Giraffe Feels: A Retro Video Game Podcast

This was the Giraffe Feels Podcast.

The march to 100 continues with Halo Combat Evolved! My mom loved talking to Cortana on her computer and was fascinated that she was in a video game too.

The march to 100 begins! Tecmo Super Bowl is one of the best sports games ever. Super fun, and despite its arcade style also having a depth of statistical analysis.

The Giraffe Feels Podcast is going to be ending soon, but it will regenerate. The moment has been prepared for... Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $200 in 2021. So far in 2022 we have raised $352. We are currently on streaming hiatus. Check out my Twitch page for more information about future streams. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

We covered Super Mario World in a holiday episode years ago, but there are no rules! We can do whatever we want, so here is an expanded episode on the game.

Kaiju films meets wrasslin' in 1991's King of the Monsters for the Neo Geo and some other systems. This is a fun game and I offer some thoughts on it in our latest 500 Words episode. Retronauts Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $170. We are currently on streaming hiatus. Check out my Twitch page for more information about future streams. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

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Final Fantasy was a massive influence on me when I was growing up. Honestly, I'm not sure if I would have ended up the person I am today without it. Join me, won't you, for a pretty long episode discussing this plus how the game holds up today. Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $11. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

I thought it would be fun to go through the game in the Konami arcade collection that came out in the recent past. We've done this for a few collections and it's always fun. Thunder Cross rules! Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $11. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

Fire Emblem is a series I came to much later in life, so I was excited to check out its origins. In our newest 500 Words About episode, I discuss the game's flaws as it also lays the groundwork for what is to come in what has become a fairly solid series of games. Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $11. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

A lot of wrestling games don't hold up that well, but WWF Royal Rumble is a fairly solid game. Let's start an annual tradition of covering a wrestling game every April! Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $11. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

While the NES version is the definitive version, Contra debuted in the arcade. Join me, won't you, to discuss the arcade version, which isn't a classic like the NES one, but still a solid game. Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $11. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

In our final game rankings episode we rank Final Fantasy IX, North and South, Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego, Micro League Baseball, Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, Castlevania Rondo of Blood, Shadowgate, Phantasy Star II, and Strider. Whew! Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $6. On Monday and Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

Another game rankings episode! This episode covers Streets of Rage II, Gun Star Heroes, Super Pitfall, Alien Storm, Sonic The Hedgehog, and Sonic 2. One more of these episodes to go! Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $445 in 2020. So far in 2021 we have raised $6. On Monday and Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

Another game rankings episode! This episode covers Super Mario Brothers, Mega Man V, Mega Man VI, Deadly Towers, and Super Castlevania IV. Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $335 in 2019. So far in 2020 we have raised $445. On Monday and Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

It's our annual holiday episode, but we broke the schedule to talk more about my mom and Animal Crossing City Folk. Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $335 in 2019. So far in 2020 we have raised $445. On Monday and Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

Another game rankings episode: This episode covers Sim City 2000, Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Duck Tales II, Legacy Of The Wizard, and Castlevania Chronicles. This episode is coming out slightly out of order, so bear with me in that regards. I ended up moving some episodes around after the recording session this was a part of last month. Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $335 in 2019. So far in 2020 we have raised $420. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. On Sunday nights I also stream around 9pm until I feel like stopping. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.

Metroid has never been one of my favorite games, but it's such an important step in the evolution of video games and continues to influence everything today so we had to do an episode about it. Sorry this is a few days late...long week! We streamed Metroid a few years ago. This episode is coming out slightly out of order, so bear with me in that regards. I ended up moving some episodes around after the recording session this was a part of last month. Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $335 in 2019. So far in 2020 we have raised $420. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. On Sunday nights I also stream around 9pm until I feel like stopping. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here. Show Notes: Retro Gamer Top Ten NES Games

We continue our now annual Castlevania coverage during the festive Halloween season with two of the more obscure games in the franchise: First we have Vampire Killer on the MSX followed by the arcade game Haunted Castle. This episode is coming out slightly out of order, so bear with me in that regards. I ended up moving some episodes around after the recording session this was a part of last month. Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $335 in 2019. So far in 2020 we have raised $322. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. On Sunday nights I also stream around 9pm until I feel like stopping. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here. Show Notes: Gintendo Stream #45: Vampire KillerHaunted Castle speed run

In our fourth game rankings episode, we add Duck Tales, Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers, River City Ransom, Baseball Stars 2, and Final Fantasy Tactics to the list. This episode is coming out slightly out of order, so bear with me in that regards. We had a bit more space left in our storage for the month, so I thought sneaking in another episode would be a good idea. Instead of a Patreon, consider donating to our Extra Life charity drive. We are raising money for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. We raised $335 in 2019. So far in 2020 we have raised $322. On Thursday nights around 7pm I stream old and new games until around 9pm. On Sunday nights I also stream around 9pm. Check out my Twitch page for more information and a tentative schedule. We are also on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. You can also download episodes from the Internet Archive. You can view our game ranking list here.