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Originally, we had planned these episodes to be short and completely unresearched without even playing the games. It was going to be a mess. Thanks to the pandemic and Zach's vacation falling through, we now get to bring you our regularly scheduled program. Yay. This week's games are....    March 30th  GAME BOY - Solomon's Club - 1991  GENESIS - Alisia Dragoon - 1992   March 31st    April 1st  GAME BOY - Fish Dude - 1991 PC - Raptor Call of the Shadows - 1994    April 2nd  SNES (w/ floppy disk drive) - Hong Kong 97 - 1995  (No NA release)    April 3rd    April 4th   SNES - Cybernator - 1993    April 5th  PHILLIPS CD-i - Hotel Mario - 1994    Also in April:  ARCADE - Smash TV - April 1990  (The Super NES, Genesis, Master System, and Game Gear versions were titled Super Smash TV.)  

We recorded this in advance because Zach was preparing for a long-planned trip to Japan. The Corona Virus Pandemic changed things since then, and turns out he will be staying at home and re-scheduling that trip. That means not everything we say in this episode holds up 100% but we'll remedy all that during episode 39! This week's games are....March 23rdDOS - Mega Man - 1990SATURN - The Ghen War - 1995March 24thDOS - Electric Crayon 3.1: Super Mario Bros & Friends: When I Grow Up - 1992March 25thDOS - Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle - 1993SNES - Equinox - 1994DOS - The Elder Scrolls: Arena - 1994PC - Putt Putt and Fatty Bear's Activity Pack - 1994March 26thSNES - Star Fox - 1993PC - Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise - 1993DOS/Mac/3DO - Putt-Putt's Fun Pack - 1993March 27thDOS - Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss - 1992March 28thNES - Target: Renegade - 1990GENESIS - TechnoClash - 1993March 29thGENESIS - Shining in the Darkness - 1991(JP, NA was August 6th)

Stay safe out there! Don't hoard, take what you need, help others, wash your hands, and practice social distancing. <3This week's games are....March 16thGENESIS - Target Earth - 1990(JP release? NA just says 1990)March 17thGENESIS - Streets of Rage 3 - 1994DOS - Descent - 1995GAME GEAR - Sonic Drift 2 - 1995(JP, NA was sometime in November) NEO GEO CD - Sengoku - 1995March 18thGENESIS - Castlevania: Bloodlines - 1994(JP, sometime in December in U.S.)DOS - Goblin's Quest 3 - 1993March 19thGENESIS - R.B.I. Baseball 3 - 1991GENESIS - Splatterhouse 3 - 1993(JP, NA was sometime in August)March 20thNo games!March 21stAnd no games!March 22ndGENESIS - After Burner II - 1990March - Neverwinter Nights 1991March 3 - WINDOWS - Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo - 1995

A half hour into the episode Zach stopped the recording on accident and we proceeded to talk to ourselves for over and hour thinking it was still going. When we realized what happened we decided to finish the episode the next week instead. Also, follow us on Instagram and other social media things @theNGLBshowThis week's games are....March 9thNo games like usual.March 10thAnd also no games. March 11thPC - Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space - 1993March 12thGENESIS - ToeJam & Earl - 1992GENESIS - Bio-Hazard Battle - 1992March 13thAMIGA - Pinball Dreams - 1992GAME BOY - Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - 1994March 14thGENESIS - Virtua Racing - 19943DO - Microcosm - 1994March 15thGENESIS - Blaster Master 2 - 1993GENESIS - NHL '94 - 1993NES - Mega Man 6 - 1994NES - Zoda's Revenge: Star Tropics II - 1994PC - Psycho Pinball - 1995GENESIS - Beyond Oasis - 1995DOS - Ultima VIII: Pagan - 1995

Find us on the social medias @theNGLBshow. After this episode go listen to the Sega CD's Terminator soundtrack. This week's games are....March 2nd3DO - Zhadnost: The People's Party - 1995March 3rd GENESIS - Sunset Riders - 1993PC - Battle Chess Collection - 1995(Battle Chess, Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess, Battle Chess 4000, and Battle Chess Enhanced CD-ROM)NEO GEO - Double Dragon - 1995March 4thNES - Adventures of Lolo 2 - 1990DOS, etc - Space Quest IV - Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers - 1991NES - Totally Rad - 1991Arcade - The Simpsons Arcade Game - 1991GENESIS - Urban Strike - 1994GAME BOY - Kirby's Pinball Land - 1994GENESIS - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - 1994March 5thNEO GEO - Fatal Fury 2 - 1995March 6thNo games!March 7thNES - Zen: Intergalactic Ninja - 1993March 8thSEGA CD - The Terminator - 1993

Happy leap year! We've got a whole bunch of games for February 29th. Follow us on Instagram @theNGLBshowThis week's games are....February 24thNo games!February 25thGENESIS - Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter - 1993February 26thGAME BOY - Fortified Zone - 1991(Possibly Japanese release date but multiple sources said US.)SNES - The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare - 1993DOS, AMIGA - Teenagent - 1994February 27thNo games!February 28thAnd no games!February 29thLEAP YEAR SPECIAL!NES - Rollerball - 1990NES - Siper Spike V'Ball - 1990GAMEBOY - Boxxle - 1990GAMEBOY - Hyper Lode Runner - 1990SNES - Cool World - 1993SNES - X-Kaliber - 1994SNES - The Flintstones - 1995SNES - Top Gear 3000- 1995SNES - Brandish - 1995March 1stAlso no games!

14 games! Find screenshots of them and more on our instagram @thenglbshow. This week's games are....February 17thNo games!February 18thGENESIS - Wayne's World - 1993GENESIS - Madden NFL '94 - 1994(In Japan... Actually November 19 for both GENESIS and SNES in NA)NEO GEO - Spinmaster - 1994GENESIS - Cool Spot - 1994(A million possible release dates)February 19thNooooo gamesFebruary 20thPC - Super Fighter/Fatal Encounter - 1993GENESIS - Mega Man: The Wily Wars - 1995(possibly came out on one of the days I threw out, Dec. 31st)February 21stNEO GEO - Football Frenzy - 1992February 22ndNES - Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones - 1991 (JP but NA was also Feb)GENESIS - The Flintstones - 1993GENESIS - Sparkster: Rocket Knight Adventures 2 - 1994(We already played this as Sparkster on the SNES)February 23rdARCADE - Super Street Fighter II Turbo - 1994SNES - NBA Jam Tournament Edition - 1995SEGA CD - Popful Mail - 1995PC - Mario's Game Gallery - 1995

I think we're finally getting out of the slow period. We have a solid list this week with 13 games. A couple hidden gems like Ristar and some well known classics like Star Wars: Dark Forces and Super Mario Bros. 3. Game on!This week's games are....February 10thAmiga, Atari ST, Macintosh - Gobliins 2: The Prince of Buffoon - 1993February 11thNo games!February 12thNES - Super Mario Bros. 3 - 1990February 13thGENESIS - Spider-Man - 1995 (Not VS. the Kingpin)MAC, WINDOWS - Oregon Trail II - 1995February 14thAMIGA - Lemmings - 1991GENESIS - Championship Bowling - 1993February 15thNES - Adventure Island II - 1991GAME BOY - Burger Time Deluxe - 1992JAGUAR - Troy Aikman NFL Football - 1995PC - Star Wars: Dark Forces - 1995February 16thGENESIS - Cyborg Justice - 1993SNES/GENESIS/GAME GEAR - Beavis and Butt-head the game - 1994GENESIS - Ristar - 1995

This is the last slow week since after the holidays. We'll be back to playing 10+ games again from next week until the slow season most likely. This week's games are....February 3rdDOS - Galactix - 1992February 4thGAME BOY/NES - Hudson Hawk - 1992February 5thDOS - Space Quest V: Roger Wilco - The Next Mutation - 1993February 6thGENESIS - Sorceror's Kingdom - 1992(Japan release, NA: June 6, 1993)SEGA CD - Tomcat Alley - 1994February 7thFebruary 8thNES - Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom - 1991February 9thSome time in February: PC - Star Wars: X-Wing - 1993

Now featuring more ferrets making background noise! We didn't take them out of the room and we probably definitely should have.  This is another very light week with additional games sprinkled in to make up for it.  Sorry Star Trek fans. Also, Secret Agent didn't have music so we used a clip of Mission Impossible Recorder by Recorder Movie Scores.   This week's games are....  January 27th  No games!  January 28th  GENESIS - Sword of Vermillion - 1991  January 29th  No games.   January 30th  No games?  January 31th  No games :(  February 1st  DOS - Secret Agent - 1992   February 2nd  NES, GENESIS - Aerobiz - 1993  GENESIS - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - 1994  Total Carnage - Arcades in January 1992, ported to Gameboy, SNES, etc. GENESIS - Clue - 1992  Mad Dog 2  - Arcades 1992, 3DO and Sega CD in 1994SNES - Kendo Rage - October 1993SNES - The Ninja Warriors - Jan. 28 release date for japan, some time in february for NA - 1994SNES - Clayfighter - Nov 15, 1993 and Genesis June, 23SNES - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Bridge Simulator -  December 1994,  later came out on 32X

Zach got sick so this one came out way late. It's a real fun episode though, despite not actually having many games with specific dates. This week's games are....   January 20th  NEO GEO CD - Windjammers - 1995  NEO GEO CD - Street Slam - 1995   GENESIS - SeaQuest DSV - 1995  January 21st  ...  January 22nd  .....  January 23rd  ..........  January 24th  ........................  January 25th  GENESIS - Monopoly - 1992  January 26th    Also! DOS - Dune II - 1992   SNES - B.O.B. - 1993   SNES - Brain Lord - 1994  PC - Warcraft: Orcs & Humans - Nov 23 1994  SNES - X-Men Mutant Apocalypse Nov 1994  SNES - Lemmings 2 - 1994  

We managed to scrape the bottom of the barrel and find 7 games for this week's episode. The next two weeks are even more barren, so we added some games from throughout the year to those ones. We'll get through this!This week's games are....January 13thDOS - Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood - 1991SNES - Bust-a-Move - 1992DOS - Rock and Bach Studio - 1993January 14thNo games!January 15thNES - The Magic of Scheherazade - 1990NES - Clash at Demonhead - 1990NES - Mega Man 4 - 1992January 16thDOS - Castle of Dr. Brain - 1991January 17thDevelopers don't January 18thPut games outJanuary 19that the beginning of the year

This was a surprisingly decent week for January releases. Since we only had 5 games, we tossed in 3 more at the end that we wanted to include but either missed or didn't have the exact date for. This week's games are.... January 6th  No games!  January 7th  No games!  January 8th  3DO - Total Eclipse - 1994   SNES - Alien Vs Predator - 1993  (Japanese release date. Sept. in US)  January 9th  No games!  January 10th  AMIGA - Magic Pockets - 1991  NES - Rampart - 1992  Also SNES and ArcadeJanuary 11th  GENESIS - Herzog Zwei - 1990  January 12th  PC - Cyberia - 1994  We also have 3 more games.   One that caught my eye that came out some time in January.  One we missed that I really wanted to include.  And one that didn't have an exact date back in November and I didn't have time to fit in.   So we are also covering:  NES - Kickmaster - January 1992  GENESIS - Ecco the Dolphin - December 29 1992  ARCADE/GENESIS - Time Killers - November 1992  

Jake was starting to get sick last week and this week he spent half the episode coughing and making terrible noises not fit for podcasting. Don't worry, Zach edited it all out but the energy is a little lower than usual this week. It's also the holiday season and we are in chill mode. So sit back and  relax as we talk about the terrible January video games that came out like 25-30 years ago. This week's games are....December 30th  PC - Eternam - 1992   December 31st  PC - The Bard's Tale 3: The Theif of Fate  Playstation - King's Field - 1995  PC - The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery - 1995   January 1st  Nothing on this day counts!January 2nd  GENESIS - Gain Ground - 1991  GENESIS - Mr. Nutz  - 1992  PC - Simon the Sorceror - 1993  January 3rd  No games!January 4th  PC - Outpost  January 5th  No gaaames!

Hope you all had a very merry Christmas!We'll be taking it easy this week, as well as most of January, since not many games come out right after the holidays. This week's games are....December 23rdNothin.December 24thGENESIS - Taz-Mania - 1992December 25thNo games!December 26thGENESIS - Golden Axe II - 1991PC - Master Levels for DooM II - 1995December 27thPC/MAC - The Indian in the Cupboard - 1995December 28thSATURN - Sega Rally Championship - 1995December 29thPLAYSTATION - Road Rash - 1995

Another super long episode with a lot of good games, as developers rush their best stuff out for the holidays.  We'll be taking it easy over the next couple weeks as traditionally, games aren't released nearly as often right after Christmas. This week's games are....   December 16th  GENESIS - Jungle Strike - 1993  December 17th  SNES - Mega Man X - 1993  January in NA i think  PC - Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers - 1993  December 18th  No games!  December 19th  GENESIS - Quackshot Starring Donald Duck - 1991  PLAYSTATION - Primal Rage - 1995  December 20th  NEO GEO - Fatal Fury - 1991  Did we already play this?  NES - Batman: Return of the Joker - 1991  December 21st  Hard drivin on the genesis 1990 bad port  GENESIS - TNMT: The Hyperstone Heist - 1992  SEGA CD - WWF Rage in the Cage - 1993  DOS - Rise of the Triad (shareware) - 1994  MAC? - Marathon - 1994  December 22nd  GAME BOY - Doctor Mario - 1990  Missed the possible Oct 1 NES release date  GENESIS - Streets of Rage 2 - 1992  

This episode length is justified by the quality and popularity of the games on this week's list!   We're talkin' Warcraft II.  We're talkin' DooM.  We're talkin' mutha effin' HALLEY WARS BABYYY  This week's games are....  December 9th  SEGA CD - Mansion of Hidden Souls - 1993  PC - Warcraft II - 1995  December 10th  PC - DOOM - 1993  SNES - Wario's Woods - 1994  SNES - Breath of Fire II - 1995  December 11th  NEO GEO - Art of Fighting - 1992  GAME BOY - Mega Man III - 1992  December 12th  GAME GEAR - Halley Wars - 1991  December 13th  NES - Tecmo Super Bowl - 1991  December 14th  DOS - Commander Keen in Invasion on the Vorticons - 1990  NES - The Simpsons: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man - 1992  SNES - Donkey Kong Country 2 - 1995  December 15th  SNES - Power Instinct - 1994  

We did not intend for  this episode to be so long. It just kinda happens. Every time. This week's games are.... December 2ndSNES - Home Alone - 1991NEO GEO - Samurai Shodown II - 1994December 3rdSNES - Super Castlevania IV - 1991DOS - Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold - 1993December 4thNES - Mega Man 5 - 1992(Japanese date. Sometime in the same month in NA)SNES - Lufia & the Fortress of Doom - 1993GENESIS - Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - 1993December 5thNo games!December 6thGENESIS - Exile - 1991(Japan release date. Next year in NA)December 7thGENESIS - Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! - 1992December 8thGENESIS - The Lion King - 1994

Jake was playing with a bottle opener and some bottle caps all episode, so that's what the clicking is. He has been reprimanded.  This week's games are.... November 25th 2:58 - GAME BOY - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue - 1993 15:16 - PLAYSTATION - Space Griffon VF-9 - 1995 November 26th No games! November 27th31:23 - ARCADE - Knights of the Round - 1991 39:15 - SNES - Soul Blazer - 1992 48:54 - 3DO - Quarterback Attack - 1995 November 28th 59:33 - SNES - Super Ghouls N Ghosts - 1991 November 29th 1:12:38 - PLAYSTATION - Criticom - 1995 1:24:33 - DOS - Worms - 1995 November 30th 1:35:12 - SEGA CD - SNATCHER - 1994 1:56:17 - DOS - The 11th Hour - 1995 December 1st 2:14:53 - NEO GEO - Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood - 1995 

GOTTA GO FAST! When does Sonic even say that?  More importantly, we played Donkey Kong Country on our Super Nintendo and it was amazing!  Also, we cover the launch of the Atari Jaguar this week!  Lots of Sonic games too. One might even say too many Sonic games.  Other stuff too. This week's games are....November 18thNo games!November 19thGENESIS - Road Rash - 1992SEGA CD - Sonic CD - 1993November 20thGENESIS - Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - 1990 November 21thNES - F-15 Strike Eagle - 1992SNES - Donkey Kong Country - 1994November 22thNo gaaaaames!November 23thSNES - Final Fantasy II - 1991SNES - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - 1993PC - The Journeyman Project - 1993ATARI JAGUAR LAUNCHED!With 2 whole games!ATARI JAGUAR - Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy - 1993ATARI JAGUAR - Cybermorph - 1993GENESIS - Sonic the Hedgehog Pinball - 1993GAME GEAR - Sonic Chaos - 1993November 24thGENESIS - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 1992