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The Retro Breakdown

Every week, Dean (twitch.tv/timewanderer) and Tom discuss current gaming news, and then check out some old (or sometimes new) piece of gaming history to see how it holds up, and test the strength of nostalgia.

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All Episodes

02:05:37

Bit Generations: Dotstream and the Live Game Purchase

The Retro Breakdown ·

2021/04/20

Tom and TW expose a total lack of experience with substance use this week as we talk about what it might be like to play Dotstream while high. The big takeaway from this week is that we're both really happy when weird, minimalistic games like this actually get some measure of support from big companies. Feels good, man. Especially when they're actually fun and interesting. TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube:

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01:46:47

Wario's Woods and the Satellaview Switch

The Retro Breakdown ·

2021/04/13

More tangents than usual this week, as Tom and TW discuss the reality of Nintendo introducing digital game downloads in the mid 1990s, but somehow not understanding the internet in 2021. Wario's Woods was the last officially-licensed game released for the NES. It came out in 1994, and it's actually kinda awesome - unless puzzle games aren't really your thing, in which case it's still pretty cool. TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on

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01:25:34

Double Dragon (NES) and the April Fools Consideration

The Retro Breakdown ·

2021/04/06

There's no ACTUAL April Fools joke in this podcast, but there is a lot of discussion about April Fools in general, and consideration about the POSSIBILITY of doing an April Fools joke. If anything, last week's podcast was an April Fools joke, where we just play the game and record the podcast live. Yeah, let's say it was that. Anyway, the NES iteration of Double Dragon is on tap this week, a game that is super fun for as long as it decides to be, and is otherwise just really rude. Discord:

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01:25:41

Kirby's Dream Course and the Live Podcast Experiment

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2021/03/30

Okay, kind of a weird thing this week, as we recorded this episode of the podcast WHILE also playing the game together and recording the gameplay footage. I DO NOT KNOW if this is going to be enjoyable to listen to, but we figured we'd try it out. Either way, we'll be back to our normal format next week. If you'd like to see the video version of it, check it out at https://youtu.be/A1Vl8oer4rA Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer Youtube:

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01:23:03

Wild Guns and the Lazy Speedrunner

The Retro Breakdown ·

2021/03/23

Tom and Dean talk about our experiences with Monster Hunter, speedrunning, and of course, Wild Guns. We manage to not talk TOO MUCH about Yakuza this week. YO, WILD GUNS THO, AMIRITE? LIKE FIVE PEOPLE MADE THIS GAME and also here's that box art we laughed at. Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrobreakdown/support

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02:00:39

Super Mario Galaxy and the Basement Archaeology

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2021/03/16

TW's gotten himself hooked on La-Mulana, the puzzle-platformer/Metroidvania where the only way to figure out the way forward is to learn, and then painstakingly document the lore. Tom, meanwhile, is full steam ahead on Yakuza 3, and looks to be on pace to clear the whole franchise by May. Mario Galaxy makes an appearance towards the end there, and we are both apprehensive about our own opinions on it. Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at:

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02:00:18

Outrun, Super Hang-On, Space Harrier, Fantasy Zone,...

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2021/03/09

We cover 4 games in one podcast today! Technically 7, since we also talk about Yakuza, CrossCode and La-Mulana. We talk about the magic of arcades then and now, and those moments when video games make you feel super smart. And then I choke a bunch, and the podcast is over. It's a good time. Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk32JK477nT0KU5Vte7aPfg --- Support this podcast:

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02:24:15

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Bored of Light

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2021/03/02

It took us almost 3 months, but we finally dragged ourselves through Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, the official translation of the first-ever Fire Emblem game for the Famicom. We're not really mad about it, except for the one thing at the end that I get probably way too animated about because WHAT ARE YOU DOING, NINTENDO, WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS. Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer Youtube:

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01:49:32

Panzer Dragoon and the Nintendo Direct Recap

The Retro Breakdown ·

2021/02/23

We played Sega Saturn classic Panzer Dragoon this week! But first, we talk about the February 2021 Nintendo Direct and run down our thoughts on the major announcements! A LOT of the discussion centers on Project Triangle Strategy, but we also dig into Smash, Splatoon, Capcom Arcade, and a bunch of others. We also talk about Yakuza, because of course we do. Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer --- Support this podcast:

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02:05:20

DOOM 64 and the $70 Game Problem

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2021/02/16

Dean's first classic DOOM game is DOOM 64, played on the PS4, which is bizarre enough on its own. This is one of those weird ones where we basically spend the entire time complaining about the game even though we both really liked it. We also spend a great deal of time talking about game monetization, how it has changed over the years, and how the $70 price point makes no sense. Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer --- Support this podcast:

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01:49:40

Super Valis 4 and the 13 Sentinels Spoilercast

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2021/02/09

First, Tom and Dean talk about how cool it is being a foreigner in countries that don't hate foreigners. Then, the conversation of Super Valis 4 goes off the rails as we look into whether there was another Valis game after this one and OH NO THERE IS BUT NOT LIKE THAT. Also featured, a very short, spoiler-heavy discussion of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, which we both played and liked, and you should also play and/or watch. I can thoroughly recommend this playthrough because it is mine:

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02:01:29

Shadowgate, Homey, Maximillian, and the Kusogrande...

The Retro Breakdown ·

2021/02/02

It's a special episode this week as TW makes Tom play all three of the games he played in the Kusogrande Grand Finals! And he actually did play two of them! TW talks about his feelings on the tournament overall, and then we discuss the merits of each of the three games in the final. For being three games making up the finals of a bad video game tournament, it wasn't as bad as you might expect. The games are: Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers (Nintendo 64) Homey D. Clown (PC) Maximillian B

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01:29:21

Trip World and the Gambling Rant

The Retro Breakdown ·

2021/01/26

Trip World is a short game that we talk about for a short time. But we fill the space with talking about how Konami became the worst company because of staff treatment, how stock trading is just gambling, and how the yakuza are probably behind a lot of Japanese business decisions. Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Bad stuff about Konami: https://kotaku.com/report-konami-is-treating-its-staff-like-prisoners-1721700073 --- Support this podcast:

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01:59:45

Donkey Kong Country and the VHS Promo Mailer

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2021/01/19

Ironically, a large amount of hype for Donkey Kong Country had nothing to do with the actual game. That seems to have made the discussion even more interesting. I mean, it MAY have only been interesting to US, but still. Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG That Cyberpunk Roadmap: https://assets.rockpapershotgun.com/images/2021/01/cyberpunk-2077-roadmap.jpg --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrobreakdown/support

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01:45:05

StarTropics and the Son of a Submariner

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2021/01/12

Welcome to 2021, where things probably won't get worse, maybe. Tom and Dean talk a lot about going back to Final Fantasy 6, then discuss how hard Startropics tried to get them to hate it. It wasn't bad, though. Just really mean. I dunno, it's complicated. Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG The "Letter": https://i.imgur.com/S0zffVp.jpg Jessi Plays FF6: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwwyEcb3PjvVHDIWa8ud7qUynawph7Fkt --- Support this podcast:

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01:56:24

The Retro Breakdown 2020 Tier List

The Retro Breakdown ·

2020/12/29

It's the end of 2020, finally! It's time for a retrospective on the good times - and in the case of this podcast, that means talking about video games and trying to ignore almost every other thing that happened in 2020. This week, we rank every game we played for The Retro Breakdown this year on a tier list. This is the first podcast that will have a video version as well! Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG TierMaker video: --- Support this podcast:

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01:21:37

Home Alone (PC) and the Lamest Strategy

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2020/12/22

Tom relives his childhood (in more ways than one) with our first DOS game on the Retro Breakdown, Home Alone! It's a first in a lot of ways - for starters, we unintentionally started recording the first half of the podcast before actually playing the game. We are in fact both staring at the start screen for the game, and end up talking about a bunch of other things, but I was recording video, so we decided to use it! Anyway, if the audio is kinda weird in the first half of the podcast, that's pretty

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01:41:46

Nights Into Dreams and the Segata Sanshiro

The Retro Breakdown ·

2020/12/15

This week, we talk about the absolute best thing the Sega Saturn brought to our lives. We also spend a little time talking about NiGHTS Into Dreams. Maybe we're missing something here? Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Manual: https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Sega_Saturn/Manual/formated/NiGHTS_into_Dreams..._-_1996_-_Sega.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrobreakdown/support

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01:36:22

James Pond 2: Operation Robocod and the Penguin Bombs

The Retro Breakdown ·

2020/12/08

Tom and Dean talk about console version differences, Tim Follin, and the change in the video game hype cycle. But mostly, we talk about James Pond 2: Operation Robocod, which is certifiably the most bizarre game we have played for the podcast yet. Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Manual: https://segaretro.org/images/2/21/James_Pond_2_MD_AU_Manual.pdf --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrobreakdown/support

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01:54:55

Ristar and the "Younger Audience"

The Retro Breakdown ·

2020/12/01

TW and Tom have somewhat differing opinions on one of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive's swan song games. But then a mid-90s EGM interview sets off an age-old debate: "IT LOOKS LIKE THIS GAME HAS COLOR IN IT, DOES THAT MEAN IT'S FOR BABIES?" TW has words about this, and maybe derails the conversation. TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG EGM Interview on Ristar: https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_65/page/n217/mode/2up Manual:

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