Have you ever wondered what it's like to play a fighting game that eschews nearly every standard fighting game convention? Well, if so, listen in as we discuss Rise of the Robots! Learn how the game was made, discover whether its much touted artificial intelligence is truly groundbreaking, and find out how much pain and suffering I went through to deliver this episode to all of you. This one is special...you won't want to miss it!

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Join me as we discuss one of the most important adventure games ever created, Sierra On-Line's King's Quest! Learn how the game was made, discover why Roberta Williams decided to get into game design in the first place, and find out whether the very first King's Quest adventure, in its original form, is still worth your time today.

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Join me as we look at one of the most infamous games we've ever covered on this podcast, as we tackle the Philips CD-i "classic" Link: The Faces of Evil! Learn how the game was made, discover why Nintendo allowed one of its famed mascots to appear on what many consider to be a subpar video game console, and find out whether Link: The Faces of Evil is as bad as most of the internet would lead you to believe.

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Join me as we discuss one of the most Japanese games to ever be released outside of Japan, the Nintendo 64 platformer, Goemon's Great Adventure (or Mystical Ninja 2 Starring Goemon, depending on where you live). Learn about the legend of Goemon, discover how that legend was translated into a digital, video game form, and find out whether it's still worth your time to run, jump, and attack your way through various temples, forests, and caverns, even today!

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What do you get when you take a company like Bungie and ask them to develop a martial arts infused, 3D action extravaganza? If you guessed Oni, you'd be right! Learn why Bungie came to be, discover how Oni was made, and listen in as we determine whether it's worth your time to punch and kick a bunch of bad guys in the face using fully free-form 3D movement, even today!

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Grab your nearest mech suit, install a couple of upgradable weapons, and join me as we discuss one of the best titles on the Neo Geo Pocket Color, Biomotor Unitron! Learn how the game was made, discover why another pop culture fad from the 90s heavily inspired its creation, and find out whether it's still worth your time to attempt to become the Unitron Master of Masters, even today.

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It's time to get strategic as we tackle the real-time strategy classic, Command & Conquer! Learn how the game was made, discover why a sci-fi novel from the 1960s directly contributed to the eventual creation of the game, and listen in as we determine whether it's still worth your time to micromanage a crew of dedicated soldiers on a futuristic battlefield, even today!

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What do you get when you take some of the most diverse gameplay mechanics to ever exist in an 8-bit title, sprinkle it with some product merchandising wishful thinking, and turn the difficulty up to 11? The answer to that question is Battletoads, one of the more famous, and some would say infamous, games ever released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Learn how the game was made, discover why it was designed to be so brutally difficult, and listen in as we figure out whether it's still worth your time to take on the game's challenges, even today!

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