Retrologic – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Introduction

Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno

But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers!
- We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.

- Giveaways

- Contests

- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.

- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games

Tell me one thing that happened this week!

Housekeeping

Sam: Blog and Streaming updates

John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog

FilmLogic: 

RetroGroove: is back!

Star Wars dads

The Price Is Retro

If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess

Shan’s list

Sam’s list

John’s list

Trivia Card

Show Topic

2D Zelda

Looks back at what makes 2D Zelda so good and a look at Echoes of Wisdom.

Community Couch

Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio.

You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games

Introduction

Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno

But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers!
- We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.

- Giveaways

- Contests

- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.

- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games

Tell me one thing that happened this week!

Housekeeping

Sam: Blog and Streaming updates

John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog

FilmLogic: 

RetroGroove: is back!

Star Wars dads

The Price Is Retro

If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess

Shan’s list

Sam’s list

John’s list

Trivia Card

Show Topic

Online Matchmaking

Community Couch

Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio.

You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games

Introduction

Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummins and Shannon Eno!

How are you?

But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers!
- We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.

- Giveaways

- Contests

- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.

- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games

Housekeeping

Sam: Streaming to return….sometime

John: On Topic Retro: Game Boy Anniversary, Pokemon X & Y, On topic Modern Unicorn when?

FilmLogic: 16 Franchise Bracket

RetroGroove:  Expand my mind: Max Martin

Star Wars Dads launching May 4!

What We’ve Been Playing

Guest - 

Sam - Unicorn Overlord (cleared), Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, Dokapon Kingdom

John - Unicorn Overlord Done, Pokemon X, and Spider Man 2 Watching the Fallout series

Shannon - Unicorn Overlord, LoZ:Four Swords Adventure, Tales of Arise

The Price Is Retro 25:50

If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for for our trio of automated competitors: The Ghost (Polterguest), the Robot (Deus Guess Machina), and the Dinosaur (???Retrosaurus???)  They each make their own guess as well!

Sam’s list

John’s list

Shannon’s list

Trivia Card

Show Topics  42:56

Super Metroid Turns 30!

Original release date: March 19, 1994 (Japan)

April 18, 1994 (NA), July 28, 1994 (PAL)

-First metroid game to be directed by Yoshio Sakamoto

-featured the ability to fire in all directions while moving

-auto-mapping

-sound programmer and composer Kenji Yamamoto cites  he approached the work“"with a sound programmer's ear, with a sound effect creator's ear, and with the approach methodology and theory of a composer".

-would not get another metroid game until Fusion in 2002

-Staple of later retro-game services (virtual console, NSO online, 

-Our experience with the game

-Legacy - (creating a genre?)

Community Couch  1:12:10

@txTrey

Guys I've never played super Metroid more than an hour because I got stuck and gave up. I've beaten dread, fusion, and returns remake. Should I walk or run into playing super Metroid? Does it do anything better than the games that came after it? Or was it remarkable for being the first of the great Metroid games?

Dan - RetroLogic — 04/07/2024 5:29 PM

I play it for the first time ever a few years ago and it's undoubtedly one of my favorite games of all time now.

BUT I didn't play it without some help. There are a few points in the game where what you need to do next is unintentionally opaque. I own the paper guide so I limited myself to that. But if you get stuck, just look it up.

The game is amazing and 100% worth playing.

OctoRock_1982 — 04/07/2024 6:05 PM

As an adult with normal adult responsibilities, there are plenty of retro games that will give you a much more enjoyable experience using a guide when you don’t have endless childhood summers and afternoons filled with nothing but free time to explore every single pixel of a game.

Solo — 04/07/2024 6:41 PM

After coming off Metroid and many Summer afternoons firing your way thru an underground maze; do you feel Super Metroid in comparison was an easier game to finish since you had a working foundation now? (edited)

Mike Writes — 04/07/2024 7:40 PM

Which genre needs to make a comeback?

Claymation games

3D fighters that are very realistic

Guitar Hero games

Hong Kong style bullet time shooters

WW2 first person shooters that are not multiplayer

Mech sims

PrestoTheMagnificent — 04/08/2024 3:49 PM

Name 5 franchises that are better than super metroid

Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! 

You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games

Introduction

Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins 

How are you?

But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers!
- We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.

- Giveaways

- Contests

- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.

- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games

Housekeeping

Sam: Mega Mondays:Stay tuned, I’m moving

John: On Topic Retro: Spanky’s Quest Retro Rewind, Pokemon X & Y

FilmLogic: Oscar Talk 2024

RetroGroove:  Khruangbin

The Price Is Retro 10:06

If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess

Sam’s list

John’s list

Trivia Card

2

Show Topics

Top Strategy RPGs

Our lists

Community Couch

Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! 

You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games

Introduction

Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins 

How are you?

But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers!
- We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.

- Giveaways

- Contests

- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.

- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games

Housekeeping

Sam: Mega Mondays:Stay tuned, I’m moving

John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Oracle games, Spanky’s Quest Retro Rewind

FilmLogic: Nimona and Francis Ford Coppola

RetroGroove:  Family Affair: Top Sibling bands by Decade

Talk about Retro Protection - Dan Godkin

The Price Is Retro 10:06

If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess

Sam’s list

John’s list

Trivia Card

29:36

Show Topics

25 Years of Super Smash Bros.

SSB 64 released April 26, 1999 (NA)

(January 21 Japan, November 19, EU)

-Began development as Dragon King: the Fighting Game, Nintendo characters added later

-Master of Hype, then and now

-marketing

-Slamfest ‘99 and the “Happy Together” Commercial.

-how did you find out about the game?

-Nintendo Power coverage

-A fighting game (?) unlike any other

-simple inputs

-wide mobility (“platform fighter”)

- “party game”

- items and stage hazards

-Introduction to a wider world of Nintendo

-recognizing characters

-curiosity about other characters

-unifying Nintendo as a brand

Community Couch

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Introduction

Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins and special guest Adam Caporello

How are you?

But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers!
- We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.

- Giveaways

- Contests

- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.

- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games

Housekeeping

Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon! New game +: Leg’s go again!

GOTY 30 episode is live

Star Fox declared best soundtrack over Plok, the world over weeps

John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Ocarina of Time, F Zero X

FilmLogic: 2023 Movie Report Card

RetroGroove:  Albums of the year special

The Price Is Retro 0945

If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess

Sam’s list

John’s list

Trivia Card

2030

Show Topics

Gaming Goals for the year

Games to beat?

Collection goals?

RetroLogic Goals?

Community Couch 4320
MikeWrites
Gamers are debating the best generational leap. I would say the Saturn to Dreamcast was a pretty big jump, 128 bit, online gaming, PC engine gaming, arcade perfection. Others argue that the jump from GBA to PSP will never happen again in our time. I would consider the Wii to Switch if Nintendo didn't make a WiiU

DOS to Steam lol?

Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! 

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Introduction

Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins and special guest Zach

How are you?

But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers!
- We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.

- Giveaways

- Contests

- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.

- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games

Housekeeping

Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon! New game +: Leg’s go again!

GOTY30 incoming

John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Ocarina of Time, F Zero X

FilmLogic: Best Films of 1993 (every category)

RetroGroove:  S3 E7: City Pop: Japanese Joyful Vibes

The Price Is Retro

If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess

Sam’s list

John’s list

Trivia Card

Show Topics

How to Play N64 on modern TVs

Analogue 3D

-N64

N64 NSO: another way to play?

N64 NSO additions

-Jet force Gemini

-Harvest Moon 64

- 1080 Snowboarding

Community Couch

Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! 

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Introduction

Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins and special guest Zach

How are you?

But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers!
- We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.

- Giveaways

- Contests

- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.

- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games

Housekeeping

Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon! New game +: Leg’s go again!

blog - Illogic from Mike! - Pikmin War Crimes

John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Alttp, Blaster Master Enemy Below 

FilmLogic: Laika Studios: Stop Motion Genius and Emo Pixar

RetroGroove:  S3 E6 Rick Rubin: The Transparency of Sound

04:30

The Price Is Retro

If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess

Sam’s list

John’s list

Trivia Card

18:47

Show Topics

Collecting with Zach!

-What got you into collecting?

-What are you adding to your collection lately?

-Goals?  Anything fun you want to share?

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On this episode Sam and I enjoy the new podcast plus as we discuss what we think about new game plus options in games! 

Introduction

Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins

How are you?

But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers!
- We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.

- Giveaways

- Contests

- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.

- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games

Housekeeping

Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon!

blog - Illogic from Mike! - Wario goes to Seminary

John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Alttp, Blaster Master Enemy Below 

FilmLogic: Pre-2023 Video Game Movies

RetroGroove:  Groove Gear, Rhodes and Wurlitzer Electric Pianos

The Price Is Retro

If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess

Sam’s list

John’s list

Trivia Card

Show Topics

New Game +

Chrono Trigger- Not the first, but first to call it “New Game +” or “New game with Strength”

Other Early Examples: The Legend of Zelda (“Another Quest”), Metroid, Ghosts N’ Goblins, Kirby’s Dream Land (“Extra Game”)

Super Mario Galaxy Luigi Mode

• New Game + in RPGS

• Go back in right away, or after a long break?

• New Game + and Difficulty (sometimes it’s hard mode, sometimes it’s easy mode)

• New Game + exclusive content (secret endings, alternate characters, quests, etc.)

Sam’s Recent Examples

- Armored Core VI

- Mega Man Battle Network 4

-Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter

-Triangle Strategy

Community Couch

Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! 

You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games

Introduction

Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins

How are you?

But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers!
- We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.

- Giveaways

- Contests

- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.

- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games

Housekeeping

Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon!

blog - Games from across the multiverse: How Plok Saved the world in Verse 16121511!  Also, 

John: On Topic Retro; Joy Mech Fight Tourney!, 

FilmLogic: Mission Impossible and Fall movies

RetroGroove: Season 3 episode 4: spooky playlist

The Price Is Retro

If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess

Sam’s list

John’s list

Mike’s guest list

Trivia Card

Show Topics

What’s the Deal with Shmups?

Sub-topic Smorgasbord

• Sam: how the TG-16 mini and sunk cost fallacy convinced me to give the genre more attention

• Side-scrolling vs vertical scrolling

• Multidirectional shooters

• Difficulty: are shmups too hard to be approachable?

• Which games are a good gateway?

• Solar Striker

• UN Squadron

• Twinbee

• Blazing Lasers

• Soldier Blade

• Salamander/Life Force

• Einhander?

• Shmups on NSO

• Gradius

• Pop’n twinbee

• Star soldier

• S.C.A.T. (Special cybernetic attack team)

• Super E.D.F.

• M.U.S.H.A

• Zero Wing

• Super Fantasy Zone

• Other games of interest:

• Ikaruga

• Radiant Silvergun

• Gradius

• Darius

• Raiden

• R-type

• Lords of Thunder

• Twinkle Star Sprites

• Parodius

• Cho Aniki

• Cotton Series

• Playing shmups through emulation/remasters: things to keep in mind

• When to use rewind/save states

• Turbo

• Controllers, esp. For arcade games

• Shmup Levels in other games

Community Couch

Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! 

You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games