
Super Castlevania IV
Castlevania has shared a lot of the spotlight with Metroid this year, but now it gets its own time in the spotlight. Was Super Castlevania IV, in fact, Super? #retrogaming #castlevania #mygamingjourney

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A podcast celebrating old school and retro gaming, from the all-time classics to the hidden gems. Check out my reviews at gobp.blogspot.com.
JDS140 hosts Gaming off the Beaten Path, a leisure show with 120 episodes published.

Castlevania has shared a lot of the spotlight with Metroid this year, but now it gets its own time in the spotlight. Was Super Castlevania IV, in fact, Super? #retrogaming #castlevania #mygamingjourney

It's time to get back into the ring with a 10-round fight between two awesome GBA Metroidvanias. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and Metroid: Zero Mission were both outstanding, but which will come out on top? #retrogaming #

This week, we take a look at a 90's fighting game and do everything in our power to avoid lousy puns. #retrogaming #ballz3d #mygamingjourney Read more on Gaming Off the

We already looked at the story and characters of Albert Odyssey on the Sega Saturn. But how did the game actually play? #retrogaming #albertodyssey #mygamingjourney Read m

We take our first look at a new console and a new series with Albert Odyssey for the Sega Saturn. #retrogaming #albertodyssey #mygamingjourney Read more on Gaming Off the

We finish up our miniseries on GBA Metroidvania titles with Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. Did we save the best for last? #retrogaming #castlevania #mygamingjourney Read more

This week, we look at Skeleton Krew, an isometric run and gun game for the Sega Genesis. Like many things in the 90's, it was entirely too cool to use the letter C, but was it a good game? #retrogaming #skeletonkrew #myg

We take a look at yet another GBA MetroidVania, as we take a look at Metroid Zero Mission, a remake of the original NES title. #retrogaming #Metroid #mygamingjourney Read more

This week we keep the 10s train rolling, as we look at the classic Super Mario 64. #retrogaming #supermariobros #mygamingjourney Read more on Gaming Off the Beaten Path

It's back to my 10's list with a look at 90's strategy title Civilization II. What was it that made this game great? #retrogaming #civ2 #mygamingjourney Read more on Gaming Off

We continue our look at Vagrant Story, where we discuss gameplay and give out a score. #retrogaming #vagranstory #squareenix #mygamingjourney Read more on Gaming Off the Beaten

This week, we start our look at Vagrant Story, a very unique RPG for the PlayStation. Part 1 will cover story and characters, with a final score coming next week. #retrogaming #vagranstory #squareenix #mygamingjourney

It wasn't the Ultros I wanted to play as, but did this Metroidvania deliver? #retrogaming #Ultros #mygamingjourney Read more on Gaming Off the Beaten Path

Last week, we started our look at fan-translated JRPG Far East of Eden Zero. This week, it's time to look at gameplay and put a score on this bad boy. #retrogaming #fareastofeden #TengaiMakyou #mygamingjourney

This week, we take a look at Far East of Eden Zero, a fan translated RPG that never made it to the West. #retrogaming #fareastofeden #TengaiMakyou #mygamingjourney Read more on Ga

We continue our adventure through the GBA's MetroidVania library, this time with Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance #retrogaming #Castlevania #mygamingjourney Read more on Gaming O

It wasn't the game I planned on covering, but was Transistor worth taking a look at? #retrogaming #transistor #mygamingjourney (Note: Sorry yet again for the audio quality, I'm still working on getting things fixed)

It took some maneuvering, but I finally got an episode up for Metroid Fusion. I'd like to preemptively apologize for the quality of the audio here...but was the game at least good? #retrogaming #mygamingjourney

It's time for the annual Gaming Off the Beaten Path End of Year Review. Which game claimed our not-so-coveted game of the year award? #retrogaming #mygamingjourney

Last week, we started our look at Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, one of the year's most hyped games. The story was great, but what about the gameplay? #retrogaming #clairobscurexpedition33 #mygamingjourney
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