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Bryan and Ryan double up for a two-game episode covering the first and second Mega Man titles on the NES. The two action platformers created a series that spans decades now and is a favorite to gamers of all ages. Join us as we talk about these legendary titles and the fighter they inspired: Mega Man. Manuals: Mega Man: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Mega-Man-Game-Manual.pdf Mega Man 2: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NABBE.pdf Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + News 02:26 Training 11:00 Mega Man 19:33 Mega Man 2 36:26 Fighter : Mega Man 47:51 Final Smash Special thanks to our Patron: Mitchell Sheffield! All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and Capcom and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing! Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/SuperSmashCast

With the Mega Man and Mega Man II episode delayed, I restored a lost Side-Smash Episode where I sat down with Joseph Vuke to talk about our wishlist for Smash 6. This episode was a ton of fun and I'm glad I was able to get it to listenable condition given some technical difficulties. It's late but it's here. Enjoy! Check out Joseph Vuke on J=J!: https://youtube.com/@j-equals-j?si=v9ecft1tCBZ0Myky Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + News 03:00 Sakurai 07:18 Foundational Changes 26:55 Modes 43:14 Stages 55:05 Challengers Approach! 01:23:50 Final Smash All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and Id Software and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing! Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/SuperSmashCast

In this quirky episode of the Super Smash Cast, Joseph Vuke joins the battle to discuss the incredible cultural phenomenon that was Doomcrossing and the two simultaneously released games that inspired it: Doom: Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This double-review episode was a genuine pleasure to make and I hope you enjoy! Check out Joseph Vuke on J=J!: https://youtube.com/@j-equals-j?si=v9ecft1tCBZ0Myky Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + News 02:35 Plugs 04:16 New Year Announcements 06:24 Doomcrossing The Phenomenon 13:55 Our Experience with the Franchises 31:17 Presentation 54:17 Gameplay (Eternal) 01:36:16 Gameplay (New Horizons) 02:09:56 Final Smash All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and Id Software and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing! Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/SuperSmashCast

In this episode, Bryan and Ryan discuss the NES Boxing Simulator Punch-Out!! and it's Smash fighter Little Mac! Get in the ring and enjoy this fun episode! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + News 02:53 Training 09:26 Punch-Out!! 24:34 Challengers Approach: Little Mac 35:07 Final Smash All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing! Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/SuperSmashCast

Can you squeeze a ton of puns out of Street Fighter moves? Shoryuken! Curry Morris joins the fight to talk about one of the most important, if not good, games of all time and fighting games as a whole. Join us for this fun discussion of Street Fighter for the arcade! Subscribe to Curry Morris' content on YouTube with Curranator Productions: https://www.youtube.com/@curranatorproductions Subscribe to Curry Morris' content on YouTube with Curranator Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/@CurranatorGaming Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + News 02:46 Choose Your Fighter! 08:21 Plugs 10:46 Board the Platform! 14:33 Is Smash Bros a Fighting Game? 19:07 Street Fighter 49:29 Challengers Approach: Ryu & Ken 01:08:05 Final Smash All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing! Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/SuperSmashCast

In this Inaugural Episode of Raccoon City Radio, we discuss the first Resident Evil Remake for the Nintendo GameCube. Joining Ryan this time is Drew Tavares, Mitchell Sheffield, and James Hamrick for a special in-person episode. We hope you enjoy it! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro and Plugs 02:43 Survival Horror 09:23 Presentation/Tank Controls 36:24 Weapons and Systems 55:05 Spoilers Approach! 01:24:11 Final Smash Check out Mitch and Drew on Casket Minds: https://youtube.com/@casketminds?si=fIBWFUWnbo7LJTNL Check James and Drew out on Banter Fodder: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DHde31swumPeKaOyzuXBU Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BanterFodder Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/816739803492791 Check out Mitch and Drew on Live Long and Banter: https://open.spotify.com/show/51joadFk95SWGetRMLQiRI?si=oKCUhlMVSbqC8VgwfUX4Fw https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-long-and-banter-a-star-trek-podcast/id1729092784 More Banter Fodder on Criterion Corner: https://open.spotify.com/show/5mrRcpXoxlT0vq4Rf6oLaA Special Thanks to Patron, Mitchell Sheffield!

Bryan and Ryan discuss Hideo Kojima's breakout title, Metal Gear and dip into a little bit of the future of that franchise as we discuss the MSX title and its protagonist, Fighter Number 31: Snake! Kept you waiting, huh? Special Thanks to Patron, Mitchell Sheffield! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro and Plugs 02:09 Board the Platform: MSX + Hideo Kojima 05:42 Training 10:05 The Game 36:26 Challengers Approach: Fighter 31: Snake 46:52 Final Smash All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and Konami and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing! Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/SuperSmashCast

Milk Wilkins returns to talk about the recently released and critically acclaimed Indie title Hollow Knight: Silksong! Game Manual Provided by Nintendo: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAVE.pdf Special Thanks to Patron, Mitchell Sheffield! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro and Plugs 03:21 Spoiler-Free Discussion Start 20:04 Difficulty 21:26 General Progression 29:26 Spoiler Discussion Start 41:49 Bosses 53:46 Top and Least Favorite Bosses 01:08:06 The Small Touches 01:22:03 Frustrations 01:26:08 Final Smash All music and sounds belong to Nintendo, Team Cherry, and Christopher Larkin and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing! Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/SuperSmashCast

We're back with a brand new episode of a brand old game: Kid Icarus on the NES. Bryan and Ryan discuss playing games wrong, the importance of manuals to retro gaming, and of course the cult classic: Kid Icarus. Game Manual Provided by Nintendo: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAVE.pdf Special Thanks to Patron, Mitchell Sheffield! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:47 Training Mode 05:44 Generalities 08:03 Our First Experience 13:6 Enemies  17:25 Dungeons and Challenge Rooms 21:03 Bosses 25:56 Final Thoughts on Kid Icarus 28:17 Challengers Approach: Pit 35:50 Final Smash All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing! Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/SuperSmashCast

This week Bryan and Ryan whip some tail (literally) in the classic NES action platfomer: Castlevania. It's a good time with two people having their first experience with Simon Belmon in his home turf in the Castlevania series! This Game's Manual Courtesy of Nintendo: 'https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NABQE.pdf Special Thanks to Patron, Mitchell Sheffield! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + First Experiences 04:19 Training Mode 07:47 Generalities 16:20 Stages and Scenarios 21:33 Bosses 26:27 Final Thoughts on Castlevania 32:12 Challengers Approach: Simon 40:24 Final Smash

Metroid is so influential to video games that to call it revolutionary would be selling it short. Mitch, Bryan, and Ryan struggle to limit the discussion to just this very important game because of that. Metroid being the Grandmother of the Metroidvania subgenre is a huge talking point of this episode but we didn't forget to talk about this title that started it all. Join us for a fairly reverent episode of The Super Smash Cast! This Game’s Manual Courtesy of Digitpress: https://www.digitpress.com/library/manuals/nes/Metroid%20v1.pdf Check out Mitch and Drew on Casket Minds: https://youtube.com/@casketminds?si=fIBWFUWnbo7LJTNL Check Drew out on Banter Fodder: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DHde31swumPeKaOyzuXBU Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BanterFodder Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/816739803492791 Check out Mitch and Drew on Live Long and Banter: https://open.spotify.com/show/51joadFk95SWGetRMLQiRI?si=oKCUhlMVSbqC8VgwfUX4Fw https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-long-and-banter-a-star-trek-podcast/id1729092784 More Banter Fodder on Criterion Corner: https://open.spotify.com/show/5mrRcpXoxlT0vq4Rf6oLaA Special Thanks to Patron, Mitchell Sheffield! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:49 Training Mode 10:31 First Contact with Metroid 15:14 Generalities 27:21 Music and More Gameplay Stuff 46:16 Rating 52:14 Challengers Approach: Samus and Ridley 01:05:49

The Super Smash Cast has crossed over again with the Casket Minds Podcast to give you a Switch 2 Review from three people who spent two weeks with the console from launch. Enjoy this discussion on the new console featuring Mitchell Sheffield and Drew Tavares! Check out Mitch and Drew on Casket Minds: https://youtube.com/@casketminds?si=fIBWFUWnbo7LJTNL Check Drew out on Banter Fodder: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DHde31swumPeKaOyzuXBU Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BanterFodder Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/816739803492791 Check out Mitch and Drew on Live Long and Banter: https://open.spotify.com/show/51joadFk95SWGetRMLQiRI?si=oKCUhlMVSbqC8VgwfUX4Fw https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-long-and-banter-a-star-trek-podcast/id1729092784 More Banter Fodder on Criterion Corner: https://open.spotify.com/show/5mrRcpXoxlT0vq4Rf6oLaA Special Thanks to Patron, Mitchell Sheffield! Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 7/10 01:53 Launch Day Stories 15:03 Build Quality and Physicality 23:24 PC Handhelds and Optimization 29:15 Mouse Mode 35:27 GameChat 39:40 Pro Controller 52:49 Game Experiences 01:10:24 Ratings and Final Thoughts 01:22:23 Wrap-Up

Drew Dodgen of The Cel Cast joins the battle to talk about the NES title Dragon Warrior... Or is it Dragon Quest? Either way, we're discussing THE pioneer in the console JRPG landscape and the fighter this series inspired. Hope you enjoy! Please listen to The Cel Cast for more from our guest Drew Dodgen: https://thecelcast.podbean.com⁩ There's even a Smash Bros. centric episode for you to check out! https://thecelcast.podbean.com/e/simply-smashing-super-smash-bros-trailers-shorts/⁩ Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 00:47 Choose Your Fighter! 03:38 Dragon Quest Fundamentals 14:08 Story and Progression 33:25 Presentation and Endgame 51:08 Challenger Approaches: Hero! 01:04:19 Final Smash/Switch 2 01:16:09 Plugs/Outro/What’s Next? All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing! Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/SuperSmashCast

Episode was recorded prior to the report that the film had been delayed. Banter Fodder joins the battle! Ryan Wall and James Hamrick talk about the upcoming and somewhat eagerly anticipated Legend of Zelda Movie: our hopes, our fears, our fan casting, and more! Check James out on Banter Fodder: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DHde31swumPeKaOyzuXBU Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BanterFodder Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/816739803492791 Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 01:20 First Experiences 08:19 Choose Your Fighter! 11:19 Spectate! 18:53 What We Know 24:43 Majora’s Task 35:20 Video Game Movies 38:04 Skyward Score 45:40 A Link to the Cast 56:26 The Adventures of Link 01:13:18 A Link Between Casting 01:17:23 The Gadgets of Screen Time 01:23:48 Final Smash! All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing! Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/SuperSmashCast

In this episode, Ryan and Bryan discuss the absolutely transformative NES title The Legend of Zelda. It's a title that began a series that is beloved around the world and it's one that kinda holds up to this day, despite showing some age. All music and sounds belong to Nintendo and are licensed under fair use. Credit to the new Super Smash Cast Logo goes to friend of the show Drew Dodgen. Thanks Drew, keep Smashing! Help us grow! Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/SuperSmashCast Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 01:20 First Experiences 03:40 Presentation 05:46 Intro to Zelda 08:43 Gameplay/Dungeons 18:25 Enemies 23:24 Challengers Approach: Link 32:12 Challengers Approach: Zelda 36:32 Final Smash