Lost Joystick Network

Spring is in the air, which means it's time for baseball. Well.. it used to mean that, back when people cared about baseball. The good news is that people still care about Baseball Stars for the NES. Well.. at least a few of them, who all happen to be on this show.

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It also means that it's time for the Midwest Gaming Classic! Come find our booth at the vendor hall. And if you are reading this in the future, just know that you missed your opportunity to meet us and that we really had a good time.

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Please leave us a five-star review on your podcast aggregator of choice. If you leave us a review and show us at MGC, you get a free copy of Super Mario Bros 3 for the Famicom (while supplies last!).

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As always, thank you so much for listening and interacting. We love that you are a part of our community and always look forward to hearing from you.

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So we FINALLY got back together to discuss another RIAA-certified banger.. R-Type. A horizontal shooter with (alleged) puzzle elements. We talk about the TurboGrafx-16 and Sega Master System versions of one of the grandaddies of horizontal shooters. We are joined by 8bitsupremacy and retrogameenthusiast to get their LJN Game Ratings, as well.

Just a heads-up that there is a bit of a personal story at the beginning of this episode, so if you want to skip that you can get to the R-Type talk at 42m20s.

Thank you again for listening and sorry for the brief hiatus. Also, congrats to rpgbros for winning this episode's contest. We are running another contest, so listen until the end of the episode to learn how to enter.

Don't let the episode title fool you.. we don't talk about Dr. Chaos AT ALL. That being said, we are back! This time around, Jay and Mike are joined by two staples of the show, 8bitsupremacy and retrogameenthusiast.

Robby and John sit down to talk with us about their weeks, what they've picked up, and the real topic of the show: Bad games and why we actually enjoy some of them.

Fair warning: This episode is an open discussion, but we really start to discuss the topic at the 1h17m mark.

Also, we are doing a giveaway of Castlevania Symphony of the Night for the PS1 (Greatest Hits Edition). Listen later in the episode for details. The contest closes at 6PM EST on Thursday, March 24th, 2022. Here is the link you'll need once you know what information to provide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKYUvBpBvvM

So tune in and enjoy as much as is possible. As always, thank you for listening!

We were lucky enough to be joined by Matt O'Claire AKA Mattio1989 on Instagram for our latest episode. Mattio chose another certified banger: Michael Jackson's Moonwalker for Sega Genesis. We are also joined, as always, but 8bitsupremacy and retrogameenthusiast to get their LJN Game Rating. Tune in to hear the squad's thoughts on a game based on a movie where the game is better than the movie.

For those that are interested in getting right to the subject matter, it starts at 41m06s.

Thanks for tuning in. Please leave us five stars on iTunes, even if you think we suck.

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Twitch link for SandbagX, current speed run leader for all console-based runs:
https://twitch.tv/SandbagX

Well here's that Halloween-centric episode that we all look forward to in February of each year. So fire up your pumpkin spice lattes and prepare yourself to be whisked away to Golvellius. (Also, just between us.. the game isn't really that "Halloween-y".. keep that between you and I, capiche?)