Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast The Retro Breakdown
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| Mario Clash (Virtual Boy) and the Nintendo Cinematic Universe | 31 Mar 2026 | 00:51:07 | |
The first episode of many recorded from my new place in Korea, and it's a Virtual Boy game because why not? Star Fox in the new Mario movie implies that you reasonably could set up a Star Fox movie off of this and create a whole Nintendo Cinematic Universe so WE TALK ABOUT THIS FOR A BIT. NOTICE: Episodes will be bi-weekly for a while - I'm moving and it's going to mess with the schedule for a month or two. In fact, by the time you read this, I will be on the other side of the planet! So that's cool. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer | |||
| Balloon Kid (Game Boy) and the Final Ohio Podcast | 17 Mar 2026 | 00:55:08 | |
This podcast has always been recorded remotely, but this is the last one, at least for a long while, that will be at least half-recorded in Ohio. Perhaps appropriately, it's about a kid going on a flying adventure. NOTICE: Episodes will be bi-weekly for a while - I'm moving and it's going to mess with the schedule for a month or two. In fact, by the time you read this, I will be on the other side of the planet! So that's cool. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer | |||
| Mega Man ZX (Nintendo DS) and the Not Miis | 03 Mar 2026 | 01:00:01 | |
The absolute best Mega Man power ever created exists in this game, which is... pretty good. It has flaws, but this series works pretty well in an open map structure. OR IT WOULD IF THE MAP WASN'T AGGRESSIVELY TERRIBLE NOTICE: Episodes will be bi-weekly for a while - I'm moving and it's going to mess with the schedule for a month or two. In fact, by the time you read this, I will be on the other side of the planet! So that's cool. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer | |||
| A Boy and His Blob (NES) and the Final Fantasy 15 Apologist | 17 Feb 2026 | 01:09:03 | |
It seems that the standard experience with this game is "rented it as a kid, couldn't figure out what to do, took it back." It turns out the reason for that is the the intended first step is to no-clip through the floor, and that was maybe just a little obtuse. NOTICE: Episodes will be bi-weekly for a while - I'm moving and it's going to mess with the schedule for a month or two. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Bionic Commando (GB) and the Age of Imprisonment | 03 Feb 2026 | 00:58:30 | |
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is a lot of fun, but I have some gripes. Bionic Commando for Game Boy, however, is black magic and I have no idea how or why it is works as well as it does on this system, it does not make sense. NOTICE: Episodes will be bi-weekly for a while - I'm moving and it's going to mess with the schedule for a month or two. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Fatal Fury Special (SNES) and the Grand Theft Auto 6 Failure | 20 Jan 2026 | 01:06:01 | |
This week, we talk about fighting games, Mai Shiranui, and the absolute best thing that could possibly happen to the video game industry in 2026. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Battletoads (NES) and the Air Bud Retrospective | 13 Jan 2026 | 01:16:09 | |
I like hard games. I think hard games are often very good. Here are a bunch of reasons we don't think Battletoads is very good beyond the first 3 stages. Consequently, this also coincides with the reason why people actually think Battletoads is good, because the first three stages - the good ones - are the only ones most people actually ever saw. Also they are rebooting Air Bud, I learned that today and now you have to as well. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Resident Evil (PS1/GC) and the Farting Clowns | 06 Jan 2026 | 01:07:50 | |
It must be a new year because we're doing survival horror! This is my actual first time with Resident Evil, and to get the full picture, I played both Chris and Jill's routes, and also played Jill's route in the Gamecube remake (even though I played the PC ports for all of them). Maybe the world of survival horror isn't so bad. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| The Retro Breakdown 2025 Tier List | 30 Dec 2025 | 01:42:42 | |
From Cool Spot to Mr. Driller 2 with a bunch of Mega Man games in between, we recap every game we played and podcasted in 2025! Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Home Alone (Sega Master System) and the 85% of Hot Topic Sales | 23 Dec 2025 | 01:18:17 | |
Somehow, against all odds, Home Alone for the Sega Master System is one of the best Home Alone games I've ever played. I know that's a low bar, but still, this game came out in Europe in 1993, well after the release of the second movie and an entirely new console generation, and somehow it hits. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mr. Driller 2 and the Resident Evil Bulk Purchase | 17 Dec 2025 | 00:51:16 | |
The point of this week's episode is that Mr. Driller as a game is whatever, but the LORE IS DEEPER THAN YOU COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE. Also, I guess I'm just gonna play all the Resident Evil games now? I bought a bunch of them mid-podcast and am getting ready to stream the first one as I publish this. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Alleyway (Game Boy) and the Lazy Breakout | 09 Dec 2025 | 00:44:16 | |
It's Breakout but if you put absolutely no effort into doing anything interesting or unique at all. Ironically, this leads us into a whole discussion about how lazy game design was totally okay in 1989 because the unique thing about it was just the fact that you could play it on the go at all. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Chibi-Robo! (GC) and the Black Friday Work Stories | 25 Nov 2025 | 01:25:48 | |
Before playing this game, the only thing I knew about it was "Divorce." After playing this game, that may actually still be the only thing I remember. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mega Man Zero 4 (GBA) and the Kojima AI Friends | 18 Nov 2025 | 01:17:54 | |
"I don't want to use AI, I just want it to be a friend that does my work for me, like a co-creator." My Brother in Christ, that is WHAT USING AI IS. Have we learned NOTHING from Metal Gear Solid 2? Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mario's Picross (Game Boy) and the King's Field | 04 Nov 2025 | 00:53:36 | |
We played a bunch of different things for small amounts of time this week, so let's talk about Picross, random New York Times puzzles, King's Field, and a bunch of other things? Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| The Adventures of Batman and Robin (Genesis) and the Clockwork Tortoise | 28 Oct 2025 | 00:47:43 | |
One of the most impressive games on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive could have been one of the best of all time with the power of a good project manager or producer. Alas, we'll settle for "really impressive and flawed in easily-fixable ways." Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| D2 (Dreamcast) and the Hundred Line Second Playthrough | 21 Oct 2025 | 01:29:25 | |
There's so much to unpack here we had to come back and add another 20 minutes after we thought we were done. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mega Man X8 (PS2) and the Mavericks at Will | 16 Oct 2025 | 00:59:40 | |
THAT IS LITERALLY THE WHOLE POINT OF A MAVERICK (Reupload) Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Drake of the 99 Dragons (Xbox) and the Blue Prince Spoilercast | 07 Oct 2025 | 00:53:48 | |
I haven't played a game with this much edge since my last playthrough of Catherine. Also, I am absolutely going to spoil the ending of Blue Prince, so be warned if that's something you would like to avoid. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| No One Can Stop Mr. Domino (PS1) and the Collection Culling | 23 Sep 2025 | 01:04:58 | |
I'm getting rid of a chunk of my retro games collection, and with the money I make from it, maybe I'll buy more games like this. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mega Man Zero 3 (GBA) and the Ripple Island Sequel | 16 Sep 2025 | 00:40:16 | |
Zero and Ciel and Doctor Weil live in a society. Which is not the same as our society, the one where somebody decided we needed an Overcooked clone based on Ripple Island. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Landstalker (Genesis) and the Slow Walk Taunt | 02 Sep 2025 | 00:59:21 | |
Invisible platforms! Vapid princesses! Sassy fairy companions! Casinos in the town well! Unhinged puzzle solutions! Childish taunts from your antagonist! Fun? Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Brawl Brothers (SNES) and the Termination Time | 26 Aug 2025 | 00:42:19 | |
After five years, we finally decide to play another Rushing Beat game, and since we started with the third one, why not continue in reverse chronological order, right? Classic case here of a game with all the right ideas and just all the wrong thoughts on implementation. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Snake Rattle & Roll (NES) and the Ice Slope Foot Licking | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:39:23 | |
Rare has this thing where we keep going into their games expecting to be underwhelmed or even trash it, but then we end up glazing them because the game is a marvel of engineering even if it is obscenely difficult and player-hostile for no good reason. Despite my best efforts, this is another one of those times. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mega Man X7 (PS2) and the European Normal | 12 Aug 2025 | 00:59:42 | |
This game is basically the whole reason we started playing Mega Man games in the first place. We're finally here. Feels like an important milestone. Also. Burn. Burn. Burn to the ground. HOOOO! Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mega Man Zero 2 (GBA) and the Zero Babies | 09 Aug 2025 | 00:58:46 | |
A dive into the Mega Man Zero plotline reveals that Zero has hundreds of children that he eats for power. Everyone he knows encourages this. The game tells you how messed up that is and then insists you do it anyway. Game's good, tho Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| R.C. Pro-Am (NES) and the Ubisoft Whining | 29 Jul 2025 | 01:12:17 | |
Remember kids, when you criticize Ubisoft for sexually assaulting women in the workplace and systematically covering it up for years, it makes their games worse somehow. Ubisoft is the real victim here. It definitely isn't because they've been remaking the same game with different coats of paint for the last 15 years and trying to pretend they're trailblazers. Anyway, we miss classic Rare. This game is super good. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy) and the Animal Friend Punishment | 22 Jul 2025 | 00:35:35 | |
As we have established, Kirby is an eldritch being with powers beyond human ken. For a creature containing the power of entire galaxies as playthings, these pitiful creatures known as Coo, Kine, and Rick are beneath his notice. They will explode when they must to serve the pink lord's will and provide him with the entertainment he desires. There will be more animal friends. Always more. More to be devoured, to be punished, to be slowly tortured in his service. Of that he will make sure. The universe will always bend to his whims, to his hunger. "Poyo," he says, for he cares not why. This is one of the best puzzle games I've ever played. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Sonic the Hedgehog (Game Gear) and the Lost Podcast | 08 Jul 2025 | 00:56:10 | |
Featuring 5 minutes of talking about E-SWAT, leftover from the podcast that got corrupted last week. It's okay, that's the exact right amount of time to talk about that. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (GBA) and the Dumb European Purchases | 24 Jun 2025 | 01:22:25 | |
When you realize that you both are the type of person to go to exotic locations and just buy Nintendo stuff instead of actual souvenirs. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mega Man Zero (GBA) and the Pirate Copy of X | 10 Jun 2025 | 00:57:29 | |
Evidently, the key to making a good Mega Man game in the 21st century is to not let Capcom make it. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Aerobiz (SNES) and the Final Fantasy Spirits Within | 03 Jun 2025 | 00:58:04 | |
Technically three more games on tap today as we played all three Aerobiz games, but they're all similar enough to be talked about in one podcast. Thanks for all the weird stuff, Koei. Sorry I'm 30 years late finding it. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Ripple Island (Famicom) and the Memorable Music Runback | 27 May 2025 | 00:45:45 | |
It's game 3/3 in the Sunsoft collection, and this one, while jank in some ways you might expect out of a 1980's point-and-click adventure game on a console, is actually pretty charming when it's not asking you to find invisible items! Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| The Wing of Madoola (Famicom) and the Firework Thrower Kantarou | 20 May 2025 | 00:45:19 | |
It's two games in one on this week's podcast, where we take on 2/3 of the Sunsoft is Back! Collection. These are definitely some of the games of all time. There's some potential, but... also a lot of no. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mega Man X6 and the Capcom Rough Patch | 06 May 2025 | 00:52:42 | |
Why. Why is it like this. There is no reason for it to be like this. It's like they wanted to make it exactly the same as Mega Man X5 but worse in every possible way. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Donkey Kong Land 2 (Game Boy) and the Crappy Mail | 29 Apr 2025 | 01:16:06 | |
There's a lot going on this week, but there's always time for Stickerbrush Symphony. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Donkey Kong '94 (Game Boy) and the Koei New Horizons | 22 Apr 2025 | 00:57:25 | |
Basically a two-for-one podcast today as we experience the excellent Donkey Kong for Game Boy, typically referred to as "Donkey Kong '94," and then I wax poetic for like 25 minutes on Uncharted Waters: New Horizons, which is a clunky and flawed but INCREDIBLY ambitious game for its time. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| TMNT 3: Radical Rescue (GB) and the Buttle Preparedness | 15 Apr 2025 | 01:04:09 | |
PREPARE FOR BUTTLE Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV (SNES) and the Nintendo Switch 2 Recap | 08 Apr 2025 | 01:03:10 | |
Boy, that Switch 2 sure seems pretty cool. I sure hope we can get it in America some day. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Poseidon Wars 3D (SMS) and the "Sexy" Panties | 01 Apr 2025 | 00:43:38 | |
The Master System discovery tour continues, and Tom reaches a depressing and unfortunate conclusion about Oolong's world-saving wish. Also I finished Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. To nobody's surprise, it's good. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Secret Commando (SMS) and the GOATed Master System | 25 Mar 2025 | 00:58:23 | |
We played it because the box art was silly. Then we talked about the politics of Rambo. Then we admitted that this silly little game managed to completely upend our understanding and expectations of the Sega Master System. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Super Soccer (SNES) and the Nintendo Self-DMCA | 11 Mar 2025 | 00:46:10 | |
Let's be honest, we don't care about this game nearly as much as we care about the implications of Nintendo taking games off of their online service. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Penguin Land (SMS) and the First Battery Backup | 04 Mar 2025 | 00:42:28 | |
From the makers of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, here comes... Like a Dragon: Yakuza! Yeah, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is out and surprise, it's good. It also has Sega Master System games in it, so HERE COMES PENGUIN LAND! Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mega Man X5 (PS1) and the Duff McWhalen | 18 Feb 2025 | 00:48:10 | |
A janky but mostly pretty good Mega Man X game brings us one of the worst boss naming conventions of all time, which also brings us the BEST boss name of all time. Also, RNG endings and paths and upgrades, lol what Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Burning Rangers (Saturn) and the Repaved Capcom Parking Lots | 11 Feb 2025 | 01:04:49 | |
The bizarre, incredible, but unfortunately not all that fun Burning Rangers is on tap today, complete with the discussion of Mega Man's depressingly low lifetime sales numbers, and the specific conditions that need to be met for us to feel competitive. Send us mail!theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Sutte Hakkun (SNES) and the Sega Reactivity Theory | 04 Feb 2025 | 00:50:41 | |
It turns out the Sega Channel predates the Satellaview, but it feels like the type of thing where Sega would have copied it in a panic. Anyway, this game is dope and has a great soundtrack. You should try it. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mega Man and Bass (GBA/SNES) and the Houses and Bedsheets Discussion | 28 Jan 2025 | 01:01:17 | |
We are boring old adults and we show it fully in the first 5 minutes of this episode. We talk about art and I use an old remix as the outro theme! Here's a link to the thing Tom was talking about: https://ukiyoeheroes.com/ And here's a link to the ending theme of the podcast because I've loved this remix since long before I knew what game Ground Man was in. https://youtu.be/pnUbJxu7_ZI?si=ErbbpVF3_92n7vSz Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Cool Spot (SNES/Genesis) and the Animal Well Endorsement | 15 Jan 2025 | 00:41:48 | |
Happy New Year everyone! We begin this year with some licensed trash! Also, Tom sort of recommends Animal Well, but also not. I don't know, it's really inconclusive. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| The Retro Breakdown 2024 Game Tier List | 31 Dec 2024 | 01:27:36 | |
Happy New Year everyone! Our annual tier list is here, where we rank a bunch of Mega Man games and also some other things! It was a weird and fun year, and I look forward to another one with all of you! I don't say this enough, but thanks for listening if you've taken some time on our nonsense this year, or any of the other years we've been doing this since 2020. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com TW's Discord: https://discord.gg/dTrBruG Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||
| Mega Man X4 (PS1) and the Nintendo Wrapped | 24 Dec 2024 | 01:11:37 | |
We began the year with Mega Man 4 and we close it with Mega Man X4. Significantly different experiences. Also, I read my Nintendo Year in Review live on podcast! It's not that exciting, but my #3 game is really funny. Send us mail! theretrobreakdown@gmail.com Podcast games streamed live at: twitch.tv/timewanderer TW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/timewanderer | |||