Nostalgia Goggles
About the show
We all remember the games of our childhood fondly, but are we just seeing them through Nostalgia Goggles? Lyons and George take another look at classic 8 and 16-bit games to see if they still hold up.
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Episode List
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Yoshi's Island
July 25th, 2017 | 1 hr 47 mins
snes, super nintendo
Don't call it Super Mario World 2 because literally no one anywhere has ever called it that ever.
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Nostalgia Goggles at the movies: Mortal Kombat
July 18th, 2017 | 1 hr 43 mins
Mortal Kombat wasn't the first movie adapted from a video game but it's remembered as one of the few that wasn't a complete dumpster fire. There are some smoldering embers though.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
July 11th, 2017 | 1 hr 21 mins
snes, super nintendo
Remember when it was okay to use "shellshocked" as a cutesy euphemism for getting really hurt in combat? TMNT remembers.
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Chrono Trigger
June 27th, 2017 | 1 hr 56 mins
snes, super nintendo
Our first RPG, and largely regarded one of the greatest RPGs ever made. If you're going to play something for 20+ hours it should be that good.
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Excitebike
June 13th, 2017 | 1 hr 37 mins
Chevrons mean go faster (sort of) and George starts a war with the purple riders.
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Super Metroid
May 30th, 2017 | 1 hr 28 mins
snes, super nintendo
Lyons tries to share an all time favorite with George only to find out he hates exploration games. #TheMoreYouKnow
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Dr. Mario
May 15th, 2017 | 1 hr 25 mins
Turns out Dr. Mario might be the answer to life, the universe, and everything.
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Contra III: The Alien Wars
May 2nd, 2017 | 1 hr 28 mins
snes, super nintendo
"It's time for revenge!" "Let's attack aggressively!"
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NBA Jam
April 18th, 2017 | 1 hr 25 mins
snes, super nintendo
FOR TWO! FROM DOWNTOWN! BOOM SHAKALAKA! HE'S ON FIRE. Terrible shot.
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Mega Man X
April 4th, 2017 | 1 hr 41 mins
snes, super nintendo
Mega Man X, the peak of the Mega Man formula.
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Mortal Kombat II
March 14th, 2017 | 1 hr 12 mins
snes, super nintendo
You can't spell "Mortal Kombat II" without "Lyons and George both rage quit this game".
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Gradius III
March 7th, 2017 | 1 hr 31 mins
snes, super nintendo
George is too lazy to test the Konami code (it works) and Lyons recalls being terrible at bullethell games (he is.)
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Super Mario Kart
February 21st, 2017 | 1 hr 28 mins
snes, super nintendo
Lyons relives a fond childhood memory, and George realizes it was actually Mario Kart 64 he was thinking of.
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Golden Axe
February 7th, 2017 | 1 hr 14 mins
George recommended Golden Axe and we then spend an hour regretting it. Not completely without charm, it's difficult to enjoy without Nostalgia Goggles strapped on tight.
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Sonic 2
January 24th, 2017 | 1 hr 22 mins
Sonic 2 was Lyons' childhood favorite and he's frothing at the mouth to replay it. George is a bit more skeptical.
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Super Mario World
January 24th, 2017 | 1 hr 25 mins
snes, super nintendo
There's no getting around it: Super Mario World is every bit as amazing as you remember. But nothing is perfect, and we still found things to complain about.