HeyJaredThat Game Rules!
I’m your host Scuba Steve and thanks for checking out my mediocre podcast!Every week here we pick a nice ol’ retro video game.We’re gonna travel back in time, we’ll talk all the movies, shows and toys that surround that game.
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Super Mario Land - That Game Rules! Ep 062 (opens the original)
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Grab those batteries and slap 'em in that big grey brick, cuz we're talking about Super Mario Land. The first portable plumber adventure and a whole new way to game on the go. We're going to Sarasaland to fight new enemies, rescue a new princess, and see how Mario's new game holds up against his own legacy on another round of That Game Rules! We timewarp back to 1989 for big hair, big shoulder pads, and a big breakdown of the TV Guide lineup on our Saturday morning cartoons. Plus, we find out th
Mega Man X - That Game Rules! Ep 061 (opens the original)
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The year is 21XX. Nintendo was giving all the franchises a shiny upgrade thanks to the SNES. Everything was coming up Super. Meanwhile, Capcom went a different route... In dashes Mega Man X. New moves, new story, new villians and bosses, and a German cartoon theme song that slaps harder than a potential Slap Man. Let's see if X and Zero can hold the title of "That Game Rules!". Meanwhile, in 19XX, we check out the movie line up and also a little HBO after dark... I break down how terrible the Ti
Earthworm Jim - That Game Rules! Ep 060 (opens the original)
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It's another Sega vs. Nintendo throwdown today. In a world full of Marios and Sonics, it takes a certain charm to stand out. Well, launch the nearest cow because we're talking about Earthworm Jim. This can of worms has everything: Evil the Cat, Princess what's her name, a level called Buttville, and our own space cowboy here to save the day. Let's get groovy and see how this 90's gross humor stands up on That Game Rules! Was 1994 the best year in cinema history and was it because of Street Fight
Battletoads - That Game Rules! Ep 059 (opens the original)
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What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen Nintendo controller? Find out today on an inevitable episode in any self-respecting video game podcast: Battletoads. It's a game....and here's an episode about it. Timewarp to 1991...talk about Fruit by the Foot.... Speed Bikes.... Turbo Tunnel... Where am I...? As always, I can't keep the thoughts straight and talk about a whole bunch of other nonsense too... Let's waste some more time this week on the worst gaming podcast on the internet! Thanks agai
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - That Game Rules! Ep 058 (opens the original)
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More Mario madness again this week, with one of my favorite games ever: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. A collab by Nintendo and Square in an attempt to bring RPGs to the western audience. It's time to dig deep into the Mushroom Kingdom, introduce fun characters we'll never see again, and celebrate this swan song of the SNES before the N64 came to lay the hammer down. Grab some Yoshi Cookies and some ice cold KeroKeroCola, let's jam out with Toadofsky and waste some time on That Game
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