This week is the first round of The Retro League's "Best Game of 1992" tournament hosted by their forums. Dustin has an uneventful weekend and Scott had a good time watching some boxing. The news discussed this week includes Predator cut with Contra sound effects, VR code in the Switch, Half Life 3 story from Marc Laidlaw, Secret of Mana remake, Indie games coming to the Switch, and Cloth Map's Chernobyl video. We've been playing Super Mario 3D World, Sonic Mania, 20XX and Destiny 2 beta on PC.
Obscure Nuggets - Episode 244
This week chat was awesome so there is more podcast than normal! New topics include Xbox One X finale event didn't impress some, SNES mini is annoying, Bioshock is 10 years old, Polygon's worship of the crunch gets backlash, Horizon Zero Dawn adds easy mode, Eclipse shot with Gameboy Camera, Shenmue 3 trailer, PUBG passes 8 millions copies while in early access, and Steam is apparently renting movies. Games we talk about are Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Mario Kart 7, Sonic Mania, Coffee Crisis, Pyre, Mario Golf n64, 007: World is not enough n64, and Super Hot! Enjoy!
James Cameron Forklift - Episode 243
This week Dustin saw definitive proof that ghosts exist and Scott can't pick a favorite Sonic game. News topics include Elon Musk's OpenAI defeats DOTA 2 pro, Humble Bundle for Playstation, Amazon Canada's game pre-order discount drops to 10%, 3D printed Switch peripheral for one-handed gamers, Undertale coming to PS4 and Vita with crossbuy, Valve's new game isn't what we expected. Games we've been playing include Watch Dogs 2, Sunset Riders and the awesome Sonic Mania. Enjoy!
R Rated Hackers - Episode 242
It was short week for us but we still found plenty to discuss. Some of the topics include the AM2R developer hired by Moon Studios, Karate Kid series on YouTube Red, hidden mode found in Mario Kart Wii, DOTA International beginner's guide, music on Genesis hardware, and Sonic in Hebrew. Dustin has been playing Super Mario 3D World and Watch Dogs 2 while Scott is enjoying Pyre and played some Sunset Riders on SNES. Enjoy!
The Roadies of YouTube - Episode 241
This week was long for both of us so it was awesome to have the podcast! In the news we talk about the LDC Zapper project, New Super Mario Galaxy 2 levels being made by the mod community, The Switch is getting some Resident Evil ports, Bayonetta "free*" with month with Xbox Live, PSN has good "free*" games too, new episode of Annotated Symphony of the night, Super Mario Bros sells for #30,000, and we ponder the games we'd spend the most to have. Enjoy!
Not Even a Gundam - Episode 240
We are back after a break last week. Dustin's one month into learning Japanese and Scott talks about a huge flood that hit his town. Some of the news topics we discuss include Nine Inch Nail's Polybius video, Radiohead's ZX Spectrum Easter Egg, Oculus $200 stand alone headset in 2018, Famicom Disk System Flashcart, Pyre was released, John Romero was the DOOM Marine model, Axiom Verge coming to The Switch, Ready Player One's trailer not well received. Dustin has been playing Turbo Duo games and Scott got to try Splatoon and play some Diddy's Kong Quest.
Want Rain Drop Drink - Episode 239
This week was a bit light in the news but some of the topics we cover are Castlevania on Netflix, Valve banning 40,000 cheaters, Xbox one "gifting" to a friend, Owlboy developers leave some glitches in game for speedrunners and Mega Man Maker. Dustin has been playing Ys Books 1 & 2 and Shuikoden. Scott played Overcooked, Cave Story and some Castlevania.
Monkey with a Rifle - Episode 238
Dustin's Summerween went off without a hitch and Scott tries to convince Dustin to try the new Planet of the Apes movies. News topics for this week include Zelda DLC, Rayman's SNES Prototype available to download, Namco's Museum on Switch, Cuphead not coming to PS4, Diablo 3's Rise of the Necromancer is available, The Gaming Historian Bluray, and a new SNES mouse from Hyperkin. Dustin watched Resident Evil: Vendetta and Scott has been playing GI Joe on the NES. Enjoy!
But It Feels Off - Episode 237
This week Dustin gets Halloween & the 4th of July this weekend and Scott talk about a Tony Award winner from his hometown. Some of the news topics we talk about include No Clip's (Danny O'Dwyer) Final Fantasy XIV Documentary, the SNES Mini Classic lineup, Alex Mauer's abuse of YouTube's DMCA function, Dan Rykert of Giant Bomb being the first to be married at a Taco Bell, and more. Enjoy!
Sonic Awareness Month - Episode 236
This week we notice that our audience growing in Japan, France, and Germany! We aren't sure why are very excited. New topics include SEGA Forever, Shadow of the Tomb Raider confirmed?, Blizzard looks to be remastering Diablo 2 and Warcraft 3, Pixel Shinobi, PlayStation PartyLink, SNES controllers for the Switch from 8bitdo, Nintendo switch 3.0. Dustin in on a quest to get the platinum trophy in Resident Evil 7 and Scott figures out more about Might Gunvolt Burst and likes Tokyo 42. Enjoy!