Here's a game I'm certain most of you haven't played -- Mansion of Hidden Souls for the Sega CD add-on for the Genesis. This is a classic point-and-click adventure title, like Myst, but about butterflies and poorly placed keys. A selection by one Billy Holiday, and an episode not to be missed! We also answer a listener question : What are our favorite / least favorite snow levels in classic gaming? Also, like every show, we reveal next show's topic. Our next show will be around Christmas, so wha...
Dec 09, 2015•52 min
It's almost Thanksgiving, and at Retrovaniacs, we didn't want you to think we'd miss out on this opportunity to... ok, this game has nothing to do with Thanksgiving. It's Blast Corps, the first RARE created game for the Nintendo 64, and it's this week's amazing choice for our look back through the annals of gaming. In honor of Thanksgiving (and the start of the Christmas season), we tell some Black Friday stories and generally feel smug that thanks to the internet, we can all sit in our house on...
Nov 26, 2015•55 min
This week, we take a look at the NES 1990 classic, Little Nemo the Dream Master. This might be the only game where you feed candy to a bee, but we made no research to back that claim up. We also answer a listener question about regrettable game sales. Billy uses this time to get teary-eyed about an MC Hammer game.
Nov 11, 2015•51 min
It's the second part of our Halloween extravaganza, and this week we look at not one... but THREE classic video games. First up, we revisit the Turbografx-16 and the original Splatterhouse, in which Rick and Jennifer make the mistake of getting out of the rain at an abandoned mansion. Then we switch to the Sega Genesis for Splatterhouse 2, where Rick returns to save Jennifer (again) with the help of the demon mask. Finally, we dig up the bones of Splatterhouse 3, in which the series tries to do ...
Oct 28, 2015•1 hr 16 min
It's the start of our first Halloween, and so we focus our eyes on a spoooooooky Genesis classic, Haunting starring Polterguy, the only game I'm aware of where you can possess a couch. We also have our regular (terrifying!) updates on what we're all playing, and this week's (bloodcurdling?) listener question : "What system did you never have (when it was current) that you really wanted and didn't get?" Next week, prepare yourselves for a future Halloween classic episode, where we take on all thi...
Oct 14, 2015•58 min
It's our 10th episode spectacular, and this week we have chosen to slip slightly out of our own guidelines to cover not a true classic game, but a modern game that should appeal to any classic NES fan, Super Mario Maker for the Wii U! It's got all the classic 2D Mario action that you could ever want or imagine, and as such we get to talk about staples of a series we have been playing for 30 years. Also this week, Jeremy G has an electronic doomsday of sorts, and that leads him down a path that t...
Sep 29, 2015•47 min
Football season is here, and so we celebrate it the only way we know how -- by reviewing Mutant League Football for the Genesis. We also discuss one of our favorite systems of all time, the Sega Dreamcast, on it's 16th anniversary (of the US release).
Sep 16, 2015•43 min
We visit the original Nintendo handheld with a forgotten Capcom gem, Gargoyle's Quest. We also answer a listener question, "What is your gaming 'White Whale'?" We also discuss Jeremy Gregory's Witcher 3 problem, whine about Wind Waker, and promo Hotline Miami, years after everyone else already agreed it was great.
Sep 04, 2015•53 min
We delve into the oft-overlooked 16-bit console, the TurboGrafx-16 this time, appropriately by looking at the original pack-in title, Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. Also discussed, what were our most regrettable classic console purchases, and how did we ever know what was good or not in the pre-internet days? Really, how do we even know that now? For more coverage of this weeks game, check us out on Twitter (@retrovaniacs) where we will have not just the comic that came with the game but some sam...
Aug 19, 2015•48 min
Better late than never (somewhat appropriate anyway for a retro gaming show), we cover the first Blizzard release (as Blizzard), Blackthorne. We mostly focus on the SNES version, but also cover the PC and 32X releases. 32X? Really? We also ramble for a while about achievements / trophies, and how much or how little we care about them. Please check out our website http://www.retrovania.net
Aug 07, 2015•1 hr
We delve into the Sega Genesis classic, Toe Jam and Earl this week, including discussion of the lesser well received sequels and the Kickstarter-funded sequel in development now. Also covered, Persona 4 and other games with "bad" endings, a listener question about Emulator Console Systems, and we beg for more positive iTunes reviews.
Jul 22, 2015•1 hr 1 min
We're not just Nintendo fanboys, and this week we delve for the first time into the library of the Sega Genesis for cult hit, General Chaos. Why would someone make a real-time strategy combat game on the Genesis? We aren't sure, but the resulting game was definitely unforgettable. Also discussed this week were Batman: Arkham Knight, random JRPGs that Jeremy P is wasting his time with, and we cover some of the Kickstarter retro projects that have come through that we are excited about seeing or a...
Jul 07, 2015•42 min
This week get in the ring for 30-ish minutes with one of the classics of the early NES library, Pro Wrestling! Billy and the Jeremys discuss what made this game such a standout, and compare it to other wrestling games of the day, and revisit it again now to see how it stands up. Also this week : A hard hitting look at our favorite E3 retro announcements, and we go toe-to-toe with our backlogs and talk about the Summer Steam Sale!
Jun 23, 2015•42 min
For our second show, we take a look at forgotten (?) classic (???) Low G Man, for the NES. We also answer our first listener question : Why is ET (Atari 2600) considered the worst game ever made? Is it? Audio quality improves, while game selection does not!
Jun 09, 2015•48 min
For our first attempt at this, we took a look at the 1992 SNES classic, Axelay. As this was our first show, there are some minor audio issues, but rest assured we are working the kinks out and the next show should sound a lot better.
May 25, 2015•39 min
