Two Consoles Too Late | Retro Video Game & Collecting Podcast

The day has finally come where I sat down with the penultimate survival horror video game. Resident Evil is long-storied and revered by many, and the long box version was the first in a franchise that still goes strong thrity years later. With me to talk about this classic is DoctorGamerRetro, a huge fan of the series. Estate sales and the Maryland Toy Expo occupy my time in the Kitty Lunch Hour. https://shmuplations.com/residentevil/https://www.youtube.com/@DoctorGamerRetro

FNV is not a retro game, and is not a sequel to Fallout 3, so what is it? On PS3, it's a glitchy mess that is a departure from the safe confines of the Capital Wasteland. Instead, the Mojave Wasteland offers a companion system and warring factions at every turn. I found a new hidey hole for video games on the interwebs. Nostalgia is driving prices on Auction Alert. My neGcon controllers were a bust along with another eBay purchase.

My Facebook Marketplace listings for Sharp retro LCD gaming monitors introduced me to GoodGortho, an Ocarina of Time speedrunner. We discuss strats and glitches, as well as the upcoming remake. There are no Playstation long box games on the SGW which sends me on a trek to my local retro video game store. The Atari 800XL console is coming in April 2027!Cassettes aren't dead and quite profitable on the Kitty Lunch Hour. https://www.twitch.tv/goodgortho

Itsame, Jackson and I don't like turn based RPGs OR Mario so why am I trying this one for the GameCube. After 10 hours, I think Super Paper Mario is a bit more my speed. Starting to horde games on Going LongMy favorite game controller is on the SGW My midlife crisis has come to the Kitty Lunch Hour!

Coming back to Fumito Ueda's first game before SoTC, Ico. A puzzle platformer where less is more. Did I escort Yorda to safety?A couple of Nintendo Directs hit this week and my impressions therein. Still not a fan of this "new" OoT. Psyched for Metroid Ravenous and Kirby.My experience at Gate n Keep in North Carolina! Alundra variants on Auction Alert and King's Field goes for a pretty penny! Lanterns on the Kitty Lunch Hour!

Finally, a requested episode on a puzzle platformer for the SNES and GBA. Another extended Stick It to the great Sony protest. Rare retro game controller and potty humor on Auction Alert.

Grabbing some chains and flannel for this release from EA in 1994 for the 3D0, PS1 and Sega Saturn. While the graphics didn't age well, the Road Rash formula worked well on disc based 32 bit systems with FMV cutscenes and an alternative grunge soundtrack. NSFW rant on content creators and the FOMO they are creating for PS3 games. Lots of upcoming events in the Kitty Lunch Hour!

Returning to the shmup genre with a look at a shooter on the TG16. With me to discuss the the 1989 classic is Larry, formerly of the retro gamers Podcast and now cohost of What's in my Popcorn? Goodwill is resurfacing disks? Big convention news at the end of the podcast!

Featuring for the first time on the pod a game from the Playstation 2 AND my first time playing a 3D Castlevania game. Igarashi missed the mark bringing SoTN into the third dimension. Learned about a BoTW variant on Auction Alert. I fixed a console on the Kitty Lunch Hour.

Another 8-Bit run and gunner that is Nintendo hard and not very forgiving. It's saving grace is a banger of a soundtrack that gets heavy play here on the pod. Auction Alert is chock full of retro gaming goodness. Some good. Some bad. Revisiting some classics on the Kitty Lunch Hour!!