The Old SwitchAroo: Gaming Retro with Mike and Jaymo |A Nintendo Switch Online retro gaming podcast

Markivus Nious from 40 Something Gamers is ready to run and gun through Contra: Hard Corps (Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, 1994) with Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog.In this episode, Markivus shares his perspective as a musician on video game music, we discuss how the American version of Contra: Hard Corps was much more difficult than the Japanese version of the game in order to stymie the American rental market, how the Contra franchise turned into Probotector in some parts of Europe, and the way a Castlevania cameo in Contra: Hard Corps stands in between the player and primate romance. We also get a bit more serious with a look at Contra’s roots in the Iran-Contra Affair and how games like Contra relate - or don’t relate - to violence in the real world.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:10) Welcoming Markivus from 40 Something Gamers(5:30) Contra: Hard Corps(56:12) NintenDO or NintenDON’TCheck out Markivus Nious on 40 Something Gamers and his other projects at https://www.spreaker.com/user/nious-media--8222146 and on Youtube @markivus: https://youtube.com/@markivusContra Hard Corps manual: https://manuals.sega.com/genesismini/pdf/CONTRA_HARD_CORPS.pdfStrangest Thing Cinematic Instrumental by Markivus Nious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU0s4ItMip8Contra: Hard Corps by NickBGoHard in 18:04 - AGDQ2020 | Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5zpRvCwkZ8[ESA Winter 2023] Contra Hard Corps Speedrun in 18:19 (JP Browny - Lab/Surrender route) | Greenalink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJfbfaIhQ-oContra: Hard Corps – 1994 Developer Comm

SPOILER WARNING: Today we’re joined once again by Kyle Ford (ByeDoom, Steam Team) and Instragram’s Bryan.S.Lee to present an in-depth review of Mortal Kombat 2, in theatres everywhere May 2026. We break down the theatrical poster, present some behind-the-scenes trivia from The Crypt (aka IMDB.com) and even play a game of “Choose Your Fighter” before breaking down the JoyPros and JoyCons of every fight and fatality!Thanks for listening, and big thanks to HubRobert for the incredible violin cover! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:00) Introducing Bryan(1:23) Introducing Kyle(3:25) Poster Breakdown(6:42) IMDB Behind-the-Scenes Trivia(10:48) Mini-Game Minute: Choose Your Fighter(30:13) JoyPros/JoyCons: Prologue(40:21) JoyPros/JoyCons: Round 1(54:00) Joy Pros/JoyCons: Round 2(59:05) JoyPros/JoyCons: Final Round(1:10:11) NintenDo or NintenDon’t(1:14:21) OutroTo check out the ByeDoom RSS Scrubber and Steam Team, visit www.HouseofKyle.comAnd to bask in the glory of Bryan’s cosplay & activism, visit https://www.instagram.com/bryan.s.lee/Hun Robert’s hype grooves can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@HunRobert

Steve Guntli from CinemArcade, Ultra 64, and Wii Universe takes a seat at the round table to discuss Zelda clone Quest for Camelot for the Game Boy Color (1998) - and the film of the same name - with Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog.In this episode, we discuss how the Quest for Camelot movie was shaped (and dwarfed) by the Disney Renaissance, the struggles of Warner Brothers Feature Animation (and the underappreciated film that is Cats Don’t Dance), how not to rip off The Legend of Zelda games, the illustrious resume of Titus Interactive, and Jaymo and Steve pitch their ideas on how to make a good Quest for Camelot game.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:20) Welcoming Steve Guntli(7:37) Quest for Camelot(10:55) Quest for Camelot, the movie(36:45) Quest for Camelot, the game(1:02:05) NintenDO or NintenDON’TCheck out Steve’s current movie and video game podcast CinemArcade at https://linktr.ee/cinemarcade  Or join Steve in the Full Moon cinematic catalog with Puppet Masters / Castle Freaks: https://linktr.ee/puppetmasterscastlefreaksFor Steve’s podcast that inspired Jaymo, check out the evergreen Ultra 64: Wii Universe: https://www.ultra64podcast.com/Quest for Camelot Manual: https://www.videogamemanual.com/gbc/Quest%20for%20Camelot%20(USA).pdfA Misguided ‘Quest’? By Jeffery Wells | The Record: https://web.archive.org/web/20250103182334/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-article-about-quest-for-came/60193384/Wayne's World by Ritzblues in 23:20 - Summer Games Done Quick 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96-Wye_2MA

Josh from Smashing Game Time and Star Wars cosplayer Bryan Lee hit the track with Jaymo in this special Lite Switch episode devoted to Star Wars Episode One: Racer, released for the Nintendo 64 in 1999. We begin our discussion by comparing the trilogy of Star Wars trilogies in our Mini-Game Minute: Marry, Force, Kill! From there, we blast our way through the unconventional box art, debate the problematic characterizations of Star Wars aliens, and even reveal the collectible card games that threaten total destruction of our wallets! Happy Early Star Wars Day, and May the Force Be With You, Always…Thanks for listening! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:30) Welcoming Bryan(2:12) Welcoming Josh(2:47) May the 4th Be With You(4:20) Mini-Game Minute: Marry, Force, Kill(14:36) Box Art Breakdown(19:34) Knowledge is Nintendo Power(32:07) JoyPros of Episode One: Racer(55:05) JoyCons of Episode One: Racer(1:15:11) NintenDo or NintenDon’t(1:18:20) OutroCheck out Josh at https://www.smashinggametime.com/Follow Bryan’s adventures in cosplay at https://www.instagram.com/bryan.s.lee/Star Wars Episode I: Racer [30s] TV Commercial 2 for Nintendo 64 - N64 - 1999: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoPLjWogaF8

Jaymo’s brothers are back from outer space to see who will survive Alien Storm (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 1991), joining Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, Jaymo pulls back the curtain on Sega’s AM1 Division and Team Shinobi as the Amusement Machine behind Alien Storm, we compare this to its stylistic forebearer Golden Axe and speculate about how the continues could’ve been handled better, and we all try to figure out what it is about the Nintendo Switch Online games that leads to such inconsistent frame rate performance when playing online multiplayer. Then Jaymo hosts a Mini-Game Minute: AI for Detail.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:05) Welcoming Justin and Jonathan(3:10) Alien Storm(27:25) Mini-Game Minute: AI for Detail(34:58) Alien Storm (cont’d)(47:30) NintenDO or NintenDON’TAlien Storm manual: https://dn710301.ca.archive.org/0/items/Alien_Storm_1991_Sega_US/Alien_Storm_Manual.pdf

You gotta catch this exclusive first-look at Jason Paige: The Game in an interview with The Voice of a Generation himself! As the original singer of the Pokémon theme song, Jason is beloved by fans around the globe, and his upcoming limited-run game (published by Ultra Dolphin Revolution) is a loving tribute to not only his career but the legacy of 8-bit handheld gaming and the emotional rollercoaster of collecting trading cards.If you’re looking for the inside scoop on one of the hottest upcoming collectibles, there’s no need to search far and wide! In this episode full of friendship and fun, Jason shares some of his favorite memories of "being the very best, like no one ever was" and reveals some cheeky secrets that fans will want to look out for after ordering the game at www.mysterypak.com. Plus, he spills the tea on the rare in-game achievement that will unlock a one-of-a-kind real-life collectible: a signed Jason Paige trading card available only in the limited-edition blind box!Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(0:58) Welcoming Jason Paige(2:53) Finding Inspiratio in Retro Collectibles(4:52) JP Trading Cards: The Rarest of the Rare!(8:00) Meeting Ultra Dolphin Revolution(9:30) Pokemon Go & Video Games Live(15:45) JP Fandom is the Greatest Fandom(17:58) JP: The Game!- Sneak Peek(21:50) Unlocking the Rarest Gaming Achievement/Collectible(27:03) Secrets, Easter Eggs, and Stories from Behind the Music(33:20) Outro & Upcoming PerformancesCheck out Jason Paige in his new video game at https://mysterypak.com/Find everything else that Jason Paige is up to at his web site https://jasonpaige.com/ or on YouTube at  @JasonPaige  Pokémon Go Theme "Catch The World With A Throw: A Tribute To Pokémon Go" by Jason Paige: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJEp0qMNivM It'll Always Be Me & You - Detective Pikachu Theme by Jason Paige: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxEN5J4aI2I<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lLMbttl7

SPOILER WARNING: Bryan and Lisa join Mike & Jaymo to discuss the blockbuster animated sequel, “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” starring Chris Pratt, Brie Larson, and Donald Glover. Released April 1st, 2026 (no seriously), this colorful Illumination family-film has split the room, but whose hot-take will wind up on top? We break down the poster, the plot, and even play a quick round of trivia for our Mini-Game Minute. Let’s-a-go!Thanks for listening! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro (1:00) Welcoming Bryan and Lisa (2:45) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (6:38) Mini-Game Minute: Smartio Galaxy the Movie (14:24) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (cont’d) (1:00:10) NintenDO or NintenDON’TBe sure to follow Bryan on Instagram for all his latest adventures in cosplay & activism @bryan.s.lee:https://www.instagram.com/bryan.s.lee/And don’t forget to check out Bryan and Lisa’s back-catalog of Geek Pop episodes!https://geekpoppodcast.wordpress.com/

Taylor Bartle from the Wild Mouse podcast is joining the party and taking a ride through the world of the legendary RPG EarthBound (SNES, 1994 and Mother2 in Japan) with Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, we talk about some of the best examples of gamifying theme park rides, how EarthBound’s Onett borrows Los Angeles Superior Court’s Spring Street Courthouse as a police station, and the confusion of first being introduced to Ness in Super Smash Bros for the Nintendo 64. We’ll also go over the massive 135 page player’s guide that was produced instead of a manual, how pricey this game was to get hold of for years, and Mike and Taylor will go head-to-head trying to get to the truth of EarthBound in Mother Myth-Busters. Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:20) Welcoming Taylor from the Wild Mouse podcast(6:42) EarthBound(13:54) Mini-Game Minute: Mother Myth-Busters(27:10) Earthbound (cont’d)(1:05:40) NintenDO or NintenDON’TAll of Taylor’s theme park takes (and 3 Old SwitchAroo guest spots and counting) can be found on the Wild Mouse podcast: https://wildmousepodcast.com/Or check out Taylor of Terror’s spooky speakings with SkeleTony on the Grave Plot podcast: https://graveplotpodcast.com/EarthBound Player’s Guide: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAJE.pdfSouth Park Creators Cite Earthbound as a Major Inspiration for Their Own Game by Thomas Whitehead | Nintendo Life: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/07/south_park_creators_cite_earthbound_as_a_major_inspiration_for_their_own_gameOrigin Of The Mother Series' Title | MotherYouHadMe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAxDwc5S4bk<a

Cyril from Defunct Games is stepping into the ring to take on Teleroboxer (1995) and the Nintendo Virtual Boy with Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, Cyril takes us back to what it was like being at the unveiling of the Nintendo Virtual Boy at the winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 1995, we try to wrap our heads around the LED technology behind the Virtual Boy’s 3D stereoscopic effects, Cyril and Jaymo try to get to the bottom of why the Virtual Boy sales were such a disappointment, and we evaluate the new Nintendo accessories available to play the Virtual Boy games on the Switch. Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:20) Welcoming Cyril(3:58) Virtual Boy(21:26) Virtual Boy Accessories(43:32) Teleroboxer(1:13:00) NintenDO or NintenDON’TCheck out the Kickstarter for the Complete Cheat Code Compendium at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/763614590/gameshark-returns-the-complete-cheat-code-compendiumOr find Cyril’s work at Defunct Games (http://www.defunctgames.com/) or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@DefunctGamesTelerobooxer Manual: https://files.virtual-boy.com/teleroboxer-instruction-booklet.pdfThe Fastest Game Console Ever Made? - Virtual Boy In Slow Mo | The Slow Mo Guys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW7M8H99x7YThe Ultimate History of Video Games by Stephen Kent | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QHG23LRThe BEST WAY To Play Virtual Boy- How To Play Virtual Boy Comfortably (Ninten

In this bonus mid-season LiteSwitch episode, Derick from the Underrated Movie Podcast and SSJ3Butch from Twitch return to discuss all the announcements from Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary celebration!In this episode, we give our reactions to retro re-releases like Fire Red, Leaf Green, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Pokémon TCG’s Celebration Collection, and the baffling Game Boy Jukebox! We also discuss a flurry of upcoming entries: Pokopia, Pokémon Champions, Pokémon Wind & Waves, and the brand-new Pokémon XP Convention in San Francisco!Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Also, So Cal gamers, come to WonderConGame on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(0:50) Welcoming Butch(1:20) Welcoming Derick(2:07) Mini-Game Minute: Pick-a-Mon(22:50) Pokémon: Fire Red & Leaf Green(34:45) Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness(39:21) Pokémon TCG Celebration Collection(46:54) Pokémon Champions(56:11) Pokémon Winds & Waves(1:05:09) Pokopia(1:11:15) Pokemon World Championships & Pokemon XP(1:13:28) Game Boy Juke Box(1:19:29) OutroYou can find more from Derick and the Underrated movie podcast at https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/, wherever you get your podcasts, and on social media.Check out Butch’s streaming exploits at https://www.twitch.tv/ssj3butchFire Red & Leaf Green Switch Re-Release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORuy4zZkJ9IPokemon XD: Gale of Darkness on the Gamecube is Added to Nintendo Classics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z10GIw_dH8wOfficial Pokemon TCG Celebration Collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqTjxTiG-aIGame Boy Jukebox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJyzua8yeYMPokemon Champions: h

Alex will be sharing his wisdom as he joins Mike and Jaymo for Solomon’s Key (NES, 1987) as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, Alex shares how he first saw Solomon’s Key beaten on a VHS tape, we look at Solomon’s Key’s reskins and sequels, and Jaymo puts Mike and Alex to the test with a challenge of riddles. Plus, we get sidetracked with a bit of a revisit to Punch-Out!!Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:02) Welcoming Alex(1:58) Solomon’s Key(43:00) Mini-Game Minute: Who’s That Solomon?(46:14) Solomon’s Key (cont’d)(58:30) NintenDO or NintenDON’TSolomon’s Key Manual: https://archive.org/embed/solomons-key-nes-hiresscans/Solomon's Key - Manual (Searchable)The Story Behind Solomon’s Key, One Of The Most Challenging NES Games by Peter Tieryas | Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/the-story-behind-solomons-key-one-of-the-most-challeng-1840421992Solomon's Key by metroidmcfly in 14:00 - SGDQ2019 | Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNdkO9gVNTYHow a Perfect Speedrun Was Finally Beaten | Summoning Salt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c3oXERMTCM

This episode’s visiting team is Brad and Jordan from Arcadiology, and they’re in position at the line of scrimmage for Tecmo Bowl (NES, 1989) as they face off against Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, Jordan shares his history with football on and off the field, we’ll look at how player likeness rights changed the later releases of Tecmo Bowl, no one is able to make any sense of Tecmo Bowl’s original team logos, and Brad and Jaymo will compare this to the 1987 Tecmo Bowl arcade game, available for purchase on the Nintendo Switch.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:08) Welcoming Brad and Jordan from Arcadiology(6:30) Tecmo Bowl(43:50) Hi-Score & 37 Years Ago(47:10) Tecmo Bowl (cont’d)(49:10) Mini-Game Minute: The More You Tec-Know(54:16) Chibi-Robo! (cont’d)(1:03:12) NintenDO or NintenDON’TCheck out Jordan and Brad on Arcadiology: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/arcadiologypodcast/Tecmo Bowl Manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NACDE.pdfChicago Bears Shufflin' Crew - The Super Bowl Shuffle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG-4udU4w3sThe Truth Behind Eric Dickerson’s Lawsuit Against Tecmo Bowl | All Sports History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX9iK0BGD1MFamily Guy 'stole' a video of Double Dribble from YouTube then claimed the original video breached copyright by Jack Shepherd | The Independent: https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/family-guy-stole-a-video-of-double-dribble-from-youtube-then-claimed-the-original-video-breached-copyright-a7042026.html<a href="https://www.you

In this bonus midseason LiteSwitch episode, Cyril from Defunct Games is here to talk to Mike and Jaymo about GameShark Returns: The Complete Cheat Code Compendium, a book that Cyril’s working on with InterAct Accessories co-founder Todd Hays. With an already successful kickstarter campaign, GameShark Returns: The Complete Cheat Code Compendium is currently set for release in Fall 2026.In this episode, we talk about what the differences are between easter eggs, glitches, and cheat codes, how cheat codes and hidden strategies were used to sell video game magazines, try to recollect if cheat codes were stigmatized in the 90s, and how cheat codes functioned as early accessibility options. Along the way we also look back on the loss of rentals in the video game ecosystem, try to figure out why Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s debug mode doesn’t get more attention, and decry how DLC is replacing cheat codes.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:15) Welcoming Cyril from Defunct Games(5:18) The Complete Cheat Code Compendium - Kickstarter Description(16:41) Cyril Meets Todd Hays(22:53) Selecting the best cheat codes(29:17) Remembering Dinosaurs for Hire for the Sega Genesis(34:08) What constitutes a cheat code?(38:32) Sega Saturn Pro Action Replay (43:07) Outlaws re-release(47:30) Code Vault(49:09) Game Shark Ad Archive(54:23) Hot Coffee(57:20) Long-Hidden Cheats(1:03:20) Favorite Cheat CodesCheck out the Kickstarter campaign for Gameshark Returns: The Complete Cheat Code Compendium: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/763614590/gameshark-returns-the-complete-cheat-code-compendiumThe Cheat Code Compendium - Announcement Trailer | Defunct Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRgU9OkQV7oMore info on the book and the rest of Cyril’s activities at Defunct Games: http://www.defunctgames.com/How Yahtzee Created Unique Worlds in Starstruck Vagabond | GameMaker Memoirs | Second Wind: https://www.youtube.

Lawson from Super Wall Jump is here to create happiness by talking about Chibi-Robo! Plug into Adventure! (GameCube, 2005) as he joins Mike and Jaymo for the first GameCube game of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, we talk about how Chibi-Robo evolved from a point-and-click game foiling robbers to the platforming chore-completing game that was released, dig into the pop culture references that Chibi-Robo seems to pull in, and Lawson introduces us to everyone’s favorite new “Smash Brothers”-based drinking game, Yoshi Roulette.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:30) Welcoming Lawson from Super Wall Jump(4:10) Chibi-Robo!(45:20) Mini-Game Minute: And Robo was his Name-o(53:13) Chibi-Robo! (cont’d)(1:06:25) NintenDO or NintenDON’TCheck out Lawson’s podcast Super Wall Jump: https://linktr.ee/superwalljumpAnd watch Lawson’s new project at Two Story Entertainment: https://www.youtube.com/@Two-Story-EntertainmentChibi-Robo! Plug into Adventure! Manual: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2018/12/chibi-robo/Chibi-Robo! Lockout Bingo Race by Jaxler & Kobazco in 58:08 - Summer Games Done Quick 2024 | Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej0BxAQb-aA

SPOILER WARNING: Derick McDuff from the Underrated Movie Podcast joins Jaymo to discuss the much-anticipated “Return to Silent Hill”, directed by Christophe Gans and starring Justin Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson. Released January 23rd, 2026, this psychological-horror film based on the classic 2001 PS2 title “Silent Hill 2” has riled the fanbase, but is it really as bad as people claim? We break down the poster, acting, special effects, plot, and sly easter eggs that only true fans of the series will recognize.Thanks for listening! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro + Underrated Flashback(0:29) Welcoming Derick(3:50) Poster breakdown(4:45) Behind the Scenes Trivia(7:30) First Impressions: spoiler-free(12:53) Detailed Plot Breakdown(55:02) NintenDo or NintenDon’tCheck out the Underrated Movie podcast!https://linktr.ee/underratedmoviepodcastDerick & Jaymo Discuss Silent Hill (2006)https://open.spotify.com/episode/00sj4pzDGCGCsJ25geT7xO?si=27bad48cae6a41c0Derick & Jaymo Discuss Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)https://www.patreon.com/posts/silent-hill-3d-122975306

Derick from the Underrated movie podcast and RiRiYells from Twitch cared who Link was before he put on the mask, so they’re both back to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64, 2000) as they join Mike and Jaymo to launch Season 4 of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, we talk about Majora’s Mask’s origins in an intended redesign of Ocarina of Time called Ura Zelda, how game development crunch time was so intense that it became a feature of NPC dialogue, and correct some misconceptions about the origins of the name Majora. Plus we start the season with double the mini-games, with RiRi giving a read of the rest of the panel based on their favorite masks and Two Masks and a Lie dipping into everyone’s past costumes.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:25) Welcoming RiRi(1:55) Welcoming Derick(2:20) Majora’s Mask(40:03) Mini-Game Minute: TaRiRi Reading(49:08) Majora’s Mask (cont’d)(56:03) Mini-Game Minute: Two Masks and a Lie(1:04:58) Majora’s Mask (cont’d 2)(1:29:10) Ranking Retro(1:30:25) NintenDO or NintenDON’TYou can join RiRiYells on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/ririyellsYou can find more from Derick and the Underrated movie podcast at https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/, wherever you get your podcasts, and on social media.Majora’s Mask Manual: https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask_EN.pdfIwata Asks| Volume 1 : The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks: https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/zelda/0/0/Majora's Mask's most infamous line is actually all about crunch by Ed Nightingale | Eurogamer: https://www.eurogamer.net/majoras-masks-most-infamous-line-is-actually-all-about-crunch</p

Mike and Jaymo are back for Season 4 to check out more retro games with great guests as they gear up to add Nintendo GameCube and Virtual Boy games to the NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, N64, and Sega Genesis games that they've already covered in the first three seasons exploring the Nintendo Classics catalog available with Nintendo Switch Online.

In this final Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo before Season Four, Mike and Jaymo are closing out 2025 by introducing the AndStandings, a list that combines their individual rankings for all 98 games that have been covered so far, including ranking 95 Nintendo Switch Online games as part of their quest to rate and review the over 300 games on the Nintendo Switch Online catalog. What makes the top 10 may surprise you.Jaymo and Mike start off with a little bit of Christmas talk, including a bit about Christmas specials and Jaymo shows off The Old SwitchAroo-branded washcloths he was given for Christmas. Then, we introduce the AndStandings, first by having Mike and Jaymo share their bottom ten and top ten games from their individual rankings, then going over the entire combined rankings from 98 all the way to number 1 (check the timestamp if you want to jump to the top 10). Their full lists are both available on the website here: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/p/andstandings/ . Finally, Mike and Jaymo share some New Year’s Resolutions in advance of the start of Season 4 on January 14 with The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our ⁠Discord⁠, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1.28) Merry Christmas from The Old SwitchAroo(4:40) Introducing the AndStandings(7:45) Mike’s Bottom Ten Games(12:45) Jaymo’s Bottom Ten Games(15:05) Mike’s Top Ten Games(20:00) Jaymo’s Top Ten Games(23:38) AndStandings Staring from #98(40:13) AndStandings Top Ten(43:41) New Year’s Resolutions(51:35) OutroUltra64: Wii Universe: https://ultra64podcast.podbean.com/AndStandings: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/p/andstandings/

In this Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo, Kyle Ford from Stream Team joins to discuss the Analogue 3D and how it compares to the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics service as a gateway to playing Nintendo 64 games during Mike and Jaymo’s break before season four starts next month.Mike, Jaymo, and Kyle talk about what it was like to try out the Analogue 3D for an old-fashioned game night on some fresh N64 carts. They’ll also discuss the retro gaming niche that Analogue’s products have been filling and a few of the challenges in playing N64 games on modern TVs, and compare what the Analogue 3D is like versus playing N64 games on Nintendo Classics using the Switch or Switch 2. Finally, they’ll give their verdicts on if the Analogue 3D is worth it or not.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our ⁠Discord⁠, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1.25) Welcoming Kyle(2:30) Introducing the Analogue 3D(29:20) NintenDO or NintenDON’T(32:57) OutroSign up for Kyle’s thought-provoking newsletter at https://newsletter.houseofkyle.com/Want to talk movies and television with Kyle? Join streamteam.club or hit Kyle up on the SwitchAroo Discord!Check out the Analogue 3D at their official site at https://www.analogue.co/ (we aren't receiving anything from them)

In this Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo, Mike and Jaymo are celebrating Gamesgiving with an extra special episode during the season break as they prepare for season four.We start off with some general talk about Thanksgiving dinners and Jaymo has a list of quick food questions intended to divide the dining table in his Turkey Day NintenDO or NintenDON’Ts. Then, we’ll craft the ideal meal using just the power ups in the retro games we’ve played in past episodes in the Ultimate Power Up Plate. Finally, Mike and Jaymo each craft their ideal line-up of Nintendo Classics games for a Thanksgiving celebration in the Ultimate Nintendo Classics Three-Course Meal. Finally, Mike and Jaymo each share what they’re most thankful for about the The Old SwitchAroo.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our ⁠Discord⁠, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(4:00) Turkey Day NintenDO or NintenDON’T(9:51) Ultimate Power Up Plate(17:23) Ultimate Nintendo Classics Three-Course Meal(23:34) What we’re thankful for(25:40) Outro

In this Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo, Mike and Jaymo give their first thoughts on last week’s Super Mario Galaxy movie Nintendo direct, and talk about the games that they’ve been playing during the season break.We start off with a bit of discussion about both the 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros and the 2023 The Super Mario Bros. Movie from Illumination before going over the new footage from the Nintendo Direct and if it’s moved the needle on our expectations. Mike gives his first impressions of two card games that have been sitting in his backlog for years, Inscryption and Slay the Spire, and Jaymo talks about playing Split Fiction with his brother as a way for gaming to keep people in touch. Finally, they revisit Marvel Snap now that Mike has tried it out and Jaymo is excited to see if Marvel Snap has what it takes to win over newer players.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our ⁠Discord⁠, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:10) Super Mario Galaxy movie Nintendo Direct(19:20) Inscryption(25:45) Split Fiction(31:25) Slay the Spire(36:00) Marvel Snap(47:00) OutroThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct 11.12.2025 | Nintendo of America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqjMaKQskW8 Super Mario Bros | Underrated Movie Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/52YZLp0eZoVjLL8Z94a8f3?si=DYYmzJqKQn-u0wQHc41Q1w072 - Super Mario Bros. (1993) vs The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) | Nothing New: A Remake Podcast: http://www.benviewnetwork.com/nothingnew/supermariobrosThe Cable Club League: https://www.thecableclub.com/

In this Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo, we have some bonus content that couldn't fit in out Season 3 16th bit retrospective. See if you can beat Jaymo at our returning trivia game RTFM, or Read The F---ing Manual, where he's challenged to see how many characters and places he can name based off of how they're described in the original video game manuals that the retro games we played this year would've come with.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(0:57) RTFM Introduction(2:56) RTFM Round One(7:10) RTFM Round Two(15:24) RTFM Round Three(26:50) Outro

On this episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, we take a break from our usual quest to cover all 300+ games in the Nintendo Classics catalog to explore the horrific secrets of the Little Nightmares series with Twitch's RiRiYells!We explore the obscurest regions of Mike's horror movie collection, draw parallels between Six and the demons she fights, and theorize the ways the latest entry, Little Nightmares 3, could come to a chilling end!Be sure to check out Riri on Twitch and tune in at the end of October to watch her and Jaymo roll credits for the first time on Little Nightmares 3!)Find RiRiYells on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/ririyells

It’s time to celebrate the end of another season of The Old SwitchAroo with the 16th-bit Retro-spective Season 3 Finale as Mike and Jaymo reflect on their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode, we bring back “Guess Hosts” so Mike and Jaymo can go head-to-head in a trivia competition with questions brought to us by this season’s great guests, the Old Switcharoonies give a chance to mark the highs and lows of all the games played this season, and Mike and Jaymo talk a little bit about what’s to come in the next season of the podcast and also what they both hope to see coming down the line for Nintendo Switch Online and Nintendo Classics now that the Switch 2 is out.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:25) Introducing Guess Hosts with Kat(3:45) Q1. S03E01 - RiRiYells(5:56) Q2. S03E01 - Derick from Underrated(8:37) Q3. S03E02 - Kyle and Sarah(11:14) Q4. S03E04 - Kristal from the Lazy Circles(14:22) Q5. S03E04 - Nick(17:22) Q6. S03E05 - Warboss5(20:56) Q7. S03E07 - RiRiYells(24:26) Q8. S03E07 - KylTheSheikah(27:51) Q9. S03E08 - Timmy Williams from Whitest Kids U’ Know and Urn Fulla Popcorn(34:29) Q10. S03E10 - Nate from TrailerBoyz(39:41) Q11. S03E11 - Andrew from Nothing New: A Remake podcast(46:48) Q12. S03E12 - Chico from Wet Frontier(50:30) Q13. S03E13 - Don from the Cable Club League(53:12) Q14. S03E14 - Cyril from Defunct Games(59:55) Q15. S03E15 - Happney(1:02:09) Q16. S03E16 - RiRiYells(1:03:25) Guest Hosts Final Scores(1:08:54) Title Speed Run(1:10:40) The Old SwitchAroonies Award Show(1:34:43) The Old SwitchAroo Swish List(1:40:03) Final Thoughts on Season 3(1:43:23) OutroCheck out all the places to find our participating guests below:Kat on KatCanSew: https://www.youtube.com/@katcansewRiRiYells on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ririyellsDerick on the Underrated movie podcast: ⁠https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/⁠<a href="htt

Happney is as good as his sword when he talks Crystalis (NES, 1990) as he joins Mike & Jaymo on The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, we talk about the influence of Studio Ghibli films like Castle in the Sky and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on Crystalis, try to figure out if this was SNK’s answer to The Legend of Zelda, and the ways that the aesthetics of this game seem to overlap with other classic Nintendo games.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:16) Welcoming Happney(2:50) Crystalis(42:58) Mini-Game Minute: Frozen in Time(50:05) Crystalis (cont’d)(59:58) NintenDO or NintenDON’TCrystalis Manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Crystalis-Game-Manual.pdfCrystalis - NES commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gZA1aP51nkCrystalis Speed Run Race in 1:05:51 at #SGDQ 2013 [NES] | SpeedDemosArchiveSDA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlDT89G_CmoCrystalis Week: The Miyazaki Connection | Kid Fenris: http://www.kidfenris.com/2018/11/crystalis-week-miyazaki-connection.htmlMikes RPG Center: https://mikesrpgcenter.com/crystalis/index.html'Homeland is racist': artists sneak subversive graffiti on to TV show by Claire Phipps | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/15/homeland-is-racist-artists-subversive-graffiti-tv-show

Cyril from Defunct Games armors up for Ghosts ‘n Goblins (NES), Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive), and Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (SNES) as he joins Mike & Jaymo on The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, we talk about the value of preserving contemporary game reviews of retro video games, Capcom’s mostly forgotten former mascot Captain Commando and the Captain Commando Challenge Series, what the challenges are for ports of arcade games, and Cyril shares his experience as part of GamePro Magazine’s Team GamePro.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠ where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:19) Welcoming Cyril(5:20) Ghosts ‘n Goblins(43:24) Ghouls ‘n Ghosts(1:14:53) Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts(1:48:14) Ranking Retro(1:50:15) NintenDO or NintenDON’TDefunct Games is at http://www.defunctgames.com/ and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@DefunctGamesGhosts ‘n Goblins manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NABCE.pdfGhouls ‘n Ghosts manual: https://manuals.sega.com/genesismini/pdf/GHOULS_N_GHOSTS.pdfSuper Ghouls ‘n Ghosts manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SABDE.pdfThe 50 Most S*** Hot Games Ever | Hyper #50 December 1997, p47-52: https://archive.org/details/hyper-050/page/n45/mode/2upIGN’s Top 100 Games: https://web.archive.org/web/20141207120250/http://top100.ign.com/2003/<a href="https://www.jeuxvideo.com/dossiers/00014196/les-100-meilleurs-jeux-

Don from the Cable Club League is powering up his mega buster for Mega Man: The Wily Wars (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, 1994) as he joins Mike & Jaymo on The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!Mega Man: The Wily Wars is a compilation action platformer game combining Mega Man, Mega Man 2, and Mega Man 3 for the Nintendo Entertainment System plus a bonus game for the Sega Genesis, Wily Tower. In this episode, we look at the questionable gaming magazine advertising behind the short-lived Sega Channel, Rock the Rock to the musical stylings of the Protomen, the internet’s theories on Guts Man and Dr. Wiley scandalize Jaymo, and Mike generally disappoints Don.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, social media, bonus articles, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:10) Welcoming Don(4:13) Mega Man: The Wily Wars(47:37) Mini-Game Minute: Super Fighting Robots(55:31) Mega Man: The Wily Wars (cont’d)(1:13:48) NintenDO or NintenDON’TThe Cable Club League can be found at https://www.thecableclub.com/ and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCableClubPodcastMega Man: The Wily War manual: https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/Genesis/Mega_Man-The_Wily_Wars_-_Genesis_-_Manual.pdfHow Mega Man Ended Up With the Worst Video Game Box Art Ever by Gavin Jasper | Den of Geek: https://www.denofgeek.com/games/how-mega-man-ended-up-with-the-worst-video-game-box-art-ever/⁠MegaMan 2, What's with the pistol??!! by Marc Ericksen |  RetroGameArt.com: https://www.retrogameart.com/2012/11/megaman-2-whats-with-pistol.html⁠Mega Man & Mega Man X

Chico D Mar is at the starting line for F-Zero (SNES, 1990) and F-Zero 99 (Switch, 2023) as he joins Mike and Jaymo on The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, we appreciate the character design from Takaya Imamura and the comic book artwork from Valiant Comics, including both the box art and an in-manual comic drawn by Arthur Nichols. We also learn how Captain Falcon was originally intended to be a mascot for the Super Famicom and how the music from F-Zero was so good that it led to a 1992 jazz album of the same name featuring musicians like blues, jazz, and rock guitarist Robben Ford and saxophonist Marc Russo. Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:48) Welcoming Chico(6:05) F-Zero(47:48) Mini-Game Minute: Science Faction(54:06) F-Zero 99(1:23:48) NintenDO or NintenDON’TChico’s comic is at https://wetfrontier.com/ (and check out this episode's cover art, also by Chico)F-Zero manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAABE.pdfCaptain Falcon was Originally the SNES' Mascot and Other Super Nintendo Facts You Didn't Know by Nadia Oxford | VG247: https://www.vg247.com/captain-falcon-was-originally-the-snes-mascot-and-other-super-nintendo-facts-you-didnt-knowThe F-Zero Press Conference by IGN Staff | IGN: https://web.archive.org/web/20070214011100/http://cube.ign.com/articles/427/427647p1.html

Andrew Linde from “Nothing New: A Remake Podcast” uncovers hard truths about Clu Clu Land (NES, 1985), Mario’s Picross (Game Boy, 1995), and Mario’s Super Picross (SNES, 1995) as he joins Mike & Jaymo on The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this revealing episode, we discuss how Animal Crossing helped expose a new generation to retro titles, how Bubbles the balloonfish made waves as a female protagonist before the likes of Lara Croft and Samus Aran, why Mario’s Super Picross had to clear a Tetris, and our picks for the greatest movie remakes of all time. Plus, Mike & Andrew go head to head in our hilarious Pictionary-esque Mini-Game Minute: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Squares!Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(01:18) Welcoming Andrew Linde(05:13) Clu Clu Land(35:44) Mario’s Picross & Mario's Super Picross(1:04:22) Mini-Game Minute: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Squares(1:07:38) Mario’s Picross & Mario's Super Picross (continued)(1:29:38) NintenDO or NintenDON’T(1:38:51) OutroAndrew Linde can be found on Instagram at @podcasterandrew“Nothing New: A Remake Podcast” is a proud member of the Benview Network and can be found on all major podcasting platforms or on their website at http://www.benviewnetwork.com/nothingnewClu Clu Land manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Clu-Clu-Land-Game-Manual.pdfMario’s Picross manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Marios-Picross-Game-Manual.pdfMario’s Picross commercial (you’ve been warned) | TheMarioBros.net : htt

Nate Brown (Twitch’s @nateblackest) brings down the house as he talks Blast Corps (N64, 1997) with Mike and Jaymo as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this explosive episode, we explore the astronomical precision of the level select screen, the suspected censorship of a problematic televised roadster, and the timeless appeal of Nate’s hunt for the most “mid” movies of all time. Plus, we create a tier list for every vehicle in this Rare N64 classic. Which one is the Best Corps, and which is a Blast Corpse? And will this episode be the impetus for Jaymo’s very first tattoo? Time to get moving!Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(01:03) Welcoming Nate Brown(07:00) Blast Corps(37:50) Ranking Retro: Blast Corps Vehicle Tier List(01:08:05) Blast Corps (continued)(01:24:02) NintenDo or NintenDon’t(01:29:39) OutroNate can be found on his own Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/nateblackest) or cohosting TrailerBoyz on the Whitest Kids U Know twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/officialwkuk). Older episodes of TrailerBoyz are on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9F2UuOmDhCSNfuiaFHSoEHj3WV1g3Qg Check out https://miseryloves.us/ for additional info about TrailerBoyz, MidHunters, and more Blast Corps manual: https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/N64/Blast_Corps_-_Nintendo_64_-_Manual.pdfThe Making Of: Blast Corps | Now Gamer: https://web.archive.org/web/20150411115039/http://www.nowgamer.com/the-making-of-blast-corps/⁠<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlGxYzVNaGw⁠" target="_blan

It’s-a him, Dempsey from the Overthinking Games podcast! In this colorful episode he links up with Mike and Jaymo to play Super Mario World (SNES, 1991) and its 2001 Game Boy Advance port, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, as part of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, we unveil Yoshi’s unexpected upbringing in Christianity, expose the alleged animal abuse that did and did not make the final cut, and debate the merits of quality-of-life features in a post-Dark Souls age. Think you’re a Mario master? Test your knowledge in another fun-filled round of Mario MythBusters! Just don’t lose your cool when Jaymo recounts the near-death experience that threatened his love life and possibly influenced Super Mario World game design…Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:07) Welcoming Dempsey from Overthinking Games(4:37) Super Mario World Box Art Analysis(12:00) Mini-Game Minute: Mario MythBusters(21:35) Super Mario World/Super Mario Advance 2(1:18:52) NintenDo or NintenDon’t(1:28:18) OutroCheck out Dempsey and the rest of the Overthinking Games crew at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2181702 or wherever you get your podcasts!Super Mario World manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAAE.pdf⁠Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Super-Mario-Advance-2-Super-Mario-World-Game-Manual.pdfSuper Mario World – 1990 Developer Interview - originally from SMW official guidebook | Shmuplations :  https://shmuplations.com/supermarioworld/⁠Super Mari

It’s an absolute punch-up as Timmy Williams from The Whitest Kids U’ Know joins Mike and Jaymo as they play the all-time classic Ninja Gaiden (NES, 1988) and the not-so-classic Kung Fu Heroes (NES, 1989) as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, we explore how the Whitest Kids can be used as teaching tools,, learn why the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles weren’t allowed in Europe, behold the return of Nuts & Milk, and see how Ninja Gaiden squares up against 80s and 90s ninja movies (Surf Ninjas forever).Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:10) Welcoming Timmy(6:15) Kung Fu Heroes(39:14) Ninja Gaiden (1:23:03) NintenDO or NintenDON’TLook out for Timmy in the upcoming movie, Mars, and until then, he can be found sometimes on the Whitest Kids U’ Know’s Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/officialwkuk You can also listen to him on his awesome horror movie podcast with Shandi Sullivan, Urn Fulla Popcorn: https://urnfullapopcorn.com/Kung Fu Heroes manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Kung-Fu-Heroes-Game-Manual.pdfNinja Gaiden manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NACBE.pdfGame Machine’s Best Hit Games 25 | Game Machine #246, p31: https://segaretro.org/File:GameMachine_JP_246.pdfSteve's Quest - 135 - Kung Fu Heroes (World Record) 7:47 | 8bit Steve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibV96q5wxg0IGN Presents The History of Ninja Gaid

It’s music to our ears as RiriYells returns with fellow Twitch streamer KylTheSheikah to join Mike and Jaymo in Hyrule as they play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64, 1998) as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode, we find Hyrule’s hidden Arwings, discuss the highs and lows of Z-targeting, the coming-of-age moments spurred by the Great Fairies, and why Ocarina of Time is considered a milestone in puzzle-adventure games. We even get to know our panelists better in a lore-licious game of "Ocarina of Timeshare", and we end by ranking all 6 Zelda games covered in the show so far. Is Ocarina truly an all-timer? Come along and find out!Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:00) Welcoming RiRiYells(1:36) Welcoming KylTheSheikah (6:16) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time(1:06:36) Minigame Minute: Ocarina of Timeshare(1:16:06) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (continued)(1:31:28) NintenDO or NintenDON’TCheck out RiRiYells on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ririyells And KyltheSheikah is on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/kylthesheikah) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@kylthesheikah)Ocarina of Time Manual: https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime_EN.pdfRandom: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Very Nearly Had Its Own Hobbit Character by Ollie Reynolds | Nintendo Life https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/08/random-zelda-ocarina-of-time-very-nearly-had-its-own-hobbit-character

Josh Covel from the Still Loading podcast and his frequent guest Dexter Morrill join Mike and Jaymo to fly too close to the sun in Kid Icarus (NES, 1987) as part of an epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode, Mike finally gets to talk too much about Captain N: The Game Master as we learn about Still Loading’s episode-by-episode watch through mini-series, how Kid Icarus was one of the first games to use the MMC1 mapper chip to scroll the screen in two directions, and even-more ground-breaking, how the game manual has more nudity than the average Nintendo release.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:50) Welcoming Josh from the Still Loading podcast(5:04) Welcoming Dexter (9:45) Captain N Retro-spective(17:54) Kid Icarus(1:06:30) NintenDO or NintenDON’TYou can find the Still Loading podcast anywhere you get podcasts, at https://www.stillloadingpodcast.com/ and on BlueSky and Instagram as StillLoadingPodDexter can be found at https://www.dexter-morrill.com and his artwork can also be seen on the cover of Old School Gamer Magazine https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/Kid Icarus Manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAVE.pdfNintendo Dream magazine issue 118Captain N 106: Wishful Thinking | WildBrain Superheroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbaLHACaeNs Nintendo Themes (On the Spot) - PLAYER PIANO | Player Piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs654PYe3qw&t=70s

Ryan (Warboss5) is rejoining the party for another quest with Mike and Jaymo as they play Phantasy Star IV (Sega Genesis/Megadrive, 1993), continuing their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode, we discuss when it’s appropriate to search through someone else’s belongings, try to figure out just how much Phantasy Star IV was really borrowing from Star Wars, and examine the virtues of direct translation compared to reinterpreted dialogue when translating media for an American audience. Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro (1:05) Welcoming Ryan (4:45) Phantasy Star IV(39:00) Mini-Game Minute: Insanonyms(43:28) Phantasy Star IV Cont’d(1:21:58) NintenDO or NintenDON’T You can find from Warboss5 on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@warboss5) and Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/warboss5.bsky.social).The audiobook that he’s recording, Mortzeel's Lost & Found, can be found on the author's web site: https://www.nickcennamosmith.com/Phantasy Star IV manual:https://manuals.sega.com/genesismini/pdf/PHANTASY_STAR_IV.pdfSega Visions Issue 23, February/March 1995, p20-21 | Archive: https://archive.org/details/Sega_Visions_Issue_23_February-March_1995/page/n23/mode/2upThe 100 Best Sega Genesis Games by Miguel Concepcion and Kevin Wong | Complex: https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/miguel-concepcion/the-100-best-sega-genesis-gamesPhantasy Star IV [MD/G – Beta / Unused Stuff] | Unseen64: https://www.unseen64.net/200

Our theme song-genius  Kristal Fields is back on board with her friend Nick to talk Metroid (NES, 1987) and Metroid II: Return of Samus (Game Boy, 1991) with Mike and Jaymo as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode, we’ll work out just what a Metroid really is, where the Narpas Sword that World of Warcraft ‘borrowed’ from this series came from, in way the Alien franchise influenced Planet Zebes, and how Justin Bailey could help you see Samus in a whole new “revealing” light. Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(0:57) Welcoming Kristal(1:49) Welcoming Nick(3:43) Metroid(59:55) Metroid II: Return of Samus(1:26:40) NintenDO or NintenDON’TFind Kristal on Instagram - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/revoltingingenue/Find the Lazy Circles on Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thelazycircles/⁠Metroid manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAQE.pdfMetroid 2 manual: https://metroid.retropixel.net/games/metroid2/manual/metroid2_manual.pdfFamicom Disk System: The More You Play It, the More You'll Want to Play! [Disk 1] | Originally Vol 118 of Nintendo Dream in 2004, translation on Metroid-Database: https://web.archive.org/web/20161021110628/http://www.metroid-database.com/m1/fds-interview-p4.phpMetroid: Zero Mission Director Roundtable by Craig Harris | IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/30/metroid-zero-mission-director-roundtable?page=3⁠Metroid Passw

Colleen is taking off into Pilotwings (SNES) and Pilotwings 64 (N64, 1996) with Mike and Jaymo on board as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode, we’ll look at how Mode 7 graphics were originally destined for flying insects, argue over both American sea monsters and if these games should count as Mario games, remember the shuttle program, and spoil one of the big twists of The Phantom Menace (but an album did it first).Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:14) Welcoming Colleen(5:09) Pilotwings(34:30) Pilotwings 64(1:17:45) NintenDO or NintenDON’TPilotwings manual: https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/SNES/Pilotwings_-_SNES_-_Manual.pdfPilotwings 64 manual: https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/N64/Pilotwings_64_-_Nintendo_64_-_Manual.pdfDragonfly (Pilot Wings) [Beta – SNES] | Unseen64: https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/14/pilotwings-snes-proto/Track by Track - The Dark Side of the Moon Redux | Roger Waters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNtZawT1iJY&t=292s Pilotwings 64 Speedrun in 33:39 by Graviton - Live at SGDQ 2013 | Graviton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieL3eLRgpp8

Sarah and Kyle Ford from Stream Team party down with Instagram’s Jaclynfrances in the hit party game that birthed a franchise: Mario Party on the Nintendo 64. Mike and Jaymo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog has never been more wild!In this raucous episode, we kick off the first annual Blooper Games! Play along with a series of wacky mini-games as our guest hosts attempt to match their auras with retro title screens, test their memory of behind-the-scenes trivia, and try to name as many Mario characters as they can before the clock runs out. We dive deep into Bowser’s closeted political affiliations, test the ethical boundaries of AI servitude, and litigate the controversial court case that rubbed Nintendo fans the wrong way…Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:06) Welcoming Jackie, Sarah, and Kyle(3:42) Intro to Mario Party(6:12) Blooper Games Round 1: EnTitled Screens (13:15) Mario Party Trivia(30:11) Blooper Games Round 2: Thanks for the Number-ies(32:00) JoyPros of Mario Party(58:14) Blooper Games Round 3: Sigma-bet!(1:01:12) JoyCons of Martio Party(1:06:27) NintenDo or NintenDon’t(1:09:27) Blooper Games Awards Ceremony(1:11:02) OutroYou can find poetry and pics from Jaymo’s wife Jackie at https://www.instagram.com/jaclynfrancesSign up for Kyle’s thought-provoking newsletter at https://newsletter.houseofkyle.com/Want to talk movies and television with Sarah? Join streamteam.club or hit Kyle up on the SwitchAroo Discord!Mario Party Manual: https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_N64/Manual/formated/Mario_Party_-_1999_-_Nintendo.pdfVoice Actor Says Wario Was Originally Intended To Be A German Character by Casey | SiliconEra: https://www.siliconera.com/voice-actor-says-wario-originally-intended-german-character/<a href="https://www.nintendolink.com/2022/09/07/that-t

Twitch streamer RiRiYells and the Underrated movie podcast’s Derick McDuff are instrumental in exploring  The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Game Boy / Game Boy Color 1993/1998) as Mike and Jaymo continue on season 3 of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode, we’ll learn t how Link’s Awakening was like an afterschool project with a life of its own, try to figure out the boundaries of reality in this Lynchian entry of  the franchise, and discover how so many unexpected Nintendo characters were snuck into Link’s Awakening roster of enemies. Think you can name them all? Play along with our trivia round: CameO or CameNo? Last but not least, stay tuned until the end of the episode for our first-ever Ranking Retro segment, where we decide the pecking order of the first 5 games in the prolific Zelda series.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:12) Welcoming Derick from the Underrated movie podcast(1:32) Welcoming RiRiYells(4:02) The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening(35:54) Mini-Game Minute: Cameo or CameNo(1:24:24) Ranking Retro(1:27:18) NintenDO or NintenDON’TYou can find more from Derick and the Underrated movie podcast at https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/ wherever you get your podcasts and on social media.You can join RiRiYells on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/ririyellsLink’s Awakening manual: https://www.gamesdatabase.org/game/nintendo-game-boy-color/legend-of-zelda-links-awakening-dxIwata Asks| Volume 2 : The History of Handheld The Legend of Zelda Games: https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/zelda/1/0/

As we wrap up our season-break episodes of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, Mike and Jaymo dive into their gaming adventures during this downtime. Mike shares his experience with the emotional journey of the To the Moon series, discussing its unique storytelling and how it resonates on a personal level. Jaymo, on the other hand, introduces listeners to the exciting open beta of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, a long-awaited sequel that blends 2D fighting with modern graphics.The duo also explores Piczle Cross Adventure, a puzzle game that adds a narrative twist to the classic Picross format, and Jaymo's rekindled love for Marvel Snap, now with new features and a fresh publisher. Finally, Mike is checking out space shipping game Starstruck Vagabond, but Jaymo is predicting some star-crossed lovers.Thanks for tuning in! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts to catch all the exciting content coming your way. Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com for more updates and to join our Discord community!Game on, everyone!(0:00) Intro(1:20) To the Moon Series(10:46) Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves(17:13) Piczle Cross Adventure(22:30) Jaymo's turn at Balatro(28:15) The return of Marvel Snap(32:00) Starstruck Vagabond(42:34) Wrap-Up and Season 3 PreviewShow notes created by https://headliner.app

It’s time to cross swords over Animal Crossing! In this episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, Jaymo continues his break from researching, reviewing, and playfully ribbing all 250+ games in the Nintendo Switch Online retro catalog. Today, he faces off against returning guest Lisa from the Geek Pop Podcast in a competition to see whose Animal Crossing island has the best house, villagers, and overall theming. Their guest judge is fellow Geek Popper and Animal Crossing aficionado, Big Chris; he brings his wit and wisdom to the islands of Jaymorea and Cacahuete to declare one tropical paradise as The Bells of the Ball!Which isle will make him smile? Will he blush at Jaymo’s Classic Art Peep Show? Or will he go flush at the sight of Lisa’s infamous Toilet Gardens? Which villagers will have him in a gift-giving frenzy, and who deserves to be voted off the island? Come along on this jovial journey; you can even judge the custom creations for yourself using the Dream Addresses listed below!Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Don’t forget to subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to ourDiscord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro  (1:20) Welcoming Lisa & Big Chris(5:05) Animal Crossing: Past, Present, & Future(15:40) Loved Island Competition: Round 1- Islands & Theming(25:12) Loved Island Competition: Round 2- The Villagers(32:28) Loved Island Competition: Round 3- House & Home(39:49) Winners, Losers, & Geek Poppy PlugsLisa’s Dream Address (Cacahuete): DA-1617-7429-0168Jaymo’s Dream Address (Jaymorea): DA-9883-8979-8371You can find Lisa, Chris and the whole Geek Pop podcast at https://geekpoppodcast.wordpress.com/ as well as on Twitter (geekpoppodcast), Instagram (geekpop), and Facebook (GeekPoppin).

Join Mike and Jaymo for another engaging episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, as they continue their break from the usual Nintendo Switch Online catalog to dive into Jaymo's top twenty games of all time. This episode is packed with nostalgia, excitement, and a few surprises as they explore the games that shaped Jaymo's gaming journey.The discussion kicks off with the thrilling announcement of the Switch 2, sparking debates about backward compatibility and the potential for enhanced gameplay experiences. Mike and Jaymo share their thoughts on the new Joy-Con features and the intriguing Mouse Con peripheral, pondering how these innovations might impact their gaming adventures.As they transition into Jaymo's top 20, Mike and Jaymo cover the best video game finish they've ever had, some of their favorite multiplayer modes, and what it takes to make Sonic really shine.Thanks for tuning in! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts to stay updated for the exciting launch of Season 3. Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com to find all our social media links and join our Discord to share your thoughts on this episode or what you'd like to hear in future ones. We want to hear about your top games too!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:03) Nintendo announcement: Switch 2(12:14) Jaymo's Top 20 Games Overview(55:42) OutroShow notes created by https://headliner.appCheck out Jaymo talking about Street Fighter III: Third Strike on the Cable Club League podcast: https://www.thecableclub.com/ep-32-if-the-boys-wanna-fight-you-better-let-em-street-fighter-iii-third-strike/ Some of the other games we talk about have been discussed before on The Old SwitchAroo, and you can check out those episodes as wellMario Kart 64: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/s1e15-rainbow-road-warriors/Splatoon 3: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/lite-switch-march-22-2024-x-men-97-balatro-burnout-paradise-and-more/Marvel Snap: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/lite-switch-april-5-2024-marvel-snap-tangle-tower-slipstream-rogue-space-and-more/Sonic the Hedgehog 2: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/s2e01-sonic-the-hedgehog-2-or-welcome-to-the-next-level/Street Fighter III: Third Strike: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/lite-switch-jan-15-2025-street-fighter-iii-the-duck-detective-sonic-galactic-and-more/

Join Mike and Jaymo for a laid-back season-break episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, where they take a breather from their usual deep dives into the Nintendo Switch Online catalog to share what they've been playing during the offseason. This time, it's all about the games that have captured their attention while they gear up for the exciting launch of Season 3.Jaymo kicks things off with his love for retro fighting games, diving into his experience on the Cable Club League podcast where he championed Street Fighter 3: Third Strike. He shares nostalgic tales of college arcade days and the game's crunchy mechanics that keep him coming back. Meanwhile, Mike explores the quirky world of Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, a noir-inspired mystery game that's as entertaining as it is unique.They also touch on Marvel vs. Capcom Collection, a nostalgic trip through classic crossover fighting games, and Jaymo's recent venture into Sonic Galactic, a fan-made game that imagines what a true Sega Saturn Sonic the Hedgehog game might have been. With discussions ranging from arcade nostalgia to modern indie gems, this episode is a delightful mix of gaming past and present.Thanks for tuning in! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts so you're ready for the exciting launch of Season 3. Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com to find all our social media links and share your thoughts on this episode or what you'd like to hear in future ones. We'd love to hear about the games you're playing, too!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:03) Street Fighter III: Third Strike(8:07)Marvel vs. Capcom Collection Nostalgia(9:45) Mike's Take on Duck Detective: The Secret Salami(15:19) Exploring Sonic Galactic(19:29) OutroShow notes created by https://headliner.appCheck out Jaymo on Episode 32 of the Cable Club League (https://www.thecableclub.com/) podcast to talk about Street Fighter III: Third Strike at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16MNSYhIeLE To hear our friends Derick and RiRiYells talk about the Ace Attorney movie, check out the Underrated movie podcast (https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/) episode https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/underrated/episodes/Ace-Attorney-e2q14g4

Join Mike and Jaymo for a special episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, where they take a break from their usual deep dives into the Nintendo Switch Online catalog to share what gaming and gaming-related activities they've been up to during the offseason.In this special SPOILER-FILLED episode, the boys are joined by two lifelong Sonic fans, Jaymo’s brothers Justin & Jonathan, to recap and review the 2024 hit movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 3.After a quick rundown of Sonic’s various multimedia appearances over the last three decades, our panel spin-dashes through nearly every aspect of the blockbuster threequel, from its eye-catching posters, amusing Japanese rebranding, subversive Cyberpunk easter egg, and even a scene-by-scene recap of the movie that’s got everyone across the country rushing to their local cinema.Thanks for tuning in, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts so you're ready for the exciting launch of Season 3. Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com to find all our social media links and share your thoughts on this episode or what you'd like to hear in future ones. Or even better, join our Discord and play a round or two of Star Wars: Hunters with our lovely community! Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(6:29) Poster Impressions & Tubular Trivia(13:11) Recap Pt 1: Enter Shadow(19:01) Recap Pt 2: Unlikely Alliances(27:38) Recap Pt 3: Crybaby Backstory(31:48) Recap Pt 4: Super-Powered Showdown(39:08) Recap Pt 5: Welcome to the Final Level(52:48) JoyContest: Ranking the Reels(58:38) NintenDo or NintenDon’t(1:01:55) Outro

Join Mike and Jaymo for a special episode of The Old SwitchAroo: Lite Switch, where they take a break from their usual deep dives into the Nintendo Switch Online catalog to share what gaming and gaming-related activities they've been up to during the offseason.In this very special episode, the boys are joined by SwitchAroo alums Bryan & Lisa to rank all 16 characters in the Switch/mobile free-to-play hero shooter, Star Wars: Hunters (coming  soon to PC!)After recapping their personal histories with the Star Wars franchise, our intrepid hosts pit the heroes from each class against each other in a fight to the finish. It's Sith vs Jedi, Wookiee vs Ewok, and more Droid-on-Droid violence than the galaxy can handle! May the Force be with them, in all ways!Thanks for tuning in, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you're ready for the exciting launch of Season 3. Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com to find all our social media links and share your thoughts on this episode or what you'd like to hear in future ones. Or even better, join our Discord and play a round or two of Hunters with our lovely community! Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(4:00) Getting to Know the Panel(13:30) Round 1: Close-Range Damage Class(26:37) Round 2: Long-Range Damage Class(37:20) Round 3: Tank Class(52:15) Round 4: Support Class(59:40) Final Round: Which Hunter is the Huntest?(1:04:00) Outro/OuttakesFind Bryan on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bryan.s.lee) and YouTube (http://youtube.com/bryanlee)You can find Lisa and the whole Geek Pop podcast at https://geekpoppodcast.wordpress.com/ as well as on Twitter (https://x.com/geekpoppodcast), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekpop/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeekPoppin/).Explore the Star Wars: Hunters universe at https://starwarshunters.com/, and get hyped for the PC launch on January 27th!

Join Mike and Jaymo for a special episode of The Old SwitchAroo Lite Switch, where they take a break from their usual deep dives into the Nintendo Switch Online catalog to share what gaming and gaming-related activities they've been up to during the offseason. This episode explores the newly released Nintendo Music app, a service that has quickly captured Jaymo's heart with its ambient tracks from beloved Games like Animal Crossing. Meanwhile, Mike shares his thoughts on the app's limited content and hopes for its future potential.They also discuss the shifting landscape of console gaming, with Jaymo diving into the accessibility of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 on Game Pass and Mike and Jaymo reminiscing about the nostalgic thrill of hotel gaming. Additionally, Jaymo shares his experiences with the Meta Quest 3, highlighting the immersive boxing game Thrill of the Fight, and the physics-based RPG Blade and Sorcery: Nomad, which brings a Dark Souls aesthetic to virtual reality.Thanks for tuning in! Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts, so you're ready for the exciting launch of Season 3. Visit https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com to find all our social media links and share your thoughts on this episode or what you'd like to hear in future ones. We'd love to know your favorite Nintendo music tracks!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:03) Nintendo Music App Discussion(13:46) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6(23:54) Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania(32:14) Meta Quest 3 and Thrill of the Fight(36:20) Blade and Sorcery: Nomad(40:45) OutroShow notes created by https://headliner.app

Celebrate the end of another season of The Old SwitchAroo with the 16th-bit Retro-spective Season 2 Finale as Mike and Jaymo reflect on their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode Mike and Jaymo go head-to-head as they're quizzed on this season’s games from all our wonderful guests in “Guess Hosts”, we look at the high and low scores of the season in The Old Switcharoonies, and we see if Jaymo’s been doing the reading in “RTFM, People”.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro  (3:31) Introducing Guess Hosts with Kat from KatCanSew https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC09aLi9u4NVxxjasCLNsndw(6:10) Q1. S02E01 - Justin(7:47) Q2. S02E01 - Jonathan(10:06) Q3. S02E02 - Cori(11:30) Q4. S02E03 - Derick from the Underrated movie podcast - https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/(13:53) Q5. S02E04 - Jordan from Arcadiology - https://open.spotify.com/show/3Ql7rukdzlUxlrQcsTW3As(15:52) Q6. S02E05 - Twich's SSJ3Butch - https://www.twitch.tv/ssj3butch(18:15) Q7. S02E06 - Kristal from the Lazy Circles(21:31) Q8. S02E07 - Margo - Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@mrs.librarian(23:27) Q9. S02E08 - Warboss5 - Youtube https://www.youtube.com/warboss5(26:40) Q10. S02E09 - Bryan - Instagram http://instagram.com/bryan.s.lee(28:58) Q11. S02E10 - Twitch's SSJ3Butch - https://www.twitch.tv/ssj3butch(32:14) Q12. S02E11 - Kurosh from The KJP Show - https://www.youtube.com/@kujoprime(34:40) Q13, 14. S

Brad from Arcadiology helps us mine for rare gems looking at two games from Treasure, Gunstar Heroes (Genesis, 1993) and Sin and Punishment (N64, 2000), as part of Mike and Jaymo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode we look at how Treasure cut their teeth with McDonalds, what giant robots and kaiju can teach us about dealing with loss, and why it is that Sin and Punishment has the weirdest grip on the Nintendo 64 controller we’ve seen.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro  (1:00) Welcoming Brad from Arcadiology(3:36) Gunstar Heroes (46:28) Sin and Punishment(1:21:54) NintenDO or NintenDON’TBrad can be found on the Arcadiology podcast on Spotify (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcadiologypodcast) and wherever else you get podcastsGunstar Heroes manual: https://manuals.sega.com/genesismini/pdf/GUNSTAR_HEROES.pdfSin and Punishment manual: https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_SinAndPunishment_EN.pdf"Masato Maegawa 'Gunstar Heroes' Supervisor" - Masterpiece Album: Vol 12 Gunstar Heroes | Sega  https://www.sega.jp/fb/album/12_gunstar/interview1.html“Iwata Asks - Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies” [with Masato Maegawa] by Satoru Iwata | Nintendo: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Sin-and-Punishment-Successor

We scare up Nick and Josh from Smashing Game Time to blast through Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES, 1993) and Ghoul Patrol (SNES, 1994) as we take a detour from Mike and Jaymo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode we look at why chainsaws were replaced with axes when Zombies went overseas, Jaymo gets burned by how much difference a flamethrower can make, try to figure out how much of Ghoul Patrol’s original game design is peeking through, and dabble in some light true-crime podcasting as we touch upon the American jazz-loving serial killer the Axeman of New Orleans.Plus in another episode’s bonus blog rambling, Mike digs into many more of the film and general pop culture references that are infesting Zombies Ate My Neighbors: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/blog/zombies-ate-my-references/Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro (1:00) Welcoming Nick and Josh(5:12) Zombies Ate My Neighbors (55:56) Ghoul Patrol(1:06:04) Minigame Minute: ?tahw yaS(1:08:08) Ghoul Patrol (continued)(1:27:30) NintenDO or NintenDON’TSmashing Game Time is a weekly video game podcast hosted by two (sometimes three) brothers who grew up gaming together. When they’re not talking about the news of the week or what they’re playing, they’re sitting down with developers to chat about new and upcoming games. You can find Smashing Game Time anywhere you get podcasts, on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5L7liJsLEwOz8_UjUs55Uw) and at https://www.smashinggametime.com/Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/zombies-ate-my-neighbors-and-ghoul-patrol-switch/Zombies Ate My Neighbors manual: https://arch

Kai raises the stakes as our grim-grinning guest comes out to analyze Castlevania (NES, 1987) and Castlevania: Legends (Game Boy, 1997) as part of Mike and Jaymo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!In this episode we whip our way through all the questions other podcasts are afraid to ask: Just how animated can Simon Belmont get? What was the secret ending that got Sonia Belmont fired from the Castlevania canon? And of course, what IS a man?Plus, Mike and Kai Hammer away at the cryptic credits of Castlevania in the Monster Match for another graveyard smash, with a full exhumation over on our web site of Castlevania's Crazy Cinema Credits (https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/blog/castlevanias-crazy-cinema-credits/).Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro  (1:18) Welcoming Kai(4:22) Castlevania (37:27) Minigame Minute: Monster Match(47:11) Castlevania (continued)(58:44) NintenDISorDAT(1:01:20) Castlevania Legends(1:29:24) NintenDO or NintenDON’TYou can find Kai on Instagram at captainprincesskitty (https://instagram.com/captainprincesskitty)Castlevania Anniversary Collection: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/castlevania-anniversary-collection-switch/Castlevania manualCastlevania Legends manual: https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Castlevania-Legends-Game-Manual.pdfCastlevania - Developer Commentary | Shmuplations: https://shmuplations.com/castlevania/ <a href="https://whatculture.com/gaming/9-most-annoying-enemies-in-video-game-