Smashing Bricks: A Retro Gaming Podcast

Feb 14 2025 45 ep. 66 mins 5

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Smashing Bricks is a retro games podcast in which aging gamers look back on games from 20 or more years ago, with each episode typically following a replay of one spotlighted game. Host Eddie Inzauto and guests talk history and discuss the newfound appreciation—or perhaps disillusionment—resulting from these book-club-style revisitations. Crank the nostalgia dial up to 10 and get ready to start...Smashing Bricks!

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Smashing Bricks 38: Doom

Feb 14 2025 59 mins

Hey Retro Gamers! On today's episode of Smashing Bricks we're revisiting 1993 and the world's very first Doom Clone! It's...well, it's DOOM for MS-DOS!Join me, Eddie Inzauto, and returning guest Kyle Stallock of the brand-new Endgame Recap podcast as we fight the demon hordes of Hell on Mars in this seminal first-person shooter.Make sure you listen until the end

Smashing Bricks 37: Fable

Jan 13 2025 69 mins

Hey Retro Gamers! On today's episode of Smashing Bricks we're revisiting 2004 and the era of chicken-chasing and salad-dodging in Fable for the Microsoft Xbox. Join me, Eddie Inzauto, and returning guest Leon Cox of the Cane & Rinse podcast as we check the guild for a new quest card in this 3D action RPG. Make sure you listen until the end to hear what the next game is and pl

Smashing Bricks 36: Mega Man 2

Dec 23 2024 56 mins

Hey Retro Gamers! On today's episode of Smashing Bricks we're heading back exactly 36 years to Christmas Eve of 1988 to defeat the evil Dr. Wily and his Robot Masters in Mega Man 2. Join me, Eddie Inzauto, and returning guest Brian Brandes as we embody the Blue Bomber himself, Mega Man, in this classic Capcom NES game. Make sure you listen until the end to hear what the next game

Smashing Bricks 35: Tomb Raider

Dec 14 2024 73 mins

Hey Retro Gamers! On today's episode of Smashing Bricks we're heading back to 1996 to hunt for mysterious, ancient treasures in Tomb Raider for the Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation, and...what the heck is that?! A DINOSAUR?! Join me, Eddie Inzauto, and returning guest Anthony LaBella as we very carefully line up Lara Croft's jumps in this historic action/adventure/platforming title.

Smashing Bricks 34: Knights of the Round

Nov 14 2024 60 mins

Hey Retro Gamers! On today's episode of Smashing Bricks we head back to 1991—the golden age of coin-ops—and 491...ish?—the golden age of Camelot—in Knights of the Round for the Arcade...aaaand Super Nintendo! Join me, Eddie Inzauto, and Auroch Digital's Peter Willington as we hack, slash, and fail to block incoming attacks in this side-scrolling beat-em-up game with swords

Smashing Bricks 33: Banjo-Tooie

Oct 14 2024 78 mins

Hey Retro Gamers! On today's episode of Smashing Bricks we're headed to the year 2000 to stop a reanimated witch skeleton from zombifying a cast of cuddly characters in Banjo-Tooie for the Nintendo 64! Join me, Eddie Inzauto, and returning guest and Editor-in-Chief of GamesIndustry.biz James Batchelor as we collect a shameful number of jigsaw puzzle pieces in this 3D platform adven

SB Bonus Round 32.5 Preview: Top 5 (Or More) XBLA Games

Sep 28 2024 5 mins

Hey Retro Gamers, welcome back to Bonus Round! These monthly podcast episodes are Patreon Exclusives and available at the Tanooki level of support or higher. Each month, my guest and I will put together some sort of list, ranking, or otherwise fun conversation, usually related to that month's main episode. These wil be released on the 28th of each month, and hopefully will be the d

Smashing Bricks 32: Braid

Sep 13 2024 56 mins

Hey Retro Gamers! On today's episode of Smashing Bricks we travel back in time to 2008 and then travel back in time repeatedly—perhaps too much—in Braid for Xbox Live Arcade. Join me, Eddie Inzauto, and returning guest Jason Fanelli as we takle some of the toughest time-bending platforming puzzles in this landmark title from Jonathan Blow and Number None. Make sure you list

SB Bonus Round 31.5 Preview: Top Nintendo Consoles of All Time

Aug 27 2024 5 mins

Hey Retro Gamers, welcome back to Bonus Round! These monthly podcast episodes are Patreon Exclusives and available at the Tanooki level of support or higher. Each month, my guest and I will put together some sort of list, ranking, or otherwise fun conversation, usually related to that month's main episode. These wil be released on the 28th of each month, and hopefully will be t

Smashing Bricks 31: Pikmin

Aug 14 2024 73 mins

Hey Retro Gamers! On today's episode of Smashing Bricks, it's 2001 and we've crash landed on a strange and mysterious planet in Pikmin for the Nintendo GameCube! Join me, Eddie Inzauto, and special guest Mason from Game Boys in the Wild as we enlist the help of adorable plantimals to explore and locate our lost ship parts in this unique take on the real-time strategy an