S4E13: Killer Instinct -or- ULTRA COMBO!

In this Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo, Mike and Jaymo are talking about the games they've been playing during the season break: The Mermaid Mask, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Vampire Crawlers, and Locktale.Mike's super excited to finally get to talk about SFB Games' follow-up to Tangle Tower, bringing back Detective Grimoire and Sally in their well-received release of The Mermaid Mask. Jaymo's been working through the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds season pass and has a surprise Minigame Minute focused on the DLC. And speaking of DLC, the Death Parade DLC is now out for Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (yes, all of that is listed as the title). And then we journey into cryptography a little bit with the recently-released puzzle game Locktale. With the exception of Locktale, all these games are currently available on the Nintendo Switch (though Mike's been playing on Steam).Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our ⁠Discord⁠, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:07) The Mermaid Mask(9:05) Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds(27:47) Vampire Crawlers(37:19) Locktale(44:23) Outro

Mike & Jaymo are joined by costumed guests Bryan and Sarah to square up against Legendary Pictures’ “Street Fighter.” Released October 16th, 2026, this over-the-top action comedy isn’t for everyone, but is it a NintenDO or a NintenDON’T? We break down the poster, the plot, give you the play-by-play for all the brawls, and Mike confuses the subtexts of Sparticus and Ben-Hur in a most embarrassing way. Can you handle it? SURE-YOU-CAN!Thanks for listening! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.Be sure to follow Bryan on Instagram for all his latest adventures in cosplay & activism at @bryan.s.lee: https://www.instagram.com/bryan.s.lee/ or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@BryanLeeIGN has all the deets on Callina Liang’s transformation into Chun-Li right here:https://www.ign.com/articles/chun-li-actress-grew-her-thighs-65-centimeters-to-match-the-first-lady-of-fighting-games-for-the-street-fighter-movie

On this episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, we take a break from our usual quest to cover all 300+ games in the Nintendo Classics catalog to explore the darkest, most spoiler-filled regions of Little Nightmares 3: Secrets of the Spiral DLC on Nintendo Switch 2.Today Jaymo is joined by Zelda/Horror Game Streamer, Twitch’s very own RiriYells! Having beaten every level of the game as a co-op pair (included the newly released DLC), RiRi and Jaymo revisit their reviews of the base game and dive deep into the gameplay and lore of The Backstage & The Shores DLC. We discuss every monster, trap, and lore drop!Be sure to check out RiriYells on Twitch!https://www.twitch.tv/ririyellsWant to see RiRi and Jaymo’s review of “vanilla” Little Nightmares 3? Check it out here:https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/lite-switch-oct-22-2025-little-nightmares-3/https://youtu.be/bdKDr4M_OxE0:00 Intro0:44 RiRi’s Dragon Con Recap3:23 Revisiting our Review of Little Nightmares 3 (Base Game)3:57 The Backstage DLC11:22 The Shores DLC26:57 NintenDO or NintenDon’t27:28 Outro

It’s time to celebrate the end of our biggest season yet of The Old SwitchAroo with the 16th-bit Retro-spective Season 4 Finale as Mike and Jaymo reflect on their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode, we start off with another edition of "Guest Hosts", this time with our guest Guess Host guest host Ryan warboss5 as he skippers the way through another head-to-head video game trivia competition with questions from many of the wonderful guests that we've had this season. In the Old Switcharoonies, Mike and Jaymo will award some of the more notable games that got played this season. They'll also look back at some of the memorable parts of this season and discuss what they're hoping to see next from Nintendo Classics and Nintendo Switch Online (they can't keep not releasing Cruis'n USA forever).Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:50) Guess Hosts with Ryan "Warboss5"(3:08) Q1. S04E01 - Derick from Underrated(7:30) Q2. S04E02 - Lawson from Super Wall Jump(9:34) Q3. S04E03 - Jordan from Arcadiology(11:53) Q4. S04E03 - Brad from Arcadiology(14:20) Q5. S04E05 - Cyril from DefunctGames(20:28) Q6. S04E06 - Taylor from Wild Mouse(23:31) Q7. Super Mario Galaxy - Lisa from Geek Pop(25:20) Q8. Ep 1 Racer - Nick and Josh from Smashing Game Time(27:19) Q9. S04E08 - Steve from CinemArcade(30:43) Q10. Mortal Kombat 2 - Kyle(32:23) Q11. S04E10 - BlazeingPhoenix(37:56) Q12. S04E11 - Jennifer Miller Hammel of Classical California’s Arcade(43:40) Q13. S04E12 - Timmy Williams from Whitest Kids U’ Know and Urn Fulla Popcorn(47:08) Q14. S04E13 - SSJ3Butch(49:11) Q15. S4E14 - Stiltskin from Shrugbuds(54:16) Final Scores(54:49) Warboss5 plugs(57:54) Title Speedrun(59:23) The Old SwitchAroonies(1:12:28) Swish List(1:15:56) Final Thoughts(1:17:54) OutroCheck out all our contributors:Derick on Underrated: ⁠https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/⁠Lawson’s podcast Super Wall Jump: https://linktr.ee/superwalljumpJordan and Brad on Arcadiology: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/arcadiologypodcast/And Brad is working on 2 games for Steam, Rogue Mate and Paint World 98Find Cyril’s work at Defunct Games (http://www.defunctgames.com/) or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@DefunctGamesTaylor on the Wild Mouse podcast: https://wildmousepodcast.com/And also on Grave Plot: https://graveplotpodcast.com/Lisa in the Geek Pop archives at https://geekpoppodcast.wordpress.com/Nick and Josh on Smashing Game Time: https://www.smashinggametime.com/ and go check out Nick's comedy album Memoirs & Manifestos on BandCamp: https://nickcoffman.bandcamp.com/album/memoirs-manifestosSteve's podcast that inspired Jaymo is Ultra 64: Wii Universe: https://www.ultra64podcast.com/ Steve is now on CinemArcade: https://linktr.ee/cinemarcade and Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks: https://linktr.ee/puppetmasterscastlefreaksKyle on Stream Team: https://streamteam.club/BlazeingPhoenix's speed runs and Behind the Mask: https://www.youtube.com/@BlazeingphoenixJennifer on Classical California's Arcade: https://www.classicalcalifornia.org/arcadeCheck her out on Have You Seen This? discussing the second X-Files movie: https://www.patreon.com/haveyouseenthis/posts/278-x-files-i-to-157905094Timmy's on Urn Fulla Popcorn (https://urnfullapopcorn.com/) and find Mars here: https://wkukmars.com/Butch on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ssj3butchFind all of the Shrugbuds stuff starting at https://shrugbuds.com/Ryan "warboss5"'s old videos are on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/warboss5 and follow him at Bluesky @warboss5.bsky.social

Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is putting video games back on the big screen as he puts his spin on how to recreate the experience and sensation of playing a survival horror game into a film. Mike and Jaymo have both checked out the movie, so Jaymo can come at the movie from the perspective of someone that played the games and Mike as someone that saw one of the gimmicky 3D movies once but never played the games. We’ll also touch a little on our experience with Zach Cregger’s other horror films before we get into a very spoiler-filled discussion of the whole movie.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed. You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!(0:00) Intro(1:15) Resident Evil prior experiences(4:32) Zach Cregger films(7:20) Resident Evil (2026)(1:04:10) NintenDO or NintenDON’TTo hear Zach Cregger share some of his insight into writing and making Weapons, check out the episode he did with fellow WKUK Timmy Williams (and from our Ninja Gaiden episodes) on the horror movie podcast Timmy cohosts, Urn Fulla Popcorn: Episode 22 - Weapons (2025) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPPOQMtd04QFor a little more of Derick’s opinion on Dolby Vision, you can check out the Underrated movie podcast’s recording of the Next Stages of Movie and Theater Evolution panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2026 where Derick talks a bit about why he likes that format during the first question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vktTm0OxFsQ

Comedian Jackie Kashian and game designer Andy Ashcraft are locking in for a spoiler-laced talk about Lock’s Quest (Nintendo DS, 2008) with Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog.In this episode, we discuss how Jackie’s using stand-up comedy to be a force for good and dig back to some old merch that Mike had to explain to his mom, Jaymo nerds out about Andy’s experiences working on Flagen Brothers for the Sega Dreamcast, Jackie shares some memorable gaming moments like the Bonita Zakos from Stretch Panic on the Sony PlayStation, and everybody explains to Mike what gaming on the Nintendo DS was like. In the main event, as we get deep into the world of Lock’s Quest, Andy shares inside perspectives from his role as a creative manager for THQ working with the developer 5th Cell to make Lock’s Quest.Watch out for spoilers for Lock’s Quest, Planet of the Apes, and Citizen Kane.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:09) Welcoming Jackie Kashian and Andy Ashcraft(30:06) Lock’s Quest(1:10:50) Mini-Game Minute: Components Opponents(1:15:06) Lock’s Quest (con’t)(1:20:49) NintenDO or NintenDON’T(1:21:50) Jackie’s plugs(1:23:33) Andy’s plugs(1:24:20) OutroFor more of Jackie Kashian, you can check out her two podcasts, The Dork Forest (https://jackiekashian.com/the-dork-forrest) where she’s having comedians share the things they’re really into and The Jackie and Laurie Show (https://jackieandlaurieshow.com/) with her and Laurie Kilmartin.For her albums, stand-up specials, tour dates, and more, the one-stop shop is: https://jackiekashian.com/For more of Andy Ashcraft, you can check out his podcast Ethics and Video Games (https://ethicsandvideogames.com/) that he co-hosted with Shlomo Sher, and Andy also recommends checking out his Schlomo Sher’s related book, Play Nice: The Ethics of Video Games

SPOILER WARNING: In this episode of “The Old SwitchAroo: Screentime,” we debate which episode of X-Men ‘97: Season 2 reigns supreme! Jaymo is once again joined by cosplay influencer Bryan Lee along with returning guest, Ryan “Warboss5” Lay. After recapping each episode with a little amateur poetry, we pit each story from this wild season against one another in a single-elimination bracket until a winner is declared 'Best Episode of X-Men '97: Season Two!'Want to see more of Bryan’s cosplay & social-activism? Hit him on on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@BryanLeeAnd on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bryan.s.lee/Dare you venture into Ryan’s Dungeons & Dragons campaigns? Check out his page at the Dungeon Masters Guild here: https://site.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Ryan%20LayEnjoy the rockin’ chiptune cover of the X-Men theme? Plenty more where that came from! Check out 8 Bit Composer’s YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@8bitcomposerThanks for listening!! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone. (0:00) Intro(1:08) Welcoming Bryan(2:41) Welcoming Ryan(6:15) Preliminary Bracket: Round 1(18:09) Preliminary Bracket: Round 2(38:14) Preliminary Bracket: Round 3(55:01) Preliminary Bracket: Round 4(1:13:25) Semi-Finals Round 1(1:14:49) Semi-Finals Round 2(1:16:51) Finals(1:24:49) Season 1 vs Season 2(1:27:00) Outro

Scharonne from 40 Something Gamers brings a beat down in beat’em ups Double Dragon (NES, 1988) and Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES, 1990) with Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog.In this episode, Scharonne shares his artistic influences, we look at how Double Dragon and Double Dragon II: The Revenge changed when they were both ported from the arcade to the home console and wonder if the losses were worth it, the charm that came from 90s video game movies including the Los Angeles-set mayhem of 1994’s Double Dragon movie, and Jaymo may find some vindication about Zelda II. Finally, Double Dragon may have one of the most unforgivable video game manuals of all time.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:20) Welcoming Scharonne from 40 Something Gamers(7:15) Double Dragon(36:43) NintenDIS-or-DAT(39:22) Double Dragon (con’t)(43:17) Double Dragon II: The Revenge(1:08:30) NintenDO or NintenDON’TCheck out Scharonne on the 40 Something Gamers podcast on all podcast platforms, including Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3YfII057Bl61WCY5WPWkIEDouble Dragon manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Double-Dragon-Game-Manual-1.pdf  Double Dragon II manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NACHE.pdf  The Man Who Created Double Dragon by Matt Leone | Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2012/10/12/3495124/the-man-who-created-double-dragon/“Did Double Dragon have the most random redesigns of any game heroes? The answer: YES!” | NeoGAF: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/did-double-dragon-have-the-most-random-redesigns-of-any-game-heroes-the-answer-yes.479304/Double Dragon by LRock in 12:04 - SGDQ2018 | Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ-VKdb2dNEDouble Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons | Metacritic: https://www.metacritic.com/game/double-dragon-ii-wander-of-the-dragons/The Double Dragon II remake is so bad you shouldn't even waste time reading this review by Chad Sapieha | Financial Post: http://business.financialpost.com/2013/04/09/the-double-dragon-ii-remake-is-so-bad-you-shouldnt-even-waste-time-reading-this-review/Review: Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons by Nikola Suprak | Hard Core Gamer: https://web.archive.org/web/20190502161917/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/04/18/review-double-dragon-ii-wander-of-the-dragons/Double Dragon II: Wander Of The Dragons review – worst game ever by David Jenkins | Metro GameCentral: http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/15/double-dragon-ii-wander-of-the-dragons-review-worst-game-ever-3616685/Double Dragon II: The Revenge by sinister1 in 13:01 - SGDQ2018 | Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrhLgH5Rhk0

Stiltskin from the shrugbuds joins the party for some Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GameCube, 2005) with Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog.In this episode, we welcome our first fairy tale creature that predates video games, discuss the place for tactical combat in the JRPG genre, try to understand the significance of Anna as a recurring character in the Fire Emblem franchise, weigh the pros and cons of the weapons triangle, and even touch upon how video games can create worlds that explore patterns that can mirror the dangers that human nature produce in the real world.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:20) Welcoming Stiltskin(5:46) Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GameCube)(1:03:45) Mini-Game Minute: Clash or Pass(1:10:14) Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (con’t)(1:33:17) NintenDO or NintenDON’TJoin Stiltskin and the shrugbuds community on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shrugbuds and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shrugbudsFire Emblem: Path of Radiance Manual: https://www.scribd.com/document/505304853/Fire-Emblem-Path-of-Radiance-ManualMy Roommate Won't Stop Sneezing (STILTSKIN - Episode #6) | Shrugbuds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFjOk6tAHjMFire Emblem Radiant Dawn Development Staff Interview | Nintendo Dream, April 2007: https://web.archive.org/web/20070618061417/http://www.nindori.com/interview/156FE/index.htmlAncient Language | Serenesforest.net: https://serenesforest.net/path-of-radiance/miscellaneous/ancient-language/List of characters in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | Fire Emblem Wiki: https://fireemblemwiki.org/wiki/List_of_characters_in_Fire_Emblem:_Path_of_Radiance

SSj3Butch returns to the arena to help pit Killer Instinct (SNES, 1994) and Killer Instinct Gold (N64, 1996) to help Mike and Jaymo decide which Killer Instinct reigns supreme as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog.In this episode, we discuss the video game music that was so good that the SNES release came with an included CD, how robots gave Killer Instinct a mechanical leg up over competitors like Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter, try to disentangle some of the ways that Killer Instinct parodied Street Fighter, and assess whether the XBox One reboot of Killer Instinct ever delivered.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:00) Welcoming Butch(4:13) Killer Instinct (SNES) vs Killer Instinct Gold (N64)(1:03:24) NintenDO or NintenDON’TCheck out SSJ3Butch on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ssj3butchKiller Instinct SNES Manual: https://www.videogamemanual.com/snes/Killer%20Instinct%20(USA).pdfKiller Instinct 64 Manual: https://www.videogamemanual.com/n64/Killer%20Instinct%20Gold%20(USA).pdfKiller Instinct (Arcade) | The Cutting Room Floor: https://tcrf.net/Killer_Instinct_(Arcade)FIGHT ON: The Killer Instinct Story (Documentary) | Hold Back to Block: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks4eZoG94VsKiller Instinct - All Character Endings! (SNES) | White Boy Gaming: https://youtu.be/f2pzSHWcW7Y?si=yr73297Gm1OIHgCV  Nintendo 64 - Killer Instinct Gold - Longplay All Endings | ElewPlay: https://youtu.be/Br7rIjgBop4?si=1-H082eD_tWfY8gB