Retro Hangover

It's that time of the year again, folks. No, not Christmas... Or Halloween. It's that special time when the one and only Ryan Trainor descends upon the show, bringing the gift of anime to all! This time we discuss the Sega Dreamcast fighting game JoJo's Bizarre Adventure!----------Today's Guest InformationName: Ryan Trainor Bio: Anime aficionado and host of the Bonzai Chat podcast. Socials: @nerdtrainor on Twitter ----------Music AttributionsIntro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Get You Some Tasty Caffeine!As a rule, we don't promote anything on the show that we can't personally vouch for. Bones Coffee has become a staple in both our households; in fact, it's the only coffee Shane drinks at home. With so many flavor-infused options, all with no added sugars or calories, there's bound to be something to pique your interest. Grab a sample pack today and taste what you've been missing!Bones Coffee CompanyShoutou

Listen, none of us truly like marketing, but sometimes the happy side effect of the soulless corporate media machine is we end up with decent movie-based video games, so... That's something, right?----------Music AttributionsMusical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Shoutout to Our Patrons!Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Ashton Ruby, Randall Quiggle, Tony G, Studstill Smash (The Milkman), Katie Quigg, Paul Romalho, Raging Demon, JC, Meagan Caruso, MaskedKeaton, Andrew Liguori, Ozzy Garcia, The Retro Vixen, BacklogAdam, Thunderdome Gaming Society, Dischimera, Jenny E., Keith Gasper, Dave Jackson, Eric Gess, Rick Firestone, and Kayla Jackson. If you'd like your name mentioned here, or would simply like to support the show, consider becoming a Patron today!Patreon

Here's a story all about how a new R.C. Pro-AM game got flipped turned upside down. We'd like to take a minute and, just real fast, tell y'all about how it managed to save Christmas.Fresh Prince riffs aside, we're here to chat about that other N64 karting game. Many considered it to be superior to a certain mustachioed plumber's effort, but does this assessment still hold true today?----------Music AttributionsIntro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Shoutout to Our Patrons!Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Ashton Ruby, Randall Quiggle, Tony G, Studstill Smash (The Milkman), Katie Quigg, Paul Romalho, Raging Demon, JC, Meagan Caruso, MaskedKeaton, Andrew Liguori, Ozzy Garcia, The Retro Vixen, BacklogAdam, Thunderdome Gaming Society, Dischimera, Jenny E., Keith Gasper, Dave Jackson, Eri

Yikes. Just call us Morton 'cause we do be havin' that salt. Don your flame suits, because we've been tasked with giving you our picks for the most overrated game series of all time and someone is bound to get buttmad about them.----------Music AttributionsMusical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Shoutout to Our Patrons!Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Ashton Ruby, Randall Quiggle, Tony G, Studstill Smash (The Milkman), Katie Quigg, Paul Romalho, Raging Demon, JC, Meagan Caruso, MaskedKeaton, Andrew Liguori, Ozzy Garcia, The Retro Vixen, BacklogAdam, Thunderdome Gaming Society, Dischimera, Jenny E., Keith Gasper, Dave Jackson, Eric Gess, Rick Firestone, and Kayla Jackson. If you'd like your name mentioned here, or would simply like to support the show, consider

Honestly, Ramus is goals. Not only did he singlehandedly kick off Alex's journey to Dragonmastery but he achieved his lifelong dream of owning a shop and just... Stopped there. The world was in peril, but did Ramus care? No! His life was about mercantile, and he was content. Anyway, Coury of My Life in Gaming joins the show to discuss a game that, despite it strengths, was largely (dare we say, unjustly?) overshadowed by the likes of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.----------Today's Guest InformationName: Coury Carlson Bio: 1/2 of the creative team for the YouTube channel My Life in Gaming. I like to judge games based on when they were made, not against modern standards. Twitter: @mylifeingaming on Twitter YouTube: Coury on YouTube ----------Music AttributionsIntro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Shoutout to Our Patrons!Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the f

*Teleports behind you* "It's nothing personal, kid." OK, it hurt just to type that. Today we don our black leather dusters and matching fedoras to rank our broodiest, moodiest, too-cool-for-schooliest masters of the blade, and we only had to use 10% of our power to do it. ----------Music AttributionsMusical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Shoutout to Our Patrons!Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Ashton Ruby, Randall Quiggle, Tony G, Studstill Smash (The Milkman), Katie Quigg, Paul Romalho, Raging Demon, JC, Meagan Caruso, MaskedKeaton, Andrew Liguori, Ozzy Garcia, The Retro Vixen, BacklogAdam, Thunderdome Gaming Society, Keith Gasper, Dischimera, Dave Jackson, Eric Gess, Rick Firestone, and Kayla Jackson. If you'd like your name mentioned here, or would simply

The episode is coming to you a bit later than usual, but we'll just blame that on the post-Christmas dinner coma. Speaking of the Yuletide, today we discuss NiGHTS Into Dreams, which enjoyed a short spinoff entitled Christmas NiGHTS, with our favorite Nintendhost LPTyger!----------Today's Guest InformationName: LP Tyger Bio: Nintendo Gamer. Amazon Reseller. Pun Enthusiast. Twitter: @LPTyger on Twitter ----------Music AttributionsIntro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Get You Some Tasty Caffeine!As a rule, we don't promote anything on the show that we can't personally vouch for. Bones Coffee has become a staple in both our households; in fact, it's the only coffee Shane drinks at home. With so many flavor-infused options, all with no added sugars or calories, there's bound to be something to pique your interest. Grab a sample pack today and taste what you've been missing!Bones Coffee CompanyShoutout to Our Patr

Surprisingly, this is the first time we've ever done a Game of the Year episode. Who knows, maybe we'll make it a thing from now on. Anyway, with so many games played this year, which ones will garner our coveted top slots? Barbie's Dream House? Garfield Kart? The competition is fierce.----------Music AttributionsMusical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Shoutout to Our Patrons!Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Ashton Ruby, Randall Quiggle, Tony G, Studstill Smash (The Milkman), Katie Quigg, Paul Romalho, Raging Demon, JC, Meagan Caruso, MaskedKeaton, Andrew Liguori, Ozzy Garcia, The Retro Vixen, BacklogAdam, Thunderdome Gaming Society, Keith Gasper, Dischimera, Dave Jackson, Eric Gess, Rick Firestone, and Kayla Jackson. If you'd like your name mentioned here, or

As is Yuletide tradition around these parts, we kick off December with a holiday-themed title. Sort of. OK, the first movie involved Christmas, so this is close enough. Holster your humbug, Scrooge, 'cause we think you're in for a treat with this one.----------Music AttributionsIntro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Shoutout to Our Patrons!Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Ashton Ruby, Randall Quiggle, Tony G, Studstill Smash (The Milkman), Katie Quigg, Paul Romalho, Raging Demon, JC, Meagan Caruso, MaskedKeaton, Andrew Liguori, Ozzy Garcia, The Retro Vixen, BacklogAdam, Thunderdome Gaming Society, Keith Gasper, Dischimera, Dave Jackson, Eric Gess, and Rick Firestone. If you'd like your name mentioned here, or would simply like to support the show, consider becoming a Patron today!Pa

The phrase "lost in translation" is well known for a reason, and boy do these games sure embody it well. Shane pushes through a nasty head cold to bring this one to you because, much like spice (and his nose), the content must flow. What are our picks for most confusingly curated content? Listen to find out!----------Music AttributionsMusical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Shoutout to Our Patrons!Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Ashton Ruby, Randall Quiggle, Tony G, Studstill Smash (The Milkman), Katie Quigg, Paul Romalho, Raging Demon, JC, Meagan Caruso, MaskedKeaton, Andrew Liguori, Ozzy Garcia, The Retro Vixen, BacklogAdam, Thunderdome Gaming Society, Keith Gasper, Dischimera, Dave Jackson, Eric Gess, and Rick Firestone. If you'd like your name mentioned h

Y'all appreciate that deep cut subtitle reference to a Sonic 2 promo banner from 30 years ago? Yeah, well, you're welcome. That's right, the Blue Blur's sophomore outing is now three decades old, and we're here to commemorate that most tubular Tuesday with our thoughts on the game that so many consider to be one of the best of all time.----------Music AttributionsIntro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Get You Some Tasty Caffeine!As a rule, we don't promote anything on the show that we can't personally vouch for. Bones Coffee has become a staple in both our households; in fact, it's the only coffee Shane drinks at home. With so many flavor-infused options, all with no added sugars or calories, there's bound to be something to pique your interest. Grab a sample pack today and taste what you've been missing!Bones Coffee CompanyShoutout to Our Patrons!Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would espe

It's not something your average gamer thinks about too often, but we really ought to be glad Smell-O-Vision isn't a thing. A lot of the environs we traverse in our digital adventures would undoubtedly be an assault on our olfactory senses, which is to say: they sure would stink. We count down our top picks for video game levels that most definitely have their own unique funk.----------Music AttributionsMusical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Shoutout to Our Patrons!Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Ashton Ruby, Randall Quiggle, Tony G, Studstill Smash (The Milkman), Katie Quigg, Paul Romalho, Raging Demon, JC, Meagan Caruso, MaskedKeaton, Andrew Liguori, Ozzy Garcia, The Retro Vixen, BacklogAdam, Thunderdome Gaming Society, Keith Gasper, Dischimera, gcfreak898

Editor Extraordinaire Ashton Ruby joins us to review what might be considered one of the first true action RPGs: Crystalis for the NES! Known as God Slayer: Sonata of the Distant Heavens in Japan (which is an objectively cooler name), we follow our post-apocalyptic hero in his quest to save what remains of the world from the evil Draygon!----------Today's Guest InformationName: Ashton Ruby Bio: A tired dad who edits videos and podcasts in his free time. He has been playing video games for over 30 years and all he has to show for it is arthritis. ----------Music AttributionsIntro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Get You Some Tasty Caffeine!As a rule, we don't promote anything on the show that we can't personally vouch for. Bones Coffee has become a staple in both our households; in fact, it's the only coffee Shane drinks at home. With so many flavor-infused options, all with no added sugars or calories, there's

Just because a game is based on a licensed property doesn't always mean it's a lazy cash grab. We mean... A lot of the time it totally is, but there is a surprisingly high number of decent efforts out there, so join us as we count down our favorites! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from https://xdeviruchi.itch.io/8-bit-fantasy-adventure-music-pack (8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure) by xDeviruchi, used under the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License). ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Shoutout to Our Patrons! Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Ashton Ruby, Randall Quiggle, Tony G, Katie Quigg, Paul Romalho, Raging Demon, JC, Meagan Caruso, MaskedKeaton, Andrew Liguori, Ozzy Garcia, The Retro Vixen, BacklogAdam, Thunderdome Gaming Society, Keith Gasper, Dischimera, gcfreak898 (The Saturnian), Dave Jack

A picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, each of those words is just "AAAAAAAAAAAH". We are joined by long-time friend of the show Lynnsey and Patron extraordinaire MaskedKeaton to wrap up Spooptoberfest with the OG photographical fear factory, Fatal Frame! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Lynnsey Norris Bio: Long time gamer and horror theme enthusiast. Prefers walks in the forest to the beach, and listens to audio books while working a very riveting accounting job. Twitter: https://twitter.com/powerbeanie (@powerbeanie on Twitter) ----- Name: Masked Keaton Bio: A level 40 retro-gaming enthusiast. He specializes in writing quiz questions for Discord and the Retro-lympics. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Masked_Llama (@Masked_Llama on Twitter) ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from https://freemusicarchive.org/music/505/Relix_1996-2013/30_505_-_stream/ (Stream) by 505, used under the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode (Attribution-NonCommerci

Suddenly, all is calm. You notice an unusually high number of healing items, weapons, and ammunition lying about. It's right about that time when the music kicks in and your suspicions are confirmed: it's boss battle time, baby. Patch up, reload, make sure to quick save, then join us as we count down our picks for the best boss themes in gaming! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from https://xdeviruchi.itch.io/8-bit-fantasy-adventure-music-pack (8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure) by xDeviruchi, used under the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License). ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Shoutout to Our Patrons! Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Ashton Ruby, Randall Quiggle, Tony G, Katie Quigg, Paul Romalho, Raging Demon, JC, Meagan Caruso, MaskedKeaton, Andrew Liguori, Ozzy Garcia, The Retro Vixen, Backlog

Spooptoberfest continues with Bill Barber of the Gaming & Collecting Podcast joining us to discuss the grandpappy of survival horror: Alone in the Dark! ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Bill Barber Bio: Host of The Gaming And Collecting Podcast, Instagram blogger, longtime retro collector and RPG enthusiast. Twitter: https://twitter.com/gandc_podcast (@gandc_podcast on Twitter) Instagram: https://instagram.com/gaming_and_collecting_podcast (@gaming_and_collecting_podcast on Instagram) Website: https://linktr.ee/Thebarberwhogames (Bill's Website) ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from https://freemusicarchive.org/music/505/Relix_1996-2013/30_505_-_stream/ (Stream) by 505, used under the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License). ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Shoutout to Our Patrons! Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating

Puppers. Doggos. Heckin' good bois. We're talkin' dogs! This episode of The Flight has us counting down our picks for the very best canines in gaming! ---------- Music Attributions Musical excerpts from https://xdeviruchi.itch.io/8-bit-fantasy-adventure-music-pack (8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure) by xDeviruchi, used under the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License). ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Shoutout to Our Patrons! Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Ashton Ruby, Randall Quiggle, Tony G, Katie Quigg, Paul Romalho, Raging Demon, JC, Meagan Caruso, MaskedKeaton, Andrew Liguori, Ozzy Garcia, The Retro Vixen, BacklogAdam, Thunderdome Gaming Society, Keith Gasper, Dischimera, gcfreak898 (The Saturnian), Dave Jackson, and Eric Gess. If you'd like your name mentioned here, or would simply like to support the show

The annual Spooptoberfest celebration is here, and we're kicking things off with an absolute legend: Silent Hill 2! We are joined by friend of the show Kade Call, of the Gaming Memories podcast, to leap into the deep dark hole of James Sunderland's psyche and unearth the unsettling truth revealed by a sleepy lakeside town. ---------- Today's Guest Information Name: Kade Call Bio: Miyamoto the Father, Kojima the Son & Carmack the Holy Ghost appeared to me in vision commanding me to create the one true gaming podcast.⁣⁣⁣⁣ Instagram: https://instagram.com/gaming_memories_pod (@gaming_memories_pod on Instagram) Website: https://www.gaming-memories.com/ (Kade's Website) ---------- Music Attributions Intro / outro excerpts from https://freemusicarchive.org/music/505/Relix_1996-2013/30_505_-_stream/ (Stream) by 505, used under the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License). ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Get You Some Tasty Caffeine! As a ru

Just a big yikes all around. Get some eye bleach ready, because we're here to count down our personal picks for the most horrendous video game covers of all time. For those that want to follow along at home, we've linked to each of our picks below: Shane: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/Resident_Evil_6_box_artwork.png (#5) | https://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/36526-ghost-lion-nes-front-cover.jpg (#4) | https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/cfa6942e-089b-4c29-8fcd-08c4a800e2f5/ddc7rpk-8120fac1-8288-4542-8262-02730b28f21a.png/v1/fill/w_1024,h_745,q_80,strp/phoenix_games__fairy_tale_games_by_evanh123_ddc7rpk-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9NzQ1IiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvY2ZhNjk0MmUtMDg5Yi00YzI5LThmY2QtMDhjNGE4MDBlMmY1XC9kZGM3cnBrLTgxMjBmYWMxLTgyODgtNDU0Mi04MjYyLTAyNzMwYjI4ZjIxYS5wbmciLCJ3aWR0aCI6I