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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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This episode of Nostaljourney Tony Ponce calls Johnathan Holmes a furry, we discuss nearly every single classic Mega Man game, we remember the brilliance of the Mega Man cartoon and we even journey back to the dawn of the internet and Mega Man's effect on gaming culture via sprite comics and emulation. Somewhere about an hour in we actually start talking in detail about the forgotten NES Mega Man trilogy: Mega Man 4, 5, and 6. Mega Man 4-6 Hosts: Wry Guy (Mike Moran) Kris Knigge (TheCleaningGuy) Tony Ponce (MegaStryke) Derek Strelioff (Guncannon) Johnathan Holmes (BaldGayGuy) Download Nostaljourney Episode 02 [right-click and "save as" to download] Episode Notes 00:00 - Small talk and introducing the cast. [Flame Man Mix from the Rock Man 20th Anniversary Techno Album] 07:45 - Each cast member's history with Mega Man. 24:00 - The Mega Man cartoon. Great cartoon or greatest cartoon? 32:00 - Mega Man 6 and the Mega Man universe. [Star Man Mix from the Rock Man 20th Anniversary Techno Album] 43:00 - Sprite Comics and early Mega Man internet communities. 52:00 - Johnathan Holmes' internet dating adventures IN THE YEAR 2000. 58:00 - Mega Man's many support weapons. 01:07:30 - The Mega Buster. [Wily Castle Mix from the Rock Man 20th Anniversary Rock Album] 01:15:00 - Kris' defense of Mega Man 4. 01:32:00 - The evolution of the Mega Man series. 01:40:00 - The GameBoy Mega Man games. 01:52:00 - Mega Man voice overs. Such quality! A link between Dragon Ball and Mega Man. 02:01:00 - Favorite Robot Masters. [Bright Man Mix from the Chiptuned Rock Man Album] 02:07:00 - Kris talking smack on Ponce. P.S. - The only person who's entered himself into the raffle for a free copy of the Mega Man Anniversary Collection is Scotty G. All you need to do in order to enter is just say you're interested and hopefully listen to the show. Raffle ends tonight at midnight.
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Living the dream since March 16, 2006
Living the dream since March 16, 2006
Also, Happy Birthday, Holmes.
Anyhoo, I'm a big fan of this series, so color me excited to listen to this ep.
@manasteel88: Go for it. You know which one's my favorite.
@TheCleaningGuy: Considering we were running 3+ hours, yeah. I don't think most people would have wanted to hear us yammer on quite that long.
@mourning orange: You're in, meng.
@Tony Ponce: On the particular album that I have, I don't recall a Knight Man mix. Besides, Flame Man's theme sticks in my head a lot considering I always play his stage second.
Remember? I emailed out a song pack. Tell me you downloaded it.
DUDE! I sent you a pack of mp3s! ALL you guys!
Also, I'm a little tipsy.
I want to celebrate your birthday too! I want to do fun stuff! I want to be with friends and get crunk and shit!
When's KOF XIII coming out dammit? =<
Also, Scotty wins the raffle. We're gonna roll out the next episode reveal in a little bit.
I hope I don't sound too harsh here. Actually I think the content is great and that's why i'm sad that it gets pulled down by these issues.
They're the ones I remember most when I look back on my NES childhood.
Especially the coveted 4, which we didn't have for the longest time.
P.S. the NSFs for Mega Man 1-6 are on my Foobar list. Always. I love flipping through each one in order and noting how their complexity changes each time...
...damnit.
Now my week is going to be nothing but running through Mega Man 1-6.
We'll probably hear a console announcement soon, though.
@Testingz: I'm well aware of these issues, but the show's very young. The input is very appreciated, though. I don't know if I can universally fix the headset issue because the show pulls its cast from the Destructoid community and I'm the only consistent member, but I can see if there's a way to fix the left and right speaker issue.
It's the recording program I use that does that. My voice is on one line while everyone elses' is on the other.
@Capsulex: For older folks like Holmes, Mega Man 2 is basically THE Mega Man. While he played the later ones, a lot of people didn't. That's why so few people were upset by Mega Man 9's removal of the Mega Buster and slide.
@Fame Designer: There's actually even more Mega Man conversation in the first Neo Geo Pocket Color episode. Just because there's some Mega Man cards in SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters Clash.