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...
So watching your gameplay, I get why you maybe bounced off the game a bit. The Rat seemed quite hard to play.
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!
I like this one. A little bit of behind the scenes on our thoughts on the games. Let us know what you think!
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~
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!
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!
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!
Haha.
Don't look at me like that Alfred.
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!
Thanks for joining us Specter!
it's a guested episode.. in spaaacce..!! @spectersalmon.bsky.social joins us on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast to take on Nemesis for the #GameBoy!
episode highlights include:
- is it pronounced Gradius or Gradius?
- forcefields are overrated!
- cheat codes for good and evil!
hold on, ya'll, we gotta swap our shoes before hitting the lanes, coz we're playing World Bowling on the #GameBoy this time on the #CriticalDMG #podcast!
episode highlights include:
- right AND left-handed amateurs!
- why is this so difficult??
- genuine hope for future bowling games!
if you've been following along with recent episodes, you might've heard us mention plans to launch a Patreon. well, we're starting 2026 out with exactly that!
so if you like the show and wanna hear more from us, check out our Patreon for plenty of extra audio we've been kicking around~
back to the #GameBoy puzzle game mines on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast episode as we play the mostly pretty okay, QBillion!
episode highlights include:
- what is Mr. Mouse actually doing in this game??
- some JPN to USA game differences!
- Toni is not a fan of logic puzzles (but Jeff is)!
yep...
it's #GameBoy NFL Football on this week's episode of the #CriticalDMG #podcast, and I don't think excitement was ever on the menu less. 😬
episode highlights include:
- there are so many more of these to go..!!
- licensing things is weird sometimes!
- our emptiest sports game since Baseball!
an interesting game AND a special guest to chat about it? it's happening here on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast as we bring on friend of the show, @violetofthevoid.neocities.org, to talk about Heiankyo Alien on the #GameBoy!
episode highlights include:
- Vi's here!!
- what else do you need?
- ???
Waddle Dee ready to Podcast for Critical DMG
Waddle Dee is ready to guest host on @criticaldmgpod.bsky.social, just needs to wait for :checks notes: 2029 until Kirby Dream Land comes to the Game Boy.
not the first time we're puzzling with boxes on the #GameBoy, but who's keeping track. this week's episode of the #CriticalDMG #podcast is on Flipull!
episode highlights include:
- not a cube to be seen!
- is the gameplay footage frozen or are we just thinking??
- definitional example of a "goober"!
we're flexing and throwing some really stiff punches this week on #CriticalDMG #podcast as we talk about the only #FistoftheNorthStar game on the #GameBoy!
episode highlights include:
- a distinct lack of explodifying guys!
- a fighting game fan's despair!
- Toni says "hokuto no ken" many times!
this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast episode is a real shame! Boomer's Adventure in ASMIK World on the #GameBoy is so cute! but has a lot working against it...
episode highlights include:
- who named all these characters??
- compasses are invaluable!
- the dino's too cute for this game!
We wanted to. Unfortunately didn't have a Game Link cable long enough. It looked like it would have been my preferred way to play.
meet some gators too cute for trouble on this week's #CriticalDMG #podcast episode! we're playing our first #pinball game on the #GameBoy with Revenge of the 'Gator!
episode highlights include:
- the gators are SO CUTE!
- guess which host likes pinball!
- big sound improvement over Alleyway!