Playing With Power: A Mature, Unofficial Nintendo Power Retrospective Podcast
216 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsA mature, unofficial issue-by-issue retrospective podcast on Nintendo Power Magazine. Join the Power Boys, a gaggle of guys in their 30s comparing childhood experiences to how the coverage and games hold up today. The banter and asides contain some off-color jokes and adult content, which mostly consist of the hosts making fun of each other. Come for the content, stay for the banter!
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Episodes
Issue 55 - Dec 1993 Pt 1 - Aladdin
March 20, 2017 14:29 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBWe are joined by Sheldon Brown from https://m.facebook.com/reviewreplay/ and https://twitter.com/SheldonjBrown who is hilarious and does game stuff. We hope you enjoy this issue!
Issue 54 - Nov 1993 Pt 2 - Secret of Mana (Featuring Retro Princess)
March 17, 2017 19:57 - 1 hour - 149 MBRetro Princess sticks around and we replace the Mary Poppins with the worst/best Yoda impressions ever. We learn Dinosaurs are a major fear for some people. Also mentioned: Robot STDs
Issue 54 - Nov 1993 Pt 1 - Secret of Mana (Featuring Retro Princess)
March 13, 2017 17:33 - 1 hour - 116 MBWe tackle one of the best games on the SNES , with a fantastic internet personality, Retro Princess https://twitter.com/retroprincess1 and have an amazing time challenging eachothers depravity and sharing great stories from around the world with totally NOT offensive accents, but its all white countries so its not racist :) Also: Penguin sex organs.
Issue 53 - Oct 1993 Pt2- Super Empire Strikes Back
March 10, 2017 19:41 - 56 minutes - 78.5 MBWe've lost guest Virtual Valerie to the temptation of the Switch side, but we soldier on as we do, and bring you more Nintendo Power nostalgia goodness. well mediocrity. It's the same glorious depravity you come to love and expect!
Issue 53 - Oct 1993 Pt1 - Super Empire Strikes Back
March 06, 2017 18:19 - 1 hour - 132 MBWe have a guest on the show, Virtual Valerie! No not the mid 90's sex game, but a living person who collects toys and plays games while drunk. She's here to help us read issue 53 of Nintendo power and share in the depravity! She's on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/valerie_virtual and youtube here: https://t.co/eQ6F1E3wfq and facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007106256203
Issue 52 - Sept 1993 Pt2- Super Mario All Stars
March 03, 2017 05:15 - 53 minutes - 74.6 MBWe continue the Issue 52 goodness and it's more of the same usual banter. but stay tuned in next episodes for suprises and goodness and future changes!
Issue 52 - Sept 1993 Pt1 - Super Mario All Stars
February 28, 2017 06:14 - 1 hour - 130 MBREAL issue 53 this time with everyone. We got the gang back together and we manage to all stay awake! we might be a legit podcast yet. This cover features Super Mario All-Stars!
issue 51 - Aug 1993 Pt 2 - Street Fighter 2 Turbo
February 24, 2017 19:45 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBWee we now know the answer to last weeks question He did it again. tsk tsk tsk we are accepting applications for guest host.
issue 51 - Aug 1993 Pt 1 - Street Fighter 2 Turbo (repost)
February 23, 2017 16:38 - 1 hour - 123 MB(RE-Re-posting due to a publishing error) Yeah the last version was cropped to 19 minutes. Dunno why. So here is the whole thing. same file. But longer. weird. We swap out hosts and now have... Ben Mike Brandon Will Brandon repeat his terrible failure on this epsiode and sleep for another week? Tune in and find out!
Issue 50 - July 1993 Part 2 - Links Awakening
February 19, 2017 09:41 - 1 hour - 96.4 MBWe are back with Sleepy Brandon, and pissed off Mike and John, and special guest Brian from Morningtoast.com we finish this episode in desperate hopes that Brandon will awake. Do we get our hearts desire?
Issue 50 - July 1993 Part 1 - Links Awakening
February 13, 2017 17:43 - 1 hour - 130 MBBen's Missing due to family troubles but the house stays packed with: Mike King John Ingall Brandon Boswell and guest Brian from Morningtoast.com as wel celebreate 50 issues and 5 years on Nintendo Power with laughs, letters, horrible NES games that don't see the SNES writing on the wall, and so many other things. We get an audio hiccup about 20 minutes in, but some careful editing salvages it. Then Brandon does the unthinkable and noone can salvage it . Enjoy
Issue 49 June 1993 Pt 2 - Battletoad and Double Dragon
February 10, 2017 17:28 - 1 hour - 126 MBwe wrap up this weeks issue with brandon yet again and thankfully no more battletoads!
Issue 49 June 1993 Pt 1 - Battletoad and Double Dragon
February 09, 2017 05:51 - 1 hour - 135 MBBen is out this week so we have Brandon Boswell. He has some explaining to do after leaving fans wondering if the Taste Test is over. it's coming back. We have a blast reading about the battletoads. so many battletoads this issue.
Issue 48 - April 1993 Pt 2 - Batman Returns
February 03, 2017 17:32 - 55 minutes - 77.1 MBBatman Doesn't return to this second half of the issue, but WE do! and we learn of australia and the wildlife you don't f** with. and some stuff in the issue. But really . Australia. Don't f*** with the wildlife.
Issue 48 - April 1993 Pt 1 - Batman Returns
January 30, 2017 17:32 - 1 hour - 116 MBMicheal Keaton Returns in no way whatsoever as Batman, since it's a video game without audio or CG Capture, but he's still on the cover of this issue. We immediately come up with a better follow up to this than Schumacher did. Enjoy!
Issue 47 - March 1993 Pt 2 - Star Fox
January 27, 2017 17:48 - 1 hour - 88 MBWell Back-door Ben didn't do a barrel roll, and had to eject from the podcast, but John and Mike stayed in formation and braved the darkness!
Live Switch Event Commentary
January 26, 2017 10:01 - 1 hour - 30.6 MBWe watched the Switch live press event so you didnt have to. and like Mystery science theatre, we had our own observations about what we were seeing. So instead of reading a magazine you can't see, we discuss live footage you can't see. We stay true to ourselves on PWP! But if you DID want to see it, you can see it on our youtube channel here https://youtu.be/2S8vNI1u0FY
Issue 47 - March 1993 Pt 1 - Star Fox
January 23, 2017 17:34 - 1 hour - 122 MBStrap into your awrings, readers as we blast off into the world of 3-d graphics, provided by the FX chip! We enjoy the comics, and coverage of a technically ambitious game you might be familliar with!
Issue 46 - Mar1993 Part 2 - Tiny Toons
January 20, 2017 17:01 - 1 hour - 108 MBWe Wrap up another week with the power boys, and tearing into the now portable adventures of Master Higgins for Game Boy!
Issue 46 - Mar1993 Part 1 - Tiny Toons
January 16, 2017 17:48 - 1 hour - 106 MBWe start this issue of Nintendo Power featuring Tiny Toons, but quickly hit a possible all time low. Or high. Depending on your morality. Enjoy
Issue 45 - Feb 1993 Pt 2 - Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt
January 13, 2017 16:18 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBWe Keep it going. We Keep it going we keeping febuary alive honey 3 6 5
Issue 45 - Feb 1993 Pt 1 - Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt
January 09, 2017 16:16 - 1 hour - 112 MBWe endure more Addams family games and keep the laughs coming. you know how we do.
Issue 44 - Jan 1993 Pt 2 - Mickey’s Magical Quest
January 06, 2017 16:14 - 1 hour - 93.3 MBWe wrap up this massive issue of Nintendo Power 44 and prepare for a whole new year of playing with power and sharing it with you.
Bonus Stage - Issue 44 Bonus Stuff
January 04, 2017 17:09 - 1 hour - 115 MBThewre was so much in the January issue we are making a week of it. Here is more bonus stuff from the middle of issue 44.
Issue 44 - Jan 1993 Pt 1 - Mickey’s Magical Quest
January 02, 2017 05:47 - 1 hour - 99.6 MBHppay new year 2017 and 1993, we are back with Issue 44 and learning more about the magical quest of Mickey Mouse and the terrfying truth of the foldout cover!
Press Pause - Christmas 2016!
December 25, 2016 04:00 - 35 minutes - 49.6 MBWe got more bonus material for you to keep you occupied while we take a break to spend time with our loved ones or finish smiting our old enemies to make room for new ones next year. we even have bonus content IN this bonus content. enjoy! Merry Christmas to all, and here's Mike's own poem. Let us know if you read this Twas the night before christmas when all through the club All the players were playing, while sippin on bub Kid Rock on the speakers and I in my booth Getting a table da...
Issue 43 - Dec 1992 Pt2 - Road Runner Death Valley Rally
December 23, 2016 17:05 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBHappy Holidays Listeners! We get the special eggnog out and spread some cheer over the pages of another issue 43! Last issue of the year and we will take a tiny break and see you in the new year!
Greatest Hits Volume 1
December 22, 2016 06:53 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBWe celebrate a year of profanity, players polls, patreon , and so much more. It's been a year and it feels like we're just getting started. We take stock of how we started, which comes as a suprise to the one guy who's been on every single episode. and bring you our greatest bits as mentioned by you. and if you didn;t get to hear your fave piece, hit us up in the facebook with a comment or PM and ask for it by episode number like a good fan and we will do what we can for the next year :D
Issue 43 - Dec 1992 Pt1 - Road Runner Death Valley Rally
December 19, 2016 17:01 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBIt's Christmas time in both the present and the past, and we are filled with the spirit of the season in our hearts every day of the year, so you get the same thing we gave you last week. Another epsiode of the Playing With Power Podcast!
Issue 42 - Nov 1992 Pt 2 - Super Star Wars
December 16, 2016 17:00 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBWe conclude the Super Star Wars issue and have an renewed interest in the counsellors corner!
Lode Runner & Gun.Smoke
December 14, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBWe took 2 side dishes as our main course this time as we tackle 2 games. Lode Runner and Gun.Smoke get their turn as Mike and Brandon have their last in person Taste Test and we announce the new upload schedule due to good problems in our lives :)
Issue 42 - Nov 1992 Pt 1 - Super Star Wars
December 12, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBWe join the light side of the force with a Star Wars game that is actually GOOD! The cover of this issue doesn't get as much love as the game proving you truly can't judge anything by it's cover.
Issue 41 - Oct 1992 (Part 2) - Mario Kart
December 09, 2016 17:15 - 1 hour - 114 MBWe entire the final lap of issue 41, as we conclude the coverage of Mario Kart and brace ourselves for the christmas season in real life as well as Nintendo Power!
Issue 41 - Oct 1992 (Part 1) - Mario Kart
December 05, 2016 17:09 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe Triforce is reunited with John and Ben joining Mike as we tackle the issue that annouces one of the seminal nintendo series ever, Mario Kart!
Issue 40 - Sept 1992 (Part 2) - Felix The Cat
December 02, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBIt's a special edition of the Taste Test as we lose Ben but keep Brandon so we keep the Nintendo Power coverage going. This counsellors corner keeps Mike and Brandon occupied with impressions. We got excited about one board game, but not another. So join us and let us know what you think!
Issue 40 - Sept 1992 (Part 1) - Felix the Cat
November 29, 2016 01:19 - 1 hour - 149 MBHowdy power players! We cover issue 40 of Nintendo Power featuring Felix the cat. we have Brandon Boswell guest in-studio with Mike and we have a blast tearing apart the mailbag section before sharing way too much about felix the cat and enjoying some great times, so sit a spell and have a listen.
Press Pause - Switch
November 26, 2016 07:38 - 1 hour - 94.8 MBHey there! We take a Press Pause to talk about our MANY terrible thoughts on the Nintendo switch Trailer. and some point the actual device. Join us, as we resume our regular issue discussions next week. Happy Weekend!
Strategy Guide 03 & 4 - Final Fantasy / 4-player extra
November 22, 2016 04:06 - 1 hour - 117 MBWe bring our diversion to a close, and wrap up the remaining Strategy guides, with the group of 4 adventures, then the many lesser groups of four!
Strategy Guide 02 - Ninja Gaiden
November 19, 2016 10:26 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBWe keep our Patreon promise to Jason Zuzio, and deliver more Strategy Guide goodness. We cover Ninja Gaiden and the mystic arts of the American Ninja!
Taste Test 5 - Gargoyles Quest 2
November 19, 2016 09:37 - 37 minutes - 18.1 MBBrandon fought the hazards of the canadian wilderness to join Mike live in the PWP/TT studio (Mike's Room) and have a blast as we join Firebrand in this episode and discuss the ramifications and true natures of his quest. Hope you enjoy!
Strategy Guide 01- Super Mario Bros 3
November 14, 2016 13:23 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBA sponsored episode, brought to you by a Patreon donor! Jason Zuzio has reliably supported the show and requested we cover the missing issues of Nintendo Power, the Strategy Guides from the second year of Nintendo Power. So we begin by covering the first, Super Mario Bros 3! If you want to control an episode of the show, you can support the patreon and after we're sure you won't skip out, we will oblige!
Taste Test 4 - Zombie Nation
November 11, 2016 12:11 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBHey there fellow game diners, we take a lesson in other cultures by playing this super fucked up game. Zombie nation You play a floating severed head on a whirlwind tour of the Americas and stopping a zombie attack, perhaps. We have no idea what this game is. but damn glad we played it so we could witness the ending, and talk about it at least.
Issue 39 - August 1992 (Part 2) - Mario Paint
November 11, 2016 05:24 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBOnce there was a song that weird al used to great effect and then soon was forgotten But when it finally came back Ben found, a way to use it to torture He couldn't quite explain it It was really just funny Hmmmm mmmm mmmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Issue 39 - August 1992 (Part 1) - Mario Paint
November 07, 2016 05:18 - 1 hour - 109 MBWe get super creative as we lead into this issue with a return to the clay Mario but more accurate now We find interesting old people stories in the Players Poll We take on Gargoyles Quest Then Mike tells us more about the mysterious bird creature who was NOT in Link to the Past, and we see some great game boy games. and some crap. and we get s song stuck in our heads that our two hosts weaponize against the other.....
Issue 38 July 1992 - Street Fighter (Part 2)
November 04, 2016 05:04 - 1 hour - 112 MBBrandon helps us wrap up Issue 38, and a Mighty Mario Comic, Magic Sword, Street Fighter 2, and we talk about Japanese Blood Types. and John talks Sports. and Super Mario Land 2. And Much More!
Taste Test 3 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
November 04, 2016 04:52 - 58 minutes - 28 MBCowabunga dudes! These 2 righteous hombres gonna take on the shredder in a notoriously challenging game that feels oddly familiar. Join us as we venture to see what lies, beyond the seaweed.....
Issue 38 July 1992 - Street Fighter (Part 1)
October 31, 2016 05:50 - 1 hour - 102 MBBrandon returns for a second go, to discuss issue 38 with Mike and John as been is down for the episode, and Brandon brings his special insight tot he players pulse, Panic Restaurant, Password bonanzas, and some Jeep racing game. oh and much more :D Happy Halloween!!
Taste Test - Halloween Grab Bag 2016
October 30, 2016 05:46 - 2 hours - 67.4 MBHappy Halloween Loyal Listeners! We sink our fangs into these unsuspecting games and go for the Juggalo vein with savage reviews and fervor as we take on 4 games in hopes of some candy. We review: Monster Party Friday 13th Fester's Quest Monster in my Pocket Happy Halloween Power Players!
Issue 37 June 1992 - Lemmings (Part 2)
October 28, 2016 10:39 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBIssue 36 keeps us laughing as we see the preview for Street Fighter 2 and it's disappointing arcade cabinet, and many more. John is not impressed with card based dungeon crawlers lol. Mike figures out what could have put Krusty's fun house into excellent territory blending wit the cartoon. But the star of the show is David Faustino and his rap career. yeah. I told ya. Stick around for the whole version. Happy Halloween!
Taste Test 2 - Castlevania (1986)
October 28, 2016 00:33 - 56 minutes - 78.5 MBTaste Test returns with mike and brandon delivering more juicy gamer talk and sinking our teeth into the seminal vampire hunting/S&M gateway game, Castlevania!