Original air date: February 11, 2013

This house of podcast cards we’ve built is falling apart around us. Bailey and Jason pick games that Hunter can’t trash talk, Hunter makes a revelation about the Retro Showdown rules, and the union we contracted to make our header images is on strike, so we had to make do. We’ve had a good run, guys.

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

The musical Interlude was Comptroller “Silver Head”

26:50 – Listener discussion question! “Is there a Retro game that you discovered recently that you loved or hated that you didn’t know about back in the day? “

37:18 – Comptroller “Silver Head”

40:00 – Retro showdown

42:35 – Bailey’s Pick “Batman: Return of the Joker” (NES)

43:44 – Hunter’s Pick “Rolling Thunder” (NES)

44:37 – Jason’s Pick “Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Superheroes” (Sega Dreamcast)

45:14 – Yeah… wow… it’s one of those… show downs…

1:05:42 – And it’s over, cast your vote, comment, email… all that stuff… See you next week!

Original air date: February 4, 2013

DING!

Dr. Juggernaut is DING! here in full force, and he brought DING! along a strong addition DING! to his DING! medical DING! team: a bell. (DING!)

In other news, we make the official decision on the best point-and-click adventure game of all time, and we spend a bit too much time talking about dancing phalli.

DING!

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

The musical Interlude was OneRom – “The Dark Knight Chiptunes”

12:30 – Email Discussion question “What in your opinion is the best point-and-click adventure game?”

17:25 – OneRom – “The Dark Knight Chiptunes”

19:45 – The Retro Showdown!

21:38 – Bailey’s Pick – “Weird Dreams” (Commodore 64)

22:45 – Hunter’s Pick – “Loaded” (Sega Saturn)

23:50 – Jason’s Pick – “Tetris 64” (Nintendo 64)

24:34 – And the showdown… BEGINS!

54:18 – Cast your vote, leave a comment below, and send us some emails!

Original air date: January 28, 2013

“Stop dribbling, Scottie!” Michael Jordan said as the T-rex stared them down. “Their vision is based on movement!” Charles Barkley mumbled something about chaos theory.

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

The musical Interlude was “Into Combat” by Gavin Harrison

14:23 – Retro discussion question from a listener’s email “Have you guys considered having an occasional theme for your Retro Showdowns?”

22:28 – “Into Combat” by Gavin Harrison

24:05 – Retro showdown!

26:51 – Bailey’s Pick – “Jurassic Park” (NES)

27:53 – Hunter’s Pick – “The Amazing Spider-Man” (Gameboy)

28:55 – Jason’s Pick – “Super Marathon” (Apple Bandai Pippin)

29:41 – Another showdown begins!

59:02 – Cast your vote, send us questions, and be sure to comment below. You never know who’s watching!

Original air date: January 21, 2013

In this episode, we answer a listener email and Bailey tries to coin a new phrase. The coining process was more of a failure than my sock puppet piano lesson business (Sock puppets can’t play piano, nor do they have any inclination to learn).

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

The musical Interlude was GF Retro – “Level 99 Elites”

13:10 — Email discussion question “Which video game turned movie do you each think is the worst and then which one is the best?”

19:20 – GF Retro “Level 99 Elites”

21:40 – Retro Showdown!!

23:23 – Bailey’s Pick – “Little Mermaid” (NES)

24:22 – Hunter’s Pick – “Cyborg Justice” (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)

25:15 – Jason’s Pick – “Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling” (Nintendo 64)

25:50 – Watch out! The showdown’s gonna hit ya!

48:03 – Cast your vote, send us email we may even read it on the show!

Original air date: January 15, 2013

IT WAS YOU! IT WAS YOU ALL ALONG!

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

The musical Interlude was Unchipped – “Ghosts and Goblins”

9:15 – Listener email discussion question “Lets imagine that you have to choose a game to each other to defend in a retro showdown segment: What game will be? Who will defend it? Why?”

18:47 – Unchipped – “Ghosts and Goblins”

21:00 – It’s time for the Retro Showdown!

23:25 – Bailey’s Pick “Deja Vu” (NES)

24:27 – Hunter’s Pick “Bonanza Bros” (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)

25:15 – Jason’s Pick “Rise of the Triad” (PC/DOS)

26:01 – Let the carnage begin!

50:10 – Cast your vote… email us… and comment below!

Original air date: January 7, 2013

Take a slow, deep breath. Find your centre. Imagine your future. Zen your meditation. Now, turn to your left, exhale, and spit out mulched grass. This is the first step on your spirit journey. The second step is listening to the podcast past the break. Also, emailing us is good for your karma.

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

The musical Interlude was Laura by Spruke – “Sonic”

10:32 – Retro discussion question from a listener email! “What will you do if you both bring the same game to the showdown?

18:18 – Laura by Spruke – “Sonic”

21:14 – Retro showdown!!! Oh, yeah

23:58 – Bailey’s Pick “Pac-Man” (Atari 2600)

24:58 – Hunter’s Pick “Master of Darkness” (Sega Master System)

23:49 – Jason’s Pick “Advanced Lawnmower Simulator” (ZX Spectrum)

26:26 – It’s another one of those, folks. Let’s just get it over with.

50:37 – Cast your vote and send us some e-mails. We’ll read them. I assure you.

Original air date: December 31, 2012

It’s the last podcast of 2012, and we’ve got a packed show for you: A listener email, a new impromptu segment involving horrible chewing noises, and some great moments when we reminisce about how Bob Hope pulled down the ref’s pants and dunked on the opposite team’s captain.

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

The musical Interlude was Landon Podbielski “Castle theme – Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe OST”

14:17 – Retro discussion question for a listener email – The retro gaming world is in peril. You are asked to choose a team of 3 badasses to take care of business. 3 retro game characters, that is. Who would you trust with the fate of retro gaming humanity?

20:10 – Landon Podbielski “Castle theme – Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe OST”

22:28 – The Retro showdown!!

27:54 – Bailey’s Pick – Harlem Globetrotters (NES)

29:32 – Hunter’s Pick – Coca Cola Kid (Sega Game Gear)

30:25 – Jason’s Pick – Pokemon Snap! (Nintendo 64)

31:02 – And now… let this odd crazy showdown begin

52:32 – Cast your vote! And send us emails!

Original air date: December 26, 2012

Wake yourselves! The British are coming with a new episode of the podcast! Our forward scouts report they’ve got a great discussion question this week suggested by a listener email, and an all-Nintendo Retro Showdown.

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

The musical Interlude was MistfitBYTE – “Fughetta Bout the Storm”

7:01 – Retro Discussion question from a listener email! – “What is the most underrated secondary character of retro gaming?”

19:48 – MistfitBYTE – “Fughetta Bout the Storm”

21:43 – It’s gotta be the Retro Showdown!

22:56 – Bailey’s Pick – Army Men: Sarge’s Heroes (Nintendo 64)

24:57 – Jason’s Pick – Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer (Nintendo 64)

25:59 – Septicor – Blades of Steel (NES)

21:18 – Let the showdown start… or begin… yeah, begin.

51:51 – Cast your vote and email us!