Retro Hangover

It all comes down to this. Which game takes home the crown for The King of Games 1999? Chris, Eric, Dave, Adam, and Ashton decide!----------Original Patreon Air Date: July 1st, 2025

They say love is all you need, but in the case of these games that simply wasn't the case. Today we count down the titles we truly enjoyed but just never finished.----------Music AttributionsMusical excerpts from 8-Bit Fantasy & Adventure by xDeviruchi, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------Mentioned in this episode:Shoutout to Our Patrons!Retro Hangover is supported by you, the listeners. We would especially like to thank the following Patrons for donating at the 8-bit tier and above: Lyle McKarns, Tony G, Studstill Smash (The Milkman), Lucas (Game Over Hell), Randall Quiggle, Raging Demon (Kommand List), Poppy the Masked Keaton, JC, Ozzy Garcia, Meagan Caruso, Retro Overdrive, Dave Jackson (Tales From the Backlog), Soha, Storm Beagle & Captain N (Retrotopia), The Emperor, Matt AKA Stormageddon ("Fun" & Games, Reignite), B. Ross & Vanfernal (Super Garbage Day), Jared Breland, Ryan, Keith Gasper (Main Quest), The Retro Vixen, Rick Firestone (Pixel Project Radio), Eric Gess (Unlockables), Nomad (Retro Wildlands), Ashevent, Alan Bingham (Saxbit), MikeTheRef (Backbreaker Gaming), Alt, Low Five Alex (Low Five Gaming), Ohmi, Garry Heather, Makeshift Money, Rhyskel, SegaBoy7, and Adam R. If you'd like your name mentioned here, or would simply like to support the show, consider becoming a Patron today!Patreon

Not every game can make it in to the tournament. And sometimes, some truly great ones somehow get lost and passed up. This is the time to discuss the games that we left out of KoG '99, and why they may have been on the outside looking in. Chris, Ozzy, Josh, Coury, Try and Keith are here to represent!----------Original Patreon Air Date: June 24th, 2025

Game critic, researcher, editor, writer, and all-around renaissance human Luis Aguasvivas lends an air of much needed professionalism to the show as we discuss the PC platformer from an obscure developer known as Ideas from the Deep: Commander Keen!----------Today's Guest InformationName: Luis Aguasvivas Bio: Luis Aguasvivas is a game critic, researcher, and a member of the New York Videogame Critics Circle. Currently he is a contributing editor at Gamers with Glasses, NPR contributing writer, and columnist for Debug Magazine. His work has appeared in Game Informer, Ars Technica, Unwinnable, and PopMatters, among others places. He strives to blend academic insight with accessible, thoughtful criticism. Website: Luis's Website ----------Music AttributionsIntro / outro excerpts from Stream by 505, used under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.----------

Time for the last game to move on to determine the final. Which game will go on to represent the Dreamcast in it's launch year? It's a battle of console heavy weights as SoulCalibur takes on Sonic Adventure. Dave, Ozzy, Matt, Ashton, and Digital Foundry's John Linneman decide! ----------Original Patreon Air Date: June 17th, 2025