Sidequests - Most Frustrating Moments in Video Games

Sidequests - Most Frustrating Moments in Video Games

This week on Sidequests, we discuss our most frustrating moments in video games, including Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool, and the infamous giraffe section in The Lion King for Sega Genesis.

10 - Gunstar Heroes Genesis

Travel to planet Gunstar-9 with us on this week's deep dive into Gunstar Heroes for SEGA Genesis! This game has everything-- explosions, action, guns, stars, military bosses who used to be Hitler, and more! Other topics discussed:  - Top rentals of 1993 - Job interview frustration - The bit wars and the Atari Jaguar - Allen's PS4 turning into a useless brick Research Links:  - IGN Article: https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/06/maegawa-talks-gunstar - Treasure Developer Interview: http://shmuplations.com/treasureroundup/ - 1up archived article: https://web.archive.org/web/20160325100215/http://www.1up.com/features/13-years-treasure?pager.offset=0 - Interveiw with SoA producer Mac Senour: http://www.sega-16.com/2013/10/interview-mac-senour/ - Archived Gamefan magazine: https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_1_Issue_11/page/n59 - Retromags Database: http://retromags.com/

Sidequests - Favorite 90s Game Developers

On this week's bonus episode, we talk our favorite 90s game developers! It's a showdown between the likes of Konami, Capcom, Squaresoft, Sonic Team, and more!

9 - The Legend of Zelda NES

Retro Reset dips its toes into 198X for the first time with the incomparable "The Legend of Zelda" for the Nintendo Entertainment System! Or the Famicom Disk System, really. Dive in with us into one of the first open-world exploration games, created by a dream team of Nintendo devs as the launch title for an all-new console. Also, we totally meant to release this on the anniversary of Zelda in the US! That was ON PURPOSE

Sidequests - Our Best and Worst School Memories

On Sidquests this week, we talk our best and worst school memories, so things get a little heavy! Luckily we have a soundboard to break the tension. Relatable 90s bullying stories abound!