Episode 099 – Blast Corps (1997)
Episode 099 – Blast Corps (1997)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are using bulldozers, dump trucks and robots to destroy everything in our path! From 1997, we’re playing Blast Corps by Rare for the Nintendo 64.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features the excellent title theme from the game.
- 1:45 – Today’s sponsor, along with a shoutout!
- 21:00 – We get soooo many letters! It’s the email portion, of the show!
- 30:00 – It’s the return of a popular segment! The ToddBitSkit!
- 32:30 – We help someone out, with… Ask The Sweet Boys.
- 38:45 – Our next show is #100, and we have the funkiest fresh commercial from that game!
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, Blast Corps is still quite affordable! The loose N64 cart is only $8, and you can get the box and manual thrown in for $29.
– Blast Corps is one of the games included on the excellent Rare Replay for the Xbox One, along with past show subjects R.C. Pro-Am. You can listen to our previous show on that here!
Episode 098 – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1994)
Episode 098 – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1994)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are getting killed by bats, rats and traps in one horrible game! From 1994, we’re playing Disney’s Beauty and the Beast developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Hudson Soft for the Super Nintendo.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which is the trailer from the 1991 movie version.
- 19:00 – Todd performs his magic, as he unearths more gold for another segment of… Video Game Theater. (WARNING! Strong language.)
- 24:30 – We have a Most Best Game of All-Time segment! From the Most Best Gift Giver!
- 27:15 – Emails!
- 40:00 – Next week, we’re playing a deeeeeep, story-driven game for the Nintendo 64.
Episode 097 – Willow (1989)
Episode 097 – Willow (1989)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are questing and earning XP as a humble little person! From 1989, we’re playing Willow by Capcom for the arcade and NES.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features the well-done but incredibly repetitive main theme from the NES edition of Willow.
- 25:00 – It’s the segment for shout-outs! Comments, Concerns and Questions.
- 32:00 – Emails! The alternative relationships of some co-hosts are none of our business.
- 43:00 – We help some more people this week in… Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 48:00 – It’s the segment we didn’t even know existed! It’s so unexpected we don’t have bumper music for it! We get a Voicemail from a friend.
- 55:30 – Snifferoo. Beauties and/or beasts next week!
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, Willow is a pretty affordable game. It’s about $10 for the loose cart, and $25 if you want the cart, box and manual. However, it’s not popular enough to be on the various re-release carts or emulator packages Capcom has done.
Episode 096 – Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Episode 096 – Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are hunting down creatures with our explosive bow and arrow! From 1997, we’re playing Turok: Dinosaur Hunter by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim for the Nintendo 64. We’re joined by friend of the show Dale!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which is the title theme from Turok.
- 39:30 – We find out who thought this game was the… Most Best Game of All-Time.
- 43:15 – Comments, concerns and questions, from two listeners this week!
- 48:30 – Emails! How are the kids?
- 1:03:30 – We can’t let an opportunity go by without helpin’ some people. It’s… Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 1:09:30 – Snifferoo. We’re playing a game based on a movie that totally didn’t steal everything from The Hobbit.
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, most of the Turok games are quite affordable! Except for a rare variant of Rage Wars, everything is between $5 and $20 for Turok.
– Dale has a website! Check out Dale Is Great here!
Episode 095 – Command and Conquer: Red Alert (1996)
Episode 095 – Command and Conquer: Red Alert (1996)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are turning aside the Soviet threat, or, working as double agents! From 1996, we’re playing Command and Conquer: Red Alert by Westwood Studios and published by Electronic Arts for the PC. We’re joined by our special friend, DTR!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features the DEATH MARCH theme from the game!
- 35:00 – It’s a sometimes-feature! Comments, Concerns and Questions.
- 42:15 – Emails! Someone just wants to say HI.
- 50:00 – Ask the sweet boys about allllll of your problems.
- 57:00 – Snifferoo. Next week, we’re huntin’ them dinosaurs really well!
SHOW NOTES
– As mentioned on the show, Red Alert is now officially freeware! And it’s well-supported by fans. You can easily download a self-installer for it, as well as other games in the series and Dune 2000, here.
Episode 090 – PaRappa the Rapper (1997)
Episode 090 – PaRappa the Rapper (1997)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are rapping! From 1997, we’re playing PaRappa the Rapper by NanaOn-Sha for the Playstation.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro! This week’s episode has strong language, and also, songs about using the bathroom.
- 29:30 – It’s the return of a sometimes popular segment! Comments Concerns and Questions! (And they’re all from Pippenz this week!)
- 37:50 – Emails! Could we possibly have a love reconnection?
- 52:45 – Ask the Sweet Boys. Helping people in 2017.
- 57:45 – Snifferoo. Hey, the music for next week’s game isn’t that memorable! Yikes!
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, PaRappa is surprisingly valuable! It’s around $45 for the disc only, since it doesn’t really come with a manual. Having the insert does up the value by a buck or two, though.
Episode 089 – The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (1991)
Episode 089 – The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (1991)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are trying our best to collect 100 stars and juggle three items at all times! Because we’re friggin’ eggs! From 1991, we’re playing The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy by Codemasters and the Oliver Twins for the NES.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features one of the 60-second musical loops from the game. They’re actually not bad the first few times, but then, you hear them another 500 times.
- 36:30 – Emails! Who won best podcast this year?
- 50:00 – It’s a new year, but we’re still helping people with… Ask The Sweet Boys.
- 58:00 – Snifferoo. Kick, punch, it’s all in the mind!
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy isn’t too pricey, at only $11 for the loose cart. However, it’s $80 if you want the box and manual, which as we mention on the show, is like a god damn novel.
– We mention a “Let’s Play” by the Oliver Twins on the show, and you can access it here.
Episode 085 – Rogue Squadron (1998)
Episode 085 – Rogue Squadron (1998)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are zipping through the galaxy a long, long time ago, blasting down ships! From 1998, we’re playing Rogue Squadron by Factor 5 and LucasArts for the Nintendo 64 and PC.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which has the John Williams-esque opening theme from Rogue Squadron.
- 28:15 – We move right along and then past Comments, Concerns and Questions!
- 29:15 – Emails! Why don’t we like them Sega games? And it’s Jimmy Blizzards!
- 48:30 – It’s everyone’s favorite segment, even more than the actual show most times! It’s time to… Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 53:30 – Snifferoo. Ho ho ho! We cover one of the best Christmas games ever! (NOTE: Strong language!)
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, Rogue Squadron is pretty affordable. It’s about $7 for the loose cart, or $14 if you want the box and manual as well. It hasn’t been re-released in another format, so that N64 cart is your best bet if you can’t find the PC version nowadays.
– By the way, a little movie called Rogue One is coming out soon. That’s kind of why we played this one.
Episode 084 – Space Jam (1996)
Episode 084 – Space Jam (1996)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are the looniest tunes in the bunch! From 1996, we’re playing Space Jam by Sculptured Software, and published by Acclaim, for the Playstation, Saturn and PC.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features a funny little snifferoo from Space Jam the movie.
- 32:30 – It’s the return of a favorite segment! While we didn’t like Space Jam, for others, it was… The Most Best Game of All-Time.
- 36:45 – This week, the boys actually get some Comments, Concerns and Questions.
- 39:45 – Emails! We learn about Teebs, but unfortunately, you can’t save scrum through life.
- 55:30 – We can’t help but help, in Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 1:00:45 – We’re playing another documentary game next week! This one is about space battles a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, Space Jam is really cheap, in the $7 to $13 range, depending on whether you want a case and manual as well. This is almost certainly because it sucks. In contrast, Looney Tunes B-Ball is the better game, despite being for the SNES, and costs $26 to $70.
– The Ringer’s Shea Serrano has an oral history on Space Jam here. By the way, it’s satire and completely made up.
– From Rolling Stone, the Space Jam website was one of the first for a movie on the Interwebs, and it’s STILL around. Read their piece here, and check out the website here.
– The 30 for 30 on the Space Jam game is incredible.
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Episode 100 – The Legend of Zelda (1987)
Episode 100 – The Legend of Zelda (1987)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are vanquishing Ganon with our sword and silver arrows! From 1987, we’re playing The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo for the NES. For the voicemail, email and Ask portion of the show, we’re joined by Friend of the Show Cosmo!
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TIMESTAMPS
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, The Legend of Zelda is still in high demand. The loose cart goes for $17.11, and if you have the box and manual, it goes for $49. (Steve knows from personal experience, as he sold a crappy, tattered map from the game for $15 the other week.)
– A prototype cart sold for $55,000 in the past five years.