web02.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:07:20 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Gamer Radio - Episodes Tagged with “Genesis” https://gamerradio.fireside.fm/tags/genesis Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:15:00 -0500 Gamer Radio is a weekly show covering all things gaming in a family-friendly way ranging from TCGs, classic tabletop games, retro and modern video games and the general gaming ecosystem. An example of games we regularly cover are MTG, Flesh & Blood, Pokemon TCG, classic Nintendo and a wide array of board games. Mike, our host is the host of Coder Radio and a dad who uses gaming to help his son learn many life skills and the virtues of friendly competition. We are audience driven show and welcome your feedback in Discord as well as on Twitter and Mastadon. en-us episodic A weekly discussion of the games we play and the friends we play them with The Mad Botter Gamer Radio is a weekly show covering all things gaming in a family-friendly way ranging from TCGs, classic tabletop games, retro and modern video games and the general gaming ecosystem. An example of games we regularly cover are MTG, Flesh & Blood, Pokemon TCG, classic Nintendo and a wide array of board games. Mike, our host is the host of Coder Radio and a dad who uses gaming to help his son learn many life skills and the virtues of friendly competition. We are audience driven show and welcome your feedback in Discord as well as on Twitter and Mastadon. no The Mad Botter michael@themadbotter.com Episode 3: SEGA! https://gamerradio.fireside.fm/3 1b62e6bd-a75b-4e85-b3a1-a14a531a598d Sun, 15 Jan 2023 00:15:00 -0500 The Mad Botter full The Mad Botter Mike and Eric from the R-Weekly Podcast take a brief tour of the glory and folly of all things SEGA! 47:55 no What We’re Playing this week Marvel Midnight Sun (https://midnightsuns.2k.com/) Metroid II: Return of Samus (https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Metroid_II:_Return_of_Samus) Easily one of my favorite franchises and I never beat this one in my younger years. That is getting solved this week! A brief look at Nintendo V SEGA NES V Master System Some might say Master System had superior hardware to the NES Master System was big in Europe, but NES dominated Japan & America Fun fact: Processor (Z80) of the SMS is actually embedded in the Genesis, paving the way for the Power Base Convertor add-on Games Streets of Rage (oh the music is fantastic, composer Yuzo Koshiro) SMS gems: Phantasy Star, Alex Kidd series , Choplifter, Fantasy Zone, Ys Vanishing Genesis: First gen classics: Revenge of Shinobi, Golden Axe, Phantasy Star II Pushing the hardware envelope: Gunstar Heroes, Vectorman, SFII Special Champion Edition, Earthworm Jim, Aladdin Great shmups: Thunderforce III, Gaiares, MUSHA Sega CD classics: Sonic CD, Lunar Series, Silpheed, Dark Wizard, Shining Force CD 32X actually had a few decent games: Virtua Racing Deluxe, After Burner (perfect arcade port), Knuckles Chaotix, Star Wars Arcade Discord (https://discord.gg/k8e7gKUpEp) Mike on Twitter (https://twitter.com/dominucco) The Mad Botter on Twitter (https://twitter.com/themadbotterINC) The Mad Botter on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/themadbotter/) R-Weekly Podcast and Site (https://rweekly.org) Shiny Developer Series (https://shinydevseries.com) Eric on Twitter (https://twitter.com/theRcast) Eric on Mastodon (https://podcastindex.social/@rpodcast) Links about steamdeck emulation (we may touch on this in the episode) Steamdeck Emulation Starter Guide (https://retrogamecorps.com/2022/10/16/steam-deck-emulation-starter-guide/) Video version of guide (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs9jDHIDKkU) THEME CREDIT The Distant Night (Final Fantasy VI) [Wiesty, The OC Jazz Collective] SEGA, gaming, dreamcast, genesis, MTG, switch, Nintendo, Metroid, Video Games What We’re Playing this week

A brief look at Nintendo V SEGA

  • NES V Master System
    • Some might say Master System had superior hardware to the NES
    • Master System was big in Europe, but NES dominated Japan & America
    • Fun fact: Processor (Z80) of the SMS is actually embedded in the Genesis, paving the way for the Power Base Convertor add-on
  • Games
  • Streets of Rage (oh the music is fantastic, composer Yuzo Koshiro)
  • SMS gems: Phantasy Star, Alex Kidd series , Choplifter, Fantasy Zone, Ys Vanishing
  • Genesis:
    • First gen classics: Revenge of Shinobi, Golden Axe, Phantasy Star II
    • Pushing the hardware envelope: Gunstar Heroes, Vectorman, SFII Special Champion Edition, Earthworm Jim, Aladdin
    • Great shmups: Thunderforce III, Gaiares, MUSHA
  • Sega CD classics: Sonic CD, Lunar Series, Silpheed, Dark Wizard, Shining Force CD
  • 32X actually had a few decent games: Virtua Racing Deluxe, After Burner (perfect arcade port), Knuckles Chaotix, Star Wars Arcade

Discord

Mike on Twitter

The Mad Botter on Twitter

The Mad Botter on Instagram

R-Weekly Podcast and Site

Shiny Developer Series

Eric on Twitter

Eric on Mastodon

Links about steamdeck emulation (we may touch on this in the episode)

Steamdeck Emulation Starter Guide
Video version of guide

THEME CREDIT The Distant Night (Final Fantasy VI) [Wiesty, The OC Jazz Collective]

]]> What We’re Playing this week

A brief look at Nintendo V SEGA

  • NES V Master System
    • Some might say Master System had superior hardware to the NES
    • Master System was big in Europe, but NES dominated Japan & America
    • Fun fact: Processor (Z80) of the SMS is actually embedded in the Genesis, paving the way for the Power Base Convertor add-on
  • Games
  • Streets of Rage (oh the music is fantastic, composer Yuzo Koshiro)
  • SMS gems: Phantasy Star, Alex Kidd series , Choplifter, Fantasy Zone, Ys Vanishing
  • Genesis:
    • First gen classics: Revenge of Shinobi, Golden Axe, Phantasy Star II
    • Pushing the hardware envelope: Gunstar Heroes, Vectorman, SFII Special Champion Edition, Earthworm Jim, Aladdin
    • Great shmups: Thunderforce III, Gaiares, MUSHA
  • Sega CD classics: Sonic CD, Lunar Series, Silpheed, Dark Wizard, Shining Force CD
  • 32X actually had a few decent games: Virtua Racing Deluxe, After Burner (perfect arcade port), Knuckles Chaotix, Star Wars Arcade

Discord

Mike on Twitter

The Mad Botter on Twitter

The Mad Botter on Instagram

R-Weekly Podcast and Site

Shiny Developer Series

Eric on Twitter

Eric on Mastodon

Links about steamdeck emulation (we may touch on this in the episode)

Steamdeck Emulation Starter Guide
Video version of guide

THEME CREDIT The Distant Night (Final Fantasy VI) [Wiesty, The OC Jazz Collective]

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