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In this final Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo before Season Four, Mike and Jaymo are closing out 2025 by introducing the AndStandings, a list that combines their individual rankings for all 98 games that have been covered so far, including ranking 95 Nintendo Switch Online games as part of their quest to rate and review the over 300 games on the Nintendo Switch Online catalog. What makes the top 10 may surprise you.

Jaymo and Mike start off with a little bit of Christmas talk, including a bit about Christmas specials and Jaymo shows off The Old SwitchAroo-branded washcloths he was given for Christmas. Then, we introduce the AndStandings, first by having Mike and Jaymo share their bottom ten and top ten games from their individual rankings, then going over the entire combined rankings from 98 all the way to number 1 (check the timestamp if you want to jump to the top 10). Their full lists are both available on the website here: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/p/andstandings/ . Finally, Mike and Jaymo share some New Year’s Resolutions in advance of the start of Season 4 on January 14 with The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.

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

(1.28) Merry Christmas from The Old SwitchAroo

(4:40) Introducing the AndStandings

(7:45) Mike’s Bottom Ten Games

(12:45) Jaymo’s Bottom Ten Games

(15:05) Mike’s Top Ten Games

(20:00) Jaymo’s Top Ten Games

(23:38) AndStandings Staring from #98

(40:13) AndStandings Top Ten

(43:41) New Year’s Resolutions

(51:35) Outro

Ultra64: Wii Universe: https://ultra64podcast.podbean.com/

AndStandings: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/p/andstandings/

In this Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo, Kyle Ford from Stream Team joins to discuss the Analogue 3D and how it compares to the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics service as a gateway to playing Nintendo 64 games during Mike and Jaymo’s break before season four starts next month.

Mike, Jaymo, and Kyle talk about what it was like to try out the Analogue 3D for an old-fashioned game night on some fresh N64 carts. They’ll also discuss the retro gaming niche that Analogue’s products have been filling and a few of the challenges in playing N64 games on modern TVs, and compare what the Analogue 3D is like versus playing N64 games on Nintendo Classics using the Switch or Switch 2. Finally, they’ll give their verdicts on if the Analogue 3D is worth it or not.

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

(1.25) Welcoming Kyle

(2:30) Introducing the Analogue 3D

(29:20) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

(32:57) Outro

Sign up for Kyle’s thought-provoking newsletter at https://newsletter.houseofkyle.com/

Want to talk movies and television with Kyle? Join streamteam.club or hit Kyle up on the SwitchAroo Discord!

Check out the Analogue 3D at their official site at https://www.analogue.co/ (we aren't receiving anything from them)

In this Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo, Mike and Jaymo are celebrating Gamesgiving with an extra special episode during the season break as they prepare for season four.

We start off with some general talk about Thanksgiving dinners and Jaymo has a list of quick food questions intended to divide the dining table in his Turkey Day NintenDO or NintenDON’Ts. Then, we’ll craft the ideal meal using just the power ups in the retro games we’ve played in past episodes in the Ultimate Power Up Plate. Finally, Mike and Jaymo each craft their ideal line-up of Nintendo Classics games for a Thanksgiving celebration in the Ultimate Nintendo Classics Three-Course Meal. Finally, Mike and Jaymo each share what they’re most thankful for about the The Old SwitchAroo.

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

(4:00) Turkey Day NintenDO or NintenDON’T

(9:51) Ultimate Power Up Plate

(17:23) Ultimate Nintendo Classics Three-Course Meal

(23:34) What we’re thankful for

(25:40) Outro

In this Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo, Mike and Jaymo give their first thoughts on last week’s Super Mario Galaxy movie Nintendo direct, and talk about the games that they’ve been playing during the season break.

We start off with a bit of discussion about both the 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros and the 2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie from Illumination before going over the new footage from the Nintendo Direct and if it’s moved the needle on our expectations. Mike gives his first impressions of two card games that have been sitting in his backlog for years, Inscryption and Slay the Spire, and Jaymo talks about playing Split Fiction with his brother as a way for gaming to keep people in touch. Finally, they revisit Marvel Snap now that Mike has tried it out and Jaymo is excited to see if Marvel Snap has what it takes to win over newer players.
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

(1:10) Super Mario Galaxy movie Nintendo Direct

(19:20) Inscryption

(25:45) Split Fiction

(31:25) Slay the Spire

(36:00) Marvel Snap

(47:00) Outro

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct 11.12.2025 | Nintendo of America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqjMaKQskW8 

Super Mario Bros | Underrated Movie Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/52YZLp0eZoVjLL8Z94a8f3?si=DYYmzJqKQn-u0wQHc41Q1w

072 - Super Mario Bros. (1993) vs The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) | Nothing New: A Remake Podcast: http://www.benviewnetwork.com/nothingnew/supermariobros

The Cable Club League: https://www.thecableclub.com/

In this Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo, we have some bonus content that couldn't fit in out Season 3 16th bit retrospective. See if you can beat Jaymo at our returning trivia game RTFM, or Read The F---ing Manual, where he's challenged to see how many characters and places he can name based off of how they're described in the original video game manuals that the retro games we played this year would've come with.

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

(0:57) RTFM Introduction

(2:56) RTFM Round One

(7:10) RTFM Round Two

(15:24) RTFM Round Three

(26:50) Outro

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 horrific secrets of the Little Nightmares series with Twitch's RiRiYells!

We explore the obscurest regions of Mike's horror movie collection, draw parallels between Six and the demons she fights, and theorize the ways the latest entry, Little Nightmares 3, could come to a chilling end!

Be sure to check out Riri on Twitch and tune in at the end of October to watch her and Jaymo roll credits for the first time on Little Nightmares 3!)

Find RiRiYells on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/ririyells

It’s time to celebrate the end of another season of The Old SwitchAroo with the 16th-bit Retro-spective Season 3 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 bring back “Guess Hosts” so Mike and Jaymo can go head-to-head in a trivia competition with questions brought to us by this season’s great guests, the Old Switcharoonies give a chance to mark the highs and lows of all the games played this season, and Mike and Jaymo talk a little bit about what’s to come in the next season of the podcast and also what they both hope to see coming down the line for Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Classics now that the Switch 2 is out.

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

(1:25) Introducing Guess Hosts with Kat

(3:45) Q1. S03E01 - RiRiYells

(5:56) Q2. S03E01 - Derick from Underrated

(8:37) Q3. S03E02 - Kyle and Sarah

(11:14) Q4. S03E04 - Kristal from the Lazy Circles

(14:22) Q5. S03E04 - Nick

(17:22) Q6. S03E05 - Warboss5

(20:56) Q7. S03E07 - RiRiYells

(24:26) Q8. S03E07 - KylTheSheikah

(27:51) Q9. S03E08 - Timmy Williams from Whitest Kids U’ Know and Urn Fulla Popcorn

(34:29) Q10. S03E10 - Nate from TrailerBoyz

(39:41) Q11. S03E11 - Andrew from Nothing New: A Remake podcast

(46:48) Q12. S03E12 - Chico from Wet Frontier

(50:30) Q13. S03E13 - Don from the Cable Club League

(53:12) Q14. S03E14 - Cyril from Defunct Games

(59:55) Q15. S03E15 - Happney

(1:02:09) Q16. S03E16 - RiRiYells

(1:03:25) Guest Hosts Final Scores

(1:08:54) Title Speed Run

(1:10:40) The Old SwitchAroonies Award Show

(1:34:43) The Old SwitchAroo Swish List

(1:40:03) Final Thoughts on Season 3

(1:43:23) Outro

Check out all the places to find our participating guests below:

Kat on KatCanSew: https://www.youtube.com/@katcansew

RiRiYells on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ririyells

Derick on the Underrated movie podcast: ⁠https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/⁠

KylTheSheikah on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kylthesheikah

Timmy Williams on Urn Fulla Popcorn: https://urnfullapopcorn.com/

Nate Brown on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nateblackest

Nate and Timmy on WKUK’s Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/officialwkuk

Andrew on Nothing New A Remake podcast: https://www.benviewnetwork.com/nothingnew

Chico at Wet Frontier: https://wetfrontier.com/

Don on the Cable Club League podcast: https://www.thecableclub.com/⁠

Cyril from Defunct Games: https://www.youtube.com/@DefunctGames

Also check out Mike on Super Wall Jump: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HnOzskE9WvzgBoYWIHECz

Stock image from freepik used in Guess Hosts design

Happney is as good as his sword when he talks Crystalis (NES, 1990) as he joins Mike & Jaymo on 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 talk about the influence of Studio Ghibli films like Castle in the Sky and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on Crystalis, try to figure out if this was SNK’s answer to The Legend of Zelda, and the ways that the aesthetics of this game seem to overlap with other classic Nintendo games.

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

(1:16) Welcoming Happney

(2:50) Crystalis

(42:58) Mini-Game Minute: Frozen in Time

(50:05) Crystalis (cont’d)

(59:58) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Crystalis Manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Crystalis-Game-Manual.pdf

Crystalis - NES commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gZA1aP51nk

Crystalis Speed Run Race in 1:05:51 at #SGDQ 2013 [NES] | SpeedDemosArchiveSDA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlDT89G_Cmo

Crystalis Week: The Miyazaki Connection | Kid Fenris: http://www.kidfenris.com/2018/11/crystalis-week-miyazaki-connection.html

Mikes RPG Center: https://mikesrpgcenter.com/crystalis/index.html

'Homeland is racist': artists sneak subversive graffiti on to TV show by Claire Phipps | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/15/homeland-is-racist-artists-subversive-graffiti-tv-show

Cyril from Defunct Games armors up for Ghosts ‘n Goblins (NES), Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive), and Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (SNES) as he joins Mike & Jaymo on 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 talk about the value of preserving contemporary game reviews of retro video games, Capcom’s mostly forgotten former mascot Captain Commando and the Captain Commando Challenge Series, what the challenges are for ports of arcade games, and Cyril shares his experience as part of GamePro Magazine’s Team GamePro.

Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our 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

(1:19) Welcoming Cyril

(5:20) Ghosts ‘n Goblins

(43:24) Ghouls ‘n Ghosts

(1:14:53) Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts

(1:48:14) Ranking Retro

(1:50:15) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Defunct Games is at http://www.defunctgames.com/ and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@DefunctGames

Ghosts ‘n Goblins manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NABCE.pdf

Ghouls ‘n Ghosts manual: https://manuals.sega.com/genesismini/pdf/GHOULS_N_GHOSTS.pdf

Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SABDE.pdf

The 50 Most S*** Hot Games Ever | Hyper #50 December 1997, p47-52: https://archive.org/details/hyper-050/page/n45/mode/2up

IGN’s Top 100 Games: https://web.archive.org/web/20141207120250/http://top100.ign.com/2003/

Les 100 meilleurs jeux de tous les temps: https://www.jeuxvideo.com/dossiers/00014196/les-100-meilleurs-jeux-de-tous-les-temps.htm

Top 100 Video Games of All Time | G4TV : https://web.archive.org/web/20141123063703/http://www.g4tv.com/top-100

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by Tony Mott: https://www.amazon.com/1001-Video-Games-Must-Before/dp/B005DI8LX2

The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time by Bo Moore | Popular Mechanics (2014): https://www.videogamecanon.com/lists/popular-mechanics-2014/

Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia by John Tones and Carlos Carabaña : https://www.revistagq.com/noticias/tecnologia/galerias/los-100-mejores-videojuegos-de-la-historia/8951

Ghosts 'N Goblins by ERROR72 in 23:48 - SGDQ2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSnUpA2RQ18

Gamer of the Year 2022: Let Me Solo Her by Tyler Colp | PC Gamer: https://www.pcgamer.com/gamer-of-the-year-2022-let-me-solo-her/

Super MadNES - Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts SNES - "Haunted Graveyard" [Stage 1] - Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FCExhVssi0

Story Breakdown Cannon Spike (Dreamcast) | Defunct Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9U3V0yrObg

Calling All GamePros | Game #19 February 1991, p. 10: https://www.retromags.com/files/file/2909-gamepro-issue-019-february-1991

Introducing Team GamePro | Game Pro #25 August 1991, p. 12: https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-25-august-1991/page/n13/mode/2up

Cyril Lachel on Game Pro TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3b68rHt1aQ

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best & Worst Awards of 1989 | Defunct Games : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=resrK7BdzqE

Truancy | A Bit of Fry and Laurie S04E07: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptbb0etSU08

Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts by NME in 39:59 - AGDQ2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpDqAPc031o

Electronic Gaming Monthly's Best & Worst Awards of 1989 | Defunct Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-rPOG09QtY

Holy Diver - Collector’s Edition | Retro Bit: https://retro-bit.com/holy-diver/

Nintendo Classics: Top 276 Games on Nintendo Switch Online (According to the Critics) | Defunct Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytx4z7v98kU

Ghouls 'n Ghosts by Aquas and dosboxfalco in 19:29 - AGDQ2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLNYgfyITlA

Don from the Cable Club League is powering up his mega buster for Mega Man: The Wily Wars (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 1994) as he joins Mike & Jaymo on The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!

Mega Man: The Wily Wars is a compilation action platformer game combining Mega Man, Mega Man 2, and Mega Man 3 for the Nintendo Entertainment System plus a bonus game for the Sega Genesis, Wily Tower. In this episode, we look at the questionable gaming magazine advertising behind the short-lived Sega Channel, Rock the Rock to the musical stylings of the Protomen, the internet’s theories on Guts Man and Dr. Wiley scandalize Jaymo, and Mike generally disappoints Don.

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, social media, bonus articles, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(1:10) Welcoming Don

(4:13) Mega Man: The Wily Wars

(47:37) Mini-Game Minute: Super Fighting Robots

(55:31) Mega Man: The Wily Wars (cont’d)

(1:13:48) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

The Cable Club League can be found at https://www.thecableclub.com/ and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCableClubPodcast

Mega Man: The Wily War manual: https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/Genesis/Mega_Man-The_Wily_Wars_-_Genesis_-_Manual.pdf

How Mega Man Ended Up With the Worst Video Game Box Art Ever by Gavin Jasper | Den of Geek: https://www.denofgeek.com/games/how-mega-man-ended-up-with-the-worst-video-game-box-art-ever/⁠

MegaMan 2, What's with the pistol??!! by Marc Ericksen |  RetroGameArt.com: https://www.retrogameart.com/2012/11/megaman-2-whats-with-pistol.html⁠

Mega Man & Mega Man X Official Complete Works | https://archive.org/details/MegaManMegaManXOfficialCompleteWorksByKBG/mode/2up

Ransom Sega Channel ad | GamePro Issue 77, December 1995, p.170: https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_077_December_1995/page/n169/mode/2up⁠

Tombstone Sega Channel ad | Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 68, March 1995, p.12: https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_68/page/n11/mode/2up

Mega Man by Coolkid, Endy, Dxtr and Whitehat94 in 24:01 - AGDQ 2017 - Part 6 | Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8sk11p1bDw⁠ 

Mega Man 2 by coolkid in 27:02 - AGDQ 2022 Online | Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlQaRTDvthA⁠

Mega Man 3 by ColonelFatso in 34:11 SGDQ2019 | Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-rf_ISaE30⁠

Dice Sound Effect by u_ngsgp0r6zb from Pixabay

Chico D Mar is at the starting line for F-Zero (SNES, 1990) and F-Zero 99 (Switch, 2023) as he joins Mike and Jaymo on 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 appreciate the character design from Takaya Imamura and the comic book artwork from Valiant Comics, including both the box art and an in-manual comic drawn by Arthur Nichols. We also learn how Captain Falcon was originally intended to be a mascot for the Super Famicom and how the music from F-Zero was so good that it led to a 1992 jazz album of the same name featuring musicians like blues, jazz, and rock guitarist Robben Ford and saxophonist Marc Russo.

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

(1:48) Welcoming Chico

(6:05) F-Zero

(47:48) Mini-Game Minute: Science Faction

(54:06) F-Zero 99

(1:23:48) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Chico’s comic is at https://wetfrontier.com/ (and check out this episode's cover art, also by Chico)

F-Zero manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAABE.pdf

Captain Falcon was Originally the SNES' Mascot and Other Super Nintendo Facts You Didn't Know by Nadia Oxford | VG247: https://www.vg247.com/captain-falcon-was-originally-the-snes-mascot-and-other-super-nintendo-facts-you-didnt-know

The F-Zero Press Conference by IGN Staff | IGN: https://web.archive.org/web/20070214011100/http://cube.ign.com/articles/427/427647p1.html

Andrew Linde from “Nothing New: A Remake Podcast” uncovers hard truths about Clu Clu Land (NES, 1985), Mario’s Picross (Game Boy, 1995), and Mario’s Super Picross (SNES, 1995) as he joins Mike & Jaymo on The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!

In this revealing episode, we discuss how Animal Crossing helped expose a new generation to retro titles, how Bubbles the balloonfish made waves as a female protagonist before the likes of Lara Croft and Samus Aran, why Mario’s Super Picross had to clear a Tetris, and our picks for the greatest movie remakes of all time. Plus, Mike & Andrew go head to head in our hilarious Pictionary-esque Mini-Game Minute: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Squares!

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

(01:18) Welcoming Andrew Linde

(05:13) Clu Clu Land

(35:44) Mario’s Picross & Mario's Super Picross

(1:04:22) Mini-Game Minute: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Squares

(1:07:38) Mario’s Picross & Mario's Super Picross (continued)

(1:29:38) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

(1:38:51) Outro

Andrew Linde can be found on Instagram at @podcasterandrew

“Nothing New: A Remake Podcast” is a proud member of the Benview Network and can be found on all major podcasting platforms or on their website at http://www.benviewnetwork.com/nothingnew

Clu Clu Land manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Clu-Clu-Land-Game-Manual.pdf

Mario’s Picross manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Marios-Picross-Game-Manual.pdf

Mario’s Picross commercial (you’ve been warned) | TheMarioBros.net : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oeu8ufp0Ru0

Mario’s Picross Manga Collection : https://www.flickr.com/photos/miloscat/albums/72157672675157917/

Check out some of the other nonogram-based games Mike has been playing in a new review on our web site: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/blog/quick-reviews-non-stop-nonograms/

Nate Brown (Twitch’s @nateblackest) brings down the house as he talks Blast Corps (N64, 1997) 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 explosive episode, we explore the astronomical precision of the level select screen, the suspected censorship of a problematic televised roadster, and the timeless appeal of Nate’s hunt for the most “mid” movies of all time. Plus, we create a tier list for every vehicle in this Rare N64 classic. Which one is the Best Corps, and which is a Blast Corpse? And will this episode be the impetus for Jaymo’s very first tattoo? Time to get moving!

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

(01:03) Welcoming Nate Brown

(07:00) Blast Corps

(37:50) Ranking Retro: Blast Corps Vehicle Tier List

(01:08:05) Blast Corps (continued)

(01:24:02) NintenDo or NintenDon’t

(01:29:39) Outro

Nate can be found on his own Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/nateblackest) or cohosting TrailerBoyz on the Whitest Kids U Know twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/officialwkuk). 

Older episodes of TrailerBoyz are on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9F2UuOmDhCSNfuiaFHSoEHj3WV1g3Qg 

Check out https://miseryloves.us/ for additional info about TrailerBoyz, MidHunters, and more

Blast Corps manual: https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/N64/Blast_Corps_-_Nintendo_64_-_Manual.pdf

The Making Of: Blast Corps | Now Gamer: https://web.archive.org/web/20150411115039/http://www.nowgamer.com/the-making-of-blast-corps/⁠

Donkey Kong Land - Boss Battle / Blast Corps - Skerries | the gaming hell youtube thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlGxYzVNaGw⁠

The Awesome, 100% Accurate Planetary Orbits of Blast Corps' Map Screen by Owen Good | Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/the-awesome-100-accurate-planetary-orbits-of-blast-co-502166285

Blast Corps Vehicles Tier List Maker: https://tiermaker.com/create/blast-corps-vehicles-18221448

It’s-a him, Dempsey from the Overthinking Games podcast! In this colorful episode he links up with Mike and Jaymo to play Super Mario World (SNES, 1991) and its 2001 Game Boy Advance port, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, 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 unveil Yoshi’s unexpected upbringing in Christianity, expose the alleged animal abuse that did and did not make the final cut, and debate the merits of quality-of-life features in a post-Dark Souls age. Think you’re a Mario master? Test your knowledge in another fun-filled round of Mario MythBusters! Just don’t lose your cool when Jaymo recounts the near-death experience that threatened his love life and possibly influenced Super Mario World game design…

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

(1:07) Welcoming Dempsey from Overthinking Games

(4:37) Super Mario World Box Art Analysis

(12:00) Mini-Game Minute: Mario MythBusters

(21:35) Super Mario World/Super Mario Advance 2

(1:18:52) NintenDo or NintenDon’t

(1:28:18) Outro

Check out Dempsey and the rest of the Overthinking Games crew at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2181702 or wherever you get your podcasts!

Super Mario World manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAAE.pdf⁠

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-2-Super-Mario-World-Game-Manual.pdf

Super Mario World – 1990 Developer Interview - originally from SMW official guidebook | Shmuplations :  https://shmuplations.com/supermarioworld/⁠

Super Mario World: Mario Was Originally Punching Yoshi in The Head by Hope Corrigan | IGN : https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/09/28/super-mario-world-mario-was-originally-punching-yoshi-in-the-head

15 Shocking Facts You Didn't Know About Super Mario World by Guy Desmarais | The Gamer : https://www.thegamer.com/shocking-facts-you-didnt-know-about-super-mario-world/

Why Nintendo WANTS YOU TO FORGET About This Game- Devil World | Demeech : https://youtu.be/ZlGznioFsmQ?si=Dyuv2RvpY4LDYmd5&t=384

How A Mario Character Was Named After Motorhead's Lemmy by Patrick Klepek | Kotaku : https://kotaku.com/how-a-mario-character-was-named-after-motorheads-lemmy-1750180427 

It’s an absolute punch-up as Timmy Williams from The Whitest Kids U’ Know joins Mike and Jaymo as they play the all-time classic Ninja Gaiden (NES, 1988) and the not-so-classic Kung Fu Heroes (NES, 1989) as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!

In this episode, we explore how the Whitest Kids can be used as teaching tools,, learn why the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles weren’t allowed in Europe, behold the return of Nuts & Milk, and see how Ninja Gaiden squares up against 80s and 90s ninja movies (Surf Ninjas 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

(1:10) Welcoming Timmy

(6:15) Kung Fu Heroes

(39:14) Ninja Gaiden 

(1:23:03) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Look out for Timmy in the upcoming movie, Mars, and until then, he can be found sometimes on the Whitest Kids U’ Know’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/officialwkuk 

You can also listen to him on his awesome horror movie podcast with Shandi Sullivan, Urn Fulla Popcorn: https://urnfullapopcorn.com/

Kung Fu Heroes manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Kung-Fu-Heroes-Game-Manual.pdf

Ninja Gaiden manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NACBE.pdf

Game Machine’s Best Hit Games 25 | Game Machine #246, p31: https://segaretro.org/File:GameMachine_JP_246.pdf

Steve's Quest - 135 - Kung Fu Heroes (World Record) 7:47 | 8bit Steve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibV96q5wxg0

IGN Presents The History of Ninja Gaiden by Rus McLaughlin | IGN: https://web.archive.org/web/20110320040508/http://retro.ign.com/articles/848/848155p1.html

Howard & Nestor | Nintendo Power #6 May/June 1989, p54-55: https://archive.org/details/nintendopowerissue006mayjune1989

Ninja Gaiden by A.L. Singer | Worlds of Power - Scholastic: https://archive.org/details/ninjagaidennovel0000sing/mode/2up

TheRetroRunner at SGDQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgvNlJc87To 

Ninja Gaiden Damageless in 12:13 WORLD RECORD | PensiveMoose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEkNuE2KoWM

1989 Nintendo Cereal System commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REpiQnnp6p8

It’s music to our ears as RiriYells returns with fellow Twitch streamer KylTheSheikah to join Mike and Jaymo in Hyrule as they play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64, 1998) as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we find Hyrule’s hidden Arwings, discuss the highs and lows of Z-targeting, the coming-of-age moments spurred by the Great Fairies, and why Ocarina of Time is considered a milestone in puzzle-adventure games. We even get to know our panelists better in a lore-licious game of "Ocarina of Timeshare", and we end by ranking all 6 Zelda games covered in the show so far. Is Ocarina truly an all-timer? Come along and find out!

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

(1:00) Welcoming RiRiYells

(1:36) Welcoming KylTheSheikah 

(6:16) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

(1:06:36) Minigame Minute: Ocarina of Timeshare

(1:16:06) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (continued)

(1:31:28) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Check out RiRiYells on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ririyells And KyltheSheikah is on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/kylthesheikah) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@kylthesheikah)

Ocarina of Time Manual: https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime_EN.pdf

Random: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Very Nearly Had Its Own Hobbit Character by Ollie Reynolds | Nintendo Life https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/08/random-zelda-ocarina-of-time-very-nearly-had-its-own-hobbit-character

Josh Covel from the Still Loading podcast and his frequent guest Dexter Morrill join Mike and Jaymo to fly too close to the sun in Kid Icarus (NES, 1987) as part of an epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, Mike finally gets to talk too much about Captain N: The Game Master as we learn about Still Loading’s episode-by-episode watch through mini-series, how Kid Icarus was one of the first games to use the MMC1 mapper chip to scroll the screen in two directions, and even-more ground-breaking, how the game manual has more nudity than the average Nintendo release.

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) Welcoming Josh from the Still Loading podcast

(5:04) Welcoming Dexter

(9:45) Captain N Retro-spective

(17:54) Kid Icarus

(1:06:30) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

You can find the Still Loading podcast anywhere you get podcasts, at https://www.stillloadingpodcast.com/ and on BlueSky and Instagram as StillLoadingPod

Dexter can be found at https://www.dexter-morrill.com and his artwork can also be seen on the cover of Old School Gamer Magazine https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/

Kid Icarus Manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAVE.pdf

Nintendo Dream magazine issue 118

Captain N 106: Wishful Thinking | WildBrain Superheroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbaLHACaeNs

Nintendo Themes (On the Spot) - PLAYER PIANO | Player Piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs654PYe3qw&t=70s

Kid Icarus by fruitbatsalad in 21:58 - Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Online | Games Done Quick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ppZSr1Pi3g

Ryan (Warboss5) is rejoining the party for another quest with Mike and Jaymo as they play Phantasy Star IV (Sega Genesis/Megadrive, 1993), continuing their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we discuss when it’s appropriate to search through someone else’s belongings, try to figure out just how much Phantasy Star IV was really borrowing from Star Wars, and examine the virtues of direct translation compared to reinterpreted dialogue when translating media for an American audience.

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

(1:05) Welcoming Ryan

(4:45) Phantasy Star IV

(39:00) Mini-Game Minute: Insanonyms

(43:28) Phantasy Star IV Cont’d

(1:21:58) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

You can find from Warboss5 on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@warboss5) and Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/warboss5.bsky.social).

The audiobook that he’s recording, Mortzeel's Lost & Found, can be found on the author's web site: https://www.nickcennamosmith.com/

Phantasy Star IV manual:

https://manuals.sega.com/genesismini/pdf/PHANTASY_STAR_IV.pdf

Sega Visions Issue 23, February/March 1995, p20-21 | Archive: https://archive.org/details/Sega_Visions_Issue_23_February-March_1995/page/n23/mode/2up

The 100 Best Sega Genesis Games by Miguel Concepcion and Kevin Wong | Complex: https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/miguel-concepcion/the-100-best-sega-genesis-games

Phantasy Star IV [MD/G – Beta / Unused Stuff] | Unseen64: https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/14/phantasy-star-iv-mdg-beta/

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium - Animation Sample Video | The Cutting Room Floor: https://tcrf.net/Phantasy_Star_IV:_The_End_of_the_Millennium#Animation_Sample_Video

Our theme song-genius  Kristal Fields is back on board with her friend Nick to talk Metroid (NES, 1987) and Metroid II: Return of Samus (Game Boy, 1991) with Mike and Jaymo as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we’ll work out just what a Metroid really is, where the Narpas Sword that World of Warcraft ‘borrowed’ from this series came from, in way the Alien franchise influenced Planet Zebes, and how Justin Bailey could help you see Samus in a whole new “revealing” light. 

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

(0:57) Welcoming Kristal

(1:49) Welcoming Nick

(3:43) Metroid

(59:55) Metroid II: Return of Samus

(1:26:40) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Find Kristal on Instagram - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/revoltingingenue/Find the Lazy Circles on Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thelazycircles/⁠

Metroid manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAQE.pdf
Metroid 2 manual: https://metroid.retropixel.net/games/metroid2/manual/metroid2_manual.pdf

Famicom Disk System: The More You Play It, the More You'll Want to Play! [Disk 1] | Originally Vol 118 of Nintendo Dream in 2004, translation on Metroid-Database: https://web.archive.org/web/20161021110628/http://www.metroid-database.com/m1/fds-interview-p4.php

Metroid: Zero Mission Director Roundtable by Craig Harris | IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/30/metroid-zero-mission-director-roundtable?page=3⁠

Metroid Password Generator: https://www.truepeacein.space/⁠ 

Metroid FlawlessNES Playthrough [ No Hit / Damage / Death ] | Slackanater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHXzXMbfv5Y⁠

Nintendo Power #26, July 1991: https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-026-july-1991/page/n57/mode/2up⁠

Metroid Recon: https://metroid.retropixel.net/⁠

Colleen is taking off into Pilotwings (SNES) and Pilotwings 64 (N64, 1996) with Mike and Jaymo on board as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we’ll look at how Mode 7 graphics were originally destined for flying insects, argue over both American sea monsters and if these games should count as Mario games, remember the shuttle program, and spoil one of the big twists of The Phantom Menace (but an album did it first).

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 ⁠⁠www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(1:14) Welcoming Colleen

(5:09) Pilotwings

(34:30) Pilotwings 64

(1:17:45) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Pilotwings manual: https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/SNES/Pilotwings_-_SNES_-_Manual.pdf

Pilotwings 64 manual: https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/N64/Pilotwings_64_-_Nintendo_64_-_Manual.pdf

Dragonfly (Pilot Wings) [Beta – SNES] | Unseen64: https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/14/pilotwings-snes-proto/

Track by Track - The Dark Side of the Moon Redux | Roger Waters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNtZawT1iJY&t=292s 

Pilotwings 64 Speedrun in 33:39 by Graviton - Live at SGDQ 2013 | Graviton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieL3eLRgpp8

Sarah and Kyle Ford from Stream Team party down with Instagram’s Jaclynfrances in the hit party game that birthed a franchise: Mario Party on the Nintendo 64. Mike and Jaymo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog has never been more wild!

In this raucous episode, we kick off the first annual Blooper Games! Play along with a series of wacky mini-games as our guest hosts attempt to match their auras with retro title screens, test their memory of behind-the-scenes trivia, and try to name as many Mario characters as they can before the clock runs out. We dive deep into Bowser’s closeted political affiliations, test the ethical boundaries of AI servitude, and litigate the controversial court case that rubbed Nintendo fans the wrong way…

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

(1:06) Welcoming Jackie, Sarah, and Kyle

(3:42) Intro to Mario Party

(6:12) Blooper Games Round 1: EnTitled Screens

(13:15) Mario Party Trivia

(30:11) Blooper Games Round 2: Thanks for the Number-ies

(32:00) JoyPros of Mario Party

(58:14) Blooper Games Round 3: Sigma-bet!

(1:01:12) JoyCons of Martio Party

(1:06:27) NintenDo or NintenDon’t

(1:09:27) Blooper Games Awards Ceremony

(1:11:02) Outro

You can find poetry and pics from Jaymo’s wife Jackie at https://www.instagram.com/jaclynfrances

Sign up for Kyle’s thought-provoking newsletter at https://newsletter.houseofkyle.com/

Want to talk movies and television with Sarah? Join streamteam.club or hit Kyle up on the SwitchAroo Discord!

Mario Party Manual: https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_N64/Manual/formated/Mario_Party_-_1999_-_Nintendo.pdf

Voice Actor Says Wario Was Originally Intended To Be A German Character by Casey | SiliconEra: https://www.siliconera.com/voice-actor-says-wario-originally-intended-german-character/

That Time Nintendo Gave Gloves to Mario Party Players as Part of a Lawsuit by by Jason Capp | NintendoLink: https://www.nintendolink.com/2022/09/07/that-time-nintendo-gave-gloves-to-mario-party-players-as-part-of-a-lawsuit/

Why Senior Citizens Love the Wii by Laura Conaway | NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2009/07/why_senior_citizens_love_the_w.html

Twitch streamer RiRiYells and the Underrated movie podcast’s Derick McDuff are instrumental in exploring  The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Game Boy / Game Boy Color 1993/1998) as Mike and Jaymo continue on season 3 of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we’ll learn t how Link’s Awakening was like an afterschool project with a life of its own, try to figure out the boundaries of reality in this Lynchian entry of  the franchise, and discover how so many unexpected Nintendo characters were snuck into Link’s Awakening roster of enemies. Think you can name them all? Play along with our trivia round: CameO or CameNo? Last but not least, stay tuned until the end of the episode for our first-ever Ranking Retro segment, where we decide the pecking order of the first 5 games in the prolific Zelda series.

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

(1:12) Welcoming Derick from the Underrated movie podcast

(1:32) Welcoming RiRiYells

(4:02) The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

(35:54) Mini-Game Minute: Cameo or CameNo

(1:24:24) Ranking Retro

(1:27:18) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

You can find more from Derick and the Underrated movie podcast at https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/ wherever you get your podcasts and on social media.

You can join RiRiYells on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/ririyells

Link’s Awakening manual: https://www.gamesdatabase.org/game/nintendo-game-boy-color/legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-dx

Iwata Asks| Volume 2 : The History of Handheld The Legend of Zelda Games: https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/zelda/1/0/

As we wrap up our season-break episodes of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, Mike and Jaymo dive into their gaming adventures during this downtime. Mike shares his experience with the emotional journey of the To the Moon series, discussing its unique storytelling and how it resonates on a personal level. Jaymo, on the other hand, introduces listeners to the exciting open beta of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, a long-awaited sequel that blends 2D fighting with modern graphics.

The duo also explores Piczle Cross Adventure, a puzzle game that adds a narrative twist to the classic Picross format, and Jaymo's rekindled love for Marvel Snap, now with new features and a fresh publisher. Finally, Mike is checking out space shipping game Starstruck Vagabond, but Jaymo is predicting some star-crossed lovers.

Thanks for tuning in! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts to catch all the exciting content coming your way. Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com for more updates and to join our Discord community!

Game on, everyone!

(0:00) Intro

(1:20) To the Moon Series

(10:46) Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

(17:13) Piczle Cross Adventure

(22:30) Jaymo's turn at Balatro

(28:15) The return of Marvel Snap

(32:00) Starstruck Vagabond

(42:34) Wrap-Up and Season 3 Preview

Show notes created by https://headliner.app

It’s time to cross swords over Animal Crossing! In this episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, Jaymo continues his break from researching, reviewing, and playfully ribbing all 250+ games in the Nintendo Switch Online retro catalog. Today, he faces off against returning guest Lisa from the Geek Pop Podcast in a competition to see whose Animal Crossing island has the best house, villagers, and overall theming. Their guest judge is fellow Geek Popper and Animal Crossing aficionado, Big Chris; he brings his wit and wisdom to the islands of Jaymorea and Cacahuete to declare one tropical paradise as The Bells of the Ball!

Which isle will make him smile? Will he blush at Jaymo’s Classic Art Peep Show? Or will he go flush at the sight of Lisa’s infamous Toilet Gardens? Which villagers will have him in a gift-giving frenzy, and who deserves to be voted off the island? Come along on this jovial journey; you can even judge the custom creations for yourself using the Dream Addresses listed below!

Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Don’t forget to subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to ourDiscord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro  

(1:20) Welcoming Lisa & Big Chris

(5:05) Animal Crossing: Past, Present, & Future

(15:40) Loved Island Competition: Round 1- Islands & Theming

(25:12) Loved Island Competition: Round 2- The Villagers

(32:28) Loved Island Competition: Round 3- House & Home

(39:49) Winners, Losers, & Geek Poppy Plugs

Lisa’s Dream Address (Cacahuete): DA-1617-7429-0168

Jaymo’s Dream Address (Jaymorea): DA-9883-8979-8371

You can find Lisa, Chris and the whole Geek Pop podcast at https://geekpoppodcast.wordpress.com/ as well as on Twitter (geekpoppodcast), Instagram (geekpop), and Facebook (GeekPoppin).

Join Mike and Jaymo for another engaging episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, as they continue their break from the usual Nintendo Switch Online catalog to dive into Jaymo's top twenty games of all time. This episode is packed with nostalgia, excitement, and a few surprises as they explore the games that shaped Jaymo's gaming journey.

The discussion kicks off with the thrilling announcement of the Switch 2, sparking debates about backward compatibility and the potential for enhanced gameplay experiences. Mike and Jaymo share their thoughts on the new Joy-Con features and the intriguing Mouse Con peripheral, pondering how these innovations might impact their gaming adventures.

As they transition into Jaymo's top 20, Mike and Jaymo cover the best video game finish they've ever had, some of their favorite multiplayer modes, and what it takes to make Sonic really shine.

Thanks for tuning in! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts to stay updated for the exciting launch of Season 3. Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com to find all our social media links and join our Discord to share your thoughts on this episode or what you'd like to hear in future ones. We want to hear about your top games too!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(1:03) Nintendo announcement: Switch 2

(12:14) Jaymo's Top 20 Games Overview

(55:42) Outro

Show notes created by https://headliner.app

Check out Jaymo talking about Street Fighter III: Third Strike on the Cable Club League podcast: https://www.thecableclub.com/ep-32-if-the-boys-wanna-fight-you-better-let-em-street-fighter-iii-third-strike/

Some of the other games we talk about have been discussed before on The Old SwitchAroo, and you can check out those episodes as well

Mario Kart 64: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/s1e15-rainbow-road-warriors/

Splatoon 3: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/lite-switch-march-22-2024-x-men-97-balatro-burnout-paradise-and-more/

Marvel Snap: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/lite-switch-april-5-2024-marvel-snap-tangle-tower-slipstream-rogue-space-and-more/

Sonic the Hedgehog 2: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/s2e01-sonic-the-hedgehog-2-or-welcome-to-the-next-level/

Street Fighter III: Third Strike: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/lite-switch-jan-15-2025-street-fighter-iii-the-duck-detective-sonic-galactic-and-more/

Join Mike and Jaymo for a laid-back season-break episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, where they take a breather from their usual deep dives into the Nintendo Switch Online catalog to share what they've been playing during the offseason. This time, it's all about the games that have captured their attention while they gear up for the exciting launch of Season 3.

Jaymo kicks things off with his love for retro fighting games, diving into his experience on the Cable Club League podcast where he championed Street Fighter 3: Third Strike. He shares nostalgic tales of college arcade days and the game's crunchy mechanics that keep him coming back. Meanwhile, Mike explores the quirky world of Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, a noir-inspired mystery game that's as entertaining as it is unique.

They also touch on Marvel vs. Capcom Collection, a nostalgic trip through classic crossover fighting games, and Jaymo's recent venture into Sonic Galactic, a fan-made game that imagines what a true Sega Saturn Sonic the Hedgehog game might have been. With discussions ranging from arcade nostalgia to modern indie gems, this episode is a delightful mix of gaming past and present.

Thanks for tuning in! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts so you're ready for the exciting launch of Season 3. Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com to find all our social media links and share your thoughts on this episode or what you'd like to hear in future ones. We'd love to hear about the games you're playing, too!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(1:03) Street Fighter III: Third Strike

(8:07)Marvel vs. Capcom Collection Nostalgia

(9:45) Mike's Take on Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

(15:19) Exploring Sonic Galactic

(19:29) Outro

Show notes created by https://headliner.app

Check out Jaymo on Episode 32 of the Cable Club League (https://www.thecableclub.com/) podcast to talk about Street Fighter III: Third Strike at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16MNSYhIeLE

To hear our friends Derick and RiRiYells talk about the Ace Attorney movie, check out the Underrated movie podcast (https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/) episode https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underrated/episodes/Ace-Attorney-e2q14g4

Join Mike and Jaymo for a special episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, where they take a break from their usual deep dives into the Nintendo Switch Online catalog to share what gaming and gaming-related activities they've been up to during the offseason.

In this special SPOILER-FILLED episode, the boys are joined by two lifelong Sonic fans, Jaymo’s brothers Justin & Jonathan, to recap and review the 2024 hit movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

After a quick rundown of Sonic’s various multimedia appearances over the last three decades, our panel spin-dashes through nearly every aspect of the blockbuster threequel, from its eye-catching posters, amusing Japanese rebranding, subversive Cyberpunk easter egg, and even a scene-by-scene recap of the movie that’s got everyone across the country rushing to their local cinema.

Thanks for tuning in, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts so you're ready for the exciting launch of Season 3.

Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com to find all our social media links and share your thoughts on this episode or what you'd like to hear in future ones. Or even better, join our Discord and play a round or two of Star Wars: Hunters with our lovely community!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(6:29) Poster Impressions & Tubular Trivia

(13:11) Recap Pt 1: Enter Shadow

(19:01) Recap Pt 2: Unlikely Alliances

(27:38) Recap Pt 3: Crybaby Backstory

(31:48) Recap Pt 4: Super-Powered Showdown

(39:08) Recap Pt 5: Welcome to the Final Level

(52:48) JoyContest: Ranking the Reels

(58:38) NintenDo or NintenDon’t

(1:01:55) Outro

Join Mike and Jaymo for a special episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, where they take a break from their usual deep dives into the Nintendo Switch Online catalog to share what gaming and gaming-related activities they've been up to during the offseason.

In this very special episode, the boys are joined by SwitchAroo alums Bryan & Lisa to rank all 16 characters in the Switch/mobile free-to-play hero shooter, Star Wars: Hunters (coming  soon to PC!)

After recapping their personal histories with the Star Wars franchise, our intrepid hosts pit the heroes from each class against each other in a fight to the finish. It's Sith vs Jedi, Wookiee vs Ewok, and more Droid-on-Droid violence than the galaxy can handle! May the Force be with them, in all ways!

Thanks for tuning in, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you're ready for the exciting launch of Season 3. 

Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com to find all our social media links and share your thoughts on this episode or what you'd like to hear in future ones. Or even better, join our Discord and play a round or two of Hunters with our lovely community! 

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(4:00) Getting to Know the Panel

(13:30) Round 1: Close-Range Damage Class

(26:37) Round 2: Long-Range Damage Class

(37:20) Round 3: Tank Class

(52:15) Round 4: Support Class

(59:40) Final Round: Which Hunter is the Huntest?

(1:04:00) Outro/Outtakes

Find Bryan on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bryan.s.lee) and YouTube (http://youtube.com/bryanlee)

You can find Lisa and the whole Geek Pop podcast at https://geekpoppodcast.wordpress.com/ as well as on Twitter (https://x.com/geekpoppodcast), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekpop/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekPoppin/).

Explore the Star Wars: Hunters universe at https://starwarshunters.com/, and get hyped for the PC launch on January 27th!

Join Mike and Jaymo for a special episode of The Old SwitchAroo Lite Switch, where they take a break from their usual deep dives into the Nintendo Switch Online catalog to share what gaming and gaming-related activities they've been up to during the offseason. This episode explores the newly released Nintendo Music app, a service that has quickly captured Jaymo's heart with its ambient tracks from beloved Games like Animal Crossing. Meanwhile, Mike shares his thoughts on the app's limited content and hopes for its future potential.

They also discuss the shifting landscape of console gaming, with Jaymo diving into the accessibility of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on Game Pass and Mike and Jaymo reminiscing about the nostalgic thrill of hotel gaming. Additionally, Jaymo shares his experiences with the Meta Quest 3, highlighting the immersive boxing game Thrill of the Fight, and the physics-based RPG Blade and Sorcery: Nomad, which brings a Dark Souls aesthetic to virtual reality.

Thanks for tuning in! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you're ready for the exciting launch of Season 3. Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com to find all our social media links and share your thoughts on this episode or what you'd like to hear in future ones. We'd love to know your favorite Nintendo music tracks!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(1:03) Nintendo Music App Discussion

(13:46) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

(23:54) Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania

(32:14) Meta Quest 3 and Thrill of the Fight

(36:20) Blade and Sorcery: Nomad

(40:45) Outro

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Celebrate the end of another season of The Old SwitchAroo with the 16th-bit Retro-spective Season 2 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 Mike and Jaymo go head-to-head as they're quizzed on this season’s games from all our wonderful guests in “Guess Hosts”, we look at the high and low scores of the season in The Old Switcharoonies, and we see if Jaymo’s been doing the reading in “RTFM, People”.

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  

(3:31) Introducing Guess Hosts with Kat from KatCanSew https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC09aLi9u4NVxxjasCLNsndw

(6:10) Q1. S02E01 - Justin

(7:47) Q2. S02E01 - Jonathan

(10:06) Q3. S02E02 - Cori

(11:30) Q4. S02E03 - Derick from the Underrated movie podcast - https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/

(13:53) Q5. S02E04 - Jordan from Arcadiology - https://open.spotify.com/show/3Ql7rukdzlUxlrQcsTW3As

(15:52) Q6. S02E05 - Twich's SSJ3Butch - https://www.twitch.tv/ssj3butch

(18:15) Q7. S02E06 - Kristal from the Lazy Circles

(21:31) Q8. S02E07 - Margo - Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@mrs.librarian

(23:27) Q9. S02E08 - Warboss5 - Youtube https://www.youtube.com/warboss5

(26:40) Q10. S02E09 - Bryan - Instagram http://instagram.com/bryan.s.lee

(28:58) Q11. S02E10 - Twitch's SSJ3Butch - https://www.twitch.tv/ssj3butch

(32:14) Q12. S02E11 - Kurosh from The KJP Show - https://www.youtube.com/@kujoprime

(34:40) Q13, 14. S02E12 - Lisa from Geek Pop podcast- https://geekpoppodcast.wordpress.com/

(39:48) Q15. S02E13 - Kai - Instagram https://instagram.com/captainprincesskitty 

(42:58) Q16, 17. S02E14 - Josh and Nick from Smashing Game Time - https://smashinggametime.com

(46:41) Q18 - Brad from Arcadiology - https://open.spotify.com/show/3Ql7rukdzlUxlrQcsTW3As

(53:11) Title Speed Run

(54:35) The Old SwitchAroonies Award Show

(1:18:16) RTFM, People

(1:34:23) The Old SwitchAroo Swish List

(1:36:34) Outro

Don’t forget to visit our Discord (https://discord.gg/ug6MX9gCkZ) and vote for the best and worst games of Season 2!

Jaymo’s Pokemon Tumbr Post https://www.tumblr.com/mrnerdteacher/183130449599/4-reasons-why-basing-the-first-live-action-pokemon

Brad from Arcadiology helps us mine for rare gems looking at two games from Treasure, Gunstar Heroes (Genesis, 1993) and Sin and Punishment (N64, 2000), as part of Mike and Jaymo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode we look at how Treasure cut their teeth with McDonalds, what giant robots and kaiju can teach us about dealing with loss, and why it is that Sin and Punishment has the weirdest grip on the Nintendo 64 controller we’ve seen.

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  

(1:00) Welcoming Brad from Arcadiology

(3:36) Gunstar Heroes 

(46:28) Sin and Punishment

(1:21:54) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Brad can be found on the Arcadiology podcast on Spotify (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcadiologypodcast) and wherever else you get podcasts

Gunstar Heroes manual: https://manuals.sega.com/genesismini/pdf/GUNSTAR_HEROES.pdf

Sin and Punishment manual: https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_SinAndPunishment_EN.pdf

"Masato Maegawa 'Gunstar Heroes' Supervisor" - Masterpiece Album: Vol 12 Gunstar Heroes | Sega  https://www.sega.jp/fb/album/12_gunstar/interview1.html

“Iwata Asks - Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies” [with Masato Maegawa] by Satoru Iwata | Nintendo: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Sin-and-Punishment-Successor-of-the-Skies/Iwata-Asks-Sin-and-Punishment-Successor-of-the-Skies/1-The-N64-Controller-Provides-Inspiration/1-The-N64-Controller-Provides-Inspiration-214087.html

We scare up Nick and Josh from Smashing Game Time to blast through Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES, 1993) and Ghoul Patrol (SNES, 1994) as we take a detour from Mike and Jaymo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode we look at why chainsaws were replaced with axes when Zombies went overseas, Jaymo gets burned by how much difference a flamethrower can make, try to figure out how much of Ghoul Patrol’s original game design is peeking through, and dabble in some light true-crime podcasting as we touch upon the American jazz-loving serial killer the Axeman of New Orleans.

Plus in another episode’s bonus blog rambling, Mike digs into many more of the film and general pop culture references that are infesting Zombies Ate My Neighbors: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/blog/zombies-ate-my-references/

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

(1:00) Welcoming Nick and Josh

(5:12) Zombies Ate My Neighbors

(55:56) Ghoul Patrol

(1:06:04) Minigame Minute: ?tahw yaS

(1:08:08) Ghoul Patrol (continued)

(1:27:30) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Smashing Game Time is a weekly video game podcast hosted by two (sometimes three) brothers who grew up gaming together. When they’re not talking about the news of the week or what they’re playing, they’re sitting down with developers to chat about new and upcoming games.

You can find Smashing Game Time anywhere you get podcasts, on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5L7liJsLEwOz8_UjUs55Uw) and at https://www.smashinggametime.com/

Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/zombies-ate-my-neighbors-and-ghoul-patrol-switch/

Zombies Ate My Neighbors manual: https://archive.org/details/zombies-ate-my-neighbors-usa/

Ghoul Patrol manual: https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/SNES/Ghoul_Patrol_-_SNES_-_Manual.pdf

Interview: Toshiyasu Morita (SOA Technical Director) by Ken Horowitz | Sega-16: https://www.sega-16.com/2008/02/interview-toshiyasu-morita/

Zombies Ate My Neighbors by teddyras in 36:44 - SGDQ2019 - Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF6l_n6HVaQ

Ghoul Patrol Speedrun - 21:45 [WR] - Le_Hulk: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1604831288

Kai raises the stakes as our grim-grinning guest comes out to analyze Castlevania (NES, 1987) and Castlevania: Legends (Game Boy, 1997) as part of Mike and Jaymo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode we whip our way through all the questions other podcasts are afraid to ask: Just how animated can Simon Belmont get? What was the secret ending that got Sonia Belmont fired from the Castlevania canon? And of course, what IS a man?

Plus, Mike and Kai Hammer away at the cryptic credits of Castlevania in the Monster Match for another graveyard smash, with a full exhumation over on our web site of Castlevania's Crazy Cinema Credits (https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/blog/castlevanias-crazy-cinema-credits/).

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  

(1:18) Welcoming Kai

(4:22) Castlevania 

(37:27) Minigame Minute: Monster Match

(47:11) Castlevania (continued)

(58:44) NintenDISorDAT

(1:01:20) Castlevania Legends

(1:29:24) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

You can find Kai on Instagram at captainprincesskitty (https://instagram.com/captainprincesskitty)

Castlevania Anniversary Collection: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/castlevania-anniversary-collection-switch/

Castlevania manual

Castlevania Legends manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Castlevania-Legends-Game-Manual.pdf

Castlevania - Developer Commentary | Shmuplations: https://shmuplations.com/castlevania/

9 Most Annoying Enemies in Video Game History by Emma Boyle | WhatCulture: https://whatculture.com/gaming/9-most-annoying-enemies-in-video-game-history

Castlevania by Komrade in 12:59 - SGDQ2018 - Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz1f-THEfjM⁠

Castlevania Legends by TempestMask1000 in 26:39 - Summer Games Done Quick 2024 - Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCqC5gfGN58

Things really fall into place when Lisa from the Geek Pop Podcast connects with three Mario-related drop-puzzlers — Yoshi (NES, 1990), Wario’s Woods (NES, 1994), and Dr. Mario (Gameboy, 1990) — as Mike and Jaymo continue their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode we’ll study how Yoshi gave birth to Pokemon, reveal Wario’s Woods connection to Japanese radio comedians, and expose Dr. Mario’s little-known original profession!

For another dose of Dr. Mario, check out Mike and Jaymo’s first take on the franchise with Dr. Mario (NES) and Dr. Mario 64 (N64) back in Season 1, Episode 6 (https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/episode-6-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-megavitamins/).

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 ⁠⁠www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro  

(1:10) Welcoming Lisa

(7:17) Yoshi 

(27:54) Wario’s Woods

(53:19) Dr. Mario

(1:09:15) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

You can find Lisa and the whole Geek Pop podcast at https://geekpoppodcast.wordpress.com/ as well as on Twitter (geekpoppodcast), Instagram (geekpop), and Facebook (GeekPoppin).

Yoshi manual: https://www.digitpress.com/library/manuals/nes/Yoshi.pdf

Wario’s Woods manual: https://gameadvanceplaythroughs.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/5/8/11580409/__warios_woods_instruction_manual.pdf

Satoshi Tajiri (Game Freak) vs. Tsunekazu Ishihara (Creatures) Talk | Nintendo Online Magazine: https://web.archive.org/web/20151113010805/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0007/taidan1/page02.html

Game Freak Director Junichi Masuda On The Making Of Yoshi And Pokemon by Alistair Wong | Siliconera: https://www.siliconera.com/game-freak-director-junichi-masuda-on-the-making-of-yoshi-and-pokemon

Super Mario Adventures #10 | Nintendo Power Issue 41, October 1992, page 62: https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-041-october-1992/page/62/mode/2up

Derick McDuff of the Underrated movie podcast returns and brings Kurosh Jozavi of the The KJP Show to talk Kirby Super Star (SNES, 1996) and Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (SNES, 1997) with Mike and Jaymo, continuing their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode we’ll check out all the Kirby Super Star game modes, debate the drawbacks of Kirby’s animal companions in Dream Land 3, try to see through how the SNES pseudo hi-res mode allowed it to easily display transparencies, and reveal a rare cameo appearance from the voice of Masahiro Sakurai himself! Kurosh, Derick, and Mike also go head-to-head-to-head to see who can snag the most G from a vault of obscure references in The Great Cave Offensive.

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  

(0:52) Welcoming Derick

(1:15) Welcoming Kurosh 

(5:48) Kirby Super Star

(43:00) Mini-Game Minute: The Price is Fight

(54:23) Kirby Super Star (continued)

(1:11:56) Kirby’s Dream Land 3

(1:47:28) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

(1:57:31) Derick’s Final Thoughts

You can find more from Derick and the Underrated movie podcast at https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/, wherever you get your podcasts, and on social media. This Kirby episode wasn’t enough Popstar for you? Then check out the Aug. 12, 2024 episode (#143) of Underrated to hear Jaymo and Derick in the groove on Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

Kurosh and the KJP Show: A Gaming Experience is on YouTube at @kujoprime (https://www.youtube.com/@kujoprime)

Kirby Super Star manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAQE.pdf

Kirby’s Dream Land 3 manual: https://archive.org/details/kirby-s-dream-land-3-1997-nintendo

Nintendo Classic Mini: SNES developer interview – Volume 6: Kirby Super Star by Akinori Sao: https://www.nintendo.com/en-za/News/2017/October/Nintendo-Classic-Mini-SNES-developer-interview-Volume-6-Kirby-Super-Star-1298937.html

Zelda streamers RiRiYells and SSJ3Butch return to clash swords with Mike and Jaymo discussing The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES, 1991) and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords (GBA, 2002), continuing their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we’ll take our first step into trying to understand the wild world of Zelda randomizer runs, try to figure out if Link to the Past is better on the SNES or Game Boy Advance in NintenDISorDAT, and the best and worst of Link to the Past’s cavalcade of enemies.

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 Switch-a-roo 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  

(1:19) Welcoming RiRi

(1:51) Welcoming Butch 

(5:02) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

(44:32) Mini-Game Minute

(1:01:13) NintenDISorDAT

(1:28:19) Four Swords

(1:44:22) NintenDO or NintenDON’T  

Follow RiRi on Twitch at RiRiYells (https://www.twitch.tv/ririyells)

Butch on Twitch at SSJ3Butch (https://www.twitch.tv/ssj3butch)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAEE.pdf

The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past and Four Swords manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/The-Legend-of-Zelda-A-link-to-the-Past-Four-Swords-Game-Manual.pdf

Discussion Between Miyamoto & Horii - originally from Game Staff List Association Japan: https://glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/miyamoto-horii-discussion/

The Top 100 Games of All Time (2007) | IGN: https://web.archive.org/web/20080917190825/http://top100.ign.com:80/2007/index.html

IGN (2007) The Top 100 Games of All Time - Readable list | Video Game Canon: https://www.videogamecanon.com/lists/ign-2007/

Special Bonus Contest - Nintendo Power Issue 16 (September/October 2007): https://archive.org/details/nintendopowerissue016septemberoctober1990/page/n11/mode/2up

Gallery: A Link to the Past Enemies | ZeldaDungeon.net: https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Gallery:A_Link_to_the_Past_Enemies

Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past SNES Japanese Commercial #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjpHzLYHkwA

Long-time friend Bryan steps into the ring with Mike and Jaymo in the ring for Punch-Out!! (NES, 1987) and Super Punch-Out! (SNES, 1994), continuing their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we match up Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!! in a head-to-head bout sponsored by the Cable Club podcast. We’ll debate whether Punch-Out!! holds up or not with Mr. Dream replacing Mike Tyson, unveil the hidden two-player mode in Super Punch-Out!!, and marvel at the insane levels that Punch-Out!! speed runners have achieved. Will these two games be O.K. or K.O.ed?

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 Switch-a-roo 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

(1:17) Welcoming Bryan

(7:35) Punch-Out!! vs Super Punch-Out!!

(1:34:05) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Find Bryan on Instagram at bryan.s.lee (https://www.instagram.com/bryan.s.lee) and YouTube as bryanlee

Episode sponsor The Cable Club Podcast is also available on YouTube @TheCableClubPodcast

Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! Manual: https://archive.org/details/mike-tysons-punch-out-nes-hiresscans

Super Punch Out!! Manual: https://archive.org/details/super-punch-out-usa

10 Things You Didn't Know About Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! On NES by Reycarlo Abella | GameRant: https://gamerant.com/mike-tyson-punch-out-nes-trivia/

Profile: Minoru Arakawa by Glen Bayer | Nsidr: https://www.nsidr.com/archive/profile-minoru-arakawa/

Which Punch Out!!! Boxer is the Biggest Cheater?/Infractions | Bumbles McFumbles Wiki

Which Punch Out!! Boxer is the Biggest Cheater 2 - The Rumble in the Jungle - Bumbles McFumbles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_JCv-ldJXU

Super Punch-Out!!'s Secret Two-Player Mode Discovered After 28 Years by Kat Bailey | IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/super-punch-out-secret-two-player-mode-discovered

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! in 14:46.48 (World Record) - Summoning Salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOm8tJZUv9I

Blindfolded Punch-Out in 18:03.54 (World Record) - Summoning Salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc9XE6zns7A

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out - 2 player 1 controller blindfolded speedrun w/ sinister1 @ AGDQ 2020 [23:39] - zallard1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4HnZ4-_HzI

Summoning Salt's World Record Explained - Bismuth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STVeGPkqHtQ

The Quest to Beat Matt Turk - Summoning Salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBR9ypSOTGQ

World Record Progression: Mike Tyson - Summoning Salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt1DFNSNbRk

The History of Blindfolded Punch-Out - Summoning Salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZT6JEOC3D8

The History of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out World Records - Summoning Salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1r_9yiKG4

The History of Super Punch-Out World Records - Summoning Salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRF6LTEYLBA

Ryan (aka Warboss5) rejoins Mike and Jaymo as they dive deep into the classic RPGs Breath of Fire (SNES, 1993) and Breath of Fire II (SNES, 1994), continuing their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we explore the origins of the Dragon Clan, debate the merits of archaic turn-based combat, and discover the hidden depths of these two epic tales. Ryan shares his love for old RPGs and how Breath of Fire II’s intriguing storyline and character development kept him hooked. We also discuss the quality-of-life improvements in the sequel, the peculiar translation quirks, and the unforgettable moments that make these games stand out. Along the way we also touch upon Japanese toilet ghosts, facehuggers, and, for some reason, the Gilligan’s Island castaways.

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 Switch-a-roo 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

(1:30) Welcoming Ryan

(6:00) Breath of Fire

(40:08) Mini-Game Minute: Rosetta Stone

(43:13) Breath of Fire Cont’d

(51:40) Breath of Fire II

(1:36:07) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Ryan on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@warboss5

Breath of Fire manual: https://archive.org/details/breath-of-fire-usa

Breath of Fire II manual: https://archive.org/details/breath-of-fire-ii-us

Dragon Ball GTFS Commentary | Episodes 20-22 - FourStarBento (Discussion of Japan and spoilers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG9xcR5O7ow&t=7m34s

Japanese Breath of Fire II Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ieCeUa-8o

Power Profiles: Keiji Inafune - Nintendo Power Issue 220 ( October 2007): https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-220-october-2007/page/80/mode/2up

Mike’s party gets wrecked by the witch Nimufu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esr_L3kwlMQ&t=15640s

Mike and Jaymo are joined by Margo (aka TikTok’s Mrs.Librarian) as they go down the tubes playing Super Mario Bros (NES, 1985) and The Lost Levels (NES, 1986) as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we try to figure out if the Super Mario Bros box art is a snuff graphic, Mike and Margo go toe-to-toe in Super Mario trivia with Mario Mythbusters, and we trace the origin of the Kaizo Mario craze back to a rare floppy-disk-based Nintendo console not released in North America! Then stick around for NintenDISorDAT, as we debate if these games are better played in the original NES format or their glammed up re-releases from the 1993 SNES compilation Super Mario All-Stars.

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://theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

PS: Think you’re Jump Man enough to take on Jaymo’s Kaizo-level? Enter the course code 6H4-GWQ-SDG in Super Mario Maker 2! Plus, if you upload a screenshot to the Mini-Game Minute section of our Discord proving you reached the flagpole, you might win a special prize (if you’re fast enough, that is!)

(0:00) Intro  

(1:07) Welcoming Margo  

(3:19) Super Mario Bros.  

(10:53) Mini-Game Minute: Mario Mythbusters

(18:23) Super Mario Bros. Cont’d

(37:51) Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels  

(56:02) NintenDISorDAT  

(1:01:21) NintenDO or NintenDON’T  

Follow Margo on TikTok: @mrs.librarian: https://www.tiktok.com/@mrs.librarian

Super Mario Bros. Manual: https://archive.org/details/Super-Mario-Bros-Manual-NES-1985

Super Mario All-Stars Manual: https://bdjogos.com.br/manuais/870-super-mario-all-stars-super-nintendo-manual-usa.pdf

Super Mario Bros 2 The Lost Levels Japanese Commercial - VG Legacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWsZCoGFLwg

Super Mario Bros. Any% Speedrun in 4:54.631 *WR* - Niftski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khu9BB2g4Ks

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Any% 8-4 Speedrun in 7:51.956 (without loads) *WR* - Niftski: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL0Lcei_nio

World Record Progression: Super Mario Bros - Summoning Salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdAkY7RfajY

4-2: The History of Super Mario Bros.' Most Infamous Level - Summoning Salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1AHCaokqhg

Super Mario Bros: The Human Limit - Summoning Salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rIJNT7dCmE

Super Mario's Invisible Difficulty Settings - Game Maker's Toolkit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkvyYTSKTQY

Kristal returns to join Mike and Jaymo for two more “street” fighting games: Fighter's History (SNES, 1994) and Doomsday Warrior (SNES, 1993), as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we dig into the extremely French reason Capcom lost its plagiarism lawsuit against Data East over Street Fighter 2 similarities, try to determine if Doomsday Warrior was really meant as an early-90s environmental cautionary tale, and Mike and Kristal even put their Geo-Guesser skills to the test playing "Where in the World is Karnov's Winnebago?"

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 Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro  

(1:08) Welcoming Kristal of The Lazy Circles  

(6:39) Fighter’s History  

(30:08) Mini-Game Minute: Where in the World is Karnov’s Winnebago?

(32:43) Fighter’s History Cont’d

(42:47) Doomsday Warrior  

(1:15:13) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

Find the Lazy Circles on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thelazycircles/

Find Kristal on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/revoltingingenue/

Fighters History manual: https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/SNES/Fighters_History_-_SNES_-_Manual.pdf

Doomsday Warrior manual: https://archive.org/details/doomsday-warrior-snes-instruction-booklet

Twitch streamer SSJ3Butch joins Mike and Jaymo for three animal platformers, Mappy-Land (NES, 1986), Flicky (Sega Genesis, 1991), and Spanky’s Quest (SNES, 1991), as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we also check out Mappy: The Beat, the 2013 Mappy animated series produced by webcomic creators Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub, discuss Flicky’s appearances in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and marvel at the high honors awarded to anyone that could prove they were a Natsume Game Master in Spanky’s Quest.

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 Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Promo for Strange and Beautiful Network

(0:38) Intro  

(1:49) Welcoming Butch  

(4:05) Mappy-Land  

(29:16) Flicky  

(49:32) Spanky’s Quest  

(1:22:15) NintenDO or NintenDON’T  

(1:28:12) Hodag Talk  

Follow Butch on Twitch! - https://www.twitch.tv/ssj3butch

Strange and Beautiful Network - https://www.strangeandbeautiful.club/ 

Mappy-Land Manual: https://archive.org/details/MappyLandNESHiResScans  

Flicky Manual: https://segaretro.org/Flicky#Mega_Drive_version  

Spanky’s Quest Manual: https://archive.org/details/spankys-quest-usa⁠

The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 3 by John Szczepaniak: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/the-untold-history-of-japanese-game-developers-volume-3/  

(Post-outro hodag) I Know What I Saw: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Ancient Lore by Linda S. Godfrey: https://www.amazon.com/Know-What-Saw-Modern-Day-Encounters/dp/0143132806⁠

Jordan Carothers swoops in from the ⁠Arcadiology⁠ podcast to join Mike and Jaymo as they barrel roll through the Star Fox trilogy (Star Fox on the SNES, Star Fox 64 or Lylat Wars on the Nintendo 64, and Star Fox 2 on the Super NES Classic) as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode we divebomb through the history and impact of the Star Fox trilogy, including the groundbreaking tech of the Super FX graphics chip and the industry-shaking inclusion of the Rumble Pak. We'll also explore how Star Fox 2 languished from when it was completed in 1995 to when it was finally released in 2017. We even get a little amorous with the Arwing pilots in a silly game of “Marry, Fox, Kill!”

You can find ⁠Arcadiology⁠ (where Jordan and the Wiggens brothers play and rate a new arcade game every two weeks) on most podcasting platforms. You can also check out the ⁠Apr. 2, 2024 episode (#13)⁠ (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcadiologypodcast/episodes/Arcadiology-13-Joe--Mac-Returns-1994-e2hrkbg) to hear when Mike joined the ⁠Arcadiology⁠ (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcadiologypodcast) crew to talk about Joe and Mac: Returns (1994).

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 Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(1:13) Welcoming Jordan from ⁠Arcadiology⁠

(5:34) Star Fox trilogy

(22:15) Joy Pros

(46:39) Minigame Minute: Marry, Fox, Kill

(49:23) Joy Cons

(54:19) High Score and 30 Years Ago

(1:02:59) NintenDO or NintenDON'T

⁠Star Fox manual⁠⁠: https://archive.org/details/star-fox-usa-rev-2

⁠Star Fox 64 manual⁠: https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_LylatWars_EN.pdf

⁠Star Fox 2 manual⁠: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/starfox2/html/USen/index.html

“Do Star Fox Pilots Really Have to Amputate Their Legs?“ - CBR: https://www.cbr.com/star-fox-characters-legs-amputated/

Derick McDuff from the Underrated movie podcast joins Mike and Jaymo this episode to try to catch 'em all on film for an a-Mew-zing exploration of Pokemon Snap (1999) from the Nintendo 64 as part of an epic quest quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In between reminiscing about our favorite parts of Pokemon Snap, we'll also explore how this game evolved from a Jack and the Beanstalk game, what Pokemon's absence kept Pokemon Snap at only 63 possible Pokemon instead of 64, and have our own real-world Pokemon Snap showdown that may make you see the game through a new lens. It's 'wonderful'!

You can find more from Derick through his linktree for the Underrated movie podcast (https://linktr.ee/underratedmoviepodcast) wherever you get your podcasts as well as on social media. You can check out the Feb. 26, 2024 episode (#131) to hear Mike and Derick's conversation about Drew Goddard's "Bad Times at the El Royale".

Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(0:58) Welcoming Derick McDuff

(4:51) Pokemon Snap

(9:41) Pokeon Snap Trivia : Behind the Camera

(28:04) Joy Pros

(54:10) Snap Judgments Mini-Game

(1:02:02) Joy Cons

(1:18:22) NintenDO or NintenDON'T

Pokemon Snap manual: https://www.retrogames.cz/download_N64_manual.php?id=1090

Welcome back to The Old Switcharoo: Screentime! Here, we give you our rants, raves, and reviews from the world of film and television.

Tonight Jaymo is joined by cosplay influencer Bryan Lee along with fellow cosplayer/Disney-enthusiast Phuong to review Season 1 of X-Men '97 on Disney Plus. After recapping the show with a little amateur poetry we pit each story from this groundbreaking series against one another in a single elimination bracket until a winner is declared 'Best Episode from X-Men '97: Season One!'

Thank you for listening, and be sure to follow our special guests on social media to check out all their cosplay creations and musical dabblings

https://www.instagram.com/bryan.s.lee

https://www.youtube.com/@BryanLee

https://www.instragram.com/the.glass.phoenix

Don't forget to subscribe to The Old Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed, and be sure to check out next week's episode when we zoom in on Pokemon Snap for the Nintendo 64.

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

(5:10) "To Me, My X-Men" vs "Mutant Liberation Begins"

(11:24) "Fire Made Flesh" vs "Motendo"

(17:45) "Remember It" vs "Lifedeath"

(22:37) "Bright Eyes" vs "Tolerance is Extinction"

(36:11) Semi-Finals Round 1

(39:23) Semi-Final Round 2

(48:58) Finals

(53:15) And the Winner is...

Mike, Jaymo, and ocean enthusiast Cori Gibb dive into "Ecco the Dolphin" (1992) on the Sega Genesis in their epic quest to research & review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this splashy episode we explore the unseen alien invasion that sunk Atlantis, Jacques Cousteau's hilarious foray into 90's marketing, and the shockingly clever way dolphins get high beneath the waves.

Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal for our catchy new theme song!

Subscribe to or follow The Old Switch-a-roo 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) "We Doing Filmographies" Promo

(0:47) Intro

(7:17) Box Art: Dolphin Two Ways

(9:34) Ecco the Dolphin Trivia Deep-Dive

(20:12) Joy Pros

(44:09) Joy Cons

(1:08:49) NintenDO or NintenDON'T

Ecco the Dolphin manual: https://segaretro.org/File:Ecco_The_Dolphin_MD_US_Manual.pdf

Dolphin Speak: Did A Dolphin Really Say "Seaweed"? - The Dodo: https://www.thedodo.com/dolphin-speak-did-a-dolphin-re-495261229.html

Ecco The Dolphin Commercial with Jacques Cousteau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyeddBqSb1A

Speedrun by Bluegrass at Summer Games Done Quick 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAybWLFfkb8

Speedrun by GrimShins at Awesome Games Done Quick 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lXr6MSpqKw

The Old Switch-a-roo is back and better than ever! Mike, Jaymo, and his boisterous brothers Justin and Jonathan spin dash through "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) in their epic quest to research & review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this fast-paced episode, we deep-dive/debate to create a Zone Tier List, grapple with the moral gray areas of retro-gaming Robin Hoods, discuss if Tails really brings anything to the team, and mostly just try to avoid getting punched!

Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal for our brand-spanking-new theme song!

Subscribe to The Old Switch-a-roo 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

(6:19) Back-to-Back Box Art

(12:11) Trivia the Hedgehog

(18:48) Joy Pros

(30:14) Zone Tier List

(1:01:02) Joy Cons

(1:06:20) & Knuckles

(1:09:02) NintenDO or NintenDON'T

Get ready to hit the rewind button on your consoles, because Mike and Jaymo are here with the final installment of The Old Switch-a-roo: Lite Switch before they blast into season two! In this episode, our dynamic duo takes a break from their usual retro roundup to chat about their recent gaming exploits and the exciting media landscape that's merging the worlds of video games and television.

Jaymo kicks things off with an update on his journey through the Splatoon 3 roguelike, where he's inching closer to the true ending. He also dives into the fiery new addition to Marvel Snap, where Red Hulk's power grows with your opponent's unspent energy, adding a sizzling layer of strategy to the game.

Mike, on the other hand, is still ensnared by the card-flipping mayhem of Belatro, where unlocking jokers is a high-stakes game. He's also ventured into the enigmatic world of The Room 4: Old Sins, unraveling occult mysteries through a puzzle box of an attic.

The gaming chatter doesn't end there! The guys discuss the animated X-Men '97 series, with a special nod to an episode that'll resonate with retro game lovers. Plus, they share their surprise and curiosity over Comedy Central's announcement of a Golden Axe animated series and ponder whether Knuckles will punch up the Paramount Plus lineup.

For a dose of co-op nostalgia, Mike recounts his complete playthrough of Shredder's Revenge with a friend, while Jaymo reflects on the game's unlimited credits and if they lose the challenge of the classic arcade experience.

As they gear up for season two, Mike and Jaymo tease the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 episode featuring Jaymo's brothers and invite you to join the hype train. So make sure to subscribe, follow, and leave a review for The Old Switch-a-roo on your favorite podcast platform.

Don't miss out on the season two premiere dropping on April 24, where the conversation zooms into Sonic speed. Until then, visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com for all things retro gaming, and share your thoughts on what you're excited to hear next season. Game on, everyone, and keep it retro with Mike and Jaymo!

(0:00) Intro

(0:55) Champion Cinema podcast promo

(1:15) Splatoon 3 Updates

(2:58) Bellatro's Card-Capturing Craze

(4:57) Marvel Snap

(7:18) X-Men '97 and Gaming TV

(8:22) Golden Axe Animated Series Speculation

(10:18) Knuckles Series Anticipation

(11:46) The Room 4: Old Sins - Puzzle Box Mysteries

(14:09) Shredder's Revenge: A Beat 'em Up Binge

(19:43) Season Two Teaser: Sonic the Hedgehog 2

(20:17) Outro

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Plug in your controllers and power up your nostalgia, because Mike and Jaymo are back with another episode of The Old Switch-a-roo: Light Switch! While we eagerly await the launch of season two, our favorite gaming gurus are here to share their off-season gaming adventures, from reaching Infinite in Marvel Snap to unraveling the mysteries of Tangle Tower.

Join Jaymo as he brags about his ascent to the highest ranks in Marvel Snap's X-Men vs. Avengers season, and hear Mike's thoughts on the charming detective game Tangle Tower, where murder, mystery, and a quirky cast collide. The guys also delve into the vibrant world of Splatoon 3's DLC, where Jaymo's ink-slinging prowess shines in a kaleidoscope of color.

But that's not all! Mike has been entranced by the MMO roguelike Slipstream: Rogue Space, where Twitch-based teamwork is key to surviving the starry expanse (and a shout out to RiRiYells for captaining the ship). And Jaymo's been getting his retro fix with Flicky, a Sega Genesis classic that's all about timing and arcade nostalgia.

As the countdown to season two continues, our hosts tease the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 episode featuring Jaymo's brothers, and they want your thoughts on the soon-to-be-released Knuckles series. Will it be a hit or a miss? Chime in with your predictions!

Ready your ears for April 24, 2024, when The Old Switch-a-roo returns with a speed-dashing start to the new season. Until then, subscribe, follow, and join the conversation on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you can connect with Mike, Jaymo, and fellow retro enthusiasts. Don't forget to rate and review if you love the show. Game on, everyone, and stay retro!(0:00) Intro

(0:57) Marvel Snap Infinity Rank Achievement

(2:24) Tangle Tower: A Detective's Delight

(7:02) Splatoon 3 DLC: A Colorful Conclusion

(10:01) Slipstream: Rogue Space and Community Gaming

(13:51) Flicky and the Genesis Gems

(15:06) Season Two Teaser: Sonic the Hedgehog 2

(15:52) Outro

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Dive into another installment of The Old Switch-a-roo: Light Switch, where Mike and Jaymo take a break from the retro game deep dives to chat about their current gaming escapades and other geeky pursuits. In this laid-back episode, our dynamic duo discusses everything from the mesmerizing roguelike card game Belatro to the colorful ink-splattered world of Splatoon 3's new expansion.

Mike shares his newfound appreciation for Burnout Paradise, revisiting the high-speed chases with a fresh perspective, while Jaymo recounts his experience with the X-Men '97 Fan Event and the animated series' triumphant return (featured in the bonus Screentime episode). The guys also touch on the arcade nostalgia with Joe and Mac Returns and tease the upcoming Starfox series exploration with special guests from the Arcadiology podcast.

So, whether you're into illegal poker hands, hovering DeLoreans, or squid kids in a grayscale dystopia, this episode has something for every type of gamer. Don't forget to subscribe to The Old Switch-a-roo so you won't miss out on the grand return with season two, starting on April 24, 2024, where the conversation will speed into Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with some returning special guests.

Visit us at https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com for all our socials, blog posts, and more gaming chatter. Drop us a review or your thoughts on this episode - we're all ears! Game on, everyone, and stay tuned for more retro revelry with Mike and Jaymo.

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0:00 Intro

0:55 X-Men '97

5:13 Joe and Mac: Returns

10:38 Star Fox

13:21 Balatro

25:18 Splatoon 3

33:48 Burnout Paradise

43:16 Outro

The off-season fun continues with a new spin-off series, The Old Switch-a-roo: Screentime! Here, we give you our rants, raves, and reviews from the world of film and television.

In our exciting first episode, Jaymo is joined by longtime friend and cosplayer extraordinaire Bryan Lee. The boys reminisce about their once-in-a-lifetime night at the X-Men '97 Fan Event at Disney's El Capitan Theatre in downtown Hollywood. The mutant lovers then gush about their impressions of the new streaming series, detailing "X Spoiler-Free Ways that the X-Men's X-citing Return X-Ceeded our Wildest X-pectations!"

Thank you for listening, and be sure to follow our special guest on Instagram where you can check out all his fabulous fits and Hollywood hijinks. https://www.instagram.com/bryan.s.lee?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Don't forget to subscribe to The Old Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed. Don't miss when our first episode of season 2 is released on April 24, 2024!

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

(2:47) March 13th Fan Event at the El Capitan Theatre

(7:17) Spoiler-Free Impressions of the First Three Episodes

(14:32) Dat Intro!

(19:00) The Mind-Blowing Animation

(23:43) TV-14

(28:12) Allegorical Urgency

(31:52) Ultra Combo!

(33:45) A Voice Cast for All-Time, Always

(36:42) MORPH! JEAN!

(41:33) Easter Egg Hunt

(44:00) Fashionistas

(45:35) Runtime Rundown

(49:57) Outro