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Retro gaming in the modern world! Each week Dan, John and Sam chat about current retro gaming news, reviews, collecting, and more!

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Episode thumbnail for Ep - 148 Puzzalooza!

June 4, 2026

Ep - 148 Puzzalooza!

<p dir="ltr">Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Dan Caporello here with Sam Wagers, Shannon Eno and John Cummins, Special Guest Ryan (Games With Coffee)<br /> <br /> Intros</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers!<br /> - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord.</p> <p dir="ltr">- Giveaways</p> <p dir="ltr">- Contests</p> <p dir="ltr">- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.</p> <p dir="ltr">- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games</p> <p dir="ltr"><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Housekeeping</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Sam: Streaming FE Path of Radiance and Armored Core 2</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">On Topic Retro: Zelda Skyward Sword<br /> Retro Rewind Super Castlevania IV</p> <p dir="ltr">Gradius</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Backlog recap</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">The Price Is Retro - 13:55</p> <p dir="ltr">If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess<br /> Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value</p> <p dir="ltr">Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300</p> <p dir="ltr"><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong><br /> <br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Dan's List<br /> Sam's list<br /> John's List</p> <p dir="ltr">Shannon's List</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Spot the fake Pikmin treasure</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Show Topic -</p> <p dir="ltr">5</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Puzzle games</p> <p dir="ltr">SameGame/CHAINSHOT (1985)</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Tetris and all its iterations (what's your favorite?)</p> <p dir="ltr">(1988)</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">The many attempts to make a real "sequel" to tetris (or market something unrelated as one)</p> <p dir="ltr">Tetris 2/Tetris Flash (1993)</p> <p dir="ltr">Breakthru (1994)</p> <p dir="ltr">Tetris attack (1996)</p> <p dir="ltr">3D tetris (1996)</p> <p dir="ltr">Tetrisphere (1997)</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Pajitnov's other puzzle games:</p> <p dir="ltr">Welltris (1989)</p> <p dir="ltr">Hatris (1990)</p> <p dir="ltr">Faces…tris III (1990)<br /> Wordtris (1992)</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Never had the staying power of the original</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">The other titans of the genre:</p> <p dir="ltr">Columns (1989)</p> <p dir="ltr">Dr Mario (1990)</p> <p dir="ltr">Puyo Puyo (1991)</p> <p dir="ltr">Yoshi (1991)</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Vs Puzzle games really took off</p> <p dir="ltr">Cosmo gang the puzzle (1992)</p> <p dir="ltr">Yoshi's Cookie (1992)</p> <p dir="ltr">Wario's woods (1994)</p> <p dir="ltr">Bomberman Panic bomber (1994)</p> <p dir="ltr">Puzzle bobble (1994)</p> <p dir="ltr">Panel De pon (1995)</p> <p dir="ltr">Magical Drop (1995)</p> <p dir="ltr">Super Puzzle Fighter II turbo (1996)</p> <p dir="ltr">(characters actually have unique patterns they send to opponents)</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Largely fell out of fashion, but seem to be coming back</p> <p dir="ltr">Dr. Luigi (2013)</p> <p dir="ltr">Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014)</p> <p dir="ltr">Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (2020)</p> <p dir="ltr">Tetris effect: connected (2020)</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Tetris 99 (2019)</p> <p dir="ltr">Crystal Crisis (2019)</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Licensing opportunities (some already mentioned), spinoffs</p> <p dir="ltr">Aforementioned puzzle fighter, yoshi's cookie, dr mario, puyo puyo</p> <p dir="ltr">Dr Robotnik's mean bean machine (1993)</p> <p dir="ltr">Pac attack (1993)</p> <p dir="ltr">Panel de pon's "tetris attack" and "pokemon puzzle league" forms</p> <p dir="ltr">Kirby's avalanche (1995)</p> <p dir="ltr">Hebereke's Popoitto (1994)</p> <p dir="ltr">Kirby Star Stacker (1997)</p> <p dir="ltr">Rampage Puzzle Attack (2001)</p> <p dir="ltr">Pokemon Trozei (2005)</p> <p dir="ltr">Puzzle & dragons Super mario edition (2015)</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Snood (1996)</p> <p dir="ltr">This game is on like every platform.  I'm not sure how it displaced puzzle bobble but it did.</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Bejeweled (2001)</p> <p dir="ltr">Bejeweled-likes (Zoo Keeper, Jewel Quest, Chuzzle)</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Meteos (2005)</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Mobile as the new haven for matching puzzle games</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Block puzzle hybrids</p> <p dir="ltr">Block Hole/Quarth</p> <p dir="ltr">Puzzle Quest</p> <p dir="ltr">Puzzle & Dragons</p> <p dir="ltr">Henry Hatsworth</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Suika game (2024)</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Community Couch</p> <p dir="ltr">Savannah the Hyena Queen — 5/29/2026 9:27 PMFriday, May 29, 2026 9:27 PM</p> <p dir="ltr">Does Mario's Super Picross count? That game is fun, specially the Wario levels</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h3 dir="ltr">Savannah the Hyena Queen</h3> <h3 dir="ltr">—</h3> <h3 dir="ltr">5/29/2026 9:30 PM</h3> <p dir="ltr">I'm really bad at picross so my clear times are abysmal, but it's still a really relaxing loop that's nice if I don't really want to play something more involved</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h3 dir="ltr">Your Wallet's Defense Attorney</h3> <h3 dir="ltr">—</h3> <h3 dir="ltr">5/29/2026 9:33 PM</h3> <p dir="ltr">Mario's Super Picross is what got me into Picross, a past time I have become thoroughly engrossed. It's the perfect thing to do while paying attention to something else. In fact, I used to catch up on Retro Logic episodes while playing Mario's Super Picross...</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h3 dir="ltr">SNES_is_Life</h3> <h3 dir="ltr">—</h3> <h3 dir="ltr">5/29/2026 9:44 PM</h3> <p dir="ltr">Yoshis cookie!</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h3 dir="ltr">Drex1981 [ARC], </h3> <h3 dir="ltr">—</h3> <h3 dir="ltr">5/30/2026 9:37 AM</h3> <p dir="ltr">I don't know if this counts or not but in the original Metal Gear Solid when fighting Psycho Mantis. You had to switch to controller port 2 to avoid being controlled by him.</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic <a href= "https://discord.gg/wPbU2TuEpy">Discord</a> Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio.</p> <p dir="ltr">You can also find everything on our website <a href= "https://sites.google.com/view/retrologic/home">Retrologic.games</a></p> <p> </p>

Episode thumbnail for Ep - 147 Star Fox and Coffee!

May 21, 2026

Ep - 147 Star Fox and Coffee!

<p dir="ltr">Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Dan Caporello here with Sam Wagers and John Cummins, Special Guest Ryan (Games With Coffee)<br /> <br /> Intros</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers!<br /> - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord.</p> <p dir="ltr">- Giveaways</p> <p dir="ltr">- Contests</p> <p dir="ltr">- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.</p> <p dir="ltr">- you can find everything at our website retrologic.games</p> <p dir="ltr"><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Housekeeping</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Sam: Streaming</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">On Topic Retro: Zelda Skyward Sword<br /> Retro Rewind Super Castlevania IV</p> <p dir="ltr">Gradius</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">The Price Is Retro - 13:55</p> <p dir="ltr">If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess<br /> Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value</p> <p dir="ltr">Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300</p> <p dir="ltr"><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong><br /> <br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Dan's List<br /> Sam's list<br /> John's List</p> <p dir="ltr">Ryan's List</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Show Topic -</p> <p dir="ltr">1:07:40</p> <p dir="ltr">1:10:20</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Starfox</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Star Fox - SNES</p> <p dir="ltr">NA: March 1, 1993</p> <p dir="ltr">developed by Nintendo EAD and programmed by Argonaut Games, who created the Super FX chip to enable the 3D graphics seen in the game.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Star Fox 64 - N64</p> <p dir="ltr">NA: July 1, 1997</p> <p dir="ltr">Developed by Nintendo EAD.</p> <p dir="ltr">Star Fox 64 was the first game to feature support for the Rumble Pak peripheral.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Star Fox Adventures - GCN</p> <p dir="ltr">NA: September 22, 2002</p> <p dir="ltr">The last game developed by second-party Nintendo developer Rare before its acquisition by Microsoft.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Star Fox: Assault - GCN</p> <p dir="ltr">NA: February 14, 2005</p> <p dir="ltr">Developed by Namco</p> <p dir="ltr">Originally slated to be developed by the Ace Combat team, but that version was allegedly scrapped and the Klonoa team took over instead. In an unusual twist, the game as we know it began development in the multiplayer mode.</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Star Fox Command - DS</p> <p dir="ltr">NA: August 28, 2006</p> <p dir="ltr">Developed by Q-Games.</p> <p dir="ltr">Directed by Dylan Cuthbert, who previously served as a lead programmer of the original Star Fox and 64 at Argonaut.</p> <p dir="ltr">According to Cuthbert, Miyamoto approached him and his company because he wanted to see more of the ideas from the then-unreleased Star Fox 2 (who Cuthbert was heavily involved with during its development)</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Star Fox 64 3D - 3DS</p> <p dir="ltr">NA: September 11, 2011</p> <p dir="ltr">Developed by Nintendo EAD</p> <p dir="ltr">"At the annual E3 event during the Nintendo Q&A session held in June 2011, Miyamoto jokingly stated that he warned the developers that if Star Fox 64 3D was not the best game in the series, or did not make a lot of money, the franchise would have to be discontinued."<br /> <br /> Star Fox Zero - Wii U</p> <p dir="ltr">NA/EU: April 22, 2016</p> <p dir="ltr">Developed by PlatinumGames</p> <p dir="ltr">A "reimagining" of Starfox 64</p> <p dir="ltr">The game's development began with experimentation on leftover assets from a never-released Star Fox game for the Wii that had been worked on by a small group since about 2008.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Star Fox 2 - SNES</p> <p dir="ltr">NA/EU: September 29, 2017</p> <p dir="ltr">Release years by system:</p> <p dir="ltr">Cancelled – Super Nintendo Entertainment System</p> <p dir="ltr">2017 – Super NES Classic Edition</p> <p dir="ltr">2019 – Nintendo Switch Online</p> <p dir="ltr">Developed by Argonaut Games.</p> <p dir="ltr">Was originally canceled due to its proposed release date's proximity with the release of the Nintendo 64 and internal development problems.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Star Fox - Switch 2</p> <p dir="ltr">JP/NA/EU: June 25, 2026</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Community Couch</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic <a href= "https://discord.gg/wPbU2TuEpy">Discord</a> Community! The link to that is in my Blusky bio.</p> <p dir="ltr">You can also find everything on our website <a href= "https://sites.google.com/view/retrologic/home">Retrologic.games</a></p> <p> </p>

Episode thumbnail for Ep - 146 The 3DS Turns 15!

May 7, 2026

Ep - 146 The 3DS Turns 15!

<p dir="ltr">Welcome to RetroLogic! I'm Sam Wagers here with Shannon Eno and John Cummins</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">But RetroLogic isn't just a podcast. It's a community of retro gamers!<br /> - We've got an active, friendly, and free discord.</p> <p dir="ltr">- Giveaways</p> <p dir="ltr">- Contests</p> <p dir="ltr">- AND Dive into our family of Retro podcasts! Like RetroGroove, a music history podcast, and On Topic Retro, a podcast dedicated to 1 video game per episode hosted by our very own John Cummins.</p> <p dir="ltr">- you can find everything at our website <a href= "https://sites.google.com/view/retrologic/home?authuser=0">retrologic.games</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><br /> <br /> Tell me one thing that happened this week!<br /> <br /></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Housekeeping</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Sam: Streaming Armored Core Master of Arena (Mon) and Path of Radiance Saturday!</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">On Topic Retro: Zelda Skyward Sword<br /> Retro Rewind Super Castlevania IV</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">FilmLogic: Tubi Decided: Redline (2009)</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">The Price Is Retro -</p> <p dir="ltr">If this is your first time playing Price Is Retro, here's how we play. I'm going to list off 4 or 5 games and everyone has to guess how much the lot is worth in total. Whoever is closest to the actual value wins that round! Everyone has a list and everyone guesses on each other's list. At the end, the player that won the most rounds wins the episode! But watch out for the robot Deus Guess Machina! He averages all of our guesses together for his own guess<br /> Dinosaur - Leonard - adds up original costs, retail value</p> <p dir="ltr">Ghost - Polterguest - always guesses 300</p> <p dir="ltr"><br /> <br /></p> <p dir="ltr">Shan's list</p> <p dir="ltr">Sam's list<br /> John's List</p> <p dir="ltr">Trivia</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Show Topic - </p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">3DS Top 5</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p dir="ltr">Thanks for listening to the RetroLogic Podcast! We are proudly part of the Nintendo Dads family of podcasts. If you like what you hear, check me out on Bluesky at @retrologicgames.bsky.social. You're also welcome to jump into our friendly and 100% non-toxic <a href= "https://discord.gg/wPbU2TuEpy">Discord Community!</a> The link to that is in my Blusky bio.</p> <p dir="ltr">You can also find everything on our website <a href= "https://sites.google.com/view/retrologic/home?authuser=0">Retrologic.games</a></p>

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Retro gaming in the modern world!

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