The Main Quest is back! And since I've been away so long I figure I would kick off my return with a mail bag episode to let you guys get to know me a little better, and find out what I've been up to on my hiatus.

Consider donating to the Patreon

Official Links (Instagram/Twitter/Merch etc)

OK-KO Suculentus reaction video

Symphony of a Forgotten Sprite provided by Adhesivewombat

This week we're going all the way back to the point and click adventure Shadowgate!

Support the Main Quest by joining the ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ for only $1! Get early access to ad free episodes and much more!

Further support the show by visiting the ⁠⁠⁠merch store⁠⁠⁠! Treat yourself to something nice, we know you deserve it!

If you were ever going to compete with a major, best selling RPG I suppose you would make a beat 'em up? Well thanks to Dragon Quest, the world got Golden Axe! And without Golden Axe, we wouldn't have beat 'em up connoisseur Ryan from List Off to join me today to talk about what it's like to play this early Sega classic. Does it still hold up today? Why isn't there even a golden axe in the game? Find out today!

Find Ryan and the List Off Podcast HERE! 

Support the show further and DRIP HARD @ the Redbubble store!

Follow the show on Instagram

Write in to the show! Mainquestpod@gmail.com

Who's land is it anyway? Making his debut in the last game, this time the spotlight is on Wario on his inaugural misadventure. And to help break the game down is Rick Firestone of Pixel Project Radio! It's another long discussion about who Wario actually is, why he exists, and just how much this game differs compared to what we know from other Mario games.

Please rate and review the show where ever you get your podcasts!

Support the show further and DRIP HARD @ the Redbubble store!

Follow the show on Instagram

Write in to the show!
Mainquestpod@gmail.com

It was only a matter of time until Nintendo figured out how to get their sacred cash cow onto a portable device. Super Mario Land is both a technological achievement and a rinky-dink version of its older brother Super Mario Bros. Though it is among the best selling game in the Super Mario franchise, does it still hold up today??

Please rate and review the show where ever you get your podcasts!

Support the show further and DRIP HARD @ the Redbubble store!

Follow the show on Instagram

Write in to the show! Mainquestpod@gmail.com

This week I'm talking about off-brand Mario, Mario Is Missing!

What began as an earnest attempt at broadening the Mario brand turns into a case study of confused design that has no interest in valuing your time. I break down why this game fails as both a learning tool and as a video game and how the marketing doomed it before it even hit store shelves.

WARP ZONES

NFS Most Wanted (4:16)
Radiant Historia (6:19)
Previous History (9:02)
Development (13:29)
Retro Recollections (22:31)
Story (28:56)
Gameplay (36:06)
Presentation (48:08)
Final Thoughts (52:36)

THE SHOW NOTES

Mario Is Missing! List of Factual Errors

The Main Quest is brought to you by the supporters on Patreon
SeekYeWisdom - Chris Coplien - Eric Gess - XeroSam - LowFiveAlex - Vanfernal - Leathco - RyanPlayerOne - Poppy The Masked Keaton - Lars Uncle - B-Ross - Aiden Bisco - Raging Demon - Rob Worthen - Matt aka Stormageddon

To easily submit your own Retro Recollections or hang out with other like-minded gamers, come join the Discord

The intro and outro was supplied by the artist Adhesive Wombat from the 2016 album Sticky Tracks

Subscribe: RSS | YouTube | Apple | Spotify | and More

One of the foundations of the "beat em up" genre, I'm tackling Capcom's Final Fight! Not the arcade but the ambitious yet deeply compromised Super Nintendo port. I breakdown its beginnings as a Street Fighter sequel, and whether or not flashy enemy AI and a punishing grind are all worth playing...single player??

WARP ZONES

(2:54) Intro & Plugs
(6:34) Games I'm Playing
(13:00) Previous History
(15:34) Development History
(25:29) Retro Recollections
(30:16) Story
(38:32) Gameplay
(45:22) Presentation
(50:20) Final Thoughts

THE SHOW NOTES

He Is Coming

Kerbal Space Program

The Main Quest is brought to you by the supporters on Patreon
SeekYeWisdom - Chris Coplien - Eric Gess - XeroSam - LowFiveAlex - Vanfernal - Leathco - RyanPlayerOne - Poppy The Masked Keaton - Lars Uncle - B-Ross - Aiden Bisco - Raging Demon - Rob Worthen

To easily submit your own Retro Recollections or hang out with other like-minded gamers, come join the Discord

The intro and outro was supplied by the artist Adhesive Wombat from the 2016 album Sticky Tracks

Subscribe: RSS | YouTube | Apple | Spotify | and More