Nate and Steve talk for way too long about their recent visit to the Midwest Gaming Classic convention in Milwaukee. If you had the burrito they had, you would understand why! Steve calls Nates face stupid, and Nate as usual disagrees with Stev...

This episode consists of Steve point out every glaring flaw of Kid Icarus while Nate try's to defend the game (unsuccessfully) and ultimately agrees with Steve more than he ever has.  There is also a high score controversy explained. Zelda...

Nate and Steve talk way too long after a three week podcast break. Nate explains a new strategy he found in Friday the 13th while both hosts speak deeply about speedrunning the game. Steve discuss reasons why he believes the game was not well r...

Nate and Steve talk about the struggle having to many projects and how much work being a public facing content creator can be.  As usual the Fanatics duo breaks down Jackal from every angle that their experience and Steve actually gets Nat...

Slackanater punts the intro into outer space and Steve discusses his burnout regarding beating the NES library. The Fanatics read their first fan text comment and sadly ran out of time for Zelda tips and tricks. 

There a few games more iconic or memorable than the Legend of Zelda. Mike Tyson's Punch-out is one of them. The Fanatics talk strategies and accomplishments, but also discuss the depth of complexity. After a short fanboy session both Steve and ...

Steve had microphone issues so he had to record the episode on a Fisher Price Microphone from 1980. The show must go on! Slackanater talks about his Flawlessness completion of all three Ninja Gaiden games on the NES and our friend The Retro Run...

Steve goes full fan boy about NES High Score legend Tom Votava and Slackanter's old age shows when he doesn't remember Steve telling him about the Double Dragon high score numbers he asked for. Listen in for secrets revealed about the stone pil...

Steve and Slack talk about the highly controversial NES game Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Why was this game made? Who got this approved? Will Steve or Nate save this game from being the first double turd? Listen to find out! Links below for media...

Slackanter turns 111 years old and forgets he invented the "Turd to Perfect" rating system, but redeems himself with the creation of "recess rumors". 8-BitSteve complains about speedrunning like an old crotchety grandpa and the two hosts discus...

8-Bit Steve and Slackanater talk about their experiences and memories of Super Mario Bros. the game that started it all on the NES. We tackle the game from many different aspects, institute a turd to perfect rating system,  and ultimately ...

In this pilot episode, co-hosts 8-Bit Steve and Slackanater discuss the who, what, when, where, and why of the NES Fanatics podcast and let their personality flags fly.