Nostalgia Goggles

The beginning of Mario's lifelong love of cosplay. 🎮 Super Mario Bros. 3 ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

Steven Spielberg and John Williams this ain't. 🎮 Jurassic Park Jurassic Park Theme Song (Melodica Cover) ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

Should be 3x better than Mega Man X... right? 🎮 Mega Man X3 ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

The result of Sega realizing that outsourcing development of a Sonic game was probably the best thing they could do for the franchise. 🎮 Sonic Mania Sonic Mania opening cinematic ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

The original Square-developed-licensed-IP game no one saw coming. 🎮 Super Mario RPG ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

Matt and Alex talk all about their game, Vernal Edge, a "Character Action" Platformer featuring free-form exploration and lush, vibrant pixel art environments. 🎮 Vernal Edge on Kickstarter 🎮 Vernal Edge on itch.io Matt and Alex on twitter domino99 Frogatto 🎦 Lyons recorded stream of Vernal Edge ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Special Guests: Alex McCaskey and Matt Martinez. Support Nostalgia Goggles

It may not be Sonic the Hedgehog but... um... uh-oh... 🎮 Ristar ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

The game that inspired the hit movie starring Dwayne THE ROCK Johnson. 🎮 Doom II Doom Wiki: Comparison of source ports Masters of Doom ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

The game that put the "vania" in "metroidvania". 🎮 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

Duh duh duh duh dun nuh NUH nuh nuh~ 🎮 Final Fantasy VII Remake ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Special Guest: Michael Edwards. Support Nostalgia Goggles

The Final Fantasy that defined Final Fantasy in popular culture. Also hoof hands. 🎮 Final Fantasy VII ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Special Guest: Michael Edwards. Support Nostalgia Goggles

HUT x ∞ 🎮 Tecmo Super Bowl 🏈TecmoBowl.org ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌 🎮 Donkey Kong Country ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

Listeners IS rate AND review AND subscribe 🎮 Baba Is You ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

If we win Twisted Metal next year, we're going to wish for us to have Calypso's powers instead of him. 🎮 Twisted Metal 2 Twisted Metal 2 All Endings ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

The Super Mario Bros. game that was never meant to be, and accidentally cemented huge parts of the characters for all time. Oops. 🎮 Super Mario Bros. 2 ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

David D'Angelo of Yachtclub Games talks about the how and why of nostalgia games, and Shovel Knight: King of Cards. 🎮 Shovel Knight 🎙NEWstalgia Goggles: Shovel Knight ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Special Guest: David D'Angelo. Support Nostalgia Goggles

Let's not be-labyrinth the point, but Kwirk is a-maze-ing. 🎮 Kwirk 🍓Celeste giveaway ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

We did it! We proved we could release a year in review on time! Now to just keep that up forever... 🍓Celeste giveaway ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

James Bond and the Fish with Legs. 🎮 GoldenEye 007 🍓2018 Year in Review (with Celeste giveaway survey link!) ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

We count down our 3 worst and 3 best games of 2018. It's the 2018 Year in review we forgot to do at the end of 2018! 🍓Celeste giveaway Link to the Past secret full episode link ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

This may be CollectorVision's first foray onto modern hardware, but they definitely brought along the nostalgia. 🎮 Sydney Hunter & The Curse of the Mayan ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

We count down our 3 worst and 3 best games of 2017. It's the 2017 Year in review we forgot to do at the end of 2017! ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

This episode is 99.9% weird N64 "voice acting" free. 🎮 Banjo-Kazooie ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

Some broad and sweeping generalizations were made about mobile games, so Lyons tries to expand his horizons and share the results of his experiment. Bubble Bobble 👈episode where the inspiring conversation happened. Partial list of games Lyons tried 👍 Alto's Adventure 💖 Alto's Odyssey 👎 Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp 👍 Attack the Light 👋 Crossy Road 👋 Downwell 👋 Evoland 👍 Exit The Gungeon 💩 Final Fantasy Tactics 💖 Monument Valley 💖 Monument Valley 2 👍 Reigns 👍 Reigns: Her Majesty 👋 Rick and Morty: Pocket Mortys 💖 Sayonara Wildhearts 💩 Sonic The Hedgehog 👋 Super Mario Run 👍 Threes! 👍 WHAT THE GOLF Lyons's #1 Recommendation 💖 Spaceteam ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

Lyons and George just love to podcast, alright? And they got their Nostalgia Goggles on tight. 🎮 Bubble Bobble #NotAllSmartphoneGames ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

Delightfully weird. Just like us. 🤖 🎮 EarthBound ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Special Guest: Michael Edwards. Support Nostalgia Goggles

Super Simon 'n The Quest To Memorize an Entire Game 🎮 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Momentum? What's that? The Easiest Boss in Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

COMING THIS SUMMER: Quentin Tarantino's Pro Skater 2, featuring a soundtrack by George Carlin. 🎮 Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 ⭐️ Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️ Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰 Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣 @nogogpod on twitter 👀 Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

In which we play the Genesis Aladdin and George accidentally designs the SNES version with his suggestions. 🎮Aladdin ⭐️Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣@nogogpod on twitter 👀Lyons on Twitch Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

If we learned one thing from Wario Land it is that squares are good and triangles are bad. 🎮Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 ⭐️Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) ☕️Make a one time donation on ko-fi 💰Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! 🗣@nogogpod on twitter Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

If we keep making George play variations of the metroidvania-lite formula we'll convert him yet! Dead Cells Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

Snake? Snake?! Snaaaaaaaaake?!!! Metal Gear Solid Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

The NES port of the original Metal Gear may not have included Metal Gear, but this episode about Metal Gear is almost all Metal Gear. Metal Gear Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

In 20XX, only one person can save the world; you are the Math Blaster!!! What? Oh it's a game to teach kids arithmetic? Oh... ok. Math Blaster! Play Math Blaster Plus! on the Internet Archive for free! Donate to the Internet Archive so future generation can play Math Blaster too! Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

An action RPG where shop keepers give you healing items for free because of course they should you're trying to save the world! Soul Blazer Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

An innovative take on fighting games. But does it execute on its novel ideas or can Bushido Blade just not cut it? Bushido Blade Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

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. Legend of Zelda Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

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. Enter the Gungeon Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

A. B. J. Always. Be. Jumping. Jumping Flash! Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

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. Sonic Spinball Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

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. Kirby 64 Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Special Guest: Erin. Support Nostalgia Goggles

Moderator's note: This summary has been locked to prevent anymore "can you dig it" references. Shovel Knight Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

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. Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Special Guest: Michael Edwards. Support Nostalgia Goggles

Pokémon Snap: Great on rails shooter, or the greatest on rails shooter? Pokémon Snap Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Special Guest: Erin. Support Nostalgia Goggles

For many strategy RPG fans Final Fantasy Tactics is a classic, but is it the gateway to the wider world of SRPGs? Maybe not... Final Fantasy Tactics Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Special Guest: Michael Edwards. Support Nostalgia Goggles

Korobeiniki. The name of "the tetris song" is Korobeiniki. It's the one that's now stuck in you head. 😏 Tetris Tetris with Best Ending (NES) Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

Quit flapping your lips and fly! Seriously, please stop doing whatever you're doing with your face. Star Fox 64 Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

Turns out that game every little kid plays of smashing their toys together is actually a multi billion dollar franchise idea. Super Smash Bros. Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles

If you've never heard how hard Battletoads is let us assure you; it's all lies. Easiest game ever made. Battletoads Battletoads Pause Theme 10 hours Rate and Review Nostalgia Goggles on Apple Podcasts (or just tell a friend!) @nogogpod on twitter Support Nostalgia Goggles on Patreon! Album art by Michael Edwards Theme song The World is Saved by Danny Wiessner Support Nostalgia Goggles