Retrovaniacs

It's the start of our first Halloween, and so we focus our eyes on a spoooooooky Genesis classic, Haunting starring Polterguy, the only game I'm aware of where you can possess a couch. We also have our regular (terrifying!) updates on what we're all playing, and this week's (bloodcurdling?) listener question : "What system did you never have (when it was current) that you really wanted and didn't get?" Next week, prepare yourselves for a future Halloween classic episode, where we take on all things Splatterhouse!

It's our 10th episode spectacular, and this week we have chosen to slip slightly out of our own guidelines to cover not a true classic game, but a modern game that should appeal to any classic NES fan, Super Mario Maker for the Wii U!   It's got all the classic 2D Mario action that you could ever want or imagine, and as such we get to talk about staples of a series we have been playing for 30 years. Also this week, Jeremy G has an electronic doomsday of sorts, and that leads him down a path that thankfully leads to the Rare Replay collection for the Xbox One!

Football season is here, and so we celebrate it the only way we know how -- by reviewing Mutant League Football for the Genesis. We also discuss one of our favorite systems of all time, the Sega Dreamcast, on it's 16th anniversary (of the US release).

We visit the original Nintendo handheld with a forgotten Capcom gem, Gargoyle's Quest. We also answer a listener question, "What is your gaming 'White Whale'?"  We also discuss Jeremy Gregory's Witcher 3 problem, whine about Wind Waker, and promo Hotline Miami, years after everyone else already agreed it was great.

We delve into the oft-overlooked 16-bit console, the TurboGrafx-16 this time, appropriately by looking at the original pack-in title, Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. Also discussed, what were our most regrettable classic console purchases, and how did we ever know what was good or not in the pre-internet days?   Really, how do we even know that now? For more coverage of this weeks game, check us out on Twitter (@retrovaniacs) where we will have not just the comic that came with the game but some sample Vines of gameplay!

Better late than never (somewhat appropriate anyway for a retro gaming show), we cover the first Blizzard release (as Blizzard), Blackthorne.  We mostly focus on the SNES version, but also cover the PC and 32X releases.  32X?  Really? We also ramble for a while about achievements / trophies, and how much or how little we care about them. Please check out our website http://www.retrovania.net

We delve into the Sega Genesis classic, Toe Jam and Earl this week, including discussion of the lesser well received sequels and the Kickstarter-funded sequel in development now. Also covered, Persona 4 and other games with "bad" endings, a listener question about Emulator Console Systems, and we beg for more positive iTunes reviews.

We're not just Nintendo fanboys, and this week we delve for the first time into the library of the Sega Genesis for cult hit, General Chaos. Why would someone make a real-time strategy combat game on the Genesis? We aren't sure, but the resulting game was definitely unforgettable. Also discussed this week were Batman: Arkham Knight, random JRPGs that Jeremy P is wasting his time with, and we cover some of the Kickstarter retro projects that have come through that we are excited about seeing or are disappointed in their failures.

This week get in the ring for 30-ish minutes with one of the classics of the early NES library, Pro Wrestling!   Billy and the Jeremys discuss what made this game such a standout, and compare it to other wrestling games of the day, and revisit it again now to see how it stands up. Also this week : A hard hitting look at our favorite E3 retro announcements, and we go toe-to-toe with our backlogs and talk about the Summer Steam Sale!

For our second show, we take a look at forgotten (?) classic (???) Low G Man, for the NES. We also answer our first listener question : Why is ET (Atari 2600) considered the worst game ever made?  Is it? Audio quality improves, while game selection does not!

For our first attempt at this, we took a look at the 1992 SNES classic, Axelay. As this was our first show, there are some minor audio issues, but rest assured we are working the kinks out and the next show should sound a lot better.