This week Earl and Jurek grab their virtual rackets and play two tennis games for the SNES! First up is Super Tennis! This game turns out to be pretty fun, but a little lackluster. It's a perfectly fine tennis game, but you might not get much out of it in today's day and age. The guys then try out Smash Tennis, AKA Super Family Tennis! Now this is a tennis game! It plays very similarly to Super Tennis, but features far superior music and has many more unique court styles to play on! Come have a ...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 22 min
This week Jurek and Earl chase a radioactive frog down a hole as they play Blaster Master for the NES! This game is a must-play NES game and it turns out this is Jurek's first time playing it! The game is fantastic all around! It has intuitive controls and the music is outstanding! While the difficulty can be a bit much, it always feels do-able! Take an hour of your quarantine and come have a drink with us! Cheers! NOTE: This episode was recorded on Friday May 8, 2020. We are still a little behi...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 15 min
This week Earl and Jurek take to the skies as they play Pilotwings for the SNES! Roughly 200 episodes ago the guys played Pilotwings 64 and now they decided to check out it's predecessor! The game is extremely fun, although the controls can take a bit of getting used to. It's very touchy and can be a little hard to control. That said, the game looks and sounds great and is a blast to play! The guys also play a short round of Guess the Poorly Described Movie! Come have a drink with us! Cheers! NO...
May 15, 2020•1 hr 7 min
This week Jurek and Earl continue doing the podcast quarantine style as they play Kirby Super Star for the SNES! This game is actually a collection of 8 different games, and some turn out much more fun than others! As a whole though, this game is very good! The fun pretty much never stops and it has a kick ass sound track to go with it! Come have a drink with us! Cheers! NOTE: This episode was recorded on Friday April 24, 2020. This was supposed to come out last week, but life got in the way! So...
May 08, 2020•1 hr 23 min
This week Earl and Jurek had big plans to play a Sega Genesis game quarantine style, but as it turns out, the Sega Genesis Classics game on the Switch is absolute trash! That means the guys had to pull an audible and play something else! They decided on Vice: Project Doom for the NES! The game actually turns out to be very fun. It features several different styles of play: Driving/racing, Side scrolling platformer, and on rails shooter! The game's difficulty ramped up quickly, but the guys still...
Apr 25, 2020•1 hr 12 min
This week Jurek and Earl continue doing the podcast quarantine style as they play Super Punch-Out on the SNES! While neither of the guys are particularly good at the game, they manage to have a lot of fun with it! This game looks really good and the music is top notch. The controls are fine, but perhaps they should have given the game a better tutorial? Or maybe the guys should have just read the manual! The guys also have a reveler requested discussion question! Come have a drink with us! Cheer...
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 11 min
This week Earl and Jurek once again come at you quarantine style as they celebrate the 200th episode of the show by playing Dr. Mario for the NES! The guys figured it was the perfect game to play during this public health crisis! Dr. Mario is an absolute joy to play! While neither of the guys are particularly good at puzzle games, they both have massive amounts of fun while playing this game! The game controls great, looks good, and has some of the best songs on the NES! The guys also discuss a ...
Apr 17, 2020•3 min
This week Jurek and Earl are coming at you quarantine style! The guys are together but separate for this episode (and the foreseeable future) as they play Double Dragon II on the NES! Or rather, they play it via the Nintendo Switch NES Online App! The guys find this game to be pretty fun! The music is pretty great and it looks good for an NES game. The only complaint they have would be the controls. The attack buttons change depending on which way you're facing and it's incredibly frustrating! T...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 13 min
This week Earl and Jurek play Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse on the Sega Genesis! The game turns out to be pretty great! It looks gorgeous, it controls well, and the difficulty seems to be just right! If the guys had to make one complaint, it might be that the music is just a little lackluster, but it's still quite serviceable! Come have a drink with us! Cheers! NOTE: This episode was recorded on Friday March 20, 2020. This was about a half a week before the Minnesota governor gave the...
Apr 04, 2020•1 hr 31 min
This week Jurek and Earl play Shock Troopers on the Neo-Geo! As it turns out, this game was never actually released for consoles back in the day and was ported from the arcade years later, which is the version we are playing. The game turns out to be incredibly fun! The music is top-notch and it looks fantastic! If the guys had one gripe, it would be the controls are a little wonky and take a bit of getting used to. Other than that, a fantastic game all around! Come have a drink with us! Cheers!...
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 13 min
This week Earl and Jurek are joined by their friend Andrew and the three of them play Fester's Quest on the NES! This game was recommended by Andrew due to his nostalgia for the game! As you can imagine, the guys have a pretty tough go at it, considering this game is notoriously hard! While they don't get very far, the game turns out to be rather enjoyable once you figure out what to do! Come have a drink with us! Cheers! NOTE: This episode was recorded on Friday March 6, 2020. This was just bef...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This week Jurek and Earl play Gradius on the NES to honor the recently passed Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the creator of the Konami Code! Gradius was the first game to use the code, giving your ship maximum power-ups once per level. You better believe the guys use the code liberally while playing! While the game is extremely difficult, it is still one of the better side-scrolling shooters on the NES. Come have a drink with us! Cheers! RIP Kazuhisa Hashimoto. None of us would have ever completed Contra w...
Mar 07, 2020•1 hr 9 min
This week Earl and Jurek try out Milon's Secret Castle on the NES! This game might be the very definition of "Nintendo hard", but the guys actually manage to progress a little ways into it! Needless to say, that is NOT the norm for this podcast! The music is decent, but the rest of the game could use a little polish. The guys also discuss which video game they would turn into a Broadway musical! Come have a drink with us! Cheers!
Feb 29, 2020•1 hr 7 min
This week Jurek and Earl grab their virtual cameras and head off in pursuit of some great pics of Pokemon as they play Pokemon Snap on the Nintendo 64! This is an odd little game that probably really only sold well due to having Pokemon in the title. There are only so many pictures you can take while riding on rails before boredom sets in. The game controls perfectly fine and the music is decent, but the fun runs out quickly. It's not the best N64 game, but it's also far from the worst! Come hav...
Feb 22, 2020•1 hr 3 min
This week Earl and Jurek continue the great X-Men comparison! This time the guys are playing X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse on the SNES! The game looks fantastic and the music is absolutely top-notch, but it suffers from the same thing the Sega X-Men game did: It's way too freakin' hard! So which game is better? Give us a listen and find out! Come have a drink with us! Cheers!
Feb 16, 2020•1 hr 12 min
This week Jurek and Earl once again take control of everyone's favorite mutants as they play X-Men on the Sega Genesis! This game has all the makings of something great, but unfortunately, it's just too dang hard! In classic Retro Gaming Revelry fashion, the guys don't even make it past the first level! It's fun to play as some of your favorite characters, but the difficulty quickly makes you want to turn the game off. While it wasn't the plan from the get-go, the guys have decided to compare th...
Feb 08, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This week Earl and Jurek are joined by their friend Abbee and their long-lost producer Nathan as the 4 of them play Mario Kart 64 on the Nintendo 64! This game is an absolute classic! Everything from the controls to the music and all the good stuff in between make this game amazing! We tried to play as many races as possible and also play a little battle mode, so we skip most of the intro stuff and get right to playing! Come have a drink with us! Cheers! NOTE: This episode is a little chaotic, s...
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This week Jurek and Earl once again play a plethora of games for the Atari 2600! The last time they did this was way back in episode 25, so playing more Atari games was long overdue! The guys have a list of 120 games and they use a random number generator to decide which games to play! In no particular order, they play: Armor Ambush, Canyon Bomber, Outlaw, Star Strike, Swordquest: Fireworld, and Video Chess! Come have a drink with us! Cheers!
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week Earl and Jurek try out Animaniacs on the Gameboy! The game is a fun little platformer that requires switching between Yakko, Wakko, and Dot to get through! The controls are tight and the music is good, but some of the levels have some less than desirable parts to them. The guys also discuss what character in the Mario universe they would most like to sit down and have a drink with! Come have a drink with us! Cheers!
Jan 17, 2020•1 hr 12 min
This week Jurek and Earl jump into the virtual squared circle as they play WWF Royal Rumble on the Sega Genesis! This episode is a little odd in that this wasn't the game the guys intended to play. They had to pull an audible when the cartridge for WWF Super Wrestlemania didn't work. That means there are no 3 questions, no music break, and the research on this game is very sparse. Despite all that, the game turns out to be pretty fun, even if it's controls are pretty wonky! The guys also discuss...
Jan 12, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Happy New Year, Revelers! To celebrate, Earl and Jurek have popped the champagne and dive into a Reveler requested game: Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow for the Super Nintendo! The game looks absolutely fantastic and the music is pretty great! The controls, however, leave a little to be desired! The guys also discuss their New Years resolutions from last year and make new ones for this year! Come have a drink with us! Happy 2020! Welcome to the future!
Jan 04, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Ho Ho Ho! This is our Holiday Spectacular episode! Jurek and Earl are joined by their friend John and the three of them try and get into the holiday spirit by playing The Grinch on the Playstation 1! While the game isn't super engaging, the guys manage to have a little fun with it! This is a rare case in which the game is too easy for adults and much too difficult for it's target audience: kids. The guys also discuss their favorite Christmas songs! Come have a drink with us! Happy Holidays, Reve...
Dec 28, 2019•1 hr 14 min
This week, in honor of the release of the new Star Wars movie, Earl and Jurek play Super Star Wars on the Super Nintendo! Both the guys have played this game many times in the past, so they knew what they were getting into! This game is notoriously hard and it doesn't fail to live up to it! If the game were hard because of the gameplay, that would be one thing, but instead it's hard because the controls are so clunky! But hey, at least the music is banging! Come have a drink with us! Cheers!
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 12 min
This week Jurek and Earl are joined by long-time friend of the podcast Brent! The three of them attempt to take on the challenge of Blue's Journey on the Neo-Geo! None of the guys had ever heard of this game, but that can be attributed to nobody in the world owning a Neo-Geo in the 90s! The game turns out to be quite fun, but very challenging! Come have a drink with us! Cheers!
Dec 14, 2019•1 hr 15 min
This week Earl and Jurek take control of a lovable crocodile as they play Croc: Legend of the Gobbos on the Playstation 1! The guys find the game pretty fun, despite it's incredibly confusing controls! The game looks as good as it can for being one of the first 3D platformers and the music is great! Come have a drink with us! Cheers!
Dec 07, 2019•1 hr 17 min
This week Jurek and Earl try their hands at the stock market as they play Wall Street Kid on the NES! Neither of the guys have played this game before and both thought the game was a platformer! Boy, were they surprised to find out the game revolves around buying and selling stocks! They actually have a pretty fun time figuring this game out! Even after all these years, the NES can still surprise them! The guys also completely forgot to talk about the newest Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer, so ...
Nov 23, 2019•1 hr 12 min
This week marks another 10 episodes, which means it's time for another Mario game! Earl and Jurek are joined by their friends Abbee and Emily and the four of them play a rousing game of Mario Party on the N64! The guys seem to enjoy the game a bit more than their guests, but everyone has a good time! And, in an almost unprecedented turn of events, all four of them remained friends after playing! They also discuss a rather odd "would you rather" question from one of the Revelers! Come have a drin...
Nov 16, 2019•1 hr 28 min
This week Jurek and Earl enjoy a little run and gun action as they play Gunstar Heroes on the Sega Genesis! While this game is considered a classic by many, neither of the guys have ever played much of it! It turns out the game is incredibly fun, and is deemed a classic for a reason! The graphics, controls, and music are top notch! A minor complaint would be the games difficulty, but that could be said about most games played on this show! Come have a drink with us! Cheers!
Nov 09, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Come join us for our annual Halloween Spook-tacular episode! It's so spooky!! To help celebrate, Earl and Jurek welcome their producer Nathan back to the show! Together they play Maniac Mansion on the NES! In classic Retro Gaming Revelry style, the guys don't get very far, but they still manage to have fun! Happy Halloween, Revelers! Come have a drink with us! Cheers!
Nov 02, 2019
This week Jurek and Earl take control of the coolest T-Rex around as they play Radical Rex on the Super Nintendo! This is an ultra rare moment on the podcast, in which Jurek has played the game before and Earl has never even heard of it! The guys find the game pretty fun, even if it is just another mascot platformer from the 90's! The game looks, plays, and sounds great! The guys also have a rousing discussion about banana's! Come have a drink with us! Cheers!
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 11 min
