Magic Johnson's Fast Break (NES)

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05/03/22 • 66 min

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With the final week of HBO's Winning Time upon us, we wanted to double down on all things Magic Johnson with a look back at one of the first athlete endorsed basketball games: Magic Johnson's Fast Break!

Also released as Magic Johnson's Basketball, this bare bones portrayal of hardwood hoops is hardly a game changer, but does that mean it's utterly unplayable? We aim to find out!

But before we lace up our sneakers we give our impressions on the Overwatch 2 beta, talk about the Steam Deck, and update progress on Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga.

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Also released as Magic Johnson's Basketball, this bare bones portrayal of hardwood hoops is hardly a game changer, but does that mean it's utterly unplayable? We aim to find out!

But before we lace up our sneakers we give our impressions on the Overwatch 2 beta, talk about the Steam Deck, and update progress on Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga.

Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRkbglFPa8g_Jnhxmw_wiGg

Join us on Twitter: @RetrogradePod, @RetrogradeAndy, @RetrogradeMikey

Or on Instagram: @theretrogradepodcast

Or visit our website at www.theretrogradepod.com/

E-mails and business inquiries can be sent to [email protected]

theretrogradepod.com/episodes/magic-johnsons-fast-break-review

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