Switch 2 The Past

For the third and final game in the “launch day trilogy” of the GameCube virtual console, Mike & Neil set their sights once again on Outset island and revisit one of the most iconic games ever for the cube, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. A game that started it’s life as perhaps the most controversial ever for Nintendo and gradually turned into a flagship title, it’s had as strange a journey as Link through the Great Sea. Friend of the show Kira (@toonietwirls) joins the episode to chat about perhaps her favourite game ever and it’s continuing impact on her life and many others. Sit back, relax, and listen to this GameCube-centric episode while we eagerly await for the next batch of games!

YOU GOT BOOST POWER. The fastest game on earth comes to the GameCube virtual console and Mike & Neil can barely keep up! Marcello (@gamecubegalaxy) joins the show to offer his views on the port and the history behind one of the most unique, frustrating, and exilerating games that has ever been released. With it’s inclusion in the day one lineup of the GameCube’s online service, the boys can only hope that this means a new game is not that far away…

WELCOME TO THE STAGE OF HISTORY. It’s time to talk about the GameCube virtual console and the three “launch” games so to speak, starting the trilogy with Soul Calibur II, a game Mike & Neil covered over 4 years ago and now get to look at with fresh eyes. Friend of the show Luigi (@luigisappartment) joins the episode to dive into the world of Link, the Soul Edge, and the unique relationship Nintendo and Namco had in the early 2000s that made this nearly unthinkable inclusion happen.

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Another day, another Kong here on the Switch 2 The Past as Mike & Neil once again dive into Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2! There simply wasn’t enough hours in the day to cover these two fantastic games in one episode. Friend of the show Cam @cpawx joins the show to talk about some of his favourite memories of the games, including his mom absolutely fooling him on Christmas morning and his wind level trauma. Big question though, can Cam identify the level just based on the iconic soundtrack? Listen till the end to find out!

It’s DK time here at the Switch 2 The Past as Mike & Neil celebrate all things Kong-like in this part 1 of 2 episodes all about the big ape himself. Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy’s Kong Quest were iconic SNES games released 31 and 30 years ago respectively and have truly stood the test of time. This week friend of the show Kira @toonietwirls joins once again to discuss her love of the franchise and Diddy and Dixie in particular. And yes, the unbelievable David Wise score is discussed at length so stick around and you just may hear some Stickerbush Symphony sprinkled in.

In their third release of their second generation, Pokemon decided to go for it and made a game that pioneers nearly everything we know and love about the series today. Animated sprites, battle towers, and YES you can play as a girl. Despite being the lowest selling mainline Pokemon game it’s become known as one of the greatest and also one of the most valuable on the market. Friend of the show Ramon joins the show to discuss his memories of Crystal, how he lost his save file (RIP), and his disdain for the babies of this gen. Join the boys this week and as they try to catch em all!

This is where the fun begins. Mike & Neil are back to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Revenge of the Sith coming to theatres. A lot has changed since 2005 but the boys’ love of Episode III remains constant. Josh, host of Star Wars Escape Pod joins the show to discuss his early memories of the movie and to talk about the Revenge of the Sith game for GameBoy Advance. Tune in to this very special episode, DO IT.

Video games have truly entered the age of remakes yet the terms are extremely divisive amongst gamers (just go to reddit for an eye popping amount of squabbling). To bring some of that reddit energy here, except without the hate and vicious arguing, friend of the show Kira (@toonietwirls) joins the episode to discuss her thoughts on remakes, remasters, reimaginings, ports, funky editions, and everything in between.

There have been many great achievements in human history and on June 5th 2025, The Nintendo GameCube will finally be acknowledged by Nintendo and take it's rightful place on their online service, a truly massive accomplishment. Mike & Neil definitely take a big chunk of the credit but another tireless GameCube advocate is friend of the show Marcello (@gamecubegalaxy) who joins Mike to discuss this monumental news and what he thinks the future holds for this new service.

"Yoshi!! Gulp!" Switch 2 The Past continues it’s torrid pace with episode 2 all about Mario’s most faithful sidekick. No not Luigi, but he is green, it’s Yoshi! Travel back 30 years in the past to a simpler time when dinosaurs did indeed roam the earth. Special guests Dave (@remember64) and Cam (@cpawx) return to the podcast to chat about their favourite memories and reveal a few scandalous secrets about the game too. Sit back, relax and don’t let that timer go down to zero!

We are back!!!! Mike & Neil get the podcast back on track with a new name and new format. It’s been almost a year and a half since the two last spoke on the air and there’s so much to discuss. There have been a lot of life sidequests going on in the past year but the boys are ready to sit down and chat about not one but TWO nintendo directs that we received within the week. Of course one was much bigger than the other featuring a brand new console, a few great new games, and yes, THE GAMECUBE VIRTUAL CONSOLE at long last. So sit back, relax, and enjoy, and thanks for waiting.

So it's come to this. The final episode. The GameCube is officially cool after hearing Neil read all 555 back of the cases and we couldn't be happier to send this era of the podcast off with a bang with...Madden 08? Yup, the last official release on the cube came in August of 2007 with this NFL title. But this episode is so much more than just a football game, it's about our two and a half years of podcasting, looking back on all our memories, some fun stats, and some really interesting stuff we've learned about the GameCube along the way. We'll be back in March with new content (yes even some GameCube content) but until then, enjoy the final episode of The GameCube Was Cool and thank you so much for all the support. This is our absolute favourite thing in the world to do and we couldn't have done it without you.

As the GameCube library dwindles 2006 and 2007 gave us many, many movie tie-ins. Happy Feet, The Ant Bully, Open Season, Barnyard, Surf's Up, Flushed Away, and Meet The Robinsons are the games Neil and Mike have the pleasure (or sometimes displeasure) of talking about on this penultimate episode. The story here is that most of these games are okay, but in reality, they probably never needed to be made in the first place. Alas this was the golden era of the movie tie-in and literally everything needed a game. There are some fun inclusions here like Surf's Up being a pretty fun and rare surfing sim on the GameCube, Barnyard turning out to be a pretty cool pseudo Open World game, and Meet the Robinsons being a Jimmy Neutron clone. All this and more on the second last episode of The GameCube Was Cool!

It's part two of our Galaxy adventure here at Switch 2 The Past. Josh of Still Loading Podcast is back on the show to continue his chats about his memories, his favourite galaxies, and of course the absolutely beautiful and iconic soundtrack of this game. One of the first fully orchestrated soundtracks in video games, Super Mario Galaxy shines so much brighter with this incredible score and emphasizes how important good music can be in a game. Stay tuned for the back of the case and to hear Josh tell Mike why no, Mario Galaxy is NOT a Zelda game