Secret Levels: Retro Game Reviews

Secret Levels: Retro Game Reviews

Goobz & Toby pick one retro video game each episode to play. They discuss the history, story, game play, music, fun facts, then rate it at the end from 1-10. The goal is to see which old games hold up today and maybe see if some of our favorites are only good due to nostalgia. The guys mostly play games on NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, SEGA Genesis, Playstation, PS2, and any other dead console they can get their hands on.*ADULT LANGUAGE IS USED*

Episodes

October 20, 2025 93 mins

Toby and Goobz review Mutant League Football on Sega Genesis!

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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Toby and Goobz review Ghoul School on NES!

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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Toby and Goobz review Bart VS The Space Mutants on NES!

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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September 27, 2025 48 mins

Toby and Goobz figured that with 200+ episodes under the belts of Secret Levels Podcast.. there might be some new listeners or future listeners that just don't have the time to listen to EVER episode. So they talk about how it all started and other possibly interesting info about the show!


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September 18, 2025 85 mins

Toby and Goobz review Bad Dudes on the NES!

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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September 13, 2025 99 mins

Toby and Goobz review Banjo Kazooie for Nintendo 64!

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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Our friends and listeners have voted on topics for us to discuss in this round table style episode. All questions we're suggested and voted on in our discord! Come join the discord to submit questions and vote!

What franchise needs the 90's BEAT'EM UP treatment?

If you could make a gamer play 1 game, what would it be?

What could have saved SEGA as a console maker?

You're stranded on an island.. what order ...

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June 26, 2025 108 mins
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Toby and Goobz had the listeners of the show nominate the Retro Gaming Hall of Fame class in! For this 3rd annual spectacular! Come see what games the listeners think should be in the Secret Levels Hall of Fame! They also celebrate 7 years of the podcast!

OR..
You can watch the entire thing on YouTube! Both Goobz and Toby were on camera again this year!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpeDYThVzOs
 

Joi...

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WAR... A giant war between to insectoid beings with big technology. Will the Goobz and Toby enjoy this weird auto-scrolling shoot'em up? Or will they want to smash this game like a bug?

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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May 5, 2025 16 mins

Poppy Keaton has a new supplemental side show where he will be touching on video game based board, dice, and card games and gives you his quick thoughts on them! 

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April 24, 2025 91 mins

Grab your batteries, dust off the gameboy.. because the boys are finally playing another gameboy game! Is this game a classic Mario game or is it its own weird creation.

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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April 18, 2025 100 mins

Let us tell ya something brother! It's WRESTLEMANIA season.. and the only way we can cover a game like this is with an old wrestling nerd that can help derail us! We have Ripken join Goobz and Toby for a game he picked to discuss!

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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Cowabunga dudes! The turtles vacation gets ruined by Shredder.. will this beat'em up be better than the last one? Will this story of this game break Toby and Goobz?

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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March 25, 2025 118 mins

It's become tradition for us to end Winter by throwing our multiple choice quiz show. This season we kept things simple and had listeners join in on the fun. Hear how well they do and find out who takes the gold metal this time!


Competing:

Stumbles

Wolfman

Ringo

Ripken


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March 15, 2025 100 mins

The guys get sucked into the COMIX ZONE! Will they love this game from their childhoods.. or will they get erased from the comic?

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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Toby and Goobz... er.. yep.. that's actually Toby and Goobz.. not their fill in stunt doubles Leathco and Keaton.. yep.. its the real deal.. So the guys are talking about Uninvited!


also.. unrelated.. check out AfterGlow Podcast with Leathco!

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This watch will make a perfect gift for the holiday season!

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Luigi's Apartment and JHobz join the dudes to talk about speedrunning, how to get into it, the difficulties of it, discovering new ways to do things, and much more!

Check our guests show Need For Speedrunning
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/need-for-speedrunning/id1573919179

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December 20, 2024 106 mins

If you squint hard enough.. it almost looks like it could be Super Mario Bros 3... but in reality.. its your favorite clown that sells hamburgers game..  Toby and Goobz try to get in Ronald's zipper and find his magic sack!

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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November 30, 2024 94 mins

Oh great.. another movie tie in video game.. as great as Gremlins 2 is.. will the NES game be fun to play? Or will level 2-2 be Toby's end..

The guys discuss the history, story, game play, fun facts and rate this game on a 1-10 scale at the end then let you know if the game is still worth playing!

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