Episode 462 - The Modern Incarnation of Action 52
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Black Friday is quickly approaching, so we went looking for deals on retro gaming gifts. What we found has left us bitter, disappointed, and cynical. We are almost as bored with these inflated prices as John Madden was with the last Sega Genesis game to bear his name. We've been feeling frustrated while trying to emulate MS-DOS games and NES light gun games, so it's a good thing Questing for Glory is back to entertain us with RPG speedruns. This Week in Gaming History November 12, 1982 - Fire Bug video game stamped out in Oregon Virtually Retro Lacim's Legacy (Atari Lynx) SNK 40th Anniversary Collection ACA NEOGEO PLEASURE GOAL : 5 ON 5 MINI SOCCER Grim Fandango Remastered Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Break Thru Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Night Slashers Spyro Reignited Trilogy News NPD Reveals Best-Selling N64 And Game Boy Color Games From The Mid To Late Nineties Arcade1up ‘Rampage’ Game Machine Review: Good Coin-Op Gaming, But Just Shy of Greatness Game Translations that Turned Surprisingly Political Strategy guide publisher Prima Games to close Random Links Brevity is the soul of Minit DataPlay: The futuristic optical disc format that time forgot RPGLimitBreak: Questing For Glory 2 [Schedule] Desert Bus for Hope 2018 2018 Black Friday Retrogaming Deals Family Dollar - Atari Flashback 9 & Genesis portable for $40 Shopko - BOGO mini arcade games Kohl’s - Atari & Sega Flashback for $40, $15 Kohl’s cash with SNES Classic Mini Kohl’s - $105 Kohl’s cash with Arcade 1up retro arcade CVS - Flashback Blast systems for $19.99 Walgreens - 50% off Atari and Sega Flashback Staples - LCD games for $19.99 Meijer - the same LCD games for $11 Walmart - Ocarina of Time 3D for $17 Best Buy - Ocarina of Time 3D for $14.99 GameStop - 2DS with Ocarina of Time 3D for $79.99, Nintendo figures for $14.99 GameStop - Giant Nintendo plushes for $29.99, Nintendo ornaments for $9.99 Half Price Books - 20% off everything, Nintendo mugs for $7.99 Dollar General - Atari Flashback 9, Legends Flashback Arcade for $33 Dollar General - Plug and Play games for $15 Fred’s - Knock-off plug and play games for $19.99 Games of The Week Riot Zone (TurboGrafx-16 CD) Violence Fight (Arcade) Freeloader Game of the Month Omega Blast (Genesis)  
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