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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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The Daily Wryport: Contraz and Tourneyz Mike Moran | 1:35 PM on 10.15.2009 10 comments

So last time I announced a couple of contests and today we're following through with some tournament details and a speed run of Contra to let people see what sort of challenge they'd be up against if they enter a race. Starting off with the tournament details: In the spirit of promoting the King of Fighters Love Letter, I'm organizing a King of Fighters 1998 tournament. I highly encourage anyone with an interest in fighting games to treat this tournament as an excuse to sample something new and to continue reading the details of the tournament. Some of you may or may not know that King of Fighters 98 was the very first Dream Match title in the series. Thanks to the lack of plot the game has a whopping 38 fighters (not counting bonus characters) and it was the pinnacle of classic KOF. To you fighting game buffs out there: in terms of overall feel and refinement you could equate King of Fighters 98 to being the Super Street Fighter II Turbo of SNK. This game is a masterpiece in the eyes of many SNK fans, and in other countries is still played frequently today. This is the exact reason I'm hoping some people are going to be willing to give it a chance even if they're mostly used to Capcom fighters. The details are as follows: Matches themselves will be held online through emulation, in either 2DF or GGPO. I own a physical copy of the game so I hardly feel guilty. I will personally not be part of the main tournament. Instead I will help train any and all entrants who wish for my guidance. If you aren't good at fighting games consider this a chance to get lessons from someone who's at least decent and have fun while you're at it. After everyone is prepared the main tournament will begin, with the exact tournament structure determined after the number of players is discovered. Also of note would be the gaming swag related prizes from my collection. The prizes themselves will be listed later on, so make sure to check future Wryports. During the tournament all participants still in the running will have the option to challenge an anonymous fighter who will simply go under the name of Q. You get one shot at taking him/her on. Should you prove victorious this will make you eligible for a bonus prize at the end of the tournament. At the end of the tournament the top three players will win various bits of my swag, as well as a bonus item should they have won their match against Q. Finally the winner of the tournament will have a final chance to challenge me for yet another bonus prize. Of further note, the tournament will commence once the King of Fighters Love Letter has featured KOF 97, thus leading up to this game. Contestants will have time to train and by the end of the tournament they will have the full story behind each of their characters. If you have a favorite character but don't know about them, join in the fun, follow the Love Letter, and maybe win some prizes. The tournament will be covered in full for the 1998 entry of the Love Letter, complete with match videos if things work out right. After the tournament we'll move on to covering the next story arc of the series and likewise prepare a tournament for the next Dream Match game: King of Fighters 2002. Contact and Development Info New tournament developments such as prizes and entrants will be announced in my blog series The Daily Wryport. Anyone who wishes to speak to me directly should E-Mail me at WryGuy87@gmail.com. All tournament entrants who wish to spar or chat with either me or other entrants should meet up in the Fatal Destructoid forum thread. Current entrants Wry Guy [Tournament Host and Final Boss] Q [Anonymous Sub Boss] Senisan82 squirrelyg And now on to the run. As some people might remember I'm trying to start up another Great Destructoid Race and need someone to challenge me to a game. I thought perhaps people would like to see if I would be a worthy opponent or not, so I decided to go ahead and take my shot at the game I previously suggested: Contra for the NES. If any of you need something to do for a while, try making a bet on how far I make it. So considering I've already done Contra, squirrelyg made a good suggestion last time. The next Great Destructoid Race is gonna be Super Metroid. Hell of a good game. Anyone who just wants an excuse to play this awesome game again should totally let me know. The point isn't to go for perfection or anything like that. It's just to see how you can stack up against a challenger in a single run. CWal37 also had an interesting suggestion: Running through the main quest of Fallout 3. If anyone's interested that could be a good candidate for the next race. That's it for today. Anyone interested in joining either the race or the tournament let me know and I'll get back to you. Seriously, though. Join the tournament even if you just want help getting better at fighters. Doesn't matter how long it takes for anyone to comment here; I'm always monitoring the comments in the Wryport.