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EP006 - Castlevania the Adventure | Game Boy Review

Season 1 · Episode 6

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 • Duration 01:06:28

Our final game of 1989. Break some candles with us as we talk about Castlevania.

Join us as we discuss the background, mechanics, aesthetics, maybe some interesting facts, and plenty of our own opinions.

Game Release (US): Dec 1989

You can subscribe to Critical DMG anywhere that you find your podcasts, as well as on YouTube! Follow us on our Bluesky, and email your questions, comments, and concerns to CriticalDMGPod@gmail.com. Find more information here: https://criticaldmgpod.neocities.org/

Find Toni's original Game Boy games here: https://astoryinpieces.itch.io/

And her Game Boy YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@astoryinpieces The intro and outro music are "Jacks DX" and "I'll Bee There", respectively, by TipTopTomcat (edited for length). Sound effects also by TipTopTomcat, licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

Critical DMG provides review commentary and discussion protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Nintendo and Game Boy content is copyright and/or trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd or its original creator. Critical DMG is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or any of its subsidiaries, employees, or associates, and makes no claims to own Nintendo or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it.

Copyrighted content used in Critical DMG is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to CriticalDMGpod@gmail.com

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EP005 - Baseball | Game Boy Review

Season 1 · Episode 5

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 • Duration 57:25

Did we save the best launch title for last? Tune in as we talk about Baseball and find out!

Join us as we discuss the background, mechanics, aesthetics, maybe some interesting facts, and plenty of our own opinions.

Game Release (US): July 1989

You can subscribe to Critical DMG anywhere that you find your podcasts, as well as on YouTube! Follow us on our Bluesky, and email your questions, comments, and concerns to CriticalDMGPod@gmail.com. Find more information here: https://criticaldmgpod.neocities.org/

Find Toni's original Game Boy games here: https://astoryinpieces.itch.io/

And her Game Boy YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@astoryinpieces The intro and outro music are "Jacks DX" and "I'll Bee There", respectively, by TipTopTomcat (edited for length). Sound effects also by TipTopTomcat, licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

Critical DMG provides review commentary and discussion protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Nintendo and Game Boy content is copyright and/or trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd or its original creator. Critical DMG is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or any of its subsidiaries, employees, or associates, and makes no claims to own Nintendo or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it.

Copyrighted content used in Critical DMG is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to CriticalDMGpod@gmail.com

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EP004 - Tennis | Game Boy Review

Season 1 · Episode 4

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 • Duration 56:50

This week, we cover one of the first sports games for the Game Boy, Tennis!

Join us as we discuss the background, mechanics, aesthetics, maybe some interesting facts, and plenty of our own opinions.

Game Release (US): July 1989

You can subscribe to Critical DMG anywhere that you find your podcasts, as well as on YouTube! Follow us on our Bluesky, and email your questions, comments, and concerns to CriticalDMGPod@gmail.com. Find more information here: https://criticaldmgpod.neocities.org/

Find Toni's original Game Boy games here: https://astoryinpieces.itch.io/
And her Game Boy YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@astoryinpieces

The intro and outro music are "Jacks DX" and "I'll Bee There", respectively, by TipTopTomcat (edited for length). Sound effects also by TipTopTomcat, licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

Critical DMG provides review commentary and discussion protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Nintendo and Game Boy content is copyright and/or trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd or its original creator. Critical DMG is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or any of its subsidiaries, employees, or associates, and makes no claims to own Nintendo or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it.

Copyrighted content used in Critical DMG is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to CriticalDMGpod@gmail.com

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EP003 - Alleyway | Game Boy Review

Season 1 · Episode 3

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 • Duration 56:55

Bowling on the Game Boy? Surely not, join us for some Alleyway.

Join us as we discuss the background, mechanics, aesthetics, maybe some interesting facts, and plenty of our own opinions.

Game Release (US): July 1989

You can subscribe to Critical DMG anywhere that you find your podcasts, as well as on YouTube! Follow us on our Bluesky, and email your questions, comments, and concerns to CriticalDMGPod@gmail.com. Find more information here: https://criticaldmgpod.neocities.org/

Find Toni's original Game Boy games here: https://astoryinpieces.itch.io/
And her Game Boy YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@astoryinpieces

The intro and outro music are "Jacks DX" and "I'll Bee There", respectively, by TipTopTomcat (edited for length). Sound effects also by TipTopTomcat, licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

Critical DMG provides review commentary and discussion protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Nintendo and Game Boy content is copyright and/or trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd or its original creator. Critical DMG is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or any of its subsidiaries, employees, or associates, and makes no claims to own Nintendo or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it.

Copyrighted content used in Critical DMG is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to CriticalDMGpod@gmail.com

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EP002 - Super Mario Land | Game Boy Review

Season 1 · Episode 2

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 • Duration 56:23

Such a classic. Come join us for some Mario.

Join us as we discuss the background, mechanics, aesthetics, maybe some interesting facts, and plenty of our own opinions.

Game Release (US): July 1989

You can subscribe to Critical DMG anywhere that you find your podcasts, as well as on YouTube! Follow us on our Bluesky, and email your questions, comments, and concerns to CriticalDMGPod@gmail.com. Find more information here: https://criticaldmgpod.neocities.org/

Find Toni's original Game Boy games here: https://astoryinpieces.itch.io/
And her Game Boy YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@astoryinpieces

The intro and outro music are "Jacks DX" and "I'll Bee There", respectively, by TipTopTomcat (edited for length). Sound effects also by TipTopTomcat, licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

Critical DMG provides review commentary and discussion protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Nintendo and Game Boy content is copyright and/or trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd or its original creator. Critical DMG is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or any of its subsidiaries, employees, or associates, and makes no claims to own Nintendo or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it.

Copyrighted content used in Critical DMG is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to CriticalDMGpod@gmail.com

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EP001 - Tetris | Game Boy Review

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 • Duration 50:02

This week we start our journey through the Game Boy catalog with Tetris.

Join us as we discuss the background, mechanics, aesthetics, maybe some interesting facts, and plenty of our own opinions.

Game Release (US): July 1989

You can subscribe to Critical DMG anywhere that you find your podcasts, as well as on YouTube! Follow us on our Bluesky, and email your questions, comments, and concerns to CriticalDMGPod@gmail.com. Find more information here: https://criticaldmgpod.neocities.org/

Find Toni's original Game Boy games here: https://astoryinpieces.itch.io/
And her Game Boy YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@astoryinpieces

The intro and outro music are "Jacks DX" and "I'll Bee There", respectively, by TipTopTomcat (edited for length). Sound effects also by TipTopTomcat, licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

Critical DMG provides review commentary and discussion protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Nintendo and Game Boy content is copyright and/or trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd or its original creator. Critical DMG is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or any of its subsidiaries, employees, or associates, and makes no claims to own Nintendo or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it.

Copyrighted content used in Critical DMG is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to CriticalDMGpod@gmail.com

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EP000 - Introduction | Game Boy Review

Monday, July 28, 2025 • Duration 05:08

Welcome to the intro episode for our new podcast, Critical DMG. In this episode we are looking to give you a brief background about ourselves and an idea of what you can expect from the show.

You can subscribe to Critical DMG anywhere that you find your podcasts, as well as on YouTube! Follow us on our Bluesky, and email your questions, comments, and concerns to CriticalDMGPod@gmail.com. Find more information here: https://criticaldmgpod.neocities.org/

Find Toni's original Game Boy games here: https://astoryinpieces.itch.io/
And her Game Boy YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@astoryinpieces

The intro and outro music are "Jacks DX" and "I'll Bee There", respectively, by TipTopTomcat (edited for length). Sound effects also by TipTopTomcat, licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

Critical DMG provides review commentary and discussion protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Nintendo and Game Boy content is copyright and/or trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd or its original creator. Critical DMG is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or any of its subsidiaries, employees, or associates, and makes no claims to own Nintendo or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it.

Copyrighted content used in Critical DMG is used in accordance with the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Any queries should be directed to CriticalDMGpod@gmail.com

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EP040 - Cosmo Tank | Game Boy Review

Season 2 · Episode 40

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 • Duration 01:06:15

Get behind the Tiger ⍺-1 and blast some bugs. We are playing Cosmo Tank on the Game Boy. This is a long one, but a good one.

Join us as we discuss the background, mechanics, aesthetics, maybe some interesting facts, and plenty of our own opinions.

Game Release (US): Sept 1990

00:00 - Introduction

05:36 - Mechanics

35:53 - Aesthetics

50:45 - Quiz

1:02:54 - Outro

Check out our Patreon for monthly newsletters: https://www.patreon.com/CriticalDMGPod

You can subscribe to Critical DMG anywhere that you find your podcasts, as well as on YouTube! Follow us on our Bluesky, and email your questions, comments, and concerns to CriticalDMGPod@gmail.com. Find more information here: https://criticaldmgpod.neocities.org/

Find Toni's original Game Boy games here: https://astoryinpieces.itch.io/

And her Game Boy YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@astoryinpieces

The intro and outro music are "Jacks DX" and "I'll Bee There", respectively, by TipTopTomcat (edited for length). Sound effects also by TipTopTomcat, licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

Critical DMG provides review commentary and discussion protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Nintendo and Game Boy content is copyright and/or trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd or its original creator. Critical DMG is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or any of its subsidiaries, employees, or associates, and makes no claims to own Nintendo or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it.

EP039 - Catrap | Game Boy Review

Season 2 · Episode 39

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 • Duration 52:36

This week on the Game Boy, can we help Catboy and Catgirl break the evil curse and turn them back from being cats? Yeah we also didn’t quite get the naming, but join us we play this little puzzle game Catrap.

Join us as we discuss the background, mechanics, aesthetics, maybe some interesting facts, and plenty of our own opinions.

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Game Release (US): Sept 1990

00:00 - Introduction

04:18 - Mechanics

26:28 - Aesthetics

38:56 - Quiz

51:22 - Outro

Check out our Patreon for monthly newsletters: https://www.patreon.com/CriticalDMGPod

You can subscribe to Critical DMG anywhere that you find your podcasts, as well as on YouTube! Follow us on our Bluesky, and email your questions, comments, and concerns to CriticalDMGPod@gmail.com. Find more information here: https://criticaldmgpod.neocities.org/

Find Toni's original Game Boy games here: https://astoryinpieces.itch.io/

And her Game Boy YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@astoryinpieces

The intro and outro music are "Jacks DX" and "I'll Bee There", respectively, by TipTopTomcat (edited for length). Sound effects also by TipTopTomcat, licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

Critical DMG provides review commentary and discussion protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Nintendo and Game Boy content is copyright and/or trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd or its original creator. Critical DMG is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or any of its subsidiaries, employees, or associates, and makes no claims to own Nintendo or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it.

EP032 - Dexterity | Game Boy Review

Season 2 · Episode 32

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 • Duration 51:13

This week, we show off our dexterity on the Game Boy. Well, actually we just play as a kid named Dexter, but same thing. Join us as we dive into this Othello-esq puzzle game.

Join us as we discuss the background, mechanics, aesthetics, maybe some interesting facts, and plenty of our own opinions.

Game Release (US): Jul 1990

00:00 - Introduction

04:22 - Mechanics

22:43 - Aesthetics

37:34 - Quiz

50:01 - Outro

Check out our Patreon for monthly newsletters: https://www.patreon.com/CriticalDMGPod

You can subscribe to Critical DMG anywhere that you find your podcasts, as well as on YouTube! Follow us on our Bluesky, and email your questions, comments, and concerns to CriticalDMGPod@gmail.com. Find more information here: https://criticaldmgpod.neocities.org/

Find Toni's original Game Boy games here: https://astoryinpieces.itch.io/

And her Game Boy YouTube videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@astoryinpieces

The intro and outro music are "Jacks DX" and "I'll Bee There", respectively, by TipTopTomcat (edited for length). Sound effects also by TipTopTomcat, licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

Critical DMG provides review commentary and discussion protected by the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright law. Nintendo and Game Boy content is copyright and/or trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd or its original creator. Critical DMG is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or any of its subsidiaries, employees, or associates, and makes no claims to own Nintendo or any of the copyrights or trademarks related to it.

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