Today's episode could alternatively be called, Honourable Mentions or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Hate Vagrant Story. What else didn't make the cut for the King of Games 2000? Paul, Kelly, and Chris and Shane from Retro Hangover have all the answers! Listen and find out! Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/regionfreegamers Talk to us! https://…

Today, Kelly, Mike, and Arnaldo are joined by special guest and obscure PlayStation game connoisseur, Sean Seanson! First we open up the show talking about Sean's YouTube channel, its growth and the ups and downs of creating a niche channel before moving on to our favourite licensed games, starting with Danger Girl for the PS1 (25:00) followed by T…

It's time for the semifinals in our tournament to determine the greatest video game of the year 2000! For such an important episode we've got Kelly, Anthony, Paul, and special guests Chris Coplien of the Retro Hangover podcast and sometimes nintendhost, LPTyger! Crazy Taxi has been something of a Cinderella story so far, but will it find its glass …

Today it's Mike, Kelly and Paul talking about the most disrespected genre in video games, Tower Defense! The crew starts out talking about recent video game and anime purchases because we're a bunch of nerds and we can't help ourselves (3:30) before moving on to how Tower Defense games even got started and evolved to the well oiled machine we see t…

Another quarterfinals matchup today with Arnaldo, Paul, and special guest Chris Coplien of the Retro Hangover podcast determining whether Dreamcast darlings Skies of Arcadia or Marvel vs. Capcom 2 move on to the semifinals! Will the sky pirates be able to battle their way through or will they get taken for a ride? Listen to find out! Patreon! https…

Today Kelly, Mike, Arnaldo, and Paul are talking about what games we've been playing lately! Paul starts things off with Psyvariar Delta (8:00) and Dicey Dungeons (26:15). Arnie needs an entire segment to go over Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (44:30) followed by Mike with our second shmup of the day, Image Striker (1:16:30) and then our …

We're now into the quarterfinals of The King of Games 2000, and Arnaldo, Kelly, and special guest Shane Koski of the Retro Hangover podcast are here to see which of Final Fantasy IX or Crazy Taxi will make it through to the semifinals! Will one of Sega's reckless taxi drivers manage to run over Square's strangely proportioned fantasy heroes? Listen…

Today Arnaldo, Kelly, and Paul are talking about one of our favourite 2D game developers, Vanillaware! The crew starts off talking about George Kamitani and the origins of the developer (5:00) and their first game, Princess Crown (12:50). Yes, we absolutely discuss the origin of the name 'Vanillaware' (22:30) followed by the first two games under t…

On today's episode of the King of Games 2000 we've got Geoff, Kelly, and special guest Chris Coplien of the Retro Hangover podcast breaking down whether it's Grandia II or Skies of Arcadia moving on to the next round of our tournament to crown the greatest game of the year 2000. Somehow, by sheer luck, all four Dreamcast games in this tourney got m…

Today Arnaldo and Paul conclude a trilogy four years in the making with their final (or is it?....) look at Intelligent Systems, this time through their sometimes beloved Paper Mario series! The show starts off with the first proof of concept for the Mario RPG, uh.. Super Mario RPG! (6:00) The N64's RPG magnum opus Paper Mario is next (27:00) follo…

On this episode of the King of Games 2000, we've got Arnaldo, Kelly, and special guest Shane Koski of the Retro Hangover Podcast breaking down which of Diablo 2 or Deux Ex will move on to the next round of this tournament to crown the greatest game of the year 2000. Will the Illuminati push Deus Ex over ultra polished heroin simulator Diablo 2? Lis…

Today it's Arnaldo, Mike, and Paul having a casual chat about Werthers Originals, Tom Brady, and, of course, what video games we've been playing lately! Arnaldo starts us off comparing Dr. Lautrec And The Forgetten Knights to Nicolas Cage (8:00) followed by Paul gushing over what Technocop should have been: Huntdown (25:00). Mike is up next with th…

Although we said goodbye to Geoff late last year, he'll always be in our hearts, and also on mp3s of King of Games 2000 episodes we recorded months ago and are finally releasing now. Including this one, co-hosted by Anthony and Chris Coplien of the Retro Hangover podcast - a Dreamcast only battle featuring Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio! If you're wo…

Today, Arnaldo, Kelly, Mike, and Paul are here to talk about the year we all thought would be great, but in fact, was not: 2021! Except when it comes to video games, where we had a lot to celebrate! The show starts off on a bizarre tangent with tales of hypothermia and river survival before moving on to our first GOTY category, our favourite non-20…

The King Of Games is back, baby! This time we're holding a no holds barred tournament to determine the best video game of the year 2000! And we're doing it as a collaborative effort with the Retro Hangover podcast! So today, please join Arnaldo, Paul, and special guest Shane Koski of Retro Hangover as we determine which game gets the boot in this f…

Today it's Arnaldo, Mike, and Paul diving deep into the weird world of Alternate Reality Games! After reminiscing about the previous Christmas, the crew starts off talking about what exactly Alternate Reality Games are (19:15) followed by what is considered the first ARG, Majestic, and arguably the most famous one, the Halo 2 ARG, ilovebees (33:50)…

Today it's Kelly, Arnaldo, Mike, and Paul talking about the roller coaster that is collecting video games over the last ten years. We start off talking about how we became game collectors and what kind of video games we collect (3:30), before moving on to a discussion about the past and future of the collector's edition video game (30:00). Next up …

Today it's Arnaldo, Kelly, Mike, and Paul talking about the meteoric rise and fall of the rhythm video game; most notably, Rock Band. After spending some time praising the existence of the private karaoke room, we start off with the most important question: Rock Band or Guitar Hero? (8:00) With some answers in tow we talk about the creation of the …

The Hall Of Fame Games and Movies Podcast host Matt Levy joins Arnaldo, Kelly, and Paul to talk about what video games we've been playing lately! Arnie starts us off with the announcement that ends an era (5:00) before talking about Yuppie Psycho (21:30) and paying tribute to Mara with Shin Megami Tensei V (25:00). Matt is dodging E.M.M.I.s in Metr…

Today it's Arnaldo, Kelly, Paul, and special return guest, Stephan Reese of Art Of Nintendo Power (Twitter @ArtofNP) picking up our frying pans and baseball bats while we talk about the Super Nintendo's quirky classic, EarthBound! We start off the show catching up with Stephan and talking about his nonprofit, The Interactive Art Collection before m…

Today it's Mike, Arnaldo, and Paul talking about some of our favourite Indie horror video games! The show starts off with an unexpected appearance by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick! (2:50) We capitalize on this explosion of charisma by talking about some of our spookiest movie and gaming memories (15:00) followed by first recommenda…

Today it's Arnaldo, Paul, Mike, and special guest Rick (@ashevent on instagram) talking about what video games we've been playing lately! The show begins on a high brow with a debate about Denny's vs. IHOP before we get into Mike's picks, Contra: Rogue Corps (10:50) and much better game, Psychron (23:50). Paul is up next talking about meeting up wi…

Today it's Mike in the hosting chair for the first time, joined by Arnaldo and Paul as we talk about PlayStation video game developer, and creator of highly questionable ad campaigns, Kronos Digital! After some catching up including talking about the jankiest carnival rides (Zipper forever!), the crew talks about their favourite video game ad campa…

Kelly, Kelly's cat, Arnaldo, and previous guest now full time host Mike Doucet (!) are talking about the queen of crowdfunding platforms, Kickstarter, and how it has contributed to the video game industry in ways both positive and negative. We start off talking about the beginning of Kickstarter and the ways it showed promise (4:00), and of course,…

Today it's Geoff, Arnie, Kelly, and Paul talking about what great (and merely ok) video games we've been playing lately! We open things up with some big news for the show that then devolves into Paul's apathy towards his PS5 (4:30). Arnie saves the day with 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors (25:30) and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (36:30) followed…

Today we're working up a sweat as Anthony, Kelly, Arnaldo, and Paul are here with a special Patron request episode to discuss video game motion controls! First, we dive into the biggest question: why do we want motion controls in video games? (10:30). Some of the first motion control concepts are up next with arcade classics like Hang On (19:00). W…

Today Arnaldo and Paul are joined by Youtuber, Shmup Junkie, to talk about our favourite shmup video game developer, Compile! We start off the show getting to know Ilya and hear his recommendations for the best shmups for beginners (spoiler: not Battle Garegga) before moving on to the early history of Compile (23:00) and a chat about Caravan shoote…

Kelly, Arnaldo, Anthony, and Paul are working together toward a common goal today: talking about our top picks for couch co-op video games! After discussing odds on Mario carrying the torch in the upcoming olympics and our preferred co-op gaming partners, Anthony gets the ball rolling with A Way Out (19:00). Paul is up next with oft ported arcade o…

Arnaldo, Kelly, and Paul are joined by special guest from the future, Luke (@lukelikesgames on Instagram!) to talk about what video games we've been playing lately. Kelly starts us off with Sayonara Wild Hearts (12:30) and Nier Replicant (27:00). Luke is up next with Astro's Playroom (37:00) and Maquette (49:30). Arnie chips in with Tearaway (1:04:…

Today it's Geoff, Arnaldo, and Paul bringing you the best and worst (there's a lot of worst!) video games based on movies. The guys start out talking about when and why movies largely translate into bad video games (13:00) before Arnie rescues us with some picks for actual good games based on movies, including The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,…

Live from ATgames headquarters, Paul, Anthony, and Arnaldo are here to talk about the home arcade revolution! After a little catching up we start out talking about our earliest memories of the arcade and all the weird places we played arcade games at (21:00). Of course, it would be odd to talk about arcades without talking about the titan of arcade…

Today it's Anthony, Paul, and extra special guest, Patron from Day 1 or possibly 3, Jay Berrones, talking about what video games we've been playing lately! After some discussion about swearing in other languages and people enjoying their accents a bit too much, Paul starts off talking about surprise PC hit, Loop Hero (15:30) before moving on to Tot…

Arnaldo, Kelly, Geoff and Anthony are extremely excited today to talk about arguably the greatest platforming video game ever made, Super Mario World! After catching up, the crew talks about the team responsible for Super Mario World and their own varied experiences with the game (10:50). The story, game mechanics and all the cool suits are up next…

Kelly, Arnaldo, Anthony, and Paul, are alone on Vita Island today talking about the underrated portable game system that almost could, the PlayStation Vita! After Arnie shares his story of getting Johnny Yong Bosch to sign a game he wasn't in, we start talking about the pre-Vita hype (17:00) and then the launch itself (36:00). Our anger at Sony rea…

Arnaldo, Kelly, and Geoff are on deck today to talk about what video games they've been playing lately! At first, after catching up with some general video game and pandemic chat, Geoff gets the ball rolling with Jak and Daxter (14:50) followed by grooming raptors for killing guests in Jurassic World Evolution (22:40). Kelly chooses from among the …

The Ultra Combo of Arnaldo, Kelly, Paul, and Geoff are diving into British video gaming royalty with a retrospective on Rare! After catching up with the madness of 8 player Killer Queen Black on the Switch and the relentless harassment of Duolinguo (5:30), we start the topic of the day with a look at Rare's early history in video game development (…

Today Arnaldo and Paul welcome previous guest and new member of the RFG rotation, Kelly (sierranight) to talk about what is commonly considered one of the best video games of all time, Chrono Trigger! After a brief interlude into the world of phallic Personas, the crew starts off talking about their first experiences with Chrono Trigger, including …

Arnaldo, Paul and Geoff are joined by RFG podcaster emeritus Ozzy Garcia for a special Patron request episode discussing why various video game franchises have failed! After rightly embarrassing Ozzy for his love of the Filet O' Fish, we start off with Patron Joao's first suggestion, Final Fight, and its not very streetwise descent into mediocrity …

Today, Geoff, Arnaldo, and Paul talk about what video games they've been playing lately! Paul starts things off with Oxygen Not Included (8:15) and bizarre DS cult favourite, Rocket Slime (28:30). Geoff is up next with a few quick hits including Hades and Dark Souls 3 (41:00) followed by Fire Emblem: Three Houses (47:00) and Mario and Rabbids: King…

Today it's Paul, Arnaldo, and Geoff on deck with another choice selection of the best/worst video games ever offered! After some catching up with dogs and horrible house odors, Geoff starts us off with the classic Die Hard Trilogy for the PS1 and Saturn (13:00). Paul is up next with Die Hard Trilogy's video game spirit animal, Technocop on the Gene…

Today Geoff and Paul are joined by special guest and artist extraordinaire, Ryan Medlock (@videogamebear on Instagram) to talk about arguably the most successful British gaming developer and publisher, Team 17! First we catch up with Ryan and get some of his favourite platforming picks before heading into the Amiga era (of course!) and the birth of…

Today Arnaldo, Ozzy, Anthony, and Paul are here to celebrate the end of a miserable year in general, but a pretty good year for video games! The guys start the show catching up and talking about a bizarre year before getting on to the never confusing favourite non-2020 video game of 2020 including classics like Dark Souls and wish-they-were-classic…

In our most personally anticipated episode of the year, Arnaldo, Ozzy, Geoff, and Paul talk about the wrestling video games they grew up with and which ones managed to climb the ladder and grab the championship belt! We start off talking about our early experiences watching wrestling (04:30) followed by the earliest 8-bit wrestling games featuring …

Today Arnaldo, Geoff, and Paul are joined by special guest Chris Coplien of the Retro Hangover Podcast to talk about our (mostly!) favourite RPG of the 16-bit era, Final Fantasy IV! We start off the show getting to know Chris and discuss his time flying in airplanes for a living and sneaking around on the Big Shell (2:30), followed by an intro to F…

Today Arnaldo, Geoff, Anthony and Paul talk about the release of the next generation of video game consoles, including the Xbox Series X, the Playstation 5, and the Nintendo Game & Watch! We really did actually get immediately distracted by the Game & Watch before getting to business with Anthony's hatred of UPS, our experiences trying to purchase …

Today Arnaldo and Paul are joined by special guest James Moller (@pintsandplatformers on instagram) to chat about what video games we have been playing lately! Arnaldo starts us off with the terrified teenagers of Until Dawn (16:30), followed by Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (24:30), and the toothbrush wielding Chibi Robo (30:30). James is up next w…

For this Halloween-centric episode, Ozzy is joined by Geoff and Arnie, with special guest Josh (a/k/a @NinjaArtorias on Instagram) to discuss the game of the decade that was Dark Souls. The crew goes for a deep dive on FromSoftware's beloved title, exploring its story and lore, the beauty of its gameplay loop and the type of imprint they believe th…

Today Geoff, Arnaldo, and Paul talk about one of the great British video game development houses of the 90's, Psygnosis! We can't stop ourselves from immediately getting into the logo and iconic artwork for Psygnosis' games (8:00) and continue with Psygnosis in the Amiga era and hits like Shadow Of The Beast and Lemmings (24:00). The 32-bit era is …

Arnaldo, Ozzy, Paul, and Anthony are up today answering some video game (and non-video game!) related questions! Our first question leads to a bizarre discussion about Blade for the PS1 and why exactly Wesley Snipes isn't in it (8:00). Other questions and answers include our thoughts on Limited Run Games (30:00), how we can improve diversity in gam…

Today, Arnaldo and Ozzy are joined by special guest and Nintendo Power art collector, Stephan Reese, of the Collector's Quest podcast, to talk about collecting all things video games! After talking a little about about Stephan's collection, the crew talks about his first days of gaming and getting into the video game industry (21:00) followed by ho…