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RetroforceGO! records episode 90 tonight: Zombies! photo

BRAINS. Tonight we record the newest installment of our Retro Limbo series, with a look at zombie games. They ate our neighbors, infected our friends and loved ones, and eventually made their way into our malls, at which point things really got awesome. It's a special episode, being recorded for a couple of special reasons. Mostly because we love zombies. Love killing them, that is.

There's nothing quite as satisfying as driving a crudely sharpened object through the cranium of whoever happens to be passing by and totally getting away with it because they're undead. The only thing more fun than what you get to do in zombie games is the stuff we'll get to do when the actual zombie apocalypse comes to be. Man, I can't wait for that. But I guess in the meantime we can just talk about games. Hit the comments and leave us a few questions; we'll do that.


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Suff0cat's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 07:16
Suff0cat
If Plants Vs Zombies doesn't get mentioned I may very well cry and say mean things about everyone.


Also, speaking of dead things, I totally killed Chad's "Unbeatable" Sequence score in Geometry Wars 2. :)
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:04
SnakeDude4Life
You should have had a expert on.

*Hands bussiness card*

Good day sir.
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:07
falinter
:[ i am crying tears of joy right now. i love zombies so much.

I was actually late to work today because I was playing Plants vs Zombies, watering my Zen garden.
Codysseus's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:07
Codysseus
Zombies Ate My Neighbors!!
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:09
Magnalon
What is your favorite retro game that you WISH had zombies in it?

For Chad:
What's the cutest zombie ever?
Pyroph's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:09
Pyroph
Is Zombies Ate My Neighbors the best zombie game? (yes)
odber's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:13
odber
Yay, Zombies. Please talk about the awful/amazing game Zombie revenge on the Dreamcast.

And now a couple of questions:

When the inevitable zombie apocalypse dawns on us what will be your choise of disposing of them? A cricket bat and your least favourite LPs? And Chad, would you be able to kill a zombie puppy/doplhin if it was about the eat your brains?

Senisan82's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:13
Senisan82
Zombie Revenge for the dreamcast. Anybody up to coop this badboy?
Kohlstream's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:14
Kohlstream
Why do you think zombie games are so popular? Also how come it never seems to be an overused theme in videogames even though there has been SO many of them over the years.

For instance i have been playing Killing Floor every night since it was released the other week and it never gets old.
q-pa's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:15
q-pa
Though they're not known for their zombies, killing undead enemies with a Phoenix Down in the Final Fantasy series never ceases to amuse me. ;-)
Chad Concelmo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:16
Chad Concelmo
@Suff0cat,
Damn you. ;)
slackermonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:16
slackermonkey
Do you prefer fast zombies or slow zombies?
Mentok the Mindtaker's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:16
Mentok the Mindtaker
should of invited moutainlion on
Dreamsower's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:17
Dreamsower
Zombies Ate My Neighbors, yes more PLEASE. That game is amaaaaazing.

The game Monster Madness came out that I think went for the ZAMN angle and from the little I played the controls were horribly off. Do you think it would be difficult to make an updated iteration of that game that maintains the spirit and feel of the first? What would you want to put in a game that emulates the formula from Zombies Ate My Neighbors?

<3
Uber Mashu's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:18
Uber Mashu
A romantic couple of questions for you this week shipmates. Yar!

I have reached a point in my life where I'm looking to settle down. Will you marry me? Offer is open to all.

Which one of you is more likely to survive a Zombie Apocalypse and why? What would be your weapon of choice?

The fair is in town this week and it is likely that an arcade cabinet or two will be present. Should I go introduce myself?
I ask you this because the town I live in is not the nicest of places. Is it worth being adressed by people as "mate" for a whole evening and possibly getting stabbed over a few rounds of Virtua Tennis?
This leads us on to my next question.

In the likelihood of my exterior having holes poked into it, would you call my mum and explain to her what happened?

Could Chad please say "That is most awesome sir" in a british accent please? I would like to make it my message tone. :)
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:21
SnakeDude4Life
I hope Stubbs the zombie was noted for great justice.
m_earendil's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:21
m_earendil
żDo you prefer slow zombies or fast zombies?

żAlso, has any of you read World War Z by Max Brooks? It's the most serious and awesome zombie novel ever written.... and it's fundamental for revising the flaws of your zombie contingency plan.
hpv's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:23
hpv
It's felt for a while like you guys are running out of interesting topics that you have enough material to fill out a show. When you've really exhausted well of retro games will you guys do the honorable thing and end the show or are you hoping that you'll be able to stretch it out until another generation of consoles can be classified as "retro"?
Issun's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:26
Issun
What is your favorite zombie game and why
Also, do you think Left 4 dead is the best type of game to include zombies ?
Give my regards to the next frog/french you'll meet.
Stella Wong's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:27
Stella Wong
yay zombies! >:3
Zombutler's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:27
Zombutler
If all of you were being chased by zombies, and you were guaranteed survival if one of you sacrificed themselves to the zombies, who would be tripped, and why?
JoZo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:27
JoZo
What kind of everyday home stuff would you bring with you to fight off backyard zombies?

What scifi weapon would you guys use against hording undead?
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:28
Dexter345
Do you prefer melee weapons or projectile weapons when combating the undead horde?
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:29
welkstar
Why does it always come down to shooting zombies in the head? What's the most creative method of zombie slaughter you can remember?
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:30
SnakeDude4Life
I'd like to see more game on the infected side like Stubbs or Possession.
Dhalamar's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:33
Dhalamar
Mustn't forget about the most epic zombie attack of all time : the blood attack in Metal Slug 3. Any other notable zombie attacks playable or not that you guys can recall?
AdamT's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:33
AdamT
If you were stuck in a shopping mall, where's the first place you'd run to for weaponry?
eYak's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:34
eYak
What game did zombies the best? There's the easy Resident Evil (slow, shambling zombies) choice, or the newer L4D mix of fast, slow & super zombies. What about Half-Life with its headcrab parasitic zombies? Personally, my favorite zombie memory is from the first Resident Evil with the disgusting noise made when they chew on your neck.
ElfAngel7's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:34
ElfAngel7
Alright, you're stuck in a mall with zombies outside. You can hide out in only one store. which store do you go in?

Also related, which non-obvious weapon (pistol, chainsaw, etc.) would you grab in the mall?
Board Monster's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:36
Board Monster
Oh RetroForceGo!, I do love thee.
I've got two questions,
The first,
Have any of you guys read Max Brook's "The Zombie Survival Guide"?

Now for the gaming related one,
Which console had the best zombies?
Board Monster's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:37
Board Monster
@ m_earendil

I've read both The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, great stuff!
Senisan82's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:37
Senisan82
Zelda: Ocarina of Time zombies. When they would paralyze you with fear and let out that creepy shriek.
Tha Meat's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:38
Tha Meat
If, under unfortunate circumstances, you were transformed into a zombie how would you seperate / identify yourself from the rest? Also, what condiment would you prefer when feasting on brains?
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:40
AgentMOO
What was your most unexpected zombie scare?

Mine was in the beginning of castlevania:sotn when i was crossing the graveyard at the beginning and all of the sudden like 10 of the guys pop up! It was short lived - as soon as I realized I could cleave through them like butter, Ii let out a sigh of relief.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:41
AgentMOO
Typo, "I let out a sigh"
Tactix's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:41
Tactix
I'm with everyone else. Zombies Ate My Neighbors HAS to be discussed! That was one of my favorite SNES games :D

Anyway, since this is RFGO, my question is: which retro game character would you most want to have with you during the zombie apocalypse?
Secret Cow's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:42
Secret Cow
In Altered Beast you "RISE FROM YOUR GWAVE". Does that make you a Zombie?

But in the first level, you kick Zombies in the shins, and then they explode.

Does that make you a zombie-bashing zombie?

But if you eat their zombie balls you turn into a furry... now I'm confused. Please help me understand. Is the Altered Beast a Zombie, a Jesus, or a Furry?
goodgamer77's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:44
goodgamer77
Romero zombies or Raimi zombies?
naia-the-gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:47
naia-the-gamer
Do you guys prefer cutesy Zombies (ie Plants vs Zombies) or more adult Zombies (ie Resident Evil). Also do you think there is such thing as too many zombie games in light of the recent influx in zombie games the last few years?
alpha486's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:48
alpha486
Ok let's settle this. Ninja, pirates, zombies, robots... who wins?
ammoelf3's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:49
ammoelf3
Chad and Colette:

You two are in a party together traveling the world. You're equipped with your weapons and spells. For the sake of the story, Chad, you're a paladin (Think Cecil Harvey), so you know some white magic. Colette, you're a white mage, so you've got white magic to spare.

Anyways, so you're traveling the world, taking a beach route, suddenly you enter a random battle, a chocobo and a dolphin show up as your enemies! You try throwing some greens to the chocobo to catch it, maybe some fish to the dolphin, but they're not having it! You use Libra and you realize, they're both UNDEAD.

Do you both cast Curaga on these undead fiends to save your own lives?
I wont judge.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:50
AgentMOO
Also, THE zombie question: do you like them fast or slow?

And would you like smarter zombies that are just dumb enough to be off? Like if you tried explaining your fast food order into a drive through speaker ten times, and upon reaching the window the clerk jumps through the window clawing at you with one hand and holding your burger WITH mayo in the other?
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:52
Xhumation
Last night things got ugly here in Mexico.

Swine flu showed it's true color and I was taking the train home when people starting becoming zombies, it was awful. they reached out at me screaming "uuuuuugh" and I realized I was fucked. I reached into my messenger bag and pulled out a bottle of water, took a drink then threw it at a zombie, after that I discovered some herbs and shotgun so I healed myself and starting blowing heads off until I got home.

I'm taking the train tomorrow and I don't have anymore shotgun shells what should I do retroforce?
TheChemist's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:54
TheChemist
Have any of you read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies yet? I'm about a hundred pages in and it is great. Also what game or series would you most like to see zombies added to. Personally I would like to see them in Pikmin, I think it would be hilarious to fight them with all those little Pikmin.
Double J's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:55
Double J
Zombies have laid out their mindless dominance over first person shooters. My question is, what genre will Zombies take over next?
Anaris82's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:55
Anaris82
Did any of you guys while playing Resident Evil 2 or 3 wonder why you couldn't find guns and ammo on the cop zombs? It reminds me of that one zombie in the original Dawn if the Dead, the one that carries the empty M16 around throughout the whole movie. :D


Also, don't forget to bring the Crank and the Valve Handle. :)
JTHomeslice's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:59
JTHomeslice
Where is the best place to be in a zombie outbreak? Also, where would be the ideal place for a zombie game to be set?
ygro wok's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 13:59
ygro wok
What game has the best zombies in your opinion? I'd have to say that Resident Evil's slow lumbering zombies are more creepy but I love shooting House of the Dead's more over-the-top creations as well.
Anaris82's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 14:00
Anaris82
Damn typo, I meant "Dawn OF the Dead".
SadCheese's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2009 14:01
SadCheese
If they don't use the song "Re: Your Brains" I will be very sad.
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