Afterglow - Retro Gaming Memories

Afterglow - Retro Gaming Memories

This podcast focuses more on the personal experience with the game. Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at https://linktr.ee/Leathco Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret Levels Intro and outro music by: Grim from "The Lost and Gone" podcast

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June 21, 2025 20 mins

Better late than never! I had the double whammy of PC issues and medical issues delaying recording, but I wanted to get something out while waiting for my PC parts to come in, so I got a laptop and wanted to record a short, but special epsisode for an early favorite of mine. Joust is a game I have VERY early memories of for the arcade version, than it showed up again early in my NES heyday.

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It might not be Halloween season yet, but there's always time for some spooky fun anytime in the year so myself and our guest Keaton decided to celebrate the LucasArts classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors!


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May 29, 2025 39 mins

The crushing power of a mallet. The shattering blow of a club. The slashing edge of a blade. They call to you.....


And Leathco and Grim also call to you to listen in as we discuss our thoughts and memories of the Mortal Kombat franchise debut into polygonal fighting!


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May 11, 2025 45 mins

They're not heroes in a half shell, but they're close to it! In this episode me and Stumbles from the Secret Levels discord talk about our memories and history with Battletoads for the NES and Sega Genesis.


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April 30, 2025 76 mins

As listeners know, I am a big Final Fantasy fan. That beings said, I was late to the party for the fifth entry, partially due to how long it took to be released in the United States and because of other games I had played since it originally released. I eventually caught up though! I'm joined by Chris (Xodyak) from Retro Hangover as we discuss our mutual memories and thoughts on Final Fantasy 5!


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April 24, 2025 20 mins

Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting in this episode of Afterglow as I look at the game that started the beat-up-up genre (at least for me) in Double Dragon for the NES.


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April 12, 2025 23 mins

A game doesn't need to be perfect to be fun, and this episodes game is the perfect example of that. This game has flaws but is also just a nice sit down and play experience. It's not talked about much today, but if you are looking for a fun, short, and not too difficult NES game, Wrath of the Black Manta is a good choice.


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March 31, 2025 19 mins

Lets close out Steiner Math March with a game based on a great show.....but the game was a huge disappointment to me. I read the reviews as a young adult but wanted to give it a chance. I should have trusted the reviews.



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March 16, 2025 77 mins

We've hit episode 100! To celebrate, I asked you guys to give some of your gaming memories. This episode features 8 listeners with 9 segments showcasing some of their gaming memories. Thanks to Parrallax Puddles, Berg, Review Bros, Keaton, AtomicNuke, NESJohnny, Keith Gasper, and Jimmerz for contributing to this!


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March 7, 2025 40 mins

Steiner Math March continues with WWF Wrestlemania on the NES. This was the first wrestling game I played in my life.......and thankfully I tried others because this one wasn't so good. I'm joined by Slaje from the Secret Levels Discord as we discuss our childhood memories and thoughts on the WWFs first NES title.


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March 1, 2025 24 mins

It's time for Steiner Math March! Last year in March we did a special wrestling month called Big Meaty Men Slappin' Meat in March, and I wanted to do it again this year, but this time featuring wrestling games I perhaps wasn't so hot on; wrestling games I didn't care much for. Kicking this month off will be the WWF In Your House for PS1 (as well as Saturn), a game I had high hopes for but ended up.....well......lis...

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How'd this end up here?


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TobyVonDoom from Secret Levels joins in this episode as we discuss one of the most universally reviled games of the 16 bit era in Bubsy. Are there any positives to this game and what are our memories when this game was new? Tune in to find out!


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February 7, 2025 20 mins

Sometimes your memories of a game are different from what your modern take can be. This is the position I find myself in when I replay StarTropics, a game I have great childhood memories of but I just don't enjoy as much as an adult. Journey with me to try to see my conflicting viewpoints in this episode.


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January 27, 2025 22 mins

Mega Man returns to Afterglow in this episode! It's been too long since I covered a Mega Man title, so here's the second game in the X series, which was the last one I got to play on it since I never got X3 or found it in a rental store. Of course I love it since its a Mega Man game, but you'll have to listen in for my detailed thoughts!


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January 19, 2025 57 mins

Just a quick caveat - there was an issue while recording this episode and occasionally there's a burst of static. I was recording with Bandicam and can't figure out how to fix the problem so I'll be changing my recording software for future episodes.

That being said, Keaton joins us in this episode as we talk about our memories and the legacy of Super Mario Bros. 2. Its a classic to most everyone, although myself and K...

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January 1, 2025 21 mins

I don't cover as many retro PC games as I do console games but I love sprinkling them in as I am more of a PC guy now, and in the end of the 90s no PC game was as anticipated as Quake 3. I share my thoughts on being an early PC gamer thrust into the arena FPS game style.

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December 18, 2024 19 mins

On this episode we are going back to the Game Boy with a launch title not talked about as much as Tetris but just as impressive to see on the black and white (or green and black) handheld with Super Mario Land. I forgot to mention in this episode there is a DX release of this game (which was a remake done in color for the Game Boy Color) that I never got to play but looks really good from what I have seen on YouTube of it.


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December 9, 2024 21 mins

This episode covers a light gun game, a genre that has fallen in recent years but I think these games are a blast to play. And few nail the setting as well as T2 does, even though the game is crazy difficult. I talk about my experiences with the arcade game as well as the SNES port in this episode, and how I had to more or less cheat to beat it.


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