Retro Odyssey: Episode 24 – Back to BASIC
It’s time for season 3 and that means a new round of console specials. Matt immediately breaks the format by eschewing consoles in favour of his beloved Spectrum.
Author: Matthew Hudson
Retro Odyssey: Episode 23 – For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls
Give the gift of giving this Christmas and gift us your ears as we give each other Christmas gifts in this, the season of gifts and giving.
Retro Odyssey: Episode 22 – Retro Oddishy
The boys discover the power of friendship with their Pokemon and then send them to fight to the death as they catch up on the Pokemon craze. Something something balls.
Retro Odyssey: Episode 21 – Ghouls ‘n’ Games
Spooktober is upon us and that means it’s time to take a quick trip to Hell where all the spookiest games live. Malevolent Matt, Steven the Skellington, Rotten Ryan and Attack of the Mutant Adam take a look at four spooky(ish) retro titles.
Retro Odyssey: Episode 20 – The Most Magical Podcast on Earth
The Boss has decided to sell the podcast to the Disney Global Mega Corporation, meaning we can now only review Disney games. Is he taking the Mickey?
Retro Odyssey: Episode 19 – This Episode is Overrated
The Boss doesn’t want us to cover good games, only popular ones. So join us as we take a controversial look at some overrated games.
Retro Odyssey: Episode 18 – Sailing Down Rainbow Road
It’s every man for himself as we take a look at the dangerous world of kart racing. Who will come out on top, and who will be left a Blue Shell Bozo?
Retro Odyssey: Episode 17 – What a Steaming Pile of Ships
We’re setting our lasers to fun (*groan*) this month as Ryan leads our squadron into the deepest depths of space to tackle schmups.
Episode 16 Specialist Subject Picks
One of our new segments has each of us covering our own specialist subject. Links to everything we talked about are below.
Matt’s Doom Mod of the Month: Japanese Community Project (https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/megawads/jpcp)
Adam’s Gotta Play ‘Em All: Topegi’s Great Adventure (https://www.pokemon-mini.net/games/togepis-great-adventure/)
Steven’s RPG Corner: Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix (https://kingdomhearts.fandom.com/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_II_Final_Mix)
Ryan’s Console Treasure Hunt: Game Boy Light (https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Game_Boy_Light)
Retro Odyssey: Episode 16 – Left in Japan
In the first episode of our new format we take a trip to Japan to discover what games they’ve been hiding from us all these years.
Retro Odyssey: Episode 15 – Playing With Super Power
We take a look at the console that shook Sega to its very core, the mighty Super Nintendo Entertainment System, as Steven guides us through four of its most important titles.
Retro Odyssey: Episode 14 – Odyssey Xtreme 2019
With mounting pressure from our corporate overlords to appeal to a wider audience, we are forced to make fundamental changes to the show. Can we survive in a more modern environment?
Retro Odyssey: Episode 13 – Click Click Boom Boom
Get your shotguns ready as we blast through hordes of evil beasties in some of our favourite first-person shooter games with renowned demon slayer Jon from the Retro Game Squad podcast.
Retro Odyssey: Episode 12 – 2019: A Retro Odyssey
Season 2 is finally upon us. What games have our plucky band of retrobates dragged from the edges of space?
Retro Odyssey: Episode 11 – The Games of Christmas Past
Christmas is finally here so as ordained by law we are forced to check out some Christmas games this month. But which of us has been naughty and picked a stinker?
Retro Odyssey: Episode 10 – An Odyssey to Saturn
Take an interstellar trip with us to the rings of Saturn as Adam picks four games from Sega’s underrated 90s powerhouse
Retro Odyssey: Episode 9 – The Games Have Eyes
It’s Halloween and we have four terrifying games to look at this month. But first, we need to free Steven’s soul from the grip of SNK….
Retro Odyssey: Episode 8 – Power In Your Pocket
This month we reach into our pockets and pull out a selection of portable exclusive games. Also, Steven gets trapped inside a Neo Geo Pocket Color for reasons.
Retro Odyssey: Episode 7 – SEGA Does What Nintendon’t
This month Matt introduces the gang to the glory of SEGA’s wonderful powerhouse, the Sega Mega Drive!
Retro Odyssey: Episode 6 – Jumping Simulators
This month we take a look at four classic platform games. Save the world with jumps and sometimes by punching!
Retro Odyssey: Episode 5 – The Puzzle of Past Adam
This month we take a look at puzzle games accompanied by the time-displaced version of Adam
Banjo Kazooie N64 Giveaway
Do you want a chance to win a copy of Banjo Kazooie on the N64, featured in the latest episode of the Retro Odyssey podcast along with a special thank-you letter from us? Simply go to the link below to enter.
Please note that while the competition is open worldwide, the giveaway is for an NTSC version of the game and won’t work with standard non-US consoles.
Retro Odyssey: Episode 4 – N64 Special
This month Ryan guides us through four of his favourite N64 titles
Retro Odyssey: Episode 3 – Guilty Pleasures
This month we tread through the mire of our guilty pleasures
TMNT: Turtles in Time (Arcade Version Playthrough)
This month Matthew played a different version of Turtles in Time to the others, playing the arcade version as opposed to the SNES version. Check out his full playthrough here:
What is your favourite game from Episode 2 of Retro Odyssey?
Retro Odyssey: Episode 2 – Beat ‘Em Ups
In this episode we delve into retro beat ’em up games
Episode 2 Quiz
In the upcoming episode 2 of the Retro Odyssey podcast we have a title music quiz. See how many of these you can guess. Check to see if your scores matched up with ours when episode 2 launches later today.
Official Facebook Links
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