Episodes

  • 79 – Milk Scissors
    Mar 30 2026

    Original air date: March 17, 2014


    Cut out the fat with this healthy, low-calorie milk substitute!*


    *may cause esophagal hemorrhaging and death.



    Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)


    Our interlude track was We Ride (Hang On) by the Blast Processors


    17:35 – Listener email discussion question(s) “Am I crazy for wanting to call different arcades that I went to as a child and seeing if they have a list in the back of all their previous purchases? What is one of the earliest arcade experiences you’ve ever had?”

    32:11 – The Blast Processors “We Ride (Hang On)”

    34:32 – Retro Showdown!

    38:32 – Bailey’s Pick “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Manhattan Project” (NES)

    39:34 – Hunter’s Pick “Super Spike V’Ball” (NES)

    40:27 – Jason’s Pick “Shooting Gallery” (DOS)

    41:16 – We are all nostalgia on the 1MC podcast with games we were good at as a kid, but now have no chance of winning as adults. Apparently it has something to do with tiny thumbs.

    1:05:31 – Will Jason continue is reign? (Gosh, we hope not.) Will Bruce Wayne ever tell Victoria Vale that he truly is Batman? Will you join us for our live stream event every Thursday 8:30 p.m. Eastern? Find out next time! On 1 More Castle!

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 78 – The Dog in the Library
    Mar 27 2026

    Original air date: March 10, 2014


    “I helped!”



    Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)


    Our interlude track was “Helicopter Ride (16-bit Verison)” by MechaFatNick


    24:21 – Listener email discussion question “Were video game consoles actually a bad thing?”

    31:46 – “Helicopter Ride (16-bit Verison)” by MechaFatNick

    34:12 – Retro Showdown!

    37:50 – Bailey’s pick “Startropics 2: Zoda’s Revenge” (NES)

    38:29 – Hunter’s pick “Aladdin” (Sega Genesis)

    39:49 – Jason’s pick “Attack of the Mutant Camels” (Commodore 64)

    40:29 – Eh, desert. It’s missing an “s”. I’m all about dessert. But desert? Nah. Games with desert levels. Not a retro showdown theme I’d eat after dinner.

    1:00:36 – We’ve got lots going on. IndyPopCon. Listener email discussion questions. Live stream. Bailey even talks to those people. It’s crazy. Don’t you want to be crazy with us? We’d would appreciate it if you were.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 77 – Planet Pepsi
    Mar 27 2026

    Original air date: March 3, 2014


    Our Pepsi sponsorship marches on!




    Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)


    Our interlude track was Descendants of Erdrick “Zelda 2013”. Follow them on twitter at doferdrick


    21:14 – Listener email discussion question “What’s the *easiest* video game ever?”

    29:38 – “Houston” by Big Giant Circles

    32:06 – Retro Showdown!

    34:54 – Bailey’s Pick “Resident Evil 2” (N64)

    36:02 – Hunter’s Pick “Redneck Rampage” (PC)

    37:33 – Jason’s Pick “Pepsi Invaders” (ATARI 2600)

    38:18 – What game do you wish you had? It’s all about wish list games on this week’s Retro Showdown. And things get a little… weird.

    59:15 – For the third time ever, we are currently out of listener email discussion questions. How could this be, you ask? Well, sometimes when a man and woman love each other very much– Sorry, wrong discussion. We want to hear from you! Rather if you have emailed us before, we encourage everyone to send us mail! We would love to discuss it on air.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 76 – Vodka Drunkenski
    Mar 27 2026

    Original air date: February 24, 2014


    To this day, no one knows how Nintendo got away with it.



    Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)


    Our interlude track was Descendants of Erdrick “Zelda 2013”. Follow them on twitter at doferdrick


    12:40 – Listener discussion question “So Disney decides that there needs to be a Nintendo section of Walt Disney World. Assuming you get to do as many projects as you want, what is the one you put most of your heart and hard work into?


    23:22 – Descendants of Erdrick “Zelda 2013”


    26:25 – Retro showdown!


    28:55 – Bailey’s pick “Deadly Towers” (NES)


    30:44 – Hunter’s pick “Urban Champion” (NES)


    32:02 – Jason’s pick “Journey Escape” (Atari 2600)


    32:46 – I know, I know. The theme this week is “games on consoles”. I promise, with every ounce of my being, that we are not running out of ideas. It was just one of those days, you the know the ones. It’ll get better next week. I promise.


    53:08 – Well, in case you didn’t know, the 1 More PodCastle group is going to be at IndyPopCon this year. You should come. It’s going to be a great time. If you are going to hit any convention this year, make it the IndyPopCon. Because, you know, we are going to be there.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 75 – Beachy Sand Haired Hippy Boy
    Mar 27 2026

    Original air date: February 17, 2014


    Honey? There’s a drum circle of sand haired toddlers outside. What should I do? I don’t think the animal cracker trick will work again.



    Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)


    Our interlude track was Chase Bethea “The Eccentric Ruses of Boudri” Follow him on twitter @chasebethea



    14:39 – Listener email discussion question – Well, not really a question but some great insight to PAL retro gaming and patches.


    23:06 – Chase Bethea “The Eccentric Ruses of Boudri”


    25:37 – Retro showdown!


    27:41 – Bailey’s pick “California Games” (Atari Lynx)


    28:51 – Hunter’s pick “Ax Battler” (Sega Game Gear)


    30:03 – Jason’s pick “Sonic Jam” (Game.Com)


    30:53 – It’s all about games that were featured on hand helds this week and how many groups of people Bailey can offend in one sitting.


    52:31 – We had fun. We really, really did. We would like you to join us for the live stream every Thursday at 8:30 PM (EST). You get an inside look of extra content that never makes it to the podcast. Is it good content? Eh, sometimes. Usually Bailey and I just make fun of Jason. TINY THUMBS!

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    58 mins
  • 74 – Not Enough Banana Birds
    Mar 26 2026

    Original air date: February 10, 2014


    Today I took a journey: I had no idea what Banana Birds were, I looked them up, was horrified, went into counselling, got better, and then made this podcast post header.



    Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)


    Our interlude track was Dr. Manhattan “Rusty Fingers”


    18:48 – Listener email discussion question “Just wanted to comment on the lack of “Dream Sequence” games occurring from ’94-’04, and realized that there were no Nightmare On Elm Street movies from ’94-’03 (Wes Craven’s New Nightmare and then Freddy vs. Jason). Coincidence?”


    31:08 – Dr. Manhattan “Rusty Fingers”


    33:17 – Retro Showdown!


    36:00 – Bailey’s Pick “Mario Kart” (SNES)


    37:12 – Hunter’s Pick “Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble” (SNES)


    38:45 – Jason’s Pick “Mortal Kombat Trilogy” (N64)


    39:36 – It’s all Nintendo Power volume 94 up in here this week for our theme showdown. We choose games from the top 10 lists in issue #94. Man, I miss Nintendo Power…


    1:01:00 – Hey guys and gals, we are looking for nerdcore or chiptune artists for a secret project we are working on. If you are or know anyone who is, be sure to have them get in contact with us here at 1 More Castle. I would tell you what it was, but Bailey has sworn me to secrecy… and he threaten to steal my Donatello plush doll if I told.


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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 73 – The Horse Bought You The Gun
    Mar 26 2026

    Original air date: February 3, 2014


    We don’t accept oats here.



    Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)


    Our interlude track was DaMonz “Star King”


    22:43 – Listener email discussion question “what is the one unfinished item in a retro game that haunts your retro gaming legacy?”


    33:03 – DaMonz “Star King”


    35:44 – Retro showdown!


    37:39 – Bailey’s pick “Robocop” (NES)


    38:39 – Hunter’s pick “Gun.Smoke” (NES)


    39:36 – Jason’s pick “Pokemon Stadium” (N64)


    40:11 – We tastefully discuss games that have animal cruelty in them… but you know us… it’s not tasteful at all.


    58:53 – What a time we’ve had. Man. It’s always a fun time at 1 More Castle. You should join us on the next live stream. Maybe we’ll have more technological issues. Maybe not. Only time will tell.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 72 – Street Fighter VS Marble Madness
    Mar 26 2026

    Original air date: January 27, 2014


    You might as well wait the six months from launch for the Super Ultra HD Remix X edition, which will most likely have at least 4 or 5 new marble characters.



    Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)


    Our interlude track was Stephen Kennedy “Music of Funk”


    16:15 – Listener email discussion question “What retro game would you like to break out of its technical limitations?”


    31:58 – Stephen Kennedy “Music of Funk”


    34:17 – Retro showdown!


    36:39 – Bailey’s Pick “Pokemon: Blue” (Gameboy)


    38:51 – Hunter’s Pick “Megaman 7” (SNES)


    39:47 – Jason’s Pick “Pokemon: Red” (Gameboy)


    40:27 – Well, our theme for this week was video games that have video game consoles in them… but somehow it ends up being a Pokemon theme… and I’m left out of the fun.


    1:05:05 – What a showdown we have for your this week, eh? There’s going to be lots of flame wars back and forth on this one (or at least we hope so). We are still looking for nerdcore/chiptune artists to feature on the show. This is free promotion for your work. And trust me, we want to hear it. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite in the showdown!

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    1 hr and 11 mins