Kings of Consoles

Kings Of Consoles
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Kings of Consoles Podcast

The podcast where we try to figure out the best game for each console the only way we know how - tournament-style!

  1. 24/04/2022

    Mega Man II vs. Mega Man V (NES, Round Four, Match Eighty-Six)

    Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo continue the Round of Sixteen as, for the first time in the tournament, two games from the same franchise collide when Mega Man 2 tries to hold off the challenge of Mega Man 5.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the quarterfinals!  Will it be Mega Man battling it out with eight robot masters on his way to a showdown with Dr. Wily? Or will it be Mega Man battling it out with eight robot masters on his way to a showdown with Dr. Wily?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action! Questions?  Comments?  Feel free to reach out via email, Facebook, or Twitter!  You can also follow along with the brackets, contribute to the show financially, or see details on all the games in the tournament by checking out the IGN list that inspired our seeding.

    50 min

  2. 17/04/2022

    Bubble Bobble vs. Chip ’n Dale Rescue Rangers (NES, Round Four, Match Eighty-Five)

    Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo kick off the Round of Sixteen as legendary arcade puzzle-platformer Bubble Bobble takes on Disney/Capcom platformer Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the quarterfinals!  Will it be Bub and Bob blowing bubbles at the bosses before Baron Von Blubba? Or will it be a pair of chipmunks, throwing apples at robot dogs in a casino?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action! Questions?  Comments?  Feel free to reach out via email, Facebook, or Twitter!  You can also follow along with the brackets, contribute to the show financially, or see details on all the games in the tournament by checking out the IGN list that inspired our seeding.

    52 min

  3. 11/04/2022

    Super Mario Bros. 3 vs. Batman: The Video Game (NES, Round Three, Match Eighty-Four)

    Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo fill in the final spot in the Round Of Sixteen as generation-defining platformer Super Mario Bros. 3 takes on loosely-adapted movie tie-in Batman: The Video Game.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Mario, traversing eight themed words to beat up the children of his enemies? Or will it be the World's Greatest Detective, shooting guns at jumpy dudes?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action! Questions?  Comments?  Feel free to reach out via email, Facebook, or Twitter!  You can also follow along with the brackets, contribute to the show financially, or see details on all the games in the tournament by checking out the IGN list that inspired our seeding.

    29 min

  4. 31/03/2022

    River City Ransom vs. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES, Round Three, Match Eighty-Three)

    Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo FINALLY return to the studio as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament nears its end, with genre-bending action RPG River City Ransom taking on re-skinned promotional tie-in Super Mario Bros. 2.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Alex and Ryan, pummeling Generic Dudes on their way to school? Or will it be Mario, Luigi, Toad, and a Princess who's not yet a peach beginning a dreamy adventure by plummeting from the sky?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action! Questions?  Comments?  Feel free to reach out via email, Facebook, or Twitter!  You can also follow along with the brackets, contribute to the show financially, or see details on all the games in the tournament by checking out the IGN list that inspired our seeding.

    35 min

  5. 25/11/2021

    Super Mario Bros. vs. StarTropics (NES, Round Three, Match Eighty-Two)

    Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament marches toward its conclusion, with the one that started it all, Super Mario Bros., taking on hidden action-adventure gem StarTropics.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Mario and Luigi, jumping on turtles and throwing fire at dragons? Or will it be Mike Jones (who), hitting mosquitoes with a baseball bat?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action! Questions?  Comments?  Feel free to reach out via email, Facebook, or Twitter!  You can also follow along with the brackets, contribute to the show financially, or see details on all the games in the tournament by checking out the IGN list that inspired our seeding.

    56 min

  6. 20/11/2021

    Metroid vs. Kirby‘s Adventure (NES, Round Three, Match Eighty-One)

    Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament marches toward its conclusion, with genre-bending platformer Metroid taking on... genre-bending platformer Kirby's Adventure.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Samus, breaking barriers for female video game protagonists by shooting a giant brain with missiles? Or will it be Kirby, devouring enemies and stealing their lifeforce but in, like, a cute way?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action! Questions?  Comments?  Feel free to reach out via email, Facebook, or Twitter!  You can also follow along with the brackets, contribute to the show financially, or see details on all the games in the tournament by checking out the IGN list that inspired our seeding.

    55 min

  7. 04/11/2021

    R.C. Pro-Am vs. Mega Man V (NES, Round Three, Match Eighty)

    Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament marches on, with remote-control racing game R.C. Pro-Am taking on the lowest seed remaining in the tourney, Mega Man V.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be the red car, driving around and shooting missiles? Or will it be Mega Man, hoping Gravity Man's level can get the Metal Storm "rub" from the hosts?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action! Questions?  Comments?  Feel free to reach out via email, Facebook, or Twitter!  You can also check out our Twitch channel, follow along with the brackets, contribute to the show financially, or see details on all the games in the tournament by checking out the IGN list that inspired our seeding.

    46 min

  8. 28/10/2021

    Contra vs. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES, Round Three, Match Seventy-Nine)

    Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament marches on, with legendarily difficult shooter Contra taking on RPG/platform hybrid Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Bill and Lance shooting aliens on their way to finding more aliens to shoot? Or will it be Link, dying and waking up in the same temple like it's some sort of mythical Groundhog Day?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action! Questions?  Comments?  Feel free to reach out via email, Facebook, or Twitter!  You can also check out our Twitch channel, follow along with the brackets, contribute to the show financially, or see details on all the games in the tournament by checking out the IGN list that inspired our seeding.

    42 min
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The podcast where we try to figure out the best game for each console the only way we know how - tournament-style!

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  • Creator
    Kings Of Consoles
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    87
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
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    Kings of Consoles

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