Ultra 64 : Wii Universe

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WinBack: Covert Operations May 09, 2020

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Duck and cover! This week, we're talking about one of the most influential games you've never heard of, WINBACK: COVERT OPERATIONS! This scrappy little METAL GEAR-a-like actually invented what we think of as modern cover-based shooters; there effectively is no GEARS OF WAR or UNCHARTED without WINBACK. The game is innovative, but is it any fun to play? Plus: we discuss the dating status of Jean-Luc Cougar, tell the tale of the mysterious villain known as Gunt, and speculate once again just what is in all those damn crates.

Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski

Logo by Steve Guntli/ Updated logo by Barry Shaw

Theme song: "Truck" by The Octopus Project (theoctopusproject.com)

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Next week's episode: Mystical Ninja starring Goemon / Goemon's Great Adventure

Tigger's Honey Hunt (with Mikayla Nicholson) May 02, 2020

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I hope y'all are ready to bounce, because bouncing is what Tigger's do best, and this week we're talking about TIGGER'S HONEY HUNT! Our wonderful Disney correspondent Mikayla Nicholson joins us to look into the history of the residents of the Hundred-Acre Wood. We even watch 2000's THE TIGGER MOVIE to really inundate ourselves in all things T-I-Double Guh- Er, and discover one of the best-looking games on the Nintendo 64!

Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski

Logo by Steve Guntli / Updated logo by Barry Shaw

Theme song: "Truck" by The Octopus Project (theoctopusproject.com)

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Next week's episode: WinBack: Covert Operations

Hexen: Beyond Heretic / John Romero's Daikatana Apr 25, 2020

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What hath DOOM wrought? This week, we're playing two games that budded off from the intensely successful FPS series: the sword-and-sorcery variant HEXEN: BEYOND HERETIC, and JOHN ROMERO'S DAIKATANA, one of the most legendary flops in gaming history from the bad-boy visionary behind id Software's megahit. Is HEXEN a worthy successor? Is DAIKATANA as bad as you've heard? And just what happened during the production of that game? All of these answers and more!

Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski

Logo by Steve Guntli / Updated logo by Barry Shaw

Theme song: "Truck" by The Octopus Project (theoctopusproject.com)

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Next week's episode: Tigger's Honey Hunt

Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits, Volume 1 Apr 18, 2020

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This week, I HUNGER... for some classic arcade games! And Midway delivers with MIDWAY'S GREATEST ARCADE HITS, VOLUME 1, a compilation of six beloved games from the golden age of arcades! Join us as we dig into the history of ROBOTRON 2084, JOUST, SINISTAR, ROOT BEER TAPPER, SPY HUNTER, and DEFENDER! Run, run, run, don't walk!

Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski

Logo by Steve Guntli / Updated logo by Barry Shaw

Theme song: "Truck" by The Octopus Project (theoctopusproject.com)

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Next week's episode: Hexen: Beyond Heretic / John Romero's Daikatana

BONUS: An Interview with Kaze Emanuar Apr 15, 2020

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Today, we're dipping our toes into the inspired and unpredictable world of SUPER MARIO 64 ROM hacks, and who better to guide a couple old fuddy-duddies into this world than Kaze Emanuar, the prolific ROM hacking superstar behind MARIO 64: LAST IMPACT, MARIO 64 ONLINE, and SUPER MARIO 64 X OCARINA OF TIME! We interview Kaze about his ROM hacking origins, get his recommendations on what to play, and talk about his upcoming projects.

Also, check out Patreon.com/ultra64pod for a more in-depth discussion of mods and ROM hacks, as well as reviews of two of Kaze's games! That episode and many others are available now for only $5 a month!

Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski

Logo by Steve Guntli / Updated logo by Barry Shaw

Theme song: "Truck" by The Octopus Project (theoctopusproject.com)

Twitter: @ultra64podcast

Email: ultra64podcast@gmail.com

Instagram: @ultra64podcast

Patreon: patreon.com/ultra64pod

WWF WrestleMania 2000 / ECW Hardcore Revolution / WWF No Mercy / WCW Backstage Assault (with TL Foster and Blake Goetsch) Apr 11, 2020

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This week, we are saying goodbye to wrestling games on the N64, and we're going in style, talking about two of the most beloved games in the genre, and two that are considered the bottom of the barrel. Wrestling game MVP Blake Goetsch joins us once, and we're also joined by TL Foster, host of Cheap Popcast and a bona-fide wrestling expert, who helps us answer our last lingering questions about the world of sports entertainment! It's our biggest and dorkiest episode yet, and when the dust settles... do we actually like wrestling games now?!

Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski

Logo by Steve Guntli /Updated logo by Barry Shaw

Theme song: "Truck" by The Octopus Project (theoctopusproject.com)

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Next week's episode: Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits, Volume 1.

Jet Force Gemini Apr 04, 2020

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Charge up your thrusters and feed your robot dog, because we're taking off with JET FORCE GEMINI! Rare's unsung space shooter may be one of the most divisive titles we've looked at yet! Join us as we dig into the surprisingly massive world of JFG, save furry happy creatures that are definitely not Ewoks, and try to work out our complicated feelings about this game!

Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski

Logo by Steve Guntli / Updated logo by Barry Shaw

Theme song: "Truck" by The Octopus Project (theoctopusproject.com)

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Next week's episode: WWF Wrestlemania 2000 / ECW Hardcore Revolution / WWF No Mercy / WCW Backstage Assault

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth / Asteroids Hyper 64 Mar 28, 2020

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We're hitting the thrusters and blasting into hyperspace this week, as we take on one of the rarest genres on the N64, 2-D shoot-em-ups! We play the arcade space shooters STAR SOLDIER: VANISHING EARTH and ASTEROIDS HYPER 64, and look into the history of the "shmup," the impact of ASTEROIDS, and debate the appeal of the infamous "bullet hell" game.

Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski

Logo by Steve Guntli / Updated logo by Barry Shaw

Theme song: "Truck" by The Octopus Project (theoctopusproject.com)

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Next week's episode: Jet Force Gemini

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (with Elliot Jay O'Neill and BT Calloway) Mar 21, 2020

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It's the most wonderful time of the year: Morphin' Time! This week, we're digging in to the world of POWER RANGERS, and we're joined by two new friends from Australia to help us tell our Zords from our Putties! Elliot Jay O'Neill and BT Calloway (from THE SIMPSONS INDEX and THRONE OF GAMES podcasts) join us to look back on the legitimate phenomenon that was POWER RANGERS, and play one of the more infamous games on the system, POWER RANGERS LIGHTSPEED RESCUE. Does it live down to it's reputation or are there some coins of power to be found?

Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski

Logo by Steve Guntli / Updated logo by Barry Shaw

Theme song: "Truck" by The Octopus Project (theoctopusproject.com)

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Next week's episode: Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth / Asteroids Hyper 64

BONUS: Animal Crossing (with Mikayla Nicholson) Mar 18, 2020

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Let's be honest: the world kinda sucks right now. We need the happy-go-lucky world of ANIMAL CROSSING now more than ever, so we're making our Patreon-exclusive bonus episode available for FREE to help you ride out those quarantine blues.

ANIMAL CROSSING scholar Mikayla Nicholson joins us as we explore the sleeper hit series that was meant to originate on the N64! We play the Japanese ANIMAL FOREST and the Gamecube ANIMAL CROSSING to see how much (or how little) has changed, and Mikayla opens up the time capsule that is her 20 year old memory card...

Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski

Logo by Steve Guntli / Updated logo by Barry Shaw

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Twitter: @ultra64podcast

Email: ultra64podcast@gmail.com

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