Original air date: April 14, 2014

Sorry, but I’m here to kick ass and chew tree bark, and I’m all outta tree bark.

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was Kasatochi “Major Tom”

Show Notes

22:01 – Listener email discussion question “I was curious as to what you thought about reproduction cartridges.”

31:17 – Kasatochi “Major Tom”

33:57 – Retro Showdown!

37:30 – Bailey’s Pick “Whomp ’em” (NES)

39:00 – Hunter’s Pick “Kirby’s Dream Land” (Gameboy)

40:41 – Jason’s Pick “Mario Party” (Nintendo 64)

41:31 – We have our heads in the clouds for this week’s retro showdown with games that feature a sky level.

1:11:25 – Easy to say that this might be our longest episode ever. How did we do? Were we able to hold your attention through the long winded battles of the who’s who in best picks? Let us know in the comment section below and please remember to vote. We need every vote we can get to topple the NEW Juggernaut, Jason Lamb.

Original air date: April 8, 2014

Featuring special guest Joe Walker of the Backlog!

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was VenoSci “Nether”

18:04 – Listener email discussion question “If you had to give up a genre of retro gaming permanently, what genre would you ditch?”

29:31 – venoSci “Nether”

31:58 – Retro Showdown!

34:31 – Bailey’s Pick “Lode Runner” (Commodore 64)

36:04 – Hunter’s Pick “Alien Storm” (Sega Genesis)

37:10 – Joe Walker’s Pick “Panic!” (Sega CD)

37:50 – Hey guys! It’s the Backlog guy filling in for he who should not be named. Does he have what it takes to stand up with the big dogs? Let’s find out together, shall we? It’s an all out showdown!

59:27 – Review a Great Game Day is almost here. Be sure to check it out and make a submission. We love submission. Remember to vote in the poll and send us some email discussion questions. We love all that stuff.

Original air date: March 31, 2014

Bailey’s away, but Tom Hall comes to the rescue!

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “The Sea Will Bleach Bones” by Joseph Eidson

20:13 – Listener email discussion question “What are your preferences regarding gaming screens for your retro gaming consoles?”

28:49 – Joseph Eidson “The Sea Will Bleach Bones”

31:11 – Retro Showdown!

31:56 – Jason’s Pick “Star Trek: 25th Anniversary” (DOS)

33:01 – Hunter’s Pick “Whip Rush 2222 A.D.” (Sega Genesis)

34:11 – Tom’s Pick “Traffic” (Commodore 64)

34:59 – Well Jason’s back as a zombie but now Bailey’s dead?! No worries, we were able to pick up the N64 Connoisseur to bring all of the joy that comes with retro gaming. It’s Tom Hall, ladies and gentlemen! Give him a hand. Possibly a foot or two.

52:32 – Will Jason continue his rage on the retro showdown polls? Only time will tell when you, dear listener/watcher, vote in the showdown poll. Also, we love to hear your comments and we have a section for that too! Isn’t technology amazing?