The Legend of Retro is your source for all things retro gaming. Join Xander, Chops, Craig_WK, and the Glitch as they travel through time to explore games from the Atari generation all the way to the PS3 era. Enjoy Retro Relapse every week when the crew picks a game and gets hands on to discuss it in depth. Join the Discord to have the ability to influence the show and suggest games for the crew to play. Tune in every Thursday for uniquely crafted episodes focusing on specific retro games.
On this week’s episode of The Legend of Retro, Craig WK and Xander cheat a little bit and talk about Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Learn about how Sonic’s creator almost didn’t have anything to do with this masterpiece, find out about your new favorite D&D class in our retro relapse, and our music bracket this week is unexpectedly meta!
Read MoreIt’s Thursday, you open up your favorite podcast app and look for something good to listen to. Oh no! There’s nothing good! HEEEAAALP! Craig WK and Xander are GO!! Listen as the Elite Retro Agents reminisce about Elite Beat Agents for the Nintendo DS. Retro Relapse spices things up, and as always we check in on our opening music bracket.
Read MoreCraig_WK and The Glitch (no relation), talk about a game they both loved from their childhood, Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose! While the Glitch gives the details on speed runs, Craig is content to talk about the cartoon that inspired the game. For the Retro Relapse, Craig breaks the Glitches heart, as he spoils his childhood memories. To finish up the episode, the duo chats about our Opening Theme Music bracket.
Read MoreThe Legend of Retro is filled with political intrigue, as Craig_WK is joined by MatrikOnStage and they discuss Final Fantasy Tactics! The two of them delve into the mechanics, it's music, and what the game means to them. In the Retro Relapse, Craig hopes that Matrik will choose a good game, but misery loves company! Finally, the two of them discuss the ongoing Opening Theme Music bracket.
Read MoreWe have a special crossover episode with LPJ and Sphinx of the Last Action Podcast! This week we are talking about Turtles 2: The Arcade Game and if you’re a Last Action podcast fan then you’ll hear us talking with them about the first Turtles movie! We’ll get into our favorite turtles to play and how unique the NES version is compared to the arcade version. Also we’ll play a retro relapse picked by our guests and go over our Intro Music Bracket contestants.
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of The Legend of Retro, Xander is back with another Rhythm of Retro for March MadNES! This episode’s focus is on great obscure NES music! 15 awesome game tracks that have never been mentioned before on any Legend of Retro episode!
Read MoreToday, the entire Legend of Retro crew come together to cover the epic tale of The Legend of Zelda on the NES. Chops, Xander, Craig_WK, & the Glitch discuss the book art, the enemies, stories about the game/music development, and dive deep into several ways speedrunners have learned to manipulate the game. In the Retro Relapse, it’s Princess Zelda’s turn to be the hero, but not before the guys rip their CD-i’s out. Then, we relax to the smooth sounds of our Opening Music Bracket. All this and more on this weeks The Legend of Retro.
Read MoreTo kick off our month of NES games, Chops, Craig_WK, and the Glitch make the mistake of allowing LPJ back into the Retro studio as they discuss G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. We reminisce about the impact G.I. Joe had on our childhood and why Blizzard is a trash character. In the retro relapse, LPJ surprises us by having us play a gem on the NES. Then, an argument ensues during the Opening Theme Music bracket. All this and more on the Legend of Retro!
Read MoreThis week we welcome MatrikOnStage as a special guest with Chops and Craig W.K. Together they talk about one of their favorite RPG’s they’ve played, Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete. Also they’ll cover this weeks Intro Music Bracket and a retro relapse chosen by the guest!
Read MoreIn this week’s episode of The Legend of Retro, Craig_WK and Xander relive their days as farmers while they talk about Harvest Moon 64. Who were they’re special lady friends, what did they name their animals? The answers to these questions and more await you as the legend continues! Also, Retro Relapse is all about another Legend. And Round 1 of the Opening Theme Bracket comes to a close.
Read MoreUcharted: Drake’s Fortune has just made our criteria for retro gaming to discuss on this weeks episode. Chops, Craig W.K. , and the Glitch will dive into their memories of when they played the game, speed running of it as well as the retro relapse and Intro Music Bracket entries for the week.
Read MoreIs he half-bomb? Is he half-man? In this weeks episode Chops, Craig W.K. and the Glitch get to the bottom of Bomberman 64! Explosions and precise platforming are just a few of the details gleamed from their conversation, as well as the retro relapse and Intro Music bracket contestants discussed.
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