Nostalgia Goggles
Episode List
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Bushido Blade
June 25th, 2019 | 1 hr 29 mins
playstation, ps1
An innovative take on fighting games. But does it execute on its novel ideas or can Bushido Blade just not cut it?
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Legend of Zelda
June 11th, 2019 | 1 hr 45 mins
nes, nintendo
Remember how they fostered a sense of exploration by not telling you a damn thing? Yeah it turns out they tell you nearly everything... it's just in the manual. RTFM, Link.
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NEWstalgia Goggles: Enter the Gungeon
May 28th, 2019 | 1 hr 36 mins
nintendo switch, pc, playstation 4, ps4, xbox one
This game is made entirely of guns, and gun relating things: the graphics are all guns, the music was played on guns, the code is just holes shot into punch cards. And it. is. glorious.
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Sonic Spinball
April 30th, 2019 | 1 hr 20 mins
genesis, sega genesis
Sonic Spinball, not to be confused with Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball which you will never convince us is what this game is actually called, is a Sonic The Hedgehog game about Spinball.
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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
April 16th, 2019 | 1 hr 53 mins
n64, nintendo 64
Thematically one of the darkest Kirby games, it also has no between world dancing which makes us quesiton it's validity as a Kirby game at all.
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NEWstalgia Goggles: Shovel Knight
April 2nd, 2019 | 1 hr 29 mins
nintendo switch, pc, playstation 3, playstation 4, ps3, ps4
Moderator's note: This summary has been locked to prevent anymore "can you dig it" references.
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Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
March 19th, 2019 | 1 hr 31 mins
gameboy, gb
Because Zelda wasn't a popular enough franchise on its own, apparently, this one crams in tons of characters and mechanics from Super Mario Bros.
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Pokémon Snap
March 5th, 2019 | 1 hr 38 mins
n64, nintendo 64
Pokémon Snap: Great on rails shooter, or the greatest on rails shooter?
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Final Fantasy Tactics
February 19th, 2019 | 2 hrs 25 mins
playstation, ps1
For many strategy RPG fans Final Fantasy Tactics is a classic, but is it the gateway to the wider world of SRPGs? Maybe not...
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Tetris
February 5th, 2019 | 1 hr 2 mins
nes, nintendo
Korobeiniki. The name of "the tetris song" is Korobeiniki. It's the one that's now stuck in you head. 😏
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Star Fox 64
January 22nd, 2019 | 1 hr 27 mins
n64, nintendo 64
Quit flapping your lips and fly! Seriously, please stop doing whatever you're doing with your face.
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Super Smash Bros.
January 8th, 2019 | 1 hr 30 mins
n64, nintendo 64
Turns out that game every little kid plays of smashing their toys together is actually a multi billion dollar franchise idea.
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Battletoads
December 25th, 2018 | 1 hr 5 mins
If you've never heard how hard Battletoads is let us assure you; it's all lies. Easiest game ever made.
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PaRappa the Rapper
December 11th, 2018 | 1 hr 16 mins
playstation, ps1
Kick, punch, it's all in the mind because these songs are catchy as heck.
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Super Mario 64
November 27th, 2018 | 1 hr 30 mins
n64, nintendo 64
Imagine your sibling is constantly screwing with the camera while you're playing and you can't stop them; that's the camera in Super Mario 64.