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The Old SwitchAroo Retro-spective: Apr-Jun 2026

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The Old SwitchAroo Retro-Spective

Putting the Quarters in Quarterly Activity

We've just passed the halfway point of this year, and this edition of The Old SwitchAroo Retro-spective newsletter looks at three of our busiest months of the podcast (9 episodes in just 3 months) as we close in on the end of Season 4.

Recent Episodes

Screentime: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) Spoiler Discussion

We took a break and headed for the movies with Bryan and Lisa when the Super Mario Galaxy movie came out in April, and there were a range of opinions on whether or not this was a good movie (video game or otherwise).

LiteSwitch: Jason Paige reveals his new game

Jason Paige, the iconic voice behind the original Pokemon theme song joined us to give us a sneak peak into a Jason Paige game that is now being developed.

S4E07: Alien Storm -or- Bustin Makes Me Feel Good

Jaymo's brothers are back to talk about the Golden-Axe-but-sci-fi beat em up shooter Alien Storm for the Sega Genesis.

BONUS | Lite Switch: Apr 29, 2026 | Star Wars Episode I: Racer

Jaymo did a special episode with Josh from Smashing Game Time to talk about Star Wars Episode I: Racer for the Nintendo 64 and available for purchase on the Switch.

S4E08: Quest for Camelot -or- A Farcical Animated Ceremony

​Steve Guntli from CinemArcade, Ultra 64, and Wii Universe takes a seat at the round table to discuss Zelda clone Quest for Camelot for the Game Boy Color.

BONUS | Screentime: Mortal Kombat 2

Friends of the show Kyle Ford and Bryan joined us for another movie this quarter to check out Mortal Kombat 2. Will it exceed the reputation of the first Mortal Kombat sequel, Mortal Kombat Annihilation?

S4E09: Contra Hard Corps -or- One-Hit Thrills

​Markivus Nious from 40 Something Gamers is ready to run and gun through Contra: Hard Corps (Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, 1994).

S4E10: Donkey Kong -or- Gorilla Warfare

​BlazeingPhoenix, the first blindfolded speedrunner to beat Donkey Kong on the NES, barrels onto the show to discuss both that game and Donkey Kong on the Game Boy.

S4E11: Tetris -or- Playing the Classics

Jennifer Miller Hammel, host of Classical California’s Arcade, is t-spinning her way in to discuss the titanic tuneful tetrad of Tetris (Game Boy, 1989), Tetris (NES, 1989), Tetris DX (Game Boy Color, 1998), and Tetris 99 (Nintendo Switch, 2018).

Keep an eye out as we wrap up season 4, as we have a few more great guests, and great games, before our Season 4 finale.

In the last three months, we've also had two new gaming blog posts.

Recent Blog Posts

Quick Reviews: More Card Games

After going through a bunch of card-based games a few months ago, Mike's dealing out reviews on some more: Occlude, Menace from the Deep, Vampire Crawlers, and Slay the Spire II.

Quick Reviews: Logic Games

A slight hodge-podge, Mike deduced his way through a number of logic and puzzle games, nonogram-based Mosaic of the Strange, cozy occult Strange Antiquities, circuit-building Turing Complete, and murder mystery Confidential Killings.

Mike and Jaymo have also been on several other podcasts in the last three months, so check out those other episodes here

Recent Guest Appearances

​Wild Mouse​

Jaymo made his Wild Mouse debut with friend-of-the-show Derick on the May 6, 2026 episode when they faced off to debate if Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge at Universal Studios: Hollywood is a good ride or not.

Anime and Pop Culture Reloaded

Mike was on the June 26, 2026 episode of Anime and Pop Culture Reloaded, sister podcast to the gaming podcast Retro Reloaded he was already on, to talk about the first of the Star Wars prequels: The Phantom Menace

​Underrated​

Jaymo made a return visit to Underrated to discuss Black Mirror: Bandersnatch on the June 29, 2026 episode.

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