The Old SwitchAroo: Gaming Retro with Mike and Jaymo |A Nintendo Switch Online retro gaming podcast

S4E02: Chibi-Robo! -or- What It's Like to be Mr. Butlertron: A Rope of Sand

Lawson from Super Wall Jump is here to create happiness by talking about Chibi-Robo! Plug into Adventure! (GameCube, 2005) as he joins Mike and Jaymo for the first GameCube game of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, we talk about how Chibi-Robo evolved from a point-and-click game foiling robbers to the platforming chore-completing game that was released, dig into the pop culture references that Chibi-Robo seems to pull in, and Lawson introduces us to everyone’s favorite new “Smash Brothers”-based drinking game, Yoshi Roulette.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:30) Welcoming Lawson from Super Wall Jump(4:10) Chibi-Robo!(45:20) Mini-Game Minute: And Robo was his Name-o(53:13) Chibi-Robo! (cont’d)(1:06:25) NintenDO or NintenDON’TCheck out Lawson’s podcast Super Wall Jump: https://linktr.ee/superwalljumpAnd watch Lawson’s new project at Two Story Entertainment: https://www.youtube.com/@Two-Story-EntertainmentChibi-Robo! Plug into Adventure! Manual: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2018/12/chibi-robo/Chibi-Robo! Lockout Bingo Race by Jaxler & Kobazco in 58:08 - Summer Games Done Quick 2024 | Games Done Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej0BxAQb-aA

BONUS | Screentime: Return to Silent Hill (2026) Review & Plot Breakdown

SPOILER WARNING: Derrick McDuff from the Underrated Movie Podcast joins Jaymo to discuss the much-anticipated “Return to Silent Hill”, directed by Christophe Gans and starring Justin Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson. Released January 23rd, 2026, this psychological-horror film based on the classic 2001 PS2 title “Silent Hill 2” has riled the fanbase, but is it really as bad as people claim? We break down the poster, acting, special effects, plot, and sly easter eggs that only true fans of the series will recognize.Thanks for listening! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro + Underrated Flashback(0:29) Welcoming Derick(3:50) Poster breakdown(4:45) Behind the Scenes Trivia(7:30) First Impressions: spoiler-free(12:53) Detailed Plot Breakdown(55:02) NintenDo or NintenDon’tCheck out the Underrated Movie podcast!https://linktr.ee/underratedmoviepodcastDerick & Jaymo Discuss Silent Hill (2006)https://open.spotify.com/episode/00sj4pzDGCGCsJ25geT7xO?si=27bad48cae6a41c0Derick & Jaymo Discuss Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)https://www.patreon.com/posts/silent-hill-3d-122975306

S4E01: Majora's Mask -or- Bad Moon Rising

Derick from the Underrated movie podcast and RiRiYells from Twitch cared who Link was before he put on the mask, so they’re both back to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64, 2000) as they join Mike and Jaymo to launch Season 4 of The Old SwitchAroo’s epic quest to research and review every retro game in Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo Classics catalog!In this episode, we talk about Majora’s Mask’s origins in an intended redesign of Ocarina of Time called Ura Zelda, how game development crunch time was so intense that it became a feature of NPC dialogue, and correct some misconceptions about the origins of the name Majora. Plus we start the season with double the mini-games, with RiRi giving a read of the rest of the panel based on their favorite masks and Two Masks and a Lie dipping into everyone’s past costumes.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com, where you'll find links to our Discord, social media, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1:25) Welcoming RiRi(1:55) Welcoming Derick(2:20) Majora’s Mask(40:03) Mini-Game Minute: TaRiRi Reading(49:08) Majora’s Mask (cont’d)(56:03) Mini-Game Minute: Two Masks and a Lie(1:04:58) Majora’s Mask (cont’d 2)(1:29:10) Ranking Retro(1:30:25) NintenDO or NintenDON’TYou can join RiRiYells on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/ririyellsYou can find more from Derick and the Underrated movie podcast at https://underratedmoviepodcast.com/, wherever you get your podcasts, and on social media.Majora’s Mask Manual: https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/nintendo_8/Manual_Nintendo64_TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask_EN.pdfIwata Asks| Volume 1 : The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks: https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/zelda/0/0/Majora's Mask's most infamous line is actually all about crunch by Ed Nightingale | Eurogamer: https://www.eurogamer.net/majoras-masks-most-infamous-line-is-actually-all-about-crunch25 Things You DIDN'T Know About The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | MojoPlays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rSRSPw756wThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask by thesausage in 2:23:15 - Summer Games Done Quick 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCnQ81UD9O8The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask by ClaireLynnD in 26:50 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tic8kXvkiGM Zelda Dungeon: https://www.zeldadungeon.net/Man vs Mask by Derick McDuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DyvQuiB3H4The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was never supposed to exist by Gabe Durham | Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/30/21241902/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-was-never-supposed-to-exist/Aonuma talks Majora’s Mask – Majora and Termina name origins, lots more by Brian | Nintendo Everything: https://nintendoeverything.com/aonuma-talks-majoras-mask-majora-and-termina-name-origins-lots-more/Majora’s Mask art director wanted to work on one last ‘strange’ Zelda by Andy Robinson | Video Games Chronicle: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/majoras-mask-art-director-wanted-to-work-on-one-last-strange-zelda/

Season 4 Trailer: The Old SwitchAroo: Gaming Retro with Mike and Jaymo

Mike and Jaymo are back for Season 4 to check out more retro games with great guests as they gear up to add Nintendo GameCube and Virtual Boy games to the NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, N64, and Sega Genesis games that they've already covered in the first three seasons exploring the Nintendo Classics catalog available with Nintendo Switch Online.

Lite Switch: Dec 31, 2025 | Ranking 95 Nintendo Switch Online games

In this final Lite Switch episode of The Old SwitchAroo before Season Four, Mike and Jaymo are closing out 2025 by introducing the AndStandings, a list that combines their individual rankings for all 98 games that have been covered so far, including ranking 95 Nintendo Switch Online games as part of their quest to rate and review the over 300 games on the Nintendo Switch Online catalog. What makes the top 10 may surprise you.Jaymo and Mike start off with a little bit of Christmas talk, including a bit about Christmas specials and Jaymo shows off The Old SwitchAroo-branded washcloths he was given for Christmas. Then, we introduce the AndStandings, first by having Mike and Jaymo share their bottom ten and top ten games from their individual rankings, then going over the entire combined rankings from 98 all the way to number 1 (check the timestamp if you want to jump to the top 10). Their full lists are both available on the website here: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/p/andstandings/ . Finally, Mike and Jaymo share some New Year’s Resolutions in advance of the start of Season 4 on January 14 with The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our ⁠Discord⁠, voicemail, and so much more!Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(1.28) Merry Christmas from The Old SwitchAroo(4:40) Introducing the AndStandings(7:45) Mike’s Bottom Ten Games(12:45) Jaymo’s Bottom Ten Games(15:05) Mike’s Top Ten Games(20:00) Jaymo’s Top Ten Games(23:38) AndStandings Staring from #98(40:13) AndStandings Top Ten(43:41) New Year’s Resolutions(51:35) OutroUltra64: Wii Universe: https://ultra64podcast.podbean.com/AndStandings: https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com/p/andstandings/