This episode was recorded live from AGDQ 2019, as part of GamesDoneQuick's panel series. Join us as we talk with the man with the golden gloves, sinister1, about Punch-Out!! speedrunning, the history of the speedrun, and it's storied history of

Episode 89 - Kirby's Adventure

Jan 30th, 2019 1h 45m

If you could inhale other speedrunners and copy their powers, what powers would you get? Maybe better splits? Maybe take their world records? We'd like to think that you could copy their single-minded obsession with perfection in decades-old ch

TFS Pocket 53 - Pringles™

Jan 23rd, 2019 26m 36s

When you pop open a can of Pringles, not only are you popping open fun times, but also delicious ones. Win/win. This wacky homebrew game is here to bring all of the joy you would expect from a delicious can of Pringles-brand potato snacks, but

Episode 88 - AGDQ 2019 Recap

Jan 16th, 2019 2h 15m

Whoa, is that ya boi, Lil Games Done Quick Recap, comin at ya with another fresh mixtape? We got the games. We got the speedruns. We got the jokes. You'll especially love our new track featuring DJ Spikevegeta titled "Well, That's Never Happene

TFS Pocket 52 - New Year's Resolutions 2019

Jan 9th, 2019 54m 26s

In this somewhat self-serving pocket episode, John and Chad talk about what went right for us in 2018 and what we want to do better in 2019. Thanks for the memories, and here's to another great year.Website - http://www.theframesavers.comTwi

Episode 87 - Mega Man 11

Jan 2nd, 2019 2h

Mega Man 11 (not to be confused with Mega Man II) is the hottest Mega Man released in 2018, and if you're the only person on the block who didn't buy a copy, then I'm sure you had your reasons. Be thankful for this episode with renowned speedma

TFS Pocket 51 - River City Ransom

Dec 26th, 2018 1h 5m

You ever have a retro gaming podcast for three years and use a song from a game as the intro but never do an episode about it or really talk about it in any meaningful way? Really, that's just us? That feels like a general experience. Anyways,

Episode 86 - Cart Swap #4

Dec 19th, 2018 1h 54m

It's that time of year with the warm, cozy fire, kindly old men climbing down chimneys in red coats, and giving gifts. Speaking of giving gifts, we exchanged games and we both had a really great time doing it. Well, "great time" is somewhat deb

TFS Pocket 50 - Widget the World Watcher

Dec 12th, 2018 41m 10s

In the 90s, everybody was making enviro-conscious cartoons, but if everybody was jumping off a bridge, would you? Nonetheless, even if you don't remember the Widget cartoon (who does?), we did get two pretty cool video games out of it. Both are

Episode 85 - Ristar

Dec 5th, 2018 1h 24m

In this episode, we continue our streak of Sega Genesis coverage by talking about everybody's favorite rising star, Ristar. Now consider, by the time you've read that sentence, your brain has already picked a team and decided how to pronounce t

TFS Pocket 49 - Golden Axe

Nov 28th, 2018 19m 10s

Might as well just call us the Genesis Podcast at this point with all the great Sega content. Golden Axe is a classic arcade-style beat-em-up with characters with names like Gilius Thunderhead, Ax Battler (who fights with an axe, surprisingly),

Episode 84 - Bad Games #11: Bonk

Nov 21st, 2018 1h 36m

Have you ever seen a game so decidedly average that if you had to split your game collection in half based on quality, you'd have to cut the game down the middle to put half in each pile? Wait, why are we cutting games? Who is forcing you to do

TFS Pocket 48 - The Dodonpachi Score Glitch

Nov 14th, 2018 50m 34s

The arcade shmup scene isn't necessarily a topic you'd expect to see on a speedrunning podcast, but there are many parallels between the speedrunning scene of 5-10 years ago and the modern shmup scene. Strategies as trade secrets, video proof,

Episode 83 - Streets of Rage 2

Nov 7th, 2018 2h 6m

You can't just punch your problems away... Pardon, just heard from our producer, turns out you *can* punch all your problems away. My mistake. Streets of Rage 2 is argued by some ("incorrectly" -Chad) to be the greatest beat-em-up of all time,

TFS Pocket 47 - A Nightmare on Elm Street

Oct 31st, 2018 49m 26s

Please wake up. P҉ĺ͠é̶as̡e͟ ̸̸ẃák̶͟e ̴͞͡ù̴̡p̷̵̀!̶ Don't fall asleep.Website - http://www.theframesavers.comTwitch - http://www.twitch.tv/theframesaversPatreon - http://www.patreon.com/theframesaversDiscord - http://www.discord.gg/0mB7

Episode 82 - Parasite Eve

Oct 24th, 2018 2h 14m

Playing Parasite Eve is the equivalent of a two-year biology degree from a non-accredited institution, and it's a lot quicker and will save you a lot more money, so it's a win-win really. In another Halloween episode, we talk with Palmer about

TFS Pocket 46 - Gameboy Castlevania Games

Oct 17th, 2018 51m 10s

John introduces you to the *other* Castlevania trilogy? The whole Belmont clan fits comfortably in your pocket now. Kill Dracula while you stand in line at the grocery store. Fight fleamen at the dentist. Smash skeletons at your bar mitzvah.W

Episode 81 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

Oct 10th, 2018 1h 33m

What's in a name? That which we call a Castlevania game by any other name would still be as fun? Well, as it turns out, the answer is yes. Even without the typical trappings of Dracula and the Belmont clan, a classic Castlevania styled-game mad

TFS Pocket 45 - Ghostbusters Games

Oct 3rd, 2018 35m 54s

October is here, and autumn is in the air. The leaves are changing colors, and the scent of pumpkin spice wafts out the door of every Starbucks, but for us at The Frame Savers, it's time to get out our spookiest and scariest games for your cons

Episode 80 - Patreon Special #5 (Shovel Knight)

Sep 26th, 2018 1h 58m

This is listener selected episode #5, and we are finally digging in to this ground-breaking game. Thankfully, since we didn't know much, MunchaKoopas was happy to come offer his wisdom in spades. We "trowel"ed the map in search of adventure? Sh

TFS Pocket 44 - Super Mario Bros: The Movie

Sep 19th, 2018 42m 20s

Do you think this is some sort of game? Well, it's not. It's a movie review. You see, we thought about it, and video games are so 2018. All of those controllers, cables, boxes, pixels -- it's just too much! The future is all about film. 4K pict

Episode 79 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Sep 12th, 2018 2h 14m

"One toot on this whistle will send you to a far away land!" -- one of the great quotes from Abraham Lincoln, and though he never played Ocarina of Time, there is evidence to suggest that he was a big Nintendo fan and probably would have loved

Episode 78 - Cart Swap #3 (Three Year Anniversary)

Aug 29th, 2018 1h 46m

For our three year anniversary, we exchanged gifts of speedgames, and this time it seems to have gone well. No more coupons for backrubs or silly ties. This time, we get what we wanted all along: solid speedgames to cherish forever. Chad gets a

Episode 77½ - Super Mario Bros. 3 (SGDQ 2018 Panel)

Aug 22nd, 2018 1h 30m

This episode was recorded live from SGDQ 2018, as part of GamesDoneQuick's new series of panels (which we discussed in Episode 74). Join us as we talk with two titans, Mitchflowerpower and GrandPOObear, about Super Mario Bros 3 history, the spe

Episode 77 - Bad Games #10: Rambo/Conan (NES)

Aug 15th, 2018 1h 12m

Bringing back a classic Arnold vs Stallone matchup! We did Cliffhanger vs Predator, and now the two face off. In one corner its Conan the Barbarian, ordained by the gods to fight with valor. In the other corner, John Rambo, and he has a gun or