Retro Hangover
Retro Hangover is a podcast in which your hosts, Shane Koski and Chris Coplien, spotlight a different piece of video game history (be it a specific title, console, company, or person) each episode. They provide a brief background, discuss their personal experiences, as well as their favorites aspects of the item in question. Oh, and there's beer.
Episodes
A game that was, as they say, big in Japan steps to a mid-90s arcade mainstay. Can the power of a party overcome the brawn of bare-knuckle brawling?
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Panelists
- Eric (The Unlockables)
- Kade Call (Gaming Memories)
- Chris Coplien (Retro Hangover)
If throwing portly nurses out of windows and slappin' zombies with your small hand is your cup of tea, brother have we got something on the kettle for you. Prime Patron Saint of the show Lyle McKarns joins us to discuss one of his favorite fictional characters, Hellboy, starring in one of his decidedly not-so-favorite games: Asylum Seeker.
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Today's Guest Information
Name: Lyle McKarns
Bio: Ya'll know me. Still same old G.
Nintendo's mustachioed mascot takes a turn-based approach to throwing down with some barefoot brawlers. It kinda seems unfair to pit a chonky middle-aged guy against people who can crush watermelons with their thighs, but then again Mario has been known to smash heads with a giant mallet, so... call it even?
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Panelists
- Adam (The Good, the Bad, and the Backlog)
- Dave Jackson (Tales from the Backlog)
- Lynnsey
Despite being digital, it's difficult to resist some of those tasty treats we find in games. Today we salivate over our top selections for foods in video games that we would definitely stuff our faces with.
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Music Attributions
Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.
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Will a meticulously planned, well-coordinated assault prevail over a chaos goblin with a rocket launcher and no sense of self-preservation? Do our generalizations of people who play these kinds of games track with yours? So many questions!
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Panelists
- Shane Koski (Retro Hangover)
- "Nintendhost" Tyger (Retro Hangover)
- Josh Covel (Still Loading)
Jam a couple shells into your super shotgun and prepare to take back Earth from the demon hordes; we're talking Doom II with Scott Fisher, owner of local video game shop Gone Broke Gaming!
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Today's Guest Information
Name: Scott Fisher
Bio: 40 year old gamer, started in 1989, loved it so much I decided to form a business around it and it's been going strong for nearly 10 years. Outside of being a store owner I enjoy jiu-jits...
Do you think if Kirby were to inhale one of the dudes from Metal Slug he'd gain a bandana and severe PTSD? These are the questions that haunt us... That and who will win this match up!
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Panelists
- Chris Coplien (Retro Hangover)
- Eric (The Unlockables)
- Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson (My Life in Gaming)
Goobz of the Secret Levels Podcast joins Chris to discuss the streets.... And how much they RAGE.
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Original Patreon Air Date: April 9th, 2021
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Today's Guest Information
Name: Goobz
Bio: One half of the Secret Levels Podcast.
Website: Secret Levels Podcast
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Mario's self-appointed nemesis faces off against probably the only jet skiing game anyone can remember. Can an EXTREME 90s mascot defeat an EXTREME 90s sport?
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Panelists
- Eric (The Unlockables)
- Kade Call (Gaming Memories)
- Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson (My Life in Gaming)
'Tis not simply a spade, nay; 'tis a shovel... of HOPE! Friend of the show, Patron, and all around pretty cool guy Dave Jackson joins us once again to chat about a most chivalrous cerulean sir: Shovel Knight!
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Today's Guest Information
Name: Dave Jackson
Bio: Dave is the host of Tales from the Backlog, a podcast reviewing backlog video games, and A Top 3 Podcast, a top 3 list podcast.
Instagram: @talesfromthebacklog on Inst...
A plump plumber and a dive-bombing dragon. Where else could you witness a confrontation such as this, we ask?! No, seriously, we'd like to know.
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Panelists
- Shane Koski (Retro Hangover)
- Dave Jackson (Tales from the Backlog)
- Josh Covel (Still Loading)
We got a special one this week, folks! Our friends over at Mega Cat Studios (go listen to episode 108 where we interview Andy from MCS!) were gracious (foolhardy?) enough to send us a pre-release demo of their latest effort in collaboration with CollectorVision Games: Jester for the NES and SNES!
Jester is a game inspired by the long-lost 'Le fou du Roi' (King's JESTER), which was available exclusively on the defunct Videoway cable...
These games came to win Kog '96 and chew bubble gum, and brother... They're all outta gum. The second installment of the Street Fighter Alpha series goes mano a mano with the King himself Duke Nukem!
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Panelists
- Chris Coplien (Retro Hangover)
- "Nintendhost" Tyger (Retro Hangover)
- Goobz (Secret Levels)
Ok, so what if Mega Man was more like Indiana Jones but also gets in trouble for kicking an empty can into a nice lady's bakery and has a crippling compulsion to investigate every single garbage can he comes across? You get Mega Man Legends! Patron (and all around pretty neat guy) Randall rocket-jumps his way onto the show to discuss Rock Man's foray into the third dimension!
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Today's Guest Information
Name: Randall Quiggle
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The Rock Man cometh from the far-flung future year of 21XX to take aim at Maxim and his ragtag group of adventurers to secure a spot in the first round of KoG '96!
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Panelists
- Adam (The Good, the Bad, and the Backlog)
- Chris Coplien (Retro Hangover)
- Toby (Secret Levels)
With the proliferation of always online games these days, the pause screen is quickly becoming a lost art. Hit the Start button and take a break with us as we count down our top tracks that play when we put a pause on the action.
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Music Attributions
Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.
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We swear these games use real words in their titles, even if it totally doesn't look like it. The second prelim is upon us, with only one moving forward into Round 1 proper. Let the dogfight commence!
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Panelists
- Ozzy Garcia (Retro Hangover)
- Coury Carlson (My Life in Gaming)
- Keith Gasper (Main Quest)
Marc "Try4ce" Duddleson of Backloggery and My Life in Gaming joins the show once again to kick our discussion into high gear and cover an arcade staple: Cruis'n USA!
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Today's Guest Information
Name: Marc Duddleson
Bio: I'm one of the co-founders of Backloggery.com and one half of the team at YouTube channel My Life in Gaming.
YouTube: Marc on YouTube
Website: Marc's Website
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Music Attributions
Oh yeah, brother! It's King of Games time yet again, and this go-'round we're throwin' down to crown the best game of 1996! Just like '92, there are so many solid titles to choose from that a preliminary round was necessary to lock in our sweet 16 contenders. We're kicking things off with Command & Conquer: Red Alert squaring up against X-Men vs. Street Fighter!
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Panelists
- Chris Coplien (Retro Hangover)
- Shane Koski (Retro Ha...
Kids have always found ways to goof off in school, but the introduction of computers really kicked distractions into overdrive. Mourn for our GPAs as we count down the games we played instead of paying attention in class.
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Music Attributions
Musical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.
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