Original air date: November 4, 2013

Andrew is back for the annual 1 More Castle Halloween Spooktacular! We talk about arcade cabinets, survival shelters, destructive home renovation practices, and zombie monkeys.

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 Video Game Orchestra “Rose Town”

12:47 – Listener email discussion question “Are there any arcade cabs that you’d want to own that aren’t the typical ones from the 80s that everyone wants?”

22:17 – Video Game Orchestra “Rose Town”

24:32 – The Retro Showdown!

25:24 – Jason’s Pick “Evil Dead” (Commodore 64)

26:38 – Hunter’s Pick “Dr. Chaos” (NES)

27:37 – Andrew’s Pick “System Shock 2” (PC)

28:33 – With the Halloween crew back together again this year, we pick our favorite spooky games to play.

50:30 – Oh, another Halloween has past where Bailey was too busy playing Luigi Mario to go trick or treating with us. Oh, well. It was a blast. Be sure to post a comment below, vote in the poll and we hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!

Original air date: October 28, 2013

The post was late because I was composing it over my Nokia WAP connection.

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 2 Playa Game “Geno Awakens”

18:21 – Listener email discussion question “Are we retro gamers so shrouded in nostalgia that we miss the simple point that a lot of games are designed better now than they were back then?”

32:57 – 2 Playa Game “Geno Awakens”

35:31 – Retro Showdown!

40:29 – Bailey’s Pick “Karnov” (NES)

42:23 – Hunter’s Pick “Shadowman” (Sega Dreamcast)

43:59 – Jason’s Pick “Hitman: Codename 47” (PC)

44:57 – Our theme for this week’s retro showdown is bald protagonists. So bald…

1:14:00 – We had a blast on the live stream this week. If you were there, be sure to be there next time. And while you wait, be sure to vote in the poll, leave some comments, shave your head. Bailey said that if he wins this week, he’ll shave his.

Original air date: October 21, 2013

The title was a Bailey joke, although you probably didn’t need me to tell you that.

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 Platformer “Radpole Pond”

25:49 – Listener email discussion question – This time around, we answered questions from our live stream audience! Some very thought provoking stuff. You should be there!

39:51 – Platformer “Radpole Pond”

42:28 – Retro Showdown!

45:03 – Bailey’s Pick “Tiny Toon Adventures” (NES)

47:04 – Hunter’s Pick “Ren & Stimpy: Space Cadet Adventures” (Gameboy)

48:54 – Jason’s Pick “Duck Tales: Quest for Gold” (PC/DOS)

49:58 – We picked our favorite cartoons turned into games for this week. Let’s listen, shall we?

1:09:43 – Well, it was a long one, but we got lots covered. Next time we would like to answer your email questions and we hope that you will join us for the next live stream. Get to see and hear lots of stuff that doesn’t make it into the podcast. Join us!

Original air date: October 15, 2013

Place a toll free call now, but the Juggernaut will come to collect.

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 Shaun Carley “Cloaca of Croakers (Kero Sewers)”

18:56 – Listener discussion email question “What gaming jump would be the biggest, most awe-inspiring for that gamer when he/she gets out of prison? Would it be the gamer who went to prison in 1979 and gets out in 1990 (going from Atari to late NES and Genesis), 1986 to 1997 (going from NES to PS1), 1991 to 2002 (SNES to PS2 and Gamecube), or 2002 to 2013 (PS2 to modern PC gaming and the PS4).”

29:20 – Shaun Carley “Cloaca of Croakers (Kero Sewers)”

31:39 – Retro Showdown!

35:25 – Bailey’s Pick “Rygar” (NES)

36:32 – Hunter’s pick “Contra III: The Alien Wars” (Super NES)

37:47 – Jason’s pick “Metal Gear: Solid” (PS1)

38:29 – Our theme for this week (finally) is best power up in a video game.

57:10 – Oh… no… the Mario RPG tracks are back again! We need chiptune/nerdcore artists to submit your tracks! Make it so. I don’t know how much more I can take of this! And, on a side note, vote in the poll and leave a comment below.

Original air date: October 7, 2013

Sega Juice does what Nintendon’t (despite FDA regulations).

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 A Linear Particle “Invisible Star”

11:02 – Listener email discussion question “have you ever learned a major fact of life from a classic video game? Bonus points if it’s not an educational game.”

20:22 – A Linear Particle “Invisible Star”

22:07 – The Retro Showdown!

24:15 – Bailey’s Pick “Robotrek” (Super NES)

25:54 – Hunter’s Pick “Crazy Taxi” (Sega Dreamcast)

26:49 – Joe’s Pick “Gunstar Heroes” (Sega Genesis)

27:35 – Sadly, Jason came down with something fierce, but luckily, Mr. Joe Walker was able to fill in! And for that, we are having a free-for-all. NO HOLDS BARRED!!!

47:08 – We are still looking for some great listener questions to tackle. Why not be one of them? You can email us here! And be sure to comment below and pick your favorite pick for the Showdown. And, no, you don’t have to pick Joe’s game just because he’s a guest host… geez…

Original air date: September 30, 2013

We must never forget that while our peace was hard won, conflict is always one, three, or two blocks in any given direction.

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 FoxSynergy “Man-Made Messiah”

15:25 – Listener email discussion question “If you could take any new movie release form this year and turn it into a retro game, which movie would you pick? Why? And what would the game be like?”

21:09 – FoxSynergy “Man-Made Messiah”

23:20 – Retro Showdown!

25:13 – Josh’s Pick “Illbleed” (Dreamcast)

26:52 – Hunter’s Pick “Rocket Knight Adventures” (Sega Genesis)

27:49 – Jason’s Pick “Minesweeper” (Windows 3.1)

28:43 – With our guest host this week, we are doing a free-for-all! Which means it’s free for all… So have some… ’cause it’s free.

50:29 – OMG! We got a chiptune/nerdcore submission! No more Super Mario RPG tracks! Whoo! Don’t let this happen again! Submit your track today! Also, comment and vote in the poll.

Original air date: September 24, 2013

>PULL HORN

THE TRAIN GIVES A SATISFYING CHOO CHOO.

>GO LEFT

YOU CAN'T GO THAT WAY. YOU'RE DRIVING A TRAIN.

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 Girlz Melon “Still, the Road is Full of Dangers” (SEND US MUSIC. PLEASE.)

9:43 – Listener email discussion question “What are some retro games that you like to play late at night, when its dark and nobody else is awake?”

As an added bonus, we answer a question from one of our live stream viewers!

26:06 – Girlz Melon “Still, the Road is Full of Dangers”

28:04 – Rertro Showdown!

30:37 – Bailey’s Pick “Screamstein 2000” (PC)

33:05 – Hunter’s Pick “Kung Fu” (NES)

33:54 – Jason’s Pick “Earnest Evans” (Sega Genesis)

34:30 – This week’s theme, we pick titles that our co-hosts would have most likely brought to the show down. Hunter plays Bailey, Bailey plays Jason and Jason plays Hunter.

59:06 – Did you watch the live stream? You should. We do it everyone Thursday night. Or you can listen to the podcast. Either way, please be sure to comment below, tell your friends and make a cheese burger.

Original air date: September 17, 2013

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 Let’s Get Invisible “Fight Against Monsters”

17:33 – Listener discussion email question “Since there is a lot of retro games making a comeback in HD and everything. What retro system would you like to see make a comeback ??? For me personally, I would love to see the SNES and GEN be brought back with a slew of new IPs and old ones. That 16 bit era of epic gamingness !!!”

29:43 – Let’s Get Invisible “Fight Against Monsters”

31:55 – Retro Showdown!

34:37 – Bailey’s Pick “Killer Instinct” (SNES)

35:59 – Hunter’s Pick “Killer Instinct” (Arcade)

37:06 – Jason’s Pick “A-Team” (ATARI 2600)

37:43 – It’s finally happened… after a full year of picking games we finally have the same pick from two of our fierce competitors. Which one will you choose? Oh… and the theme was mohawk protagonists… I was pretty upset.

58:40 – Leave us some comments, we love those. Oh! And emails. And just any general discussion around the episode. Thanks for a great year and here’s to another!