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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Episode 231: Ninja Gaiden II

Like so many action heroes in the 90s, Ryu finds himself with another acute case of kidnapped girlfriend. Because of secret ninja things, he can't just call the cops, so he sets out to rescue her himself. Also, there's something about an enchanted sword? I dunno? Follow our shozoku-clad friend as he explores Dracula's- I mean the city. That the evil warlord is in. With legally distinct subweapon mechanics!

You can only hit this download with a diagonal upward fire wave.

Show Notes

(02:00) We’re launching a new website soon! Hopefully everything works out great, if there are any technical difficulties, please understand.

(36:00) The Assignment, Ninja Gaiden II

(45:00) The “Do It Again Stupid” article Geremy mentioned. Actually about GTA4

(48:00) Check out our ninja ranking cards

Next time on Last Time, Warcraft III (with Frozen Throne)!

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Geremy@lasttimeonvideogames.com,
Tyler@lasttimeonvideogames.com,
Zach@alasttimeonvideogames.com,
or LTOVG@lasttimeonvideogames.com.
You can also go to the show page at plus.google.com/+LastTimeOnVideogames or comment on the site at www.lasttimeonvideogames.com.
Also, you can follow our tweets @LTOVG.

Thursday, July 5, 2018

Episode 227: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Nothing says "dark age fun times" like resurrecting the legendary Lord of Darkness and draining the life from an old man! Plus, the guest of honor is sure to enjoy the pre-meal entertainment: two teens aimlessly wandering the remains of his old castle. One of them seems to be particularly plucky. Follow Nathan "Definitely-Not-A-Belmont" Graves through traps and travails with us as we dive into the first mobile Castlevania!

A miserable pile of downloads.

Show Notes

(01:00) We spend some time talking about random anime, inspired by Super Robot Wars X.

(14:00) Overwatch tales! Woo-oo.

(21:00) Both Latyon games for the phone.

(26:00) It's Castleing Time!

(37:00) Discussions about magic, and other useful systems.

(52:45) Castlevania: Ranking the Moon.

Next time on Last Time, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy!

Killing cultists for the light side at

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Episode 222: Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong 3

Sometimes, the world just needs an exterminator. Definitely, the world needs fewer wasps, and no moving slime ropes. Explore the epic saga of the Donkeys Kong with us, and experience the travails imposed upon the majestic apes by various handymen. Unfortunately, no one involved is competent. Unless exterminating is not Stanley's day job?

Double-handed climbing the download tree!

Next time on Last Time, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire!

Rob Liefeld's ghost haunts us at

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Episode 211: Pulseman

Can you feel the electricity coursing through your veins? Of course not, that would just hurt a lot... Unless you're Pulseman! Fight crime, save peoples, and be a surprising precursor to Pokémon all in the name of justice! Be prepared to be dazzled, because this game will have you bouncing off the walls.

Downloads at lightning speeds!

Show Notes

(04:30) The Puzzle Game Tyler and Zach were playing is We Were Here. No, they never finished it.

(26:45) The Assignment, Pulseman

(30:00) MP3 Codec was first released in 1993, Pulseman in 1994

(39:00) Through the magic of Time Travel, you may believe that Pulseman is already on the list, but it is not, because we add it here.

Next time on Last Time, Bomberman Hero!

Bombs not quite far enough away at

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Episode 220: City Connection

Never before has driving action been almost sleep-inducing! "Race" your way through what can loosely be described as cities, and connect all the dots (or segments). Through sheer diligence and willpower, you, too, can be the force that brings hearts and minds (and road panels) together!

Driving straight across the download connects it to your computotron.

Show Notes

(10:00) Klaxosaur action.

(12:00) Slay the Spire is great, guys.

(21:00) Zach gets Geremy [REDACTED].

(31:30) Connect the rankings!

Next time on Last Time, Final Fight!

No Guys at

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Episode 214: Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Nobody knows the ins and outs of enchantment quite like Alex Kidd. I believe this to be the case, anyway, since he's obviously cursed. Join us as the haphazard hero fumbles through what will hopefully be the last installment of his series that we look at. Venture forth into the land of inexplicably animated car-monsters and bizarrely lackluster level design; together we'll tackle the real question in the Alex Kidd universe: why did so many of these get made?

This download is enchanted in the sense that the Internet is kind of magic.

Show Notes

(08:45) Zach is the last person on earth to pick up Rocket League.

(16:30) Tyler’s been playing Bayonetta, the original, before it comes to switch with the sequel bundled in.

(20:40) The Wind Waker Super Swim glitch that Zach refers to.

(21:00) The Assignment, Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

(27:00) The Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle box art, for reference.

(29:45) Do we have a new worst game for the list? It's Ranking Time!

Next time on Last Time, Ecco 2: The Tides of Time!

Nobody lets Ecco play in all the dolphin games at

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!

Double colorless at

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!

No lost twins at

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!

Adorable energy balls at at

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!

Yoshi's always playable at

Friday, September 22, 2017

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!

Camel Cannons 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?

Geremy@lasttimeonvideogames.com,
Tyler@lasttimeonvideogames.com,
Zach@lasttimeonvideogames.com,
or LTOVG@lasttimeonvideogames.com.
You can also go to the show page at plus.google.com/+LastTimeOnVideogames or comment on the site at www.lasttimeonvideogames.com.
Also, you can follow our tweets @LTOVG.

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!

Comedy is subjective at

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!

Gleefully slaughtering monsters at

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!

Peel out and other banana jokes at

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!

Talking skulls at

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!

Scout our missiles at

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Episode 170: Floating Heads [Mega Man X2]

Fighting robots are cool and more of them must be cooler, right? The Maverick Hunter is back again to take on some... interesting bosses. Sponges have always been pretty menacing. Those spiky whips are definitely dangerous, and it looks like an ostrich learned some sweet moves, so that's probably challenging. Also, there are speeder bikes and even more holding Y to charge your laser.

Grapple sponges snag sweet downloads.

Show Notes

(02:30) Sun Kitty!

(05:30) Look at this railgun rock's majestic beard.

(08:45) Pew!

(09:00) Malasadas and emo kids.

(13:00) Branching paths in Red and Blue.

(16:00) Complaining about Sun and Moon design decisions. At least there are sweet mullets.

(28:00) Going over our teams. Also, nami (波) means wave, for the curious.

(32:00) Mimikyu is surprisingly good.

(36:00) Based on the translation of Guzma's honorific to English, which people tell me was spot on.

(38:30) Seriously, Rattata's design sucks. At least all other variants of it are alright.

(44:00) The height of video games.

(45:00) X2 as a direct sequel to X.

(53:00) For a random sampling of levels, here's an X2 speedrun.

(1:07:00) Mega Man Rank 2!

Next time on Last Time, Fatal Fury!

So angry, we're having aneurysms at

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Episode 169: Monkeys are Jerks [Donkey Kong GB]

Giant monkeys throwing barrels have been staples of video games forever, and now you can solve puzzles while fighting them! Well, they're probably only native to this franchise (and some obscure ripoffs?!), but there's definitely a couple in here. Also, jumping off of your hands is more effective than from your feet, which is novel. We'll have to test that some time.

Barrels of downloads.

Show Notes

(03:30) Sorry about the Pyschonauts ending again. Also, the lost episode.

(05:00) Triggered.

(09:50) Apparently wishes come true?

(12:30) All those Bidoofs and the Shuckster.

(17:00) Some Poke-generational comparison.

(20:00) Apparently they're doing more of them?

(23:30) Pokémon plays Twitch. It was pretty impressive.

(27:00) Puzzle monkeys!

(34:00) Mechanic hodgepodge.

(40:00) On the ladder?

Next time on Last Time, Mega Man X2!

Copy ostriches at

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Episode 163: Little Girl Power [Castlevania Rondo of Blood]

Montages are cool and so is Dracula fighting! Follow our surprisingly anime protagonist through the deadly traps of Drac's castle... at least until Mario takes over and does everything for him. Heroic!

Aria of downloads!

Show Notes

(01:00) At least one of us was thinking of this.

(02:45) Stars protect us!

(03:10) Now with 'poons. It actually sounds pretty good, though.

(12:30) MGSV Spoilers, guys!

(15:20) Motorsnakles.

(19:30) End of ~~spoilers~~ nukes! Not at all relevant to anything, is Gyarados a bird?

(35:10) US-1. It was a thing.

(41:00) Windfishing.

(48:00) Rondo of intros!

(1:00:30) Rank of shadows!

Next time on Last Time, Soccer!

GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!

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