The Retro Zoo Super Show!

Music from Batman, Secret of Mana, Adventure Island 2, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy IV, Double Dragon 2, Castlevania: Bloodlines, and more! Show notes at www.technofunkboy.com/winter2017

We have Anla joining us today for our Christmas episode where we primary talk about Power Blade. Shorter episode due to scheduling conflicts. Episode notes at www.technofunkboy.com/17

Kai, Dan Gelok, and Jalrik get together to play a retro-gaming themed game called "Sell Me This Game." We have photos of the games we're talking about and notes at www.technofunkboy.com/16

We are joined by jimsfriend to discuss the early days of speedrunning, AGDQ, and other assorted tales in gaming lore. He picked the title of the episode, I know it doesn't fit on your cell phone screen. Show notes at www.technofunkboy.com/15

Kai and Steven discuss speedrunning and the upcoming AGDQ. Couple of comments: 1) I realized later that the TAS Block from a previous GDQ was streaming Skype and not Twitch. 2) In listening while editing, I noticed Steven calling Link "Zelda," attempting to troll me. I didn't even hear him when he said it, and now it sounds like he's just an idiot. Sorry about that! Show notes at www.technofunkboy.com/14

Deep dive into the "Prelude" from the Final Fantasy game series, composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Show notes are at www.technofunkboy.com/13

Today we talk with Nate McKeever of the #Backlog Book Club about gaming backlogs. Check out our show notes at www.technofunkboy.com/12

Could eSports show up at the Olympic games? Kai and Steven discuss whether eSports should be called sports at all and whether they should be in the Olympics.  Notes at www.technofunkboy.com/11

Where we play game music together and have a great time! This season's theme is "Traveling music."  See a complete list of songs are other notes at http://www.technofunkboy.com/autumn2017

Great episode where Kai and Steven discuss Sierra's mid-90s interactive movie game Phantasmagoria and also interview the last in the line of the Belmont Clan. Show notes at http://www.technofunkboy.com/10

Kai is again joined by Dan Gelok to continue to discuss Michiru Yamane's soundtrack to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. We discuss "Dance of Pales" (aka "Waltz of Pearls") and then tie our discussion to the story of the game itself. Notes are at www.technofunkboy.com/9

Today we are tackling the epic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night soundtrack with Dan Gelok, Professor of Music at the University of Houston. We discuss the influences, the genius, and effectiveness of Michiru Yamane's long-revered work. Spoiler: we think it's amazing. Show notes at www.technofunkboy.com/8 INCLUDING an offer to get the soundtrack yourself, and this is not an easy soundtrack to find, but we located a few copies for some fortunate souls.

Kai and Stephen discuss games that they like, even though the games are terrible. Notes at www.technofunkboy.com/7

For show notes, go to http://www.technofunkboy.com/6 We talk Tetris, that awesome retro game, and take a call from a new Kickstarter who found inspiration through Tetris.

Kai interviews US Senator Jonathan Wiley and get a call from a sponsor! Sign up for our newsletter at www.technofunkboy.com/rootsdigital to get a FREE copy of “Roots Digital” featured in this episode! Music: “Roots Digital” by TFB and “The Pit Stage” from Mortal Kombat Sponsors: Paul Lytle’s comedic thriller The Yellow Canary: http://amzn.to/2eLXVsS The TechnoFunkBoy: The Final Fantasy Mixes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-final-fantasy-mixes/id1030780437 http://amzn.t