FEATURING: (00:02:50) New Business - The many clones of Donkey Kong. Dave the Diver. (00:23:11) Monster Hunter World. Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1. Super Mario Bros. Wonder. (00:30:00) Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. (00:53:24) Dr. Mario Legacy Collection (Switch, 2021). (01:06:13) Ultimate Unauthorized Nintendo Game Strategies. (01:21:04) Devil World. Castlevania Legends. (01:39:42) Final Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass tracks. (01:49:12) Listener Mail - Themeing in...
Nov 19, 2023•2 hr 34 min
FEATURING: RetroActive deliberations (and winner reveal). That's it.
Nov 12, 2023•2 hr 7 min
FEATURING: (00:01:35) New Business - Super Mario Bros. Wonder. (00:51:42) Sparklite. (01:05:50) Dave the Diver. (01:17:50) Listener Mail - Could a remake be so good it becomes Game of the Year?
Nov 04, 2023•2 hr 15 min
FEATURING: (00:04:15) New Business - Super Mario Bros. Wonder. (00:40:25) Listener Mail interlude - Lives. Then back to Bronder. (01:31:13) Asking for Retroactive ideas. (01:37:02) Listener Mail for Real This Time - Examples of Nintendo doing plot right?
Oct 29, 2023•2 hr 14 min
FEATURING: (00:03:16) New Business - Super Mario Bros. Wonder. (00:20:45) F-Zero 99. (00:24:17) Another Garbageman stream. (00:44:19) Forza Motorsports: The New One. (01:05:45) Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. 8BitDo controller. (01:20:16) Chained Echoes. (01:23:06) We talk about Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision for a bit. (01:27:04) Asura's Wrath. Astebreed. (01:38:36) We end this very structured podcast with 10 minutes of Irem conversation. Then ask for Retroactive recommendations....
Oct 22, 2023•1 hr 59 min
FEATURING: (00:05:16) New Business - Dogurai. (00:16:28) Chained Echoes. (00:27:57) Forza Motorsport 8. (00:40:49) We talk about 80s and 90s movies for a bit. (01:06:16) F-Zero 99. Patrick's Parabox. (01:16:01) Listener Mail - Has Doug Bowser seen this junk? (01:51:02) Game design sins. (02:12:08) Wishing for Bravely Third.
Oct 15, 2023•2 hr 40 min
FEATURING: (00:06:07) New Business - Aria of Sorrow. (00:15:53) Kirby Star Allies. (00:31:15) Super Nintendo World. (00:45:50) Arcade Archives Stakes Winner 2. (00:55:10) Freak Crossing. (01:11:47) To Be Or Not To Be. (01:19:54) Reventure. (01:33:46) Listener Mail - Vacation through the TV.
Oct 09, 2023•2 hr 12 min
FEATURING: (00:04:38) New Business - .hack//G.U. Last Recode. (00:21:57) Quest for Camelot. (00:32:21) Starfield and other Western RPGs. Monster Hunter World. (00:47:07) Final Vendetta. (00:55:08) Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2. (01:07:22) Asura's Wrath. (01:12:24) F-Zero 99. (01:30:11) Listener Mail - The inexplicable decisions behind whether or not to port to Switch. (02:14:21) The most delicious-looking accessories....
Oct 01, 2023•2 hr 35 min
FEATURING: (00:01:52) Where are all the Game Boy games? (00:46:56) When is a game dated?
Sep 24, 2023•2 hr 11 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) This week's episode is all about the September 14th Nintendo Direct.
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 58 min
FEATURING: (00:00:47) New Business - The Analogue Pocket. (00:32:07) Starfield. (01:00:13) The Takeover. (01:17:11) Listener Mail - Industry people we would put in the corner office. (02:03:28) Where is all the disdain for the PlayStation Portal coming from?
Sep 10, 2023•2 hr 48 min
FEATURING: (00:00:55) Super Mario Bros Wonder Aug 31st Direct. (01:01:50) New Business - Sea of Stars. (01:21:44) TMNT Shredder's Revenge DLC: Dimension Shellshock. (01:24:46) Cyberpunk 2077. (01:32:04) Starfield. (01:41:23) .hack//G.U. Last Recode. (01:52:05) Excitebike 64. Kirby Star Allies.
Sep 02, 2023•2 hr 10 min
FEATURING: (00:03:00) New Business - .hack//G.U. Last Recode. (00:23:52) Thank Goodness You're Here! Gamescom 2023. (00:33:24) The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. The ongoing NSO slow trickle. (00:43:01) Tinykin. (00:56:30) Immortality. (00:56:30) Listener Mail - Charles Martinet's exit.
Aug 26, 2023•2 hr 18 min
FEATURING: (00:01:23) New Business - The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. (00:34:39) Vampire Survivors. (00:54:46) Pikmin 2. (01:03:23) Quake II. (01:24:20) Listener Mail - Games we like to be a tourist in. (01:47:13) Radio Free Muppets. (01:59:21) Are we getting a final Switch remodel before its successor?
Aug 19, 2023•2 hr 35 min
FEATURING: (00:05:34) New Business - Pikmin. (00:20:23) Venba. (00:29:43) Ghouls 'n Ghosts on NSO (Genesis). Not one of the 35 other ports. (01:08:13) Patrick's Parabox. Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble. (01:21:36) Listener Mail - Goldilocks games on a given system. (01:50:46) Who's the RFN mascot?
Aug 12, 2023•2 hr 20 min
FEATURING: (00:06:06) New Business - Pikmin 4. (00:21:47) Intermission - Nintendo's quarterly results. (00:30:00) Pikmin 4 talk resumed. (00:51:17) Final Fanstasy XVI. (00:57:41) The Super Mario Bros. Movie. (01:10:57) Theatrhythm Final Bar Line. (01:16:29) Listener Mail - Which is more future-proof: physical or digital releases? (01:39:18) What are the 2witch's launch titles?
Aug 06, 2023•2 hr 6 min
FEATURING: (00:01:53) Listener Mail - The value and cost of remastered games. (00:37:22) Baseball talk. (00:46:03) What makes a collectathon. (01:26:17) When will Jon be mature enough to try Pikmin? (01:40:17) New Business kinda - Pikmin 4. .
Jul 30, 2023•2 hr 26 min
FEATURING: (00:01:40) Horsing Around with video game merch. (00:07:42) New Business - Chaos Galaxy. (00:26:32) Pikmin 4. (00:37:34) Ridge Racer 6. (01:01:37) Listener Mail - VGMARKETINGANDGAME. (01:32:14) What makes good character design? (02:33:38) Stinger - Paulie and the robotic romance has been excised.
Jul 23, 2023•2 hr 45 min
FEATURING: (00:01:12) New Business - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass tracks. (00:28:46) Fight'N Rage. (00:41:15) Final Fantasy XVI ending stretch. (00:46:31) Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. (01:00:34) Follow-up to control issue email - Kid Icarus Uprising, StarFox Command. (01:10:45) Real or Fake Limited Run Games quiz. (01:27:12) Listener Mail - Buying Everybody 1-2 Switch! as an investment. (01:54:14) The odds of Waluigi being in Wonder....
Jul 16, 2023•2 hr 16 min
FEATURING: (00:03:24) Listener Mail - Living a full Pokemon life. (00:37:03) Games that make us hit the limit of our skills and abilities. (01:10:52) RFN shills for Nintendo, for money. (01:45:39) New Business - James and Greg play Ghost Trick. Be like James and Greg. (02:17:06) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (no spoilers), Crusader of Centy. (02:37:11) Final Fantasy XVI, Inertial Drift.
Jul 09, 2023•2 hr 47 min
FEATURING: (00:10:24) New Business - Pikmin 4 demo. (00:45:32) Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and the rest of Netflix's stellar game library. (01:04:51) Pikmin Bloom. (01:10:49) Final Fantasy XVI. (01:38:27) Listener Mail - We merge any two Nintendo properties. (02:12:04) Metacritic Golf.
Jul 01, 2023•2 hr 32 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) We spend way too much time discussing Everbody 1-2 Switch! (00:12:32) 2 hours of conversation about the June 21st 2023 Nintendo Direct: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero for Pokemon Scarlet or Pokemon Violet. Sonic Superstars. Palia. (00:21:31) Persona 5 Tactica. Splatoon 3 Splatfest. Detective Pikachu Returns. (00:30:27) Super Mario RPG. Princess Peach game. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon. Silent Hope. Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince. (00:59:21) Pikmin 4. Pikmin 1+2 HD. ...
Jun 24, 2023•2 hr 28 min
FEATURING: (00:06:33) New Business - Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. (00:30:30) Diablo 4. (00:35:49) Clockwork Aquario. (00:50:39) Ghost Trick demo, Fire Emblem on NSO Expansion Pack. (01:24:00) Listener Mail - We make Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Warriors.
Jun 18, 2023•2 hr 13 min
FEATURING: (00:09:45) Listener Mail - Nintendo's $3500 cardboard peripheral. (00:33:48) Meowth says "No Fate". (01:11:26) We put Nicholas Cage in games. (01:33:02) New Business - Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, and other NSO Game Boy games. (01:49:45) Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE. Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! demo.
Jun 11, 2023•3 hr 5 min
FEATURING: (00:05:52) We make fun of Everybody 1-2 Switch. (00:29:21) Listener Mail - The future of Amiibo. (00:56:49) When games are edited because of cultural differences. (01:33:38) New Business - Cruis'n Blast. (01:52:02) The Legend of Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom.
Jun 04, 2023•3 hr 5 min
FEATURING: (00:02:08) We make fun of Sony's Project Q. (00:23:18) Guilty Gear. Guilty Gear Strive. (00:44:52) Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters (the first Final Fantasy game). (01:04:37) Listener Mail - Is Monolith Soft the best RPG developer out there today? (02:00:25) After The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, where can the franchise even go from here?
May 27, 2023•3 hr
FEATURING: (00:00:00) New Business: Monster Hunter Rise. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D. Just kidding: everyone's playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. (01:39:34) Listener Mail - Video games and mental health.
May 21, 2023•2 hr 7 min
FEATURING: (00:00:00) A full episode for the The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker retroactive.
May 14, 2023•2 hr 22 min
FEATURING: (00:09:50) Listener Mail - Game music briefly revisited. (00:15:38) Wild game price variations in the UK and nowhere else. (00:44:10) Desperate streaming services seeking Nintendo content: listen to this. (01:16:55) New Business - Guillaume returns with Pikmin Bloom. (01:20:34) Phoenix Wright: Spirit of Justice. (01:31:28) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. (01:37:27) Mario Kart Arcade GP. (01:42:44) Final Fantasy III pixel remaster. (02:10:34) Non-spoilery Xenoblade Chronicles ...
May 07, 2023•3 hr 55 min
FEATURING: (00:04:08) Call-in Topic: RFN: The Game. (00:12:13) Call-in Topic: Public Domain Lit and Gaming. (00:24:41) Listener Mail: Games Lost Without Their Music. (00:26:46) Call-in Topic: RFN is Invited to Mario Party Monthly. (00:41:32) Listener Mail: Drafting New DLC Characters for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. (00:51:21) Call-in Topic: Adding Lore-Driven DLC to Nintendo Franchises. (00:59:46) Call-in Topic: What Nintendo Got Wrong With Switch. (01:15:55) Call-in Topic: Nintendo Lawyers vs. Nintend...
May 01, 2023•2 hr 16 min
