The Legend of Retro

Well sports fans, we have clear skies on what looks to be a great day for some Wii Sports! On this week’s episode, Craig_WK and the Glitch breakdown the gamble that Nintendo took on making a solely motion controlled console and the best selling, single platform video game that accompanied it. Find out what sport events got cut from the final product and the outrageous amount of speedrun records that exist. Then, Craig_WK feels at home in our Retro Relapse, and we move on to the next match-up of our Stage Theme Bracket. So, grab your golf club and tennis racket attachments, it’s time for the Legend of Retro.

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It’s time for one of the greatest crossovers that ever existed. No, we are not talking about when The Legend of Retro and The Last Action Podcast get together. We are talking about Battletoads & Double Dragon - The Ultimate Team! Craig_WK and the Glitch discuss the plot of this unusual combination, the high difficulty, and which one of them had a crush on the Dark Queen. Spoiler; it was both of them. Retro Relapse gets culturally insensitive, and our Stage Theme Bracket continues with demons and darkness.

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On this week’s episode of The Legend of Retro, Xander and Chops discuss Kung Fu for NES and it’s plethora of movie tie ins. Things start out fun but get real dark, real fast. Chops may never be the same again. If you’re a fan of Xander laughing and Chops being uncomfortable, you’ll enjoy this week’s episode. Remember M.C. Kids? Retro Relapse gets lost in a watery triangle and the guys discuss the first match up in round 2 of our Stage Theme Bracket!

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On this week’s episode of The Legend of Retro, Chops and Xander turn back the pages to look at Paper Mario. I’d like to put more paper puns in this description, but we used them all up in the episode and my mind is a blank page. See how far I have to stretch? Retro Relapse takes the the stars, and we finally wrap up round 1 of our stage theme bracket.

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Today on the Legend of Retro, Craig_WK and the Glitch are joined by their buddy Matrik, to cover the epic tale of Dragon Quest V. In an episode that spans 30 years… or is it 60 minutes… we discuss monster recruiting, the difference between remakes, the record breaking sales in Japan, and how choosing the wrong bride can send Craig into a murderous rage. For our retro relapse, we play catch-up on what games we’ve been playing and our Stage Theme Bracket continues with another song from the Sonic series; No joke. So grab your wagon full of monster friends, it’s time for the Legend of Retro.

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On this week’s episode of The Legend of Retro, Xander and Craig WK look back on Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. What was the big deal about this particular Star Wars event? Does this game have the greatest first level of any video game? Who’s the lead singer for Toto? Is Craig having an affair with a used car salesperson? Can Koji Kondo defeat himself? Is this description asking too many questions? For some of these answers be sure to listen to this episode!

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Chops and theGlitch feel the love tonight, as they discuss The Lion King in this weeks episode of The Legend of Retro. The two chat about how well the plot follows the movie, the amazing soundtrack, and why monkey’s throwing poop is the only logical reason. Next, the retro relapse is out of this world, and the Stage Bracket is an SNES showdown. Will the guys survive the stampede, or will the most complicated monkey puzzle in video gaming stop them from returning to the Pride Lands?

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In this week's episode of The Legend of Retro, Xander and Chops are joined by a20sidedninja to talk about arguably the greatest game in the Tony Hawk franchise, Tony Hawk's Underground. Find out which one of the guys can actually do a skate board trick and which one spent most of their time with this game watching Nick-at-Nite. Jets go faster than cars in Retro Relapse, and we check in on the stage theme bracket. Want some ice cream? Hello!

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On this week’s episode of The Legend of Retro, Xander and Chops go under oath to discuss Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney for the Nintendo DS. Listen to them practice their hands at understanding the law and figuring out localization efforts, find out which one of the guys stayed up way too late playing this game and who was almost tempted to buy one of the sequels during recording. No retro relapse this week, but we do have a fun new game to try out, and of course we dive back into our stage theme bracket. Objection? Overruled.

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On this week’s episode of The Legend of Retro, Chops, Xander, Craig WK and TheGlitch celebrate 200 episodes! TheGlitch prepares trivia based on the show, the guys give their top 5 favorite episodes, and Xander builds up the hype for a $7 gaming trivia game he found only to disappoint everyone. Our normal segments take a break this week, but this episode is full of retro that is sure to not disappoint!

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On this week’s episode of The Legend of Retro the whole team unites to discuss one of the best games on the Game Boy, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins! Was this a holiday game or an Easter game? How many faces does Mario have? Can rabbits fly? Retro Relapse draws a line in the sand for the two types of people and the stage theme bracket keeps on rolling!

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