Best Gradius Podcasts (2025)

Topic starts at: 31:37. This week we keep up with the Commodore! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 088 - Hazelnut Hex (October 2025) 1:57:04

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In episode 088, MetalFRO and Addicted discuss the debut indie shooter from a promising developer, the cute-em-up Hazelnut Hex!By MetalFRO

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Retro Warriors 543 - Super Mario Bros. Super Show 1:18:08

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Topic starts at: 28:29. This week we do the Mario! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 226 (ft. BurgerChamp): Secret of Mana, Mortal Kombat 2, Starcraft 64, Guardian Legend, Culdcept, FFT: Ivalice Chronicles, Progear no Arashi, WinBack: Covert Operations 4:17:40

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Come young duffer, the journey begins now. Check out Rob's YouTube channel, Boxography: https://www.youtube.com/@BoxographyBy Space Freight Service

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Retro Warriors 542 - Dragon Quest 1 HD-2D, Part 2 1:37:10

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Topic starts at: 30:38. This week we discuss the story in DQ1HD-2D! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 541 - Dragon Quest 1 HD-2D, Part 1 1:36:06

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Topic starts at: 27:35. This week we begin our discussion of Dragon Quest 1 HD. You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 540 - Favorite Bosses 1:15:00

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Topic starts at: 31:11. This week we take a break from giant JRPGs to discuss our favorite boss encounters! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 225: Final Fantasy XIII, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Mortal Kombat, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Space Quest 6: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier 3:22:14

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Keep those job-change animations turned on. Check out Rob's YouTube channel, Boxography!By Space Freight Service

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Retro Warriors 539 - Once Upon a Katamari 1:15:26

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Topic starts at: 33:50. This week we discuss the new Katamari! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 538 - Wii 101 1:14:26

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Topic starts at: 26:48. This week we discuss the Wii! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 087 - Bio-Hazard Battle (September 2025) 1:53:58

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In episode 087, MetalFRO and Addicted delve into an oft forgotten Sega Genesis shmup that needs more love, Bio-Hazard Battle!By MetalFRO

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Retro Warriors 537 - Gradius Origins 1:09:11

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Topic starts at: 32:52. This week we cover the new Gradius collection from M2. You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 536 - Trails of Cold Steel, Part 4 1:32:33

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Topic starts at: 38:02. The thrilling spoiler-filled conclusion to our ToCS series! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 086 - 1944 (August 2025) 2:32:07

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In episode 086, MetalFRO and Addicted finish out Pacific Theater Summer with the black sheep of the 194X series, Capcom's 1944!By MetalFRO

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Episode 224 (ft. AKTANE): Insector X, Sky Odyssey, and some shmup talk 2:15:41

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Jay will be back. In the meantime, Rob talks shmups with AKTANE! Check out AKTANE'S YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AKTANEARCADE And his Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/aktane And his PICO-8 shmups: https://aktanedev.itch.io/ And the Shmup Junkie Discord: https://discord.gg/JaP4MMUc And the Shmup Beginners List: https://docs.google…

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Retro Warriors 535 - Trails of Cold Steel, Part 3 1:25:19

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Topic starts at: 32:50. This week we continue our journey into Cold Steel! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 534 - Sony 1:19:19

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Topic starts at: 38:38. This week we discuss Sony! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 533 - Nasir Gebelli 1:10:19

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Topic starts at: 32:42. This week we discuss the man who programmed some of our favorite RPGs and then just faded off into the sunset. You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 532 - Trails of Cold Steel, Part 2 1:37:23

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Topic starts at: 36:12. This week we continue our deep dive into Cold Steel! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 223: Thunder Force III, Halo, Half-Life, Space Quest V: Roger Wilco - The Next Mutation, JAWS, Space Invaders 2:47:21

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On this issue of the Classic Gaming podcast, more old magazine episodes. Check out Rob's appearance on IndieQuest Check out Rob's YouTube channel! BoxographyBy Space Freight Service

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Retro Warriors 531 - Trails of Cold Steel, Part 1 1:53:37

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Topic starts at: 31:16. This week we begin our deep dive into Cold Steel! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 530 - Final Fantasy XI: New Player Experience, Part 2 1:28:30

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Topic starts at: 33:29. This week we wrap our new player experience with FFXI! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 222: Half-Life, Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers, Kirby's Block Ball, Gradius, Salamander, Life Force, Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story 2:51:35

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"If you listen to the Joe Rogan podcast, you can get a lot of medical advice there." Check out Rob's YouTube channel, Boxography: https://www.youtube.com/@BoxographyBy Space Freight Service

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Retro Warriors 529 - Final Fantasy XI: New Player Experience, Part 1 1:18:29

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Topic starts at: 28:51. This week we discuss the development and presentation of FFXI! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 085 - 1941 (July 2025) 2:37:10

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In episode 085, MetalFRO and Addicted continue the Pacific Theater Summer event with a prequel WWII shoot-em-up, Capcom's 1941!By MetalFRO

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Retro Warriors 528 - Nox 1:07:32

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Topic starts at: 28:45. This week we discuss Nox! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 49: Pokemon Red, Gunstar Heroes 2:06:13

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A reupload of the missing episode from 2015. (Thanks to ALONE IN THE CHAOS for the show’s theme music, via the Creative Commons license).By Space Freight Service

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Retro Warriors 527 - Kirby 1:07:23

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Topic starts at: 29:50. This week we discuss Kirby and his uncrushable bonrs! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 526 - Mario Golf GBC 1:07:29

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Topic starts at: 32:47. This week we discuss Mario Golf on GBC! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 525 - Play it Loud! 1:19:47

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Topic starts at: 30:31. This week we discuss Nintendo's very weird and very gross Play it Loud Marketing campaign! Follow along here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16dY5MApV4DDjW9dz5hzVjC_IKl7vIiyL. You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.…

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Episode 084 - 1943: The Battle of Midway 2:04:34

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In episode 084, MetalFRO and Addicted kick off Pacific Theater Summer with the Capcom classic WWII shoot-em-up 1943!By MetalFRO

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Episode 221: Survival Kids, Final Fantasy X, Super Glove Ball, Star Trek: The Next Generation 2:55:15

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I said 222. This is actually episode 221. Whoopsies. Check out Rob's YouTube channel, Boxography: https://www.youtube.com/@BoxographyBy Space Freight Service

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Retro Warriors 524 - Plants vs. Zombies 1:30:10

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Topic starts at: 34:44. This week we discuss Plants vs. Zombies! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 523 - Virtual Boy 101 1:13:41

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Topic starts at 30:01. This week we discuss the Virtual Boy! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 16: Top 10 Games from 1989 1:53:28

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[Original publish date: July 20ish, 2014] An old one that got lost in the shuffle at some point. On this one, we didn't discuss any specific games we had been playing; we just did our top tens of 25 years ago.By Space Freight Service

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Retro Warriors 522: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, Part Two 1:24:09

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Topic starts at: 30:30. **SPOILER WARNING: THIS EPISODE SPOILS LITERALLY THE ENTIRE PLOT OF THE ENTIRE GAME.** This week we wrap up Trails in the Sky SC! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 521 - The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC, Part 1 1:30:04

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Topic starts at: 41:56. This week we discus TitS SC! This is the spoiler free gameplay episode. You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 083 - Star Hunter DX (May 2025) 1:53:51

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In episode 083, MetalFRO and Addicted discuss a more recent release that combines horizontal play, danmaku, and bullet cancels - Star Hunter DX!By MetalFRO

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Episode 220: Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, Suikoden II, Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon, Baseball Simulator 1.000, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003, GBA) 2:07:45

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Also includes our top 10 of 25 years ago (2000) and Babs Bunny. Check out Rob's YouTube channel, Boxography: https://www.youtube.com/@BoxographyBy Space Freight Service

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Retro Warriors 520 - Koji Igarashi 1:12:05

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Topic starts at: 32:59. This week we discuss the Castlevania guy! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 519 - 3D Atari Remakes 1:32:34

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Topic starts at: 35:12. This week we discuss Atari's ill-fated reboots! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 518 - Final Fantasy Adventure, Part 2 1:22:24

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Topic starts at: 32:54. This week we wrap on Final Fantasy Adventure! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 517 - Final Fantasy Adventure, Part 1 1:13:48

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Topic starts at: 31:06 . This week we look at the gameplay and mechanics for Final Fantasy Adventure! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 219: Fire Emblem, Lords of the Realm 2, Advance Wars, Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge, Mario Paint 2:35:19

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Get ready for The Super Mega Ultra Special Exciting Kawaii Go-Go Extra Game!!! Also check out Rob's YouTube channel, Boxography: https://www.youtube.com/@BoxographyBy Space Freight Service

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Retro Warriors 516: Hidden Gems: Handheld Puzzle Games 1:17:27

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Topic starts at: 29:50. This week we talk about handheld puzzle games! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Retro Warriors 515 - Game Boy Bootlegs & Flash Carts 1:42:49

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Topic starts at: 32:23. This week we discuss Game Boy bootlegs! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

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Episode 082 - Sol Cresta (April 2025) 2:00:21

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In episode 082, MetalFRO and Addicted look at a game that started as an April Fool's joke, but quickly developed into a full-fledged classic shooting game, Sol Cresta!By MetalFRO

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Episode 218: U.N. Squadron, Pokemon Blue, Mean Streets, Martian Memorandum, 8 Eyes, Carmageddon 3:09:19

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"I forgot I moaned." - Jay, 2025 Check out Rob's YouTube channel, BoxographyBy Space Freight Service

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Retro Warriors 514 - Pokemon LeafGreen 1:40:10

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Topic starts at: 34:20. This week we conclude Pokemon with LeafGreen! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.