Episode 67: Cool Boat, Bros [Hydro Thunder]

We return with another arcade racing favorite, this one being of substantially higher quality than the last! Splash through crazy courses - some of which really shouldn't have water running through them - and boost your way to victory over hidden shortcuts. It's vaguely futuristic and implausible boat fun!



Download this episode: now with hover jets!


Next time on Last Time, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past!

Find out which pieces of the Triforce we hold!  Ask us at
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Episode 66: Round Two! What Happened to Round One? Fight! [Street Fighter II]

The classic that brought popularity to a genre, now, with faster hadouken movement! Watch in amazement as a single combo will do over half your health, while you're just trying to dragon punch someone. Will Street Fighter survive this final fight?



Downlouken!


(01:30) Now the FTL podcast.  I don't think anyone can really complain.

(08:30) The Doop drop technique.  We'll post a video of that sometime.

(09:45) Geremy's been having horrible luck with league this week.

(13:45) Gratuitous Space Battles is pretty neat and you should at least check it out.

(15:45) Our first fighting games.

(18:00) The original Street Fighter doesn't look nearly as bad as I expected.

(22:00) 3D vs. 2D and the problem of positioning.  Whether simplicity is better in this case.

(26:20) Parry is great.  This parry is greatest.

(36:00) That thing we were talking about with Wolverine.


Next Time on Last Time, Hydro Thunder!

Splash!
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Episode 65: What Shoe Size Does Your Ship Have? [Fantasy Zone]

Every so often, there is a game so weird, bizarre, and nonsensical that it defies explanation. This... is not that game. While weird, Fantasy Zone is an ambitious but, lamentably, fairly predictable scrolling shooter. Let's get walking!



Just land here and walk on over to our download; it's only got a 10 second timer, though.


(01:45) Fire Emblem: Legend of the Abnormal Hair Colors!

(02:15) Japan has decidedly interesting advertising techniques.

(03:50) Mana Khemia's pretty good.  Go play it!

(06:50) Zach's Diablo II adventures.

(07:30) Geremy runs down the LCS.

(16:00) How team sponsoring works in the LCS.

(18:15) Games with Fantasy in their name have not had a great track record in this show.

(19:30) Really plays like some other games, but seems lacking.

(25:25) There are a few good ideas here, especially for the publication year.

(26:30) Non-sequitur: Blitzball!

(29:15) Weirdness overload makes this game seem rather bland.

(33:00) Why games didn't use to have tutorials: they were very simple.

(33:40) Tutorial levels.


Next time on Last Time, Street Fighter II!

Hadouken!
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Episode 64: We Were Wrong. We Were So Wrong! Don't Listen! [Cruisin' USA]

I think this might actually be the first nostalgia bomb for 2/3 of the podcast.  Sweet racing... cars...  umm... other things.  This game had all those other things.  Sadly, it did not live up to our expectations.  Come crash in sweet 720 spins with us as we slog through Cruisin'.



Even if you miss our download, it might rubberband back and let you get it anyway.


(02:20) For those unfamiliar, the legend on John Henry.

(08:00) Exclusives, and whether the Wii was a critical flop.

(11:15) The PS2 had 3870 games, compared to the current stock of 1120 XBox 360 games, 920 of which are cross-platform.

(13:00) Zach's League adventures.

(16:30) Zach finally got FTL and talks about it.  We talk about some strategies for a bit.

(28:00) Geremy talks about the subject of his new column, comparing the original Super Sentai shows that Power Rangers bought footage from.  Inspiration: Ranger Danger!

(33:30) Okami: great, but poorly paced.

(35:00) Mana Khemia is pretty sweet, and you can use almost all of your characters.

(35:50) Shattered Horizon is a pretty cool game, though suffers from some multiplayer map issues.  Zach levies criticism compared to Battlefield 1942.

(43:00) Cruisin'!  It's...  Wow.  Pretty awful.  Potato quality graphics, horrible music and sound, no feedback, sloppy controls.


Next time on Last Time, Fantasy Zone!

This game has legs.  No comment.  Contact info!
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Episode 63: Useless Hamster Dreams [Kirby's Dreamland 2]

Would you lightning from a hamster? Would you rock from on an owl? Would you lightbulb inside a fish? Kirby would do all of these things in pursuit of MacGuffins to save Dreamland, Dedede, and all of its adorable inhabitants (that he also slaughters).



Suck up our download and you might gain its ability!


(06:45) Physical stress in SC2.

(08:30) Midget Napoleon!  On a slightly more relevant note, Dead Space and its interesting HUD.

(13:50) Speaking of using ammo between guns, Doom does that.

(17:00) Fallout: New Vegas is pretty great.

(20:00) Geremy talks about Dungeon Dashers.

(20:50) LTOVG, now the FTL podcast.  We deride the essential uselessness of choosing sectors.  Really, it suffers a lot of the problems of Rogue-likes, and discuss whether that's even a good design these days.

(29:30) FTL: Last boss difficulty cliff.

(32:00) Okami, the game that will not end.  Also, boss rush hell.

(38:50)  Kirby!  A game about bosses, though "hard" might be a generous word for them.

(44:00) Why Kirby's Adventure was more fun.  There are some MacGuffins, though.

(46:00) Archer!

(48:45) The final boss is an eldritch space vampire.


Next time on Last Time, Cruisin' USA!

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Episode 62: Dracula Killing Club [Castlevania 3]

Back during the Black Plague years, the Belmont family was so powerful, they were kicked out of Europe. Yes, the entirety of Europe. That is, of course, excepting Trevor Belmont, who was apparently either less powerful or just not a dick. He then went on an epic journey (which way he went depends on who you asked) and gathered companions who had suspiciously similar jump arcs. Together, faced Dracula. How does the story end?!
*Spoiler: Dracula loses.  It's cool, though; he just comes back*



If you chose the wrong path, you might end up with a different companion download.


(01:55) Not to say that we have perfected storytelling these days.

(02:45) #11: The Matchstick City.

(03:00) Behold, the Sword of Some Dude!  Magnificent.

(08:00) Buy this, get a second game free.

(08:30) Geremy enumerates the Humble Comic Bundle.

(10:30) Deadlands on Xbox?  Might be pretty sweet.  We discuss Xbox One exclusive series and the economic viability thereof.

(16:00) Encrypted conversations, and the importance of people not listening to our League chat.

(22:00) Prequel land!  Check out this sweet intro.

(24:00) Related: the castle that likely inspired Stoker's Dracula is up for sale.

(26:00)  Zach's feelings on matrimony... with your jump arc.

(27:15) Vampire Killer is an oddly specific name for a whip.

(33:00) Alucard is basically Kirby in this game.

(35:30) Out-of-theme enemies.  Also, sadly, you can't just dump Trevor.  Also, Alucard can't attack on stairs.

(39:10) How hard was it?


Next time on Last Time, Kirby's Dreamland 2.

Emailing us will not give you new powers, but you should do it anyway.
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Episode 61: Cyber Suit Mobilnator [Cybernator]

In a universe where people watch a lot of anime, some mobile suits were constructed. However, they weren't called that, even though they were totally Zaku II models. Then some people wanted to fight... or something. It's a game with giant robot suits in space; what more do you want?!



Our download might overheat!


(01:00) Depot walling.  Imagine what we could build!

(04:30) Pentastation: More Sony than you can shake some sticks at.

(06:20) That site with card games Geremy mentioned.

(08:00) In case you're confused by a "no sell"

(10:10) More card games, anyone?

(12:15) Sadly, Deathbird is not actually on the podcast with us.  That was just Zach.

(15:30) Did someone say... mystery gift?

(18:00) Have you guys played FTL yet?  Do so.

(25:00) Gundam?  Wing!!!...!

(27:30) A la carte channel subscription.

(28:15) Ancient tape magics!

(28:50) Assault Suit Valken, the much better name of this game.

(30:00) Phallic powers, activate!

(33:45) Archaic mechanics, but excellent style.

(37:45) As Zach comments, MechWarrior feels like your heavy moves faster than your suit in this game.  There's just so much wasted potential.


Next time on Last Time, Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse!  Oh, crap...

Whip us up some devil bats at
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Episode 60: Why Don't We Just Talk About the In-Flight Movie? [Pilotwings]

Are you a bad enough dude to fly a helicopter? Well, even if you are, you have to learn a much more important skill first: hang gliding! Also, our hobby flight club has a jet pack. Apparently, one of us is rich. You can wreck as many planes as you want, but we won't give you a shiny new badge until you manage not to. Also, jump out of that plane or something. I'm running out of things you can do in the air, alright?



We're going to drop you from 2,000 feet and see if you can hit our download.


(02:30) A bit of talking about Elder Scrolls Online and its potentially interesting guild dynamics.

(07:00) We totally mean the Bechdel test, a basic litmus test for feminism in a piece of media.  Oddly, though, the Bartle test would probably be more appropriate for this show.  Anywho, we then look at Hinata from Naruto.

(10:00) League!  Tyler started playing.

(10:30) FTL: the Ancestry Quest.  It's super unlikely to happen.

(12:45) One Finger Death Punch.  It's insanely addicting.

(14:30) Homestar Runner, because of course.  What a deal!

(17:00) League tales... from the abyss!

(20:45) FreeSpace 2, a cool game for space.

(21:15) Tyrion is now an anthropologist.

(24:45) X-Men vs. TIE Fighter: The lost gem that never existed.

(28:00) Pilotwings is actually a secret X-Men training school.

(30:00) Totally meant roll, not yaw.

(33:30) Just tossing this out there.

(36:15) Helicopter mode!


Next time on Last Time, Cybernator!

Suit up and join the fight with us
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Episode 59: Failing Out Of Ninja Art School [Ninja Gaiden]

Imagine how much different Ryu's life would have been if he had bothered to study cubism. There wouldn't be an random guys with clubs trying to kill him, his father's colleague would still be alive, and the world would be covered in 1000 years of statue-demon based darkness. It might be an improvement.



If you try to download this while jumping, you'll run out of ninja points.


(02:00) If you can dodge a wrench...

(03:00) Captain 'Muricuh!

(04:00) Ninja power follows an inverse number law.

(07:00) Talking about League ninjas.

(10:00) Horde modes are awesome.

(10:45) Mentioned before, but the Attack on Titan fan game by Feng Lee is great.

(19:45) Wii U GBA games exist now.

(21:00) Smash speculation.

(29:00) Ninja Gaiden: it has cut scenes.

(30:00) What is a game by any other name?

(35:00) The demise of the cut scene.  Ledo and Ix.

(37:30) Ryu has hearing problems.  Also, he seems unaware of the use of ladders.

(47:00) Totally not Castlevania.  Which is better.

(50:00) Final thoughts.

(53:00) Physical magazines in the face of the Internet.


Next time on Last Time, Pilot Wings!

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Episode 58: Auto Mercenaries?! Why Are There Auto Mercenaries? [Vigilante 8]

Are you feelin' groovy, man? I think you will be once you feel my rocket. And my mortar. Attached to my sports car.




The only thing more valuable than oil in a dystopian 70s world is this download!


(01:00) Speaking of referential humor.

(03:00) HMM3: the Necropolis maneuver.

(06:00) Minecraft mod showcase: Ancient Warfare!  Also, future cities.  Not quite what I meant, but it's definitely a stupid bear and bird.

(10:30) Zach's LoL booster pack adventures.

(16:30) Geremy's recent RPG of the tabletop variety: Shonen Final Burst!

(19:10) ACIV upgrade mechanics.  Also, the end game is a bit... lackluster.

(25:30) FFX-X2 remaster.  Just look at that cover.

(29:50) Vigilante 8!  It's explosive!  Dat intro.

(39:00) Singleplayer vs. Multiplayer: Is single player necessary for all games?

(41:30) Final thought round up.  All woman!


Next time on Last Time, it's Ninja Gaiden!

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Episode 57: The Raaage of the Streets! [Streets of Rage]

Like all good government employees in videogame worlds, when the streets are nothing but death and crime, they quit their day jobs and take vigilante justice to the streets.  Unfortunately, they left their weapons at home, even though the backup is apparently authorized to use napalm bazookas.  Let's fight it out!



You only get one download per life.  Thankfully, you usually respawn once a day.


(00:45) We may have collectively been watching a lot of anime recently.

(06:00) Because we don't have enough cheesecake.

(07:30) The origins of Thor!

(11:00) Arguments: invalidated.

(12:30) All the things!

(17:50) Speaking of multiplayer only games.

(21:30) Batman's musical endeavors.

(23:30) While trying to find news about actual AoT games, I found this.  It's good.  Play it.

(25:30) Game design: make every 10 seconds enjoyable.

(26:00) Geremy laments ACIV

(29:00) Try typing zerg rush into Google.

(33:30) As it happens, Streets of Rage is a brawler.  You can move in a vaguely 3D plane, hit people, throw people, and be hit by people.  Also, TARDIS turkey!

(40:00) The biggest brawler sin: lack of character advancement.

Next time on Last Time, Vigilante 8!

Come help us attach guns to our cars at
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Episode 56: Magic Mutants and Tanks [Blaster Master]

In a world, where frogs can find mutant lairs that RADAR somehow can't, one man/boy will somehow know how to pilot a super tank and have a gun. Are you a bad enough dude to ignore the excuse plot and save the planet?




You might have to get out of your vehicle to download this.

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Episode 55: Perfect Episode Title [Perfect Dark]

Deadly agents, deadly aliens, deadly weapons, killer music, Elvis; this game has it all.  Except that it was made in an era where dual-analog controllers weren't common.  And it doesn't have a plot.  Except when it does.  Where's the president again?



The Farsight can find our download through the wall of the Internet.


(01:00) The dangers of running a podcast when LoL exists.

(02:00) We talk about Catherine for a bit.  Not to spoil the ending too much, but this one's crazy.  It's a bit odd...

(06:00) Tyler talks about Catherine's karma mechanics, similar to some other game, that happens to be free.

(08:20) WindForge is pretty cool, but hard to look at.  The review, sadly, says it all.

(11:00) Because games, Zach talk about Titanfall.  Our general impression is positive.

(14:00) Geremy never played Goldeneye.  This is blasphemy for our generation.  For those who don't know, this week's game is the spiritual successor to it.

(17:30) Perfect Dark's story.  We don't even.

(21:00) Every weapon has an alternate fire.  Some are... less useful.

(23:40) The proper way to hold an N64 controller.

(27:30) When Good AI goes bad.

(30:45) Goldeneye and Perfect Dark as the progenitors of console-based multiplayer shooters.

(32:00) Our favorite guns, including the Reaper, Super Dragon, and Laptop Gun.

(34:30) Counter-op!

(41:00) That Frontalot song Geremy mentioned.

Next time on Last Time, Blaster Master!

We can tank, too!  Try it out by hitting us at
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Episode 54: Watch Out For That Space Tree [Space Harrier]

Flying through space with the BFG from Doom sounds like a lot of fun. Unfortunately, vegetation just doesn't seem threatening enough to bother shooting, but you'll probably regret not doing so. Also, cyclopic mammoths. Because, you know, space.



Unlike this game's enemies, you can usually see our download.


(02:00) That Legolas is a pretty cool guy.

(03:30) Geremy's Sneaky Pete adventures.

(05:00) The secret to Broadway.

(08:20) Better names for American sports.

(09:00) Counterfeit Monkey allows you to modify the content of the game while playing.

(09:20) Nevermind: the game that freaks you out when you're freaked out.

(11:30) Geremy talks about A Link Between Worlds.  It has item rental, no ammo, and non-deterministic dungeon order.  Due to the rentals, most of the puzzles are simplistic because they can't guarantee which items you'll have.

(21:30) Zelda, Dynasty Warriors style.

(22:30) Potential PS3 games for Geremy to play.

(23:45) Resi 4 is a totally serious game, guys!

(28:00) Zach's LoL adventures.

(31:00) Also, the Wonder Trade challenge.

(33:30) To the Moon.  It's pretty sweet.

(35:00) We talk about the end of Arkham: Origins.  It's... lackluster.  The part with Bane (or Alfred) seems tacked on, especially with the same flashbacks.

(42:50) Zach's verdict on Space Harrier: "It's awful!"  I don't think anyone's disagreeing.

(43:30) Glitch dragon of yore.

(47:00) We try to decide whether we've played a worse game on the show.


Next time on Last Time, it's Perfect Dark!

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Episode 53: It's A Miracle This Game Was Made [Alex Kidd In Miracle World]

This week, we tackle the competitor to the original Super Mario Bros. on the Master System. Punch things, shoot fire waves, and ride motorcycle/bike objects to victory! By victory, I, of course, mean rice balls.



This download is much easier to reach if you can afford the right item at the mysterious shop.


No shownotes for you!


Next time on Last Time, Space Harrier!

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Episode 52: The Jokes Write Themselves [S. C. A. T.]

Get to the... spinny death laser things! Two agents, taking on an entire alien invasion force from a civilization with markedly more advanced technology? No problem; we've got the 80s on our side!



Press A to lock your download in place!

Show Notes

(01:00) Would you believe it's been one entire year of regular episodes?  We reminisce a bit.

(04:30) Colosseum, the game where it's finally acceptable to steal Pokemon.  Also, Rosalina.

(05:30) We kvetch about Arkham: Origins a bit.  We're not the only ones with that opinion, though.

(06:30) Starwhal's in Early Access on Steam!  Tyler rambles about the changes from the demo so far.

(09:30) Talking about League, we mention a recent study about Internet trolls.

(11:45) Be careful where you tread; it's worth watching, though.

(13:00) This is a thing, and it makes me happy.

(15:00) Geremy talks about the current gen Pokemon trading system.

(18:00) Titanfall looks pretty good if you're into shooters and mechs.

(22:00) Start Citizen's dogfighting is coming "soon."

(23:30) Teenage mutant... hero... turtles?

(24:30) S.C.A.T. has voices in spots and is a shooter.

(26:10) Stop! It's sexy time!

(27:30) Rotating satellites are pretty awesome in shooters.

(34:00) Feedback is really important, and this game lacks it a bit.


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

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Episode 51: Alien Budget Crisis [X-Com: UFO Defense]

Ed's first pick on the show!  Do you get the feeling that you're not alone?  That there are other beings out there, watching us?  That they are really terrible shots with laser weapons?  X-Com allows you to experience all of this, and the joys of budgeting a base to do fight the aliens, which is more entertaining than it sounds.



I'm afraid world funding is too low to afford this download.


(02:45) Ed's been playing Bravely Default, which sounds like a JRPG.  Also, Hearthstone apparently kills Wine.  Fortune Street!

(06:30) Apparently WaToad?

(08:20) Golden trains!  Human save state hacking and college speed runs.

(12:00) Zach's in ranked matches in LoL now!

(16:00) Flash games and free games: why are we paying for them?

(19:00) Extra Credits is just generally awesome.  Watch it.

(19:30) Geremy and Ed had some Pokemon battles, while engaged in other activities.

(26:40) Check out the amazing intro to this game.

(34:00) Dogfighting is somehow not very exciting.  Basically, you push unlabeled buttons, discernible by the number of bullets on each one.

(40:00) Combat!  Fairly complex, though rather slow, and you have two resources to burn.  The stats are also uniform, rather than the more realistic (and fair for a game) normal distribution.

(42:30) Base management!  The game is so complex, especially here, it comes with an in-game encyclopedia.

(45:00) Some improvements: automated combat, some sort of tutorial, and it suffers from a negative feedback loop.

(50:00) Turns out, this one appears to be a cult classic for a reason.  General sentiment: pretty good, but the sequel is better.


Next time on Last Time, it's S.C.A.T.!

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Episode 50: We Apologize for the Audio Quality... And Also the Game Quality [Prince of Persia]

This week, we play our first rotoscoped game.  A daring adventure through dungeons and against undead, sure to excite!  Now, if only the controls weren't so obtuse.  At least we have Ed with us this episode to help make the game somewhat bearable.

Also, there are a lot of bump noises on this one because we had Ed on our makeshift mic stand that Alex rigged up for our Animal Crossing episode.  That stand is actually a "bottle of alcohol and shot glass" holder, so it's not super steady.  Sorry 'bout that.



You can't download halfway through taking a step.


(00:50) We introduce Ed, while Tyler, who blames a temporal anomaly, forgot to introduce himself.

(03:00) Ed talks about Wolf Among Us.

(07:00) We talk about Pokémon for a while, because it's us.

(18:00) Some LoL talk.  (Editors Note: Still us.)

(21:30) SCP, guys.  It's pretty distracting, and not as useful for connecting to other computers as one would think.

(24:00) Fire Emblem: Awakening shipping.

(30:00) Story of the most recent Eve catastrophe.

(45:00) We start off this week's game with it's mechanics.

(49:00) Sands of Time!

(53:30) This game was going to be an Apple exclusive.  Yes, early Apple computers were top tier gaming machines.

(55:30) Prince of Persia is pretty bad.  Pretty unanimous "skip."

Next time on Last Time, it's X-Com: Enemy Unknown!  The original, in case you were curious.

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Episode 49: Gotta Go Fast- You're Too Slow, Bro [Sonic 2]

Remember how we were complaining about how Sonic seems to contradict its nature?  Well, sequels exist for a reason.  More running, more Tails, more Nintendont!



As long as you have one download, you can't lose a life!


Next time on Last Time, it's a special episode!  Not only have we reached 50, we also have a special guest.  One might call it an Edpisode.  Also, Prince of Persia!

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Episode 48: Marios Come in Threes [Super Mario Bros. 3]

The game that started the tanooki skinning craze, it's Super Mario Bros. 3!  The first true sequel to the original, this game features a number of changes in the formula, while still keeping the somewhat frenetic platforming.  It's colorful, full of power-ups, and generally fun.  Even Zach likes it!



Run fast and you fly if you have the download suit!


No fancy notes this week, sadly.  Tyler got teh busies.

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