The Old Switch-a-roo: Gaming Retro w/ Mike and Jaymo Mike and Jaymo

Twitch streamer SSJ3Butch joins Mike and Jaymo for three animal platformers, Mappy-Land (NES, 1986), Flicky (Sega Genesis, 1991), and Spanky’s Quest (SNES, 1991), as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, we also check out Mappy: The Beat, the 2013 Mappy animated series produced by webcomic creators Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub, discuss Flicky’s appearances in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and marvel at the high honors awarded to anyone that could prove they were a Natsume Game Master in Spanky’s Quest.

Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.





(0:00) Promo for Strange and Beautiful Network  

(0:38) Intro  

(1:49) Welcoming Butch  

(4:05) Mappy-Land  

(29:16) Flicky  

(49:32) Spanky’s Quest  

(1:22:15) NintenDO or NintenDON’T  

(1:28:12) Hodag Talk  





Follow Butch on Twitch! - https://www.twitch.tv/ssj3butch

Strange and Beautiful Network - https://www.strangeandbeautiful.club/ 



Mappy-Land Manual  

Flicky Manual  

Spanky’s Quest Manual



The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 3 by John Szczepaniak  

(Post-outro hodag) I Know What I Saw: Modern-Day Encounters with Monsters of New Urban Legend and Ancient Lore by Linda S. Godfrey

Jordan Carothers swoops in from the ⁠Arcadiology⁠ podcast to join Mike and Jaymo as they barrel roll through the Star Fox trilogy (Star Fox on the SNES, Star Fox 64 or Lylat Wars on the Nintendo 64, and Star Fox 2 on the Super NES Classic) as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode we divebomb through the history and impact of the Star Fox trilogy, including the groundbreaking tech of the Super FX graphics chip and the industry-shaking inclusion of the Rumble Pak. We'll also explore how Star Fox 2 languished from when it was completed in 1995 to when it was finally released in 2017. We even get a little amorous with the Arwing pilots in a silly game of “Marry, Fox, Kill!”

You can find ⁠Arcadiology⁠ (where Jordan and the Wiggens brothers play and rate a new arcade game every two weeks) on most podcasting platforms. You can also check out the ⁠Apr. 2, 2024 episode (#13)⁠ to hear when Mike joined the ⁠Arcadiology⁠ crew to talk about Joe and Mac: Returns (1994).

Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.



(0:00) Intro

(1:13) Welcoming Jordan from ⁠Arcadiology⁠

(5:34) Star Fox trilogy

(22:15) Joy Pros

(46:39) Minigame Minute: Marry, Fox, Kill

(49:23) Joy Cons

(54:19) High Score and 30 Years Ago

(1:02:59) NintenDO or NintenDON'T



⁠Star Fox manual⁠⁠

⁠Star Fox 64 manual⁠

⁠Star Fox 2 manual⁠

“Do Star Fox Pilots Really Have to Amputate Their Legs?“ - CBR

Derick McDuff from the Underrated movie podcast joins Mike and Jaymo this episode to try to catch 'em all on film for an a-Mew-zing exploration of Pokemon Snap (1999) from the Nintendo 64 as part of an epic quest quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!



In between reminiscing about our favorite parts of Pokemon Snap, we'll also explore how this game evolved from a Jack and the Beanstalk game, what Pokemon's absence kept Pokemon Snap at only 63 possible Pokemon instead of 64, and have our own real-world Pokemon Snap showdown that may make you see the game through a new lens. It's 'wonderful'!



You can find more from Derick through his linktree for the Underrated movie podcast wherever you get your podcasts as well as on social media. You can check out the Feb. 26, 2024 episode (#131) to hear Mike and Derick's conversation about Drew Goddard's "Bad Times at the El Royale".



Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.





(0:00) Intro

(0:58) Welcoming Derick McDuff

(4:51) Pokemon Snap

(9:41) Pokeon Snap Trivia : Behind the Camera

(28:04) Joy Pros

(54:10) Snap Judgments Mini-Game

(1:02:02) Joy Cons

(1:18:22) NintenDO or NintenDON'T



Pokemon Snap manual

Welcome back to The Old Switcharoo: Screentime! Here, we give you our rants, raves, and reviews from the world of film and television.



Tonight Jaymo is joined by cosplay influencer Bryan Lee along with fellow cosplayer/Disney-enthusiast Phuong to review Season 1 of X-Men '97 on Disney Plus. After recapping the show with a little amateur poetry we pit each story from this groundbreaking series against one another in a single elimination bracket until a winner is declared 'Best Episode from X-Men '97: Season One!'



Thank you for listening, and be sure to follow our special guests on social media to check out all their cosplay creations and musical dabblings

https://www.instagram.com/bryan.s.lee

https://www.youtube.com/@BryanLee

https://www.instragram.com/the.glass.phoenix



Don't forget to subscribe to The Old Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed, and be sure to check out next week's episode when we zoom in on Pokemon Snap for the Nintendo 64.



You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more! Game on, everyone.



(0:00) Intro

(5:10) "To Me, My X-Men" vs "Mutant Liberation Begins"

(11:24) "Fire Made Flesh" vs "Motendo"

(17:45) "Remember It" vs "Lifedeath"

(22:37) "Bright Eyes" vs "Tolerance is Extinction"

(36:11) Semi-Finals Round 1

(39:23) Semi-Final Round 2

(48:58) Finals

(53:15) And the Winner is...

Mike, Jaymo, and ocean enthusiast Cori Gibb dive into "Ecco the Dolphin" (1992) on the Sega Genesis in their epic quest to research & review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!



In this splashy episode we explore the unseen alien invasion that sunk Atlantis, Jacques Cousteau's hilarious foray into 90's marketing, and the shockingly clever way dolphins get high beneath the waves.



Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal for our catchy new theme song!

Subscribe to or follow The Old Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more! Game on, everyone.



(0:00) "We Doing Filmographies" Promo

(0:47) Intro

(7:17) Box Art: Dolphin Two Ways

(9:34) Ecco the Dolphin Trivia Deep-Dive

(20:12) Joy Pros

(44:09) Joy Cons

(1:08:49) NintenDO or NintenDON'T



Ecco the Dolphin manual

Dolphin Speak: Did A Dolphin Really Say "Seaweed"? - The Dodo

Speedrun by Bluegrass at Summer Games Done Quick 2014

Speedrun by GrimShins at Awesome Games Done Quick 2021

The Old Switch-a-roo is back and better than ever! Mike, Jaymo, and his boisterous brothers Justin and Jonathan spin dash through "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) in their epic quest to research & review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this fast-paced episode, we deep-dive/debate to create a Zone Tier List, grapple with the moral gray areas of retro-gaming Robin Hoods, discuss if Tails really brings anything to the team, and mostly just try to avoid getting punched!



Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal for our brand-spanking-new theme song!

Subscribe to The Old Switch-a-roo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.



(0:00) Intro

(6:19) Back-to-Back Box Art

(12:11) Trivia the Hedgehog

(18:48) Joy Pros

(30:14) Zone Tier List

(1:01:02) Joy Cons

(1:06:20) & Knuckles

(1:09:02) NintenDO or NintenDON'T