Episode 200 – Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1988)
Episode 200 – Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1988)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are celebrating a show milestone with another game from a milestone series! From 1988, we’re playing Zelda II: The Adventure of Link by Nintendo for the NES.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features one of the totally cool commercials of the day!
- 26:45 – Todd has reasons why this is… The Most Best Game of All-Time! Followed by our usual segments.
- 42:30 – Steve debuts a brand new segment! DON’T… miss it.
- 46:00 – Voicemails!
- 59:30 – Emails!
- 1:04:30 – We help some people in… Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 1:11:00 – Snifferoo. Next week, we’re playing a META META META game that people have been clamoring for.
Episode 197 – Mario Party (1999)
Episode 197 – Mario Party (1999)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we follow up your Super Bowl party with the coolest one possible on the Nintendo 64! From 1999, we’re playing Mario Party by Hudson Soft.
We’re joined by Friend of the Show Amanda, fresh off of her capturing the freshest treasure from the oldest tombs! (Note: We did have some small technical difficulties this week, so we apologize in advance for any choppy transitions.)
You can manually download this week’s podcast here or subscribe to the show via the iTunes store. To manually subscribe, use this link in the device / podcast player of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter, or ‘like’ us on Facebook.
And now, there is a Discord channel for all the sweet baby boy and girl fans of YPB! Check it out here, and rub elbows with your favorite co-hosts. Are you yearning and craving a clayyyssiiiccc YPB episode? Well, they are now collected here for you! Find episodes #1 to #52 right there, in Volume I!
As always, if you like the show, support us by buying from Amazon! You can use this link to go to Amazon, and any purchase you make will kick a couple bucks to the show, with no extra cost to you. It’s a win-win!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features the jaunty opening tune from the game.
- 31:30 – Todd has reasons why this is… The Most Best Game of All-Time!
- 55:30 – Emails!
- 1:06:00 – We help some people in… Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 1:11:30 – Snifferoo. Next week, we’re going back to the 16-bit era, because Genesis does what NINTENDONT.
- 1:12:00 – Blooperoonie! We had fun this week.
SHOW NOTES
- If you liked this show with Amanda, check out her past appearances! She has also guested on our episodes for Civilization, the 2016 awards show and Tomb Raider.
Episode 194 – Ice Climber (1985)
Episode 194 – Ice Climber (1985)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are scaling up frozen platforms! From 1985, we’re playing Ice Climber by Nintendo for the NES. And a warning – This week’s show has some language that isn’t appropriate for the sweetest of baby boys.
You can manually download this week’s podcast here or subscribe to the show via the iTunes store. To manually subscribe, use this link in the device / podcast player of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter, or ‘like’ us on Facebook.
And now, there is a Discord channel for all the sweet baby boy and girl fans of YPB! Check it out here, and rub elbows with your favorite co-hosts. Are you yearning and craving a clayyyssiiiccc YPB episode? Well, they are now collected here for you! Find episodes #1 to #52 right there, in Volume I!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features the nifty 8-bit tones of the main theme.
- 23:00 – Vidya Game Theater returns! And it is maaaaagical.
- 32:30 – Todd has reasons why this is… The Most Best Game of All-Time! Followed by our usual rankings.
- 42:45 – Emails!
- 1:01:45 – We help some people in… Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 1:08:00 – Snifferoo. Next week, we’re on the heels of one of the world’s most famous spies.
- 1:08:45 – Blooperoonie! Sometimes we do extensive show prep, while other times, not so much.
Episode 178 – Nintendo Power (1988)
Episode 178 – Nintendo Power (1988)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are thumbing through the archives of our childhood! From 1988, we’re reading Nintendo Power by Nintendo of America.
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And now, there is a Discord channel for all the sweet baby boy and girl fans of YPB! Check it out here, and rub elbows with your favorite co-hosts. Are you yearning and craving a clayyyssiiiccc YPB episode? Well, they are now collected here for you! Find episodes #1 to #52 right there, in Volume I!
As always, if you like the show, support us by buying from Amazon! You can use this link to go to Amazon, and any purchase you make will kick a couple bucks to the show, with no extra cost to you. It’s a win-win!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features some song-singing from a SBB.
- 32:00 – Todd has reasons why Nintendo Power is… The Most Best Magazine of All-Time!
- 41:00 – Todd has a new bit! Dude, What Are You Even Talking About, Dude?
- 46:00 – Hey, we have a voicemail! Always good to hear from our fans.
- 53:00 – Emails!
- 1:05:00 – Snifferoo. It is THAT time of the year!
Vidya Game News – August 23, 2018
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nother week, another news roundup! Two in a row is one short of a streak! Huzzah!
- Thanks to Strictly Limited Games, Project Hardcore will see the light of day. The game was thought to be lost after being delayed for new systems in 1994, but it will now be released on the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita.
- A couple good, claysic RPGs will be released for the Switch in the next few months. According to Siliconera, a remaster for Grandia I and Grandia II will be coming out. Also, from Gematsu, Phantasy Star will come out in September. Kotaku has a longer piece on the upgrade work Sega is doing on this, and other games.
- Also coming to the Switch will be Vs. Excitebike, per Nintendo Life and Famitsu. Check out our past show on the game here!
- An old Texaco station in Kentucky has transformed into a classic vidya games bar. Nice! Read more about it here.
ON THIS DAY (OR CLOSE TO IT!) IN VIDEO GAME HISTORY…
- In 1993, Nintendo and Silicon Graphics announced a collaboration on 64-bit hardware, Project Reality, that would later become… The Nintendo 64. Read the original press release here.
- Moonwalker turns 28! Way, way older than the tykes featured in the game. Check out our previous episode, an awesome, loose conversation with Friend of the Show Backsack, here.
- In 2003, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness and SoulCalibur II were released. Both were popular in their respective genres, and holy hell, they’re both 15 years old at this point???
Video game history information comes from GameFAQs and Moby Games. When possible, we attempt to link to original sources for all reporting, and we don’t typically link to stupid multi-page galleries. And as always, if you’d like to support the show, do so via our Amazon link.
Episode 171 – The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (1993)
Episode 171 – The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (1993)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we’re down with Zelda! We are playing the coming of age story about an elf with a sword! From 1993, we’re playing The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening by Nintendo for the Game Boy.
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And now, there is a Discord channel for all the sweet baby boy and girl fans of YPB! Check it out here, and rub elbows with your favorite co-hosts. Are you yearning and craving a clayyyssiiiccc YPB episode? Well, they are now collected here for you! Find episodes #1 to #52 right there, in Volume I!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which asks the important question – Are you down with Zelda?
- 43:30 – Todd has reasons why this is… The Most Best Game of All-Time.
- 53:00 – We do NOT move on the to the email, portion of the show. Instead, we have a voicemail!
- 55:30 – Emails for realie this time, followed by New News.
- 1:05:30 – A quick Ask this week!
- 1:09:30 – Snifferoo! It’s like Die Hard but a video game!
Episode 161 – Excitebike (1985)
Episode 161 – Excitebike (1985)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are revving up our engines, dodging obstacles, and creating impossible tracks we’ll never play our way through! From 1985, we’re playing Excitebike by Nintendo for the NES. (Or as they say in the UK, the NEZ!)
You can manually download this week’s podcast here or subscribe to the show via the iTunes store. To manually subscribe, use this link in the device / podcast player of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter, or ‘like’ us on Facebook.
And now, there is a Discord channel for all the sweet baby boy and girl fans of YPB! Check it out here, and rub elbows with your favorite co-hosts. Are you yearning and craving a clayyyssiiiccc YPB episode? Well, they are now collected here for you! Find episodes #1 to #52 right there, in Volume I!
As always, if you like the show, support us by buying from Amazon! You can use this link to go to Amazon, and any purchase you make will kick a couple bucks to the show, with no extra cost to you. It’s a win-win!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features the jaunty title theme from the game!
- 27:00 – Emails! Which movie would YOU like to see a first-person shooter version of?
- 33:00 – We can’t end the show without helping some people! It’s… Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 39:15 – Snifferoo, which features the jaunty title theme from next week’s game!
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, Excitebike is very affordable. The loose cart is only $6, and it is available as a digital game for pretty much all of the Nintendo systems. Oddly, the box and manual up the price to $31. They are probably in shorter supply now because nobody took care of them back in the day.
Episode 157 – Super Mario World (1991)
Episode 157 – Super Mario World (1991)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are soaring through the air with our capes and flingin’ fireballs at bosses! From 1991, we’re playing Super Mario World by Nintendo for the SNES. And to celebrate our fourth year of podcasting and the game, we have special guest Jovial John!
You can manually download this week’s podcast here or subscribe to the show via the iTunes store. To manually subscribe, use this link in the device / podcast player of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter, or ‘like’ us on Facebook.
And now, there is a Discord channel for all the sweet baby boy and girl fans of YPB! Check it out here, and rub elbows with your favorite co-hosts. Are you yearning and craving a clayyyssiiiccc YPB episode? Well, they are now collected here for you! Find episodes #1 to #52 right there, in Volume I!
As always, if you like the show, support us by buying from Amazon! You can use this link to go to Amazon, and any purchase you make will kick a couple bucks to the show, with no extra cost to you. It’s a win-win!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features a television commercial from the 1990s. You can tell because it’s EXTREME by Nintendo’s standards!
- 41:00 – Todd has legitimate reasons why Super Mario World is… The Most Best Game of All-Time.
- 55:30 – Emails! We did indeed gets stacks and stacks of letters, even John! But, no Ask this week.
- 1:17:00 – Snifferoo. We are playing the worst Aerosmith-based vidya game!
Episode 141 – Donkey Kong Country (1994)
Episode 141 – Donkey Kong Country (1994)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are slingin’ barrels and pickin’ bananas with friend of the show Jovial John! From 1994, we’re playing Donkey Kong Country by Rare for the SNES.
You can manually download this week’s banana-peeled podcast here or subscribe to the show via the iTunes store. To manually subscribe, use this link in the device / podcast player of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter, or ‘like’ us on Facebook.
And now, there is a Discord channel for all the sweet baby boy and girl fans of YPB! Check it out here, and rub elbows with your favorite co-hosts.
As always, if you like the show, support us by buying from Amazon! You can use this link to go to Amazon, and any purchase you make will kick a couple bucks to the show, with no extra cost to you. It’s a win-win!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features the ultra rad theme from the game. Old meets new!
- 50:00 – Emails! Do you wanna play VR Skyrim with a sweet baby boy?
- 1:04:00 – Steve has a new segment! If the sweet baby boys haven’t heard it yet, then it’s… New News! (p.s. No ask this week, we will help people next week.)
- 1:09:30 – Snifferoo. Next week, we’re UNDER THE SEA.
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, like many Nintendo mascot games, Donkey Kong Country has retained its value well. The loose cart goes for $17 to $42, depending on whether you want the box and manual as well. Ports for the GBA and Game Boy Color are in the $10 to $15 range. The game has also been re-released on the Wii Virtual Console and the SNES Classic.
Episode 137 – Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996)
Episode 137 – Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are playing as DASH RENDAR in a story from a long, long time ago, from a galaxy far, far away! From 1996, we’re playing Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire by LucasArts for the Nintendo 64, and we’re joined by Friend of the Show, Beeney! Also, Huell hosts, because Steve was calling in from the moons of Endor.
You can manually download this week’s podcast here or subscribe to the show via the iTunes store. To manually subscribe, use this link in the device / podcast player of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter, or ‘like’ us on Facebook.
And now, there is a Discord channel for all the sweet baby boy and girl fans of YPB! Check it out here, and rub elbows with your favorite co-hosts.
As always, if you like the show, support us by buying from Amazon! You can use this link to go to Amazon, and any purchase you make will kick a couple bucks to the show, with no extra cost to you. It’s a win-win!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features the excellent title theme from… something.
- 46:00 – Emails! We hear from Honest Huell.
- 1:02:30 – As always, we help some people with… Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 1:07:30 – Snifferoo. Next week, we’re a dolphin!
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