Tony Hawk Pro Skater *it ain't*, but join us for this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast to hear us talk about Skate Or Die: Bad 'N Rad on the #GameBoy anyway! episode highlights include: - skateboarding feels a lot like sliding on ice... - bad omens from stage 1! - the music is pretty great, though??

Tony Hawk Pro Skater *it ain't*, but join us for this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast to hear us talk about Skate Or Die: Bad 'N Rad on the #GameBoy anyway! episode highlights include: - skateboarding feels a lot like sliding on ice... - bad omens from stage 1! - the music is pretty great, though??

fast or slow, the flooz must flow in Pipe Dream on the #GameBoy! join us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast to find out if we can manage it! episode highlights include: - have you seen this game before somewhere else?? - our first bgm mute in a while... - maybe a hidden game mode??

fast or slow, the flooz must flow in Pipe Dream on the #GameBoy! join us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast to find out if we can manage it! episode highlights include: - have you seen this game before somewhere else?? - our first bgm mute in a while... - maybe a hidden game mode??

it's Patreon Selects time for all our regular viewers/listeners! and we're sharing the first of our DMG in JPN segments! in these "field trip" segments, we cover a selection of Game Boy games that never made it to the NA region~ if you like it, be sure to check out the Patreon for more extras~

it's Patreon Selects time for all our regular viewers/listeners! and we're sharing the first of our DMG in JPN segments! in these "field trip" segments, we cover a selection of Game Boy games that never made it to the NA region~ if you like it, be sure to check out the Patreon for more extras~

put on your gloves and step into the #GameBoy ring with us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast with Heavyweight Championship Boxing! episode highlights include: - 2D boxing game =/= 2D fighting game... - surprisingly high-tier music! - is the CPU cheating? coz we both did and we still got stuck!

put on your gloves and step into the #GameBoy ring with us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast with Heavyweight Championship Boxing! episode highlights include: - 2D boxing game =/= 2D fighting game... - surprisingly high-tier music! - is the CPU cheating? coz we both did and we still got stuck!

we hit the start of a real #GameBoy "Saga" on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play THE Final Fantasy Legend! episode highlights include: - layers of randomness and obscurity never-before-seen! - is consulting the Meat Chart really optional? - a.. *conflicted* auditory experience, maybe...

we hit the start of a real #GameBoy "Saga" on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play THE Final Fantasy Legend! episode highlights include: - layers of randomness and obscurity never-before-seen! - is consulting the Meat Chart really optional? - a.. *conflicted* auditory experience, maybe...

it's Patreon newsletter time again, if we May, and this month is another field trip to check out some more Japanese exclusive Game Boy releases! out now for subscribers, or pick it up for just $3~

climb aboard a bug-blasting, sci-fi space vehicle with us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play Cosmo Tank on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - multi-genre done surprisingly well! - so many bugs! I love so many bugs!! - maybe not ONE right path, but definitely wrong ones...

not only is Cosmo Tank awesome and you should check it out, but I think this episode of the show is particularly good, too. definitely a little longer than usual, but I'll probably be recommending this one as a jumping-in point for anyone new~

climb aboard a bug-blasting, sci-fi space vehicle with us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play Cosmo Tank on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - multi-genre done surprisingly well! - so many bugs! I love so many bugs!! - maybe not ONE right path, but definitely wrong ones...

we harness the VHS-era power of rewinding in this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we puzzle our way through Catrap for the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - weren't Catboy and Catgirl already cats?? - restart, rewind, or recreate your own puzzles! - oh wait, what wrap-up..?

we harness the VHS-era power of rewinding in this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we puzzle our way through Catrap for the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - weren't Catboy and Catgirl already cats?? - restart, rewind, or recreate your own puzzles! - oh wait, what wrap-up..?

it's Patreon Selects time, regular viewers/listeners, so here's a slice of what's available on the Critical DMG Patreon newsletters! a Guest Power interview with friend of the show/supplier of our music and sounds, @tiptoptomcat.itch.io! if you like it, check out the Patreon for more extras~

it's Patreon Selects time, regular viewers/listeners, so here's a slice of what's available on the Critical DMG Patreon newsletters! a Guest Power interview with friend of the show/supplier of our music and sounds, @tiptoptomcat.itch.io! if you like it, check out the Patreon for more extras~

we give 'em shell on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan for the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - big sprites done right! - did you know all ninja weapons have the same reach?? - we both actually beat this one pretty quick!

we give 'em shell on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan for the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - big sprites done right! - did you know all ninja weapons have the same reach?? - we both actually beat this one pretty quick!

we're brawling our way through streets and forests in the first Double Dragon for #GameBoy on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - always approach threats diagonally! - are these designs on loan from Fist of the North Star?? - not every game needs platform jumping...

we're brawling our way through streets and forests in the first Double Dragon for #GameBoy on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - always approach threats diagonally! - are these designs on loan from Fist of the North Star?? - not every game needs platform jumping...

it's no April Fool's, I'm just late on doing promo this month! our new Patreon newsletter is up for subscribers, or pick it up for just $3~ Jeff talks about Cassette Beasts (plus the genre of creature collectors as a whole), and I spend some time talking about using the GBCamera in my games!

dodgeball is a battlefield (or maybe it's skee-ball?) on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we take on the #GameBoy port of Penguin Wars! episode highlights include: - stun-locking is only strategic when not used against you... - the lies manuals tell! - I should get to be the rat if I want to!

it's no April Fool's, I'm just late on doing promo this month! our new Patreon newsletter is up for subscribers, or pick it up for just $3~ Jeff talks about Cassette Beasts (plus the genre of creature collectors as a whole), and I spend some time talking about using the GBCamera in my games!

dodgeball is a battlefield (or maybe it's skee-ball?) on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we take on the #GameBoy port of Penguin Wars! episode highlights include: - stun-locking is only strategic when not used against you... - the lies manuals tell! - I should get to be the rat if I want to!

extree! extree! get your weekly edition of #CriticalDMG #podcast! top story: Paperboy on the #GameBoy is bad and awful! come find out why! episode highlights include: - is that man struggling with his pants in his driveway?? - just zoom out! zoom out!! - a newspaper delivery training program!

a little something extra for our free and paid Patreon members, we've put out our first Critical DMG Short Cuts segment! sometimes we have a lot to say about something not related to the game we're covering in a main-line episode, so we decided to record those things and give them a home anyway~

extree! extree! get your weekly edition of #CriticalDMG #podcast! top story: Paperboy on the #GameBoy is bad and awful! come find out why! episode highlights include: - is that man struggling with his pants in his driveway?? - just zoom out! zoom out!! - a newspaper delivery training program!

a little something extra for our free and paid Patreon members, we've put out our first Critical DMG Short Cuts segment! sometimes we have a lot to say about something not related to the game we're covering in a main-line episode, so we decided to record those things and give them a home anyway~

an adorable arcade adaptation?? amazing! this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast is about Lock 'N' Chase, a #GameBoy game that asks, "what if Pac-Man robbed banks??" episode highlights include: - crybaby cops! - a variety of escape plans! - how to use barriers to trap yourself instead of your enemies!

when does a 2D platformer become an RPG? find out on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast, where we talk about Gargoyle's Quest on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - we've officially got random battles! - demon resurrection passwords! - portents of RPG things to come, I fear!

when does a 2D platformer become an RPG? find out on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast, where we talk about Gargoyle's Quest on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - we've officially got random battles! - demon resurrection passwords! - portents of RPG things to come, I fear!

another month, another Patreon newsletter! as always, you can read the written version for free, even without being a member! and if you wanna pick up the audio episode, it's only 3 bucks~ for March, we have our next DMG in JPN segment, plus a pile of other games from me n' Jeff!

another puzzle game? well, sorta. this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast is on Dexterity for the #GameBoy, and it's got a bit more action than you'd expect! episode highlights include: - have you heard of Othello?? - it's a boardgame, just FYI. - look, it just helps if you already know Othello, okay??

another puzzle game? well, sorta. this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast is on Dexterity for the #GameBoy, and it's got a bit more action than you'd expect! episode highlights include: - have you heard of Othello?? - it's a boardgame, just FYI. - look, it just helps if you already know Othello, okay??

another month, another Patreon newsletter! as always, you can read the written version for free, even without being a member! and if you wanna pick up the audio episode, it's only 3 bucks~ for March, we have our next DMG in JPN segment, plus a pile of other games from me n' Jeff!

what's in a name? we're not super sure, actually, and this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast doesn't help as we puzzle out Daedalian Opus on the #GameBoy! episode highlights include: - specific numbers of -ominos! - inexplicable connections to Greek mythology! - why not just call it "Puzzle Road"??

sweet vindication on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play our first sports game repeat on the #GameBoy with Bases Loaded! episode highlights include: - baseball cute and good version?? - the methodology of the show in action! - these little baseball guys are just tryin' their hardest!

sweet vindication on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we play our first sports game repeat on the #GameBoy with Bases Loaded! episode highlights include: - baseball cute and good version?? - the methodology of the show in action! - these little baseball guys are just tryin' their hardest!

from Gotham to NYC, it's time for another superhero game on the #GameBoy with The Amazing Spider-Man (by Rare!) on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - are we sure the sprite is Spider-Man? - they.. definitely tried to give him moves... - it's a supervillain party line!

from Gotham to NYC, it's time for another superhero game on the #GameBoy with The Amazing Spider-Man (by Rare!) on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - are we sure the sprite is Spider-Man? - they.. definitely tried to give him moves... - it's a supervillain party line!

it's nothing like actual Mahjong, but hey! the tiles are the same, at least. it's Shanghai for the #GameBoy on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - anyone else play this on Windows 98?? - the most forgiving puzzle game yet! - too bad about the tile readability, maybe...

the February Patreon newsletter is officially up for your reading and listening pleasure! skim the written version for free or pick up the audio episode for just 3 bucks! there's sokoban history (plus extra on Void Stranger), a gaggle of new games, and a check-in on our 1990 game rankings so far!

it's nothing like actual Mahjong, but hey! the tiles are the same, at least. it's Shanghai for the #GameBoy on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - anyone else play this on Windows 98?? - the most forgiving puzzle game yet! - too bad about the tile readability, maybe...

the February Patreon newsletter is officially up for your reading and listening pleasure! skim the written version for free or pick up the audio episode for just 3 bucks! there's sokoban history (plus extra on Void Stranger), a gaggle of new games, and a check-in on our 1990 game rankings so far!

time to fight some crime in various grungy locales set in #GameBoy Gotham City as we take on Batman the Video Game on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - wait, Batman, not like that! - aw.. lookit the little Batman, he's so tiny..!! - welcome to the show, Sunsoft!

time to fight some crime in various grungy locales set in #GameBoy Gotham City as we take on Batman the Video Game on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! episode highlights include: - wait, Batman, not like that! - aw.. lookit the little Batman, he's so tiny..!! - welcome to the show, Sunsoft!

we're bringing the arcade to the #GameBoy again on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! it might not look like much, but QIX is a classic for a reason~ episode highlights include: - sometimes lines can be evil! - the sound effects are exactly what you expect! - quiz questions about a guy named Randy!

we're bringing the arcade to the #GameBoy again on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast! it might not look like much, but QIX is a classic for a reason~ episode highlights include: - sometimes lines can be evil! - the sound effects are exactly what you expect! - quiz questions about a guy named Randy!