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How about we look at some games you play with a friend. Hopefully that friend doesn't quickly turn into an enemy. Games Shown: Genesis - Gauntlet 4, Crack Down SNES - The King of Dragons, Pocky & Rocky, Pocky & Rocky 2, Super Smash TV, Super Mario Kart, Metal Warriors NES - North and South, Archon Nintendo 64 - Mario Kart 64, Mario Party 2

More goodies from Japan that we never got to enjoy abroad in their time without importing. And a look at the Twin Famicom system by Sharp! Games Shown: Famicom/NES - Wai Wai World, Wai Wai World 2 Famicom Disk System - Castlevania, Castlevania 2, Kid Icarus, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Bio Miracle Bokkute Upa Super Famicom/SNES - Mickey no Tokyo Daibouken, Umihara Kiwase, Do Re Mi Fantasy, Mario & Wario PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 - Gekibo/Photograph Boy, Coryoon

Let's take a look at some good games that flew under the radar in their time. Games Shown: Genesis - Mystic Defender, Predator 2, Air Diver Sega CD - The Space Adventure Cobra SNES - Super Chase H.Q., Lock-On, Super Air Diver 2 Game Boy Advance - Drill Dozer Sega Master System - Predator 2 PlayStation - Skullmonkeys, Pocket Fighter, Klonoa Wii - Klonoa PlayStation 3 - 3D Dot Game Heroes

Let's take a look at some popular games and how they represent or differ from the arcade originals! Games Shown: Arcade - Super Contra, E-SWAT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thunder Blade, Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi NES - Super C, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi Sega Master System - E-SWAT, Thunder Blade, Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi GameBoy - Operation C Genesis - E-SWAT, Super Thunder Blade, Ninja Gaiden PC Engine - Thunder Blade, Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi Lynx - Ninja Gaiden

FINALLY we are taking a look at some awesome turn-based JRPGs! Games Shown: NES - Mother Sega Master System - Phantasy Star Genesis - Phantasy Star 2, Phantasy Star 3, Phantasy Star 4 SNES - Earthbound, Chrono Trigger Sega CD - Lunar: The Silver Star, Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Saturn - Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete PlayStation - Chrono Cross

Here's some more games that are not worth your time... at all. Games Shown: NES - Contra Force Genesis - Blaster Master 2, Time Killers, No Escape, Revolution X, Aero the Acro-Bat SNES - Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball, Aero the Acro-Bat, Revolution X, No Escape TurboGrafx-16 - Night Creatures Nintendo 64 - South Park 64

You don't have to spend a lot of money to get good games, so in this episode we take a look at great games for lots of different systems that you can find for cheap. Games Shown: NES - Jackal, Rampage, Super Mario Bros. 2 Sega Master System - Rampage Genesis - Dynamite Headdy Sega CD - Rise of the Dragon Neo Geo - Magician Lord, Nam 1975 Dreamcast - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Wii - A Boy and His Blob

By popular demand we show both of our collections and game room setups! *We initially didn't want to do room tours because we thought they were a bit self-serving, but we continually got requests for them so we'd thought we'd have fun with it and at least try to make it entertaining. *The cat from episode 3 makes a brief appearance. *A Glidecam was used for much of the footage of all the rooms. These can get quite heavy! YouTube also seems to have issues with the smooth motion on computers that aren't very new. *Only one game was shown and only briefly, Devil World, a reproduction cart for the NES. It was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and is the only one of his games never to be released in the USA.

We're back to discuss more RPGs!Episode 78 - Here we are with part 2 of our RPG special! Lots of good stuff this time. Not that last time was full of bad stuff or anything. Games Shown: Genesis - Pier Solar SNES - Breath of Fire, Super Mario RPG, Final Fantasy 6/3 Sega Saturn - Panzer Dragoon Saga PlayStation 3 - Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

So they crammed the Neo Geo on a handheld device and are selling it for $200. Is it worth it? Games Shown: Neo Geo X - King of the Monsters, Alpha Mission 2, World Heroes Perfect, Fatal Fury, League Bowling, Fatal Fury Special, Magician Lord, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, Baseball Stars 2, Cyber Lip, Art of Fighting, Metal Slug, Mutation Nation, The King of Fighters '95, Puzzled, 3 Count Bout, Nam 1975, Super Sidekicks, Samurai Shodown II, Last Resort, Ninja Master's Firmware Update Episode: - The King of Fighters '96, Blazing Star, Kizuna Encounter

This time we take a look at some games that might be difficult to add to your collection. Games Shown: TurboGrafx-16 - Magical Chase Game Boy - Castlevania Legends Mega Drive/Genesis - Marble Madness (both EA and Tengen versions) PlayStation - Einhander Sega Master System - Sonic the Hedgehog Super Nintendo - E.V.O. NES - Little Samson, Duck Tales 2 Sega 32X - Spider-Man Web of Fire

We're back with more games that deserve far more than the attention they currently receive. Games Shown: Genesis - Quackshot starring Donald Duck, Granada, Elemental Master TurboGrafx-16 Super CD-ROM - Beyond Shadowgate Game Boy - Kirby's Block Ball GameCube - Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Master System - Black Belt PlayStation - Tomba, International Track and Field Saturn - Shinobi Legions / Shinobi X

Ys is a great series that has a lot of amazing games that most people don't know much about. As usual, all games recorded from real hardware. Games Shown: Sega Master System - Ys: The Vanished Omens NES - Ys, Ys 2: The Final Chapter, Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys Sharp X68000 - Ys, Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys TurboGrafx-16 CD - Ys Book 1 and 2, Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys, Ys 4: The Dawn of Ys Saturn - Falcom Classics, Falcom Classics II Nintendo DS - Legacy of Ys Books 1 & 2 PSP - Ys 1&2 Chronicles, Ys The Oath in Felghana, Ys 6: The Ark of Napishtim, Ys Seven SNES - Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys, Ys 4: Mask of the Sun, Ys 5 Genesis - Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys PlayStation 2 - Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys, Ys 5: Lost Kefin Kindom of Sand, Ys 6: The Ark of Napishtim

The Master System was Sega's first attempt at a home console in the US. This video explores many of the games on that system and the system itself. Games Shown: Sega Master System - Space Harrier, Choplifter, Deep Duck Trouble starring Donald Duck, Golden Axe, Golden Axe Warrior, Golvellius, Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone II, Fantasy Zone: The Maze, Galaxy Force, Wanted, Wonder Boy, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, Wonder Boy in Monster World, Kung-Fu Kid, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Cloud Master, Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World

This is how we got our information when retro games were current and it as a really fun way of doing it! These are some of the greatest mags in the US. What is your favorite gaming magazine? How about least favorite? Why? *Over 143 pages scanned for this episode. *Some magazines were so big that each page had to be scanned in multiple passes just to get the entire image. *Gameplay from Snail Maze (Master System), Batman (Genesis), Ecco the Dolphin (Dreamcast) and Jet Grind Radio (Dreamcast) are all shown briefly. *First episode released partnered with Screenwave Media.

If you've watched the show for awhile, you probably know that we like our racing games. Well, here's some of our favorites! What are your favorites? Games Shown: Dreamcast - Daytona USA, Hydro Thunder PlayStation 2 - World Rally Championship (WRC), Out Run 2006: Coast 2 Coast Xbox - Burnout 3: Takedown, MotoGP 3 SNES - F-Zero PlayStation - Road Rash Nintendo 64 - Wave Race 64 Saturn - Sega Rally Championship Game Boy Advance - Mario Kart Super Circuit

Ever have a game or series that you're dying for a proper sequel to be made? Yeah, us too. Genesis - Streets of Rage, Streets of Rage 2, Streets of Rage 3, Golden Axe, Golden Axe 2, Golden Axe 3, Shining Force, Shining Force II Sega CD - Shining Force CD, Popful Mail, Golden Axe (from Sega Arcade Classics Collection) TurboGrafx-16 - JJ & Jeff (Ken Chan and Kato Chan) SNES - Axelay PlayStation - Return Fire, Jumping Flash 2 PlayStation 2 - Okami PSP - LocoRoco, LocoRoco 2

Whatever happened to that one game? Why did some games just not get remembered very well by the masses or the companies that made them? Are they good games? Bad games? Let's find out! Games Shown: Genesis - Ristar SNES - Stunt Race FX, Uniracers Sega CD - Wonder Dog PlayStation 2 - The Mark of Kri TurboGrafx-16 - Bravoman PlayStation - Crash Team Racing Saturn - Bug!, Astal Game Boy - Solar Striker

Let's take a look at Sega's 32X add-on for the Genesis/Mega Drive and all of its games. Is it as horrible as the internet would lead you to believe or the best thing that has ever happened to gaming? Perhaps somewhere in between? Games Shown: 32X - Kolibri, Star Wars Arcade, Shadow Squadron, Darxide, Knuckles' Chaotix, Virtua Racing Deluxe, Virtua Fighter, Metal Head, Tempo, Zaxxon Motherbase 2000, Star Trek Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator, World Series Baseball, RBI Baseball '95, Space Harrier, After Burner II Complete, WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game, WWF Raw, FIFA Soccer 96, Cosmic Carnage, Pitfall The Mayan Adventure, Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw, NFL Quarterback Club, T-Mek, Mortal Kombat II, Primal Rage, BC Racers, Toughman Contest, Doom, Spider-Man: Web of Fire, Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV, Motocross Championship, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Golf Magazine Presents 36 Great Holes starring Fred Couples

Another Game Sack Halloween Special with games that will permanently paralyze you with fear as well as another scary Game Sack movie! Games Shown: Arcade - Splatterhouse NES - Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti Sega Master System - Ghost House TurboGrafx-16 - Splatterhouse Genesis - Splatterhouse 2, Splatterhouse 3 Super Nintendo - Majyūō (King of Demons) Saturn - D, Deep Fear Xbox - Otogi, Otogi 2 PlayStation 3 - Splatterhouse

Every wonder how a remake of a game compares to the original? So do we! So in this episode we check some of them out! Games Shown: Arcade - Chuka Taisen PC Engine - Chuka Taisen PC Engine Super CD - Dracula X - Rondo of Blood Sega Master System - Cloud Master PSP - Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, Mega Man Powered Up NES - Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2 (US), Super Mario Bros 2 (JP), Super Mario Bros 3, Duck Tales, Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Chuka Taisen, Metroid SNES - Super Mario All-Stars Genesis - Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse, Flashback: The Quest for Identity, Mega Man: The Wiley Wars Game Boy Advance - Metroid Zero Mission PlayStation 3 - Castle of Illusion, Ducktales Remastered Xbox 360 - Flashback Wii - The Monkey King: The Legend Begins

Sometimes a sequel or a follow-up just doesn't live up to the standards of the original. Do people expect too much or did the developer make changes they shouldn't have? Games Shown: NES - The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II:The Adventure of Link, Blaster Master Genesis - Toejam & Earl, ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron, El Viento, Rocket Knight Adventures, Sparkster, Cool Spot, Spot Goes to Hollywood SNES - Sparkster, Cool Spot Sega CD - Annet Futatabi PlayStation - Blaster Master Blasting Again, ESPN Xtreme Games, 2Xtreme Wii - Excite Truck, Excite Bots

Let's take a look at some sequels which actually improve upon the original! Games Shown: Sega Master System - Wonder Boy, Wonder Boy in Monster Land TurboGrafx-16 - The Legendary Axe, The Legendary Axe II, Alien Crush, Devil's Crush Genesis - Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park Rampage Edition SNES - Pilotwings Game Boy - The Castlevania Adventure, Castlevania II: Belmosnt's Revenge, Super Mario Land, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Nintendo 64 - Pilotwings 64 PlayStation 2 - God of War, God of War II

Oh c'mon, don't be such a curmudgeon! Just watch, it's fun! Sports games are videogames too and despite what most of us may think about them, they do deserve a bit of time in the spotlight. What are some of YOUR favorite sports games and why? Games Shown: NES - Bases Loaded, Bases Loaded 2, Tecmo Bowl Sega Master System - Reggie Jackson Baseball, Super Tennis Genesis - Tommy Lasorda Baseball, Sports Talk Baseball, John Madden Football (all of them for the system), Pat Riley Basketball, Lakers vs Celtics and the NBA Playoffs, Bulls vs Blazers, David Robinson's Supreme Court, NBA Live 95, James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing/Final Blow, Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing, Greatest Heavyweights SNES - Hal's Hole in One Golf, Super Tennis, Super Bases Loaded, Tecmo Super Bowl, Tecmo Super Bowl III Neo Geo - Baseball Stars Professional Saturn - Decathlete, Winter Heat, Worldwide Soccer/Sega International Victory Goal Dreamcast - Virtua Athlete 2000

Sometimes fans take it upon themselves to make some cool stuff for our favorite game consoles. Games Shown: NES - Sir Ababol, Battle Kid, Castlevania 2 (hack) Sega Master System - Digger Chan Genesis - Sacred Line Genesis, Glass Breaker MD, Project MD, Bad Apple SNES - Road Blaster, Super Mario Odyssey, SNES Test Program, Star Ocean (English hack), Seiken Densetsu 3 (English hack), Ys V (English hack) TurboGrafx-16 - Tongueman's Logic, Reflectron TurboGrafx CD - Mysterious Song, Insanity

In this episode we review the Retro Duo Portable which plays SNES cartridges and also includes an adapter to play NES games. We also take a look at some of Retrobit's accessories like the Super Retroadvance GBA adapter and the RetroGEN Genesis adapter. No game reviews but quick, direct-feed footage is shown of Contra 3 (RDP and SNES), Mega Man 2 (RDP), Castle of Illusion (RetroGEN and Genesis), Karnaaj (Super Retro Advance) and Rastan (RetroGEN and Sega Master System)