Dec 18, 2024
Return to
Metro City in the distant future of… 2026 to fight crime with a
video game mascot, his ninja friend, an alien mummy, and a
reincarnated supergenius baby. No, this isn’t some crazy fever
dream, it’s one of Capcom’s most popular 90s beat ‘em ups - Captain
Commando!
Is Captain Commando a true sequel to...
Dec 4, 2024
Are you tough enough to take on the sleaziest underground characters imaginable in order to rescue several beautiful girls? That’s not us asking. That’s Konami trying to entice arcade goers to play their first four-player beat ‘em up (and largely failing). We take the humanic weapons out for a spin in the largely...
Nov 20, 2024
Welcome
to Podouken - formerly an arcade history podcast, now rebranded as
one of the vast multitudes of D&D podcasts. Let’s roll a d20,
hope that our history modifiers are high, and talk about Atari
Games’ four player hack ‘n slash, Gauntlet.
How did a game about Dungeons & Dragons inspire this
game...
Nov 6, 2024
Run! Go!
Get to the choppa! Then load up some hostages in your helicopter
and take them to the nearest USPS for express priority shipping
back home. In the final Listeners’ Choice 5 miniseries episode
we’re flying the unfriendly skies of the Brøderbund and Sega
classic game Choplifter!
How did this game make its...
Oct 23, 2024
Are you
the best tennist? Well then, slap on your Citizen watch, drink a
fresh bottle of Evian, and prove it on Sega’s virtua carpet courts
against tennis legends like Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Mark
Phillipoussis. Lets Power Smash it with Virtua Tennis!
Wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world? Should we
have...