Surprise! A special episode of Retro Blissed is here! Trevor has an open talk about the hole Retro Blissed has left in his life, the possible future of this channel, and ends by doing a quick year in review of Retro Blissed episodes from 2023.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

On this very special episode of Retro Blissed, Trevor and Johnny talk about some very important things… It’s pretty boring and WHO CARES??? The second half is the fun part: a MASSIVE sized Bliss quiz full of insight into the twisted minds behind the definitive* podcast in all of retro gaming.(*unofficially. Also we do not know the definition of the…

Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga came out in 2003 for the Gameboy Advance. It was the first Mario & Luigi game, but the third Mario RPG behind the SNES original and Paper Mario for N64. Will Trevor and Johnny be charmed by this offbeat RPG adventure, or will they react the way most civilized people react to them, with mild curiosity and strong disgust?…

Castlevania III for the NES and Famicom is the last in the blood sucking trilogy for the NES, and considered by many one of the best in the series. But will Trevor and Johnny be able to overcome the immense challenge of this NES hard game, or will they fall off the steps and break their engorged bodies?…

The guys review the other Super Mario Land game for Gameboy. That is, after some of the worst attempts at banter ever attempted. Seriously, it seems this podcast just gets worse and worse and no one cares. When Retro Blissed literally ruins audio for everyone, who is to blame, really, when the warning signs have been there for all to see for years?…

Eliminator Boat Duel is an action packed top down racer for the NES. It also features 8-bit bikini clad women, which, much like the powerful speed boats featured in the game, proves too much for a couple of immature morons to handle.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Link's Awakening was the first portable Zelda game. Trevor and Johnny review the DX version released later for the Gameboy Color. This episode includes a new Bliss Quiz, an embarrassing story, and was too big to fit into a pocket...much like Trevor and Johnny.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Knight Rider is a 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System game based on the hit tv series. Tim joins Johnny and Trevor to decide if this game is a Hasselhoff, or just a hassle.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Pocket Review is back with a cute spin off of the Castlevania series for the original Gameboy. You play as Dracula's kid as you platform your way through fun levels and shoot fireballs at goofy enemies.Bởi Trevor Franklin; Johnny Townsend

Fan favorite Mario Party 2 for N64 took Nintendo's Mario and crew to space, a pirate ship, the wild west, an unexplored jungle, and even a spooky graveyard as dice are rolled, friendships are ruined, and thumbs are destroyed. In their advanced and weakened age, will Trevor and Johnny have the physical stamina to dance topless? Err, I mean to win at…

Tim joins Trevor and Johnny as they recap games covered in 2022 with such awards as best graphics, most disappointing game, and more before ending with their top 5 games covered by Retro Blissed in 2022. This is not your momma's award show. It's the Blisseders award show. Whatever that means...Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Altered Beast for the Sega Genesis was a launch game and the original pack in game with the system. Will this game make Trevor and Johnny arise from their graves? Or is a lifetime of fast food and Chinese buffets too much for even Zeus to overcome? Stay tuned for the full review, a new bliss quiz, and a story about farting in the grocery store.…

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Men in Black: the Series for the Gameboy Color is a simple action game based on the cartoon series. Not the movie you know and love. Now that we have that disappointment out of the way, be warned that the first half of this episode is Trevor, Tim, and Johnny discussing the sad t…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was the 1989 Arcade original, released in 1990 on the NES as TMNT 2: the Arcade Game. Trevor and Johnny cover both versions and finally close the book on classic turtles beat ‘em ups. They’ve covered them all now. Don’t worry, much like a 3rd trip to the Chinese buffet bar, they’ll find a way to cover more turtles games…

Klonoa for GBA is a 2001 puzzle platformer that takes the basic gameplay of the original PlayStation game, makes it 2-D, and mixes in some light puzzle elements. Will Tim, Trevor, and Johnny be charmed by Klonoa, or will they be having some cat/rabbit burgers for dinner?Bởi Trevor Franklin; Johnny Townsend

Trevor and Johnny FINALLY take to the streets of Springfield to finish Simpsons month with The Simpsons Arcade game. Will it be better than Bart versus the Space Mutants? Can Spider Pig swing from a web? No he can’t. He’s a pig.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Johnny and Trevor are Tim-less today as they review the original Wave Race for Gameboy, 1992 Nintendo. Will they be able to get their fat, miserable bodies into their wetsuits and hop on these jet skis? Or will they just wade in the water waiting for the assured comfort of death via exposure or drowning? Tune in to find out!…

Trevor and Johnny review the groundbreaking N64 racing game, Wave Race. Will the unprecedented water physics hold up today, or leave the guys feeling soaking wet with shame? Oh wait, that's just a normal Tuesday.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Simpson’s month begins with The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants, the first NES Simpson’s game. Not gonna lie, this one is rough. The episode or the game? Listen to find out. Spoiler: it’s both.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Not your momma’s Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong for the Gameboy is perhaps the most humbly titled game on the handheld, offering far more than most would expect. In many ways, you could say it’s the exact opposite of Retro Blissed.Bởi Trevor Franklin; Johnny Townsend; Timmy Mac

The guys cover Captain America and the Avengers for Sega Genesis, and briefly discuss the NES version due to some serious game mix-up on Johnny’s part. Stick around for a “special” bliss quiz at the end, as Marvel Month concludes in a way that most certainly would not make Disney or Stan Lee proud.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Marvel Month continues with yet another Spider-Man game. This time it’s Mysterio’s Menace, the first Spider-Man game on the Gameboy Advance. Will it be as surprisingly good as Sinister Six for the Gameboy Color? Will it be as infuriating as Silver Surfer? Will it be somewhere in…

Trevor and Johnny tackle the notorious Silver Surfer for NES as Marvel month continues! Will they find the difficulty punishing? And what about that soundtrack? All these questions and more answered on Silver Surfer’s next exciting adventure: The Rise and Fall of Retro Blissed!Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Marvel Month begins with Spider-Man 2 for Gameboy Color, which has you web slinging your way across 6 levels to save poor Aunt May who has been kidnapped. Will Tim, Trevor, and Johnny like it? Will Trevor ever be able to pronounce “sinister six” without screwing it up? Unlikely …

The Lost Levels, aka Super Mario Bros 2 in Japan, is the hardest Mario game by a massive margin. What happens when Trevor and Johnny face such a formidable challenge? I think we all know the answer to this. Why pretend?Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!The guys tackle this launch game for the GBA. Or does F-Zero Maximum Velocity tackle them? Man, these blurbs have gotten very lazy.Bởi Trevor Franklin; Johnny Townsend

In the Hunt is a 1993 Irem arcade game often described as a mix between R Type and Metal Slug, made by the same team who made Metal Slug 3 years later. Will Trevor and Johnny torpedo their way through this game, or sink into despair?Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Join Tim, Trevor, and Johnny as they cover Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, the game that combines Tetris with Street Fighter, sort of. There’s also lots of things said in this episode (only by Johnny and Trevor) that no one should be proud of.…

Metal Slug X, for the arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation, and many other systems as part of a compilation, is a Contra style run and gun shooter that brings the heat! Trevor and Johnny see how many credits it takes to clear the game, and for some reason spend way too much time talking about their disgusting new (and probably very fake) sponsor.…

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!This is it. The very first Kirby game. Did this pink cream puff have a great start on the original Gameboy, or did he…suck? Sorry. Really, very sorry.Bởi Trevor Franklin; Johnny Townsend

Johnny and Trevor cover the Super Nintendo version of the 1991 Data East Arcade game Joe & Mac. However, the SNES version is very much its own beast. Will the guys discover fire in this game, or just get squashed by asteroids and quickly forgotten?Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Rare and Nintendo bring you Mickey’s Speedway USA, a racing game in the vein of R.C. Pro Am and Rock n’ Roll Racing. Don’t let the Disney characters fool you, this is one tricky Gameboy Color racer. This episode features a couple of packages, plus Tim.…

Rad Racer was, in many ways, an Outrun clone, but it was also ahead of its time for a home console racing game on the NES. Does this game and its sequel live up to the Square name, or was it just a weird footnote before they became the Final Fantasy company? More importantly, remember when Trevor and Johnny reviewed Final Fantasy VI? What a freakin…

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Wario Land 3 is not what you may think, if what you think is this is ANYTHING like a Mario game. Also, Johnny is in rare form this episode and Trevor simply cannot form a coherent thought with this level of buffoonery. Tim, as always, is the only one with any sense. Listen at yo…

Out Run is a 1991 Sega Genesis port of the 1986 classic arcade game by the legend Yu Suzuki. Trevor and Johnny talk about and review both versions and decide if they still hold up today or if there time has run out, much like Trevor and Johnny have long ago run out of holes on their belts.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers is a 1991 Konami game for the original Gameboy. Is it a beat em up or something else? Join Tim, Trevor, and Johnny as they find a way to talk about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles YET AGAIN.…

Top Gun is a 1987 Konami game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is notorious for its difficulty, especially in landing the plane. Andrew Lenz joins Trevor and Johnny to find out if this is one NES game whose ego is writing checks its body can’t cash.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Metal Slug Advance is an all original Metal Slug designed for Nintendo's GBA, with a few changes unique to this game. Listen as Trevor, Johnny, and Tim review the game. Also: Trevor admits to a really gross pre-workout routine, Johnny is petty, and Tim wonders why he doesn't cho…

Bayou Billy is a 1989 Konami game for the Nintendo Entertainment system. It has 3 distinct gameplay styles. Listen for the full review and an enlightening new Bliss Quiz! You know what else has 3 styles? Trevor and Johnny: portly, unkempt, and slovenly.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Star Trek: 25th Anniversary is a Gameboy action game published by Konami. It features 2 distinct gameplay types. Will the guys like either gameplay type, or reject both as they have faced rejection many times in their own lives. Live long, and eat Chinese buffets.…

Tecmo Bowl for the NES is a legendary football game, arguably one of the first to both feel like football and be fun. But does it hold up 32 years later? Listen as Trevor and Johnny, the two LEAST qualified people to talk about football, talk about football once again. But they are joined by Matt Johnson, famed host of the 2-Pt Conversation podcast…

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Super Mario Land was a launch title for the original Gameboy, made by the team behind Metroid, and resulting in a very different Mario game from anything else in the series. Listen for the full review and probably some other things you never wanted to know.…

Another banner (?) year for Retro Blissed has ended, and the guys send you out with their 2021 gaming awards followed by their TOP 10 GAMES OF ALL TIME! The only question is, which Bubsy game takes the top spot?Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin; Timmy Mac

Merry Christmas! Trevor and Johnny are back with a genuine Christmas game: Daze Before Christmas from Sunsoft for the Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive. The guys get really jolly this episode, then crash to reality pretty quickly. Ok, they never were that high to begin with. Really, you’re better off not listening to this one if you’re in a decent…

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Kirby’s Pinball Land for the original Gameboy started the trend of character pinball games on Nintendo handhelds. Can Kirby hold up as a fun pinball game on such an old handheld, or will he do exactly what Retro Blissed does? (Suck.)…

Chuck Rock is a platformer from Core and Virgin released for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo in 1992. We play the genesis version as a request from director level supporter Michael Thompson. Find out if this game is a belly full of laughs, or just has rocks for brains.Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!Lilo & Stitch for Gameboy Advance Lilo & Stitch for the GBA is NOT what you would expect from a Disney handheld game. Does "Metal Slug clone" pique your interest? If so then stick around. Also Tim and Johnny continue their borderline creepy obsession with the McRib. Please send …

What more can be said about Super Metroid for the Super Nintendo? This SNES classic essentially created the “Metroidvania” genre. It established an unprecedented atmosphere in console gaming. But will it survive the greatest test of all: Getting the Retro Blissed seal of approval? Listen for the full review, a disgusting story from Trevor, a Bliss …

Welcome to Pocket Review, from the guys that brought you Retro Blissed!The guys sit down for some Loony Tunes action on the GBC with Daffy Duck: Fowl Play. How many sticks of dynamite can a cartoon duck carry? Find out as the guys explode their way into this new Pocket Review episode!Bởi Johnny Townsend; Trevor Franklin

Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti is the second game in the Splatterhouse series, yet it never left Japan and is a Famicom exclusive. It’s also way goofier and cuter than the rest of the series. Listen as Trevor and Johnny review it, do a Bliss quiz, and try to decide what the worst Halloween candy truly is. A couple days after Halloween when no one …