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This week Fred is catching up on a bunch of games he's been playing through and checking out. Fred’s Soapbox: The Right to Choose - 0:27 Week - 14:17 Games MtG Arena (TMNT Set) - 42:19 Clair Obscur Expedition 33 - 50:27 God of War Ghost of Sparta/God of War III Remastered -  01:02:45 PC Building Simulator - 01:15:47 Double Dragon Revive - 01:31:39 One More Thing: Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 5 - 01:52:00 Advertisement: Splatterhouse for TG-16 Songs (in order of appearance): RetroActive Theme Double Dragon Revive Main Theme Spider-Man Theme by The Ramones The Ultimate PC by Chris Blundell & Gavin Harrison

This week we are talking about the hardware, launch, and initial premise of the Nintendo Wii.  Fred’s Soapbox: Library Shopping - 0:27 Listener Mail and Intro - 11:07 The Wii - 46:58 One More Thing: Cobra Kai - 1:50:36 Retro Commercial: Mario Bros. (Atari 5200) Songs (in order of appearance): Wii 2006 Commercial Seven Rings in Hand - Sonic and the Secret Rings Wii Shop Channel

This week Ali joins Fred again to discuss both a spoiler-free intro and then spoiler-heavy discussion about Resident Evil: Requiem (aka RE 9). Fred’s Soapbox: Stay Focused Listener Mail Resident Evil 9 - 13:22  RE 9 spoilers start - 50:22 One More Thing: Super Mario Galaxy - 01:56:03

This week is chock full of pop culture references...and we had to delay the Requiem episode a week. Intro: Money Week and Listener Mail - 09:01 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - 44:27 Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum - 01:19:23 God of War: Chains of Olympus - 01:40:42 One More Thing: Rawhead Rex (1986) - 01:53:39 Featured Songs (in order of appearance): RetroActive Theme Lumière - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Level Select - Garbage Pail Kids Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum The Persian Army - God of War: Chains of Olympus Commercials: N64 1998 Price Reduction Rawhead Rex 1986 original trailer

This week's show is about AI in gaming, being sick, The Puppeteer, Danger of the Ooze, and the newest take on Bride of Frankenstein. Intro: The AI Wars - 0:00 Listener Mail and Week - 06:53 The Puppeteer (2013) - 33:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze - 01:12:33 One More Thing: The Bride! (2026) - 01:34:24 Featured Songs (in order of appearance): RetroActive Theme Kutaro Danger of the Ooze Title Screen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Theme Commercial: Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II (NES) Movie Clip: Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Fred's sick, so plans had to shift but he sheds some light on upcoming games to plan for.

This week Fred shows much love to shmups, especially Konami's Gradius and Salamander franchises. Intro - 00:00 Shmuppreciation - 01:03:05 Opening Song: Stage Start (Gradius, Arcade) Middle Song: Boss Battle (Salamander, NES) Closing Song: Thunderbolt/Stage Two (Life Force, Arcade)

This week Fred discusses Jaws Retro Edition, celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, and the recent shake-up in the games industry that sparked the topic of "console wars." 

This week is a MASSIVE show (over 4 hours!) celebrating the Resident Evil franchise with guest Ali from Gfinity. Fred admits that recent shows have gotten too long and promises to scale them back to a more digestible 90-120 mins starting next week. In addition, feel free to use the time codes to navigate the different sections and games. Intro and Listener Mail (0:00) Resident Evil Franchise Primer (20:13) RE 0, Code Veronica, Outbreak, and other side games (1:04:27) Resident Evil (1:30:04) Resident Evil 2 (2:19:15) Resident Evil 3 (2:59:40) Resident Evil 4 (3:10:39) Resident Evil 5 (3:21:43) Resident Evil 6 (3:32:27) Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (3:41:30) Resident Evil 8: Village (3:53:09) Opening Song - Resident Evil 0 Main Theme Closing Song - Go Tell Aunt Rhody from Resident Evil 7

This week Fred leaps back into the GBA Castlevania series with Harmony of Dissonance.  0:27 - Intro 47:56 - Games and Hardware 1:24:53 - Harmony of Dissonance 2:10:55 - One More Thing: Castelvania: Nocturne Opening Song: Incarnation of Darkness Break Song: Approach to Despair Closing Song: To the Center of the Demonic Castle

This week Fred tackles two distinct games that in the summer of 2009 couldn't help but getting constantly compared to each other. He discusses each game and the similarities and differences between them. Mobius Strip Technologies (Mega SD Expansion): https://mobiusstriptechnologies.com/ Retro Remake (Super Station One): https://retroremake.co/

This week there's a heavy intro before Fred delves into the Sega CD's first showing in its first year. We discuss the CD consoles before and after, the technical improvements, and of course, the game library. Sorry for the pudgy picture, couldn't find a good photo at the last minute. 0:00 - Intro 01:05:30 - Topic: Sega CD, Part 1 2:20:30 - One More Thing: Hellraiser DSPico USB-C at Phenom Mod featured on Macho Nacho: https://store.phenommod.com/?product=dspico-pre-order DosBox Pure Guide from Video Game Esoterica: https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure

This week Fred welcomes guest Danny to discuss the cult classic Shadow Hearts. Despite Fred's distaste for turn-based JRPGs, Danny recommended he give it a try anyway, and the result was a lengthy discussion about a very special game.

For this bonus episode, Fred is snowed in and decided to discuss alternatives to subscription streaming services for movies and TV in 2026.

This week Fred discusses game length, why it's important to him, and delves into some of his longest play times. Closing Song: Uncertain Hope from Timespinner