Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno
But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.
- Giveaways
- Contests
- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.
- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games
Tell me one thing that happened this week!
Housekeeping
Sam: Blog and Streaming updates
John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog
FilmLogic:
RetroGroove: is back!
Star Wars dads
The Price Is Retro
If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess
Shan’s list
Sam’s list
John’s list
Trivia Card
Show Topic
2D Zelda
Looks back at what makes 2D Zelda so good and a look at Echoes of Wisdom.
Community Couch
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You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
Ep - 122 Matchmaking of the Century
Season 4 · Episode 122
Sunday, September 22, 2024 • Duration 54:50
Introduction
Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummis and Shannon Eno
But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.
- Giveaways
- Contests
- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.
- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games
Tell me one thing that happened this week!
Housekeeping
Sam: Blog and Streaming updates
John: On Topic/Retro Rewind + blog
FilmLogic:
RetroGroove: is back!
Star Wars dads
The Price Is Retro
If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess
Ep - 113 Super Metroid 30th Anniversary
Season 4 · Episode 113
Sunday, April 14, 2024 • Duration 01:30:58
Introduction
Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummins and Shannon Eno!
How are you?
But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.
- Giveaways
- Contests
- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.
- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games
Housekeeping
Sam: Streaming to return….sometime
John: On Topic Retro: Game Boy Anniversary, Pokemon X & Y, On topic Modern Unicorn when?
FilmLogic: 16 Franchise Bracket
RetroGroove: Expand my mind: Max Martin
Star Wars Dads launching May 4!
What We’ve Been Playing
Guest -
Sam - Unicorn Overlord (cleared), Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, Dokapon Kingdom
John - Unicorn Overlord Done, Pokemon X, and Spider Man 2 Watching the Fallout series
Shannon - Unicorn Overlord, LoZ:Four Swords Adventure, Tales of Arise
The Price Is Retro 25:50
Ep - 112 Top 5 Strategy RPGs
Season 3 · Episode 112
Friday, March 22, 2024 • Duration 01:55:16
Introduction
Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins
How are you?
But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.
- Giveaways
- Contests
- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.
- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games
Housekeeping
Sam: Mega Mondays:Stay tuned, I’m moving
John: On Topic Retro: Spanky’s Quest Retro Rewind, Pokemon X & Y
FilmLogic: Oscar Talk 2024
RetroGroove: Khruangbin
The Price Is Retro 10:06
If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess
Sam’s list
John’s list
Ep - 111 Happy 25th Super Smash Bros!
Season 3 · Episode 111
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 • Duration 01:25:57
Introduction
Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins
How are you?
But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.
- Giveaways
- Contests
- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.
- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games
RetroGroove: Family Affair: Top Sibling bands by Decade
Talk about Retro Protection - Dan Godkin
The Price Is Retro 10:06
If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess
Ep 110 - 2024 Gaming Goals
Season 3 · Episode 110
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 • Duration 01:03:08
Introduction
Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins and special guest Adam Caporello
How are you?
But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.
- Giveaways
- Contests
- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.
- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games
Housekeeping
Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon! New game +: Leg’s go again!
GOTY 30 episode is live
Star Fox declared best soundtrack over Plok, the world over weeps
John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Ocarina of Time, F Zero X
FilmLogic: 2023 Movie Report Card
RetroGroove: Albums of the year special
The Price Is Retro 0945
If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess
Ep - 109 Modern N64
Season 3 · Episode 109
Thursday, December 14, 2023 • Duration 01:11:43
Introduction
Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins and special guest Zach
How are you?
But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.
- Giveaways
- Contests
- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.
- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games
Housekeeping
Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon! New game +: Leg’s go again!
GOTY30 incoming
John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Ocarina of Time, F Zero X
FilmLogic: Best Films of 1993 (every category)
RetroGroove: S3 E7: City Pop: Japanese Joyful Vibes
The Price Is Retro
If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess
Ep - 108 Collection 101
Season 3 · Episode 108
Friday, December 1, 2023 • Duration 01:08:46
Introduction
Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins and special guest Zach
How are you?
But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.
- Giveaways
- Contests
- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.
- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games
Housekeeping
Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon! New game +: Leg’s go again!
blog - Illogic from Mike! - Pikmin War Crimes
John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Alttp, Blaster Master Enemy Below
FilmLogic: Laika Studios: Stop Motion Genius and Emo Pixar
RetroGroove: S3 E6 Rick Rubin: The Transparency of Sound
04:30
The Price Is Retro
If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess
Ep - 107 New Game ++!
Season 3 · Episode 107
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 • Duration 01:11:18
On this episode Sam and I enjoy the new podcast plus as we discuss what we think about new game plus options in games!
Introduction
Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins
How are you?
But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.
- Giveaways
- Contests
- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.
- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games
Housekeeping
Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon!
blog - Illogic from Mike! - Wario goes to Seminary
John: On Topic Retro; Zelda Alttp, Blaster Master Enemy Below
FilmLogic: Pre-2023 Video Game Movies
RetroGroove: Groove Gear, Rhodes and Wurlitzer Electric Pianos
The Price Is Retro
If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess
Ep - 106 Shoot em up or Shmup whatever!
Season 3 · Episode 106
Sunday, October 29, 2023 • Duration 01:11:03
Introduction
Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with , John Cummins
How are you?
But RetroLogic isn’t just a podcast. It’s a community of retro gamers! - We’ve got an active, friendly, and free discord.
- Giveaways
- Contests
- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, Filmlogic, streaming and movie film podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.
- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games
Housekeeping
Sam: Now Streaming Battle Network 4 Blue Moon!
blog - Games from across the multiverse: How Plok Saved the world in Verse 16121511! Also,
John: On Topic Retro; Joy Mech Fight Tourney!,
FilmLogic: Mission Impossible and Fall movies
RetroGroove: Season 3 episode 4: spooky playlist
The Price Is Retro
If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess
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Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Twitter at @RetrologicGames. You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community! The link to that is in my twitter bio.
You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games
If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here’s how we play. I’m going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for for our trio of automated competitors: The Ghost (Polterguest), the Robot (Deus Guess Machina), and the Dinosaur (???Retrosaurus???) They each make their own guess as well!
Sam’s list
John’s list
Shannon’s list
Trivia Card
Show Topics 42:56
Super Metroid Turns 30!
Original release date: March 19, 1994 (Japan)
April 18, 1994 (NA), July 28, 1994 (PAL)
-First metroid game to be directed by Yoshio Sakamoto
-featured the ability to fire in all directions while moving
-auto-mapping
-sound programmer and composer Kenji Yamamoto cites he approached the work“"with a sound programmer's ear, with a sound effect creator's ear, and with the approach methodology and theory of a composer".
-would not get another metroid game until Fusion in 2002
-Staple of later retro-game services (virtual console, NSO online,
-Our experience with the game
-Legacy - (creating a genre?)
Community Couch 1:12:10
@txTrey
Guys I've never played super Metroid more than an hour because I got stuck and gave up. I've beaten dread, fusion, and returns remake. Should I walk or run into playing super Metroid? Does it do anything better than the games that came after it? Or was it remarkable for being the first of the great Metroid games?
Dan - RetroLogic — 04/07/2024 5:29 PM
I play it for the first time ever a few years ago and it's undoubtedly one of my favorite games of all time now.
BUT I didn't play it without some help. There are a few points in the game where what you need to do next is unintentionally opaque. I own the paper guide so I limited myself to that. But if you get stuck, just look it up.
The game is amazing and 100% worth playing.
OctoRock_1982 — 04/07/2024 6:05 PM
As an adult with normal adult responsibilities, there are plenty of retro games that will give you a much more enjoyable experience using a guide when you don’t have endless childhood summers and afternoons filled with nothing but free time to explore every single pixel of a game.
Solo — 04/07/2024 6:41 PM
After coming off Metroid and many Summer afternoons firing your way thru an underground maze; do you feel Super Metroid in comparison was an easier game to finish since you had a working foundation now? (edited)
Mike Writes — 04/07/2024 7:40 PM
Which genre needs to make a comeback?
Claymation games
3D fighters that are very realistic
Guitar Hero games
Hong Kong style bullet time shooters
WW2 first person shooters that are not multiplayer
Mech sims
PrestoTheMagnificent — 04/08/2024 3:49 PM
Name 5 franchises that are better than super metroid
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Trivia Card
2
Show Topics
Top Strategy RPGs
Our lists
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-Began development as Dragon King: the Fighting Game, Nintendo characters added later
-Master of Hype, then and now
-marketing
-Slamfest ‘99 and the “Happy Together” Commercial.
-how did you find out about the game?
-Nintendo Power coverage
-A fighting game (?) unlike any other
-simple inputs
-wide mobility (“platform fighter”)
- “party game”
- items and stage hazards
-Introduction to a wider world of Nintendo
-recognizing characters
-curiosity about other characters
-unifying Nintendo as a brand
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Sam’s list
John’s list
Trivia Card
2030
Show Topics
Gaming Goals for the year
Games to beat?
Collection goals?
RetroLogic Goals?
Community Couch 4320 MikeWrites Gamers are debating the best generational leap. I would say the Saturn to Dreamcast was a pretty big jump, 128 bit, online gaming, PC engine gaming, arcade perfection. Others argue that the jump from GBA to PSP will never happen again in our time. I would consider the Wii to Switch if Nintendo didn't make a WiiU
DOS to Steam lol?
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Sam’s list
John’s list
Trivia Card
Show Topics
How to Play N64 on modern TVs
Analogue 3D
-N64
N64 NSO: another way to play?
N64 NSO additions
-Jet force Gemini
-Harvest Moon 64
- 1080 Snowboarding
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Sam’s list
John’s list
Trivia Card
18:47
Show Topics
Collecting with Zach!
-What got you into collecting?
-What are you adding to your collection lately?
-Goals? Anything fun you want to share?
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Sam’s list
John’s list
Trivia Card
Show Topics
New Game +
Chrono Trigger- Not the first, but first to call it “New Game +” or “New game with Strength”
Other Early Examples: The Legend of Zelda (“Another Quest”), Metroid, Ghosts N’ Goblins, Kirby’s Dream Land (“Extra Game”)
Super Mario Galaxy Luigi Mode
New Game + in RPGS
Go back in right away, or after a long break?
New Game + and Difficulty (sometimes it’s hard mode, sometimes it’s easy mode)
New Game + exclusive content (secret endings, alternate characters, quests, etc.)
Sam’s Recent Examples
- Armored Core VI
- Mega Man Battle Network 4
-Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter
-Triangle Strategy
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Sam’s list
John’s list
Mike’s guest list
Trivia Card
Show Topics
What’s the Deal with Shmups?
Sub-topic Smorgasbord
Sam: how the TG-16 mini and sunk cost fallacy convinced me to give the genre more attention
Side-scrolling vs vertical scrolling
Multidirectional shooters
Difficulty: are shmups too hard to be approachable?
Which games are a good gateway?
Solar Striker
UN Squadron
Twinbee
Blazing Lasers
Soldier Blade
Salamander/Life Force
Einhander?
Shmups on NSO
Gradius
Pop’n twinbee
Star soldier
S.C.A.T. (Special cybernetic attack team)
Super E.D.F.
M.U.S.H.A
Zero Wing
Super Fantasy Zone
Other games of interest:
Ikaruga
Radiant Silvergun
Gradius
Darius
Raiden
R-type
Lords of Thunder
Twinkle Star Sprites
Parodius
Cho Aniki
Cotton Series
Playing shmups through emulation/remasters: things to keep in mind
When to use rewind/save states
Turbo
Controllers, esp. For arcade games
Shmup Levels in other games
Community Couch
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