Tag Archives: @gamingvgbs

VGBS Live 20 – Collecting on the Nintendo Switch @ Midwest Gaming Classic 2019 (with Sarumaru and JPSwitchmania)

Posted on April 22, 2019 by HagensAlley

For our fourth annual VGBS Live Panel at Midwest Gaming Classic, we are talking about collecting for the Nintendo Switch and this time we aren’t alone!

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VGBS 99 – Super Mario Bros. 3: Extended Edition (NES Hack)

Posted on March 16, 2019 by HagensAlley

For VGBS 99, we wanted to do something really special…This is a complementary episode to our previous Super Mario Memories installment. So let’s see what the Extended Edition hack of Mario 3 entails and what we think of it as … Continue reading →

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VGBS 97 – Renegade (NES) / Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun (FC)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by HagensAlley

What better to follow our Double Dragon II episode than with the Godfather of Beat’em Ups! We concentrate mainly on the NES and Famicom ports, but also go into the Arcade and Sega Master System versions a bit as well… … Continue reading →

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VGBS 96 – Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES)

Posted on October 25, 2018 by HagensAlley

VGBS returns and this one’s an absolute, all-time favorite of ours. It’s definitely been on our episode bucket list since the inception of the cast…So get your Trejo-Abobo stache ready and join us as we dive headlong into the turf … Continue reading →

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VGBS 91 – Interview with Jeff Ball: Music Composer for Tiny Barbarian DX (Switch & Steam)

Posted on May 5, 2018 by HagensAlley

In this episode, we’re joined by the awesome Jeff Ball, creator of the music for Tiny Barbarian DX!

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Midwest Gaming Classic 2018!

Posted on April 4, 2018 by HagensAlley

Hagen’s Alley Books & VGBS at MGC! Continue reading →

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VGBS 90 – Together in the Retroseum! (YouTube Demonetization, Contention with DIY Projects and More)

Posted on March 29, 2018 by HagensAlley

The Boys are here, together in one place…comin’ atcha from the VGBS Retroseum!

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VGBS 85 – Ninja Spirit (TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine/Arcade)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by HagensAlley

Bullshit Homework time! We tackle Ninja Spirit for the TurboGrafx16!~

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VGBS 84 – Black Box Challenge (NES Homebrew)

Posted on January 5, 2018 by HagensAlley

Bullshit Homework is back. It’s time to explore Jeffrey Wittenhagen’s Black Box Challenge! This is supreme badassary unbound, straight from the ever brilliant Rob Bryant and Sly Dog Studios.

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VGBS 83 – Interview with Jason Lepine from Enthusiast Gaming & Destructoid

Posted on December 22, 2017 by HagensAlley

Our special guest today is Jason Lepine: Currently and heavily involved with Enthusiast Gaming (Nintendo, PlayStation, PC Gaming Enthusiast) and Destructoid.

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VGBS Side Quest 15 – Shooting the Sh!t with Sarumaru

Posted on May 5, 2017 by HagensAlley

Power was out for Kyle and he didn’t have the Internet. Luckily the always awesome Sarumaru, from the unique YouTube channel Retro Jipang and one of the madmen behind the amazing TurboGrafx 16 game Henshin Engine was around to shoot … Continue reading →

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VGBS 65 – SNES Memories (Part 2)

Posted on April 21, 2017 by HagensAlley

Topics Include: Super Nintendo Buyer’s Guide (EGM) Crazy Rental Tales Going to the Chipster’s SNES vs NES Difficulty Piss Poor Platformers Buster Busts Loose! Super Game Boy Boxes Rare’s 3D Rendering Tech Console Yellowing & Brittle Plastic SNES CD This … Continue reading →

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VGBS 64 – SNES Memories (Part 1)

Posted on April 12, 2017 by HagensAlley

Topics Include: SNES Brief Overview Link to the Past Love Killer Instinct – Killer Combo Madness SNES Games Stolen! Getting SNES 1 Day after Launch! Uniracers Donkey Kong Country 101% Stolen Games Regained This is VGBS!

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VGBS 63 – NES Oddities & the Homebrew Revolution

Posted on March 30, 2017 by HagensAlley

In this episode we talk about the immediate funding of Jeff’s newest Kickstarter book project and comparisons to his previous ones. We then go into the past, present and future of the NES homebrew scene and discuss researching these games … Continue reading →

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VGBS 62 – The Impending Decline of the NES?!?!

Posted on March 24, 2017 by HagensAlley

Delving deep into the concept of Nostalgia having a finite shelf-life, most notably NES Nostalgia in particular. Other podcasts feel like everyone is going to stop caring about the NES, going to the classic Nintendo gloom and doom. Here are … Continue reading →

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