Holy moley! The guys are back! After a LOOOOONNNNGGGG hiatus, Earl and Jurek return to play Zero Wing on the Sega Genesis! "All your base are belong to us!" Come have a drink with us! Cheers! NOTE: This episode was recorded way back on July 1, 2022. That means it's been at least 8 months since an episode has come out. We've got a bunch in the can, …

This episode has Jurek and Earl taking control of everyone's favorite Avengers (and Hawkeye...) as they play Captain America and the Avengers on the SNES! This game is a pretty standard beat em' up, with not too much to write home about. The music is just fine, but the game looks great! The guys also discuss their thoughts on the Marvel Cinematic U…

This episode features the shows first original Xbox game! Earl and Jurek play the multiplayer hit Fuzion Frenzy! The guys have an absolute blast playing this game! They played with two real players and two computer players, but this game is dying to be played by four actual people at once. The games are fun, easy to learn, and very fast paced! Come…

NOTE: This episode is pretty much UNLISTENABLE!! There is an odd audio click that happens every few seconds and it's extremely annoying. The only reason it's getting posted is for posterity's sake! This week Jurek and Earl take on a little more Metroid Prime! The guys have a bit of a tougher go-around this time, as they get to a boss and have some …

Could it be? A new episode of Retro Gaming Revelry?! After a months long hiatus, the guys are back! This episode sees Earl and Jurek playing their first Gamecube game on the show! The guys try out Metroid Prime! This game turns out to be pretty fun, if not a little frustrating. Even in 2002 they were still trying to figure out first person shooter …

(WARNING: The first 2 minutes of this episode have a terrible audio click that is pretty annoying to listen to! Skip to the 2 minute mark if you'd prefer to skip the terrible audio! Thanks! ~Earl) This episode has Jurek and Earl continuing to play Super Mario RPG on the Super Nintendo! The guys are a little bit farther into the game than last time,…

It's been another ten episodes, so you know what that means, Revelers! Earl and Jurek will be playing a Mario game! This time it's Super Mario RPG for the Super Nintendo! The guys go through the beginning of the game and wax nostalgic on it because it's just soooooo good! The controls, the music, the gameplay are all top-notch, but the best thing t…

The boys are back! After a little (or maybe kind of long?) holiday break, Jurek and Earl are back and this episode they play Crossed Swords on the Neo Geo! This game is super weird! It's got RPG elements mixed with a Punch-Out type playstyle! The music is severely lacking, but the game ends up being pretty fun to play! The guys also field a Reveler…

This week Earl and Jurek thought they were going to get their edu-tainment on, but were pleasantly surprised that Goofy's Hysterical History Tour for the Sega Genesis turned out to be a fairly decent platformer! Despite it's ridiculously long title and punishing difficulty, the game plays pretty decently! It looks great and the music is passable. I…

The boys are back! After an accidental hiatus, Jurek and Earl make a triumphant return by playing Twisted Metal on the Playstation 1! While the guys can see why this game was so popular at the time, it has not aged particularly well. This game is screaming for twin stick control, which just isn't available on most PS1 games. They manage to have a l…

This episode sees Earl and Jurek taking control of giant monsters and destroying everything as they play Rampage World Tour on the Nintendo 64! The guys knew this game was fun, but had forgotten just how fun it can be! It truly shines when playing with two or more people, as it's just too much fun to destroy city after city with your buddy! The gam…

This episode sees Jurek and Earl once again teaming up with everyone's favorite mutants as they play X-Men 2: Clone Wars on the Sega Genesis! The game turns out to be pretty fun, but suffers from crazy difficulty! The guys eventually get over the difficulty by playing with some cheat codes and then they have some fun with the game! It looks and sou…

This episode features Earl and Jurek doing a little bowling... no, wait... that's not right at all! This episode features the guys playing On the Ball for the SNES, which is definitely NOT a bowling game! This game is the true definition of hidden gem! Not many people have ever even heard of it, let alone played it, but it truly is a super fun game…

This episode sees Jurek and Earl entering into the world of magic as they play Magician Lord on the Neo Geo! This is one of those rare games that neither of the guys had ever played before! It turns out that, just like almost every game they play, it's super hard! The guys don't get very far but they have some fun trying! Jurek also tries to guess …

This week Earl and Jurek had to pull an audible and play a game they weren't planning to! All in all, it went pretty well! The guys play Jumping Flash on the Playstation 1 and this game is completely bonkers! It's a glorified tech demo for 3D platforming, but it's filled with quirky charm! The music is nothing to write home about, but the game cont…

This episode sees Jurek and Earl jumping into tiny cars and racing through the house as they play Micro Machines 64 Turbo on the N64! This game has a lot going for it, and should be the epitome of fun, but boy is it hard to control! Despite the terrible controls, which theoretically a person could get used to, the music is absolutely banging! And i…

To celebrate our 250th episode, Earl and Jurek are back recording in person! The guys are joined by their friends John and Kat and the four of them play Mario Party 2 on the Nintendo 64! It feels great to be playing something that isn't for the NES or SNES! While they don't get a whole game in, Mario Party 2 still offers plenty of fun! They also di…

This week Jurek and Earl play Fire n' Ice on the NES! This game is the sequel to a game they've previously played on the podcast, Solomon's Key! It turns out that Fire n' Ice is a lot less stressful than Solomon's Key, and that's a good thing! This game is actually quite fun, featuring a fun puzzle solving mechanic using blocks of ice! It looks and…

This week Earl and Jurek play Operation Logic Bomb for the Super Nintendo! This is a game that neither of the guys have ever played before and it turns out they weren't missing much! The game plays well enough and the music is fine, but it's just a little boring. There are better "search and destroy" type games on the SNES, but this one will do in …

This week Jurek and Earl take control of a couple of anthropomorphic air crafts as they play Twinbee on the NES! This game turns out to be pretty fun, only hampered by... you guessed it, the difficulty! Twinbee was extremely popular in Japan, but not so much in North America, so neither of the guys know too much about the series. There are certainl…

This week Earl and Jurek play a little known game called Psycho Dream for the Super Nintendo! Neither of the guys had ever played this game before, and they come to find out there is a reason for that, which is this game is the very definition of the word "mediocre". Nothing really stands out, as it's a typical platformer of the time, with no real …

This week Jurek and Earl harness their chi and whoop some 8-bit butt as they play Kung-Fu Heroes on the NES! This game turns out to be fairly fun, but suffers from the same thing as so many games of this era, the crushing difficulty! The guys couldn't even make it past level 1-4! They figured they must not have known about a game mechanic or someth…

This week Earl and Jurek play Mighty Bomb Jack on the NES! What an odd little game! The movement takes a little getting used to, but it's surprisingly fluid for an early NES game! The game doesn't seem to be too difficult, but likely requires a great amount of memorization for some of the later levels! The music is... fine. The guys also take a Rev…

This week Jurek and Earl go on yet another caveman romp as they play Prehistorik Man for the Super Nintendo! Very surprisingly, the game turns out to be pretty fun. While it was likely lost to the masses in the sea of generic SNES platformers, this game packs in a lot of charm! It's funny, the music is good, and it looks fantastic! The controls are…

This week Earl and Jurek once again enter the virtual squared-circle as they play Punch-Out! on the NES! This game is an absolute classic and a must-play for any retro game enthusiast! It's incredibly difficult, but can become easier if you learn the proper timing of hits. Spoiler alert! The guys don't have a clue what the proper timing should be f…

Hey Punks! Are you Tuff E Nuff to listen to a podcast where two dudes play Tuff E Nuff on the Super Nintendo?! We sure hope so, because that's what we're playing this week! This game might just be the very definition of the words "mediocre fighting game". It is... bland, to say the least. Nothing much stands out in this game, except for maybe the a…

Well, it's been another 10 episodes and it's time for a Mario game! The guys are scraping the bottom of the barrel for more Mario games to play while this pandemic lingers, and this just might be the last one for a while. This week the guys play Wrecking Crew on the NES! While not a traditional Mario game, the two main characters are Mario and Luig…

This week Jurek and Earl try their hands at Super Dodgeball on the NES! They play a little single player mode but where the game really shines is in it's 2-player mode! The guys have an absolute blast facing off against each other! The game controls well enough, the music is great, and it looks fantastic. What more could you want out of an NES game…

This week Earl and Jurek play a little known game called Super Valis IV for the Super Nintendo! The game is "little known" for a reason. This might just be the most mediocre platformer ever made. It's in no way bad, but it's also in no way good. As Thanos once said: "Perfectly balanced, as all things should be." This game is screaming for some poli…

This week Jurek and Earl enter a virtual boat race as they play Eliminator Boat Duel on the NES! Earl was very worried there wasn't enough content in this game to get a full episode out of, but boy, was he wrong! While this game probably wasn't very popular due to it's lackluster title, it turns out it's actually incredibly fun to play! It features…

This week Earl and Jurek continue to play Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble on the Super Nintendo! Last time, the guys managed to beat the first world. This time, they are a little farther in the game and get a chance to explore some pretty wacky levels! The guys also discuss which video game character they'd most like to party wit…

This week Jurek and Earl once again take control of everyone's favorite primate family as they play Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble on the Super Nintendo! Despite the terribly long and tongue twistery title, this game is super fun! As one of the last games released for the SNES, this game has all the bells and whistles! It looks …

HAPPY NEW YEAR, REVELERS!! To celebrate the new year, Earl and Jurek play Journey to Silius on the NES! (Shhh! We're just pretending Journey to Silius is a New Year's themed game!) The game turns out to be pretty difficult, but that is nothing new with these NES games! However, the music in this game is phenomenal and might just be some of the best…

This week Jurek and Earl take the role of firemen as they play The Ignition Factor on the Super Nintendo! This episode also kinda sorta doubles as our Christmas episode! The game turns out to be pretty fun, but the controls can be a little wonky at times. The music, what little of it there is, is actually quite good and is surprisingly reminiscent …

This week Earl and Jurek try their hands at one of the first games to be released on the NES, and that game is Clu Clu Land! Earl did not have high hopes for this episode, but the game actually turns out to be kind of fun, at least once you get a handle on the controls! In fact, the guys might just try and get the world record 2-player speed run fo…

This week Jurek and Earl continue playing Zelda II: The Adventure of Link for the NES! This time they start a little farther into the game than the very beginning and attempt to take on dungeon number 2! As you can imagine, it does not go very well. The game continues to be extraordinarily difficult! However, at least there is some good discussion …

This week marks another ten episodes, in which Earl and Jurek would normally play a Mario game, but lo and behold the guys are completely out of Mario games to play! Instead, they play Zelda II: The Adventure of Link on the NES! In classic RGR style, the guys play the sequel first! This game is hard. Really hard. If you can manage to move beyond th…

This week Jurek and Earl once again take control of everyone's favorite little puffball as they play Kirby's Dreamland 3 on the Super Nintendo! This was one of the last games released for the SNES and it really shines! The art style is fantastic and the music is top-notch! The guys get so into playing the game that the episode runs a little long, b…

Well, it was fun while it lasted, Revelers, but Earl and Jurek are, once again, back to recording remotely. This week the guys play S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team on the NES! Hilarious title aside, this game turns out to be pretty fun! It controls well and the music is great. It's main downfall is level 3, in which you ascend in an elevat…

This week is one of the super rare times in which neither Jurek or Earl have ever played the game! The guys try out Alisia Dragoon on the Sega Genesis! Despite not knowing how to pronounce Alisia, the guys manage to have some fun with this game! It's quite difficult, but it looks great and the music is superb! The guys do a little bit of cheating t…

This week Earl and Jurek step onto the virtual pitch as they play Super Sidekicks on the Neo Geo! Neither of the guys had ever played this game before and it turns out that is a shame, because this game turns out to be super fun! It's way more fun than it has any right to be, especially for an early 90's soccer game! This game is arcade soccer at i…

It's that time of year again... time for our Halloween Spook-tacular episode! To celebrate the spooky season, Jurek and Earl play Ghosts & Goblins on the NES! As you can probably imagine, the guys don't get very far in this game, however, through the magic of cheat codes the guys actually manage to beat the game! What?!?! But they definitely cheate…

This week Earl and Jurek continue to play Donkey Kong 64 on the Nintendo 64! Last week the guys managed to get one whole golden banana (out of 201!), so needless to say there is a bit more of the game to explore! They now have all the Kong's unlocked, so at least they got to try out each different character. Everything in this game takes a while to…

This week Jurek and Earl play the very first part, literally only the beginning, of Donkey Kong 64 for the Nintendo 64! Turns out it takes quite a while to get ANYWHERE in this game! That said, the game is pretty fun while also being fairly clunky. Mario 64 it is not. The guys still manage to have a good time while getting nowhere! The plan is to c…

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! The boys are back in the studio! Earl and Jurek are absolutely delighted to be playing ToeJam and Earl on the Sega Genesis while they once again record together in the same room! The guys are thrilled to be playing a game that isn't on a Nintendo system! And what a game it is! ToeJam and Earl is delightfully weird a…

This week Jurek and Earl don their ninja outfits and try and save the world as they play Shadow of the Ninja on the NES! This game might truly be the definition of a hidden gem! It was lost in Ninja Gaiden's shadow, but it's truly a fun game! The difficulty is high, but there are some cheats that make things a little easier! The weapons are fun to …

This week Earl and Jurek take another look at Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island for the SNES! The guys played this game way back in episode 70, but Earl's Super Nintendo was acting up and not reading the game properly, which was causing the game to freak out! The guys thought they'd take another look at the game so they could play it properly thi…

The crack of the bat! The roar of the crowd! The boys of summer are back! This week Jurek and Earl take a swing (see what I did there?!) at Baseball on the NES! While not the first baseball video game to exist, this game was the first time baseball could be played in the style we all know and love! It's very primitive but does provide a pretty fun …

This week Earl and Jurek take control of a tiny wizard as they play Solomon's Key on the NES! This game seems like it should be really fun but, like so many games of the time, the difficulty makes having fun almost impossible! The game looks and controls fine, but the music is a little lacking. The guys also field a very interesting discussion ques…

This week Jurek and Earl once again take to the virtual skies as they play Super Earth Defense Force on the Super Nintendo! The game turns out to be a fairly lackluster entry in the shoot em' up genre. It plays fine enough, but the difficulty is just too much! However, the guys take a little time to learn about Earth's actual defense force! They al…