Original air date: September 9, 2013

We’re one year old and not wise enough to not find the most hideous Sonic cake to use as a podcast header image. Thanks everyone for your support!

Original air date: September 2, 2013

30 games in one!

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was Shin Phatman – Oh Yeah

11:40 – Listener discussion email questions “Q1: last year I was lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks in the US. Disappointingly, however, it turns out that you can’t give yourself comprehensive knowledge of the US road network simply by playing Cruisin’ USA and Turbo Outrun. Are there any ill-advised life lessons you guys have tried to take away from retro games?

Q2: With flash memory now so cheap, are console manufacturers missing a trick by ignoring the possibility of returning to cartridge-based consoles? How many gamers would be willing to pay a small premium for a console/game collection that was practically indestructible?

23:14 – Shin Phatman – Oh Yeah

25:33 – Retro Showdown!

29:07 – Bailey’s Pick “Super Mario RPG” (SNES)

30:59 – Hunter’s Pick “Wizards & Warriors” (NES)

32:23 – Jason’s Pick “Super Smash Bros.” (N64)

33:02 – Our theme for this week’s retro showdown are games that we believe have some of the best soundtracks.

53:58 – So wow… 51 episodes… almost a full year of retro gaming. Keep those comments coming and make sure you help yourself to the poll below. We do need a winner or why else would we put it there?

Original air date: August 26, 2013

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Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was Bit Mummy – “Koopa’s Castle”

16:24 – 16:24 – Listener discussion question(s) “First off how is Sven’s Co-op a retro game??? Second if you had to choose one retro game to go back in time and halt the development of it to save us from it’s existence now what would it be? Who wins in a fight NES, SEGA, or STEAM?”

24:12 – Bit Mummy – “Koopa’s Castle”

26:35 – The Retro Showdown!

29:08 – Bailey’s Pick “Galaxy 5000” (NES)

30:26 – Hunter’s Pick “3D World Runner” (NES)

31:32 – Jason’s Pick Wrestlemania 2000 (N64)

32:15 – Our theme for this week are games with numbers in the title that are not sequels. Yup… we totally did that for episode 50.

51:34 – Email us discussion questions, make sure to follow us on Twitter, vote in the poll, download a free chiptune track, and leave us some comments below. I think that’s it… yup… that’s about it.

Original air date: August 19, 2013

2.40:1, 16.18:10, 16:9, 5:3, 1.85:1, 16:10, 3:2, are all for chumps.

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was Videogame Orchestra “Super Pipe House”

16:42 – Listener email discussion question “1. What is approximate size of your games collections? 2. Are you trying to collect/play/achieve a specific goal (e.g. total collection for x system or all items in x game) 3. – What console gaming system would you most like to own at the moment and why?

31:40 – Videogame Orchestra “Super Pipe House”

33:40 – Retro Showdown!

35:04 – Jason’s Pick “The Incredible Machine 3” (PC)

36:03 – Hunter’s Pick “ChuChu Rocket!” (Sega Dreamcast)

37:05 – Tom’s Pick “Collapse!” (Browser Flash Game)

38:04 – Our theme for this week is about puzzles. It’s a puzzle to figure it out.

1:01:59 – We still need email discussion questions so don’t think you’re getting off the hook that easy. Also, we could use some chiptune/nerdcore music tracks to play as well or Bailey’s going to keep playing this Super Mario RPG stuff. Gross, right? So let’s get them in!

Original air date: August 12, 2013

It’s our Review A Bad Game Day episode! Rejoice! Or Despair! Both may be appropriate!

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was Crystal Fortress Level 16 – “Battle with Bowser”

9:46 – Listener discussion question “Imagine I was an insanely rich person that could get any gaming related item that ever existed. What retro gaming item would you want me to get for each of you to make up for the listeners not supplying you with discussion questions?”

23:00 – Crystal Fortress Level 16 – “Battle with Bowser”

25:31 – Retro showdown!!

27:26 – Mark’s Pick “Dark Castle” (Sega Genesis)

28:26 – Bailey’s Pick “NRA Varmint Hunter” (PC)

29:49 – Hunter’s Pick “Mega Man II” (Gameboy)

30:33 – In celebration of Review a Bad Game Day, we defend our picks as the worst games in the show down.

54:25 – Just because we had a listener discussion question this week, don’t think you’re off the hook! And, if you could, vote in the poll below as well. Also if you join us in the live stream we’ll give you a shout out! Happy Review a Bad Game Day!

Original air date: Aug 5, 2013

TWO ENTER. ONE LEAVES.

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Mario’s Invincible Madness” by nU tacK

15:52 – Listener discussi… well… we don’t have anymore discussion questions. Instead we have to listen to a story from Jason (lame, right?), we talk about retro collecting, game cartridge variants, why we buy games we hate, Jason’s steam list, how expensive coffee is, buying a Wii U for the price drop. WE NEED DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. WE CAN’T DO THIS AGAIN! IT’S TOO UNBEARABLE!

26:14 – “Mario’s Invincible Madness” by nU tacK

27:59 – Retro showdown!

30:22 – Bailey’s Pick – “Guerrilla War” (NES)

31:41 – Hunter’s Pick – “Doom Troopers” (Sega Genesis)

32:38 – Jason’s Pick – “Sven Co-Op” (PC)

33:32 – This week’s showdown theme is all about playing with a friend in co-op games!

1:02:30 – Don’t forget! We need listener discussion questions! Even if you’ve submitted one before, we know you have a burning question you need answered by Pants-less Lamb, Rick Thursday and the Juggernaut. We are here to do it!

Original air date: July 29, 2013

Keep an eye out for our upcoming Dennis Hopper Assistant Simulator Kickstarter. $30 reward tier: a photocopy of the cease & desist we’ll no doubt receive, signed by the entire dev team!

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was Girlz Melon vs Video Game Orchestra “Mega Man X Medley”

12:27 – Listener discussion question “It is the year 1992 and a Hollywood movie executive comes into the (theoretical) 1MoreCastle office and asks you three to help develop a video game based on an upcoming, sure to be hit releasing in summer ’93. The name of the game? “Super Mario Bros. The Movie: The Game” What would this game be like? What platforms would it be on? Would it theoretically be better than the movie?”

24:29 – Girlz Melon vs Video Game Orchestra “Mega Man X Medley”

27:06 – Retro Showdown!

29:55 – Bailey’s Pick – “War Gods” (Nintendo 64)

31:46 – Hunter’s Pick – “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters” (Sega Genesis)

32:52 – Jason’s Pick – “Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension” (Super NES)

33:43 – In honor of EVO 2013, it’s obscure fighting games here on the 1 More PodCastle.

1:00:56 – We got loads to talk about below! Are all games made for money? Have a favorite obscure fighting game that should get more face time? Vote for your favorite Showdown pick in the poll, send us some emails, all and all keep it retro… or we can talk about new games if you’d like. We’re down with that too.

Original air date: July 22, 2013

Apologies to AUSRetroGamer for Jason’s terrible Australian accent in the intro.

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Got a Star Piece” by Playing With Power (No download for this track, but you can stream it on Grooveshark or check out their website)

16:50 – Listener discussion question “What are your thoughts regarding younger people getting into the Retro gaming craze?”

27:29 – “Got a Star Piece” by Playing With Power

30:00 – Retro showdown!

34:15 – Bailey’s Pick – “Vectorman” (Sega Genesis)

35:20 – Hunter’s Pick – “Fester’s Quest” (NES)

36:29 – Jason’s Pick – “Darkwing Duck” (NES)

37:14 – It’s a no pants kind of Retro Showdown this week! Make sure you join in!

1:04:00 – Hey, we got Twitter shout outs, we got polls to be voted in and we got emails that gots to be emailed. Let’s get on it people! Beardley is on board, why aren’t you?