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That Game Rules!

Scuba Steve

Leisure

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 57

I’m your host Scuba Steve and thanks for checking out my mediocre podcast!

Every week here we pick a nice ol’ retro video game.

We’re gonna travel back in time, we’ll talk all the movies, shows and toys that surround that game.

Then we’ll get into the game - go over the vitals, box art, characters, levels, music, check out some comments and reviews and a whole bunch of other stuff.

At the end we’ll give this game some awards, slap a ranking on this thing and determine once and for all if that game rules!

Thanks again for listening!

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The Legend of Zelda - That Game Rules! Ep 056

Episode 141

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 • Duration 01:42:09

It’s dangerous to go alone, take this podcast! We break down everything about Legend of Zelda for the NES on this dungeon crawling episode. History and development, music and sound, and exploration with tight controls all add up to one of the best video games ever created. We talk about the memories that made us gamers, playing Zelda for the first time, and trying to figure out where we land in the current Zelda Timeline to determine if That Game Rules! Excuuuuuuuse me, princess! (It does.)

On our way to 1986, we get lost in our own Labyrinth of a Timewarp, possibly distracted by David Bowie’s huge bulge. The Legend of Zelda board game was definitely a thing. Also, movies, cartoons, games, and the ultimate question from our childhoods: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

As always, I can't keep the thoughts straight and talk about a whole treasure chest of other nonsense too...

Let's waste some more time this week on the worst gaming podcast on the internet!

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Send me messages at thatgamerules@gmail.com

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My Top Ten Favorite Controllers! - That Game Rules! Ep 055

Episode 140

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 • Duration 01:16:27

Taking a break this week to talk about the perfect peripherals that make gaming possible; those controllers. From Nintendo to Sega, Xbox to Playstation, it's time to see how these controllers hold up against each other.

What is your favorite controller? Let's talk facts, opinions, history, comments and finally rank these bad boys on another retro loving episode of That Game Rules!

Let's waste some more time this week on the worst gaming podcast on the internet!

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Perfect Dark - That Game Rules! Ep 054

Episode 139

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 • Duration 01:34:47

Is Perfect Dark the perfect game? We join Joanna and Elvis this week for a spiritual sequel to the iconic game Goldeneye. Aliens, conspiracies, clones, A.I., and loads of cheese make this Nintendo and Rare collab another successful mission. Better weapons, more maps, and a story with more twists than a Christopher Nolan movie... Joanna had some big spy shoes to fill, so let’s load up that ammo, grab a shield, and head to DataDyne HQ to take down some baddies and see if That Game Rules!

Aliens were so hot in the late 90s... This game took tons of references from some awesome sci-fi pop culture. We talk about X-Files, Independence Day, Men in Black, and for some reason I go off on local carnivals. Even Y2K couldn’t slow down this Timewarp...

As always, I can't keep the thoughts straight and talk about a whole banana bunch of other nonsense too...

Let's waste some more time this week on the worst gaming podcast on the internet!

Thanks again for giving this podcast a chance:

Send me messages at thatgamerules@gmail.com

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Streets of Rage 2 - That Game Rules! Ep 053

Episode 138

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 • Duration 01:25:55

Streets of Rage 2 is at the top of a lot of “Best of Sega” lists. Some may argue it’s the best beat-em-up game of the entire 16-bit genre. But is them fighting words? Let’s punch and kick our way through another episode, while trying to answer the ultimate question: Can Sega really do what Nintendon’t? Grab that lead pipe, watch out for those spikey shoulder pads, and get ready to jam out to some amazing techno beats as we clean up the streets and try to determine if That Game Rules!

Lazers, Blazers, and all sorts of azers. We head to the 90s to talk about big hair and big action. Did you watch movies with your parents that were inappropriate for your age? We had some great violent movies back then with stars like Arnie, Stallone, and Chuck Norris. Also, the American Gladiators we’re beating people up on the small screen as well. Add in some Sega CD talk and it’s a radical, 90s good time.

As always, I can't keep the thoughts straight and talk about a whole banana bunch of other nonsense too...

Let's waste some more time this week on the worst gaming podcast on the internet!

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Send me messages at thatgamerules@gmail.com

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Star Wars - That Game Rules! Ep 052

Episode 137

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 • Duration 01:12:07

Punch it, Chewie! Except, Chewie really isn’t in this game... but that’s ok. We’re talking about Star Wars today! The first home console game for the franchise that mattered, Star Wars flew into our living rooms and proceeded to promptly feed us kids our lunch, on a Death Star shaped platter. This game is hard, but is it worthy of that “NES TOUGH” title? Grab a glass of blue milk and put a restraining bolt on that annoying droid. Let’s join farm boy Luke and the gang on an 8-bit space adventure as we determine if That Game Rules!

What was happening with Star Wars in the early 90s? A whole lot, actually. The introduction of the official “Expanded Universe” would kick off a renaissance for the galaxy far, far away. New books, comics, and video games all added to the stories and lore we’ve been digesting like a sarlacc pit for years. But with great content comes the meh, as we take a look at the cartoons Ewoks and Droids. I’ve got a bad feeling about this...

As always, I can't keep the thoughts straight and talk about a whole banana bunch of other nonsense too...

Let's waste some more time this week on the worst gaming podcast on the internet!

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Send me messages at thatgamerules@gmail.com

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Super Mario Bros. 3 (Part 2) - That Game Rules! Ep 051

Episode 136

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 • Duration 01:34:34

Mama Mia! Time to warp back to the Mushroom Kingdom and get into the gameplay of Super Mario Bros 3. Last week was your history lesson, but today we’re strapping on that Tanooki suit and flying off to explore all the worlds, items, secrets, and Koopa Kid madness of this NES classic. I love this freaking game and so should you! Now, swing your arms from side to side, come on it’s time to go, do the Mario!

We set the scene for the 80’s and 90’s by chatting about some old movies and shows. Sending love to Pee Wee Herman and Jim Henson, talking about Trolls, Fraggles, Atari and everything else to put you back into that wood grain living room, rocking that big old tube TV. Memories are rolling hard this week!

As always, I can't keep the thoughts straight and talk about a whole banana bunch of other nonsense too...

Let's waste some more time this week on the worst gaming podcast on the internet!

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Super Mario Bros. 3 -That Game Rules! Ep 050

Episode 135

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 • Duration 01:02:34

Let's-a-go! Super Mario Bros. 3 is a game I’ve wanted to talk about since I started this podcast. I was a kid during Mario Mania and what a time to be alive. Mario 3 brought so much to the series and cemented video games into mainstream culture. It’s a Mario and Nintendo love letter of an episode, so much Mario I had to make this a 2 parter. Join us as we take the nearest warp pipe to Japan and look at the development of a game that would change history.

We’re stopping along the way to talk more Mario: Super Mario Bros Super Show, the 1993 Mario movie, Mcdonald’s Mario toys and even Nintendo Cereal. Just put it in my veins!!!!!

As always, I can't keep the thoughts straight and talk about a whole banana bunch of other nonsense too...

Let's waste some more time this week on the worst gaming podcast on the internet!

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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - That Game Rules! Ep 049

Episode 134

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 • Duration 01:48:41

We join Diddy and Dixie this week for Donkey Kong County 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest. A top tier Nintendo and Rare collab, featuring some of the best platforming and music from the entire genre. We go bananas on this game, talking about all the memories, soundtrack, characters, levels, and a whole barrel of nonsense. Grab that SNES controller and hit the trails as we get into jungle madness and animal mayhem here on another episode of That Game Rules!

Stopping by 1995, we’ve moved on in school from sniffing glue to licking scented markers. I manage to waffle on about the disastrous disaster movie Waterworld, kick some fin with the Street Sharks, books made in to movies, toys made in to cartoons, and everything in between.

As always, I can't keep the thoughts straight and talk about a whole banana bunch of other nonsense too...

Let's waste some more time this week on the worst gaming podcast on the internet!

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SimCity - That Game Rules! Ep 048

Episode 133

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 • Duration 01:23:32

Reticulating Splines...

The terrain is generated and we’re ready to break down SimCity this week. From the Mac to the PC to the SNES and right into our hearts, SimCity gave game developers a brand new mechanic: Resource Management. A game you don’t “win”, with no levels, no bosses to fight and no high scores couldn’t be successful, could it? SimCity was in our houses and schools and for better or worse was educating us while we built our own little cities. Let’s join Dr. Wright and chat SimCity creation and destruction on That Game Rules!

Back in 1989, we’re avoiding the Noid to breakdown video gaming in the 80s. We also chat about Short Circuit, He Man, and Dominoes plans to get our pizzas hot and fresh in 30 minutes or less.

As always, I can't keep the thoughts straight and talk about a whole bunch of other nonsense too...

Let's waste some more time this week on the worst gaming podcast on the internet!

Thanks again for giving this podcast a chance:

Send me messages at thatgamerules@gmail.com

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Tiny Toon Adventures - That Game Rules! Ep 047

Episode 132

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 • Duration 01:19:41

They’re tiny, they’re toony, they’re all a little looney. We’re diving down the rabbit hole this week with Tiny Toon Adventures on the NES. A simple game for a simpler time. Often referred to as a Super Mario 3 clone, could there be a better compliment for a game? Take your choice of Buster, Plucky, Dizzy, or Furball and let’s head to Acme Acres, where there is always plenty of stock of Anvils and giant punching gloves...

We also take a timewarp back to 1991 to talk about Ninja Turtles, Terminators, more cartoons and a weird trip talking about the Mandella Effect. Is it spelled Looney Tunes or Toons? Fruit Loops or Froot Loops? Where is your VHS copy of the Shazam movie starring Sinbad? What is with all these merging realities? As long as I live in the Mega Man timeline, I’ll be ok.

As always, I can't keep the thoughts straight and talk about a whole bunch of other nonsense too...

Let's waste some more time this week on the worst gaming podcast on the internet!

Thanks again for giving this podcast a chance:

Send me messages at thatgamerules@gmail.com

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