Legion Gaming Podcast

Episode 39: Our Favorite Game Boy and Game Boy Color Games

Earlier this week, the Game Boy celebrated it's 35th anniversary after being released on July 31st, 1989. The Game Boy and Game Boy Color would go on to sell over 118 million units and are THE reason handheld gaming has evolved the way it has today with the Switch and Steam Deck.  Deucy and I thought there's no better way to celebrate the iconic and influential handheld by sharing our top 10 favorite Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. We've got the Game Boy classics like Tetris and Super Mario Land 2 but you'll definitely hear some surprises in both of our lists.
 
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Episode 38: X-Men and Marvel - The Fighting Game Era and Crossover of the Century

With EVO, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, happening this weekend and Capcom announcing "MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics", it's a great time to continue our deep dive into the X-Men and Marvel universe of games. This episode is dedicated to the fighting game era of Capcom's Marvel games covering Marvel Super Heroes all the way to 2017's Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite and we even cover the X-Men: Mutant Academy and Next Dimension games that Capcom didn't develop. We had a lot of fun with each of these games and it was shocking that Deucy had never played Marvel Super Heroes until now, so please enjoy as we take you for a ride.
 
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Episode 37: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is a game we've wanted to talk about for a looooong time and this week we finally made it happen! Our friend Vito, @8bitbarrister on Instagram, joins us once again to experience Super Mario Land 2 all over again. This gem of a GameBoy game was originally released in 1992 and it took Mario in a drastically different direction than the NES games. We talk about how Nintendo R&D1 wanted to make this the most unique Mario game ever by taking advantage of everything the GameBoy hardware offered. Wario also makes his first appearance ever in Mario Land 2 and we discovered what his favorite food was too. Press start to continue!
 
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Episode 36: Super Metroid - Defining a Genre

Our long awaited episode on Super Metroid is here! We invited our friend Vito, @8bitbarrister in Instagram, to talk about one of the best games ever released. The three of us consider Super Metroid as one of our favorite games of all time and we really enjoyed revisiting the game as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. Deucy also talks about how he's able to beat the game in just over an hour! Super Metroid would eventually influence Castlevania and the two now define an entire genre that's immensely popular to today. Don't forget to revisit Episodes 23 and 24 where we revisit the earlier Metroid games!
 
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Episode 35: Belmont Beginnings - Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

For our 35th episode we felt it made sense to celebrate with an NES game celebrating it's 35th anniversary this year. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse was original released in December 1989 in Japan with a U.S. release following it in September 1990. Dracula's Curse was a return to the series roots after Castlevania II: Simon's Quest left fans divisive with it's non-linear structure. Castlevania III introduced branching pathways that would lead to different endings and new playable characters that all played much differently than Trevor did. For as much as it does right, the difficult is among the most brutal on the NES. Deucy and I talk about the significant differences between the Japanese and U.S. version and our experiences with this NES classic.
 
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Episode 34: The Other Games Based on Cartoons

 This week, we've compiled a list of the good, the bad, and some of the ugly games based on some of our favorite cartoons! Our recent Tiny Toon Adventures episode got us thinking about some of the one-off games that we've played over the years. Many of these probably wouldn't need their own episode but were perfect for an afternoon block of podcasting. We talk everything from Beavis & Butthead, Goof Troop, Gargoyles, The Flintstones, Batman: The Animated Series and a lot more.
 
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Episode 33: The Best Sequels of All Time

The only thing better than a great game is an amazing sequel (and that two is better than one). We were putting a list together and it wasn't long before we realized we had a lot to talk about this week. We fire off over 30 sequels across all generations and how some of them changed gaming forever and influenced many others. It's sequel mania and we've got everything from Super Mario Bros. 3, Street Fighter II, Sonic 2, Grand Theft Auto III, Resident Evil 2, Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2, and a lot more.
 
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Episode 32: The Toony and Looney World of Tiny Toon Adventure Games

This week, Deucy and I revisit the 8 and 16-bit Tiny Toon Adventure games! The original cartoon debuted in 1990 and very quickly became a favorite and immensely successful. The Stephen Spielberg produced hit starred younger versions of Looney Toon favorites like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Taz, Porky Pig brought a larger appeal to a new and younger audience. Naturally, video game versions of the afternoon cartoon block hit would release on the NES, GameBoy, Genesis, Super Nintendo, and even later consoles like the PS1 and GameBoy Advance. The show ended in 1993 and only lasted three seasons but that didn't stop the games from being made. In this episode, we talk through nine of the big games released starting with the NES Tiny Toon Adventures and the final of the 16-bit releases with Tiny Toon Adventures: ACME All-Stars for the Genesis in 1995.
 
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Episode 31: Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium - The Legacy of Sega's RPG

This week, it's guest's choice as we have have our friend Mike from the Hollywood Video Guys podcast joining us to talk about Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium! The final chapter in Sega's original sci-fi fantasy RPG was received with mixed reviews at the time, but is now one of the most underrated RPGs of the era. We talk about the history of the series beginning on the Master System and where Phantasy Star is today. All of us compare how PS IV holds up today and how we wished we'd played it much earlier on in our lives. This truly is an amazing game that introduced RPG systems that were far ahead of it's time and would influence so much later. Join us as we take you through the Algol system for one last jump into profound darkness!
 
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Episode 30: Do a Barrel Roll! The History and Development of Star Fox (SNES) and Star Fox 64 (N64)

This week we're venturing back into the Lylat System to talk about one of Nintendo's greatest franchises - Star Fox!  The original Star Fox was released in 1993 and blew everyone away with 3D graphics that were thought to be impossible on the Super Nintendo. The on-rail shooter looked unlike anything else released on a console and it was all possible because of the Super FX chip. We talk about how the origins of the Super FX chip and how a GameBoy game would ultimately lead to the development of Star Fox. We also revisit Star Fox 64 and how much of the unreleased, but eventually released in 2017, Star Fox 2 influenced it. Star Fox 64 is one of our favorite N64 games and we also share our impressions of how it holds up nearly 27 years later as a re-imagining of an SNES classic.  We didn't forget Star Fox 64 3D for the 3DS and talk about how this version compares to the N64 original. Press start to continue and - Good Luck!
 
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