A Special Announcement!

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A Special Announcement!

FromUltra 64 : Wii Universe

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May 5, 2023

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Just dropping in real quick to announce a few exciting new projects coming very soon!

Released:

May 5, 2023

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Titles in the series (100)

Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski are taking you through the entire catalogs of different consoles, one game at a time. First, they did a deep dive through all 297 games in the Nintendo 64 catalog; now, they're digging in to a whole new generation with WII UNIVERSE, a detailed journey through Nintendo's biggest flop, the Wii U!

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Fighters Destiny/Fighter Destiny 2: On this week's episode, Steve and Woody square off on the big square in the forgotten brawler "Fighters Destiny" and it's "s"-less sequel, "Fighter Desinty 2." Is the game's point-based fighting system a nifty novelty or an iffy design choice? Only one w... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
27 min listen
Mario Tennis / All Star Tennis 99 (With Nicole Vettese): We're SERVING up some fun this week, with a double dose of tennis action: first, the middle-of-the-road sports sim All Star Tennis 99, and then the all-time fan favorite Mario Tennis! Sports desk correspondant Nicole Vettese is brought along for the acti... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
41 min listen
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero: This week, we perform a fatality on the ill-fated Mortal Kombat spinoff, featuring everyone's favorite palate-swapped ninja, Sub-Zero. If the vicious enemies don't get you, then the horrible controls and terrible game design will. Plus, we dig in on the ... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
38 min listen
Castlevania/Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness: This week, we double-dip into the legendary Konami franchise's first foray into the 3-D realm. Thrill as we tackle giant skeleton apes, transform into an impotent werewolf, and battle the most insidious enemy of all: New Year's hangovers. Hosted by Stev... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
30 min listen
Episode 1- Space Invaders: On this, our VERY FIRST EPISODE, we introduce the format of our show, discuss a little bit of history of the Nintendo 64, and play the forgotten arcade reboot Space Invaders. Hosted by Steve Guntli and Woody Ciskowski Logo: Steve Guntli Music: bensounds... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
56 min listen
Star Wars: Episode 1 - Racer (With Jessica Cartwright and Nicole Vettese): You voted, and we obliged! For our 25th episode, we played STAR WARS: EPISODE 1 - RACER, perhaps the only redeemable thing to emerge from the monstrous disappointment that was PHANTOM MENACE. We're joined by U64 favorites Jessica Cartwright and Nicole Ve... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
58 min listen
War Gods/ Mace: The Dark Age/ Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
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Gauntlet Legends, with Lynsey Pennington and Zack Strong: This week, we explore the revival of an arcade classic, and debate the relative merits of avoiding dangerous obstacles. Our friends and U64 first-timers Lynsey Pennington and Zack Strong stop by to help us maximize our fun with some four-player dungeon c... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
34 min listen
Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling/Milo's Astro Lanes/Super Bowling (With Nicole Vettese): It's a bowling triple feature, and we're thrilled for two reason: firstly, it means we get to check in with our sports desk correspondant Nicole Vettese! And secondly, it means we never have to talk about bowling games again! The games this week run the ... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
37 min listen
Mario Party (With Rosie Crow, Dan Reese, and Nicole Vettese): On this week's episode, Steve and Woody are joined by their three special guests to wallow in the fun and agonizing frustration of party game OG Mario Party. Is it as good as you remember it? Or will those quirky design choices undo all your progress at ... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
46 min listen
Bust-a-Move 2 / Bust-a-Move 99 (with Nicole Vettese and Kim Turpin): It's time for a bubble-busting puzzle gaming action as the U64 gang (along with Puzzle Game Consultant Nicole Vettese and Steve's dear friend/sworn enemy Kim Turpin) tackle Taito's adorably addictive BUST-A-MOVE series. Join us for an in-depth exploratio... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
48 min listen
Major League Baseball featuring Ken Griffey, Jr. / Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Slugfest (Featuring Josiah Coolidge): Ready your peanuts and Crack Jacks, because we're going out to the old ball game to revisit the glory days of Seattle sports hero Ken Griffey, Jr. Certified Mariners fan Josiah Coolidge stops by to help the non-sportos get a grasp on the finer points of ... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
48 min listen
Extreme-G/Extreme-G 2: Merry Extreme-Gmas to all! On this week's episode, we discuss the most holly-jolly space motorcycle racing series there is, Acclaim's Extreme-G. Find out if this forgotten racer is worth seeking out, and hear Woody explain how this really is a Christmas ... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
26 min listen
Banjo-Kazooie, with Rosie Crow: On this week's episode, we delve into one of the best 3-D platformers ever, Rare's "Banjo-Kazooie." Steve, Woody, and special guest Rosie Crow explore the history of the storied developer, and ask some hard-hitting questions that the MAN doesn't want us ... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
43 min listen
Quest 64: Happy Easter Fools Day! You'd be forgiven for thinking this week's title is a joke, but I assure you, QUEST 64 is very much real. Join us as we put in some quality time with maybe the least imaginative RPG ever... that is still, by default, one of the be... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
44 min listen
Cyber Tiger/ Waialae Country Club/ PGA European Tour (With Nicole Vettese): It's a golf triple feature this week on Ultra 64! We discuss three games that take to the links, and we're joined once again by Sports Desk Correspondant Nicole Vettese to dig in to all the hot golf action: the glitz, the glamour, the khaki. Could this b... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
47 min listen
Vigilante 8/Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense (with Josiah Coolidge): Rev up your engines and strap on your machine guns, because this week we're diving into the sordid history of the briefly-popular car combat subgenre. Steve, Woody, and special guest Josiah Coolidge tackle the TWISTED METAL rip-off VIGILANTE 8 and it's s... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
39 min listen
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter: This week, we tackle one of the biggest third-party properties on the system, the first-person shooter classic TUROK: DINOSAUR HUNTER. We delve into the surprisingly storied history of the franchise, and despair at the awkwardness of early first-person p... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
29 min listen
Snowboard Kids/Snowboard Kids 2 (with Rosie and Neal Crow) by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1-3 (with Betsy Sodaro): Man, do we have a great show this week! Not only are we talking about one of the greatest video game franchises of all time, but we're joined by one of the funniest people in the world: Betsy Sodaro, star of Netflix's "Disjointed" and a favorite guest of... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
55 min listen
Glover: What the world needs now, is Glove, sweet Glove! We're talking about the forgotten, glove-based platformer Glover, and man are the glove puns a-flying. Join us as we discuss the demented origins of a living character that you can wear, debate why cauldro... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
31 min listen
Nagano Winter Olympics 98 (With Nicole Vettese): This week we strive for Olympic glory, but the infuriatingly mediocre NAGANO WINTER OLYMPICS 98 fights us at every turn. Steve and Woody are joined by Olympics fan Nicole Vettese as they attempt to ski, board, luge, and skate through the storied Nagano g... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
37 min listen
Star Fox 64 (with Brendan Francis): Strap on your Rumble Pak! It's time to head into the deep space of the Lylat System with everyone's 3rd favorite anthropomorphic furry space guardian. It's Star Fox 64! Relive the glory days of doing a barrel roll and receiving VHS tapes from Nintendo Po... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
54 min listen
Mortal Kombat Trilogy/Mortal Kombat 4 (With Scott Burger and Maggie Mae): This week, we perform an ultimate Fatality on the Mortal Kombat seies with a double-dose of ultra-violent brawling action. Steve and Woody are joined by special guest Scott Burger, with a cameo from Maggie Mae for our first-ever edition of Ultra 64 Reade... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
49 min listen
NFL Quarterback Club 98-2001 (with Josiah Coolidge): Are you ready for some football? We're not sure we are, but we're taking a shot anyway. Josiah Coolidge joins us to talk about four entries in the one-time Madden challenger series NFL QUARTERBACK CLUB. Meanwhile, we get into some of darkest territory ye... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
58 min listen
Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt / Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (With Lynsey Pennington): This week, we're doing our best to preserve our fond Nicktoon memories in the face of games so bad, they make us envy Melville the bug (look it up). Lynsey Pennington joins us once again to discuss the history of Klasky Csupo's classic cartoon, fumble th... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
40 min listen
Yoshi's Story (with Lynsey Pennington and Kyle Duncan Graham): And the theme song is stuck in your head.... now. This week, we played the candy-coated platform YOSHI'S STORY, a game that, for all it's saccharine cuteness, is pretty divisive among gamers. We're joined by our old friend Lynsey, and by Kyle Duncan Grah... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
73 min listen
Pokemon Snap (with Jessica Cartwright): This week, we play the beloved first-person shooter Pokemon Snap, with our delightful special guest Jessica Cartwright. We dive in to the first-ever 3-D Poke-game, and explore the weird and innovative marketing history of the game. You've gotta catch thi... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
44 min listen
RAMPAGE Extravaganza! (With Dan Reese): As a classic gaming podcast, we get so few chances to be on the cutting edge of anything, so when the opportunity arises, you know we've gotta jump on it. This week, we played two versions of the arcade classic RAMPAGE (World Tour and Universal Tour), an... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
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Scooby Doo Classic Creep Capers (with Lynsey Pennington): This week we played SCOOBY DOO CLASSIC CREEP CAPERS, which pays like a toddler version of Resident Evil. We delve into the rich history of Scooby Doo as a franchise, debate whether anyone actually likes these cartoons, and then a groundbreaking discovery... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
41 min listen

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Paper Mario: Color Splash: The PAPER MARIO series made it's big debut back in the N64 games, and it was one of our highest-rated titles on that entire system. But over the years, the series has lost some of it's luster as it drifted a bit from it's RPG mechanics. PAPER MARIO: ... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
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ZombiU: Crank up your flashlights and keep your cricket bats at the ready, because this week we're travelling to foggy London to take on the zombie apocalypse with Ubisoft's ZOMBIU! This launch game set out to be Ubi's Wii U killer app, and uses the GamePad ... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
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Smurfs 2 / Penguins of Madagascar / Snoopy’s Grand Adventure (with Ailish Collins): The cheapie movie-tie in genre thrived on the Wii U, but today we're playing our last batch of low-effort platformers based on cartoons! Obviously, our crappy game correspondent Ailish Collins had to return to help us do justice to games based on SMURFS ... by Ultra 64 : Wii Universe
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