Season 2
Nov. 20, 2024
S2E16: 16th Bit Retro-Spective Season 2 Finale
Celebrate the end of another season of The Old SwitchAroo with the 16th-bit Retro-spective Season 2 Finale as Mike and Jaymo reflect on their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online c…
Nov. 6, 2024
S2E15: Gunstar Heroes and Sin and Punishment -or- Treizure Warning
Brad from Arcadiology helps us mine for rare gems looking at two games from Treasure, Gunstar Heroes (Genesis, 1993) and Sin and Punishment (N64, 2000), as part of Mike and Jaymo’s epic quest to research and review every ret…
Oct. 23, 2024
S2E14: Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol -or- Revenge of the B Movie
We scare up Nick and Josh from Smashing Game Time to blast through Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES, 1993) and Ghoul Patrol (SNES, 1994) as we take a detour from Mike and Jaymo’s epic quest to research and review every retro g…
Oct. 9, 2024
S2E13: Castlevania -or- It's Not Too Late to Whip It
Kai raises the stakes as our grim-grinning guest comes out to analyze Castlevania (NES, 1987) and Castlevania: Legends (Game Boy, 1997) as part of Mike and Jaymo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Ni…
Sept. 25, 2024
S2E12: Yoshi, Wario's Woods, and Dr. Mario -or- Drop It Like It's Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Hot!
Things really fall into place when Lisa from the Geek Pop Podcast connects with three Mario-related drop-puzzlers — Yoshi (NES, 1990), Wario’s Woods (NES, 1994), and Dr. Mario (Gameboy, 1990) — as Mike and Jaymo continue the…
Sept. 11, 2024
S2E11: Kirby Super Star and Kirby's Dream Land 3 -or- Kirb'etizers
Derick McDuff of the Underrated movie podcast returns and brings Kurosh Jozavi of the The KJP Show to talk Kirby Super Star (SNES, 1996) and Kirby’s Dream Land 3 (SNES, 1997) with Mike and Jaymo, continuing their epic quest …
Aug. 28, 2024
S2E10: The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past -or- Top Down Downright Done Right
Zelda streamers RiRiYells and SSJ3Butch return to clash swords with Mike and Jaymo discussing The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES, 1991) and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords (GBA, 2002), cont…
Aug. 14, 2024
S2E09: Punch-Out!! -or- Let's Get Ready to Rage Quit!
Long-time friend Bryan steps into the ring with Mike and Jaymo in the ring for Punch-Out!! (NES, 1987) and Super Punch-Out! (SNES, 1994), continuing their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Sw…
July 31, 2024
S2E08: Breath of Fire I and II -or- The Wyrm Turns
Ryan (aka Warboss5 ) rejoins Mike and Jaymo as they dive deep into the classic RPGs Breath of Fire (SNES, 1993) and Breath of Fire II (SNES, 1994), continuing their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the N…
July 17, 2024
S2E07: Super Mario Bros and the Lost Levels -or- Hooked on the Brothers
Mike and Jaymo are joined by Margo (aka TikTok’s Mrs.Librarian ) as they go down the tubes playing Super Mario Bros (NES, 1985) and The Lost Levels (NES, 1986) as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro g…
July 3, 2024
S2E06: Doomsday Warrior and Fighter's History -or- The Next Bison Wannabes
Kristal returns to join Mike and Jaymo for two more “street” fighting games: Fighter's History (SNES, 1994) and Doomsday Warrior (SNES, 1993), as part of their epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Ninten…
June 19, 2024
S2E05: Animal Platformers -or- You and Me, Baby, Ain't Nothing But Mascots
Twitch streamer SSJ3Butch joins Mike and Jaymo for three animal platformers, Mappy-Land (NES, 1986), Flicky (Sega Genesis, 1991), and Spanky’s Quest (SNES, 1991), as part of their epic quest to research and review every retr…
June 5, 2024
S2E04: Star Fox Trilogy -or- Gen. Pepper's Only Arwing Band
Jordan Carothers swoops in from the Arcadiology podcast to join Mike and Jaymo as they barrel roll through the Star Fox trilogy (Star Fox on the SNES, Star Fox 64 or Lylat Wars on the Nintendo 64, and Star Fox 2 on the Sup…
May 22, 2024
S2E03: Pokemon Snap -or- Aperture Science
Derick McDuff from the Underrated movie podcast joins Mike and Jaymo this episode to try to catch 'em all on film for an a-Mew-zing exploration of Pokemon Snap (1999) from the Nintendo 64 as part of an epic quest quest to re…
May 19, 2024
BONUS | Screentime: X-Men '97 Elimination Bracket
Welcome back to The Old Switcharoo: Screentime! Here, we give you our rants, raves, and reviews from the world of film and television. Tonight Jaymo is joined by cosplay influencer Bryan Lee along with fellow cosplayer/Disne…
May 8, 2024
S2E02: Ecco the Dolphin -or- Glorious Porpoise
Mike, Jaymo, and ocean enthusiast Cori Gibb dive into "Ecco the Dolphin" (1992) on the Sega Genesis in their epic quest to research & review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog! In this splashy episode we …
April 24, 2024
S2E01: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 -or- Welcome to the Next Level
The Old Switch-a-roo is back and better than ever! Mike, Jaymo, and his boisterous brothers Justin and Jonathan spin dash through "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) in their epic quest to research & review ever…