Episode 487: Misunderstood Games (Patreon)

This week, it's another one of what I like to call a "softball episode"—that is, one that doesn't involve a structured history or conversation around a particular game or series but rather a more freeform discussion of a more general topic. That topic this time around is misunderstood games—that is, games that either we failed to appreciate back when they first debuted, or that you failed to appreciate. We're all the bad guys here, really. Jared Petty, Joe Modzeleski, and Kurt Kalata joined me at Long Island Retro Gaming Expo to tackle this heady topic.

Edits by Greg Leahy. Art by Nick Wanserski.

• 13:21 - Vagrant Story: Ifrit
• 23:13 - Klonoa: Door to Phantomile: Count Three
• 37:40 - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: Wade Heston Theme
• 48:03 - Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York: The Man Who Sold the World
• 59:26 - Friday the 13th (NES): Exploring Crystal Lake
• 1:10:10 - Gain Ground (Arcade): Origin ~Awaken~
• 1:20:21 - Xevious 30th Anniversary Album: Distant Memories
• 1:30:31 - Baroque (Saturn): Hold Baroque Close
• Closing - Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Soundtrack Album: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood