
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?
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?
We’re setting our lasers to fun (*groan*) this month as Ryan leads our squadron into the deepest depths of space to tackle schmups.
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)
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.
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.
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?
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.
Season 2 is finally upon us. What games have our plucky band of retrobates dragged from the edges of space?
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?
Take an interstellar trip with us to the rings of Saturn as Adam picks four games from Sega’s underrated 90s powerhouse
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….
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.
This month Matt introduces the gang to the glory of SEGA’s wonderful powerhouse, the Sega Mega Drive!
This month we take a look at four classic platform games. Save the world with jumps and sometimes by punching!
This month we take a look at puzzle games accompanied by the time-displaced version of Adam
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.
This month Ryan guides us through four of his favourite N64 titles
This month we tread through the mire of our guilty pleasures
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:
In this episode we delve into retro beat ’em up games
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.
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In this episode we discuss our favourite retro games
Join us on our Retro Odyssey as Adam, Matt, Steven and Ryan delve into their deepest memories to bring you forgotten gems and favourite titles from the dawn of gaming up to the rise of the Nintendo GameCube and Sony PlayStation 2.