HeyJaredThe 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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Rockin' Kats/Nyankies (NES) and the MORE PUPPETS (opens the original)
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When good things come out and you're a little disappointed because it isn't the SPECIFIC good thing you were hoping for? You should probably just enjoy the good thing anyway, that seems like a pleasant way to be. Also, we try to make sense of why the Ocarina of Time remake looks... like that. Send us mail at: theretrobreakdown@gmail.com
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (PS2) and the Persona Spinoff Character Assassinations (opens the original)
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So my goal was to go into this game and laugh at how incredibly "2000s video game" it was. And I was entirely able to do that. But somewhere along the line, this game became more than just goofy physics, shootbangs and an edgy 2000s white man protagonist. It actually became sort of special? Technically impressive for the time? Extremely and absurdly fun? Don't get me wrong, it's still stupid. But it's the kind of stupid you can enjoy. It's... actually really good. Would absolutely recommend. Sen
Final Fantasy (NES) and the Stranger of Paradise (opens the original)
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It's sort of two games in one this week, as we played both the original NES version of Final Fantasy 1, which is incredibly broken, and the sorta-kinda prequel, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, which is incredibly stupid. This was an incredible experience and I would recommend it to anyone. Both games are beautiful in their imperfections, and it is especially fun to play them next to one another to better understand what they're going for in SoP. Send us mail!
Silver Surfer (NES) and the Shadows of the Empire Erotica (opens the original)
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We sit down with one of the most notoriously hard NES games and discover that it is actually kinda not that bad? It also is pretty bad. But in the same way that a lot of NES games are. But the aesthetics make it... kinda cool to play. Don't actually play it, just listen to the Follin brothers on the soundtrack and have a good day. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GC) and the Bananza Spoilercast (opens the original)
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This week, we talk about getting jumpscared by Girls Gone Wild commercials on Comedy Central, the end of Donkey Kong Bananza, the beginning of the Final Fantasy franchise, and Oliver. You know. Oliver. THAT GUY. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord:
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