Lost Joystick Network

The squad is back to talk about one of the best-selling launch titles for the original PlayStation: Ridge Racer.  Look, we get it.. early PlayStation is a tough sell.  Couple that with the game being an arcade-style racer and it's easy to see why the first iteration of the Ridge Racer series may leave a bit to be desired for some.    Tune in to find out what the boys think of one of the pioneers of 3D arcade racing. -- As always, thank you for listening.  If you enjoy the show, please leave us a five-star review.  If you don't enjoy the show then why are you listening?  You should leave us a five-star review anyway.  That'll show us!

Pit-Fighter.  The name alone evokes such lucid imagery; shurikens, combatants in sweat pants and a tank top throwing motorcycles on a freeway overpass, and sticks.   If you have the time, sit back and allow Jay and Mike to whisk you away to a 16-bit wonderland.  A wonderland of digitized graphics and post-fight celebrations where defeating Sidewalk Jim gets you raised on a forklift while flexing and your adoring fans pile cash at your feet.   Thank you for listening!  We appreciate every one of you.  Also, we record this show live on Twitch every other Wednesday at 9PM Eastern, so come hang out! #pitfighter #tengen #atari #fighting #fightinggames #retrogaming #retrogamingpodcast #podcasting #buzz #ty #kato #sidewalkjim #motorcycles #stick #16bit #retrogames #sega #genesis #segagenesis #supernintendo #snes #nintendo #1990 #1991 https://instagram.com/lostjoystick https://twitter.com/lostjoystick https://twitch.tv/lostjoysticknetwork

Here's the deal.. Splatterhouse is cool.  There's no way around that.  It's a cool game with a gory overarching theme.  So if you're interested in hearing about a cool game where you can waste gruesome creatures with a two-by-four or meat cleaver, then yeah.. tune in.  If not, then why are you reading this?  You know we talk about Splatterhouse.  It's right there in the title.  You have no one to blame but yourself for winding up here, reading this.  Linktree https://linktr.ee/lostjoystick Leave us a voicemail! https://anchor.fm/lostjoysticknetwork Thank you for listening!  We appreciate you.  I know that sounds made-upish, but it's true. We really do.

The boys from LJN are back and this time it's serious.  Since it is now October, we are contractually obligated to discuss scary or horror-themed games.  To fulfill this requirement, Mike and Jay break down a game that could definitely be considered horrendous: Dr. Chaos for the Nintendo Entertainment System.  Tune and and find out why this game exists and who is responsible so they can be brought to justice.  - Thank you for listening!  

Jay and Mike are joined in-studio by our good friend Kelan AKA milwaukeeretrogamer to discuss another certified banger of a game: Arkanoid.   That's right..  Johnny hasn't killed the show.. yet.  Tune in to hear our thoughts on the highest-grossing table arcade table cabinet in Japan in 1987.  Oh, did we mention it was ALSO the highest-grossing arcade conversion kit in the US?  Well it's true.  It was. So sit back, kick your shoes off, relax, and whisk away to a story where the time and era are unknown.  As always, thank you for listening!  We appreciate each and every one of you.  -- https://linktr.ee/lostjoystick

The squad is back.  This time they are joined by the one and only Johnny Iucci from The Collector's Quest Podcast and we are all here to discuss another certified banger:  Super Castlevania IV for the Super Nintendo.  Please pardon any fidelity issues, as we did record this remotely and there seemed to be some slight issues from time to time.  We did our best, which usually isn't very good.  Be sure to tune in to hear our thoughts.  They're funny.  We swear.  It's worth your time.  We're not sure how else to explain it to you so it's probably best that you just give it a listen. Thank you always for listening!  We appreciate you all so much.  Please leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts.  Here's a secret.. even if you don't use Apple products, we are pretty sure you can still leave us a review.  Just don't tell THE MAN. https://linktr.ee/lostjoystick

The Godzilla games for the NES.  Man.. trying to play these games is akin to trying to stay awake until 2:30AM on a Wednesday night to watch a Godzilla movie back in the old days when you had to watch what THE MAN told you to watch.  Those days are over and your entertainment medium choices in the modern world are almost limitless, which just makes the fact that you choose to listen to us mean that much more to the boys. - As always, thank you for listening.  Please leave us five stars on iTunes or Apple Podcasts or whatever it's called nowadays.  We can't tell you how much we appreciate your support.

The gang is joined by Michael Chiaramonte AKA clearvus on Instagram to discuss Castlevania: Dracula X for the Super Nintendo.  So listen in to hear what a bunch of middle-aged guys think of a 16-bit video game from the mid-90's.   As always, thank you for listening!  We appreciate every one of you.  Also, please leave us a five-star review on iTunes.  You could leave less stars, but that seems cruel.  We do all of this in an attempt to provide some semblance of entertainment to you at no cost, so leaving us a nice five-star review shouldn't be too much to ask.  Or maybe it is.. we don't know what your life or review-writing skills are like right now. 

We're back!  We never went anywhere but we are back!  Episode 28 is, as they say in the biz, "in the can".  Tune in and hear the LJN squad's thoughts on the original pack-in title for the Sega Genesis / MegaDrive in the United States and Europe.  Also, hear about Mike's escapades in Cleveland at CCAG and much, much more.. As always, thank you for listening.  Please rate us five stars on Apple Podcasts, whether you enjoy the podcast or not.  We'd do the same for you if you asked (and maybe even if you didn't).

Our latest episode includes a very special in-studio guest, Jason (@kilgore_trout1 on Instagram).  Jason is a Michigan native who was kind enough to come into the LJN studio to discuss one his favorite games of all-time:  Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.   - And did we have a lot to talk about.  We get into the story of the sequel to one of the best-selling NES games ever and unearth such mysteries as "who's the girl in the bed sleeping behind Link every time I start this game?" and "why are all of these jackasses trying to kill me?" - We hope that you'll tune in and give it a listen.  And you don't even REALLY have to listen..  You could start playing the episode in your podcast aggregator of choice and turn the volume all the way down.  It's fine with us.   - Thank you for your support.. we appreciate everyone of you!  Also, please rate us five stars on iTunes and we will be your friends.. or we WON'T be your friends if that's more compelling. 

In the pantheon of retro video games, conversations around sports games are regarded as ELITE.  There's no disputing this irrefutable fact.  On a completely unrelated note, our latest epsiode IS a sports game:  R.B.I. Baseball for the NES.   So make sure to tune in and listen to us discuss the most compelling of all forms of video game entertainment.  Thank you for listening!  We love and appreciate you all.   P.S. Sorry for the delay in getting this one out.  Mike was on vacation which apparently means everyone is on vacation. :|

Have you ever thought to yourself "I love the zombie killing and on-rails shooter experience of The House of the Dead series, but I have really poor aim"?  Do you find yourself looking for a good way to practice your home row typing skills and have an insatiable urge to become more accurate and proficient at typing on a keyboard? If this sounds like you, then Sega's The Typing of the Dead may be just the game for you! If not, well I don't know what to tell you.  Go play Mario or something. So join Jay, John, Mike and Robby as we all discuss the best keyboard-based on-rails zombie shooter based off of a light gun series on the Dreamcast.   As always, thank you for listening!  We appreciate more than we can ever express. 

The year is 1992 and you work for a marketing company.  It's your job to help market and sell mediocre games from an average developer and publisher.  A package arrives with a single Super Nintendo prototype.  You have to ask your son what to do with it because your job is to sell games, not play them.  He sets you up and you take a look at a pretty average side-scrolling space shooter.  You head to the bathroom because that is where you do your best work.  As you traverse through the doorway, you slip and hit your head on the toilet.   While laying face down on the cold linoleum floor, you have a vision.. a vision of a man.  He's an older man. Some would call him a "salt of the Earth" kind of guy, wearing a flannel shirt and denim bib overalls.  A brown fedora lays gracefully on his distinguished head.  His best friend, a dog, is by his side and, with his thick grey beard, he saunters in unassumingly and sits down.   Suddenly, a ship screams into view. &

Kung Fu* for the NES.  According to Sashimi-Z, this is the "crown jewel of the black box NES games".  Tune in to see if Jay, John, Mike, and Robby agree.  Also, listen in to hear friend of the show and NES programmer extraordinaire clearvus drop in to discuss his pickups.   It's a party every other week and you're all invited.  If you have a prior engagement, we understand.. Life gets busy.  There's no pressure.  That being said, the good news for you is that you can listen at your convenience, thanks to how podcasts work.  That's right.. the power is in YOUR hands.  Use it wisely (by listening to us, duh).  Here is clearvus's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelChiaramonte And here is our Linktr-ee: https://linktr.ee/lostjoystick Have fun, be safe, and be excellent to each other!

Do you like video games?  Do you like OLD video games?   What about moderately successful console mascots?  Do you have an affinity for small lizards?  If you answered yes to all of these questions, then this episode's topic may be everything you've ever wanted in a game.  8bitsupremacy and RetroGameEnthusiast join Mike and Jay to discuss the 1995 32-bit platformer featuring THE wise-cracking gecko with sunglasses: Gex.  Accept no substitutes.  It's a certified banger.  There's a lot of talk about the Midwest Gaming Classic and collecting.  If you want to skip all of that and cut right to the 'tude, the show topic starts at 1h06m35s. As always, thank you for listening.  Your interaction and support mean so much to us.  Also, if you give us a 5-star review on iTunes, we will happily send you stickers and who knows what else.  That's right.. we are willing to buy your love.  So lock it in and rip the knob off...

So we FINALLY got back together to discuss another RIAA-certified banger.. R-Type.  A horizontal shooter with (alleged) puzzle elements.  We talk about the TurboGrafx-16 and Sega Master System versions of one of the grandaddies of horizontal shooters.  We are joined by 8bitsupremacy and retrogameenthusiast to get their LJN Game Ratings, as well.  Just a heads-up that there is a bit of a personal story at the beginning of this episode, so if you want to skip that you can get to the R-Type talk at 42m20s. Thank you again for listening and sorry for the brief hiatus.  Also, congrats to rpgbros for winning this episode's contest.  We are running another contest, so listen until the end of the episode to learn how to enter. 

Don't let the episode title fool you.. we don't talk about Dr. Chaos AT ALL. That being said, we are back!  This time around, Jay and Mike are joined by two staples of the show, 8bitsupremacy and retrogameenthusiast.   Robby and John sit down to talk with us about their weeks, what they've picked up, and the real topic of the show:  Bad games and why we actually enjoy some of them.  Fair warning: This episode is an open discussion, but we really start to discuss the topic at the 1h17m mark. Also, we are doing a giveaway of Castlevania Symphony of the Night for the PS1 (Greatest Hits Edition).  Listen later in the episode for details.  The contest closes at 6PM EST on Thursday, March 24th, 2022.  Here is the link you'll need once you know what information to provide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKYUvBpBvvM So tune in and enjoy as much as is possible.  As always, thank you for listening!

We were lucky enough to be joined by Matt O'Claire AKA Mattio1989 on Instagram for our latest episode.  Mattio chose another certified banger: Michael Jackson's Moonwalker for Sega Genesis.  We are also joined, as always, but 8bitsupremacy and retrogameenthusiast to get their LJN Game Rating.  Tune in to hear the squad's thoughts on a game based on a movie where the game is better than the movie.  For those that are interested in getting right to the subject matter, it starts at 41m06s.   Thanks for tuning in.  Please leave us five stars on iTunes, even if you think we suck.   Link to the socials: https://linktr.ee/lostjoystick Mattio's Instagram: https://instagram.com/Mattio1989 Twitch link for SandbagX, current speed run leader for all console-based runs: https://twitch.tv/SandbagX

Welcome back!  These days, the term "certified banger" is thrown around a lot , but we think this episode's subject qualifies:  Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! for the Nintendo Entertainment System.  Jay and Mike are joined by Matt Mayse, co-host of the Matty Ice and Marky Mark podcast.  Matt chose this game SO BACK OFF.  Seriously, this a long episode and there are definitely some "off the rails" moments, so if you want to skip straight to the subject matter, fast forward to 34m52s.  Or you could just skip the whole thing.. we wouldn't blame you.  Thank you for listening!  Check out our linktree to find us on social media: https://linktr.ee/lostjoystick

Jay and Mike are lucky enough to be joined by Tyler Wilkin from the Collector's Quest podcast to get into Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom for the NES. Also, apologies in advance for Mike's voice.. it's a mess.  Thank you for tuning in.  Tell your friends about the show.  If you don't have any friends, then tell your co-workers about it.  And if they don't want to hear about it or you don't have a job, then post it on social media.  And if you don't have social media, that might explain why you don't have any friends or co-workers to tell.  Something to think about..