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Episode 07: Duke Nukem 3D - PC
Episode 06: Resident Evil 2 - PS1
Episode 05: Deus Ex - PC
Episode 04: Mega Man Legends - PS1
Episode 03: Jet Grind Radio - Dreamcast
Episode 02: Mega Man 4-6 - NES
Episode 01: The Neo Geo Pocket Color - NGPC

Nostaljourney is a retro gaming podcast that features an new cast every episode. Each episode is based on discussing a particular game or series, then finding people who are nostalgic for it and people who have never played it before. If need be we go so far as to donate all the necessary gaming hardware to the newcomers. We compare the experiences of the two groups to find out how well a game has really aged as well as discuss its history.

For younger community members it may be a chance to learn what gaming was like in the past. For older community members it may be a chance to discover what games are truly classic and what games are not. In general the show exists to evaluate and discuss the nature of nostalgia and for everyone in the community to get to know each other better. Because the show involves giving out free games, it only records once every couple of months.

Recent changes to the game plan will hopefully entail the show recording every 2 weeks.


Shadows of the Damned - Multiplatform
Alice: Madness Returns - Multiplatform
Dead Rising 2 - Multiplatform
Radiant Historia - Nintendo DS
Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Nintendo DS
Ace Attorney Investigations - Nintendo DS

Wryviews are my personal review series where I try to do things different from the norm by asking myself how well the game achieved its goal, instead of if I liked the game or not. Wryviews are a personal challenge to stay objective and identify who would enjoy a certain game, rather than complain about who wouldn't. I feel that being a good reviewer entails being able to identify each game's audience.


Mega Man and Bass - Gameboy Advance
Maken X - Dreamcast

Gemnalysis is a series where I hunt down lesser known or neglected games and make a case for playing them despite the fact that they're older. Instead of flat out reviewing these games I look at them from the perspective of a collector and go over the game's history, and special trivia it may have.


Boss Battle - Mark of the Wolves
Boss Battle + Final Match - King of Fighters 98

Fatal Impact is a series of community tournaments revolving around SNK fighters; rather, it was. I happen to host the tournaments, but only once in a blue moon when I have the free time. I accept any and all callers, though I am not an entrant. Instead I am a trainer who organizes my entrants and helps to improve their game while introducing them to new and lesser appreciated fighting games.

The Fatal Impact tournaments will likely not continue until SNK releases games with better netcode. With recent promises from Atlus, King of Fighters XIII is likely to become the next big Fatal Impact game.


King of Fighters 94
King of Fighters 95
King of Fighters 96
King of Fighters 97

The King of Fighters Love Letter is a series dedicated to the storyline and history of SNK fighting games. Many people don't know anything about SNK in general, and with King of Fighters XIII on its way I'm going to bring everyone up to speed on the story in the series thus far.

Now that King of Fighters XIII has an actual release date this series may continue beyond the first story arc (Orochi Saga), but it's difficult to find solid information on the series' backstory.





Podsumaki Episode 09: Mortal Kombat Special
Podsumaki is a fighting game podcast that I hosted on and organized. There was a lot of random smack talk but it was a fun show. Currently it's on hold and none of the hosts are sure if it will ever come back. Our last episode was our highlight, where we spoke with three of the best Mortal Kombat players in the US and discussed the Mortal Kombat community and the upcoming game. If you were to listen to any one episode of Podsumaki, I'd recommend it be this.

The Top Three Things "Gamers" Should Care About Less
Somebody on Call of Duty: Black Ops screamed at me for not being good enough at the game, even though I wasn't on his team. Thanks to that I decided to write an article on some of the biggest problems with the gaming community, mostly their inability to care about things that actually matter.

Tainted Beauty: The Death and Rebirth of a Genre
What we have here is an article revolving around the 2D fighting game genre, the path one must go through to become good at the games, and all the obstacles in the way of this that I feel eventually led to the temporary death of the genre prior to the release of games like Street Fighter IV and BlazBlue.

Wry Guides: Goozex Training Manual
Wry Guides are a series where I try to educate the people of the community by writing about something that I in particular know a lot about. More than anything else though, it's just me unleashing a bad pun upon the world.

Top 11 Dreamcast Games You Probably Didn't Play
In this article I recap my experience as a guy who loved the Dreamcast, because he grew up with it as one of his primary forms of entertainment. The games listed aren't the popular and trendy choices so much as the lesser played B-list and C-list games that only true Dreamcast veterans touched.

Hey, I liked it: Mega Man VII
Hey, I liked it was a series where I reflected on games that I'm fond of that weren't appreciated by many people. As opposed to Wryviews which are meant to be impartial, this was a much more personal series. This series might continue some day but I could really not think of a bigger black sheep game than Mega Man VII.

Wry's Dreamcast Homebrew Guide: Pre-Brewed
There was a time when I was extremely, extremely into my Dreamcast. I didn't just play tons of regular games that I found on sale, I also researched the wealth of bootleg Dreamcast programs. These days I'm a collector and I'm not concerned with unofficial software. I'm too busy playing games I actually own. Still I created a quick guide to some of the easiest and best programs available for the Dreamcast that can be used with no hassle.

Untapped potential: Stop breaking my balls
I suck at games: But not forever
My Expertise: The Grand Jackass of Obscurity
Nothing is sacred: Sequels
Groundhog Day: Can you feel the sunshine, Sonic?
I started writing about games roughly a year and a half ago, and since then my viewpoints and my writing style have changed. Destructoid's Monthly Musings were a good way for me to get started when I didn't have many article ideas. These are all the ones I wrote that were promoted to the front page. I'm not super proud of them anymore, but if you want to see my writings evolve a little bit you can compare these to my more recent articles.
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We're back to donate free nostalgic games to people who've never had a chance to played them. This episode we have a fairly solid staff already in place, but we need one person who wants to chat with some of their fellow D-Toiders about Mega Man Legends. We've talked a lot about Mega Man in the past as it is, but with Mega Man Legends 3 in the works it only seems appropriate. The balance of this episode is already fairly even. We're looking for one non-nostalgic cast member. If you're nostalgic we might be able to squeeze in one extra person depending on how good an impression you make. The only way to definitely have a shot is if you're someone who has an interest in the Mega Man Legends series but never actually played it, however. Whoever is selected gets a free copy of the game and a memory card if you need it.

Everyone in the world has at least one of the Playstation consoles, so we're not gonna worry about hardware. This episode's staff is composed of the biggest Mega Maniacs on Destructoid. These are the fine fellows you have a chance to chat and record with:



If you're interested in being a member of this show all you need to do is audition and introduce yourself to the cast. Tell a bit about yourself and why you're interested in Mega Man Legends. Consider this a chance to let everyone on Destructoid get a chance to learn a little bit about you, even if you don't win a free game. All I personally care about is that you're fun and you have a good attitude. Don't worry too much about recording. Nostaljourney only records for a few hours at the worst and we don't care about being overly formal or on-topic. After that it's over. You're free to come back for later episodes but you're not committed to anything other than the one episode you sign up for.

These are the only real rules for the show:
  • Your availability must be open enough that you have time to play the entire game.
  • Your schedule must be flexible enough that you can arrange some time in the evening to record for a few hours.
  • You will need a decent headset and a Skype account. Please have or go buy a decent microphone. If you seem cool enough I might even help pay for one.


Seriously. Keep in mind that if you sign up for the show you're gonna have fun. One time Jonathan Holmes told us a story about how he dated a woman with a mold of her own ass hanging in her room. Who knows what other crazy stories that guy has in store.



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I will be judging people by their clever use of the prefix mega.
I never got around to playing either of the Legends games for some reason. I'd be interested, but I don't even own a PlayStation console anymore. My PS2 got stolen along with my games and some 360 games a long time ago (oddly they left my PS1 collection with stuff like Marvel vs Capcom, Suikoden, Puzzle Fighter and Xenogears in it.)
I'd love to get in on this and I swear to god I'll buy and test a microphone before I do it this time.

Unfortunately my knowledge of Mega Man is fairly simple. I play only using the Mega Buster (for god knows what reason) and I've never gotten far enough past Wily's Castle to really understand what the games are supposed to be framing.

However, I do love a good Mega Man and I have always been intrigued by what makes this one of the better games in the series (other than its presentation). I'll also play through this one like normal people play Mega Man.

Also, it's kinda weird this isn't on PSN/Virtual Console with 3 coming out. Or even that the PSP version isn't picking up a release schedule.
I would love to be involved. I actually recently went on a Mega Man binge last year and played through most of the old NES/SNES/PS1 games with not-emulators, so I've got context and a nostalgia-free lens (unless you consider less than a year enough time for nostalgia to develop). It was pretty much motivated by a desire to see what all the fuss was about but I quickly became a big fan. I actually played all 3 Legends games during that time frame (I'm including Misadventures) but I've got a PS2 if you wanted me to play through one of them again. I've also got a mic and a deep love of Jonathan Holmes, so PM me if I sound like your (Mega) man.
I MEGA think that WRY GUY is MEGA lame for not waiting for the MEGA awesome JONATHAN HOLMES on the last MEGA sweet Nostaljourney. It's also MEGA weak that MEGA lame dude didn't choose the MEGA awesome Breath of Fire III, instead of another MEGA Mega Man game since he's all MEGA about that stuff. I MEGA don't know where I'm MEGA going with this, but this MEGA comment was due to the MEGA sweet SENISAN's comment! =P
Funks right, bof3 is something that demands attention
Oh man, I still remember when I got those games. Mega magical. And Bola from MML2...such sweet music. It's probably my favorite series of all time, just cause it made me so happy when I played it. And Servbots are so damn awesome that I just want to kick them off of dungeon towers that house cyclops robots that guard treasure...ah, throwback to the cutscene from MML1.

As far as getting on, it would be cool, but there are bigger Mega fans than me (as evidenced by the cast, for one). However, I freaking love the series, so props to you good sirs for doing this!
Wait, looking for people who haven't played it? Damnit. Although to be fair, I despised Legends 2 as compared to the original. Still would like to be on, but by all means, let preference go to someone else.

Anyway, I had grown up playing the original series on the NES, stumbled across Megaman X5 (my first foray into that series, didn't have an SNES), and later on found a copy of Legends 1. The way that free-roaming was implemented in addition to the interconnected ruins made the world much more interesting and "real", if that makes any sense.

As it stands, I'm concerned for Megaman Legends 3. I want to be more hyped, but considering that even Capcom doesn't seem to be too confident in it, I feel that something must be going on with it internally that isn't being talked about. Or perhaps, Inafune's absence is causing some of the higher ups to have second thoughts. Regardless, going to buy the prototype as long as it isn't ridiculously priced.



also tron bonne is mai waifu
MML is epic. But I already beat the hell out of it. What happened to Mischief Makers?
@Wedge: Money's a little tight to buy people N64 systems, so it's probably on hold until the next episode.
@MANASTEEL88
See? You know what's up dude! Hell fucking yeah! WRY GUY doesn't know anything outside of Mega Man . . . =P

@WEDGE
WRY GUY is lame and makes lots of empty open promises . . . =P
@Funk: Oh, sure. You get your Jet Grind Radio episode and then you talk all you want about stuff you're not getting.
I'd love to be considered as the remaining non-nostalgic person on this podcast. I never owned a PS1, and though I was an early adopter of the PS2 what I had heard about the game at the time made me think it wasn't worth checking out later on when I had the opportunity. I know, I was a fool, but I (along with everyone else, it seems) was expecting a 3D version of good ol' NES era, blue-underpants-on-the-outside Mega Man, and that's not what Legends was intended to be. Since then I've read many articles that have told me the folly of my ways, but I can't justify the steep price the game demands in the secondary market. I do have the necessary hardware (BC PS3/PS2) as well as a Skype-capable PC and headset. Honestly, I'd be thrilled just to get to talk to the rest of the cast... getting to play and discuss a game I've coveted for several years would be icing on the cake. Regardless of whether I'm chosen, I'll be looking forward to this podcast for sure!
@Funkmastertastic - I can always count on you <3
Who the fuck doesn't still have a 64? Fucking poseurs.
@Wedge

I still do!

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