If Nintendo was right in keeping Lost Levels away from the NES, the unpredictable rise of speedrunning, what your favorite Mario character says about you, and questioning the truth of the familiar claim that SMB2 is "just" a reskin... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MageCast X feat. the Well-Red Mage , CriterionX , and special guest Joe Bourrie . The cast of mages is back, so please enjoy early access! Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Red's Twitch Crit's Twitch TeePublic Guest links: beyondthe...
Oct 02, 2023•2 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 96
Your favorite imports you've never played and why they didn't come to the West in the first place, the differences between translation and localization, and why the Famicom isn't merely the "Japanese version of the NES"... this is MageCast X feat. the Well-Red Mage , CriterionX , and special guest Joe Bourrie . The cast of mages is back, so please enjoy early access! Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Red's Twitch Crit's Twitch TeePublic Guest links: beyondthenes.com facebook.com/syncoplay @syncop...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Season 5Ep. 95
Catching up with a content creator from the Aloha State, finding an analogy for Hawaiian history in Armored Core, breaking down the assemblage of an AC, and how to interact with a game's difficulty positively... this is MageCast X feat. the Well-Red Mage , CriterionX , and special guest Mekel Kasanova . Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Red's Twitch Crit's Twitch TeePublic Guest links: http://twitch.tv/MekelKasanova http://YouTube.com/@MekelKasanova http://tiktok.com/@MekelKasanova https://twitte...
Sep 04, 2023•2 hr 48 min•Season 5Ep. 94
Nostalgia vs new experiences, improving upon a masterpiece, facing the colossi of grief, methods for dealing with loss, and asking if the hero is the hero of his own story... I'm the Well-Red Mage with CriterionX and this is MageCast X! Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Red's Twitch Crit's Twitch TeePublic Music: "Prologue" & "Revived Power" by Kow Otani Support the show...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 5Ep. 92
Introducing MageCast X, the newly rebranded podcast! Meet returning host Moses aka the Well-Red Mage and Jared aka CriterionX as we start this new journey once again. Yes, the Cast of the Mage is back with more episodes, more guests, and more in-depth discussion on the way. Hear about how this project came to fruition and what the future holds for MageCast X. Thanks for listening and don't miss our GIVEAWAY ! Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Red's Twitch Crit's Twitch TeePublic Music: "L...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 91
Where to start with the Breath of Fire series, Katt vs Nina, populating township, the immense suffering and sadness of the dragon tears, and the formative experience of Capcom's darkly religious 16-bit classic... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. Patrick Kulikowski ! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @PatrickKul Links: www.patrickkulikowski.com www.youtube.com/vgdrum www.vgmpire.com https://s...
Sep 13, 2022•2 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 90
The innovations of Monster Hunter on the Wii, the challenge of underwater combat, restoring what was lost when the online servers went down, and the importance of game preservation... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. InusualZ from MH3SP ! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: discord.gg/R7rSRVEXhc Links: github.com/sepalani/MH3SP forum.wii-homebrew.com/index.php/Thread/60432-Monster-Hunter-Tri-p...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 4Ep. 89
The key differences between adventure and role-playing games, tinkering with the Adventure Game Interactive engine, existing in a game world vs trying to beat it as quickly as possible, and how to make classic adventure games cool again... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. John Roo of The Retro Room ! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @TheRetroRoomRoo Links: theretroroomgames.com adventure ga...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 88
Tabletop wargaming in the 90s, the difference between strategy and tactics, macromanaging and micromanaging for the uninitiated, and how to rise up lights in Australia... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. @KhaylAdam ! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @KhaylAdam Links: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/long-live-play/id1570229780 the-pixels.com/2022/01/24/total-war-warhammer-ii-2017-pc the-pixels...
Aug 09, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 87
American, Japanese, and Australian arcades, #FreeMvC2, the best characters not in the game, the death of 2D AAA animation, and why more fighters need a color edit mode... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. David Giltinan ! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @DaGiltyMan Links: instagram.com/dagiltyman davidsaysthat.com store.steampowered.com/app/2024390/Mato_Anomalies kickstarter.com/projects/pc...
Jul 26, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 86
The lasting appeal of the TMNT, the original voice cast for the 4 shell-heads, the turtles as personality archetypes, and how to nail retro authenticity without being tempted to subvert expectations... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. Kevin Decristofano from the Ninja Turtle Nerds Podcast ! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @TMNTNerds Links: The Ninja Turtle Nerds on Anchor The Ninja Turtle ...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 4Ep. 85
The dark lord of censorship and the puritanical cultural movement fueling it, what makes a game a horror game, fake Castlevania titles, the future of Castlevania, and so much delicious Mode 7... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. Roger from Gamerheads and Pure Nintendo! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Joypad Lad giveaway: joypadlad.com/pages/giveaway Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @NintendRog Links: @GamerheadsPod gamerhe...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 4Ep. 84
The idealized work of video games contrasted with the manual labor of real life, the value and practicality of play, the very first farm sim, and how casual is not a dirty word ... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. JR Sommerfeldt of Indierabbitree ! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Joypad Lad giveaway: joypadlad.com/pages/giveaway Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @sommerfeldt_r Links: twitch.tv/indierabbitree facebook.com/j...
Jun 26, 2022•2 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 84
A randomized single-screen permadeath shmup roguelike with a stalker enemy, top-down overworld, and RPG elements, speedrunning and shark week, fishing games and horror movies, and the odd surprise of an LJN game that's better than the movie it's based on... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. 8-bit Steve ! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Joypad Lad giveaway: joypadlad.com/pages/giveaway Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @Eigh...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Season 4Ep. 82
Oppenheimer, the Cold War, the Bomb, and Crystalis, a hidden gem or cult classic? Plus learning to forgive the negative qualities of retro games chalked up to their contextual limitations while holding them accountable for bad design decisions... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. Steve aka RetroDeathRow ! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @RetroDeathRow Links: the-pixels.com/2016/08/16/crysta...
May 31, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 81
How Dance Dance Revolution lived and died on home consoles, how classical music actually fits the Marioverse, and how to think of rhythm games as timing-based games if you're not so musically inclined... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. Yemmy the Ferret and Ryan Craig aka mathman1024 ! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @YemmyTheFerret @mathman1024 Links: Ferret64 Film Freakz Fubar Ferret @ba...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 4Ep. 80
Navigating the swamps of difficulty discussion, inspirations behind FromSoft's latest going all the way back to the NES, two very different approaches to designing an open world, and the benefit of letting a new game experience sit and relax like a good steak... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. Gary and Kole from Duckfeed and Bonfireside Chat ! Joypad Lad promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @GaryBuh @Kol...
May 16, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 79
We are the music makers but are you the dreamer or merely part of someone else's dream...? I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. Chris Osborne of Play Comics podcast ! Promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @playcomicscast playcomics.com Links: the-pixels.com/2016/04/14/links-awakening the-pixels.com/2019/11/08/links-awakening-switch -Sponsors- BiFrost Bridge Studios - twitter.com/StudiosBi patreon.com/BiFrostBr...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 4Ep. 78
A chronological interpretation of the Chrono series in earnest pursuit of Magus and Schala, a deep dive into the lore of Cross and Trigger, and how the direct cause and effect of Radical Dreamers still remains relevant to the series today... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. ChronoKatie! Promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @ChronoKatie Links: twitch.tv/chronokatie youtube.com/channel/UCNSjOZDrzsQHebGFHzeY...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 77
Nomura's Big Reveal, a Final Fantasy multiverse, how to hijack a creative project with bad marketing, how to love an experience whilst acknowledging its flaws, and *sigh* Anakin Skywalker... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. Julian from Nerds Without Pants podcast! Promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @julian_titus Links: @NWPcast pixlbit.com -Sponsors- BiFrost Bridge Studios - twitter.com/StudiosBi patreo...
Apr 11, 2022•2 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 76
What is a game? What is play? Join me as we explore these questions, discovering the myths of Abzu, the identity of the Diver, walking simulators and environmental storytelling, plus the Hawaiian state fish... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST fear. Bill Tucker of A Gamer Looks At 40 podcast ! Promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @agamerlooksat40 Links: linktr.ee/agamerlooksat40 -Sponsors- BiFrost Bridge Studios...
Mar 28, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 75
The uniqueness of Spider-Man as a character, the difficulty adapting him to games, the Uncle Ben storytelling trope, an overview of more Spidey games than you can shake a web cartridge at, choosing between Tobey, Andrew, and Tom, and what IS retro anyway...? I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. voice actor @Voxgizer ! Promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @Voxgizer Links: twitter.com/Voxgizer youtube.com/chann...
Mar 22, 2022•2 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 74
War as entertainment, time travel in video games, winking at the camera, love for the underappreciated RTS genre, and the lost or maybe not so lost art of the FMV... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. John aka Sector 6 ! Promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @Sector_6_ Links: youtube.com/c/Sector6UK twitch.tv/Sector_6_ cncnz.com/features/freeware-classic-command-conquer-games/ -Sponsors- BiFrost Bridge Studi...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 4Ep. 73
The cinematic language of 16-bit RPGs, the lost art of character development, Nobuo Uematsu's favorite works, and why Jaws doesn't need a backstory... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. actor, filmmaker, martial artist, streamer, and cosplayer Philip Hartshorn ! Promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @philipharts Links: linktr.ee/philiphartshorn -Sponsors- BiFrost Bridge Studios - twitter.com/StudiosBi patreo...
Feb 21, 2022•2 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 72
The illusion of simplicity and Shigeru Miyamoto fighting the fat cats, the Super FX2 chip, the bookends of the SNES, creating an emotional connection between characters that do not speak, and the perfect utility of the worst sound effect in the world... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is Mage Cast feat. streamer of nuance, Criterion27 ! Promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @Criterion27 Links: twitch.tv/criterion27 the-pixe...
Feb 14, 2022•2 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 71
Pixel art style vs substance and those iconic HD-2D visuals, nostalgia as an economy, the strongest and weakest vignettes in Octopath, and a whole lot of perspectives on the prerequisites for enjoying grinding in RPGs... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. Ryan from Games with Coffee and Cory from Popzara ! Promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @GameswCoffee @pz_coryg Links: gameswithcoffee.com twitch.tv/game...
Feb 07, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 70
It's time for a bit of the old ultraviolence: we're talking Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter, the necessity of the ESRB, politicians blaming video games for everything since 1992, and that amazing song from the movie... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is Mage Cast feat. winner of Best Gaming Podcast from the Moscow International Film Festival, Vladimir from Heroes of Gaming Podcast ! Promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @He...
Jan 31, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 69
What's aged worse: GoldenEye 007 for N64 or James Bond himself? What does it even mean to age well? Plus, soundtrack, slapfights, and screen peeking... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. @RetroLogicGames , @ABXY_Reviews , and @SanityCrypto ! It's a 4-player free-for-all podcast! Promo code: RED10 Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @RetroLogicGames , @ABXY_Reviews , @SanityCrypto -Sponsors- BiFrost Bridge Studios - twitter....
Jan 26, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 68
The unfettered creativity of secondary sources of funding, the inspirations of yesteryear on the world of Hallownest, how things remain special when they remain rare, and the weeping and gnashing of teeth in Hell... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is MAGE CAST feat. writer and editor David Krane from @AllSourceGaming ! Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @8bit_Spazzy Links: source-gaming.com -Sponsors- BiFrost Bridge Studios - twitter.com/...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Season 4Ep. 67
The controversy surrounding Metroid Dread, difficulty vs accessibility, challenge vs fairness, the trustworthiness of reviews vs first impressions, and why slapping an easy mode on everything doesn't solve everything... I'm the Well-Red Mage and this is Mage Cast feat. Bill Tucker of A Gamer Looks At 40 ! Patreon Join Buzzsprout Join our Discord Twitch TeePublic Teespring Novella on Amazon Guests: @agamerlooksat40 Links: buzzsprout.com/1426576 the-pixels.com/2021/11/17/metroid-dread-2021-switch ...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 4Ep. 66
