Afterglow - Retro Gaming Memories

If you know me, you know Mega Man is a franchise that is near and dear to me. It started on the NES, but the SNES locked it in with what ended up becoming my favorite branch in the series of Mega Man games, the X series. Listen to my memories of the first game in the line of X games! Join our Discord at https://discord.gg/nN4Zkk7 Check out friends of the show! Retro Gaming Roundup - www.retrogamingroundup.com Secret Levels - www.badsecretmedia.com Intro music by: Music: Evan King - 20XXwww.youtube.com/channel/UCT1ZkP03V18LmOj8zbyP-Dw? contextsensitive.bandcamp.com/

Some people enjoy a great story, even more than they enjoy great gameplay. In this episode I talk about my experience with one of gamings greatest stories in Lunar - Silver Star Story Complete. Join our Discord at https://discord.gg/nN4Zkk7 Check out friends of the show! Retro Gaming Roundup - www.retrogamingroundup.com Secret Levels - www.badsecretmedia.com Intro music by: Music: Evan King - 20XXwww.youtube.com/channel/UCT1ZkP03V18LmOj8zbyP-Dw? contextsensitive.bandcamp.com/

Something old.....something new! New for this show at least lol, cause on this episode I am joined by Main Quest host Keith Gasper as we talk about Need For Speed Most Wanted. It's rare that a racing game gets its hooks in me, but this one did back when the 360 was new. Lets see if it holds up today!Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Secret Levels⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Intro and outro music by: Grim from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Lost and Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grim Glow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

We kick of 2026 by going back to the Atari 2600 to talk about the arcade hit Dig Dug with the Electronic Emotions Program joining in as well!Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Secret Levels⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Intro and outro music by: Grim from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Lost and Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grim Glow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

We are ending 2025 with an LJN game thats.....not bad? Well if you are an Afterglow listener you know some of those actually exist, and this is another one of them! This game actually isn't bad and can be quite a bit of fun, but get ready for a challenge! And of course, "I'll be back" in 2026!Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Secret Levels⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Intro and outro music by: Grim from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Lost and Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grim Glow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Gameboree 2025 Donation Link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/gameboree2025As we enter the closing of 2025 we also enter Castle Shadowgate to unravel its mysteries. Join myself as well as Keaton as we discuss our fondness of the NES version of Shadowgate, the franchise as a whole, and the entire realm of MacVenture titles.Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from ⁠⁠⁠⁠Secret Levels⁠⁠⁠⁠.Intro and outro music by: Grim from ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Lost and Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Grim Glow⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Sports games are a rarity here on Afterglow, but every once in a while one will pop in, and this episode is one of them with the NES port of Arch Rivals, a BasketBrawl game. In this episode I go over my memories of what I feel is the foundation of the NBA Jam franchise.Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from ⁠⁠⁠Secret Levels⁠⁠⁠.Intro and outro music by: Grim from ⁠⁠⁠The Lost and Gone⁠⁠⁠ podcast and ⁠⁠⁠Grim Glow⁠⁠⁠.

Stumbles from the Secret Levels discord joins again, this time to talk about Sonic 3. He is known as the "Sonic Guy" so lets see what he things of the third entry in the series.Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from ⁠⁠Secret Levels⁠⁠.Intro and outro music by: Grim from ⁠⁠The Lost and Gone⁠⁠ podcast and ⁠⁠Grim Glow⁠⁠.

The end of Spook-Tober 2025 takes place as Shodan takes over in the end. Grim and Leathco discuss why this game was so haunting in the late 90's along with its legacy to this day, along with thoughts on the recent re-release of the enhanced edition. Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from ⁠Secret Levels⁠.Intro and outro music by: Grim from ⁠The Lost and Gone⁠ podcast and ⁠Grim Glow⁠.

Spook-Tober moves along as I am joined by Shawn, host of the Electronics Emotions Program channel on YouTube (https://youtube.com/@iiqulo?si=OKNZVPNnFX72Dgfj) as we discuss our thoughts and memories of the classic FPS shooter, along with some general thoughts and gaming memories as well.Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret Levels.Intro and outro music by: Grim from The Lost and Gone podcast and Grim Glow.

Spook-tober is back, and we are starting with one of the franchises that put horror games on the map with Castlevania and a game where they actually were a launch title with Circle of the Moon on the Game Boy Advance. This is the third game I bought for the GBA and I was surprised when it wasn't the old school style Castlevania game like the NES had but instead a Metroid style exploration game!Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret LevelsIntro and outro music by: Grim from "The Lost and Gone" podcast

It's time for us to explore the origins of the Blue Bomber with the original release of Mega Man on the NES, followed by a little discussion on Wily Wars and Powered Up as well. Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret LevelsIntro and outro music by: Grim from "The Lost and Gone" podcast

In this bonus episode I go into my memories on the main MECC games I played in grade school along with a brief history of the company that brought us some pretty cool educational games. You can still access these today if you check out https://mecc.co/ Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret LevelsIntro and outro music by: Grim from "The Lost and Gone" podcast

Keith, host of the Main Quest Podcast, closes his episodes saying "It's OK to like a video game". I'll be putting that notion to the test as I defend E.T. for the Atari 2600, a game the internet universally despises and blames the US Video Game Crash of the 80's for. However, I feel these thoughts are entirely unfair and in this episode, I'll explain my viewpoint.Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret LevelsIntro and outro music by: Grim from "The Lost and Gone" podcast

We're going on another quest with the host of Main Quest, Keith, as we give our joint memories and thoughts on the sequel to the game that made RPGs huge in the US in Final Fantasy 8.Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret LevelsIntro and outro music by: Grim from "The Lost and Gone" podcast

Cyrodiil is in a state of chaos with the emperor dead and tons of gates to an evil dimension opening across the land. My self and Grim have taken it upon ourselves to go back and draw shut the jaws of Oblivion.....and we'd like you to join us as we both remember our original thoughts on this game as well as touching on the remaster that recently released!Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠ Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret LevelsIntro and outro music by: Grim from "The Lost and Gone" podcast

We're getting Pac-Man Fever on this episode of Afterglow, going WAY back to before I was even born with Pac-Man! I cover the arcade version along with the infamous Atari 2600 port and also go on a bit of a dive on all the merch and legacy this game started. Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠⁠Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret LevelsIntro and outro music by: Grim from "The Lost and Gone" podcast

Slaje joins this episode as we tackle a classic action RPG on the SNES that is often fondly remembered but not talked about as much as many others with Illusion of Gaia. This game had many moments that dealt with subject matter that often isn't even handled in todays modern games along with a unique level up mechanic that I haven't seen since.Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at ⁠https://linktr.ee/Leathco⁠Show Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret LevelsIntro and outro music by: Grim from "The Lost and Gone" podcast

Better late than never! I had the double whammy of PC issues and medical issues delaying recording, but I wanted to get something out while waiting for my PC parts to come in, so I got a laptop and wanted to record a short, but special epsisode for an early favorite of mine. Joust is a game I have VERY early memories of for the arcade version, than it showed up again early in my NES heyday. Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at https://linktr.ee/LeathcoShow Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret LevelsIntro and outro music by: Grim from "The Lost and Gone" podcast

It might not be Halloween season yet, but there's always time for some spooky fun anytime in the year so myself and our guest Keaton decided to celebrate the LucasArts classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors!Check out the Afterglow linktree which has discord, patreon, and merch links as well as links to friends of the show at https://linktr.ee/LeathcoShow Logo and Artwork from TobyVonDoom from Secret LevelsIntro and outro music by: Grim from "The Lost and Gone" podcast