Ray Barnholt is in the hosting seat this week for an episode dedicated to Data East. Inspired by the recent release of Data East Arcade Classics for Wii. First off the guys touch on the weeks retro news, starting with the released of Megaman 10. Jeremy reviewed it and while he liked it he doesn’t seem overly excited about the game, it seems the retro styling may have lost its gmmicky appeal.

Activision made a point of making themselves look as bad as possible this week, aswell as the Infinity Ward drama they decided to shut down a Kings Quest fan remake that was in the works. This is notable because Vivendi had previously given the makers permission before they merged with Activision.

There’s not alot of structure to the Data East talk, the guys just sort’ve hit on games that come to mind as they think of them. If you’re a fan of Data East’s games there’s probably some discussion you’ll enjoy here.

Ray Barnholt takes the mic as Game Developer’s Brandon Sheffield joins the crew to talk about the arcade legacy of Data East…and Data West!?

Runtime – 1:34:43

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