"Suddenly it gets dark and stormy on the ocean. The sea tosses Sub-C..." In the first half of Star Tropics - Chapter 3: "Storm and Calm" , we once again get sidetracked from our main quest when our submarine crashes in a storm! We then find out that in order to fix our sub to save our uncle from aliens, we first need to save a girl from a spell by finding a hermit or something? So we trudge through what might be the one of the most infuriating sections of the game... so far! We fight our way thr...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 5
"Don't despair, Mike! Under the Southern Cross, anything is possible..." - the Shaman of Coral-Cola After dusting off our nostalgia for the NES with our instruction manual episode, we're finally ready to start our island-hopping adventure, on C-Island, with the plucky yo-yo-wielding baseballer from Seattle, Mike Jones in "Star Tropics"! It's sure to be a fun time, right...? Podcasters Featured: Erik Slader from Epik Fails of History and Nerdeagram: An Enneagram Podcast Douglas Gale fro...
Feb 21, 2024•2 hr 15 min•Season 7Ep. 4
"Listen Mike, try to not be upset. Your uncle, Dr. Jones, has been... ABDUCTED!" - Chief Coral Cola That's right, we're kicking off Season 7, as is tradition, with the instruction manual for "Star Tropics" (NES, 1990)! A record breaking episode with 17 submitters! Just remember, the Southern Cross is always by your side... Podcasters Featured: Erik Slader from Epik Fails of History and Nerdeagram: An Enneagram Podcast Douglas Gale from Game Game Pass Johnny from...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 7Ep. 3
For our second "Undocked" special, Erik teams up with Elyse (from Australia) and Scott (@The_Scott_Spot on Twitch) , to try and rank ALL the games from the last six seasons of the show (before jumping into "Star Tropics")! Also on this episode: our gamers discuss their favorite Pokémon, complain about RPG's (jk), go over some Nintendo news, discuss which N64 games we're desperately missing from NSO, deal with some random technical difficulties, *and* reminisce about that one time they all met up...
Jan 22, 2024•1 hr 46 min
Here's a look back at our previous seasons, just in time to ring in the New Year! (Edited by Frost!) Previous Seasons: Season 1 – Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) Season 2 – Star Fox (SNES) Season 3 – Ecco The Dolphin (Sega Genesis) Season 4 – Banjo-Kazooie (N64) Season 5 – GameBoy / GBA Nostalgia (Tetris and WarioWare) Season 6 – SSC SPEED RUN!? (Classic Donkey Kong, Streets of Rage 2, Kirby’s Dream Land, Wild Guns, Yoshi’s Story, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and F-Zero 99) Featuring: Bill f...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 16 min
"There are two kinds of drivers in this race - me, and the losers!" - Captain Falcon Our long-awaited finale in our #SSCSpeedRun season is finally here! For this "Emergency Bonus Episode", we're racing through this brand-new remix of the original classic 1990 Super Nintendo launch title: "F-Zero 99" (2023) - Now on Nintendo Switch Online! Podcasters Featured: Erik Slader from Epik Fails of History *and* his stepson, Rune Kaminski! Douglas Gale from Game Game Pass Ben from...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 14
It’s official, the next game on the Super Switch Club podcast is “STAR TROPICS”! (NES, 1990) Season 7 Submission Schedule: Episode Zero: The Instruction Manual (and NES nostalgia) – Due: Mon, Jan 8th (2024) 1 – Chapters 1 / 2 – Mon, Feb 5th 2 – Chapters 3 / 4 – Mon, Feb 26th 3 – Chapters 5 / 6 – Mon, March 18th 4 – Chapters 7 / 8 – Mon, April 8th Click here for more information about how you can be part of Season 7! (Edited by Erik Slader) If you would like to be featured on an upcoming episode ...
Dec 07, 2023•2 min•Season 7Ep. 2
"Here we go!" - Mario For this Bonus Round of our SSC Speed Run season, our Patreon club members voted for "Mario Kart: Super Circuit"! (GBA, 2001) (Edited by Frost) Next Time: F-ZERO 99?! And stay tuned for the upcoming NES game for Season 7... If you would like to be featured on an upcoming episode head over to: https://probablywork.com/superswitchclub/ You can also join the discussion in our Discord server! ...
Nov 22, 2023•36 min•Season 6Ep. 13
On our very first "Undocked" episode, Erik Slader (from Epik Fails of History ) , Frost , and Kaslo 25 (from Twitch) team up for a 'regular' podcast episode to talk about some Nintendo news: speculation about the live-action Zelda movie announcement, "Super Mario Wonder" first impressions, some NES bracket updates / predictions, "Super Mario RPG", the new Princess Peach game, and more! Click here to help support Bill's RPG charity! (Edited by Erik Slader) If you would like to be featured on an u...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 6 min
"Was That The Sword That Seals The Darkness? A Blade That Shatters So Easily Against My Power Cannot Save You From Me." - Ganondorf Our latest (belated) Bonus Episode is on some of our initial thoughts on the epic sequel to "Breath of the Wild", "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" for the Nintendo Switch! (Note: Posted on our Patreon page earlier this year!) Podcasters: Douglas Gale from Game Game Pass Ben from Dragoon Effect Kaslo25 on Twitch The_Scott_Spot on Twitch...
Nov 10, 2023•53 min
"Get the power! NINTENDO POWER!" For our second (third?) cycle, we're (finally) nominating which games we'll be voting on in our upcoming NES bracket for Season 7! Click here to check out the bracket , follow us on social media @SuperSocialClub (Twitter / Instagram), and check out our Patreon for more! NES Nominations: Erik: Metroid Kaslo 25: Star Tropics Elyse: Donkey Kong Jr. Lokathor: Kirby's Adventure Ben from Dragoon Effect: Star Tropics Jay: Super Mario Bros 2 Frost: Ghosts 'n Goblins Scot...
Nov 06, 2023•34 min•Season 7Ep. 1
"...And so the Yoshis' quest began, to find the tree and save the land..." - a magical cursed pop-up book For the fifth and final(?) episode in our "Speed Run" season, we played through the somewhat confounding 2.5D side-scrolling story book adventure, 1998's "Yoshi's Story" for the Nintendo 64... Podcasters Featured: Brett from Skeleton House Douglas Gale from Game Game Pass Ben from Dragoon Effect Mike from Mike's Unedited Let's Plays ...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 12
"My entire family was abducted and killed by the Kid family! I will pay you whatever you want to help me get rid of those villains." - Annie / “We’ll see about that...” -Clint For the fourth episode in our "Speed Run" season, we played through the 1994 sci-fi / western arcade-style, gallery shooter in space: "Wild Guns" for the Super Nintendo! Podcasters Featured: Brett from Skeleton House Ben from Dragoon Effect Mike from Mike's Unedited Let's Plays ...
Sep 29, 2023•51 min•Season 6Ep. 11
"Don't worry, I'll get your food and your Sparkling Stars back!" - with these words, Kirby set off on his quest toward the dreaded Mt. Dedede. We wish him luck! For the the third episode in our "Speed Run" season, we played through the OG "Kirby's Dream Land" for Game Boy! Podcasters Featured: Zack from Podcasters Assemble ! Erik Slader from Epik Fails of History Brett from Skeleton House Ben from Dragoon Effect Douglas Gale from Game Gam...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 6Ep. 10
"Four young friends, rage burning inside them, make a stand for friendship and peace!" For the the second episode in our "Speed Run" season, we're playing the popular arcade beat-em up from the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: 1992's "Streets of Rage 2" ! Podcasters Featured: Zack from Podcasters Assemble ! Brett from Skeleton House Ben from Dragoon Effect Douglas Gale from Game Game Pass Mike from Mike's Unedited Let's Plays Kaslo25 on...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 9
"It's on like Donkey Kong!" For the first episode in our "Speed Run" season, we're playing the original arcade classic, "DONKEY KONG" for the NES! (Originally released in 1981 and ported to home consoles in 1986.) Podcasters Featured: Erik Slader from Epik Fails of History Brett from Skeleton House Ben from Dragoon Effect Douglas Gale from Game Game Pass Kaslo25 on Twitch Zack from Podcasters Assemble Josh from Mushroom Comix Mike fro...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Erik gives some Patreon shout outs / plugs, and a quick rundown of the schedule for this season's "SSC Speed Run" cycle: Donkey Kong (NES) - Due: July 17th Streets of Rage 2 (Sega Genesis / Mega Drive) - Due: July 31st Kirby's Dream Land (Game Boy) - Due: August 14th Wild Guns (Super Nintendo) - Due: August 28th Yoshi's Story (N64) - Due: September 11th Submit at ProbablyWork.com/SuperSwitchClub! And vote in our Bonus Poll on our Patreon! (Edited by Erik Slader) Next Time: S6E1: DONKEY KONG (NES...
Jul 14, 2023•4 min•Season 6Ep. 7
On our latest mini-episode / poll, Elyse (from Australia) gives us a quick rundown of the Nintendo 64 games that we're voting on *this week*, for Season 6 of the Super Switch Club! (Vote now below - only on the Spotify app!) ROUND 5 - Nintendo 64: Wave Race 64 (1996) Dr. Mario 64 (2001) Pokémon: Puzzle League (2000) Yoshi's Story (1997) And our next *SNES* Game is: WILD GUNS (SNES) - Due: Mon, August 28th! Reminder: DONKEY KONG (NES) is due on Mon, July 17th! Reminder: STREETS OF ...
Jul 10, 2023•3 min•Season 6Ep. 6
On our latest mini-episode / poll, Brett (from Skeleton House ) gives us a quick rundown of the Super Nintendo games that we're voting on *this week*, for Season 6 of the Super Switch Club! (Vote now - only on the Spotify app!) ROUND 4 - Super Nintendo: Wild Guns (1994) Fighter's History (1993) Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics (1994) EDF - Earth Defense Force (1991) And our next *GAMEBOY* Game is: Kirby's Dream Land (1992) - Due: Mon, August 14th! Reminder: STREETS OF RAGE 2 (Sega...
Jul 03, 2023•3 min•Season 6Ep. 5
On our latest mini-episode, Scott gives us a quick rundown of the GameBoy / GBA games that we're voting on *this week*, for Season 6 of the Super Switch Club! (Vote now - only on the Spotify app!) ROUND 3 - GameBoy: Kirby's Dream Land (1992) Game and Watch Gallery 3 (1998) Kuru Kuru Kururin (2001) Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001) And our next *SEGA GENESIS* Game is: STREETS OF RAGE 2 (1992) - Due: Mon, July 31st! Reminder: DONKEY KONG (NES) is due next week on Mon, July 17th! Next Time: S...
Jun 25, 2023•3 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Bill gives us a quick rundown of the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive games that we're voting on *this week*, for Season 6 of the Super Switch Club! (Vote now - only on the Spotify app!) ROUND 2 - Sega: Golden Axe (1989) Altered Beast (1988) Virtua Fighter 2 (1994) Streets of Rage 2 (1992) And our next NES Game is: DONKEY KONG (1986) - Due: Mon, July 3rd! Next Time: Season 6 - Round 3: GameBoy! If you would like to be featured on an upcoming episode head over to: https://probablywork.com/su...
Jun 19, 2023•3 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Frost gives us a quick rundown of NES games that we're voting on *this week*, for Season 6 of the Super Switch Club! ROUND 1 - NES: Donkey Kong (1981) Balloon Fight (1984) Wrecking Crew (1985) Ice Climbers (1984) (Follow now on the Spotify app to vote below!) Next Time: Season 6 - Round 2: SEGA! (And our NES winner?) If you would like to be featured on an upcoming episode head over to: https://probablywork.com/superswitchclub/ You can also join the discussion in our D...
Jun 12, 2023•3 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Erik gives a quick lowdown on what's in store coming soon to the Super Switch Club! (Follow now on Spotify to vote!) Next Time: Season 6 - Round 1: NES! If you would like to be featured on an upcoming episode head over to: https://probablywork.com/superswitchclub/ You can also join the discussion in our Discord server! And help support our editors to keep this podcast going at Patreon.com/TheSuperSwitchClub! Network Info This podcast is a production of the We C...
Jun 06, 2023•6 min•Season 6Ep. 1
"This Wario game... will it really sell?" - Ken the Reporter On today's episode, we played the completely baffling GameBoy Advance game, "Wario Ware, Inc: Mega Micro Games"?! It's... something. Featured on this episode: Erik Slader from Epik Fails of History Brett from Skeleton House Ben from Dragoon Effect Josh from Mushroom Comix Douglas Gale from Game Game Pass Troytle Power Kaslo25 on Twitch Frost and Elyse from the Discord ...
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 4
"From Russia with Fun!" - slogan for Tetris on the GameBoy On today's episode, we're talking TETRIS! The addicting puzzle game first created by Russian programmer, Alexey Pajitnov, which debuted to western audiences as a pack-in game with Nintendo's GameBoy! The club discusses the music, the history behind the game, our nostalgia for it, the dozens of spin offs / copy cats, and of course the all new movie starring Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers. (Now available on Apple Plus!) Featured on this epis...
May 26, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 3
"Get into it!" - GameBoy Color Slogan On today's episode, we're digging into our handheld nostalgia! Our group of podcasters and Twitch streamers delved into their memories of portable gaming, from the original GameBoy to the GBA and beyond! Systems discussed on this episode: GameBoy, GameBoy Pocket, the Limited Edition Ice-Blue GameBoy Pocket, GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, GBA-SP, Nintendo DS/3DS/2DS, the Sega Game Gear, the Virtual Boy, the Game and Watch library, a whole bunch of Tiger Hand...
May 11, 2023•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 2
"If he's got Ahchi's blood in him... then what in the world is he?" - Brad. Our latest Bonus Episode is on "Sin and Punishment" - an arcade-style rail shooter - first released exclusively in Japan on the Nintendo 64 in 2000, later ported over to the Wii's Virtual Console in 2007, and recently dropped on Nintendo Switch Online! Featured on this episode: Erik Slader from Epik Fails of History Brett from Skeleton House Douglas Gale from Game Game Pass Ben from Dragoon Effect Kaslo...
May 02, 2023•23 min
“Too hot for magic. Mumbo want sun tan.” - Mumbo Jumbo This season, the Super Switch Club is playing "Banjo-Kazooie"! On the latest episode: we wander around Grunty's cavern in search of access to the next puzzle, traverse all four seasons of Click Clock Wood, meet a beaver named Knawty, get stung by a ton of bees, repeatedly fall off a giant tree, and compete in a deadly game of... trivia?! Will Banjo (and Kazooie) save Tooty from Gruntilda in time? Who will survive to the end of the game?! Fin...
Apr 24, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 6
"Now you're playing with power - portable power!" Erik chimes in with a quick announcement on what we're covering for Season 5 of the podcast! Season 5: Episode 1 - GameBoy / GBA (Handheld Nostalgia) Episode 2 - TETRIS (GameBoy) Episode 3 - WarioWare (GBA) (Edited by Erik Slader) If you would like to be featured on an upcoming episode head over to: https://probablywork.com/superswitchclub/ You can also join the discussion in our Discord server! And help support our editors to keep ...
Apr 06, 2023•4 min•Season 5Ep. 1
"Let's see you survive this, plumber boy!" - Bowser Patreon Bonus Episode : In honor of the all new "Super Mario Bros" movie (in theaters on April 5th, 2023!) , we decided to do a bonus episode on "Super Mario Odyssey" for the Nintendo Switch! (It's both our first Mario game *and* our first Switch game review!) Featured on this episode: Erik Slader from Epik Fails of History Kaslo25 on Twitch Douglas Gale from Game Game Pass Ben from Dragoon Effect And a cameo appearance by Brett ...
Apr 04, 2023•47 min
