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Retro gaming in the modern world!
Each week Dan, John and Sam chat about current retro gaming news, reviews, collecting, and more!
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Ep - 116 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 25th Anniversary!
Introduction
Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummins and Shannon Eno joined by our brothers in groove Liam Davenport to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater!
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 Monday has returned
John: Substack Pokemon OTR done. Unicorn Overlord incoming, Minish Cap
FilmLogic: More cartoons getting the ‘97 treatment
RetroGroove: Build a band: 3 MCs + 1 DJ
Star Wars Dads made the jump to light speed May 4!
What We’ve Been Playing
Liam -
Sam - Ys book II, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
John - Shining Force and Dave the Diver
Shannon - Unicorn Overlord, KotOR, Paper Mario TYD
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 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!
Liam’s List
Sam’s list
John’s list
Shannon’s list
Trivia Card
Show Topics 1:01:22
Discuss:
-our experience with the game and the series
-skateboarding was like, really big in the ‘90’s (first X games held in ‘95)
-The soundtrack: a tastemaker for many
-When did the series fizzle out?
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INFO:
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater:
Developer: Neversoft
Publisher: Activision
September 29, 1999 on Playstation
March 15, 2000 on N64
March 21, 2000 on GBC (developed by Natsume)
May 24, 2000 on Dreamcast
Oct 13, 2003 N-Gage (developed by Ideaworks 3D
May 5, 2005 Mobile
Game modes:
Single Player:
Career Mode (videotape collection, allegedly inspired by super mario 64’s stars)(objectives like collect SKATE, destroy objects, reach a certain score)
Single Session
Free Skate
Multiplayer:
Graffiti
Trick Attack
HORSE
Playable characters:(10 + 2 ogs)
Tony Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Kareem Campbell, Rune Glifberg, Bucky Lasek, Chad Muska, Andrew Reynolds, Geoff Rowley, Elissa Steamer, Jamie Thomas, Officer Dick +, Private Carerra+
-later games added a character creator and a wide variety of off the wall guest characters like Spider Man, Doomguy, James Hetfield, and Darth Maul
-Actually released to capitalize on growing success of Top Skater (1997, Arcade, Sega) and Street Sk8er (1998, EA, Playstation).
-Neversoft released only 3 games prior: Skeleton Warriors, MDK, and Apocalypse
Sequels:
Pro Skater 1999
Pro Skater 2 2000
Pro Skater 3 2001
Pro Skater 2x 2001
Pro Skater 4 2002
Underground 2003
Underground 2 2004
American Wasteland 2005
Downhill Jam 2006
Project 8 2006
Proving Ground 2007
Motion 2008
Vert 2009
Ride 2009
Shred 2010
Pro Skater HD 2012
Shred Session 2014
Pro Skater 5 2015
Skate Jam 2018
Pro Skater 1 + 2 2020
Tony Hawk turned down a one-time offer for permanent use of his name in likeness in favor of royalties. He made the right call, earning ten times the initial offer within two years.
Tony Hawk also did a lot of playtesting himself, and personally selected the skaters to be playable characters himself as well.
-motion capture was attempted, but not quite there yet. Instead, animations were made based on X-games footage as reference
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Ep - 115 Digital Pinball, Save your Quarters!
Introduction
Welcome to RetroLogic! I’m Sam Wagers here with John Cummins and Shannon Eno joined by to talk about video pinball!
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: John and I were on Here comes a new challenger! Mega Monday Returns! Garfield Flees in Terror! on youtube (ThirdstrongestMole, 730 EST)
John: Substack
OTR - Pokemon X and Y and Zelda Minish Cap
FilmLogic: Brendan Fraser’s Mixed Career (The Mummy 25th anniversary)
RetroGroove: Build a band: 3 MCs + 1 DJ
Star Wars Dads made the jump to light speed May 4!
What We’ve Been Playing
Sam - Ufouria 2, Blazing Lasers, Pokemon Pinball Ruby Sapphire (Pokedex complete!), Ys book II
John - Dragon Quest 2 and Assassins Creed Black Flag
Shannon - Unicorn Overlord, 4 Swords Adventure, LttP, KotOR, SML
The Price Is Retro 3255
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 48:00
Discuss:
Notable games:
Pinball (NES)
Alien Crush and Devil Crush (TG16) also ported to Genesis as “Dragon’s Fury”/ Devil Crash MD (Japan)
As well as inspired recent Demon’s Tilt (multiplat)
Revenge of the Gator (GB)
Kirby’s Pinball Land
Pokemon Pinball (GB and GBA (Ruby Sapphire)
Metroid Prime Pinball (DS)
Pinball FX Series (XBLA, later windows, modern platforms)
Dino Land (Genesis)
(?) Missed opportunities: pac man pinball advance, mario pinball land
Stranger fare: Odama (GC) and Yoku’s Island Expresss (modern systems)
VR-Star Wars Pinball
Sonic Spinball (SG)
Galactic Pinball (VB)
It’s not the same as an analog machine…and that’s okay.
"(Devil’s Crush is) the best video pinball game of all time—mainly because it didn't try to be anything like real pinball." Electronic Gaming Monthly, 1997, ranking it as #50 on a list of top 100 games of all time
How important are the physics really?
Why don’t games today have pinball spinoffs?
Relegated to handhelds in the past
Games we want a pinball of
Community Couch
Great responses on Tony Hawk!
Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community!
You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games -
Ep - 114 All good Shops must come to an end!
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: Pokemon X & Y wrapping up May 15th, On topic Modern Unicorn soon?
FilmLogic: Fallout ep 1 review
RetroGroove: High Five - Top 5 Hollywood actors turned musicians
Star Wars Dads launching May 4!
What We’ve Been Playing
Guest -
Sam - , Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights, Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999, Metal Slug 1st Mission
John - Assassins Creed Black Flag, Pokemon X, and Spider Man 2 on hold finished the Fallout series
Shannon - Unicorn Overlord, LoZ:Four Swords Adventure, Stitched, Cryptrio
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 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 36:10
Online Shut Downs
DS
April 1, 2016: The day it was announced that the Nintendo DSi Shop would close in 2017.
September 30, 2016: The last day to have purchased points in the Nintendo DSi Shop using a credit card or to have redeemed Nintendo DSi Points Cards in the Nintendo DSi Shop.
March 31, 2017: The last day to have purchased software in the Nintendo DSi Shop.
Photo dojo, Dragon Quest Wars, Dark Void Zero, SteamWorld: Tower Defense, Pyoro, Mighty Flip Champs!, A Kappa's Trail, WarioWare: Snapped!, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition
-Wii
- September 29, 2017: The day it was announced that the Wii Shop will close in 2019.
March 26, 2018: The last day to have purchased points in the Wii Shop or redeem Points Cards in the Wii Shop.
January 30, 2019: The last day to have purchased software in the Wii Shop.
Adventure Island: The Beginning,Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth, Contra ReBirth, Excitebike: World Rally, FAST Racing League, Gradius ReBirth
- 3DS
As of May 23, 2022, it is no longer possible to use a credit card to add funds to an account in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
As of August 29, 2022, it is no longer possible to use a Nintendo eShop Card to add funds to an account in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
As of April 3, 2023, it is no longer possible to redeem download codes in Nintendo eShop on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
As of March 11, 2024, it is no longer possible to combine the Nintendo eShop fund balance between a Nintendo Network ID and a Nintendo Account
Crimson Shroud, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, Ace Attorney Dual Destinies, Ace Attorney Spirit of Justice, Pushmo, Crashmo and Stretchmo, Attack of the Friday Monsters, Box Boy, Box Box Boy, Bye Bye Box Boy, Liberation Maiden, Harmo Knight, Sakura Samurai Art of the Sword, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Nintendo Badge Arcade
-Wii U
Dr. Luigi, Affordable Space Adventures,
-Xbox 360
- The Xbox 360 Store and the Xbox 360 Marketplace (marketplace.xbox.com) will be retired on July 29, 2024
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Ep - 113 Super Metroid 30th Anniversary
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
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 bul -
Ep - 112 Top 5 Strategy RPGs
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
Trivia Card
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Show Topics
Top Strategy RPGs
Our lists
Community Couch
Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community!
You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games -
Ep - 111 Happy 25th Super Smash Bros!
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; Zelda Oracle games, Spanky’s Quest Retro Rewind
FilmLogic: Nimona and Francis Ford Coppola
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
Sam’s list
John’s list
Trivia Card
29:36
Show Topics
25 Years of Super Smash Bros.
SSB 64 released April 26, 1999 (NA)
(January 21 Japan, November 19, EU)
-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
Community Couch
Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, You’re also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic Discord Community!
You can also find everything on our website Retrologic.games