The Legend of Retro
The Legend of Retro is your source for all things retro gaming. Join Xander, Chops, Craig_WK, and the Glitch as they travel through time to explore games from the Atari generation all the way to the PS3 era. Enjoy Retro Relapse every week when the crew picks a game and gets hands on to discuss it in depth.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 271
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2024
LoR: Donkey Kong Country
It's time to give thanks with this week's Legend of Retro. Craig and Xander discuss a beast who's main goal is to secure a feast for him and... okay, well, just him. But he isn't gonna do it alone! …
00:58:57 |
Thu 23 Nov 2017
LoR: Link's Awakening
On this week's episode of The Legend of Retro Podcast, Craig and Xander take a look back at what is arguably the most underrated game in the Legend of Zelda franchise; Link's Awakening. Retro Relapse…
01:07:56 |
Thu 16 Nov 2017
LoR: Cubivore
In this week's episode of The Legend of Retro, Craig and Xander really stretch their brains to remember Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest. Listen to Xander talk about how he really digs weird and sim…
00:43:31 |
Thu 09 Nov 2017
LoR: Listener Questions
This week on The Legend of Retro Podcast, Craig and Xander answer your questions! It goes way longer than they expected and there were a bunch of technical difficulties recording, but if you sent a q…
01:19:20 |
Thu 02 Nov 2017
LoR: Guitar Hero
Rocktober ends with this episode of The Legend of Retro. Craig takes a back seat as Xander regales about a video game that literally changed his life. Retro relapse gets a little muddy (or clay-y, if…
01:13:51 |
Thu 26 Oct 2017
LoR: Bonk's Adventure
Get ready to rock with The Legend of Retro! Was that too on the nose? Or did I Bonk that right on the head? Craig and Xander look back on caveman Charlie Brown and his head banging adventures. Retro …
00:56:10 |
Thu 19 Oct 2017
LoR: Landstalker
On this episode of The Legend of Retro Craig and Xander discuss Landstalker for Sega Genesis. Why does Japan get all the cool artwork? Retro Relapse lays an egg, and it's another Chops v Chops in the…
00:45:57 |
Thu 12 Oct 2017
LoR: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest
In this episode of The Legend of Retro, Craig and Xander celebrate 25 years of Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest, which is the roller coaster of the Final Fantasy series. Lots of highs and lows, you probab…
00:58:25 |
Thu 05 Oct 2017
LoR Bonus: SNES Classic
On this special bonus episode of The Legend of Retro, Craig and Xander lament their failure of acquiring an SNES Classic at midnight. Hear their stories from the line, what they're excited about, and…
00:48:53 |
Fri 29 Sep 2017
LoR: Super Mario Ranker
In this episode of the Legend of Retro, Craig, Xander, and Dale give their top 10 Super Mario games (from a finite list) and discuss the importance of everyones favorite plumbing here (I don't care w…
01:04:24 |
Thu 28 Sep 2017
LoR: Soul Calibur 2
In this episode of The Legend of Retro, Craig and Xander decided to honor the guest characters of Soul Calibur 2 with a guest of their own, Dale (a20sidedninja)! They compare a lot of the games in th…
01:00:57 |
Thu 21 Sep 2017
LoR: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
On this week's episode of the Legend of Retro, Craig and Xander visit Angel Island and discuss the good and bad halves of the soundtrack to Sonic the Hedgehog 3. They try to focus on some interesting…
01:11:02 |
Thu 14 Sep 2017
LoR: Super Mario Bros. 2
The Legend of Retro takes a nap and Craig and Xander are left to explore the dreamworld of the subconscious. Or are they? Is it all real? Or just a dream? You'll have to listen to find out! Find out …
00:49:49 |
Thu 07 Sep 2017
LoR: Rhythm of Retro 2- Craig <3 Xander
The Rhythm of Retro returns! Craig WK and Xander share the mix tape of their relationship. Ever wanted to know a musical history of our hosts? Here's your chance! Rhythm of Retro will be returning so…
01:16:19 |
Thu 31 Aug 2017
LoR: EarthBound Part 1
In this episode of The Legend of Retro, Craig WK and Xander finally start to geek out over what is arguably their favorite game of all time, EarthBound. Admittedly, this is more of a quick retrospect…
01:24:48 |
Thu 24 Aug 2017
LoR: Goldeneye 007
This week on the Legend of Retro podcast, Craig WK and Xander shake things up (not stir) by talking about the classic shooter Goldeneye 007. Who's gonna pick Odd Job, what's the best gun, and what ch…
01:06:03 |
Thu 17 Aug 2017
LoR: Punch-Out!!
This week on the Legend of Retro podcast, Craig WK and Xander join the Nintendo Fun Club and encourage you to do so as well as they look back on the boxing classic, Punch-Out!! There's too much histo…
01:07:57 |
Thu 10 Aug 2017
LoR: Villains
This week on the Legend of Retro, Craig WK and Xander discuss some of their favorite villains. Hear them gush about the bad guys for once. Of course there are far too many great villains to have this…
01:00:16 |
Thu 03 Aug 2017
LoR Live at After Dark: Vintage Video Games 4
The Legend of Retro was at the Michigan Science Center for After Dark: Vintage Video Games 4. Were you? If yes, you probably couldn't hear us very well. If no, you couldn't hear us at all. Either way…
00:57:09 |
Thu 27 Jul 2017
LoR: Threads of Fate
This week on the Legend of Retro, Craig WK and Xander go looking for [the Relic] in Threads of Fate. The guys stay mostly on track, but can't help but get a little sidetracked about dumb things from …
00:57:56 |
Thu 20 Jul 2017
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