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Original air date: July 31, 2015Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis) Show Notes7:00 – Bailey’s pick “Startropics” (NES)8:14 – Hunter’s pick “The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past” (SNES)9:29 – Jason’s pick “Red Alert 2: Yuri’s Revenge” (PC)10:31 – For our final episode we present to you over an hour of warm and fuzzy as we discuss our absolutely favorite games of all time.54:11 – With that, we thank you, the community, for everything. It’s a bittersweet moment for all of us but we are thankful for the chance to do good works for the retro gaming community. Remember, you are a bad enough dude to rescue the President.1:11:00 – It’s a secret to everybody.

Original air date: July 20, 2015The end is nigh, so we answer your burning questions. Also, this episode has potty language!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Docks” by MechaFatNickShow Notes6:59 – It’s the Listener Mail Bag! That’s right! This entire episode is dedicated to you, the listener, and all of those burning questions you never thought you’d asked get answered. And boy do we have a lot to get through.45:19 – “Docks” by MechaFatNick47:45 – More emails you say? But of course!1:42:25 – It may have taken us about two hours, but we did it! And it’s all thanks to you. We’ve got one more episode to go and we would love if you could share this last experience with us! Be sure to make it to the live recording of our very last episode on Thursday, July 23rd, at 8:30 PM EST. We’ll see you then!

Original air date: July 13, 2015I came here to such kick ass and wow.And I am much out of wow.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was“Sad Song” by Girlz MelonShow Notes23:26 – No have no listener email this week, but that’s OK. Since we are counting down to our final episodes, we really want to hear from you! Next episode will be an entire “Listener Email Bag”. Send us all of the things you were wanting to be answered but never had the chance. [email protected]:24 – “Sad Song” by Girlz Melon35:26 – Retro Showdown!39:05 – Hunter’s pick “Mario is Missing” (SNES)40:56 – Jason’s pick “Duke Nukem: Duke it Out in D.C.” (PC)42:13 – Bailey’s pick “Zoop” (Genesis)43:10 – There are those times late, late into the night, maybe you’ve had one too many episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and all you’re looking for is a fun, not the best, gaming experience. Just one that you can turn on auto, maybe pass out in the middle of, and still have a good time. We pick up the check and race home to play our picks for this week’s Retro Showdown.1:04:01 – I know it’s a sad time, but things are always brighter before the dawn. We only have a couple more episodes to go and we really want you to be a part of it. Cast your votes for your favorite in the poll below, send us some emails to contribute to our all “Listener Email” podcast next week, and leave your thoughts on the show in the comment section.

Original air date: July 6, 2015It could be-a me, Mario!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was Mega Man 2 ‘Crash and Burn’ by DJ Goyim & DJ IntermodalShow Notes19:35 – Listener email discussion question “When a name changes from a Japanese release to a western release (Megaman vs Rockman, Koopa vs Bowser, FF3 vs FF6), do you tend to use the Japanese name or the western name?”30:00 – “Crash and Burn” by DJ Goyim32:21 – Retro Showdown!35:04 – Bailey’s pick “Baby Boomer” (NES)36:22 – Hunter’s pick “Jet Grind Radio” (Dreamcast)37:36 – Jason’s pick “Junior’s Revenge” (Dragon 32/64)38:34 – Babies!! They’re… Babies!! Or, to be more precise, child protagonists under the age of 18. That’s right, the glory years where you didn’t have anything to do on the weekends except for heading to your local video game shop, picking out that one title, and hoping it wasn’t crap because you would have nothing else to play for the entire weekend. Ah… the good ol’ days.55:29 – Bailey’s shooting babies, Jason’s bringing more obscure consoles, and I’m still raging on about the Sega Dreamcast? It wouldn’t be a 1 More PodCastle episode with we didn’t. And it wouldn’t be one without your support! Send us those emails, be heard with your vote in the Showdown poll below, and give us your thoughts in the comment section.

Original air date: June 29, 2015You’re welcome to take a photo at the Changing of the Guard (That Is Holding The Door Open For You, Thanks For Visiting Canada, Sorry About The Weather).Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Smash Superstarts” by zirconShow Notes32:06 – Listener email discussion question “Just wanted to know if there were any opinions in a video game that you chose to take even though you knew it meant immense destruction! (I’m thinking: trying a boss when you know you aren’t level up properly, or maybe letting the moon crash on you in Majora’s Mask!) your favorite video game ultimate destruction/horror moments.”45:26 – “Smash Superstarts” by zircon47:49 – Retro Showdown!50:19 – Bailey’s pick “Mortal Kombat” (Sega Genesis)52:04 – Hunter’s pick “WCW/nWo: the Revenge” (N64)53:39 – Jason’s pick “Final Fantasy X” (PS2)54:37 – Boom! Lightning! Followed by… ROLLING THUNDER (amazing game by the way). On this episode our theme is lightning. Somewhere in the game. Yup… lightning…1:09:43 – Well there you have it. Have your favorite pick for the showdown? Let’s see those votes hit that voting box. Disagree with something we said? Direct all hate mail to Bailey by using our comment section below.

Original air date: June 22, 2015This screenshot was taken in the 3rd game in the series, seconds after you lost all your items at the beginning of the game. Rated M for Mature.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Against the Wall” by Boxcat GamesShow Notes14:26 – Listener email discussion question “How would you like to create a game from two words of my choice ??? Those two words are: psycho rainbows !!!”22:46 – “Against the Wall” by Boxcat Games24:45 – Retro Showdown!28:40 – Bailey’s pick “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time” (SNES)30:01 – Hunter’s pick “Dual Heroes” (N64)31:25 – Jason’s pick “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” (N64)32:28 – Tropes! Just the tropiest of tropes. So many tropes you couldn’t even put them out on the sidewalk with a sign that said “Free Tropes!!!” to get rid of them. Tropes that are so thick, you can cut them with a tropey knife. Tropes.51:15 – I feel like we have ups and downs. This episode falls somewhere in the ether of tropiest good times and tropiest monkey with a coconut. Hmm… I think we all just grew a little as human beings. Well, in height anyway. So vote for your favorite pick in the poll below (not Jason’s) and leave us some comments! Possible an email? Mmm… emails.

Original air date: June 15, 2015Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. Warp pipes bring unexpected fortunes.You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? First, obtain the feather so you may fly to its peak.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Bowser’s Castle” by Critical HitShow Notes18:24 – Listener email discussion question “Many games feature an options menu where you can change the game settings. What are some of your favorite options to mess around with? Do you think by changing any of the games settings from their defaults, you are no longer playing the game the developers intended you to play?”29:04 – “Bowser’s Castle” by Critical Hit30:25 – Retro Showdown!34:18 – Bailey’s pick “Cobra Triangle” (NES)35:37 – Hunter’s pick “Seaman” (Dreamcast)37:59 – Jason’s pick “Spiderman: the Animated Series” (SNES)39:00 – Of the basic elements of life: water is one of the most mysterious. With the ability to take the shape of what ever container it’s in, water is the source of life. It can also be the platform for speedboats with guns on them or the prison for a fish with a human face or be the result of a terrible accident now you just want to kill everything. Water. H2O. Good stuff.56:23 – We are climbing the ladder to nowhere and we’d like you to join us. Send us a question that we will read on air, or join us for the live taping of the show and be apart of the action interacting with us. Or you can just vote for your favorite game in the poll below. The choice is yours!

Original air date: June 8, 2015Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Dream Fighter” by Scott PeeplesShow Notes22:41 – Listener email discussion question “Long before your favorite classic game was known by all, and you were the only kid on your block who knew about it…was there a particular moment while playing when you thought, ‘This game is going to be one that people still remember twenty years from now’?”38:11 – “Dream Fighter” by Scott Peeples40:57 – Retro Showdown!47:15 – Bailey’s pick “Dragon Warrior” (NES)48:20 – Hunter’s pick “The Revenge of Shinobi” (Sega Genesis)49:38 – Jason’s pick “Bushido Blade” (PS1)50:38 – Bamboo is a tribe of flowering perennial evergreen plants in the grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. In bamboos, the internodal regions of the stem are hollow and the vascular bundles in the cross section are scattered throughout the stem instead of in a cylindrical arrangement. The dicotyledonous woody xylem is also absent. The absence of secondary growth wood causes the stems of monocots, even of palms and large bamboos, to be columnar rather than tapering. It can also be used for killing.1:08:46 – And the tide rolls on. Have your participated in the show? You know we have a segment that is dedicated to you, the listener. It’s a vital part of our show and we really can’t do it without you. So why not help us out with a listener email? And while you’re at it, vote for your favorite game in the showdown poll and tell a friend. Remember: Secrets don’t make friends. And bamboo can be super dangerous.

Original air date: June 1, 2015 Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “The Simple Complex” by UncleBibbyShow Notes23:15 – Crazy Game Idea!34:52 – “The Simple Complex” by UncleBibby38:32 – Retro Showdown!41:28 – Bailey’s pick “Hydlide” (NES)42:55 – Hunter’s pick “Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!!” (NES)44:05 – Jason’s pick “Roommania 203” (SEGA Dreamcast)45:29 – If time has shown us anything, it’s that video games that include guns are way better than anything else in the world. True statement. Going back over our library of old video games, we think we’ve got a few more that we can put under the “gun umbrella” that would benefit for having such firearms. Or arms of fire… fiery arms?1:03:09 – Sure, Crazy Game Idea is fun and all but what’s really fun is hearing from you, the listener. So send us those emails and darn it, we’ll even read them on the air. That’s right. For the low, low price of sending us mail, you’ll be sponsored on the show promoting anything you’ve got going on. Unless it’s the sale of fiery arms. I’ve heard they are illegal in this dimension.

Original air date: May 25, 2015 Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Besos y Abrazos” by RolsemusicShow Notes23:49 – Listener email discussion question “What is a gaming related project you have either started and abandoned or thought about starting that you wish you would have pursued?”35:46 – “Besos y Abrazos” by Rolsemusic38:29 – Retro Showdown!42:08 – Bailey’s pick “Ms. Pac-Man” (SNES)43:20 – Hunter’s pick “Duck Hunt: Clay Shooting” (NES)44:27 – Jason’s pick “Barbie Magic Hair Styler” (PC)45:37 – We like to include our significant others into every aspect of our lives. Even in our video games. This week’s theme is a dedication to them. Which game would they bring to the showdown? It won’t end well for some. Namely me, I’m guess. Oh, well. I still love her.1:03:20 – Man! Do you know you can enjoy this kind of high level retro intensity for nothing? We do like to ask that you tell your friends. Word of mouth is huge for us. Also voting for your favorite pick in the showdown poll is pretty important. Kinda one of the bigger aspects of the show. So yeah… if you don’t mind. We surely don’t.

Original air date: May 18, 2015From the street to your ears.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “FamiFunk over Breakfast” by RoccoWShow Notes22:55 – Listener email discussion question “How did you fine gentlemen and retro game aficionados begin the podcast?”33:26 – “FamiFunk over Breakfast” by RoccoW35:03 – Retro Showdown!43:01 – Bailey’s pick “Sesame Street 123 Astro Grover” (NES)44:17 – Hunter’s pick “Spacequest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers” (PC)45:31 – Jason’s pick “Dynowarz: Destruction of Spondylus” (NES)46:29 – Captain’s log, Stardate 201505.17. We have officially gone 135 episodes without coming up with the idea of “space games” for the Retro Showdown theme. Don’t let that fool you. We have loads more of broken light bulbs and face palms in store. Just you wait. Kirk out.1:04:29 – My God, it’s full of stars! And you can be too with your vote for your favorite in the showdown poll. We’re finally keeping track so your vote means more now than ever. We can’t let the Communist Jason Lamb win, can we? Well, he already is, but that can be stopped! Only you have the power!

Original air date: May 11, 2015Pam fills in for a sick and absent Bailey; shenanigans ensue.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Cybernoid 2” by Uncle & The BaconShow Notes11:00 – Listener email discussion question “What is your favorite gaming peripheral?”17:34 – “Cybernoid 2” by Uncle & The Bacon20:00 – Retro Showdown!22:11 – Jason’s pick “Christmas Lemmings” (OS/2)23:24 – Hunter’s pick “Combat Cars” (Genesis)24:30 – Pam’s pick “Felix the Cat” (NES)25:26 – Bailey has come down with the plague, so we asked one of our newest contributors to 1 More Castle to join us in this week’s show. Pam D, popular of “Can Not Be Tamed” YouTube show, adds her killer wit and impressive retro skills to this week’s Free-For-All Showdown!41:49 – Who would have thought that the OS/2 would be brought as a viable platform for retro gaming? Oh well. Let’s hear from you! Email us your long awaited discussion questions and please vote for your favorite game in this week’s Retro Showdown poll!

Original air date: May 5, 2015Because Lamb Eweniversity was a pun so horrible it was punishable by state and federal law.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Pathfinder” by KubbiShow Notes20:08 – Listener email discussion question “What is your favorite retro cartoon and what is your favorite game based on it?”29:04 – “Pathfinder” by Kubbi31:52 – Retro showdown!34:34 – Bailey’s pick “South Park: Chef’s Luv Shack” (Dreamcast)35:46 – Hunter’s pick “Pikmin” (GCN)37:04 – Jason’s pick “Pickle Wars” (DOS)37:59 – There are a ton of combinations that you can put in a sandwich. Turkey, ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato. The list goes on and on. Our theme this week are games you can put on a sandwich. Yes, we came up with three of them. Enjoy.55:57 – Chomp! I am stuffed. But if you can still move around, please vote for your favorite game in the poll at the bottom of the page. Have a burning question you’d like us to read on the air? Well send it on in to us.

Original air date: April 27, 2015It’s left to age in a morph ball for at least a year!Metroid graphic from Gibdo_Knight on Photobucket.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Thunderstruck” by Big Giant Circles, some1namedjeffShow Notes21:27 – Listener email discussion question “Hunter: I remember you once saying you hated the double jump mechanic, but I can’t remember why. Please enlighten me, as you may actually sway my opinion with your voice.Jason: I’ll probably agree with you on this, but I hate playing FPS games with a gamepad. Ugh. Could you take a minute and explain to everyone why mouse and keyboard is better than a gamepad for FPS titles.Bailey: Hotline Miami looks really awesome. If this game had been released in the 80s with all of it’s violence intact, would it have set off the public firestorm over gaming violence like Mortal Kombat did, or would it’s pixelated graphics keep people from throwing a hissy fit?One last thing for all of you, describe the perfect ice cream sundae.”34:36 – “Thunderstruck” by Big Giant Circles, some1namedjeff37:10 – Retro Showdown!41:10 – Bailey’s pick “Metroid” (NES)42:29 – Hunter’s pick “Dragon Breed” (Arcade)44:04 – Jason’s pick “God of War” (PS2)45:01 – Lights, camera, Action 52! No, no, please no. It’s all about games that would make for great movies. Not your Mortal Kombats. Not your Street Fighter: the Movie. Not your Super Mario Bros. The great ones that may never see the light of day.1:01:57 – Well, things continue to be a surprise here on 1 More PodCastle. And we hope you interact with us. I mean, we have an entire portion that is dedicated on your support. Get your questions to us! And please vote for your favorite title in the showdown poll.

Original air date: April 20, 2015Turns out obscure direct-to-vhs Christmas specials don’t generally have HD screengrabs. This episode features the excellent Chris Schwartz of 1MoreCastle and Twitter fame!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Mellow Sunday” by Aaron WhiteShow Notes15:45 – Listener email discussion question “What favorite arcade game are you glad never received a home port, because the technology available on the home console would not have made a good port possible?”27:12 – “Mellow Sunday” by Aaron White29:45 – Retro Showdown34:03 – Bailey’s pick “Star Wars: Rogue Squadron” (N64)35:28 – Hunter’s pick “Vindicators” (Arcade)36:54 – Chris’s pick “Ski Free” (PC)37:55 – That’s right, Jason isn’t here which means we finally get a guest host who knows something about video games! (j/k) Chris Swartz, writer of the “Rising a Gamer” right here, joins us for his first “officially” appearance on the show.53:52 – Nothing like a free-for-all to keep your wits about you. We would be humbled if you voted for your favorite game in the poll before (luckily, Jason can’t win this week whooo!) and how about you email us? You can be apart of the show. We’d like it, after all.

Original air date: April 13, 2015(Dramatic synth violins)ARE YOU READY?(Synth drum solo making use of all the weird sound effects on that instrument)Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “We’re the Resistors” by Eric SkiffShow Notes13:15 – Listener email discussion question “Do you all own any video game soundtracks?”24:12 – “We’re the Resistors” by Eric Skiff27:19 – Retro Showdown!32:12 – Bailey’s pick “Double Dragon” (PS1)33:51 – Hunter’s pick “School Bus Driver” (Commodore 64)35: 12 – Jason’s pick “Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System” (PC)36:11 – Every day I get in the queue (Too much, Magic Bus) To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, Magic Bus) I’m so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, Magic Bus) You house is only another mile. (Too much, Magic Bus)53:17 – The possibilities are absolutely endless. I mean you have three great choices to choose for this week’s Retro Showdown. I couldn’t even imagine which four wheels on the bus are going round and round for you this week. Good luck. You’ll need it.

Original air date: April 6, 2015“[Insert endorsement here]”– [Insert promoter name here]Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Killing Bosses” by GumbelShow Notes14:40 – Listener email discussion question “I was wondering what you guys consider the biggest letdown ending to a video game?”29:13 – “Killing Bosses” by Gumbel31:46 – Retro Showdown!35:27 – Bailey’s pick “Samurai Showdown 3: Blades of Blood” (PS1)36:35 – Hunter’s pick “Dragon: the Bruce Lee Story” (Genesis)37:34 – Jason’s pick “Barbie Horse Adventures: Mystery Ride” (PC)38:34 – You know those things in the backgrounds in the games that the artists too so long to create, pixel by pixel, only to wish and hope you could interact with and use in-game? Well, we’ve picked our favorite inanimate objects that you can’t react with in video games this week as our Showdown theme. I know, I know… But seriously, we’ve done a 130 episodes. It was bound to get weird sooner or later.51:21 – I can’t believe it, but it’s only a days away. One of my favorite holidays of the year, Review A Great Game Day is knocking on the door. We would love if you could help celebrate with us! No trolling, no hate. Just the love of your great video game shared with the rest of the world. Be a part of it!

Original air date: April 1, 2015I prefer a plagued geese trebuchet, but that’s just French Heritage. It’s our first podcast as the new rulers of this website and it’s a good one! Oh, sorry for the audio quality, the cows damaged the equipment pretty bad.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “The Legend of Zelda Overworld Theme” by GMZ Terrible Nose Orchestra. Be sure to let them know of your appreciation! (Twitter : @GMZJournalism)Show Notes14:16 – Listener email discussion question “I was just wondering what it would be like if the three of you took over all of the responsibilities at 1 More Castle?”20:25 – “The Legend of Zelda Overworld Theme” by GMZ Terrible Nose Orchestra21:57 – Retro Showdown!24:04 – Alex’s pick “Slam City with Scottie Pippen” (Sega CD 32X)25:09 – Jonathan’s pick “Tomba!” (PS1)26:24 – Chris’s pick “Space Harrier” (Arcade)27:19 – It’s about to get crazy up in here with the craziest games imaginable brought to you by our new leaders of 1 More Castle. All hail!59:02 – Now the rules are the same, but with more freedom!! Vote for your favorite in the showdown poll below, leave comments thanking our new leaders for all of their hard work, and believe me, you do not want to be on their bad sides…

Original air date: March 30, 2015The gloves are off! Tom Hall joins the podcastle crew for a four person, no-holds barred, Review A Great Game Day themed Retro Showdown!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Back in the Groove” from the successfully funded Toejam & Earl KickstarterShow Notes14:48 – Listener email discussion question “How has 1morecastle changed your lives?”24:33 – “Back in the Groove” Toejam & Earl27:13 – Retro Showdown!31:13 – Bailey’s pick “Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island” (SNES)32:22 – Hunter’s pick “Maniac Mansion” (NES)33:28 – Jason’s pick “We Love Katamari” (PS2)34:21 – Tom’s pick “Star Fox 64” (N64)35:14 – With Review A Great Game Day right around the corner (it really is so get to it!) we thought we would invite the N64 Connoisseur to join us in celebrating another soon-to-be success year of RAGGD! So we picked four great games. The choice will be difficult. Good luck!58:25 – Time flies when you are having fun trying to find just the tiniest things to make a great game look mediocre. Well, we never said this was going to be easy. So go forth and vote for your favorite game in the showdown poll.

Original air date: March 23, 2015Dumping on the Classics: the new hit podcast hosted by Jason Lamb!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Grandpa and the Delightful Tadpoles” by The Tsunami EffectShow Notes16:53 – Listener email discussion question “Will 1 More Podcastle be at MGC this year? What is one of your favorite horror games?”33:18 – “Grandpa and the Delightful Tadpoles” by The Tsunami Effect36:20 – Retro Showdown!39:36 – Bailey’s pick “The Uncanny X-Men” (NES)40:49 – Hunter’s pick “X-Men” (Sega Genesis)42:19 – Jason’s pick “Michigan: Report From Hell” (PS2)43:23 – What may appear as an all “X-Men” showdown where Jason missed the memo is actually games with level selects. I know it’s confusing because of all the X-Men games. We get confused during from time to time. Please leave your thoughts in the comment section. We are here to help!1:01:18 – Did you hear that?! That’s right!! Review a Great Game Day has returned. So get to writing/videoing/podcasting because we are expecting a banner year. Officially opens April 7th and displayed for the entire world to see on April 8th. One of the greatest holidays of the year. Join us!

Original air date: March 16, 2015WE GONNA ROCK DOWN TOELECTRIC AVENUEAND THEN WE'LL INCREASE IN ALTITUDEOH OHOur Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Ghost Grove” by PlatonistShow Notes26:00 – Listener email discussion question “If you could steal any retro gaming car (not any other vehicle, just a car), what would it be?”33:00 – “Ghost Grove” by Platonist35:19 – Retro Showdown38:11 – Bailey’s pick “Family Feud” (SNES)39:22 – Hunter’s pick “Metroid 2: Return of Samus” (Gameboy)40:52 – Jason’s pick “Katamari Damacy” (PS2)41:36 – Coins, gems, rings, stars. A Jedi needs none of these. But they are everywhere in video games. Our hosts try to find games with collectibles that don’t include the former. And then we talk about things other than old video games. It’s one of those podcasts.1:04:29 – The time is now! Did you know that we act as your Senators in the Retro Showdown (or Members of Parliament if you’re Canadian)? Every vote counts and so does yours! Be sure to vote for your favorite below and if you have a burning question, observation, or general knowledge you’d like to share, we encourage it by emailing us!

Original air date: March 9, 2015In an astoundingly poor decision, EA chiefs opted to not destroy the Maxis building with hurricane, earthquake, giant lizard, alien invasion, or meteor strike.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Optimism Prime (Solt + Peppor’s theme)” by the World is SquareShow Notes17:10 – Listener email discussion question “Are their any games that were released on both a home console and a handheld console where you preferred the handheld version of a game over the home console version?”32:13 – “Optimism Prime (Solt + Peppor’s theme)” by the World is Square35:07 – Retro showdown!38:27 – Bailey’s pick “James ‘Buster’ Douglas Knockout Boxing” (Sega Genesis)39:38 – Hunter’s pick “South Park” (N64)41:19 – Jason’s pick “Spider-man” (N64)42:09 – The gloves are coming off for this showdown, or rather, on for games that feature protagonists wearing gloves. Special bonus points for those wearing mittens. Hit that bell and prepare to throw down!59:24 – A vicious fight indeed. But who will be the victor? Leave your vote in the poll below and if you liked what you’ve heard, please tell a friend. Want to be a part of the show? Email us a listener email discussion question!

Original air date: March 2, 2015OhOur Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Hard-Working Moles Are Good Moles” by 8-bit PhilharmonicShow Notes17:43 – Crazy Game Idea! Yes, we are officially out of email discussion questions, so that means it’s up to Jason to create a new game idea off our one word answers.25:45 – “Hard-Working Moles Are Good Moles” by 8-bit Philharmonic28:21 – Retro Showdown!31:15 – Bailey’s pick “Hard Drivin'” (Sega Genesis)32:32 – Hunter’s pick “Darkman” (NES)33:50 – Jason’s pick “Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis” (Gamecube)35:03 – H2O. The source of life. In our theme this week, we bring games that include essential liquids. Yes, we’ve done a ton of these and they are just going to keep getting stranger. Let the games begin!53:48 – Would you like to participate in our show? Send us an email and we’ll discuss it on air. Already sent us one in the past? I’m sure we’ve forgotten already so you might as well send us another. And don’t forget to vote for your favorite game in the showdown poll!

Original air date: February 23, 2015 Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Rusty Fingers” by Dr. ManhattanShow Notes21:23 – Listener email discussion question “What game would you play only when your friends aren’t around because your embarrassed for them to know about it?”32:11 – “Rusty Fingers” by Dr. Manhattan35:13 – Retro Showdown!37:54 – Bailey’s pick “River City Ransom” (NES)38:54 – Hunter’s pick “Ghostbusters II” (Gameboy)39:53 – Jason’s pick “Dancing Eyes” (Arcade)40:41 – The gentlemen tackle games featuring flexible weapons. Then Jason just brings a weird Japanese game instead. Then hilarity ensues.58:19 – We are officially out of listener email discussion questions! If you would like to be apart of the show then email us your burning thoughts. We’ll read them and discuss live on the podcast! Or become part of our marketing team by sharing the show with your friends and family. Gamers ho!

Original air date: February 16, 2015WHHHHYYYYYYYYYY?!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Title Theme – Mega Man 2” by Mega BeardoShow Notes21:49 – Listener email discussion question “Which other features, either realistic or fantastic, do you think video games would benefit from?”35:59 – “Title Theme – Mega Man 2” by Mega Beardo37:23 – Retro Showdown!40:08 – Bailey’s pick “The Simpsons” (Arcade)41:18 – Hunter’s pick “Mad Dog McCree” (Sega CD)42:55 – Jason’s pick “Tekken Tag Tournament” (Arcade)43:59 – We’ve gotten to the point in our showdowns where the real and the unreal have blurred. Our theme is games that feature something with bowling… but no a bowling game. Prepare to be amazed.1:02:51 – We do enjoy interacting with you so be sure to drop us a line in the comments, maybe send us a question you’d like us to answer on air, or possibly a chiptune/nerdcore artist who’s looking for their day in the sun? Well, look no further than 1 More Castle because we do all that stuff.

Original air date: February 9, 2015 Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Dr. Mario: Chill” by DJ RedlightShow Notes25:08 – Listener email discussion question “Since you now acknowledge the next tier of gaming consoles I’ve been thinking. Do you guys feel the need or desire to play games on these systems more then your go to systems to see what you might have been missing out on?”42:17 – “Blues for the Red Man” by The Audio Sprite44:41 – Retro Showdown!47:10 – Bailey’s pick “Grand Theft Auto 3” (PS2)48:14 – Hunter’s pick “Tetris” (NES)49:46 – Jason’s pick “Super Castlevania IV” (SNES)50:41 – We have the return of the legend himself Eric Bailey back on the show! After two months of exiting life events, we indulge ourselves on games that we played once, will never play again regardless of mass appeal.1:11:00 – The band is back together again, which means more terrible segues, outlandish remarks, and apparently eating chips in the microphone. Send us your questions to be read live on air and don’t forget our super cool shop for all your Bomb Arrow needs!

Original air date: February 2, 2015We have a very special guest with us today. The new editor-in-chief of Retro Magazine: Daniel Kayser! He fills us in on everything past, present, and future of the magazine.RETRO is giving away a free digital subscription to a randomly selected person who joins the conversation about this episode on Twitter with the hashtag #ReadRetroShowdown between now and next Monday’s podcast release! Get tweetin’!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Dr. Mario: Chill” by DJ RedlightShow Notes16:28 – After all that talk about video games, what about the ones we’ve been playing?27:19 – “Dr. Mario: Chill” by DJ Redlight30:05 – Retro Showdown!30:29 – Jason’s pick “Liero” (DOS)31:17 – Hunter’s pick “Casper” (Sega Saturn)32:18 – Daniel’s pick “Pro Wrestling” (NES)33:27 – It’s a free for all! An all out battle of the wits with three heavy hitters bringing their favorites. Who will reign supreme? Only your vote will decide!46:50 – A very special thank you again to Daniel Kayser for filling in this week. Be sure to check out the amazing publication Retro Magazine. And be sure to get those questions into us so that we can read them on air!

Original air date: January 26, 2015Today we have Hugues Johnson from the Retro League podcast!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “F-Zero ‘Mute City’” by djpretzelShow Notes17:30 – Listener email discussion question “If it came down to it, would you give up video games or the internet if you somehow had to choose only one?”25:19 – “F-Zero ‘Mute City’” by djpretzel27:33 – Retro Showdown!29:03 – Jason’s pick “Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun” (PC)30:06 – Hunter’s pick “Fuzion Frenzy” (XBOX)31:09 – Hugues’s pick “Shadowgate” (NES)32:06 – We have the Retro League podcast co-host himself, Hugues Johnson sitting in for us and things get a little… “using a controller as a mouse”-ish?50:10 – We laughed, we cried, we need your support! Tell a friend about the best damn retro podcast in the universe and vote for your favorite in the showdown poll!

Original air date: January 19, 2015Typing of the dead: Sega’s best edjumacation game!We’ve also got a great special guest today: Jonathan Higgins!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Raptor: Call of the Shadows” by OrichalconShow Notes15:19 – Listener email discussion question “What is your favorite retro gaming peripheral/add on?”25:39 – “Raptor: Call of the Shadows” by Orichalcon29:01 – Retro Showdown!30:02 – Jason’s pick “Unreal Tournament 2004” (PC)31:22 – Hunter’s pick “Soul Calibur” (Dreamcast)32:26 – Jonathan’s pick “Pokémon Stadium” (N64)33:26 – Games with announcers. That’s it. Games with announcers. But we have writer of Game Podunk and self proclaimed Pokemon Trainer Jonathan Higgins sitting in.50:18 – Can you feel it in the air? Running through your hair? Something something that rhymes with hair? If not then you should vote for your favorite pick in the Showdown poll. Or send us your listener questions. How about leaving us a comment in the section below? All of those things would be swell.

Original air date: January 12, 2015We’re back from our holiday hiatus, with special guest Jonathan Hallée!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Lemmings ‘Let’s Go Dance” by NinesShow Notes14:44 – Listener email discussion question “Would the Metroid series be as popular as it is today if Samus was a man?”21:54 – “Lemmings ‘Let’s Go Dance” by Nines24:25 – Retro Showdown!25:51 – Jason’s pick “Duck Hunt” (NES)27:13 – Hunter’s pick “Gyromite” (NES)28:36 – Jonathan’s pick “Mario Bros.” (NES)29:35 – Welcome to the New Year were it’s nothing but black box NES titles (sans Super Mario Bros.) on the Retro Showdown and we are joined by none other than the writer of My Two Gils himself: Jonathan Hallée.49:46 – We are super excited to be back after a long holiday break. We hope that you had a safe and wonderful time and we invite you to send us your New Year’s retro gaming discussion questions and vote in the Showdown poll.

Original air date: December 22, 2014Featuring special guest Dustin Faber!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was Food Frenzy” by GaMetalShow Notes10:12 – Listener email discussion question “Who is your favorite game developer or game designer that is roughly the same height as you?”17:57 – “Food Frenzy” by GaMetal21:16 – Retro Showdown!23:32 – Jason’s pick “Bloody Roar: Primal Fury” (GCN)24:40 – Hunter’s pick “Holosseum” (Arcade)25:48 – Dustin’s pick “Virtua Fighter 2” (Arcade)26:46 – We have the 16-bit Catholic, Dustin Faber, in the hot seat tonight and we are talking about our favorite fighting games. And… that’s what we did.46:45 – You’ve been a beautiful year, 2014. You gave us shining lights, comic cons, terrible Bailey segues, and Mega Bomberman. We hope that your distant cousin, 2015, is just as good. Here’s to you, 2014. Here’s… to… you. Also, we’ll see you guys in 2015.

Original air date: December 15, 2014Featuring special guest Adam Tabor of Transparency Pro!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Mega Man Battle Network ‘Let’s Bust Some Viruses!’ by timaeus222Show Notes9:01 – Listener email discussion question “Out of all the movies based off of video games, have you ever watched one that you really liked, or disliked, for that matter, and why?”21:28 – “Mega Man Battle Network ‘Let’s Bust Some Viruses!’ by timaeus22224:02 – Retro Showdown!25:48 – Jason’s pick “Dragon Ball Z Budokai” (PS2)27:05 – Adam’s pick “Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7” (PS2)28:16 – Hunter’s pick “Clue” (SNES)29:18 – We are happy to have Adam Tabor of Transparency Pro join us this week where we discuss those guilty pleasures of video games that we dare not share with anyone else… until tonight!43:04 – It’s only going to get crazier with Jason Lamb behind the controls. Watch as we all journey into madness. But before you do that, why not vote in the showdown poll for your favorite, send us some listener discussion questions? Those things are part of the holiday spirit you know?

Original air date: December 9, 2014With Special Guest Alex Weiss, of Retro Power, DePorted, and Twitter fame!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Shatterhand – Ending” by lochNES BeatsShow Notes19:13 – Listener email discuss question “the PS doesn’t seem to attract the same kind of fanatical, undying and rose-tinted love that people who grew up with the NES or Megadrive seem to feel about their first consoles. Why is this?”31:49 – “Shatterhand – Ending” by lochNES Beats33:13 – Retro Showdown!37:39 – Bailey’s pick “Mario Party 3” (N64)38:53 – Alex’s pick “Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars” (SNES)40:46 – Hunter’s pick “Double Dragon 2” (NES)42:06 – It is with a heavy heart that this episode marks Bailey’s last until his return from his sabbatical. In honor of his leave, we present to you the most thought out, well versed, showdown theme we could come up with: Bailey’s favorite games. Oh, and Jason’s out because he got engaged or something whatever. But we have the D-Ported man himself, Alex Weiss.57:55 – We have a hot seat of new talent coming through to fill in for Bailey while he is tending his family. If you’d like to be considered, please email us! Don’t forget to vote for your favorite Bailey game in the poll and leave us your comments.

Original air date: November 24, 2014A 1 MORE PODCASTLE EXCLUSIVE!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Donkey Kong Country – Aquatic Theme” by lochNES BeatsShow Notes12:11 – Crazy Game Idea (please email us your questions… please) Kung-Fu Buffalo!22:54 – “Donkey Kong Country – Aquatic Theme” by lochNES Beats25:28 – Retro Showdown!28:10 – Bailey’s pick “Ball Blazer” (ATARI 7800)29:19 – Hunter’s pick “Space Harrier” (Arcade)30:13 – Jason’s pick “Super Contra” (Arcade)31:14 – The three of us have been lucky enough to be born into a world that featured video games. In honor of that, we choose games that were released during the month and year we were born. It’ll make some of you feel old. Others will have no idea what we’re talking about.56:40 – For all that is holy, please send us your questions. I don’t think I can take another episode of creating weird game ideas. Especially if they continue down the path that this was has. Also, vote for your favorite game in the showdown poll. And happy American Thanksgiving! We’ll see you in two weeks!

Original air date: November 17, 2014Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Kirby Vs. Mario” by LochNES BeatsShow Notes11:51 – Listener email discussion question “I was wondering what ridiculous genres YOUR brains could come up with.”19:51 – “Kirby Vs. Mario” by LochNES Beats22:19 – Retro Showdown!24:22 – Bailey’s pick “Startropics 2: Zoda’s Revenge” (NES)25:24 – Hunter’s pick “Luigi’s Mansion” (GCN)26:40 – Jason’s pick “Star Wars Galaxies” (PC)27:41 – Music is an essential part to video games. So much in fact, some games actually have bands playing in them! Set your ears to amazement as the beats of good fortune cascade around us. Oh and Jason just brought another Star Wars game.46:02 – Vote in the showdown poll! We want to hear your comments and don’t forget to send us your burning questions!

Original air date: November 10, 2014Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Let There Be Light” by AmIEvilShow NotesListener email discussion question “If you had the chance to experience a classic retro game for the first time again, would you rather travel back in time and experience the game as a child or as an adult?”“Let There Be Light” by AmIEvilRetro Showdown!Bailey’s pick “Bio Force Ape” (NES)Hunter’s pick “Tattoo Assassins” (Arcade)Jason’s pick “Metallica the Game” (PS2)Games that don’t exist or rather, games that were hyped, promoted, previewed that were otherwise unreleased for whatever reason is our theme for this week’s Retro Showdown. Allow the hilarity ensue.You know we love your questions, comments and voting prowesses so help us out with all of them. Know of a nerdcore/chiptune artist that deserves their time to shine? Send us some links and we’ll play them on the episode.

Original air date: November 4 , 2014Welcome to our third annual Halloween Spooktacular! Our special guest, as is tradition, is Andrew Carreiro: site admin and co-founder of 1 More Castle!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Ace of Space” by BeatdropShow Notes19:57 – We got a review of the podcast!25:04 – “Electro Killer 6000” by zircon27:36 – Retro Showdown!29:50 – Bailey’s pick “Resident Evil 4” (GCN)30:58 – Hunter’s pick “Hugo’s House of Horrors” (DOS)32:12 – Andrew’s pick “7th Guest” (PC)33:32 – Jason’s pick “Alien Vs. Predator 2” (PC)34:22 – It’s our third annual Halloween episode and it wouldn’t be complete without the one and only Andrew Carreiro!59:12 – We hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween! We absolutely had a blast getting the old band back together. Show your love for spooky things and cast your vote for you favorite in the Showdown.

Original air date: October 28, 2014This week’s guest is Video Game Hard Corps’ Victor Max Vellon!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Ace of Space” by BeatdropShow Notes16:07 – Listener discussion email “Have you or would you ever buy the same game on more than one platform if you knew there were significant differences between the two versions?”27:25 – “Ace of Space” by Beatdrop29:58 – Retro Showdown!32:28 – Jason’s pick “Death Rally” (DOS)33:40 – Hunter’s pick “Windjammers” (NEO-GEO)35:04 – Victor’s pick “Mendel Palace” (NES)35:49 – When Bailey’s away, the super obscure retro games we’ll play with Video Game Hard Corps’ Victor Max Vellon.57:36 – Special thanks to Victor for filling in this week and thank you, dear listener for voting in the showdown poll and leaving your comments. I hope you are ready for the Halloween special next week!

Original air date: October 20, 2014**THIS IS A PRIORITY 1 PODCAST**We are pleased with your progress thus far. This council authorizes the use of the Konami Code going forward.This podcast will include special operative Alex Weiss.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Choose Your Character” by FatNickShow Notes14:31 – Listener email discussion question “What got you into the NES?”26:01 – “Choose Your Character” by FatNick27:48 – Retro Showdown!31:17 – Alex’s pick “To the Earth” (NES)32:29 – Bailey’s pick “Bowling” (Intellivision)34:24 – Hunter’s pick “PO’ed” (PS1)35:23 – We have the D-Ported, Retro Power man himself, Alex Weiss filling in for Jason. We don’t need no stinking themes! It’s a Free-For-All showdown!57:09 – It’s always great to have new faces to the PodCastle. Thanks again. Listeners! Vote for your favorite pick in the showdown poll, shoot us some questions to read LIVE ON AIR!!! and don’t forget about our 1 More Castle Community Gaming night. It slowly approaches from the east.

Original air date: October 13, 2014 Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Find the Red Coin” by Sole SignalShow Notes16:37 – Listener email discussion question “What arcade version of a console game do you think was better than the console version and what arcade version do you think was worse than the console version?”29:41 – “Find the Red Coin” by Sole Signal31:55 – Retro Showdown!34:00 – Bailey’s pick “Super Mario World” (SNES)36:14 – Hunter’s pick “Mickey’s Speedway USA” (N64)38:00 – Jason’s pick “Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker” (GCN)39:14 – A heavy wool tunic in hot weather? Blue denim overalls and a long sleeve red shirt? Going pants-less on a go-kart? Talk about being poorly dressed for your surroundings. This week’s theme showcases some of the most ill-advised dressed when it comes to video games.59:47 – We are slowly approaching the 1 More Castle Game Night where we will be playing Team Fortress 2. It’ll be fun, it’s free, just join up on our Steam Community group and we’ll be sure to send you an invite. But in the mean while, vote for your favorite game in the Showdown poll, leave us some comments to read and ponder and send us your burning questions to read live on air!

Original air date: October 6, 2014Obligatory ridiculous stock video.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Apple” by XyloShow Notes15:28 Listener email discussion question “Instead of any physical rage over a game, have you ever found yourself saying rather bizarre or humorous things while playing?”27:32 “Apple” by xylo29:57 Retro Showdown!31:51 Bailey’s pick “Super Star Wars” (SNES)33:14 Hunter’s pick “Star Wars: Behind the Magic” (PC)34:51 Jason’s pick “Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike” (Gamecube)35:49 Star Wars! Nothing but Star Wars. Give me those Star Wars. Don’t let them end. Oh, Star Wars. If they should bar wars. Please let these Star Wars stay.55:20 Check that calendar because we are having our first official community gaming night on October 22nd, 2014! Be sure to subscribe to our Steam Group as we crush through Team Fortress 2!

Original air date: September 29, 2014Today I learned that there is a large section of the internet devoted to photos of dolphins in space.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Cranium Castle (Dr. Wily Stage 1 remix)” by lazygeckoShow Notes12:10 – Listener email discussion question “What game did you parents completely dominate you in as kids?”24:48 – “Cranium Castle (Dr. Wily Stage 1 remix)” by lazygecko27:10 – Retro Showdown!29:45 – Bailey’s pick “Casino Kid” (NES)30:54 – Hunter’s pick “Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future” (Dreamcast)32:15 – Jason’s pick “Jaws: Unleashed” (PS2)33:16 – Shark Week has already passed but that doesn’t stop our showdown theme for all the gut wrenching, heart stopping terror that comes when talking about sharks. Unless you are Bailey, then you just take a loose interpretation of what’s going on and try to Sock Piano it into the theme. Oh, Bailey.52:06 – We are starting a 1 More Castle Community Gaming Night where you, dear listener, get to play games with the 1MC friends! The first night is Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. Come join us as we try to take down the awesome power that is Jason Lamb in Team Fortress 2!

Original air date: September 22, 2014 Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Inside the Earthen Pipe” by Girlz MelonShow Notes14:47 – Listener email discussion question “Fantasy football is all the rage! And while I don’t play it like I used to, I respect it’s place in our world. But what if you did a video game version?”23:33 – “Inside the Earthen Pipe” by Girlz Melon25:13 – Retro Showdown!28:31 – Bailey’s pick “Dr. Mario” (NES)30:13 – Hunter’s pick “Battle Chess” (NES)31:17 – Jason’s pick “Star Trek: Armada” (PC)32:15 – Communism. It’s a thing. Sometimes it even shows up in video games but in unexpected ways. This week’s retro showdown theme is dedicated the thoughts and ideals that are not literal translations to once praised government structure. No, we are communist. Yes, it is Bailey’s theme pick. No, we do not endorse Communism… at least two of don’t…51:35 – We have officially started into year three of 1 More PodCastle. And the game remains the same: vote in the Showdown poll, leave your comments in the section below, send us email discussion questions and please, PLEASE, submit a chip tune or nerdcore track… I don’t think I can go through the Mario RPG songs again.

Original air date: September 15, 2014I, for one, welcome our new Google search audience based on this episode title.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Flash Man” by a good friend of the show, Mega BeardoShow Notes16:06 – Listener email discussion question “Are there games that would’ve been ignored if they hadn’t attached to big mascots or publishers?”27:20 – “Flash Man” by Mega Beardo29:20 – Retro Showdown!31:35 – Bailey’s pick “Croc: Legend of the Gobbos” (PS1)33:01 – Hunter’s pick “Pitfall” (2600)34:17 – Jason’s pick “Time Splitters 2” (Gamecube)35:05 – Snakes! I hate snakes! And pretty much any and all reptiles of any fashion. But we are putting them center stage for this week’s Retro Showdown theme. Blah… snakes. So gross.56:09 – 2 years. Do you have it in you for two more years of 1 More PodCastle? We hope so because we have only just begun. You know the drill. Get in those burning questions, vote in the showdown poll, and leave your comments below. Thank you for an amazing two years and here’s to two more!

Original air date: September 10, 2014We’ve got a special guest on this episode: Trickman Terry!Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Hey, listen!” by Mattias GerdtShow Notes14:31 – Listener email discussion question “Did you have any strange gaming habits as a kid?”21:39 – “Hey, listen!” by Mattias Gerdt24:00 – Retro Showdown!26:35 – Bailey’s pick “John Madden Football ’93” (SEGA Genesis)27:47 – Jason’s pick “Pyramid Patrol” (Laser Active Mega LD)29:07 – Trickman Terry’s pick “Atomic Runner” (SEGA Genesis)30:10 – We’ve got former EGM legend and co-founder of Video Game Evolution Trickman Terry sitting in! Prepare your ear holes with years of video game knowledge that will make your head explode.52:50 – We are but one episode away from our two year anniversary! And what better way to celebrate than with you, dear listener, by participating with us? Email us your questions, leave us your thoughts in the comment section below, and vote for your favorite pick in the showdown poll.

Original air date: September 1, 2014A battle for the ages.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Norfair Deathmarch” by Mazedude Show Notes17:01 — Listener email discussion question “If sports games held up as well as other genres such as RPGs and platformers, would the Genesis be considered better than the super Nintendo?”29:16 — “Norfair Death March” by Mazedude32:20 — Retro Showdown!34:50 — Bailey’s pick “Robocop” (NES)36:41 — Hunter’s pick “Duck Hunt” (NES)38:24 — Jason’s pick “Clifford the Big Red Dog Phonics” (PC)39:23 — Woof woof. Woof woof woof woof woof. Woof woof woof woof. Woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof. Woof.57:02 — We continue our reign in the retro gaming podcast realm as we inch every so closer to our 2 year anniversary. First 100 episodes now this? I know, I know. But it’s always important to vote in the Retro Showodwn poll, send us your burning retro gaming questions and leave us some comments. The more you know.

Original air date: August 25, 2014WhargarblbrlbrbrlaabbrbrlbrlrrarghhOur Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Get Down” by Disco DanShow Notes22:57 – Listener email discussion question “Has someone ever recommended a game specifically to YOU? That person was CONVINCED that you would LOVE it and you didn’t care much for it?”37:32 – “Get Down” by Disco Dan39:48 – Retro Showdown!42:06 – Bailey’s pick “Goldeneye 64” (N64)43:33 – Hunter’s pick “Final Fight” (SNES)44:54 – Jason's Pick: "Halo: Combat Evolved" (XBOX)45:42 – Video game protagonists come in all shapes and sizes. One thing is true though, a nice suit can go a long way. So lace up those penny loafers, straighten that Armani tie as we showdown the best dressed video game characters.1:05:31 – The fight continues and only you, dear listener, can decide who is victorious. Cast your vote for your favorite pick below, send us your thoughts on poorly chosen picks from friends and family and send us an email discussion question to answer your deepest, darkest secrets.

Original air date: August 18, 2014NINTENDO LEGEND PRO TIP:If you get every star in Super Mario 64, visit the top of the castle for an old friend who will give you 100 episodes of the 1 More Podcastle!For more pro tips, tweet @Nintendo_Legend #NintendoLegendProTipsOur Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Funkiphibian Dub” by djpretzelShow Notes17:17 – Listener email “Can you remember your first arcade game and does it still hold up well?”34:17 – “Funkiphibian Dub” by djpretzel36:38 – Retro Showdown!38:53 – Bailey’s pick – “Battleship” (NES)39:57 – Hunter’s pick – “Ivan ‘Ironman’ Stewart’s Super Off Road” (NES)40:52 – Jason’s pick – “Metroid Prime” (Gamecube)41:46 – There are a ton of great games out there. Many more would-be greats if it weren’t for that little… just that small little… stupid thing that makes the game unbearable. We discuss some of our personal entries in this week’s Retro Showdown.1:06:18 – 100 episodes. That’s a big number in anything let alone for a podcast talking about retro video games. And we have you, dear listener, to thank. We would not be where we are today if it weren’t for your discussion questions, chip tune submissions, comments and votes in the poll. From all of us, we say thank you. Here’s to 100 more!

99.5 – The Adventures of the Mario Bros., Chapter 1: the Mysterious Black PipeOriginal air date: August 12, 2014We’ve got a special pre-episode-100 treat: A new radio drama by Eric Hunter!

Original air date: August 4, 201499 Episodes / (Month of episode release (8) + (1) More Podcastle = 9) = 11Year of episode release (2014) – 11 = 2003Year of Mega Man 3 (20XX) – 2003 = XX – 03Number of Podcastle Hosts (3) – (XX – 03) = XXX = roman numeral for 10, therefore XX = 20The book of Genesis [Retro gaming connection], chapter 17 says Abraham was 99 years old [SAME # AS EPISODES]20- Genesis Chapter (17) = 3.HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED.Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)Our interlude track was “Go Back” by LazygeckoShow Notes20:52 – Listener email discussion question “Are there any video game genres that you don’t feel are represented in the last couple of generations of consoles that you’d like to see make a reappearance?”32:47 – “Go Back” by Lazygecko35:10 – Retro showdown!37:14 – Bailey’s pick “Taboo: the Sixth Sense” (NES)38:21 – Hunter’s pick “Gridiron!” (Amiga)39:43 – Jason’s pick “Rescue Rover” (PC)40:43 – Many great developers we know today had some rocky starts into the development scene. Sure they may have gone on to do great works and AAA titles, but their beginning titles would turn some heads.1:00:47 – We are just one episode away from 100. And it’s all thanks to you, dear listeners/readers. We could not do this without you. Show us how much you care by voting in the showdown poll, leaving us a comment and send us a discussion question to tackle on a future episode.