Retrologic

Retro gaming in the modern world! Each week Dan, John and Sam chat about current retro gaming news, reviews, collecting, and more!

Ep - 134 Mario Kart Chat! 05/04/2025

Ep - 134 Mario Kart Chat! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno and Dan Caporello But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Retro Groove : Herbie Hancock - Manchild Retro Rewind Solar Jetman FilmLogic: Tubi Decided: Leviathan (with Ernie Hudson) Third Strongest Mole (youtube): Battle network 6 complete (?) Star Wars Dads: The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan’s list Sam’s list John’s list Trivia Card Show Topic Mario Kart -our personal history with the games The games: Super mario Kart - 1992 Mario Kart 64 - 1996 Mario Kart: Super Circuit - 2001 Mario Kart: Double Dash - 2003 Mario Kart Arcade GP - 2003 Mario Kart DS - 2005 Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 - 2007 Mario Kart Wii - 2008 Mario Kart Arcade- GP DX - 2013 Mario Kart 7 - 2011 Mario Kart 8 - 2014 Mario Kart 8 deluxe - 2017 Mario Kart Arcade GP VR - 2017 Mario Kart Tour - 2019 Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - 2020 Mario Kart World - 2025 Diddy Kong racing is superior and we all know it -Imitators - -Favorite items, tracks, racers Community Couch See discord Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/36422640

Ep 133 - Switch 2 is almost here! 04/08/2025

Ep 133 - Switch 2 is almost here! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Retro Groove: Neil Young: Retro Rewind Solar Jetman FilmLogic: Forgotten Spielberg Project: Reich Under Fire (1992) Third Strongest Mole (youtube): Battle network 6 postgame! Star Wars Dads: The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan’s list Sam’s list John’s list Trivia Card Show Topic Nintendo Switch 2 Backwards Compatibility: Great in the short term The death of physical? Some games will be “Game Key Cards”, which act as a physical key but require download of data to play. Confirmed Key card games: Bravely Default Flying Fairy Street Fighter VI Surprisingly not cyberpunk? Playasia listing suggest this for Elden Ring: Tarnished edition (not 100% confirmed). This will be labeled on the box at the bottom Game key cards are NOT tied to a specific account (despite some reports to the contrary) https://www.theverge.com/news/644803/nintendo-switch-2-game-key-cards-trade-borrow-resell Possibly comparable to CD-ROMs in PC gaming when they were still relevant. (Data was written to hard drive during install, but disc still needed to boot. A cost cutting measure? Is this why Mario kart world is extra expensive The Biggest disadvantage: Downloads not always available. Switch 2 Upgrade games such as Metroid Prime 4 will also require a download, even if the switch 2 version is purchased. Gamecube NSO Day 1: Available Later NSO Wishlist: Per Presto’s Question: Sam: Odama, Custom Robo, Warioware Inc., Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2, Star Fox Assault, Dokapon The World Community Couch Datfast (John) — 4/3/2025 9:38 AM @everyone we will having a Switch 2 conversation on the next episode! We are going to try to focus more on the Retro side of things but you know we won't be able to help ourselves lol. If you have any questions or just want to share your thoughts on the direct, tell us here and we will discuss them! Thanks Drex1981 — 4/3/2025 9:48 AM When I first saw the announcement trailer in January. I immediately thought to myself this looks like what a switch pro was going to be. However I was curious and looking forward to the direct and after seeing the direct, this doesnt feel like a new console to me. It basically feel like the Switch Pro. For 499 bucks? And 80 bucks per game. I’m going to wait or just buy a steam deck. Eric Plunk — 4/3/2025 9:50 AM I want to see a TV dinner style tray to use the mouse function on with interchangeable tray tops. Bonus points if they have one that looks like the SNES mouse pad DoubleD — 4/3/2025 10:51 AM For me, this is exactly what I wanted for the next Nintendo console. This direct was a complete 180 from the previous one, where the only thing that really got me hyped was Metroid Prime 4. I'm 100% on board with being an early adopter for this, whereas, I wasn't when the original Switch was announced. They're truly making a version of the Switch that I always wanted. Not only that, but they also announced games that I'm excited for, which seals the deal that it's going to be a day 1 purchase. I didn't expect it, but the game I am most excited for is DK Bananza! Also, with my kids getting older and moving out, I love the integrated video chat and screen sharing options. I still won't get the higher tier of NSO though, so I'll just keep playing Gamecube games on my Gamecube, but I love that they added it. SNES_is_Life — 4/3/2025 10:53 AM DK looks great for sure. txTrey — 4/3/2025 11:29 AM My kids are still younger, but my third thought about that chat stuff was that I could do it with them when they move out or go to college. I still have probably one more Nintendo console release before that happens, so hopefully it carries forward ChrisHL94 🇨🇦 — 4/3/2025 11:40 AM My question; who is getting the Switch GameCube controller? Xomber — 4/3/2025 11:42 AM Only if the ones I have already stop working. (edited) Third Strongest Mole (Sam) — 4/3/2025 11:43 AM yeah I hope the old gc adapter still works SpiderShan — 4/3/2025 12:52 PM I’m willing to forgo having a C Button on my GC Controller as long as the GC adapter is still supported! Xomber — 4/3/2025 2:19 PM Nintendo said years ago to keep the GC controllers and I made sure to! April 4, 2025 PrestoTheMagnificent — 4/4/2025 1:22 AM Retro related: What game do you most want to be added to GC online? Do you think they’ll add Metroid Prime 2 there? Of the first three Metroid primes, which is your favorite? Xomber — 4/4/2025 3:29 AM MK: Double Dash! @PrestoTheMagnificent Retro related: What game do you most want to be added to GC online? Do you think they’ll add Metroid Prime 2 there? Of the first three Metroid primes, which is your favorite? Dan - RetroLogic — 4/4/2025 7:39 AM Gotcha Force so I can kick all y'all's asses online Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/36060265

Ep 132 - Star fox Extravaganza! (Part 2) 03/29/2025

Ep 131 - Star fox Extravaganza! (Part 1) 03/15/2025

Ep - 130 Pokémon TCG! 02/26/2025

Ep - 129 Finding Civilization! 02/13/2025

Ep - 129 Finding Civilization! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Dan Caporello here with Sam Wagers, John Cummis and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan’s list Sam’s list John’s list Dan’s list Trivia Card Show Topic Civilization: The series began in 1991 on PC, developed by Microprose, several staff member who worked on the series also made their mark on strategy games later elsewhere. Sid meier: left microprose in 1996 to form firaxis. Consulted on civ 2 but really only worked on Civ 1, even though the series still bears his name. (Pirates!, Alpha Centauri, Railroad tycoon) Bruce Shelley: Civilization 1, Age of Empires Brian Reynolds: Civilization 2, Age of Empires, Rise of Nations Soren Johnson: Civ III and IV, Spore, Offworld trading company Is the codifier of what has been called the 4X genre. Subtopics: -experience with the game -victory conditions -favorite civs/leaders/strategies -changes across the series -nuclear Gandhi -civ II mods and freeciv -music Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games Discord Invite: /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/35266265

Ep - 128 Console Iterations! 01/31/2025

Ep - 128 Console Iterations! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Dan Caporello here with Sam Wagers, John Cummis and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan’s list Sam’s list John’s list Dan’s list Trivia Card Show Topic Console Iterations Community Couch @everyone it's time to dust off the old community couch! What are your opinions on console iterations? Do you prefer the model of console iteration that we usually get from Nintendo (sometging new and different) or prefer the PS/Xbox (Same but more powerful) route. Also do you like mid generation iterations like pro models or do you usually skip those. Maybe you wait for the pro model lol. Let's us know and we will discuss this on the next show! 5 Ri Sol-ju — 1/24/2025 10:11 AM I prefer mind gen iterations like PS Xbox but I generally get the iterations if there is an improvement on battery or screen. The only one I didn't get was the Steam Deck OLED because it was just a sunk cost of 900 after selling the original, I guess cost also factors in. I usually get everything at launch if available @Datfast (John) @everyone it's time to dust off the old community couch! What are your opinions on console iterations? Do you prefer the model of console iteration that we usually get from Nintendo (sometging new and different) or prefer the PS/Xbox (Same but more powerful) route. Also do you like mid generation iterations like pro models or do you usually skip those. Maybe you wait for the pro model lol. Let's us know and we will discuss this on the next show! Solo — 1/24/2025 10:16 AM Considering how hugely successful the Switch was I am hearing people say Nintendo played it safe and smart with this new console. I don’t see that as a bad thing at all as I feel if it is not broke don’t try to fix it. The Switch is being modeled by other companies and to have an entry that is more powerful will be great. Would rather have something that brings more games to play better and more 3rd party releases than the next whimsical features they May or may not stick. Can’t help but think back to all the comments of the MK1 pics of people saying “but Nintendo fans say graphics don’t matter.” Drex1981 — 1/24/2025 10:17 AM The only iteration I was interested in was the DS Lite. That was a massive step up over the regular DS. I could care less about the PS4 pro or PS5 pro. My OG switch is serving me just fine. @Datfast (John) @everyone it's time to dust off the old community couch! What are your opinions on console iterations? Do you prefer the model of console iteration that we usually get from Nintendo (sometging new and different) or prefer the PS/Xbox (Same but more powerful) route. Also do you like mid generation iterations like pro models or do you usually skip those. Maybe you wait for the pro model lol. Let's us know and we will discuss this on the next show! Your Wallet's Defense Attorney — 1/24/2025 3:19 PM I kinda just don't really take notice of them DoubleD — 1/24/2025 3:19 PM I definitely get more excited about Nintendo console iterations, but will also always get the next PlayStation console as well, just because that's where the new games are going to be. I will say that I actually delayed my purchase of the PS5 for a while, because initially there weren't many games that I was interested in that weren't also available on the PS4. Regarding mid gen iterations, it's all about the bang for the buck. When the PS4 Pro came out, I was upgrading my TV to a 4K one, so I was motivated to upgrade to the Pro as well to get the most out of the TV, and was very happy with the decision. I also got a Switch lite during the pandemic because my wife was hogging my Switch with Animal Crossing, but now it's just collecting dust. I never got an OLED Switch, because I primarily play it docked. @Datfast (John) @everyone it's time to dust off the old community couch! What are your opinions on console iterations? Do you prefer the model of console iteration that we usually get from Nintendo (sometging new and different) or prefer the PS/Xbox (Same but more powerful) route. Also do you like mid generation iterations like pro models or do you usually skip those. Maybe you wait for the pro model lol. Let's us know and we will discuss this on the next show! SkinnyMatt — 1/24/2025 8:10 PM Meh. Whatever they want to do. It's their business. Speaking of model iterations, when does the Commodore 65 come out? January 27, 2025 Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/35096230

Ep - 127 Marvel Games Go! 01/22/2025

Ep - 127 Marvel Games Go! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno and Dan Caporello But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Retrologic GOTY 30 out - Community tiebreakers: Best Genesis: Castlevania Bloodlines with 59% of the vote Most Innovative: Final Fantasy III with 50% of the vote, (runners up, Stunt Race FX, Xcom = uniracers tied for third) Retro Rewind Ecco FilmLogic: Tubi Decided Werewolf Santa, Dante’s Inferno RetroGroove: S4 E13, Albums of the Year 1974-2024 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan’s list Sam’s list John’s list Trivia Card Show Topic Marvel comics games: Marvel rivals is the latest in a long line, some successful, some unsuccessful. Link to big list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Games Highlight games: ymmv Captain America and the Avengers Arcade (SNES) X-Men Arcade Capcom Vs. Series, starting with X-Men Children of the Atom Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage & Separation Anxiety X men Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance Spider- Man 2 (2004) Spider-Man - PS4 Marvel Midnight Suns Marvel Snap Marvel Rivals Spider-Man 2 - PS5 X-Men - Sega Genesis Hulk Ultimate Destruction Notable Flops: The Incredible Hulk - Gen - 1994 X-men Destiny - 2011 Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite - 2017 Marvel’s Avengers - 2020 Missed opportunities or hopes for the future? Don’t let the movies get in the way! Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/34962810

Ep - 126 GOTY 30 1994! 12/25/2024

Ep - 126 GOTY 30 1994! GOTY 30: 1994 Best NES Mega Man 6 Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers 2 Wario’s Woods Zoda’s Revenge Star Tropics II Best SNES: Mega Man X Donkey Kong Country Final Fantasy III (AKA Final Fantasy VI) Super Metroid Illusion of Gaia Super Bomberman 2 Super Punch Out! Maximum Carnage Best Genesis: Sonic 3 Sonic & Knuckles Castlevania Bloodlines Dynamite Headdy Streets of Rage III Rocket Knight Adventures II/Sparkster Shining Force II Mega Man: the Wily Wars Mega Bomberman Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition Ecco: Tides Of Time Best Turbografx: Dynastic Hero Super Air Zonk Bonk 3: Bonk’s big adventure CD Best Jaguar? Best Handheld: Shining force: sword of Hajya X-Men (GG) Donkey Kong (‘94) Mario Land III: Wario Land Mega Man V Wario Blast! Lemmings (GB) Contra: The Alien Wars (GB) Best PC Elder Scrolls: Arena XCOM: UFO Defense TIE Fighter Doom II King’s Quest VII Warcraft: Orcs and Humans System Shock Best Arcade Tekken Killer Instinct Darkstalkers: the night warriors The King of Fighters ‘94 (so many fighting games) Ridge Racer Alien Vs Predator Windjammers Top Hunter: Roddy and Cathy Cruis'n USA Best Soundtrack Mega Man X Donkey Kong Country Final Fantasy III Streets of Rage III Ridge Racer (arcade) Best Multiplayer The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey and Minnie Super Bomberman 2 Mega Bomberman Streets of Rage III Lost Vikings (Genesis) Arcade fighting games Most Innovative Stunt Race FX XCom:UFO defense System Shock Final Fantasy III Blackthorne PLOK Award for Outstanding Weirdness Earthworm Jim The Twisted Tale of Spike McFang Dynamite Headdy Robotrek Biker Mice From Mars Mega Man Soccer Uniracers Clayfighter Stop That Roach! Underdog GOTY Mega Turrican Twisted Tale of Spike McFang Dragon View X men: Children of the Atom X Men Mutant Apocalypse Contra Hard Corps Claymates Breath Of Fire Demon’s Crest Lemmings 2: The Tribes Skitchin’ 1994 GOTY: Mega Man X Donkey Kong Country Final Fantasy III Super Metroid Sonic 3 Sonic & Knucles Honorable Mentions: Primal Rage 32X (Doom, Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Racing Deluxe) Atari Jaguar (Tempest 2000, Wolfenstien 3D, Alien VS Predator) /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/34509250

Ep 125 - Nintendo Music Has Arrived! 11/12/2024

Ep - 124 Mario Party like its 1998! 10/18/2024

Ep - 124 Mario Party like its 1998! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummis, and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Blog and Streaming updates - Battle Network 5 in postgame John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog FilmLogic: Minisode: Joker 2 and most annoying streaming service RetroGroove: A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders (1993) Star Wars dads: 1 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dan’s list Shan’s list Sam’s list Trivia Card 28:38 Show Topics Mario Party! Release timeline 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008–2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019–2020 2021 2022–2023 2024 Favorite Minigames Sam -Aces High (3) -Etch ‘n Catch (3) -Bumper Balls (1 & 2) -Facelift (1 & 2) -Crazy Cutters (1 & 2) Blooper Barrage (9) (most of the boss minigames, really) Line in the Sand (9) -Paintball Battle (10) -Sizzling Stakes (Super MP) Community Couch SpiderShan — Today at 6:17 PM Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/33514377

Ep - 123 2D Zelda Lives! 10/03/2024

Ep - 122 Matchmaking of the Century 09/22/2024

Ep - 121 The Community Couch-o-rama! 08/29/2024

Ep - 121 The Community Couch-o-rama! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Dan Caporello here with John Cummis, Sam Wagers, and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Blog and Streaming updates John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog FilmLogic: RetroGroove: is coming back very soon! Star Wars dads 10:50 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan’s list Sam’s list Dan’s list John’s list Trivia Card 29:19-32:22 Show Topic Community Couch ChrisHL94 🇨🇦 — Today at 12:18 PM Thoughts on the Nintendo World Championship NES Edition? Would you like to see Nintendo expand this to other consoles? Eric Plunk — Today at 12:32 PM Now that Zelda finally gets her time to shine in Echoes of Wisdom, which character from the series should get their own starring role next? OctoRock_1982 — Today at 1:09 PM What is, by far, the worst video game you’ve ever actually played? Xomber — Today at 1:49 PM What are your personal top 3 underrated games? bozo — Today at 6:48 PM What's a game you consider to be "greater than the sum of its parts"? In other words, a game where the moment to moment interactions aren't particularly unique or noteworthy, but the overall experience is memorable and has left an impression on you. SchonerTod — 08/16/2024 9:29 PM What’s a game the ruined gaming for you even if for just a little while. PrestoTheMagnificent — Today at 6:55 PM What's a game on your favorite console that doesn't feel like it was made for that console? Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/32798847

Ep - 120 Good Ole RetroLogic Round Table! 08/14/2024

Ep - 120 Good Ole RetroLogic Round Table! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Dan Caporello here with John Cummis, Sam Wagers, and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Blog and Streaming updates John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog FilmLogic: The Summer Awards are coming up (The Summies). Best Action, Best Franchise Sequel, Unnecessary Sequel, Best drama, etc. RetroGroove: is on summer hiatus, but the backlog is stacked! retrologic.games Star Wars dads 8:55 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan’s list Sam’s list Dan’s list John’s list Trivia Card 33:00 Show Topic Host Round Table Topics: Sam - Batman: Arkham Asylum Shannon - Tales Of Symphonia Dan - Jak & Daxter, Sly Cooper, Tokobot, and exploring the PS2 library for the first time John - console repairs and mods Community Couch SNESisLife Favorite childhood game? Favorite generation of console? Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/32567937

Ep - 119 Game Convention Discussion! 07/23/2024

Ep - 119 Game Convention Discussion! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Dan Caporello here with John Cummis, Sam Wagers, and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Blog and Streaming updates John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog FilmLogic: a look at the invincible hero/villian trope. Also: Terminator, Michael Myres, The Monsters of Space Jam, Daredevil, Batman, and more! RetroGroove: is on summer hiatus, but the backlog is stacked! retrologic.games Star Wars dads: 10:48 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Shan’s list Sam’s list Dan’s list John’s list Trivia Card 31:40 Show Topic Gaming Conventions & Events. What shows have you been to? Do you go often? Running a convention Buying games/merch at cons Personal convention highlight/stories How can they improve? Community Couch All N Eric — Today at 1:16 PM Easily one of my favorite moments was when I got to film all these celebrities giving shoutouts back to my Army unit. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpXgLZkwd-s&pp=ygUUV2l6YXJkIGNvbiBzaG91dG91dHM%3D Wizard Con Shoutouts Eric Plunk — Today at 1:23 PM I got to be part of the Nintendo Dads panel to talk about retro gaming at the con in my home town. And by panel I mean just me and Marty Estes I was also introduced to the girl that voiced Ash from Pokemon. adam — Today at 1:23 PM i was going to origins game fair with my friends, and one of the features of the con was the ability to pitch a board game you designed to publishers with the intent of either getting advice or possibly being picked up by the publisher and have your board game sold. my friend sam had been developing a game for awhile called ‘go for the krill’ a whale themed trick taking card game, and he was planning on pitching it at the convention. while we were in line to get tickets we struck up a conversation with the guy behind us we all hit it off, and it turns out he owned a board game company and he picked up my friends game and it’s gonna be launched in the near future! OctoRock_1982 — Today at 2:07 PM My favorite convention memory is getting to spending time with Dan, John and Trey. DoubleD — Today at 2:35 PM A good friend and I took our sons to Gamescom 2016 in Cologne, Germany (pictured is the FFXV wristband I still have from the event). It was such an amazing and over the top event, and while I was originally excited for myself, I quickly switched gears and I let my son take over and decide how we spent our time there. It was my first large gaming event like this, so I didn't realize how much time we would spend waiting in line though. My favorite thing there was the Tekken 7 booth, but it was bittersweet, because we waited in line for a while to play it, and then found out that my son was too young and they wouldn't let him play it even though I was his father. Very strange, but still a great experience overall. Your Wallet's Defense Attorney — Today at 2:36 PM I've only ever been to Anime Midwest, and that was more to chaperone my sister. It was fun tho. It was really surreal seeing a bunch of people dressed up in cosplay, and it was fun trying to see how many I recognized. I got a picture with Pepsi Man. We went to a few panels of varying quality, from a professional samurai to some people who just bought a ton of Kazoos. We did Karaoke, and I sang Call Me Maybe, The Kirby Right Back At Ya Theme, Bye Bye Baby (Giants home run theme), Full Disclosure (Steven Universe), and Ya Got Trouble (Music Man). Someone sang Escape from the City (SA2) and the Phineas and Ferb Theme Song. It was a good time! txTrey — Today at 5:25 PM I took my son to CGF yesterday morning near opening time and he played a demo of a game called Ghost Ship Grannies. The game is an RPG about a group of grannies who get shipwrecked and you have to find the other grannies and do RPG things. Then when I obligatorily signed up for the email list after talking to the game's artist I saw 2 lines up on the sheet someone had signed up with the SAME [email protected] address as my son's name! It was the most coincidental moment that has happened to me at a convention. That was the question, right? Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games 1:10:00 = ish /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/32265422

Ep - 118 RPG fun with the Bros! 06/27/2024

Ep - 118 RPG fun with the Bros! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Dan Caporello here with John Cummis, Sam Wagers, and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Housekeeping Sam: Blog and Streaming updates John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog (Mario Land 2-Get 999 coins to enter drawing) FilmLogic: 10 Live Action movies that need an Animated remake RetroGroove: Season finale is coming soon! Adam and Liam talk about the best musical duos in history. Star Wars dads: Episode 2 is out soon talking about The Acolyte 12:24 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dan’s list Shan’s list Sam’s list Trivia Card 28:38 Show Topics Mario & Luigi Brothership was announced during the June 18th Nintendo Direct, so to celebrate we’re talking about the history of the Mario & Luigi games! Game Year Metacritic Console 2003 90/100 GBA, NSO 2005 86/100 DS, Wii U 2009 90/100 DS 2013 81/100 3DS 2015 76/100 3DS 2017 81/100 3DS 2018 84/100 3DS The developer of the Mario & Luigi games began as a fledgling RPG house. Making both the japanese only Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito for GBC and Tomato Adventure for GBA. In Tomato Adventure the player, as DeMille, a tomato-hater in the Ketchup Kingdom, fights his way from his outcast village to rescue his girlfriend. The in-game weapons are toy-like and the battles against opponents involve minigames. Some consider it to be the spiritual precursor to Mario & Luigi. Tetsuo Mizuno, Square's second president, and Fujioka and Yoshihiko Maekawa, who were game directors at Square. The name AlphaDream, meaning the 'first dream', is a play on Final Fantasy, Square's most notable series. Alphadream was also notable for being the developer for the Hamtaro license and created several games using the IP. Specifically, the later games in the series, Rainbow Rescue and Ham Ham games, both of which featured minigames that served as a prototype for those featured in mario & luigi series. 44:52-48:00 On October 1, 2019, AlphaDream declared bankruptcy, citing sluggish revenues and high development costs, and being unable to keep up with growing debt (which as of March 2018 was over ¥465 million) Many of the staff were scooped up Monolithsoft, ILCA, and Nintendo. Community Couch SpiderShan — Today at 6:17 PM @everyone a little late notice but we will be talking about the Mario & Luigi games tonight for the next episode of RetroLogic. We’d love to hear about your experiences with the series? What games have you played? What are your favorites in the series? Just being Bruce — Today at 6:50 PM Oh sorry guys, but I can’t leave any messages for you about that because I’m concentrating on the Oilers winning all the way!!!!!!!!! Your Wallet's Defense Attorney — Today at 7:08 PM The Mario & Luigi games are my childhood Mario RPGs. I had Partners in Time and Bowser's Inside Story as a kid. I view the series as an underrated classic. I own and have played the core four games, but I only beat PiT and BiS. I almost got to the end in Superstar Saga, tho. I haven't played Paper Jam. I think my favorite is absolutely Bowser's Inside Story. Eric Plunk — Today at 8:07 PM I’ve only dabbled in the series but have played enough them to enjoy their comedic charm. Superstar Saga has a special place in my heart because it was the last Christmas gift I got from my Grandmother before she passed. Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/31908017

Ep - 117 Weird Golf Games! 06/11/2024

Ep - 117 Weird Golf Games! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Dan Caporello here with John Cummis, Sam Wagers, and Shannon Eno But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Tell me one thing that happened this week! Sam - X-Men mutant apocalypse Housekeeping Sam: Blog and Streaming updates John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog FilmLogic: Furiosa, Boss Baby, Johnny Depp RetroGroove: This week Adam and Liam wax nostalgic on the era of box set subscriptions, music by telephone, TV infomercials and other quintessentially '90s methods of consuming music. Star Wars dads 17:08 The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Dan’s list Shan’s list Sam’s list Jon’s List Trivia Card Show Topics In honor of the 20th anniversary of Ribbit King, we're talking about: Weird Golf Games! Dan - Ribbit King Sam - Kirby’s Dream Course John - Golf Story Shannon-Toadstool Tour Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio. You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/31698342

Ep - 116 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 25th Anniversary! 05/26/2024

Ep - 116 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 25th Anniversary! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummins and Shannon Eno joined by our brothers in groove Liam Davenport to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater! How are you? But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Housekeeping Sam: Mega Monday has returned John: Substack Pokemon OTR done. Unicorn Overlord incoming, Minish Cap FilmLogic: More cartoons getting the ‘97 treatment RetroGroove: Build a band: 3 MCs + 1 DJ Star Wars Dads made the jump to light speed May 4! What We’ve Been Playing Liam - Sam - Ys book II, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys John - Shining Force and Dave the Diver Shannon - Unicorn Overlord, KotOR, Paper Mario TYD The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for for our trio of automated competitors: The Ghost (Polterguest), the Robot (Deus Guess Machina), and the Dinosaur (???Retrosaurus???) They each make their own guess as well! Liam’s List Sam’s list John’s list Shannon’s list Trivia Card Show Topics 1:01:22 Discuss: -our experience with the game and the series -skateboarding was like, really big in the ‘90’s (first X games held in ‘95) -The soundtrack: a tastemaker for many -When did the series fizzle out? - INFO: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater: Developer: Neversoft Publisher: Activision September 29, 1999 on Playstation March 15, 2000 on N64 March 21, 2000 on GBC (developed by Natsume) May 24, 2000 on Dreamcast Oct 13, 2003 N-Gage (developed by Ideaworks 3D May 5, 2005 Mobile Game modes: Single Player: Career Mode (videotape collection, allegedly inspired by super mario 64’s stars)(objectives like collect SKATE, destroy objects, reach a certain score) Single Session Free Skate Multiplayer: Graffiti Trick Attack HORSE Playable characters:(10 + 2 ogs) Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Kareem Campbell, Rune Glifberg, Bucky Lasek, Chad Muska, Andrew Reynolds, Geoff Rowley, Elissa Steamer, Jamie Thomas, Officer Dick +, Private Carerra+ -later games added a character creator and a wide variety of off the wall guest characters like Spider Man, Doomguy, James Hetfield, and Darth Maul -Actually released to capitalize on growing success of Top Skater (1997, Arcade, Sega) and Street Sk8er (1998, EA, Playstation). -Neversoft released only 3 games prior: Skeleton Warriors, MDK, and Apocalypse Sequels: Pro Skater 1999 Pro Skater 2 2000 Pro Skater 3 2001 Pro Skater 2x 2001 Pro Skater 4 2002 Underground 2003 Underground 2 2004 American Wasteland 2005 Downhill Jam 2006 Project 8 2006 Proving Ground 2007 Motion 2008 Vert 2009 Ride 2009 Shred 2010 Pro Skater HD 2012 Shred Session 2014 Pro Skater 5 2015 Skate Jam 2018 Pro Skater 1 + 2 2020 Tony Hawk turned down a one-time offer for permanent use of his name in likeness in favor of royalties. He made the right call, earning ten times the initial offer within two years. Tony Hawk also did a lot of playtesting himself, and personally selected the skaters to be playable characters himself as well. -motion capture was attempted, but not quite there yet. Instead, animations were made based on X-games footage as reference Promotions: Toys R us mini skateboard for pre-orders of GBC version Playable demo on summer ‘99 compilation CD by Playstation Underground Second demo on a promo disc distributed by Pizza Hut -Ngage version bundled with N-Gage QD Community Couch Schoner Tod I remember when Tony Hawk Pro skater first released. (edited) as a kid playing game was for nights and winter when it was raining but every time i had my friends over it was always a compitition to see who could get the best line or the highest score. I remember several weekends we would even carry our tvs to each others houses and have multiple games going at once. pizza tons of soda and nothing but laughs. bozo — Yesterday at 10:14 AM I was very late to the party with THPS - I only got into the series around 2016 as I was building up my OG Xbox library and had 2x/3/4 on hand to see what all the fuss was about. Going in, I was expecting it to be the kind of game that hasn't aged well; one whose reputation was heavily embellished by nostalgia for the era it represented. Needless to say, I was very, very wrong. THPS totally holds up. And the gameplay mechanics on offer are not only ridiculously deep, but fluid and cohesive in a way few other games can match even today. Chaining tricks into manuals into ramps into reverts is an absolutely sublime gameplay loop that never gets old. I'm always bothered whenever THPS gets lumped into the generic "Sports" categorization, when in reality it has way more in common with combo-oriented action games like Devil May Cry or Bayonetta than say, Madden. I think that's why it quickly became one of my all-time favorite series despite completely missing out on them when they were in the zeitgeist. Oh yeah, and the soundtrack? It shreds. As a huge pop-punk fan I couldn't ask for more. I'll never forgive Activision-Blizzard for shutting down Vicarious Visions and cancelling the THPS 3+4 remaster. 1+2 is arguably the best remaster ever made, and is easily the apex of the entire franchise, despite the moribund state the franchise was in for the previous 15 years. Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! 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Ep - 115 Digital Pinball, Save your Quarters! 05/16/2024

Ep - 115 Digital Pinball, Save your Quarters! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummins and Shannon Eno joined by to talk about video pinball! How are you? But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Housekeeping Sam: John and I were on Here comes a new challenger! Mega Monday Returns! Garfield Flees in Terror! on youtube (ThirdstrongestMole, 730 EST) John: Substack OTR - Pokemon X and Y and Zelda Minish Cap FilmLogic: Brendan Fraser’s Mixed Career (The Mummy 25th anniversary) RetroGroove: Build a band: 3 MCs + 1 DJ Star Wars Dads made the jump to light speed May 4! What We’ve Been Playing Sam - Ufouria 2, Blazing Lasers, Pokemon Pinball Ruby Sapphire (Pokedex complete!), Ys book II John - Dragon Quest 2 and Assassins Creed Black Flag Shannon - Unicorn Overlord, 4 Swords Adventure, LttP, KotOR, SML The Price Is Retro 3255 If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for for our trio of automated competitors: The Ghost (Polterguest), the Robot (Deus Guess Machina), and the Dinosaur (???Retrosaurus???) They each make their own guess as well! Sam’s list John’s list Shannon’s list Trivia Card Show Topics 48:00 Discuss: Notable games: Pinball (NES) Alien Crush and Devil Crush (TG16) also ported to Genesis as “Dragon’s Fury”/ Devil Crash MD (Japan) As well as inspired recent Demon’s Tilt (multiplat) Revenge of the Gator (GB) Kirby’s Pinball Land Pokemon Pinball (GB and GBA (Ruby Sapphire) Metroid Prime Pinball (DS) Pinball FX Series (XBLA, later windows, modern platforms) Dino Land (Genesis) (?) Missed opportunities: pac man pinball advance, mario pinball land Stranger fare: Odama (GC) and Yoku’s Island Expresss (modern systems) VR-Star Wars Pinball Sonic Spinball (SG) Galactic Pinball (VB) It’s not the same as an analog machine…and that’s okay. "(Devil’s Crush is) the best video pinball game of all time—mainly because it didn't try to be anything like real pinball." Electronic Gaming Monthly, 1997, ranking it as #50 on a list of top 100 games of all time How important are the physics really? Why don’t games today have pinball spinoffs? Relegated to handhelds in the past Games we want a pinball of Community Couch Great responses on Tony Hawk! Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/31329867

Ep - 114 All good Shops must come to an end! 04/26/2024

Ep - 114 All good Shops must come to an end! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummins and Shannon Eno! How are you? But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Housekeeping Sam: Streaming to return….sometime John: On Topic Retro: Pokemon X & Y wrapping up May 15th, On topic Modern Unicorn soon? FilmLogic: Fallout ep 1 review RetroGroove: High Five - Top 5 Hollywood actors turned musicians Star Wars Dads launching May 4! What We’ve Been Playing Guest - Sam - , Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999, Metal Slug 1st Mission John - Assassins Creed Black Flag, Pokemon X, and Spider Man 2 on hold finished the Fallout series Shannon - Unicorn Overlord, LoZ:Four Swords Adventure, Stitched, Cryptrio The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for for our trio of automated competitors: The Ghost (Polterguest), the Robot (Deus Guess Machina), and the Dinosaur (???Retrosaurus???) They each make their own guess as well! Sam’s list John’s list Shannon’s list Trivia Card Show Topics 36:10 Online Shut Downs DS April 1, 2016: The day it was announced that the Nintendo DSi Shop would close in 2017. September 30, 2016: The last day to have purchased points in the Nintendo DSi Shop using a credit card or to have redeemed Nintendo DSi Points Cards in the Nintendo DSi Shop. March 31, 2017: The last day to have purchased software in the Nintendo DSi Shop. Photo dojo, Dragon Quest Wars, Dark Void Zero, SteamWorld: Tower Defense, Pyoro, Mighty Flip Champs!, A Kappa's Trail, WarioWare: Snapped!, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition -Wii - September 29, 2017: The day it was announced that the Wii Shop will close in 2019. March 26, 2018: The last day to have purchased points in the Wii Shop or redeem Points Cards in the Wii Shop. January 30, 2019: The last day to have purchased software in the Wii Shop. Adventure Island: The Beginning,Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth, Contra ReBirth, Excitebike: World Rally, FAST Racing League, Gradius ReBirth - 3DS As of May 23, 2022, it is no longer possible to use a credit card to add funds to an account in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. As of August 29, 2022, it is no longer possible to use a Nintendo eShop Card to add funds to an account in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. As of April 3, 2023, it is no longer possible to redeem download codes in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. As of March 11, 2024, it is no longer possible to combine the Nintendo eShop fund balance between a Nintendo Network ID and a Nintendo Account Crimson Shroud, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, Ace Attorney Dual Destinies, Ace Attorney Spirit of Justice, Pushmo, Crashmo and Stretchmo, Attack of the Friday Monsters, Box Boy, Box Box Boy, Bye Bye Box Boy, Liberation Maiden, Harmo Knight, Sakura Samurai Art of the Sword, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Nintendo Badge Arcade -Wii U Dr. Luigi, Affordable Space Adventures, -Xbox 360 - The Xbox 360 Store and the Xbox 360 Marketplace (marketplace.xbox.com) will be retired on July 29, 2024 Eric Plunk I think Microsoft has done the best job out of anyone on backwards compatibility and preservation of their Xbox library. 630 out of 2,155 360 games and 60 out of 998 original Xbox games have been made available on the Xbox One & Series X. While this softens the blow of the 360 marketplace’s closure there are still a massive amount of games being left behind. Physical copies of these games will and in some cases already have seen an increase in value. Digital only games like Rush ‘N Attack Expatriot, Rez HD, Vigilante 8 Arcade, and all of the Arcade Kinect games will be largely left to time, piracy notwithstanding. Here’s hoping that the recently rumored renewed focus on backwards compatibility from Microsoft comes to fruition. - PS3 -While Sony had previously announced in 2021 that it was shutting down its PS3 digital storefront, the company reversed its decision after a backlash from fans. Both the PS3 servers and store remain in operation in 2024. Thoughts - Community Couch JosiahP. — 04/22/2024 10:21 AM Super Mario Maker for the Wii u hit me hard- do you think that revival services like RiiConnect24 or PriiTendo are a good option for revival projects? Eric Plunk — 04/22/2024 10:40 AM I wish I had the foresight to download the Konami Rebirth series of games from WiiWare before the Wii Shop closed down. Every company should make a better effort to preserve and make these games available on future hardware. adam — 04/22/2024 2:21 PM don’t have a story to tell, but instead a meme to share! but it’s wild to me that games like the crew can get delisted. Presto — 04/22/2024 2:48 PM What's your favorite WiiWare game? Mike Writes — 04/22/2024 4:09 PM Xbox 360 store is going offline in June. It might be your last chance to Ms. Splosion. Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/31002113

Ep - 113 Super Metroid 30th Anniversary 04/14/2024

Ep - 113 Super Metroid 30th Anniversary Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummins and Shannon Eno! How are you? But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Housekeeping Sam: Streaming to return….sometime John: On Topic Retro: Game Boy Anniversary, Pokemon X & Y, On topic Modern Unicorn when? FilmLogic: 16 Franchise Bracket RetroGroove: Expand my mind: Max Martin Star Wars Dads launching May 4! What We’ve Been Playing Guest - Sam - Unicorn Overlord (cleared), Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, Dokapon Kingdom John - Unicorn Overlord Done, Pokemon X, and Spider Man 2 Watching the Fallout series Shannon - Unicorn Overlord, LoZ:Four Swords Adventure, Tales of Arise The Price Is Retro 25:50 If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for for our trio of automated competitors: The Ghost (Polterguest), the Robot (Deus Guess Machina), and the Dinosaur (???Retrosaurus???) They each make their own guess as well! Sam’s list John’s list Shannon’s list Trivia Card Show Topics 42:56 Super Metroid Turns 30! Original release date: March 19, 1994 (Japan) April 18, 1994 (NA), July 28, 1994 (PAL) -First metroid game to be directed by Yoshio Sakamoto -featured the ability to fire in all directions while moving -auto-mapping -sound programmer and composer Kenji Yamamoto cites he approached the work“"with a sound programmer's ear, with a sound effect creator's ear, and with the approach and theory of a composer". -would not get another metroid game until Fusion in 2002 -Staple of later retro-game services (virtual console, NSO online, -Our experience with the game -Legacy - (creating a genre?) Community Couch 1:12:10 @txTrey Guys I've never played super Metroid more than an hour because I got stuck and gave up. I've beaten dread, fusion, and returns remake. Should I walk or run into playing super Metroid? Does it do anything better than the games that came after it? Or was it remarkable for being the first of the great Metroid games? Dan - RetroLogic — 04/07/2024 5:29 PM I play it for the first time ever a few years ago and it's undoubtedly one of my favorite games of all time now. BUT I didn't play it without some help. There are a few points in the game where what you need to do next is unintentionally opaque. I own the paper guide so I limited myself to that. But if you get stuck, just look it up. The game is amazing and 100% worth playing. OctoRock_1982 — 04/07/2024 6:05 PM As an adult with normal adult responsibilities, there are plenty of retro games that will give you a much more enjoyable experience using a guide when you don’t have endless childhood summers and afternoons filled with nothing but free time to explore every single pixel of a game. Solo — 04/07/2024 6:41 PM After coming off Metroid and many Summer afternoons firing your way thru an underground maze; do you feel Super Metroid in comparison was an easier game to finish since you had a working foundation now? (edited) Mike Writes — 04/07/2024 7:40 PM Which genre needs to make a comeback? Claymation games 3D fighters that are very realistic Guitar Hero games Hong Kong style bullet time shooters WW2 first person shooters that are not multiplayer Mech sims PrestoTheMagnificent — 04/08/2024 3:49 PM Name 5 franchises that are better than super metroid Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/30814843

Ep - 112 Top 5 Strategy RPGs 03/22/2024

Ep - 111 Happy 25th Super Smash Bros! 02/28/2024

Ep - 111 Happy 25th Super Smash Bros! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins How are you? But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Housekeeping Sam: Mega Mondays:Stay tuned, I’m moving John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Oracle games, Spanky’s Quest Retro Rewind FilmLogic: Nimona and Francis Ford Coppola RetroGroove: Family Affair: Top Sibling bands by Decade Talk about Retro Protection - Dan Godkin The Price Is Retro 10:06 If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Sam’s list John’s list Trivia Card 29:36 Show Topics 25 Years of Super Smash Bros. SSB 64 released April 26, 1999 (NA) (January 21 Japan, November 19, EU) -Began development as Dragon King: the Fighting Game, Nintendo characters added later -Master of Hype, then and now -marketing -Slamfest ‘99 and the “Happy Together” Commercial. -how did you find out about the game? -Nintendo Power coverage -A fighting game (?) unlike any other -simple inputs -wide mobility (“platform fighter”) - “party game” - items and stage hazards -Introduction to a wider world of Nintendo -recognizing characters -curiosity about other characters -unifying Nintendo as a brand Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/30158358

Ep 110 - 2024 Gaming Goals 01/16/2024

Ep 110 - 2024 Gaming Goals Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins and special guest Adam Caporello How are you? But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Housekeeping Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon! New game +: Leg’s go again! GOTY 30 episode is live Star Fox declared best soundtrack over Plok, the world over weeps John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Ocarina of Time, F Zero X FilmLogic: 2023 Movie Report Card RetroGroove: Albums of the year special The Price Is Retro 0945 If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Sam’s list John’s list Trivia Card 2030 Show Topics Gaming Goals for the year Games to beat? Collection goals? RetroLogic Goals? Community Couch 4320 MikeWrites Gamers are debating the best generational leap. I would say the Saturn to Dreamcast was a pretty big jump, 128 bit, online gaming, PC engine gaming, arcade perfection. Others argue that the jump from GBA to PSP will never happen again in our time. I would consider the Wii to Switch if Nintendo didn't make a WiiU DOS to Steam lol? Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/29507868

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Ep - 107 New Game ++! 11/08/2023

Ep - 107 New Game ++! On this episode Sam and I enjoy the new podcast plus as we discuss what we think about new game plus options in games! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins How are you? But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Housekeeping Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon! blog - Illogic from Mike! - Wario goes to Seminary John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Alttp, Blaster Master Enemy Below FilmLogic: Pre-2023 Video Game Movies RetroGroove: Groove Gear, Rhodes and Wurlitzer Electric Pianos The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Sam’s list John’s list Trivia Card Show Topics New Game + Chrono Trigger- Not the first, but first to call it “New Game +” or “New game with Strength” Other Early Examples: The Legend of Zelda (“Another Quest”), Metroid, Ghosts N’ Goblins, Kirby’s Dream Land (“Extra Game”) Super Mario Galaxy Luigi Mode New Game + in RPGS Go back in right away, or after a long break? New Game + and Difficulty (sometimes it’s hard mode, sometimes it’s easy mode) New Game + exclusive content (secret endings, alternate characters, quests, etc.) Sam’s Recent Examples - Armored Core VI - Mega Man Battle Network 4 -Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter -Triangle Strategy Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/28554779

Ep - 106 Shoot em up or Shmup whatever! 10/29/2023

Ep - 106 Shoot em up or Shmup whatever! Introduction Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins How are you? But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord. - Giveaways - Contests - AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins. - you can find everything at our website retrologic.games Housekeeping Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon! blog - Games from across the multiverse: How Plok Saved the world in Verse 16121511! Also, John: On Topic Retro; Joy Mech Fight Tourney!, FilmLogic: Mission Impossible and Fall movies RetroGroove: Season 3 episode 4: spooky playlist The Price Is Retro If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess Sam’s list John’s list Mike’s guest list Trivia Card Show Topics What’s the Deal with Shmups? Sub-topic Smorgasbord Sam: how the TG-16 mini and sunk cost fallacy convinced me to give the genre more attention Side-scrolling vs vertical scrolling Multidirectional shooters Difficulty: are shmups too hard to be approachable? Which games are a good gateway? Solar Striker UN Squadron Twinbee Blazing Lasers Soldier Blade Salamander/Life Force Einhander? Shmups on NSO Gradius Pop’n twinbee Star soldier S.C.A.T. (Special cybernetic attack team) Super E.D.F. M.U.S.H.A Zero Wing Super Fantasy Zone Other games of interest: Ikaruga Radiant Silvergun Gradius Darius Raiden R-type Lords of Thunder Twinkle Star Sprites Parodius Cho Aniki Cotton Series Playing shmups through emulation/remasters: things to keep in mind When to use rewind/save states Turbo Controllers, esp. For arcade games Shmup Levels in other games Community Couch Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games /episode/index/show/retrologic/id/28454210

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