[Original air date: 06/28/2024] This week, the boys are joined by Anthony - better known as Video Game Esoterica on YouTube - to talk about arcade games of the rarest and most obscure. There's lots of hidden gems buried here, and by god we dig 'em up! Get ready to look under those tarps, marathon Godzilla while making deals, and smell that chlorine.

What are some of your favorite obscure arcade games? Comment on Bluesky

 

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• (00:19) - Introduction
• (04:34) - Video Game Esoterica Elevator Pitch
• (05:38) - Shout Out To Robby!
• (07:28) - Proper Use Of The Fridge's Crisper
• (09:32) - Retro News!
• (09:57) - Mega Man 3 NES to SNES Port
• (12:08) - What Is MSU1 Audio?
• (15:10) - Getting Conker's Bad Fur Day To Work On MiSTer
• (18:22) - PS2 AV Cable Sag Solution
• (19:40) - Honest 3D Printing Practices
• (20:39) - Blast Wind Translation (Sega Saturn)
• (22:32) - Let's Play "How Much Does It Cost!?" - Blast Wind
• (24:46) - What Should Retro Games Be Worth?
• (28:43) - Guest Question: Favorite Video Game Memory
• (32:58) - Episode Topic: Rare & Obscure Arcade Games
• (33:50) - Castlevania The Arcade
• (37:21) - Dumping and Releasing Arcade Games
• (39:53) - DMCA's - Worse Before It Gets Better
• (40:48) - SegaSonic The Hedgehog
• (43:03) - Hang Pilot
• (47:18) - Jet Wave
• (49:02) - Prototype Samurai Showdown 64 Beta Cartridge
• (52:00) - Collecting Arcade Boards
• (53:48) - Gozilla Marathon Beast Busters Deal
• (57:36) - Giving a Home For Abandoned and Wayward Hardware
• (59:00) - Night Slashers
• (01:00:48) - Obligitory MiSTer Talk
• (01:02:07) - Warrior Blade - Rastan Saga 3
• (01:03:07) - Arabian Fight
• (01:06:10) - Scud Race
• (01:07:02) - Ninja Baseball Batman
• (01:09:24) - Dip Switches
• (01:10:23) - Adding Challenge To Arcade Games
• (01:13:26) - Gunbarish
• (01:13:55) - Red Earth
• (01:14:44) - King of the Monsters
• (01:15:31) - R-Type Leo
• (01:15:56) - In The Hunt
• (01:17:06) - Armored Warriors
• (01:17:39) - Battle Circuit
• (01:18:34) - Invasion the Abductors
• (01:20:18) - Light Gun Games
• (01:21:37) - FAKE AD - Pokemon Pachinko
• (01:27:02) - Random Recomendated Games!
• (01:27:36) - Killing Time (3DO)
• (01:30:16) - Final Fight (Sega Saturn)
• (01:32:35) - Baku Baku Animal
• (01:35:07) - Closing