The Retro League

Episode 116 - Beneath a Retro Sky

Its a pixelated cyberpunk adventure on this week's episode of the Retro League. We investigate the good deeds of Billy Mitchell and uncover fossilized virtual pets. We debate the best way to play Taito classics and Final Fantasy. The episode won't be over before we rant about traffic laws in the midwest. Tune in!

Hot Topics
Sequelitis & game design
Favourite NES Soundtracks
Link Teaches Software Engineering

Virtually Retro
Final Fantasy: Origins (PSOne Classics)
Let's Play Ancient Greek Punishment (Flash)
RayForce (iOS)
Hatchi (iOS)

News
New Fastest Time To Complete A Perfect Game Of Pac-Man
Capcom Announces Street Fighter 25th Anniversary celebration
Zelda64 Documentary
This Could Be Your Last Chance to See Retro Game Master
Midwest Gaming Classic Reveals Entire Show Activity Line Up
Dreamcast TV

Games of the Week
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The World (NES)
Abuse (DOS)
Centipede (PS1)

Random Links
The 10 Most Bogus Entries in the Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition
7 Classic Video Games That Are Older Than You Think
This Guy Wants $5 Million For the "Next Great Game". From You. Um, Right.

Freeloader game-of-the-month

Beneath a Steel Sky

That thing's WATCHING me... Good thing I'm naturally PHOTOGENIC!

Download | Duration: 01:36:52

Posted by The Retro League at 1/22/2012 3:10 PM

Episode 115 - What All the Kool Kids are Playing

On this week's show we try to remember what the longest-running console is while Zelda is rocking the 3DS. We try to pick which games and series should have gotten sequels but didn't. Why would anyone want to play a LaserDisc game on the SNES? Listen and maybe you'll find out.

Hot Topics
The least influential games of all time
January 2012 Finds
The 6 Most Ominous Trends in Video Games

News
Link's Awakening DX is 2011's Best-Selling 3DS VC Game
Endurance Run Fails a Third Time in Q*Bert Record Bid
FMV Support Comes To The Super Nintendo With An Unofficial Playable Port Of Laserdisc's Road Blaster
30th Anniversary of the C64
The five… no, SIX best years in video game history
Historic Register Adds ET Landfill
Turn Your Retro Cartridges Into ROMS, Legally

Games of the Week
Kid Kool (NES)
Virtua Racing Deluxe (32X)

Random Links
PS3 Gets Truly Luggable, Courtesy of Compaq
Falcom's secret to success: Care, not gimmicks

Kakefu's Jump Heaven: Speed Hell

Download | Duration: 01:38:48

Posted by The Retro League at 1/11/2012 11:40 PM

Episode 114 - The Year in Retro

This week we look at 2011 through retro-colored glasses. we're looking back on all the good retro games that we've played and that have been re-released. It's been a good year and we hope you'll join us for more retro-rambling in the year to come as well!

Hot Topics
2012 Gaming Resolutions
Game related Non-Fiction books
Songs about games/computers
A Game You Didn't Want To End...

Virtually Retro
Centipede (PSOne Classics)
Realistic Summer Sports Simulator (iOS)
Mad Dog McCree (iOS)
Tetris (3DS Virtual Console)

News
New record score on Super Mario World has special meaning to champ Mason Cramer
Official Legend of Zelda timeline revealed

Random Links
Video: How to make an arcade cabinet in under 15 minutes!

Download | Duration: 02:23:30

Posted by The Retro League at 1/1/2012 6:42 PM

Episode 113 - King of Bowling

This week we're downloading midi files with our dial-up modems and bootlegging C64 games with audio cassettes. Early 3DS buyers have some GBA games for free, the 4th Humble Indie Bundle is out and some fast gamers are speed-running for charity. We take a short look back on some consoles that could have been, and wonder if Top Gun has ever been re-run on television in this week's episode of the Retro League

Hot Topics
Your most difficult experience getting a game to run
Best retro league moments of all time
Good Shoot 'em ups for lousy players
Best worst game.

Virtually Retro
Blaster Master: Enemy Below (3DS Virtual Console)
Sonic CD (iOS)
3DS Ambassador Game Boy Advance Games

News
Humble Bundle #4 available
Brand new NES on ebay for $16,000
Awesome games done quick

Games of the Week
Elf Bowling (Windows)
King of Fighters ‘97 (Neo Geo)

Random Links
PCEngine Gamer Magazine
10 Unreleased Video Game Consoles

Download | Duration: 01:20:49

Kore ga...KUSANAGI NO KEN DA!

Posted by The Retro League at 12/20/2011 1:09 AM

Episode 112 - Digging Deep

This week we find the iPhone is the platform with the most retro re-releases on it. There are some classics of epic proportions from the 90's and also a Frogger-style neo-retro game with trailers that are sure to confuse. We're mining and crafting in 2-d and riding an ostrich to defeat enemy knights. Are you ready for the next wave?

Hot Topics
What unreleased/prototype retro game do you wish you had?
December Finds

Virtually Retro
Grand Theft Auto 3 (Android, iOS)
Theme Park (iOS)
Time Ducks (iOS)
Chrono Trigger (iOS)

News
Interview with Producer of Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
The Crazy Urban Legend of the Killer Arcade Machine
Just in time for Xmas - new video game shirts

Games of the Week
Joust (Arcade)
Terraria (Windows)

Random Links
I Cannot Be Beaten at RBI Baseball Ad
Larry's museum of dead technology
Jeff’s arcade
Saving the System: Where Failed Consoles Went Wrong Instead of Right

Download | Duration: 01:11:24

Posted by The Retro League at 12/15/2011 10:54 PM

Best of 2011 Awards

Hop over to the forums and vote on the best retro gaming news and releases of 2011!

Best virtually retro release of 2011
Best retro gaming news of 2011
Best game of the week pick in 2011
Best question of the week in 2011
General discussion

Posted by Hugues at 12/15/2011 4:15 PM

Episode 111 - TwiNickerousbee

This week Rob & Hugues are joined by Nick to discuss arcade background noise, the end of GamePro, and a couple of modern-ish games. There's a plethora of retro re-releases and we briefly remember fashions of the 80's and 90's that we'd rather forget.

Hot Topics
Turbo Views & why such a big gap in game quality
An excellent video game music artist...
Finding Time for Retro Gaming
Retro Gaming Christmas Memories?

Virtually Retro
Darkstalkers (PSOne Classics)
Tak 2: Staff of Dreams (PS2 Classics)
Final Fantasy VI (PSOne Classics)
The Oregon Trail: American Settler (iOS)
Adventure Island (3DS Virtual Console)
New iPhone version of Tetris (iOS)

News
RIP GamePro
New reality show about arcade game restoration

Games of the Week
Casino Kid (NES)
Twinbee (NES)
Area 51 (Arcade)

Freeloader game of the month
Biomenace

Random Links
Arcade Ambience
Hitler is angry because Twin Galaxies doesn’t acknowledge his score

Be ready, kiddo!

Download | Duration: 01:29:16

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