2025-2026 Episodes

NES - Super Mario Bros 2
TurboGrafx-16 - R-Type
Genesis - Strider, Rocket Knight Adventures, Streets of Rage 2, Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi 3, Sonic 3
SNES - Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Donkey Kong Country, Sparkster, StarFox, R-Type 3, The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past, Super Metroid
PlayStation - Final Fantasy 7
Nintendo 64 - StarFox 64
PlayStation 2 - Metal Gear Solid 2
PlayStation 3 - God of War 3

*I couldn't wait to do another one of these episodes, these are always super fun to do.

*I originally had all 3 Donkey Kong Countries in this, but I removed parts 2 and 3. Not that they're bad first stages, but they don't approach part 1 in that regard.

Genesis - Gauntlet IV
Game Gear - Gunstar Heroes, Game Gear Micro
PlayStation 2 - Space Harrier Complete Collection, Last Bronx, Virtual On, Gunstar Heroes Treasure Box, Phantasy Star Complete Collection, Galaxy Force 2 Special Extended Edition, Fantasy Zone 2
Wii - Gradius ReBirth, Contra ReBirth, Castlevania The Adventure ReBirth
Nintendo DS - Konami Classics Series Arcade Hits, Namco Museum DS
Xbox 360 - Otomedius Gorgeous
PlayStation 3 - Sega Vintage Collection, Neo Geo Station
Nintendo 3DS - Sega 3D Ages
PlayStation 4 - Battle Garegga, DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re: Incarnation, Aleste Collection
Switch - V.R. Virtua Racing, Collection of Mana, Zero Fire, Darius Cozmic Collection, Sega Ages, Haunted Castle Revisited

*It's been a while since I did a developer-focused episode. I chose a super-niche one for this video and I hope people don't skip over the video because they have no idea who M2 is.

*First time showing a 3DS game directly captured from a real 3DS. Also captured the DS games in this episode using this method.

*Thanks to My Life in Gaming for letting me use all of the M2 video footage they shot, and to Artemio for the Otomedius Gorgeous gameplay.

*The Game Master returns! This time he goes on a time-traveling adventure.

Gamecube - Starfox Adventures, Starfox Assault, Skies of Arcadia Legends, Mario Golf Toadstool Tour, 1080° Avalanche, Eternal Darkness, Super Mario Sunshine, Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, Battalion Wars, Kirby Air Ride, GT Cube, Wario World, Tales of Symphonia, P.N. 03, Cubivore, Mario Kart Double Dash, Lost Kingdoms, Lost Kingdoms 2, Baten Kaitos, Baten Kaitos Origins

*I knew people wanted to see me cover Chibi Robo, so I felt it would make for a funny commercial at the end. I ended up playing Chibi Robo longer than any other game for this episode just to capture footage I could use for funny scenarios.

Arcade - The Punisher, Sunset Riders, Cadash, Golden Axe
Amstrad CPC - Golden Axe
ZX Spectrum - Golden Axe
Commodore 64 - Golden Axe
Amiga - Golden Axe
Atari ST - Golden Axe
DOS - Golden Axe
Sega Master System - Golden Axe
TurboGrafx-16 - Cadash
PC Engine CD-ROM - Golden Axe
Genesis - The Punisher, Sunset Riders, Cadash, Golden Axe
SNES - Sunset Riders

*I was practically overwhelmed by the sheer amount of Golden Axe ports. I hadn't planned on there being that many and I usually try to choose games that don't have a quadrillion ports. But since it was just a single game in the episode I decided to just do it. Now if more than one game in a single episode had this many ports... forget it! I feel the Golden Axe segment is too long already!

*I originally recorded the word "indigenous" but after the episode was completed I thought it sounded dumb. It was my intent to go back and change it to "natives" before the episode released but I kept forgetting. I was reminded when I heard the word immediately after I released the episode. Oops.

Nintendo DS - Metroid Prime Hunters, Feel the Magic, Rub Rabbits, Nintendogs, Sonic Rush, The Legend of Kage 2, Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword, New Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart DS, Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, Ace Attorney Justice For All, Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations, Ace Attorney Apollo Justice, Miles Edgeworth Ace Attorney Investigations, Hotel Dusk Room 215, Last Window, Henry Hatsworth in The Puzzling Adventure, Kirby Canvas Curse, Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby Mass Attack, True Swing Golf, Thor God of Thunder, Retro Game Challenge, WarioWare Touched!, Metroid Prime Pinball, Super Princess Peach, Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Castlevania Order of Ecclesia, Legacy of Ys Books I & II, The Legend of Zelda The Phantom Hourglass, Tingle's Balloon Fight DS, Mario & Luigi Partners in Time

*Thanks to Try from My Life in Gaming for loaning the modded DS to make this episode! I was so impressed I had my New 3DS modded which I can also use to play DS games and record them in this same manner.

Arcade - Shadow Dancer
Genesis - Blaster Master 2
SNES - ActRaiser 2
Sega CD - After Burner 3
PlayStation - Chrono Cross
PlayStation 2 - Thunder Force 6
PlayStation 3 - Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2
PlayStation 4 - Shenmue 3

*This episodes marks the farthest I've ever gotten into Blaster Master 2. I could feel myself decomposing as I played.

NES - Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu
TurboGrafx-16 - Jackie Chan's Action Kung-Fu
PC Engine Super CD - Ys 4 The Dawn of Ys
SNES - Ys 4 Mask of the Sun
Sega CD - Road Rash
3DO - Return Fire, Road Rash
Saturn - Return Fire, Road Rash
PlayStation - Return Fire, Road Rash
PC - Return Fire, Road Rash
PlayStation 2 - Ys 4 Mask of the Sun
PlayStation 4 - Ys Memories of Celceta

*Getting those old PC games to run was frustrating and fun at the same time. Not something I want to repeat, but I'm sure it will happen again.

Arcade - Ghouls 'n Ghosts
NES - Contra, Super C
PC Engine Super CD - Castlevania Rondo of Blood
Genesis - Contra Hardcorps, ESWAT
Neo Geo - Magician Lord
SNES - Mega Man X, Contra 3, Super Castlevania 4, ActRaiser
Sega CD - Road Avenger, Batman Returns
Saturn - Panzer Dragoon, Astal, Radiant Silvergun
PlayStation - Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Dreamcast - Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2

*Yet another Q&A answering real submitted questions.

Various games for illustrative purposes.

*The end skit probably won't land for most people. That's fine.

PC Engine - Shinobi
Genesis - Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, Awesome Possum, Traysia
SNES - Jim Lee's WILDC.A.T.S.
32X - Toughman Contest, Pitfall The Mayan Adventure
Saturn - Hi-Octane, Planet Joker, Death Crimson
PlayStation - Hi-Octane
Dreamcast - Blue Stinger
Xbox 360 - Deadly Premonition

*The light gun flashes in Death Crimson were removed and replaced with fart noises every time I pull the trigger.

*All of the end sketch dialog is taken directly from the box of the Arcade Power Stick.

NES - Former Dawn
TurboGrafx-16 - Special Ninja Squad, The Invasion of the Stasta Star People
Genesis - Batman Returns, Shinobi, Hayato's Journey, Mega Splatterhouse, Mega R-Type, Windjammers, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Road Rash, Ghostbusters Special Edition
Neo Geo - Shinobi, Double Dragon
SNES - Find Luigi, Super Boss Gaiden
Sega CD - Road Rash
32X - Sonic Robo Blast 2, Open Lara, Golden Axe
Saturn - Cube Cat, Hellslave, Dracula X Nocturne in the Moonlight
Dreamcast - Grand Thefft Auto 3, Doom 64, Duke Nukem 3D

*I kept feeling the need to add games to this episode as new stuff changed or was released, thus the long run time.

NES - The Adventures of Rad Gravity, Dirty Harry
Master System - Phantasy Star
PC Engine Super CD - Dracula X Rondo of Blood
Genesis - EXO Squad, Vectorman, Vectorman 2
SNES - Space Megaforce
Saturn - Burning Rangers
Game Boy Color - Toy Story Racer, Cannon Fodder

*Man, playing through Dirty Harry to get that final voice clip SUUUCCKKED!!!

PlayStation - Bugs & Taz: Time Busters
Dreamcast - Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Xbox - Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3, SpongeBob Squarepants in Battle for Bikini Bottom, Ratatouille
PlayStation 4 - A Hat in Time
Switch - Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 4
PC - Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
PlayStation 5 - Astro Bot

*I wanted to include the remake of Croc in this episode, but I couldn't get a build in time. I waited and waited but time was running out. So I included Astro Bot to take its place. The very next day Argonaut messages with a Croc build. Rather than remove Astro Bot, I left it in there so the episode now features both games... though theCroc segment is shortened due to lack of time.

Arcade - Prop Cycle, Gaia Crusaders, Thunder Heroes, Dirtfox, Dirt Dash, Guardians of the 'Hood, Big Fight: Big Trouble in the Atlantic Ocean, Vandyke, Virtua Cop 3

*The Awkward Gamer sketch was originally made for episode 422, but it was moved to this one so I could put a Christmas sketch on that episode.

TurboGrafx-CD - Valis 3, Ys 3 Wanderers from Ys
Genesis - Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Valis 3, Ys 3 Wanderers from Ys
SNES - Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Ys 3 Wanderers from Ys
3DO - Road & Track presents The Need for Speed
Saturn - Road & Track presents The Need for Speed
PlayStation - Road & Track presents The Need for Speed

*It's been a long time since I've done anything seasonal in an episode, so consider the Christmas-themed end sketch something that happens VERY rarely.