0:35:39) Al: Nothing’s coming. (0:35:40) Kev: Ow! The lowest hanging fruit! Gotta go fast! (0:35:44) Al: Oh, Sonic. (0:35:45) Al: What? They’re doing Sonic, Magic the Gathering? (0:35:47) Kev: They’re doing- okay. (0:35:49) Kev: Yeah! Dude, they already did SpongeBob! Who cares? (0:35:53) Al: What? This is what one out all these cards look so good. (0:35:54) Kev: Oh, you missed that! SpongeBob’s in magic! Oh, yeah! (0:36:02) Kev: Don’t they? (0:36:03) Al: Oh, no. Oh, no. (0:36:04) Kev: They look- that’s- that’s the exact reaction. (0:36:10) Al: I don’t want this. Well, no, I do want this. (0:36:14) Kev: And you- and- oh, my- like, Shadow- (0:36:15) Al: I managed to not even look at the Doctor Who and Lord of the Rings ones somehow. (0:36:18) Kev: Oh- oh, yeah. (0:36:20) Kev: Shadow looks busted. It’s insane. (0:36:24) Kev: They’re no big the cats, so point against them for that. No cream, either. (0:36:28) Kev: But overall, it’s- it’s in their- (0:36:31) Kev: Ugh, Sonic’s ability, ‘cause you know, when they have an ability, they have a little, like, name for it. (0:36:36) Kev: It- it’s literally “Gotta go fast.” (0:36:38) Kev: You know “Gotta go fast” isn’t even from the games. (0:36:40) Kev: It’s just from the, uh, the- the dub intro of an anime. [Laughter] (0:36:45) Al: Yeah, I’m not particularly surprised. (0:36:48) Kev: Oh, yeah, Sonic’s going to magic. (0:36:50) Kev: It’s- ugh. I don’t like it. I’m- I’m- I’m- oh, dear. I’m cooked, as the children would say. (0:36:58) Kev: You know, Unicorn Overlord, it- wild as it- it’s not in Magic the Gathering, but in- they have one of those- (0:37:04) Kev: What is it? I think it’s, like, the Overlord edition. You know, one of the big fancy collector’s editions. (0:37:08) Kev: There’s actually a whole (0:37:10) Kev: building card game inside that it’s wild (0:37:16) Kev: Yeah, card games are my vice. They’re my legal addiction. Sonic’s coming to magic (0:37:16) Al: And will this be coming and will this be coming to arenas? (0:37:28) Kev: uh good question I don’t know arena is very weird because arena has (0:37:39) Kev: arena is kind of its own environment it has exclusive arena cards it has its own formats (0:37:45) Kev: and i’ll tell you the the bad ones we’re getting a spider-man set in a few months (0:37:51) Kev: that the spider-man set cards are coming to arena but not with spider-man full (0:37:58) Kev: they’re going to replace them with whatever generic magic card characters or whatever (0:38:02) Al: What? What does that even mean then? (0:38:05) Kev: it means they didn’t get the license to use it digitally (0:38:07) Al: What would be the point in adding the cards then, if they’re not the cards? (0:38:11) Al: So they’re gonna have like the same effects, but not use any names for Spider-Man. (0:38:14) Kev: yeah yeah you you get yeah you get pied or arachnid avatar I don’t know (0:38:18) Al: That’s so stupid. (0:38:20) Al: Just don’t do it. (0:38:28) Kev: uh good old magic together I i joined just this year what a good time to get into this game (0:38:36) Al: Update, I have downloaded Magi the Gathering Eraser. (0:38:39) Kev: yeah oh we gotta play some games um all right let’s go to non sonic base oh or is there (0:38:44) Al: Yes, yeah, news, game news. No, no, no, no, there’s obviously not. Research story have (0:38:47) Kev: is there sonic base news maybe not yet one day it’s inevitable (0:38:56) Al: announced that their 1.0 is coming the 21st of July, so it has been a long time coming. (0:39:00) Kev: Okay (0:39:02) Al: Let’s see, when did this first come into Early Access? February 2023 was when this launched (0:39:04) Kev: Yes, oh wait research, so I don’t know I heard something else okay that that is exciting (0:39:11) Al: in early access. (0:39:12) Kev: Research work takes forever to ask Cody. That’s why the 1.0. It’s it’s forever (0:39:14) Al: So, maybe we need to get our second harvest on this after the 1.0 is out. (0:39:18) Kev: It’s the equivalent of getting their PhD congratulations research story (0:39:23) Kev: I’m sure Cody isn’t triggered by this at all (0:39:31) Kev: Okay, so wait we got let’s see what is the date on the oh July 21st there (0:39:38) Kev: It is but it’s available on the on a beta branch. That’s weird. What do you mean? (0:39:43) Kev: 1.0 will be available in beta before one point (0:39:45) Al: No, no, that’s so. So that’s before launch, you’ll be able to play the beta. (0:39:48) Kev: Yeah, I know that that’s very weird to me like (0:39:52) Al: Well, OK, I see what you mean. I see what you mean. I see what you mean. So (0:39:57) Al: it’s not actually that uncommon in software development where you go, this is our beta for (0:40:05) Al: 1.0 or 1.1 or whatever. That is not that uncommon, actually. I think it’s less common in games, (0:40:07) Kev: Sure. Yeah. Sure. And I mean, like, you know, public betas and test servers, (0:40:12) Al: But it’s definitely something that you see quite a lot. (0:40:18) Kev: like they’re common and I’m not saying it’s unheard of, but I don’t know. (0:40:21) Kev: It just feels weird, especially in game dev, like the 1.0 is the big fitting, right? (0:40:25) Kev: So, uh, I don’t know, but whatever, um, but hey. (0:40:28) Al: You still have to pop the game you can’t just play it’s not just anybody can play it like it’s public (0:40:33) Kev: Yeah. (0:40:34) Al: But public for people who have paid for the game, right? (0:40:37) Kev: That’s true. Good point. (0:40:40) Kev: All right. But hey, it’s here. (0:40:42) Al: Tiny garden the content the (0:40:45) Al: Featured game of last week’s episode have released a statement regarding the Nintendo switch version (0:40:52) Kev: I didn’t think I’d ever hear a statement from Tiny Garden. (0:40:56) Al: This is this is great. I’m just (0:40:58) Al: going to read some of the statement because I don’t think I can really (0:41:01) Al: summarize it better than they have done. “We wanted to clarify some questions (0:41:06) Al: that have arisen regarding the Nintendo Switch version of Tiny Garden. We have (0:41:09) Al: been vague and perhaps not communicated with you as well as we could have, for (0:41:14) Al: which we apologize. We did not want to cause you unnecessary concern or bore (0:41:18) Al: you with technical details. The truth is that the Switch version of Tiny Garden (0:41:23) Al: will be ported by an external company. As we are such a small team it was very (0:41:28) Al: hard for us to do everything in-house. The problem here is we’ve not yet found a (0:41:32) Al: company that can port the game with the polish and quality that we feel (0:41:35) Al: comfortable with. Both our publishers Super Rare Games and us want to deliver (0:41:40) Al: the best possible version of Tiny Garden on Switch. However, we did not (0:41:43) Al: anticipate that this porting would be so complicated.” Hey, I could have told you. (0:41:48) Al: We’ve seen this before. (0:41:50) Kev: What are you talking about? (0:41:52) Kev: It’s katrossi katronfi, it’s fuckies! (0:41:56) Al: And then they go into details about complaining. (0:41:58) Al: About their game engine and that’s the reason. (0:42:02) Al: Sure, fine. (0:42:05) Al: It’s funny because it’s like, oh no, we didn’t know it would be complicated to bring it to a (0:42:10) Al: console. Like what did you expect? Like these things are always complicated. (0:42:14) Kev: Well, yeah, I mean anything game dev is complicated pretty much anything dev software dev is always complicated (0:42:19) Al: Yeah, exactly. (0:42:21) Kev: Well, look here. Here’s your free advice tiny garden people call biting studio (0:42:27) Kev: Those are the guys who make cassette beasts that except beasts is on Godot. They brought it to switch (0:42:32) Kev: It’s awesome on switch. There you go (0:42:33) Al: Yeah, yeah, yeah, that’s the thing. I suspect if you do it in Unity or Unreal, I suspect (0:42:42) Al: it is slightly easier because they are obviously like larger companies use them and so therefore (0:42:51) Kev: They’re established. (0:42:53) Al: need the console support to be as good as it can be, right? Because otherwise there (0:43:00) Al: There would be big problems because Godot is. (0:43:04) Al: open source and therefore more likely to be used by smaller teams, and they are less likely to be focusing on consoles at all more likely to be focusing on just PC because that is the easiest for. (0:43:18) Kev: Uh-huh (0:43:18) Al: I mean, it’s just the easiest to develop for full stop right because there’s no gatekeeper right like that has has been the case for a long, long time. (0:43:20) Kev: Yeah, I mean yes, yes, that’s correct (0:43:26) Kev: And probably will always be the case because just the nature of the beast so yeah (0:43:28) Al: Exactly. (0:43:29) Al: Exactly. (0:43:30) Al: Exactly. (0:43:31) Al: So there’s, they’re probably simplifying. (0:43:33) Al: Things in what they’re saying, you know, these things happen. (0:43:40) Al: I would like to clarify again, please, if you’re backing a game on Kickstarter, if you (0:43:47) Al: want it for console, don’t back it on Kickstarter, right? (0:43:50) Al: Like just, just like it’s the console is always like, it is when the Kickstarter happens normally, (0:43:59) Al: the way that it is happened is there is a working version of the game. (0:44:03) Al: It may not be final. (0:44:04) Al: It may not have all the content, but they have a game and it can run on PC. (0:44:08) Al: There will be nothing running on console at that point. (0:44:11) Al: And it’s very likely, unless they are a team that have ported to console before, it’s very (0:44:16) Al: likely that they have no idea what they’re doing with consoles at all, right? (0:44:20) Kev: Yep. (0:44:21) Al: And this, this isn’t meant to be harsh on them. (0:44:24) Al: This is just a fact that if you have, if you’re not a console developer, you do not know how (0:44:29) Al: complicated it is. (0:44:30) Al: I am not a games developer, right? (0:44:33) Al: I’m a web developer. (0:44:34) Al: And even in web development, there are things that if you don’t know how it works, it is (0:44:38) Al: so much more complicated than you realize. (0:44:42) Al: And there are just certain things that are more awkward. (0:44:45) Al: And if you haven’t started development on it, you don’t know how complicated it is. (0:44:49) Al: And it is likely not going to be done until the game is finished. (0:44:52) Al: That’s the other thing, right? (0:44:55) Al: Even Stardew Valley still doesn’t get updates out day and date on console, right? (0:45:00) Kev: Yeah. (0:45:01) Al: and stardew valley (0:45:03) Al: is one of the biggest indie games, full stop. (0:45:06) Kev: Yeah. (0:45:07) Al: It’s not like he’s only on his own anyway. He has a team that he works with, he worked with (0:45:12) Kev: Nice. (0:45:12) Al: porting companies before, he has done many different things, and even he can’t do it. (0:45:20) Al: It takes so much work, even big companies struggle with that. (0:45:26) Al: It is rare for a game to come out at the same time on PC and console unless you are one of (0:45:31) Al: of the biggest games and they will. (0:45:34) Al: Completely different teams working on the PC version, working on the switch version, working on the PlayStation version Xbox is different because they’re like the Microsoft of well, pretty much Microsoft have done so much work and I, you know, I’m the first to jump on Microsoft a bad bandwagon, but Microsoft have done so much work to make putting games to Xbox so incredibly easy it’s not. It’s still not just as simple as click a button. It does. (0:45:36) Kev: Mm-hmm (0:45:41) Kev: Yeah (0:45:44) Kev: They are a PC (0:46:03) Al: It does it, but it is so much easier than any other console. If you have an existing PC game, especially if you’re using the tools that Microsoft give to make the game on PC. (0:46:07) Kev: Sure. Yeah. Well, I mean, guess. Hi. Hey, I’m still holding out for mighty number nine (0:46:15) Al: All that being said, all that being said, never back a Kickstarter for a switch game. Just don’t do it, right? (0:46:25) Kev: on the 3DS. Uh, but. (0:46:31) Al: I have, I have, when I, when I bought my steam. (0:46:33) Al: Dick, it was so good because it meant that I could go through and like change (0:46:37) Al: all of my kickstarters to use to steam codes instead of switch get codes. (0:46:41) Kev: Mmm, yeah, at least (0:46:41) Al: And you get the game a year before, right? (0:46:44) Al: It’s just every, every, every single one is there’s none of them. (0:46:49) Al: Not a single game that I have backed on Kickstarter has released (0:46:53) Al: on switch at the same time as steam. (0:46:54) Kev: year you’re not wrong not at all ah well you know what though in this (0:47:03) Kev: particular case there’s an easy way to fix this you know what you don’t even (0:47:07) Kev: have to release on the switch tiny garden just so you know what we’re (0:47:11) Kev: canceling it we’re investing everything into the playdate port and we’re all in (0:47:12) Al: Honestly, a Playdate port would probably be quicker, because it would have to lose features, (0:47:17) Kev: we’re good all is forgiven (0:47:24) Al: right? It’s not going to be the same, the graphics are simpler, like honestly, if they started now (0:47:31) Al: from scratch, they could probably get a Playdate version out before they could port their version (0:47:34) Kev: Well, well there you go, Tiny Guard. The path is there. (0:47:34) Al: to Switch. I’m not joking. They would of course get a fraction of the sales, right? There are (0:47:42) Al: Playdates. Yes, it does. I love the Playdate, it’s so good. I just wish I played it more. (0:47:44) Kev: the dozens look I mean I might join the dozens I’ll say that (0:48:00) Kev: Yeah (0:48:05) Al: As far as I can see, the only number I’ve seen on Playdate sales was in May of last year, (0:48:10) Al: They said 70,000 have been sold (0:48:12) Al: But that was one year into it, and we’re now a year later, so who knows

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Mick controls an unwieldy hillbilly in "Bubba 'n' Stix" (1994) for the Mega Drive, Andy Mac meets Joe Musashi's dug in "Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi" (1990), also for the Mega Drive, and McCormick ponders the Islamic Golden Age in "Defenders of Oasis" (1992) for the Game Gear.We also have a re-telling of the opening story of One Thousand and One Nights, featuring a surprising amount of cuckoldry.

In this huge episode of the Vookcast, Ollie, Michael, and Luke discuss all of the recent news about the Nintendo Switch 2, including the Mario Kart World Direct, Game-Key Cards, digital upgrade pricing, and so much more.It's all capped off with an episode of Nintendo 20 Questions — and the return of Darren's game suggestions. You won't want to miss it.Relevant stories:Financials: https://www.vooks.net/switch-ends-its-final-solo-quarter-with-decent-numbers/Super Mario World oops: https://www.vooks.net/the-next-super-mario-movie-is-called-super-mario-world/Mario Kart Direct: https://www.vooks.net/heres-what-we-learned-from-the-mario-kart-world-direct/Deltarune: https://www.vooks.net/deltarune-is-the-first-cross-buy-switch-and-switch-2-game-aussies-to-unlock-it-first/New firmware: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-switch-firmware-20-0-0-adds-virtual-games-cards-switch-2-trade-in-backup-and-much-more/Marvelous and GKC: https://www.vooks.net/marvelous-usa-confirms-its-switch-2-titles-are-on-the-game-card/Upgrades: https://www.vooks.net/switch-2-digital-upgrade-pack-pricing-starts-at-20-in-australia/Donkey Kong got Norted: https://www.vooks.net/switch-2-will-offer-258-user-profiles-icons-at-launch/Batteries: https://www.vooks.net/switch-2-will-feature-a-handy-battery-optimisation-and-health-setting/VRR: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-confirms-switch-2-only-supports-vrr-in-handheld-mode/Free upgrades: https://www.vooks.net/nintendo-details-new-features-in-free-switch-2-patches-for-original-switch-games/Mega Drive: https://www.vooks.net/streets-of-rage-and-two-more-mega-drive-games-added-to-nintendo-switch-online/Fire Emblem GBA: https://www.vooks.net/fire-emblem-the-sacred-stones-added-Send us a textSupport the showSocials Ollie: @chocobalt on Bluesky Luke: @renderman7 on Bluesky Angelo: @manjell0 on Bluesky Michael: @subelement on Bluesky Find Vooks on social media, support the show and buy merch. As always please leave us a review if you enjoy the show on your favourite place to get podcasts.

This week, we chat with two legends of the British gaming scene, Tony Warriner (Revolution Software) and Stoo Cambridge (Sensible Software),  who've teamed up to create UrbX Warriors, an incredible new title for the ZX Spectrum Next.  UrbX Warriors Kickstarter: https://tinyurl.com/yvhw43et Contents: 00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories  32:29 - Tony Warriner & Stoo Cambridge Interview Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books - https://www.bitmapbooks.com Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ X: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes Mario 64 Trigger Found: https://tinyurl.com/52ffytrb Metal Gear for Mega Drive: https://tinyurl.com/47fdc9uw Microsoft Revives Edit: https://tinyurl.com/3z56yt3b Visit 1975 Microsoft: https://tinyurl.com/58nupxu4 Sega Saturn New Fighter: https://tinyurl.com/2wpf4cxs

Vem escutar a dita história da Sega!A detentora de fãs fervorosos que até hoje idolatram Sonic, Mega Drive, Dreamcast e tantas outras propriedades intelectuais. A Sega é, com certeza, a queridinha de muitos, mas você conhece mesmo a história dessa gigante... AMERICANA?Fecha os olhos e escuta o Segaaaaaaaaa!Quer falar comigo pelo BlueSky? Você me acha lá em https://bsky.app/profile/pabloprime.bsky.socialOu se preferir um e-mail: aditahistoriadovideogame@gmail.com

In Episode 120 of Nintendo Therapy, we break down the latest Nintendo Switch trailers, play a chaotic round of "Wrong Answers Only", and put the spotlight on a classic gem: Super Fantasy Zone for the Mega Drive!

Player VS Podcast has officially begun! This year we're appropriately kicking it off with the Sega cult classic, Comix Zone! Underappreciated or overrated? Let's find out what STI gets right with this one and if it still holds up today! Support the show and get more content just like this on Patreon! No monthly payments? No problem! Get yourself something nice at the Merch Store! Timestamps: (03:15) Skips Monologue (14:04) Retro Recollections (17:13) Story/Gameplay (35:16) Presentation (40:33) Final Thoughts   Symphony of a Forgotten Sprite provided by Adhesivewombat

On this week's TMA, Tom gets on his soapbox to talk about the current state of games: his dislike for Progression Gates and the Mat gives a gatcha update… before the boys announce the end of the podcast. It's been our absolutely pleasure to be in your ears for these past 12 years and if … Continue reading TMA 309 – Tom + Mat Retire →

I made a wish to play a great Sega Genesis game and I got Disney's Aladdin! Is it as good as everyone says or did I wish upon a monkey's paw?? To help me dissect this one I've got Ryan from the mighty List Off to help me talk about this landmark Genesis title and decide whether or not it holds up today! Check out List Off HERE! Support the show and get more content just like this on Patreon! No monthly payments? No problem! Get yourself something nice at the Merch Store! Timestamps:(03:30) Skips Monologue (36:47) Retro Recollections/Gameplay (01:12:06) The Monkey's Paw (Quiz) (01:27:03) Presentation (01:33:19) Final Thoughts     Symphony of a Forgotten Sprite provided by Adhesivewombat

Paul Carruthers, the programming wizard behind the Sega Mega Drive's iconic Mortal Kombat port, joins us this week to share his incredible journey. From his early gaming memories and passion for puzzle games to the challenges of co-founding Astral and developing titles like Archipelagos, Paul delves into the intricacies of game development. He offers an insider's perspective on bringing the arcade phenomenon Mortal Kombat to home consoles, discussing the hurdles of limited hardware and the origins of the famous blood code.  Contents: 00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories  38:01 - Paul Carruthers Interview Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books - https://www.bitmapbooks.com The Retro Hour Book: https://retrohour.myshopify.com/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ X: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes Dreamcast online Half-Life & Counter-Strike: https://tinyurl.com/4ajujn88 Amiga F-Zero style racer: https://youtu.be/Z9-Z79e2t_c Atari Jaguar Livewire: https://youtu.be/E1mRvi8qzE0 Doomguy swaps weapons for wine: https://tinyurl.com/ybpy399f Broken Sword for Evercade: https://tinyurl.com/3j58ftn8

This week on The Retro Hour, we're joined by gaming legend Jez San OBE, the mastermind behind classics like StarGlider, the groundbreaking SuperFX chip, and the much-loved Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. From his early days coding on a TRS-80 to working with Nintendo on Star Fox, Jez shares his journey through the golden age of gaming. Hear how he reverse-engineered the Game Boy, created stunning 3D experiences, and built Argonaut into a pioneering powerhouse. Plus, exciting insights into the upcoming Croc remaster and the rebirth of Argonaut! Contents: 00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories  44:27 - Allister Brimble Interview Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books - https://www.bitmapbooks.com Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour The Retro Hour Book: https://retrohour.myshopify.com/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ X: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes The Spectrum outsells the Xbox: https://tinyurl.com/tu6bu6c3 Snes version of Batman Returns now on Mega Drive: https://tinyurl.com/nupwkx8x Secret hidden in Majora's Mask found: https://youtu.be/W1x6XnTaN28 New FPGA PS1: https://x.com/TakiUdon_/status/1877179623026397528 Soviet bots: https://youtu.be/GdLLPRsgsV8

“The powers of the Gold Armlet are now yours to wield.” Team Ancient turned its attention from the urban grime of Streets of Rage 2 to the lush meadows, dry deserts and atmospheric caverns of Oasis for its Mega Drive follow-up, The Story of Thor. Leon, Chris Worthington, Michiel and community contributors' quest for the four spirits is on! As usual we discuss the art, the audio and the mashed-up mechanics of this action/RPG hybrid.  http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_issue_648.mp3   Music featured in this issue:1. Introduction by Yuzo Koshiro2. Fireball by Yuzo Koshiro edited by Jay TaylorYou can support Cane and Rinse and in return receive an often extended version of the podcast four weeks early, along with exclusive podcasts, if you subscribe to our Patreon for the minimum of $2 per month (+VAT).  Do you have an opinion about a game we're covering that you'd like read on the podcast? Then venture over to our forum and check out the list of upcoming games we're covering. Whilst there you can join in the conversations with our friendly community in discussing all things relating to videogames, along with lots of other stuff too. Sound good? Then come and say hello at The Cane and Rinse forum

(Tag zwei der Weihnachtswoche) Stay Forever Technik Bits ist eine Kurzversion des beliebten Technik-Formats von und mit Henner Thomsen und Fabian Käufer. Bits erscheint für Unterstützer vier Mal pro pro Jahr und will sich nicht ganzen Plattformen oder anderen großen Technikthemen widmen, sondern in kurzen Folgen interessante Peripheriegeräte oder kleinere Plattformen ins Scheinwerferlicht zerren. Dies ist eine neue, bisher unveröffentlichte Folge, es geht um um den Sega Nomad (Codename „Venus“). Der ist eine tragbare Version der Sega-Mega-Drive-Konsole, die im Oktober 1995 ausschließlich in den USA erschien. Der Nomad kann alle Genesis- und Mega-Drive-Spiele ohne Regionalschutz abspielen und lässt sich per AV-Kabel an Fernseher anschließen. Mit einem zweiten Controller-Port ist er auch als Mini-Heimkonsole nutzbar. Die Veröffentlichung fiel in die Ära moderner 32-Bit-Konsolen wie PlayStation und Sega Saturn. Die kurze Akkulaufzeit von etwa zwei Stunden und die Positionierung als tragbarer Mega Drive verhinderten jedoch einen größeren Markterfolg.