Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be paying a debt of gratitude to the history of Animal Crossing. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #94: Animal Crossing

Christian, Hamilton, and Spencer reminisce explore what got them into video games before discussing The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. The series’ best sprite graphics are lovingly dissected. Check it out on your favorite podcast app or on our … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast – Episode 10: The Minish Cap

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be gracefully floating ever-forward through the history of Panzer Dragoon. Cover art, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #93: Panzer Dragoon

Christian, Hamilton, and special guest Jasmine reminisce about their favorite video game characters before taking a deep dive into the gameplay and dungeon design of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Puppet Ganon’s susceptibility to the Mandela effect is … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast – Season 1 Episode 9: The Wind Waker (Part 2)

Christian, Hamilton, and special guest Jasmine identify their favorite indie games before discussing the history, plot, and characters (main and otherwise) of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. King Daphnes’ passing of the generational torch and Tetra’s controversial transformation … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast – Season 1 Episode 8: The Wind Waker (Part 1)

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries, which include coverage of Capcom’s other Mega Man sub-series, can be found here. This week we’ll be slashing and … Continue reading Franchise Festival #92: Mega Man Zero

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be crunching the numbers of Master of Orion. Cover art, unless otherwise … Continue reading Franchise Festival #91: Master of Orion

Season 1 Episode 7 of the Franchise Festival podcast is out now and it covers the history of The Legend of Zelda‘s infamously bad CD-i spinoffs! We played them so you don’t have to. We also open with a discussion … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast – Season 1 Episode 7: CD-i Spinoffs

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be discussing the grisly remains of Mortal Kombat. Cover art, unless otherwise … Continue reading Franchise Festival #90: Mortal Kombat

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week I’ll be ensorcelling you with the history of The Witcher. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #89: The Witcher

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’re spin-dashing into the spinoffs of Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Cover art, unless otherwise … Continue reading Franchise Festival #88: Sonic the Hedgehog Spinoffs

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. Please be sure to check out Franchise Festival #85: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991-1996) and Franchise Festival #86: … Continue reading Franchise Festival #87: Sonic the Hedgehog (2008-2017)

Season 1 Episode 5 of the Franchise Festival podcast is now online at the Franchise Festival website and all major podcast aggregators (Google Play, Pocket Casts, iTunes, Stitcher, and more). The newest installment covers the dungeons, tools, and bosses of … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast: Season 1 Episode 5

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. Please be sure to check out Franchise Festival #85: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991-1996) for a history of … Continue reading Franchise Festival #86: Sonic the Hedgehog (1998-2007)

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we gotta go fast through the classic 8-bit and 16-bit era of Sonic the Hedgehog. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #85: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991-1996)

Season 1 Episode 4 of the Franchise Festival podcast is now online at the Franchise Festival website and all major podcast aggregators (Google Play, Pocket Casts, iTunes, Stitcher, and more). The newest installment covers the development history, gameplay, and design … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast: Season 1 Episode 4

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be discussing the high-flying chicanery of Strider. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #82: Strider

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be taking our time with the turn-based strategy of Fire Emblem. Cover art, unless … Continue reading Franchise Festival #81: Fire Emblem