Retro Game Club – Details, episodes & analysis

Season 7 Episode 19

Episode 208

News

• How a programmer got Doom to run on a space satellite and what happened next
• Sonic GX - HOT NEWS as Sonic the Hedgehog has arrived on the Amstrad GX4000 and Amstrad Plus!
• Classic 1988 NES Action Title 'Ninja Gaiden' Used 'Castlevania' for Inspiration
• Castlevania Is Being Ported To The (Checks Notes) Atari 2600

Topic: The 386 at 40 and the PS2 at 20

Game Club

• Crüe Ball
• Ninja Five-O

New Game Club Games

• Shinobi
• Crush Roller

Shinto's links:

• The Atari Jaguar Game by Game Podcast (website)
• RSS Feed
• Apple Podcasts
• BlueSky
• Facebook
• Mastodon

Game Club Link Tree

Retro Game Club Discord server

Bumpers: Raftronaut , Inverse Phase

Threads, Facebook, Bluesky, and  Instagram managed by: Zach

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#Doom #Sonic #NES #NinjaGaiden #Castlevania #CrueBall #NinjaFiveO #GBA #Genesis #AtariJaguar

#retro #retrogames #retrogaming #videogames #classiccomputing

Season 7 Episode 18

Episode 207

News

• Behold: The Lego Game Boy has already been modded to play games for real
• Macintosh System 7 Ported To X86 With LLM Help
• Super Mario Bros. speedrunner discovers 'new' levels in The Lost Levels after 39 years
• The Toasty Guy From Mortal Kombat Has Left The Studio After 30+ Years
• Another Game Boy Classic Is Getting The 'DX' Colourisation Treatment
• 'Don't Die Mr. Robot!' Gets Demade For The Neo Geo Pocket Color
• Bubble Bobble's Incredible C64 Port Just Got A New Fan Remaster That You Can Play For Free  
• After 35 Years, Sunsoft's PC Engine 'City Hunter' Game Is Being Revived For Modern Platforms

Topic: President of TTI / Turbo Zone Direct, Steve Garwood

Game Club

• Chip's Challenge
• Rolling Thunder

New Game Club Games

• Crüe Ball
• Ninja Five-O

Zach's podcast: 

• Absolutely the Best Podcast: A Work in Progress

Game Club Link Tree

Retro Game Club Discord server

Bumpers: Raftronaut , Inverse Phase

Threads, Facebook, Bluesky, and  Instagram managed by: Zach

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#GameBoy #Macintosh #SMB #MortalKombat #NeoGeoPocketColor #BubbleBobble #C64 #PCEngine #TurboZone #ChipsChallenge #AtariLynx #Arcade #RollingThunder

#retro #retrogames #retrogaming #videogames #classiccomputing

Season 7 Episode 9

Episode 198

Doodle World 2

• Website
• Bluesky
• Threads
• Instagram
• Nate Peters

News

• Michael Bay And Sydney Sweeney Team On Movie Adaptation Of 'OutRun' Video Game At Universal
• 33-year-old AmigaOS for Commodore computers gets an unexpected update
• Doom Box Plays Doom
• Someone Has Created A Version Of Windows For Game Boy
• Square, Capcom, Taito, & Sega Are All Making Promising Steps To Preserve Their Past

Game Club

• Impossamole
• The Magic Candle

New Game Club Games

• Qix
• Tiny Tunes Adventures

Game Club Link Tree

Retro Game Club Discord server

Bumpers: Raftronaut , Inverse Phase

Threads, Facebook, Bluesky, and  Instagram managed by: Zach

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#Outrun #Amiga #Doom #GameBoy #Impossamole #TG16 #AppleII #TheMagicCandle #NES #Homebrew #DoodleWorld #NeoGeo

#retro #retrogames #retrogaming #videogames #classiccomputing

Season 3 Episode 36

Episode 108

(Some audio issues midway in. But mostly fine)

News:

• Hardware
  • Intel 4004, world's first commercially available microprocessor, turns 50 
  • Microsoft adds 76 more games to the Xbox backward compatibility program 
  • CRAMMING A DS INSIDE A GAMEBOY 
• Homebrew, rom hacks & emulation
  • Star Fox SuperFX2 Chip
  • 2021 Interactive Fiction Competition Results
• Doom running on things
  • 32X Resurrection
• Other odd or interesting thing
  • The inside story of the outside investigation of SoftRAM 95
  • "Game Development in Eight Bits" by Kevin Zurawel 
  • Random: Going To Holland Soon? Then Make Sure You Play This 'Lost' Super Mario World Sequel
  • Pac-Man Museum + Lets You Play 14 Pac-Man Games As Pac-Man
  • The Xbox was released 20 years ago. 11/15/2001

Topic: 

Electronics Boutique Christmas 2001 Catalog

Game Club Discussion:

• Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
• Burnout

New Game Club Games:

• Super Mario Land
• Gorf 

Game Club Link Tree

Bumpers:  Inverse Phase, Raftronaut 

Facebook, twitter, instagram and more: Zach

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#retro #retrogaming #retrogames #RogueSquadron #RogueLeader #StarWars #Burnout #EBGames #ElectronicsBoutique #ChristmasCatalogue

Season 3 Episode 35

Episode 107

News:

• Hardware
  • Use N64 Switch Online Controller With Real Hardware
  • Looking for High Sierra
  • Incredible Mod Turns the Game Boy Advance Into a Mini Switch With Joy-Con and Dock Support
• Homebrew, rom hacks & emulation
  • Code an homage to Bubble Bobble | Wireframe #56
  • Irena Genesis Metal Fury - Shoot'em up for SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive in development by White Ninja Studio looks fab!
• Doom running on things
  • Playing 'Doom' on Working 0.7-Inch HD Screen
• Takedown letter pending
  • Sega Channel Revival Homebrew Released
  • devilutionX - source port of Diablo for modern hardware.
• Other odd or interesting thing
  • Mario Easter Egg From 1995 Uncovered In Old Sega Saturn Game
  • NEIL PATRICK HARRIS NARRATES A 1980S ADVENTURE FOR A NES IN FIRST TRAILER FOR HBO MAX'S '8-BIT CHRISTMAS'
  • Luigi's Mansion Tracks How Much Dust You Vacuum Down To The Milligram 

Topic: GameCube launch

Game Club Discussion:

• Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
• Lego Star Wars

New Game Club Games:

• Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
• Burnout

Game Club Link Tree

Bumpers:  Inverse Phase, Raftronaut 

Facebook, twitter, instagram and more: Zach

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#retro #retrogaming #retrogames #KidNiki #RadicalNinja #Lego #StarWars #LegoStarWars #GameCube #GameCube20 #GC20

Season 3 Episode 34

Episode 106

News:

• Hardware
  • US Copyright Office says you can fix a game console (but only the optical drive)
  • Limited Run Will Turn Your Switch Into an Arcade Cabinet for $40
  • Arcade1Up Debuts Classic 'Terminator 2' Arcade Cabinet for Your Home
  • New product: Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W on sale now at $15
  • CLASSIC 80S TEXT-TO-SPEECH ON CLASSIC 80S HARDWARE
  • Nitro DS Emulator: A look at the dev software
• Homebrew, rom hacks & emulation
  • RetroArch 1.9.12 released!
  • Zelda II - Amida's Curse
• Takedown letter pending
  • 'Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time' Now Fully Playable In VR
  • The Last of Us PS1 demake channels Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill
• Other odd or interesting thing
  
  • If Luigi's Mansion was on Game Boy Color, it'd be Tres-Bashers
  • The GBA's Unreleased 'Dune' Game Is Being Revived, Minus The IP Rights

Game Club Discussion:

• The Goonies II
• Simpsons: Hit and Run

New Game Club Games:

• Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
• Lego Star Wars

Game Club Link Tree

Bumpers:  Inverse Phase, Raftronaut 

Facebook, twitter, instagram and more: Zach

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#retro #retrogaming #retrogames #Goonies #TheGoonies #TheGooniesII #TheGoonies2 #GooniesII #Goonies2 #NES #Simpsons #SimpsonsHitandRun #Doh

Season 3 Episode 33

Episode 105

News:

• Hardware
  • Analogue OS
  • Mega65
  • The 100 MHz 6502
  • A Rare Prototype of the Failed Phantom Console Is Going Up for Auction
  • Raspberry Pi CM4 Used in Custom Nintendo Switch Lite Replica
  • FPGA BOARDS ADD VGA AND HDMI INTERFACES TO THE ORIGINAL GAME BOY
• Homebrew, rom hacks & emulation
  • Intrepid Izzy is a fun platform adventure for Sega Dreamcast
  • Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga Fan Translation Is Out Now
• Doom running on things
  • You Can Now Play Doom Via Twitter
  • Doom is Now Playable Through a Series of Checkboxes 
• Takedown letter pending
  • Console Hackers Commandeer Switch Game's Very Fast Sega Saturn Emulator
• Other odd or interesting thing
  • Jennifer Lopez Launches An 8-Bit Browser Game 
  • Sega Opens New Arcade Center in Ikebukuro on October 22
  • Pleasuredome closed down. It's now here. 

Game Club Discussion:

• Devil's Crush
• Friday the 13th

New Game Club Games:

• The Goonies II
• Simpsons: Hit and Run

Game Club Link Tree

Bumpers:  Inverse Phase, Raftronaut 

Facebook, twitter, instagram and more: Zach

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#retro #retrogaming #retrogames #DevilsCrush #Pinball #Arcade #Fridaythe13th #JasonVoorhees #NES

Season 3 Episode 32

Episode 104

News:

• Hardware
  • Yorkshire gang's Game Boy device could unlock car in seconds
  • Tron™ Arcade Machine
• Doom running on things
  • Golden Axe has been remade in Doom, and you can try it now
• Takedown letter pending
  • Final Fantasy V released for PS Vita! (unofficial port) 
• Other odd or interesting thing
  • Fish are playing Street Fighter 3 Third Strike and it honestly doesn't look that different from the pros 
  • Super Metroid Fan Finds Incredibly Rare 'Easter Egg' Using Glitches
  • Hundreds of Xbox and Dreamcast Game Prototypes Leak Online
  • Classic shoot 'em up Gleylancer coming to PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch on October 15
  • Atari ST in daily use since 1985
  • NES HeroQuest (German) (Proto) (1991-12-19)

Game Club Discussion:

• Luigi's Mansion
• Night Trap

New Game Club Games:

• Devil's Crush
• Friday the 13th

Game Club Link Tree

Bumpers:  Inverse Phase, Raftronaut 

Facebook, twitter, instagram and more: Zach

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#retro #retrogaming #retrogames #LuigisMansion #GameCube #NightTrap 

Season 3 Episode 31

Episode 103

News:

• Hardware
  • Sega Pico Flash Cart Adapter v2
  • Mega Drive Mini is getting a Master System adapter in Japan, but it doesn't play games
• Homebrew, rom hacks & emulation
  • Latest version of RPCS3 brings major graphical fixes for God of War 3, Ascension, inFamous 2 & more
  • INTERACTIVE CLIPS FOR GAME BOY: SIT BACK AND WATCH OR TAKE CONTROL
  • Q1K3 is a homage to Quake made with 13 kb of JavaScript
  • Joust is now available for the CoCo 3
• Takedown letter pending
  • Random: This Amateur Coder Is Creating The 'GBA Remix' Nintendo Should Have Given Us
  • Fan-Made Super Mario Sunshine Expansion Mod Gets First Demo Launch
• Other odd or interesting thing
  • Two Classic '90s Games Are Being Reprinted On SNES, And Pre-Orders Are Open
  • Developer returns to game after four decades, discovers and fixes typo so it works
  • More classic Cotton adventures are flying westward in 2021
    
    

Topic: Nintendo 64 turns 25

Game Club Discussion:

• TV Sports: Football
• Road Rash

New Game Club Games:

• Luigi's Mansion
• Night Trap

Game Club Link Tree

Bumpers:  Inverse Phase, Raftronaut 

Facebook, twitter, instagram and more: Zach

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#retro #retrogaming #retrogames #TVSportsFootball #RoadRash #Arcade #N64 #Nintendo64

Season 3 Episode 30

Episode 102

News:

• Hardware
  
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• Homebrew, rom hacks & emulation
  • Searching for English text in games
  • Ys III for Genesis retranslation
  • A Determined Hacker Has Brought Google Maps to the NES 
  • Fan Demake of Castlevania Symphony of The Night for Sega Genesis Is In The Works
  • Vita sub section:
    • Release: RetroFlow-Launcher 1.1 for PS Vita
    • PS Vita: Final Fantasy IV updated to v1.1, Frangar teases upcoming FF V port
    • PS Vita release: TheXTech (Super Mario Bros X)
• Doom running on things
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• Other odd or interesting thing
  • Quick Beats: Donkey Kong Country Composer Talks Aquatic Ambiance And Get Lucky
  • "Lost" Game Boy Color RPG Infinity Adds Switch Port Stretch Goal On Kickstarter
  • YouTube Duo Find $100,000 Of Vintage Games In Hoarder's Abandoned House
  • Nintendo Direct sub section:
    • Nintendo 64 And Sega Genesis Expansion Pack Announced For Switch Online, Launches This October
    • Nintendo Is Releasing N64 And Sega Genesis Wireless Controllers
    • ActRaiser Renaissance, an HD Remaster of the SNES Classic, Launches Today(9/23)

Topic: 

What is the best way to play NES games?

Game Club Discussion:

• ActRaiser
• Super Dodge Ball

New Game Club Games:

• TV Sports: Football
• Road Rash

Game Club Link Tree

Bumpers:  Inverse Phase, Raftronaut 

Facebook, twitter, instagram and more: Zach

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#retro #retrogaming #retrogames #SNES #ActRaiser #SuperDodgeBall #NES