This week Kevin’s voice sounds like Funkhouser! In the news we talk about our 2019 PlayStation wrap up, the Resident Evil 3 trailer, a rumor of Xbox supporting Steam, a secret N64 screen, a developer claims 400% sales increase from releasing a torrent, Terry Cavanaugh releases source code of VVVVVV, a new Super Mario Bros world record and Google working on steam running on Chrome OS. Enjoy!
We catch up from our holiday break! In the news we talk about the PSN and Xbox Gold included/free games for January 2020, a funny article about kids being banned from Xbox Live years ago, two new retro handhelds announced, and the PlayStation 5 logo was a crappy announcement. Kevin has been playing Cuphead, Shovel Knight King of Cards and Minit while Scott has been playing Jedi: Fallen Order and watched The Witcher on Netflix. Enjoy!
This week Dustin is a trained instructor and Scott can marry people. In the news we talk about a new Need for Speed, the upgraded Switch is available, FCC filing for SNES controller on Switch, PS5 full details rumored to be coming in February, the Sega Genesis Mini’s commercial is excellent, overclocking an SNES in the BSNES emulator and Bithead1000’s fire breathing N64. Dustin played Max Payne and Scott started playing A Link Between Worlds again. Enjoy!
This week we laugh over the fact that bath water seems to be more valuable than ideas nowadays. In the news this week we talk about the Nintendo Switch Lite, a $60,000 pokemon card, Cuphead coming to Netflix, a music station from Korg on Switch, and Google DeepMind lurking on the StartCraft II ladder. Dustin has been playing Simon’s Quest a lot and Scott talks about Stranger Things Season 3 and Monster Boy on Switch. Enjoy!
Obviously is more Keanews but there is a lot of other news to cover as well. Some of the topics covered include Xbox Scarlett backwards compatibility, David Barascheski’s Gamecube/Wii portable, Mike Pondsmith isn’t playing identity politics, Breath of the Wild 2’s start, Wario Ecstasy and Elite Dangerous photos are amazing. Dustin has been playing Sonic Forces and Bloodstained while Scott played Gradius III’s new rom, Monster Boy on Switch, Cadence of Hyrule, and the Contra Collection. Enjoy!
This week is heavy on Keanu Reeves news, which is fun for everyone. Also in the news we touch a little on E3 2019, a new Contra game, TurboGrafx16 mini, Teslas playing Cuphead, Shenmue 3 delayed, PS 5 backwards compatibility news, and the curse of digital media. Dustin has been playing Spec Ops the Line while Scott played Contra anniversary collection. Enjoy!
This week Dustin's internal calendar has been off and Scott is getting anxious about the start to the college football season. In the news we have a moment of silence for the victims of the Jacksonville Madden Tournament shooting as well as discuss Streets of Rage 4, Xbox One's two year payment plan, The Last Blockbuster's beer, Owlboy creator makes an amazing fake Chrono Trigger sequel trailer, Onimusha HD, Dragon Quest XI's high review scores, Shovel Night Showdown, and Destiny 2 & God of War III being part of PS Plus of September. Dustin played more Alan Wake and Scott got to try Beat Saber on the HTC Vive. Enjoy!
This week Dustin is in full Halloween decoration mode and Scott is starting a restoration of a Rickenbacker Bass. In the news we discuss Filip Miucin's being fired from IGN for plagiarizing his Dead Cells review, IGN's official response to the plagiarism, the Variety write-up of Giant Bomb's 10th anniversary, Simon & Richter Belmont coming to Super Smash Bros, New Game Plus coming to God of War, and another OUYA update! Dustin has been playing and Flashback and Scott is learning Dead Cells. Enjoy!
This week Dustin makes progress on his quest to play all of the Ys games and Scott talks about the fun in making famous characters in Tiger Woods 2004. In the news we talk about the Uncharted fan film with Nation Fillion, Octopath Traveler selling well at retail, a typo causing the AI issues in Aliens Colonial Marines, a Virtual Boy Emulator for Oculus Rift, No Man's Sky big update and why we're impressed, and the emulator in Animal Crossing can actually play any NES game. Dustin play two Ys games, Final Fight, Bloodstained Curse of the Moon and found old PS2 memory cards. Scott reviews Ready Player One, played Mario Kart with his friend in Shanghai, and is trying to beat Jeromy's (Cartoon Retrocast) high score in Pinball for the NES. Enjoy!
This week is packed with news and listener feedback! Some of the topics include Castlevania Chronicles, Cyberpunk 2077's size, Paprium Delayed by Paypal, Henshin Enginger TurboGrafx 16 homebrew game, DOOM coming to Switch, Eve Online's biggest betrayal of all time, New Street Fighter 2 cart a fire hazard, Starfox 2 design documents, Campo Santo's reaction to PewDiePie's N-bomb, and Netflix's Final Fantasy XIV show, Nintendo making more SNES and NES Classics, and Round 3 of the Retro League tournament for 1992's best game. Since our last episode we've played some Chrono Trigger, Sonic Mania, Neo Turf Masters (Neo Geo), and a tiny bit of Final Fantasy IV.
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