Last Time on Video Games!: 2017

Saturday, December 30, 2017

2017 in Review

It's that time of year again where we look back at the year and the games we played. Once again I'm going to be talking about the games that I played on my own time. This is not a retrospective on the podcast nor is it a review of games that launched this year. Although, this time all the games on here did launch this year with one exception. This article is about games that I personally played. This year I'm adding a category, but we're going to get to that in a minute. Onward!

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Thursday, December 21, 2017

Episode 209: Harvest Moon 64

Sometimes, you just need to kick back and let the turnips grow. Specifically, when you have no other crops or animals, and have really exhausted all the stuff to do around town. There's always the bar, though, not to mention a pile of fun townsfolk to hang out with. Look into your heart... become the legendary ~~philanderer~~ farmer you were meant to be!

More downloads than a barn full of cash cows.

Show Notes

(01:00) Geremy can’t even go 20 seconds without referencing someone funnier than himself.

(18:00) Tyler played Doki Doki Literature Club. Spoilers until 27:00. Tyler recommends you play it instead of listening to that part!

(27:30) The Assignment: Harvest Moon 64.

(51:00) Having your dad rank your farm.

Next time on Last Time, Splatterhouse!

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

Episode 208: Aero the Acro-bat

There are certainly worse tales to be based on a circus environment. This game has no tragic backstories to speak of, but there are some evil clowns. The more we've talked about this game, the more tenuous connections we've made to Batman. At any rate, follow a competent circus performer as he performs... in the circus. I suppose there's also the part where he fights off hordes of evil clowns while an audience watches, but, really, that's just the price of admission.

Double backflip through the flaming download!

Show Notes

(08:00) Modern Warfare and and some PlunkTales.

(11:45) Force Unleashed was, in fact, out a couple years before the Kinect.

(14:30) Mild spoilers on the end of Mario Odyssey.

(16:00) Somewhere over the rainbow, Giovanni succeeds.

(26:00) Aero time!

(37:30) Walking the rank rope.

Next time on Last Time, Harvest Moon 64!

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Thursday, December 7, 2017

Bonus Episode 5: Wii VC Games to Check Out Before It's Gone!

Hey, everyone! In case you hadn't heard, the Wii Shop Channel is going to start dying starting early 2018. That means the deadline to get any games you might want on it is fast approaching! In this bonus episode, the three regular hosts talk about 10 games they think you should check out on the Wii Virtual Console while you have the chance.

Top Ten Downloads!

Tyler's List:

Super C
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
Kirby Super Star
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Mega Man X
Super Mario Bros. 3
Final Fantasy III
Chrono Trigger
Super Metroid
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Geremy's List:

Final Fantasy
Sonic and Knuckles
Strider (the Genesis version specifically)
Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen
Gunstar Heroes
ActRaiser
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
Secret of Mana
Chrono Trigger
Dracula X

Zach's List (in no particular order):

Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
Sonic 2 (the Genesis one)
Sin and Punishment
Ghosts and Goblins
Wild Guns
Star Fox 64
Ecco the Dolphin
Metal Slug
Earthworm Jim
Harvest Moon

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Thursday, November 30, 2017

Episode 207: Diablo 2

A bounty of random loot awaits you! Delve into the very Blizzardy world of Diablo to go ransack some dungeons with us in this point n' click n' kill classic! Clearly, everyone needs to be a trapsassin. At the same time.

Looting downloads like it's your job.

Show Notes

(01:00) That old footage Zach was talking about, and some new rune talk.

(19:00) LISA. Definitely NSFL.

(23:30) Spla2n! It's very much like the first one, now with co-op.

(32:00) Geremy's initial thoughts on Odyssey.

(45:45) That one episode of Adventure Time. Also Diablo, I guess.

(1:09:00) Rank loot.

Next time on Last Time, Aero the Acrobat!

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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Episode 206: Super Return of the Jedi

There's not a whole lot "super" about this game, but that, combined with "star", is the adjective that it gets. Join us as we put to rest an epic trilogy, as Luke, Leia, and Chewie flail their way through an attempt to recreate the movie. Also, space pterodactyls!

You've turned off your downloading computer!

Show Notes

(02:15) Special Guest Kevin’s been playing Total War: Warhammer II! It is indeed 2, with roman numerals even!

(05:30) He’s also been playing The Surge even though he’s never played even one Dark Soul.

(09:15) Zach finished Xenoverse 2! The other 3 members of the Podcast recommend you watch Team Four Star play it instead.

(11:45) Zach is also stuck in both Dark Souls 3 and Cuphead.

(24:00) You got your sexy Halloween costumes in my Lord of the Rings!

(37:00) Tyler’s been playing Hyper Light Drifter! It's hyper hard and hyper trippy.

(40:00) The Assignment, Return to the Store For a Full Refun… I mean, Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

(52:30) Ranking Dumpster Fires.

Next time on Last Time, Diablo II!

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Sneak Peek!? It's a Gundam!

Hey, everyone! If you're a fan of being a nerd, and also maybe anime, then we've got a treat for you! From the creators of Last Time on Video Games, here's sneak peek at another podcast about old stuff! Specifically, this one's about an older anime: Gundam Seed! This is the first issue of our episode-by-episode review of the show. It only gets better as it goes on, and we think it's a lot of fun!

Download!

Show Notes

(04:20) So many people point guns at Relena.

POW! HAHA!

Also, some Journeying.

(06:00) In which we learn that Zach and Geremy have seen every Gundam ever. Mostly.

(18:00) Kira took about 40 levels in computer wizard.

Good ol' lightning hands perk

(23:20) KiraXAthrun: Kirathrun

All aboard the space ship!

(28:45) Sunglasses chick is Natarle, btw. Tyler was super wrong about her.

Monday, November 13, 2017

It's League of Legends

Out of date and everything. This is a replay of a game I played last season on Swain in the top lane. Enjoy.

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Episode 205: Alex Kidd in Shinobi World

During intense chakra training, Fi sensed a disturbance in the ninja world. Seeing no other choice, she chose a hero from another world and bestowed upon him sweet ninja powers. Also, she may or may not have orchestrated the abduction of that hero's girlfriend so he'd have incentive to deal with Ninja World's big bad. That's the plot of this game, +/- 5%. Join our not-Goku on a journey to the land of sweet ninjas, presumably laying somewhere to the west.

Hiden no justu: Daunrodo no Yari!

Show Notes

(01:30) DDM, the best monster-summoning themed game.

(02:45) Zach (and others) have been playing Xenoverse 2.

(09:00) The best border patrol is more guns.

(12:00) Geremy becomes the 400th person to recommend Kill la Kill to Tyler.

(23:00) You can watch sassy Frieza here. We proceed to get distracted by Ultra Instinct for a while.

(30:00) Mo' ninjas.

(46:45) Alex Kidd in ranking land!

Next time on Last Time, Super Return of the Jedi!

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Episode 204: Resident Evil

When too many people go missing, it's time to call in the experts. When the experts go missing, it's time to call in... S.T.A.R.S. ... ! Join Jill and Chris as they explore a mansion infested with badness. A sort of evil, one might say, in residence at said mansion. Fight through undead abominations, tricky puzzles, and pre-rendered backgrounds resulting in clunky camera angles to save your friends... and yourself! Though, there's less fighting and more puzzle solving, so maybe you'll want to bring some quick quips so you can keep up with Guybrush.

Here's a download. It might be handy if you, a master of downloading, take it with ya.

Show Notes

(01:00) Thanks Audience! This Podcast was almost a Jill Sandwich!

(18:15) The Super NES Mini, next to a copy of Persona 5 and a Nintendo 3DS for scale.

(22:00) Happy Death Day! It's genuinely good!

(27:45) Run Like Hell is an Xbox/PS2 title similar to Resident Evil. Old enough nobody remembers it but not quite old enough to be of interest to this podcast.

(28:45) The awkward-ass opening cut scene of the original Resident Evil, almost as awkward as us trying to transition into talking about it!

(30:00) Chris Redfield: Boulder Puncher

(47:15) Ranking Evil

Next time on Last Time, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World!

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

Episode 203: Kirby's Dream Course

Answering the age old question "what if we put our ball-like character into a situation where his ball-ness is a useful feature", this week's game is a unique twist on minigolf. As Kirby mysterious maneuvers himself around the world, discover a host of small mechanics that eventually interlock into some truly bizarre courses. Just kill all your golf-foes in the correct order, and save... Dreamland? Your putting average?

A hole-in-one here requires a trickshot off the download.

Show Notes

(03:00) Tyler is playing Splatoon again.

(03:30) TSM still employs both Leffin and ZERO, though ZERO has been less dominant in recent years than Geremy implies.

(06:00) Zach has been playing League of Legends, because it is a time of year.

(14:00) Geremy has been playing Dokkan Battle and that alone! World Tournament shenanigans abound.

(17:00) The assignment!? Already!? It's Kirby’s Dream Course!

(32:00) Speed Ranking!

Next time on Last Time, Resident Evil!

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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Episode 202: Castlevania Dracula X

The last game of our remake-themed month, this one's... special. Once again, Ryu Anime Belmont dons his dramatic gloves and whip and sets out to save the inexplicably ninja Maria, who refuses to help him this time. This is, really, a wholly different game than Rondo of Blood, but does it hold up on its own?

Whip right to that download.

Show Notes

(03:00) BIRDEMIC.

(04:00) With feathers.

(10:00) I'll be the one to say it... this looks like it belongs in G Gundam. Unrelated: I want a Let's Play of Zach doing Cuphead.

(17:00) Zach's also been delving into Papers Please, as recommended by Yahtzee.

(21:00) Some preliminary thoughts on Dead by Daylight.

(26:00) Talking a bit about our experience with SkyFactory.

(31:00) Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor. It's a weird... life/chore simulator? Highly recommended for an odd experience if it's on sale.

(38:30) We talked about a lot of interesting games on this episode, but if I can only recommend one, it has to be Clandestine.

(47:00) Finally getting around to Dracula X.

(59:45) Rankings of Blood... X!

Next time on Last Time, Kirby's Dream Course!

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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Episode 201: Mario 64 DS

What do you get when you try to control a game originally meant for an analog stick with a d-pad? Basically the same game, but somehow a lot worse. Maybe it's because the whole thing smells oddly of garlic; Wario is just too well rendered in this game. Join us as we hop, skip, and constipatedly hover over the familiar environs of Peach's Castle's magic paintings.

More hat replacements than you can shake a download at.

Show Notes

(00:00) Dokkan Battle has conquered all!

(11:00) Zach also played some Fate Grand Order to compare to Dokkan Battle, the greatest game of all.

(13:30) He’s also been playing Xenoverse 2: Electric Boogaloo

(18:00) Saiyan Naming Conventions, all hail Dragon Ball Z!

(21:00) Tyler Finished The Long Dark and West of Loathing

(24:30) Geremy started Sonic Mania and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle but likely won’t finish either.

(34:00) The Assignment, Super Mario 64 DS.

(46:30) Super Mario Ranking DS.

Next time on Last Time, Castlevania Dracula X!

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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Episode 200: Well, That Was Anticlimactic [Adventure Island]

We seem to be running into a lot of these "we didn't get the license so let's just call it something else" games in our queue recently. Journey back with us through the dimensional wormhole that was the NES/Master System war, and witness the birth of a hero. Golf Guy, the only Guy whose super-thing is Golf, sets out on a quest to avenge his parents after they were killed by a bad slice. He and his companion, Caddy Kid, will stop at nothing to end the golf-themed threats of The Eagle! What do you mean that's not the plot?

Also, Episode 200!

Quick, to the Golf Download!

Show Notes

(02:30) I listened to some of Journey Into Misery. It's definitely worth a listen.

(03:30) Explaining the road trip game often played when Tyler's driving.

(08:30) Oh, Uncharted.

(12:30) MFL fantasy teams would be so much more interesting.

(18:30) A sweet jacket in the name of the stars.

(25:40) The aptly named Team Red Shirt.

(50:00) If you've got some time to kill, the top 8 in Gundam Versus from EVO.

(52:30) Finally getting around to the game. You might say it's Adventure (Island) Time! Young Master Higgins and his sweet baseball cap.

(58:45) Crack an egg, get a rank.

Next time on Last Time, Mario 64 DS!

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Friday, September 22, 2017

Episode 199: Zach Played the Game More Than Geremy [Metal Slug X]

Never before have we seen this much metal in so few slugs! Actually, thinking on it, there aren't actually metal slugs in this game; they all seem to be energy pellets of some sort. At any rate, there are now working graphics, tons of "vehicles", and a number of playable characters. The same Metal Slug quirkiness, now sequelier and more functional!

The download that breaks the machine-gun-camel's back.

Show Notes

(01:45) An immediate tangent about Savage Dragon

(03:45) Zach’s playing Disgaea 5

(18:45) Tyler’s been playing the smash-a-like Rivals of Aether

(24:45) Geremy has been playing the dangerously addicting Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle.

(32:45) The Assignment: Metal Slug X

(40:00) Ranking Slug

Next time on Last Time, Adventure Island!

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Episode 198: The More Missiles Upgrade Gives You More Missiles [Metroid Zero Mission]

Samus is back! To celebrate that (though mostly because of this month's theme), we're revisiting the first real Metroid remake: Zero Mission. The team learned a bunch of things from Super Metroid and haphazardly applied them to the original game. What results is an odd, but relatively solid, of bad map design and progression and reasonable controls. Fun!

Ah, my powerups - again! Better download some more lasers.

Show Notes

(08:00) The Long Dark in a nutshell.

(15:00) Battletechnomancy.

(17:30) CAWW

(18:30) Because Blizzard needed more tie-ins.

(21:15) Essentially a Pendulum Eyes Time Dragon.

(29:30) Getting into the game.

(41:30) Zero rankings.

(47:00) Gotta go fast.

Next time on Last Time, Metal Slug X!

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

Episode 197: ADRIAAAN Is In Another Castle [Secret Command]

There comes a time in every actions star's career when they get to be a big enough name, that someone is bound to make a videogame based on the movie they were in. In order to get the jump on other developers, some companies decided to just make the game, and apply licensing post-hoc. As it happens, this tends to not make for the greatest games. So, run through the jungle with us as definitely-not-Mr.-Stallone wades through hordes of bland and forgettable enemies to... do a thing? Maybe aliens?

Our downloads take no prisoners.

Show Notes

(02:00) The Super… I mean, Sunman game Geremy was talking about.

(04:15) PubG… with Zmobies!

(06:30) The new Star Guardian skins in League of Legends are Magicalgirltastic! Geremy updated his client and everything!

(11:00) Geremy tries to explain Danganronpa while realizing he’s almost completely uninformed about it! And yet he still manages to get pretty much everything right! I’d link something from it, but feel like everything is a spoiler. They're fantastic games that you should definitely go play, though.

(14:45) The Long Dark, another game Geremy fails to describe adequately.

(22:30) We talk about Dragon Ball for far longer than intended, thanks to Magical Girls.

(27:45) The Assignment, Secret Command, a.k.a Rambo

(32:45) The non-American box art to Secret Command, as compared to the Rambo box art in the US.

(37:15) Rankings Time!

Next time on Last Time, Metroid: Zero Mission!

No suit, no suit -

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Episode 196: Why Do You Keep Hitting Yourself? [Final Fantasy 2]

Finally, the ultimate entry in an unfortunately truncated series! Oh, nevermind. There are apparently, like, 20 more of these floating about. Oh, well. Join a team of beleaguered youths fighting against a dystopian empire in order to save their ragtag rebellion, which is conveniently based out of well-known and well-funded country of sympathizers. This time, your stats are directly affected by your actions, so that sets it apart a bit from other entries in the series. Grinding has rarely been so entertaining!

Download more to increase your Bandwidth skill.

Show Notes

(01:00) A tangent about other FF games.

(09:45) Talking about the difficulty (or lack thereof) in Pokémon games.

(14:30) Gunpoint is witty, intriguing, and challenging.

(16:45) "Tactical Stealth Operations"

(24:30) Monado boiz

(25:30) Brave Exvius is apparently the mobile FF game. Also, DO NOT play the phone port of FFII. It's garbage, and whoever ported it should feel bad.

(29:00) For the spoonily lacking.

(30:00) We spend a bit going over the GBA/NES differences, such as how stats are not inversely tied to each other in newer versions.

(38:00) Gordon. Also, teaching Tyler the true meaning of shanghai. More ProZD surprisingly relevant to Leila.

(49:00) Did this game get hit in the face enough to achieve max rank?

(56:30) None of Geremy's assessments about Secret Command are accurate. Run!

Next time on Last Time, Secret Command!

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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Episode 195: The Least Dangerous Game [Landstalker]

Some treasure hunters are legendary. Some steal phoenix feathers to try to resurrect their long-dead girlfriends. Others think that all artifacts belong in museums. Some... use all their money to pursue a vague hint of some nebulously defined treasure. And hop awkwardly to get there. Summon an eagle (components: 5000 gold pieces) and fly to adventure! Or mostly just falling down holes a lot and trying to get over that danged pit.

All downloads make the same noise when you hit them.

Show Notes

(04:35) Layton Mystery Journal! Now on IOS and 3DS!

(05:45) The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human

(10:25) Shock and Surprise, Zach’s playing League Of Legends

(12:45) More Stories of Players Unknown Battlegrounds

(22:15) Persona 5! Major Spoilers. Like, the entire ending of the game.

(25:30) Persona 5: Clearly The Greatest Valentine's Day Option. Mild Spoilers

(29:45) The article Tyler cited saying running like Naruto makes you run faster appears to be farcical. Other great articles on the site include: That one website that streamed One Punch Man is shutting down.

(33:45) The assignment Land… wait more Persona 5 spoilers.

(37:00) For real, the assignment, Landstalker

(46:45) Ranking the Land

Next time on Last Time, Final Fantasy II!

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Thursday, August 10, 2017

Episode 194: He is Turok [Turok]

He is Turok, and I am very late with this episode. I'm sorry, folks! I don't have a good excuse other than laziness and being tired, but here we are... finally. Enjoy some dinos!

The world has always been protected. Guarded against dinosaurs, aliens, and random crusaders I guess. We are defended... by (the?) Turok. He's adept at running way fast all the time and also shooting dudes, which are, I suppose, the only real qualifications you really need.

Downloadosaurs are the most dangerous thing about this game.

Show Noes

(02:40) Ninjak seems like a pretty cool maybe British guy.

(05:00) While it looks like a joyful frolic, Tyler recommends everyone ignore Angvik.

(09:00) Downwell is a ton of fun if you're looking an arcadey game.

(13:00) Yooka-Laylee! It's fun.

(14:45) PlunkBat: the random death simulator!

(33:00) Basically some cannons on a mountain. Basically.

(46:30) Tenchi time!

(50:00) Turok, finally.

(1:08:00) Where do dinosaurs rank?

Next time on Last Time, Landstalker!

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Thursday, July 20, 2017

Episode 193: Muscle Men in Space [Cho Aniki]

When the galaxy's best body build comes a-knockin', there's only one thing to do: team up with two weird angel children and send your own body building... flying... mutant... guys? No one builds a protein plant out of Earth, even if they do have great abs! Defend important areas, like downtown streets, a football stadium I guess?, and the moon for some reason. All in the name of amazing muscles.

Exercise that download link.

Show Notes

(01:15) Geremy’s Kuwabara voice is awful, but Lanipator’s is spot on!

(03:15) Kitschy .

(07:45) Cube and Star, an Arbitrary Game

(10:30) The game Zach got Tyler is Material Girl. Of course it's rated "very positive".

(12:15) Zach’s playing This War of Mine. He didn’t ask for that damn war.

(14:30) Zach has been playing a lot; next is Valkyrie Drive. For the curious, Dynasty Warriors 8 had 83 playable characters, about ten times what Valkyrie Drive does.

(21:30) Counterstrike and a discussion about Smurfs! Wait, that’s not the right link…

(23:00) Snipperclips! It’s a right snippy doo.

(26:45) Definite Future Assignment Final Fantasy X. Is it good!? Does it hold up? Hahahahaha?

(30:30) Spoilers for Persona 5! Makoto is the best character!

(44:00) The assignment, Cho Aniki.

(53:30) Body Builder Rankings!

Next time on Last Time, Turok! The original one, obv.

Life... uh... finds a way... to be shot.

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Episode 192: Cool Ferrari Physics [Another World]

One night, a terrible particle accelerator-based accident occurs! Leaving his Ferrari behind, incredibly cool guy Lester Chaykin ends up, presumably in a galaxy far, far away. Taking after the Indiana Jones school of Ph.D.s, he set out on a grand adventure to find out where he is and where he should be. Unfortunately, he's not nearly as good at it as ol' Indy, and he dies... a lot. Then gets captured. Then almost dies, but eventually there's a space dragon, so it all works out. Fun!(?)

Downloads are your Buddies.

Show Notes

(04:00) JRPGs and New Game +, which Chrono Trigger apparently named.

(12:30) Fire breath me like one of your French girls.

(17:30) Indigo Prophecy looks pretty spiffing. Also, time for Another World.

(34:30) Transported to a sorted list of rankings?

Next time on Last Time, Cho Aniki!

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Thursday, July 6, 2017

Episode 191: Big Hairy Feet [Fantasy Zone II]

Some times, one hit isn't enough. You just have to do it again. So, you take a sip of that sweet flying ship, and you're off. Trippy landscapes and odd warp zones await you, and you can swear you have wings. Which you do, because you're a sentient ship pod with feet. Also, there are wood totems and weird spinny clam things to shoot, so you had best be off to do whatever it is winged/legged ships do.

The downloads of Opa Opa.

Next time on Last Time, Another World!

Endless deaths at

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Episode 190: Not Enough Bombs and Too Many Jacks [Mighty Bomb Jack]

Nothing can stand up to your mighty bombs! Wait... That's Bomberman. Bomb Jack mostly... jumps. And opens treasure chests. A true hero for the ages. Wade through exceedingly random enemies while collecting either bombs or treasure chests, depending on the current flavor, and avoid... the Torture Room. Unless you're into that.

The first coin gets you sweet shades, and the second coin gets you a download!

Show Notes

(02:15) The Steam value calculator Tyler mentioned, with his account as a sample. Damn you, Star Wars bundle! And Humble Bundles!

(05:45) Some regular ol' Gurumin.

(08:30) Zach's initial thoughts on Super Robot Wars OG: The Moondwellers.

(16:00) The first of, presumably, many ill-advised purchases. Very ill-advised.

(27:00) Geremy's thoughts on his second attempt at Persona 5.

(32:00) Persona 3 yourself.

(46:00) Gratuitous?

(48:00) Mighty Bomb Ranking!

Next time on Last Time, Fantasy Zone 2: The Tears of Opa Opa!

Who needs drugs when you've got legged ships?

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Episode 189: I Wish This Was FF6 [Golden Sun]

When the world needs a hero, it looks to the JRPG protagonist: stolid, inoffensive, generally teenaged. Throw in some magic spirits that can be swapped during combat to summon giant monsters, and a sprawling overworld, and you've got yourself a solid game. Will Isaac save the world? Will our narrators quit out of boredom before that happens?

2 Earth djinn and 2 Internet djinn make a Download class.

Show Notes

(02:00) Zach’s only human, so he’s playing Mass Effect Andromeda

(21:00) Shovel Knight, Available on Steam with all DLC included for free! Also every console.

(22:30) Team Four Star Does Dragon Ball Super.

(24:00) Dragon Ball Super! If you only watch one episode, Geremy highly recommends this one.

(26:00) The assignment, Golden Sun.

(34:00) All About Random Battles

(49:00) Here’s our episode on the superlative Final Fantasy VI since we’re comparing them so much.

(55:00) It's Ranking Time!

NOTE: A quick correction here. Zach played the wrong game, so we're not doing Fantasy Zone 2 next week.

Next time on Last Time, Mighty Bomb Jack!

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Friday, June 16, 2017

Episode 188: Now Bikes Think They're Philosophizers [Enduro Racer]

Nothing is a metaphor for life quite the way racing over various obstacles within time limits is -- apparently. Wheelie over jumps, dodge rocks, and pass other racers in your frantic attempt to make it to the finish line before there's no time left to try. This is an experience that can only leave you thinking "Yay bikes".

Downloads are a metaphor for sound-noises.

Next time on Last Time, Golden Sun!

RAGNAROK!

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Episode 187: Stars of Rage [Mario Party 2]

Famous for destroying hands and friendships, our first look at Mario Party was made infinitely better by actually getting together and playing it. Featuring... adjectiveless minigames and actually amusingly themed boards, this game steps in to fill the niche of people who want to hang out and play video games, but nothing too serious, right?

For the low price of 50 coins, Boo's got your download.

Show Notes

(00:45) For people who can not see through their ears, Kevin was wearing this hat and this shirt.

(02:45) A rundown of what Kevin's been watching.

Boko no Hero Academia, a show one reviewer claimed was "the future of shonen"
KADO: The Right Answer, described as "a good TV show"
Love Tyrant, which is "complete and utter trash; but you'll love it for it"
Berserk, whose "CGI....hurts a bit"
Attack on Titan. Just watch that intro if you haven't yet.
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor, which apparently has a bad first episode, so just stick with it, guys
The Royal Tutor, a well-crafted comedy
Alice & Zoroku, tagged as "Old Man Gets Thrown into Magical Girl Genre". Frankly, I want to watch that one
Eromanga Sensei: exactly what it sounds like
Tsugumomo
Sakura Quest, a delightful looking show about a bunch of women have a quarter life crisis and transitioning into tourism
Clockwork Planet, a "clockpunk fantasy"
KADO: The Right Answer, which I'm describing as Big O with an alien and fewer robots
Hinako Note, a "moeblob slice of life"
Kenka Bancho Otome -Girl Beats Boys-, basically Mulan
Tsukigakirei, subtitled "as the moon, so beautiful". Looks like a decent slice of life romance
WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?, winner of the most ridiculous title award

(04:00) The most exciting library adventures available!

(09:30) I'm not cutting this; open source anime time!

(11:30) Royal Tutor's theme.

(12:15) Dead Cells! Also NeverDead, since Zach mentioned it.

(30:00) Zach's playing Dark Souls 3. We died of shock.

(33:15) Aw, rats.

(43:00) Poor Toes.

(48:00) Tyler's finally playing Persona 3. We died of shock again.

(58:30) Not sure if it's the right scene, but having your future daughter throw a smoke bomb works fine.

(1:04:00) Our Let's Play of Mario Party 2 was mildly entertaining.

(1:14:00) Will this game be the party star?!

Next time on Last Time, Enduro Racer!

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Friday, June 9, 2017

Battetech Time

The beta for the Battletech game I kickstarted is out now. I've been spending a bunch of time playing it and wanted to share a little of that experience with all of you. Enjoy, I may be doing a few more of these we'll have to see.

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Let's Play on Video Games, Mario Party 2

Hey fans, apologies for the lack of content recently, snow, busy schedules and work have kept us from recording lately. We promise a new episode next week, featuring Mario Party 2, the classic game where you roll virtual dice and yell at your friends! In the mean time, we've managed to record a Let's Play of the game to capture some multi player magic, hopefully that will hold you over until next week when we release our full episode!

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Episode 186: As Exciting As A Post Office [Postal 2]

When everyone around you is a terrible person, sometimes the only option is to respond in kind. Or patiently wait in line, but that takes forever. In a game whose tagline was ""Remember, it's only as violent as you are!", it's really only as violent as you are patient. Seeming to take most of its cues from the, at the time, much more controversial "ban all video games" political scene, this game attempts to poke fun at people whose morals need to be applied to everyone but themselves and... Well, that's it, really. Everyone else is collateral. Have fun!(?)

Downloads are probably more effective silencers than cats.

Show Notes

(03:15) Sm4sh DLC was apparently a bit cheaper than Tyler remembered.

(06:30) The Switch Pro controller looks like a 360 controller with a better D-pad, but less ergonomic styling.

(16:45) Because at least one of us keeps forgetting, Cross Ange is the show about scantily clad women fighting dragons with mechs, and the cast makes an appearance in Super Robot Wars V.

(25:00) PERSONA! Is having a ranged weapon better than an Evoker?

(41:30) Brief gender politics and BOTW. Since we mention it, Aaron Diaz (most recently of Dresden Codak), sketched up a nifty Zelda idea where the eponymous princess is a techno-mage a few years back.

(51:30) Getting around to Postal.

(1:02:00) Rankings! Hint: it's bad.

Next time on Last Time, Mario Party 2!

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Zach's "Mostly" full thoughts on Breath of the Wild

So this week on the Podcast we talked Breath of the Wild and I went on what could only be charitably called a Semi-coherent rant on the game. Rather obviously the whole of my personal feelings on the game didn't come through so I'd like to take this time to go more into depth as to why I think it is the single most overrated game I've ever played.

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Episode 185: Monster Bro [Wonder Boy in Monster Land]

There comes a time in every young, skateboarding cave-boy's life to pick up the sword and shield of his ancestors and deliver a beatdown on some monsters. Saving princesses is already second nature to young Wonder Lad, and it's time for the lad to become a boy! Explore a surprisingly metroidvania landscape before it was really known as a thing, and try to figure out how ceramic armor works so well against swords.

Ceramic Download!

Show Notes

(02:00) This is what blast processing was. Very technical.

(06:00) Scrooge Vs Shovel Knight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUG5LUHlgq4

(10:00) The Assignment: The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. That came out in 1987 right? Potential spoilers.

(53:00) The actual assignment, Wonder Boy in Monster Land

(1:03:30) Geremy lied; Aladdin and the King of Thieves was not theatrically released, but Robin Williams did return to play Genie.

(1:04:00) Ranking Time!

Next time on Last Time, Postal 2!

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Thursday, May 4, 2017

Episode 184: Woah. I Know Kung Fu. [Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll]

Embark on an epic kung fu odyssey to avenge your master. Juan, truly the best teacher, wrote all of his secrets down on scrolls, but never gave any to his only student, Ryuhi. When they all get stolen, Ryuhi finds the best scroll, like no scroll ever was, and goes on a killing spree to get the other ones back. Righteous!

Dragon download straight to the face!

Show Notes

(01:30) Legit promotional material put out for Kung Fu Panda.

(03:00) Probably the BTAS episode Geremy's talking about.

(04:15) Justice League vs. BTAS. Mr. Sims rants about how got the intro is.

(15:00) Fox fun!

(18:00) I'm not linking Galgun again. You have Google.

(25:00) Because Fire Emblem needs more bunnies.

(34:30) Not dying is hard.

(42:00) The ZeRo match Tyler was talking about, if you can stand ZeRo's voice.

(37:45) Not our poll, but we should contribute to SCIENCE! Pick the best Starburst.

(53:00) Kung Fu Time!

(1:02:00) How does this game rank up?

Next time on Last Time, Wonder Boy in Monster Land!

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

Episode 183: Sick Turns on Rainbow Road [Mario Kart 64]

Nothing says "family friendly racing" like driving down a highway at rush hour while lobbing projectiles at your unwary friends! Now with 80% less eye bleeding, Mario Kart is back. In addition to slightly better racing, battle stages add some variety to the mix by allowing to do what you really want in a racing game: duke it out in an arena with some bananas. Karting just got serious!

Seeking its way onto your computer like a red shell.

Show Notes

(07:00) Yugioh Duel Links has mediocre net play, but you can make silly decks!

(10:00) Maiden with Eyes of Blue and Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon

(11:10) The sweet opening to Attack on Titan if you, like Geremy, are one of the 5 people who havn’t seen it. Also, spoilers until 11:45

(19:30) New additions to the series that started with Mario Kart 64

(24:30) Zach talks about some of his favorite courses in another racing game, Shift.

(26:20) Time Trials and Shortcuts.

(31:50) Will this game make the podium?!

Next time on Last Time, Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll!

The secret is face punching!

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Episode 182: Kremkoin For Your Thoughts? [Donkey Kong Country 2]

More fun than an armed gorilla movement! Diddy, the chimpanzee, must rescue his best bud from the evil K. Rool's clutches, and restore the traditional heir of the island to his banana throne. With the help of Dixie, Diddy's mutant girlfriend, they'll wade their way through the reptile armies and surprisingly visually diverse landscapes. Monkey joke!

More fun than a barrel full of bits!

Show Notes

(03:30) How is this a warrior?

(06:45) Spoiler for Zestiria, a game you're not likely to play.

(15:00) HELLDIVE!

(18:00) Pepsi rangers. Some spoilers for Power Rangers (the new movie) ending around 21:30 if you're worried.

(25:40) Yes, there was a Battletech cartoon. Yes, it looks awful. So does the DnD cartoon. Wake up, Kid Icarus!

(28:50) More DnD stories in case anyone wants them.

(33:30) Because we're terrible 90s kids, the song we can't remember is All The Small Things.

(35:30) Monkey business.

(37:00) New fan theory: K. Rool is funded by the Mushroom Kingdom.

(42:00) "Tightness"

(43:00) Unsurprisingly, wire frames were used for the base character models. Still cannot find a video of this ever happening to anyone else, though.

(45:00) To clarify, DK Coins, while objectively cooler, only increase the rank Cranky gives you. Kremkoins let you access the bonus levels.

(46:30) K-rank-y Kong.

Next time on Last Time, Mario Kart 64!

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Episode 181: Cool Guy Pose [Contra III: The Alien Wars]

When the situation is bad, it's time to get rad! When you need revenge, you should attack aggressively, which is exactly what not-Jimmy and not-Bimmy intend to do on their testosterone fueled rampage against their alien bureaucrats. Avoid timed obstacles, fight almost-3D bosses, and generally be a bad enough dude to survive!

Double laser download!

Show Notes (Notes for the show!)

(01:55) Spoilers for Logan if you haven’t seen it and care about those.

(03:00) Tyler is talking about the opening cinematic for DCU Online

(04:00) Tyler’s still playing Tales of Zestiria. It's a Sorey Storey.

(14:00) Fuel is the game Geremy was trying to think of.

(17:30) Prolific Voice Actor Stephen Blum

(20:30) Apparently the rights to Megas XLR were used in some sort of tax writeoff and a revival isn’t a thing that can happen.

(26:30) Top Down levels!

(32:20) Contra III: The Alien Rankings

Next time on Last Time, Donkey Kong Country 2!

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Saturday, April 1, 2017

Episode 180: You Build Your Walls, I Dig My Hole [Stronghold]

Good fences make good neighbors, and better walls make corpses of your enemies! Manage the happiness of your ingrate peasant population as you try to stave off endless attacks from your political rivals. It's easier if they're entertained, though, so train that one bear the hunters brought back to dance, and see if that gets them off your back for a while. What's that sign say? Wolves in 10 minutes?

Boiling tar on your downloads!

Show Notes

(01:45) Proving that we live in the worst Star Wars AU.

(03:15) Alex won the Great Island 'Dex Completion Challenge. Also Ed.

(05:00) Generic villains, represent.

(07:45) Apparently, you can also say "March 9th as Miku", so obviously this happened.

(08:45) So... shiny!

(13:30) Europa, for the interested, is apparently the mother of the Minotaur. Contrast with Europea.

(19:15) Too much moe.

(24:30) In case y'all don't know what a Caesar cipher is. It's named this way because Julius actually used it to protect military intelligence.

(30:00) Food! Farming wheat: OP and supply-chain accurate.

(34:30) We were all wrong. Pikes are long spears meant for blocking horses, and a halberd is a spear with an ax on the end.

(48:00) Celebrating the rank and file.

Next time on Last Time, Contra III!

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Episode 179: Philosophical Zombies [Planescape: Torment]

Necromancers get all the cool toys: automatic corpses, snarky skulls, cool cloaks. Therefore, you should show them what's up by talking your way around having to deal with them directly! Hitting them with your big metal stick is also an option, but that's way less interesting. Step into the world(s) of Planescape and try to recover your lost soul!

When you download, you just wake up in the mausoleum again.

Show Notes

(01:45) Pogo canes and annoying nephews!

(03:30) Segways can be dangerous. Still not the worst idea.

(17:30) SolForge looks pretty interesting.

(18:45) MMO economies, for the interested.

(28:30) We at LTOVG enjoy a good skill grid.

(30:30) Painting the town red.

(32:00) Geography time!

(38:00) Isometric woes.

(53:15) The ranking stat is surprisingly important for bards.

Next time on Last Time, Stronghold!

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Thursday, March 9, 2017

Episode 178: Miracle Balls [Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars]

In somewhat ironic tribute to itself, this series may be its own lost star. Join us in wandering a variety of planes, magical worlds, and space New York in order to rescue the constellations of the zodiac from their fates inside of mundane objects! Dodge monorail trains and fierce lightning while trying to guess what the next enemy with the exact same design does differently from the previous one. Miracles!

LTOVG and the lost downloads!

Show Notes

(02:00) I thought Geodude were nearly as common as Zubat, but I was very wrong. Also, Samson vs. Samuel Oak.

(04:30) Plot power! Legit question: Why is beast-warrior a monster type? Birbs!

(17:30) Conan's god.

(37:00) I got distracted by the cool car.

(45:30) Fan mail! Hi, Ryan!

(47:45) Over a year later, that jump glitch bounty is still open.

(50:00) The actual "game".

(1:03:30) Ranking among the stars!

(1:08:30) The stellar decision making you've come to enjoy.

Next time on Last Time, Planescape: Torment!

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

Episode 177: Battleship, In Space! [Metal Marines]

Nothing says "thrilling mech warfare" like building a single, non-reusable launch pad for a mech, then mostly letting it sit there while you pepper your opponent with missiles. That said, upgrading to a shiny golden form is definitely on the thrilling side of the spectrum, so it might balance out in the end. Join us in our fight to stop a vague villainous threat from being menacing in our general direction, and see whether our AA screen is tight enough.

Missile straight to the download!

Show Notes

(07:30) I was trying to find a good video on Pokéball seals, but the first video was terrible, and the quality just got worse, so have a video about awful balls.

(14:30) It's a cooking fun time.

(18:00) Heroes of flame symbols.

(24:00) Orca looks much scarier than I had imagined.

(29:00) I love the swinginess of this game, but the art on some of these cards...

(32:30) Kado.

(40:00) No, no one wants to be your mommy. Unlike poor Cubone, and its horrible fate revealed in the Sun entry.

(42:00) MARINES! They do not get upgraded to level 2.

Next time on Last Time, Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars!

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Episode 176: Bubbling Through Your Own Shield [Bubble Bobble & Space Invaders]

What do side-scrolling aliens and bubble-spewing dragosaurs have in common? No one's really sure, but there must be something, because the same company made games about both and this episode is about both, too. Illuminati confirmed! Also... triangle ships, I guess? Anyway, evidence abounds, just as we'll be rebounding off of various obstacles on our quest to turn our space ship back into a real boy.

If you bubble the download right as it flies past, you get 5000 LTOVG points!

Show Notes

(01:30) Mildly NSFW, Charisma Potion. It's pretty good.

(03:30) Duel Links: Tyler tested, Geremy disapproved.

(13:00) Ignoring the "hinges on lack of ditto" thing, it's a pretty good theory.

(19:30) Keep it klassy, Kombat.

(29:30) Because the people who made this show were dorks.

(32:30) Invading the ranks.

(40:00) Taito: And now for something completely different.

(45:45) I dunno, this doesn't sound like I'm fighting to redeem my humanity.

(47:00) Bust-A-Move is definitely the match 3 game we were thinking about. Also, ranking the Bubbs and the Bobbs.

Next time on Last Time, Metal Marines, the lost episode returned!

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