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Here at Worth it or Worthless, we take off our nostalgia-tinted glasses to review retro games and decide if they're good by today's standards and whether they're worth the price of admission.
Episodes
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
On this episode of the show, the boys travel back to a galaxy far, far away and find the wrath of the Empire in full-swing.
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SHOW NOTES:
Research:
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Star_Wars:_The_Empire_Strikes_Back
Super Star Wars on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Star_Wars
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Star_Wars:_Return_of_the_Jedi
Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City on Wikipedia
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on Fandom.com
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Star_Wars:_The_Empire_Strikes_Back
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Cheats on GameSpot.com
https://www.gamespot.com/games/super-star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back/cheats/
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Manual:
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Manual
https://www.retrogames.cz/manualy/SNES/Super_Star_Wars_-_The_Empire_Strikes_Back_-_SNES_-_Manual.pdf
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Price Guide:
Super Star Wars Games on PriceCharting
https://www.pricecharting.com/search-products?type=prices&q=super+star+wars&go=Go
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Music:
Track: Fairy Fountain
https://open.spotify.com/track/7fD72waADOZymEpuQfbiDE?si=BxCmWyn-QV6fNVUXLJqgfQ
Artist: Mikel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMnXahMrROT0_LwtzH65nKQ
Album: Zelda & Chill
Label: GameChops
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Segment Break Music:
Track: Flying Mario (Super Mario Galaxy)
https://open.spotify.com/track/7e0NOZpgvtGQ3XJTQwBj3F?si=2czfHG6iRcuzhHx-6-QT8g
Artist: Helynt
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wM3tYsLm3LMfEKIkl5SmY?si=37pqOn2VSfCe-_MaQvOiRA
Album: Super Lofi World 2
https://gamechops.com/super-lofi-world-2/
Label: GameChops
http://gamechops.com/
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Track: Legend of Zelda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbvyPDivdks
Artist: Helynt
https://www.youtube.com/user/helynt1
Album: Legend of Synthwave
https://gamechops.com/synthwave/
Label: GameChops
http://gamechops.com/
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Track: Megalovania [From "Undertale"] - Trip Hop Remix
https://gamechops.com/flexstyle-megalovania/
Artist: Flexstyle
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ABhzdmkLBH62OR0d8N7pa?si=IxvCG4YwSYCByyAgqtYQsw
Label: GameChops
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• GameChops music is provided with a Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Small volume adjustments were made to a small part of Megalovania.
• The music that can be heard during our discussion of the game's soundtrack is from the game itself.
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Giveaway Info:
For the month of May 2021, one lucky participant has the chance to win a copy of Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2005) for the original Xbox.
To enter, simply listen to the "Bounty" segment of the episode and submit your answer in the form of a direct message or email to any of our social media profiles or to one of the hosts on Discord (links above/info in the episode).
Entries will be accepted until May 31, 2021. After which a random winner will be chosen and announced on an episode of the podcast in June 2021 (the winner will be contacted after the episode goes live).
Extra entries can be earned from joining our Discord and leveling up on the server by chatting! This does require the participant to enter the main bounty segment via a DM still. The Discord entries will not be counted if the user does not submit an appropriate DM entry.
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
On this episode of the show, the boys finally battle their Pokémon teams from Gold and Silver, and then they battle some random Pokémon, and then they battle some gym leaders, and then they finally stopped battling to talk about battling.
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SHOW NOTES:
Research:
Pokémon Stadium 2 on Wikipedia
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Manual:
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Price Guide:
Pokémon Stadium 2 on PriceCharting.com
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Music:
Track: Snowpoint City [YouTube]
Artist: Jokabi [YouTube]
Album: Chilltendo
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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Segment Break Music:
Track: Cianwood City
Artist: Helynt [Bandcamp]
Album: Super Lofi World
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Pokémon League [YouTube]
Artist: Mikel [YouTube]
Album: Poké & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Ecruteak City [YouTube]
Artist: Mikel [YouTube]
Album: Poké & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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• GameChops music is provided with a Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Giveaway Info:
For the month of April 2021, one lucky participant has the chance to win their choice of a copy of Pokémon Gold or Pokémon Silver for the original Game Boy.
To enter, simply listen to the "Bounty" segment of the episode and submit your answer in the form of a direct message or email to any of our social media profiles or to one of the hosts on Discord (links above/info in the episode).
Entries will be accepted until April 30, 2021. After which a random winner will be chosen and announced on an episode of the podcast in May 2021 (the winner will be contacted after the episode goes live). Extra entries can be earned from joining our Discord and leveling up on the server by chatting!
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
On this episode of the show, the boys pass on trying a Slowpoke tail...
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SHOW NOTES:
Research:
Pokémon Gold & Silver HM info on PokémonDB.net
Miscellaneous Game Info on Bulbapedia
Pokémon (Video Game Series) on Wikipedia
Pokémon Gold & Silver on Wikipedia
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Manual:
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Price Guide:
Pokémon Gold/HeartGold on PriceCharting.com
Pokémon Silver/SoulSilver on PriceCharting.com
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Music:
Track: Azalea Town [YouTube]
Artist: Mikel [YouTube]
Album: Poké & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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Segment Break Music:
Track: Title Screen [YouTube]
Artist: Mikel [YouTube]
Album: Poké & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Lavender Town [YouTube]
Artist: Mikel [YouTube]
Album: Poké & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Sacred Beasts [YouTube]
Artist: Mikel [YouTube]
Album: Poké & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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• The few short selections of music that can be heard during our discussion of the game's soundtrack are from the game itself.
• GameChops music is provided with a Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Giveaway Info:
For the month of April 2021, one lucky participant has the chance to win their choice of a copy of Pokémon Gold or Pokémon Silver for the original Game Boy.
To enter, simply listen to the "Bounty" segment of the episode and submit your answer in the form of a direct message or email to any of our social media profiles or to one of the hosts on Discord (links above/info in the episode).
Entries will be accepted until April 30, 2021. After which a random winner will be chosen and announced on an episode of the podcast in May 2021 (the winner will be contacted after the episode goes live). Extra entries can be earned from joining our Discord and leveling up on the server by chatting!
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
On this episode of the show, the boys enjoy 18 holes of relaxing trash talk on the N64.
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SHOW NOTES:
Research:
Mario Golf (Video Game) on Wikipedia
Camelot Software Planning on Wikipedia
Longplay of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour by LongplayArchive on YouTube
Game Boy Color Longplay [128] Mario Golf by World of Longplays on YouTube
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Manual:
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Price Guide:
Mario Golf on PriceCharting.com
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Music:
Track: Waluigi Pinball
Artist: Player 2
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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Segment Break Music:
Track: New Donk City (From "Super Mario Odyssey")
Artist: nelward [YouTube]
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Time to Smash
Artist: Electrik Dave & DJ Cutman [Spotify]
Album: Time to Smash
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Underwater (Super Mario World) [Spotify]
Artist: Helynt [Spotify]
Album: Super Lofi World 2
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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• GameChops music is provided with a Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
On this episode of the show, the boys take on the super original task of saving the princess in the best selling SNES game of all-time, Super Mario World!
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SHOW NOTES:
Research:
Super Mario World on Wikipedia
Super Mario's Wacky Worlds on Wikipedia
Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (CD-i) (Beta) - All Levels by user Crayon King on YouTube
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Manual:
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Price Guide:
Super Mario World on PriceCharting.com
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Music:
Track: Overworld [YouTube]
Artist: Helynt [Spotify]
Album: Mario & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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Segment Break Music:
Track: Odyssey [YouTube]
Artist: Helynt [Spotify]
Album: Mario & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Dire Dire Docks [YouTube]
Artist: Helynt [Spotify]
Album: Mario & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Rosalina [YouTube]
Artist: Helynt [Spotify]
Album: Mario & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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• GameChops music is provided with a Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
On this episode of the show, the boys regret inviting Mario to his own party.
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SHOW NOTES:
Research:
Mario Party (Game) on Wikipedia
Mario Party (Franchise) on Wikipedia
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Manual:
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Price Guide:
Mario Party on PriceCharting.com
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Music:
Track: Flying Mario (Super Mario Galaxy) [Spotify]
Artist: Helynt [Spotify]
Album: Super Lofi World 2
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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Segment Break Music:
Track: Game Over [YouTube]
Artist: Jokabi [Spotify]
Album: Chilltendo
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Dirty Coins (Super Mario Bros.) [Spotify]
Artist: bLiNd [Spotify]
Album: NESteryears [Spotify]
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Mushroom Bounce (Super Mario Bros.) [Spotify]
Artist: bLiNd [Spotify]
Album: NESteryears [Spotify]
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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• GameChops music is provided with a Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
On this episode of the show, the boys try to defeat John Cena with the help of the Teen Girl Squad...
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SHOW NOTES:
Research:
The Legend of Zelda (NES) on Wikipedia
Legend of Zelda Satellaview Info on Wikipedia
Legend of Zelda Walkthrough on ZeldaDungeon.net
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Manual:
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Price Guide:
Legend of Zelda on PriceCharting.com
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Music:
Track: The Legend of Zelda [Spotify]
Artist: Mikel [YouTube]
Album: Zelda & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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Segment Break Music:
Track: Fairy Fountain [Spotify]
Artist: Mikel [YouTube]
Album: Zelda & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: I Am Error [YouTube]
Artist: DJ Cutman [Spotify]
Album: The Triforce of Bass
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Breath of the Wild [Spotify]
Artist: Mikel [YouTube]
Album: Zelda & Chill
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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• The few short selections that can be heard during our discussion of the game's soundtrack are from the game itself.
• GameChops music is provided with a Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
On this bonus episode of the show, the boys check out the re-release of Scott Pilgrim City Ransom on the Switch!
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SHOW NOTES:
Research:
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game on Wikipedia
Scott Pilgrim cheats on ScottPilgrim.Fandom.com
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game on Ubisoft.com [non-affiliate link]
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Segment Break Music:
Track: Spell [FreeMusicArchive.org]
Artist: Rolemusic
Album: Straw Fields [FreeMusicArchive.org]
License: CC BY 4.0
Track: Leafless Quince Tree [FreeMusicArchive.org]
Artist: Rolemusic
Album: Straw Fields [FreeMusicArchive.org]
License: CC BY 4.0
Track: Poppies [FreeMusicArchive.org]
Artist: Rolemusic
Album: Straw Fields [FreeMusicArchive.org]
License: CC BY 4.0
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• The few short selections that can be heard during our discussion of the game's soundtrack are from the game itself.
• Changes made to Rolemusic's Spell, Leafless Quince Tree, and Poppies: Shortened selections of the tracks can be heard throughout the episode with basic audio fades in and out.
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
On this episode of the show, the boys take a story-free trip through one of the lesser discussed SNES beat 'em ups, Super Double Dragon.
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SHOW NOTES:
Research:
Super Double Dragon on Wikipedia
Return of Double Dragon - US 16 Bit Trailer by Retroism on YouTube
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Manual:
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Price Guide:
Super Double Dragon & The Return of Double Dragon on PriceCharting.com
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Music:
Track: Try Hard (Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbrush Symphony) [YouTube]
Artist: Doni [Spotify]
Album: Button Masher Remastered [Spotify]
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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Segment Break Music:
Track: The White [FreeMusicArchive.org]
Artist: Rolemusic
Album: The Black Dot [FreeMusicArchive.org]
License: CC BY 3.0
Track: The Black Kitty [FreeMusicArchive.org]
Artist: Rolemusic
Album: The Black Dot [FreeMusicArchive.org]
License: CC BY 3.0
Track: The Little Broth [FreeMusicArchive.org]
Artist: Rolemusic
Album: The Black Dot [FreeMusicArchive.org]
License: CC BY 3.0
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• The few short selections that can be heard during our discussion of the game's soundtrack are from the game itself.
• GameChops music is provided with a Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Changes made to Rolemusic's The White, The Black Kitty, and The Little Broth: Shortened selections of the tracks can be heard throughout the episode with basic audio fades in and out.
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
On this episode of the show, the boys try to stop Sephiroth from becoming "The Planet" or something...?
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SHOW NOTES:
Research:
Final Fantasy VII on Wikipedia
Final Fantasy VII on Fandom.com
Final Fantasy VII Walkthrough on Jegged.com
Final Fantasy VII PS4: Final Boss + Ending by Duck360Gaming2 on YouTube
Final Fantasy VII Ending (HD and Complete) by Avyous on YouTube
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Manual:
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Price Guide:
Final Fantasy VII on PriceCharting.com
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Music:
Track: Mako Reactor
Artist: Mega Ran (Featuring Robo Rob [YouTube])
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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Segment Break Music:
Track: Gold Saucer (From "Final Fantasy VII") [Spotify]
Artist: Tymedust [Spotify]
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Aquatic Ambience
Artist: Helynt [Bandcamp]
Album: Super Lofi World
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
Track: Resurrection (From “Celeste”) [Spotify]
Artist: General Offensive [Soundcloud]
Label: GameChops: http://gamechops.com/
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• The few short selections that can be heard during our discussion of the game's soundtrack are from the game itself.
• The GameChops music which is heard during the episode is mostly presented in shortened selections with slight adjustments to things like overall gain and audio fades. It is provided with a Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/