Every week, Dean (twitch.tv/timewanderer) and Tom (twitter.com/tomdayvg) 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. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/retrobreakdown/support
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"I DEMAND TO KNOW WHO PUT THIS ROCK IN THIS GAME!" - Shigeru Miyamoto, 2006 Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live…
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This week's offering is a 3D platformer from the PS1's launch window that predates Mario 64. And it's... really, surprisingly quite good? We also talk about the "naked neighbor" and oh no, it's me, isn't it? Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: …
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Today's episode has us talk smack on Secret of Mana AND Super Metroid, so I'm sure nobody will be mad about that. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG…
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TW is back from Ireland and wants to talk about hotel breakfast. Also, Xenoblade is the Dark Souls of something or other, complicated feelings on the Last of Us, nobody wants to see the Borderlands movie, and the "transmedia event" that was Homefront. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com…
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This week, we talk about the most asinine requirements to "100%" a JRPG, and then we discuss one of our first CRPGs! Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Po…
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A game we watched on YouTube and a game I should have played 5 years ago headline today's podcast! It's a weird one! Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcas…
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This week, it's two games in one podcast, plus the version of Doom that nobody knew they wanted, and probably still don't want! Unless... Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG…
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Yes, we will eventually play Mega Man Zero. No, we will probably not play the Rockman-themed, Taiwan-exclusive Monopoly-like board game from 1999. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG…
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The series playthrough continues! This week we try to quickly recap all the game shows we missed in weeks past and then talk about memories of Harvest Moon and bad Bond movie plot contrivances. Also, Mega Man 7 is not one of the bad ones. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: …
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Remember, just because it's trash, doesn't mean it's bad. Except when it's both. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: …
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When a mangaka says their series is entering its "final arc," does that mean it's a few months from over, or like 10 years? Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games strea…
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TW's dumb sports game obsession, running down original Xbox games, and one of the worst games we've played in a while. Apologies for the music at the end, but that's honestly what the experience of playing this game was like. Why did Nintendo bother re-releasing this, seriously? Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com…
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Also, a console war retrospective, our grown-up perception of time, the Haikyuu movie, and Tom's unintended rap debut. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: …
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After weeks of talking about it, we finally decided to muster up the courage to be free. Also, here's a thing I didn't realize about this game until I was editing it - apparently Hitoshi Sakamoto did the music for this back in 1990, it was one of his first projects. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com…
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We're back from a short break, did we miss much? Oh, basically every gaming company on the planet is trying to Ouroboros themselves out of existence? Cool. Coolcoolcool. Penny's Big Breakaway was good, and so was MMV, even though it's been a month since we played it. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com …
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Nintendo sucks, why can't we quit it? Also, more spam emails, the legal ruling that may spawn more indie games, and just so much love for Mega Man X. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games…
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Spiced Coke, Korean soda habits, and horny Rareware throughout this episode! I'm pretty sure that Battletoads is deeply overrated as a franchise. This is the one I played the most as a kid, way more than the NES one, and I remembered liking some parts of it, but that doesn't mean it's good. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.co…
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TW makes Tom play another bad game for a silly reason and then tries to convince him it's kinda cool, actually. Tom, meanwhile, is playing Actual Good Game Baldur's Gate 3. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG…
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Okay, we can't be the only ones, right? Lots of people have to remember that swing set. Probably more people than remember The Wily Wars. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: …
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Everybody has that one game that just absorbs them for a couple weeks - or months - and they can't break out of it. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: …
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For the record, the answer to the question is no, I am not. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on …
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What are we even talking about this week? Everything! Nothing! Volleyball, golf, video games, Nintendo discovering Newgrounds in 2024. It's a crazy week, please enjoy. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games s…
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I'm not playing it yet, but I'm PERILOUSLY close to it. Also, the Mega Man march continues, and we both agree that while this Game Boy Mega Man is one of the best ones, we also are both very ready to be done with Game Boy Mega Man. One more to go. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: …
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It's a rapid-fire segment of games we're playing and not playing this week, including Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Persona 3 Reload, Unicorn Overlord, Monster Hunter Now, and of course, Kick Master. It gets kind of worse the more you play it. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https…
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This podcast is super recent and recorded super on time. It is about things that are happening now and definitely not things from two weeks ago, like the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo and the Nintendo Partner direct. Also, we talk Akio Otsuka's singing voice and also literally why is Shun Akiyama like this? Send us mail! theretrobreakdown…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back From the Sewers (Game Boy) and the Hideo Kojima Human Loop
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Tom has a tendency to be extra forgiving to games that feature characters that he enjoys. Tom really, REALLY likes TMNT. Tom does not like this game. That's probably the harshest thing you can say about it. Also, Kojima? Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG…
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Like a Dragon, Sea of Stars endgame, and a funny little ball tank. We can't say for sure, but this game MAY have invented a bunch of Kirby explosions and graphics. In fact, the tank itself is just a big circle... Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG…
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Breaking news: New Like a Dragon game has very good and expansive minigame that is more than it initially appears. Shocking, I know. Almost like this happens every time. Mega Man 5 is really, really good, by the way. Outstanding level and boss designs on display here. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: …
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In which Dr. Wily invents time travel in order to beat Mega Man and then uses it in the most nonsensical way imaginable and then does not, in fact, beat Mega Man. Also, The Fated Hour quests, Persona 3 thoughts, cursed images, and which game has the best jump? Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: …
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This week, we discuss the new Like a Dragon, driving lessons from Initial D, the games we would least like to see in a friend's Steam profile, and Tom discovers that he does not like Palworld. Then we talk about how Perfect Dark completely eclipses Goldeneye 007 by doing everything it does but more and significantly better. Send us mail! ther…
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T of TKandM and the Metal Gear University podcast joins the podcast today for our first ever Dreamcast game on the podcast. Is it Sonic Adventure? Chu Chu Rocket? Skies of Arcadia? No! It's a homebrew indie game from 2015 because of course it is. Also - why jank Xbox 360 repairs actually worked, and what's going on with Johnathan Majors? Follow TKa…
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In about 70 minutes' time, we manage to potentially draw the ire of Nintendo, Disney, and Netflix lawyers. I think we have a fighting chance. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer…
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The new year begins with another Mega Man game! Also, chili with chocolate, Cheetos with ham, and excitement over a Pocket Circuit simulator standalone game even though it doesn't actually exist. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live…
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From TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project to Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge, we recap every single game we covered in 2023 and put it on a tier list based on how much we would recommend it! Check out the final tier list in TW's Discord! Also, we'll be taking a week break for the holidays, we'll be back on January 9th! Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gma…
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Dr. Wily takes his revenge by changing up his homework a little bit so it doesn't look like he copied. Also 90's game cheats are legendary. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer…
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On a whim, we check out the absurdly-rare Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru, a Time Warner Interactive game by some former Treasure staffers, so basically THIS IS SECRETLY A TREASURE GAME AND IT RULES. Also, judge me for my bad airport takes, or judge me for HAVING takes on airports. We also have a quick Game Awards recap. Send us mail! theretrobreakd…
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A holiday tradition continues as Tom and TW play a Home Alone game in December for the fourth year in a row! And somehow they appear to have found the worst and most irredeemable one! Along the way we jump into the debate on what an indie game is, the Sega Master System collection in Like a Dragon Gaiden, and first game ads we remember drawing our …
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The biggest problem with Windows 11 is that it does most of the same stuff as Windows 10 but requires extra steps for no discernible reason. Mega Man 3 is super good, why do people talk about 2 so much? Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: …
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A below-average Castlevania game with an above-average soundtrack is today's topic, alongside the absolute celebration of the bizarre, parasocial relationships championed in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. More importantly, Pocket Circuit is not a racing game, ask me anything. TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG…
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Tom and TW have a discussion about artistic perspective and how a pair of thighs shot a franchise to new heights. No, we do not talk about Mega Man's thighs. Like at all. TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: htt…
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We're in the midst of a Classic Capcom run as we roll on with Little Nemo this week! Also, what's up with that weird split-screen Nintendo Switch successor prototype? Or Konami not making games? And I promise we'll find something to talk about next week that isn't Fire Emblem. TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast…
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Sure, we talked about some stuff, but nevermind that, play Sweet Home, this is one of the most fascinating and ambitious games of the 1980s. It's awesome. Here's why. TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtu…
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The beginning of a long-running series that we reserve the right to bail out from at any point, begins NOW! Also, TW maybe understands a bit better why he dislikes motion controls, Marco's Pizza is just OK, and Roll is just written out of the story, but somehow not out of the ending. TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG …
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Laura... Laura... Laura... LAURA! TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer Dokapon Kingdom Playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3rRXZIPewc&list=PLwwyEcb3PjvWNJ…
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A new season of Spy x Family has dropped and that sends us into a discussion about the changing ways manga has gotten adapted into anime over the years (spoilers: it's better now). Also, the 6 companies that own everything, more Monster Hunter Now, and Tom asks why he was forced to play this week's podcast game! TW's Discord: https://disc…
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We're talking One Piece this week! Sort of! Tom is way behind in the manga, and TW watched a couple episodes of it back in 2006 or so, and also the whole thing is much older than we thought. Also, One Punch Man is still awesome. Both of us went into this podcast ready to dump on this game, and question Nintendo for dumping random trash on their ser…
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Turns out we both, independently, started playing Monster Hunter Now, the first Niantic game that has made any sense at all since they released Pokemon GO. You can definitely feel the guts of Pokemon GO - Niantic gonna Niantic, after all - but early impressions seem promising! The second Oracle game is complete, and with it comes a discussion on Or…
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Dokapon Kingdom continues on a confluence of unusual events that end with hitting what amounts to a 20% critical hit and it's all TW's fault. At this point I don't even know if people care who wins as long as it's somebody. Good. Dokapon is doing its job. Maybe it's over by now. Maybe not. Like Zero Wing, Bad Dudes is best remembered for weird meme…
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After a year, TW finally plays Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes and cannot stop gushing about it. Also, Yakuza 5 hunting, the awkward conclusion of the spiky hair bracket, and the best idea for an arcade game that will absolutely never, ever, ever happen. TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: …
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Today's parents are introducing their kids to old video games the way parents used to try to get their kids into older music or movies - change my mind. Related: The album name is Tubthumper. The song name is Tubthumping. I do not know why. This is like a part 1 of this podcast, as it's impossible to discuss all of Oracle of Ages without having als…
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