Episode 12: Failed Gaming Mascots: Little Samson, Tinhead & Glover

Back with an all new episode and this month we are talking about failed mascots! The gaming industry is littered with all sorts of "what-could-have-been's" and "never-was", whether its the criminally underrated Ty the Tasmanian Tiger or the pushed-down-our-throat attitude of Bubsy the Bobcat, the success of Mario and Sonic in the 90s meant every company needed a figure head, so we took three forgotten one-hit wonders and took a deep dive into why they didnt work and whether they ever had potential in the first place: Taito's Little Samson for the NES, Microprose's Tinhead for the Sega Genesis, and Hasbro's Glover for the Nintendo 64. Join us as we continue our quest to find the champion of forgotten figures. Will any of these titles rise in the ranks of heroes? Will any be officially ranked as THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIME?!?! Tune in to find out. 🔔 Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe to catch the full episode and join the conversation! 🔔 Listen to "The Best Game of All Time" podcast on any of your favorite podcast apps: https://linktr.ee/BossMonsterKaiju -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Love gaming? Live in NY? Then you should check out the World's Greatest Gamer, live from OS NYC 8:00 PM on the second friday of every month! Sign up today to play: https://forms.gle/2imsEPaQmro9kft58 Watch previous events here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYxHjNpB3Atsck8xu4wfNnTZZWXTPHqkX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out our panel and give them a follow! ​Michael "Tro" Petrocelli: @Tro_Celli@toot.community (Mastodon) Patrick Molloy: @PatrickBCMolloy Lewie Thomas: @nakedpicturesoflewiethomas (IG), @drunkylewster (Tw) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hosted, produced and edited by Noah Waterman Theme Music by Peter Rowland Follow the Boss Monster Twitter: https://twitter.com/BossMonstaKaiju Instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/bossmonster... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BossMonsterK... Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bossmonsterkaiju All views and opinions are my own -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE LIST - TOP 5 1. Zelda: Breath of the WIld 2. Elden Ring 3. Super Mario World 4. MarioKart Double Dash 5. Zelda: Ocarina of Time #Tinhead #LittleSamson #Glover #Sega #segagenesis #Nintendo64 #N64 #nes #Nintendo #GamingPodcast #RetroGaming #VideoGameReviews #BestGameOfAllTime #platformers #mascots