Episode 86: Konami Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection

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The march to 100 continues with Halo Combat Evolved! My mom loved talking to Cortana on her computer and was fascinated that she was in a video game too.

The march to 100 begins! Tecmo Super Bowl is one of the best sports games ever. Super fun, and despite its arcade style also having a depth of statistical analysis.  

The Giraffe Feels Podcast is going to be ending soon, but it will regenerate. The moment has been prepared for... Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $200 in 2021. So far in 2022 we have raised $352. We are currently on streaming hiatus. Check out my Twitch page for more information about future streams. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

We covered Super Mario World in a holiday episode years ago, but there are no rules! We can do whatever we want, so here is an expanded episode on the game.

Kaiju films meets wrasslin' in 1991's King of the Monsters for the Neo Geo and some other systems. This is a fun game and I offer some thoughts on it in our latest 500 Words episode. Retronauts on Godzilla related games Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $170. We are currently on streaming hiatus. Check out my Twitch page for more information about future streams. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

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Final Fantasy was a massive influence on me when I was growing up. Honestly, I'm not sure if I would have ended up the person I am today without it. Join me, won't you, for a pretty long episode discussing this plus how the game holds up today. Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $11. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

I thought it would be fun to go through the game in the Konami arcade collection that came out in the recent past. We've done this for a few collections and it's always fun. Thunder Cross rules! Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $11. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

Fire Emblem is a series I came to much later in life, so I was excited to check out its origins. In our newest 500 Words About episode, I discuss the game's flaws as it also lays the groundwork for what is to come in what has become a fairly solid series of games. Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $11. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.